drugs centre in the Hall of Opium museum. Opium of Hall the in centre drugs historic town Phetchaburi or the 170 Buddha statues in Khao Luang caves. Luang Khao in statues Buddha 170 the or Phetchaburi town historic
opium crops. Find out more about the region’s past as a world world a as past region’s the about more out Find crops. opium room at the heritage railway station. On a day trip you could also take in in take also could you trip day a On station. railway heritage the at room
by the Royal Project agricultural schemes that have replaced replaced have that schemes agricultural Project Royal the by the summer. You can visit seaside palaces and the sumptuous royal waiting waiting royal sumptuous the and palaces seaside visit can You summer. the
hilltribes around Chiang Rai, or see the transforming work done done work transforming the see or Rai, Chiang around hilltribes indulge. Hua Hin’s acclaimed International Jazz Festival is a high point in in point high a is Festival Jazz International acclaimed Hin’s Hua indulge.
regional khantoke food that includes sticky rice. Trek to see see to Trek rice. sticky includes that food khantoke regional There’s a great choice of golf courses to tee off on and spas in which to to which in spas and on off tee to courses golf of choice great a There’s
of deep fried crickets. A more palatable must is sampling the the sampling is must palatable more A crickets. fried deep of you on the beach or at one of the stalls in Hua Hin’s popular night market. market. night popular Hin’s Hua in stalls the of one at or beach the on you
from the wok, and even the chance to try the local speciality speciality local the try to chance the even and wok, the from hours drive from Bangkok. Seafood is big here – enjoy it freshly grilled for for grilled freshly it enjoy – here big is Seafood Bangkok. from drive hours
Buddhist cave shrines. shrines. cave Buddhist
Visit Chiang Rai city’s Sunday market for crafts, food straight straight food crafts, for market Sunday city’s Rai Chiang Visit Popular with weekending Thais, they’re quiet midweek and only a couple of of couple a only and midweek quiet they’re Thais, weekending with Popular
like waterfalls, wildlife and and wildlife waterfalls, like
limestone karst scenery as you take a leisurely riverboat ride. ride. riverboat leisurely a take you as scenery karst limestone If you like a slower pace of life then these twin resorts could be for you. you. for be could resorts twin these then life of pace slower a like you If
day-trip distance, with attractions attractions with distance, day-trip
Cha Am and Hua Hin Hua and Am Cha
and Myanmar around the mighty Mekong river. See the the See river. Mekong mighty the around Myanmar and
Three national parks are within within are parks national Three
forms part of the Golden Triangle where Thailand meets Laos Laos meets Thailand where Triangle Golden the of part forms
buzz around Nang Thong beach. beach. Thong Nang around buzz
It’s a slower pace in Chiang Rai. The top of this leafy province province leafy this of top The Rai. Chiang in pace slower a It’s
the relaxed vibe but still find a a find still but vibe relaxed the
romantics will particularly enjoy enjoy particularly will romantics
Chiang Rai Chiang
Young families and families Young
neighbouring Phuket. Phuket. neighbouring
hotels and a slower pace than pace slower a and hotels
quality resort, with some stylish some with resort, quality
gathering attention as a as attention gathering
Khao Lak has also been also has Lak Khao
your underwater exploration. underwater your
vessel will allow you to maximise to you allow will vessel
Time out on a Liveaboard a on out Time
the Mergui Archipelago. Archipelago. Mergui the
Surin Islands, Myanmar Banks and and Banks Myanmar Islands, Surin
class dive sites of the Similan and and Similan the of sites dive class
nearest departure point to the world- the to point departure nearest
mainland just above Phuket, it’s the the it’s Phuket, above just mainland
massage and meditation classes. meditation and massage than Khao Lak. On the On Lak. Khao than
in outlying villages that specialise in pottery, painted parasols and more. Fancy learning a new skill? Try cooking, cooking, Try skill? new a learning Fancy more. and parasols painted pottery, in specialise that villages outlying in then look no further no look then
