Happy New Year again, Durian Munchers! This is our annual spill of all our personal Favorite Durians of 2022! You guys ask us all the time for which durians we actually love the most, or our top ten all-time list! But while we can’t (or won’t ðĪ) tell you our all time bests, I’m happy […]
Chanthaburi
Musang King Durian Zipline Adventure in Chanthaburi Durian Land
Ever wanted to get a bird’s eye view of a durian orchard? Now you can fly through a commercial durian orchard on a durian zipline adventure! In 2020, I drove by Durian Land every day on my way from Chanthaburi City to EcoFarm in Makham, where I was staying. The park was new, having opened […]
Cute Chanthaburi Farmstay at One Chan
One Chan is a 70-year-old farmhouse along Pliew Road that has been renovated as an Airbnb. It has an amazing location â just 800 meters from both the infamous Manee’s Garden (and mother tree of Puangmanee) as well as Suan Tho Thong, the first farm in Chanthaburi to open for farm tours back in 1999. […]
Durian Tree House Cafe in Chanthaburi
The Durian Tree House Cafe in Chanthaburi Chanthaburi is the biggest producer of durian in the entire world. People travel from all over the world and from all over Thailand to eat durian here. There’s even an annual Durian World Festival here. But it wasn’t until 2019 that Chanthaburi got its first durian-themed cafe. Here, […]
Suan Saw Sudjai Chanthaburi Durian Buffet & Farmstay (āļŠāļ§āļāļŠāļēāļ§āļŠāļļāļāđāļ)
Meet Auntie Saw and Uncle Sudjai Suan Saw Sudjai is a small 7 lai farm (2.5 acre) farm located in the Pliew District of Chanthaburi, just 15 minutes from the city center. Despite it’s small size, the farm is a popular tourism destination and is the most famous Chanthaburi Durian Buffet among local durian lovers […]
Ancient Durians āļāļļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļĢāļēāļ at Suan Issaree Organic Durian Farm in Chanthaburi
Suan Issaree is a certified-organic durian farm tucked up against the Khao Sukim mountain range in Chanthaburi Province. It’s become famous in recent years as a hunting ground for Thai Ancient Durian Varieties, known as Durian Boran (āļāļļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļĢāļēāļ). The farm is also home to around 5 horses, who are clearly the love of Pa (Auntie) […]
Puangmanee Durian āļāļ§āļāļĄāļāļĩwith Grandma Manee in Chanthaburi
This blog post was originally published in June, 2017. Our happy discovery of the original Puangmanee durian mother tree started at an ungodly hour of the morning. It was still dark when Hnong pulled round in his pick-up truck and we three squeezed in beside him on the narrow bench. It was way too early […]
Chanthaburi Tree-Dropped Durian Wholesaler
A durian wholesaler in Thailand who has sold *only* tree-dropped durian for over 40 years.
Nuanthongchan Durian: A Thailand Hybrid
Nuanthongchan Durian is the new Chanthaburi Superstar you should know about, because this fusion of deliciousness might just change the world of Thai Durians. Video Tour of Nuantongchan Farm About the Nuanthongchan Durian Nuanthongchan (the family spells it Nuantongchan in English, no “h,” but for standardization purposes we’re going with the “h”) is a hybrid […]
