RANONG, 24 Feb 2015, Ranong Tourism and Sports Office yesterday announced the province will promote the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) via a bicycle race to Myanmar, set for this weekend.
The event is a combined effort by the Provincial Tourism & Sports office, the Muang Municipality, the Provincial Administration Office, Ranong Chamber of Commerce, the province’s Civil Development Office, the Tourism Promotion Office, and Ranong Cycling Club.
The race is also aimed at promoting the tourism potential of both Ranong and Myanmar’s Maliwan, while preparing for the advent of the AEC later in the year.
The race will start from the Raksawarin Hot Springs on Saturday February 28th and head to the Phonrang Hot Springs. Racers will then bike to Baan Ngaw Market before visiting the provinces other tourist attractions.
The race would then move to Myanmar on Sunday, March 1st, the second day of the event. Bikers will race for 86 kilometers before stopping to visit Thai temples in Maliwan, and sharing a meal at an orphanage, before ending the the event by racing their bicycles back to Thailand’s Ranong.
