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56
things to do
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areas covered
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Each destination is its own guide: where to stay area by area, what to do once you are there, and what it costs in baht.
The Chao Phraya River at night. Photo by Wolfgang Weber, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons19 places to stayBangkokThailand's capital, where the area you pick matters as much as the hotel, from the river to the far end of Sukhumvit.Explore Bangkok
The view from Karon Viewpoint. Photo by ADwarf, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons18 places to stayPhuketThailand's largest island, from Patong's nightlife to an old town of shophouses, with a different kind of stay on every stretch of coast.Explore Phuket
Pattaya's Beach Road and the bay, seen from Pratumnak Hill. Photo by RussianSpy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons15 places to stayPattayaA beach city south-east of Bangkok, from the towers around Terminal 21 to the long sand at Jomtien.Explore Pattaya
Wat Phra Singh. Photo by Jakub Halun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons12 places to stayChiang MaiTemples, mountains, and the best food in Thailand for the money.Explore Chiang Mai
Limestone cliffs at Railay. Photo by Nicolas Vollmer, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons19 places to stayKrabiLimestone cliffs, a beach town at Ao Nang and a peninsula you reach by boat, with prices that start lower than anywhere else we cover.Explore Krabi
Photo by Ssuri, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons33 places to stayKoh SamuiThailand's most accessible island, because you can fly straight to it.Explore Koh Samui
The view over Ton Sai and Loh Dalum from the Phi Phi Don viewpoint. Photo by Naikhumklao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons8 places to stayKoh Phi PhiAn island with no roads, one village around the ferry pier, and beaches you reach on foot or by longtail boat.Explore Koh Phi Phi
Koh Tao, looking out to Shark Island. Photo by Nick Steemans, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons8 places to stayKoh TaoThe small one you come to for the diving, two hours north of Samui and a fraction of the price.Explore Koh TaoTwo badges.
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Things to do.
Tours carry each operator's own score, never averaged with the others running the same trip. Places you simply visit carry no score, and say so.
— 01wildlifeA Phuket elephant sanctuary
— 02wildlifeSamui Elephant Home
— 03cultureDamnoen Saduak floating market
— 04waterA Chao Phraya dinner cruise
— 05waterA Phi Phi islands day trip
— 06cultureA day trip to Ayutthaya
— 07waterPhang Nga Bay and James Bond Island
— 08cultureMuay Thai at Rajadamnern Stadium
— 09foodA Bangkok street food tour
— 10natureTree Bridge Zipline Samui
— 11waterThe Four Islands day trip
— 12waterThe Hong Islands day trip
— 13natureThe jungle day tour: Tiger Cave, Emerald Pool and the hot springs
— 14cultureBig Buddha and Wat Plai Laem Half-Day Tour
— 15waterPhi Phi from Krabi
— 16waterThe Similan Islands
— 17nightlifeSimon Cabaret
— 18waterThe seven islands sunset trip
— 19waterAng Thong National Marine Park
— 20nightlifeBangla Road
— 21cultureChatuchak Weekend Market
— 22natureDoi Inthanon
— 23foodFisherman's Village, Bophut
— 24viewpointHin Ta and Hin Yai
— 25viewpointKaron Viewpoint
— 26natureKhao Khanab Nam
— 27natureKo Larn, Coral Island
— 28natureKoh Nang Yuan
— 29foodKrabi Walking Street
— 30natureLumphini Park
— 31natureMaya Bay
— 32natureNa Muang Waterfall
— 33natureNong Nooch Tropical Garden
— 34culturePhuket Old Town
— 35viewpointPromthep Cape
— 36natureRailay and Phra Nang
— 37natureThalay Waen, the Separated Sea
— 38cultureThe Big Buddha
— 39natureThe Emerald Pool
— 40cultureThe Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew
— 41cultureThe Jim Thompson House Museum
— 42viewpointThe Phi Phi viewpoint
— 43cultureThe Sanctuary of Truth
— 44natureThe Sticky Waterfalls
— 45foodThe Sunday Walking Street
— 46nightlifeWalking Street
— 47foodWarorot Market
— 48cultureWat Arun
— 49cultureWat Chalong
— 50cultureWat Chedi Luang
— 51cultureWat Pho
— 52cultureWat Phra Singh
— 53cultureWat Phra That Doi Suthep
— 54cultureWat Phra Yai, the Pattaya Big Buddha
— 55viewpointWat Saket and the Golden Mount
— 56cultureWat Tham Suea, the Tiger Cave Temple
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