Located 950 kilometres from Bangkok, Hat Yai is a district of Songkhla - southern Thailand’s major commercial, shopping and entertainment precinct. Home to one of Thailand’s major ports, Hat Yai serves as a southern hub of communication, trading and transportation as well as a gateway to Malaysia and Singapore. An undeniably historic town endowed with ancient ruins, arts, and places of cultural importance, Hat Yai charms visitors with its unique traditions, dialect, and folk entertainment. These characteristics are reflections of the area’s rich cultural heritage, which has been preserved and passed down from generations to generations. In addition to delicious Thai cuisine and seafood for which the sumptuous South is famed, Hat Yai is home to the Wat Hat Yai Nai temple, bullfights and Tone Nga Chang Waterfall.

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