Doi Suthep. The city also has one of the best night markets in Thailand. You can buy quality handicrafts here, or or here, handicrafts quality buy can You Thailand. in markets night best the of one has also city The Suthep. Doi
experienced diver, experienced
ride or get up with the sun and give alms to the saffron-clad Buddhist monks streaming from the famous hilltop hilltop famous the from streaming monks Buddhist saffron-clad the to alms give and sun the with up get or ride
If you are an are you If
become a mahout for the day! They say Chiang Mai has a temple for every day of the year. Tour them on a cyclo cyclo a on them Tour year. the of day every for temple a has Mai Chiang say They day! the for mahout a become Khao Lak Khao Chiang Mai Chiang
hiking to hill tribe villages and more. It’s home to many elephant camps – choose an ethically accredited one and and one accredited ethically an choose – camps elephant many to home It’s more. and villages tribe hill to hiking
Thailand’s second city, gateway to soft adventure in the lush North and jumping off point for biking, rafting, rafting, biking, for point off jumping and North lush the in adventure soft to gateway city, second Thailand’s
you’ll find a strong music scene there. there. scene music strong a find you’ll view. If rock climbing is your thing, rugged cliffs at Railay will give you a world-class challenge. challenge. world-class a you give will Railay at cliffs rugged thing, your is climbing rock If view. metre high seated Buddha. Buddha. seated high metre
weekenders boost the throng during the South’s warmest months and months warmest South’s the during throng the boost weekenders kayak and the Tiger Cave Temple to visit, where monkeys scamper as you climb to an impressive impressive an to climb you as scamper monkeys where visit, to Temple Cave Tiger the and kayak Don’t miss Wat Si Chum with its 15 15 its with Chum Si Wat miss Don’t
a relatively laid-back spirit with a Western New Age influence. Bangkok Bangkok influence. Age New Western a with spirit laid-back relatively a Krabi is also the gateway to honeymoon favourite Koh Lanta. Inland, there are mangroves to to mangroves are there Inland, Lanta. Koh favourite honeymoon to gateway the also is Krabi temples and you’ll fit in a lot more. more. lot a in fit you’ll and temples
or, you can just soak in natural hot springs. Though lively, Pai still has has still Pai lively, Though springs. hot natural in soak just can you or,
Pedal around the many palaces and and palaces many the around Pedal
five-minute long-tail boat ride to nearby Railay, where gorgeous limestone cliffs frame the beach. beach. the frame cliffs limestone gorgeous where Railay, nearby to ride boat long-tail five-minute
in a valley, it’s a popular spot for tubing, trekking and white-water rafting, rafting, white-water and trekking tubing, for spot popular a it’s valley, a in
capital of what was then called Siam. Siam. called then was what of capital
nicer sand. Join the popular five-island hop, stopping to snorkel and sunbathe, or simply make a a make simply or sunbathe, and snorkel to stopping hop, five-island popular the Join sand. nicer
The increasingly mainstream backpacker hub is the town of Pai. Situated Situated Pai. of town the is hub backpacker mainstream increasingly The
more remote Sukhothai was the first first the was Sukhothai remote more
beach, from where a throng of long-tail boats whisks tourists to cute little outlying islands with with islands outlying little cute to tourists whisks boats long-tail of throng a where from beach,
with gold leaf by devotees. Larger, Larger, devotees. by leaf gold with
option for a holiday with older children, with a great choice of excursions. Ao Nang is the main main the is Nang Ao excursions. of choice great a with children, older with holiday a for option
visit caves and stay overnight in towns and villages. and towns in overnight stay and caves visit
draped with saffron robes or patched patched or robes saffron with draped
Krabi, shares gorgeous Phang Nga Bay with Phuket but retains a laid-back feel. It’s a great great a It’s feel. laid-back a retains but Phuket with Bay Nga Phang gorgeous shares Krabi,
road through the countryside from Chiang Mai and soak in the scenery, the in soak and Mai Chiang from countryside the through road tree roots. Many stone Buddhas are are Buddhas stone Many roots. tree
Krabi
yourself quickly immersed in nature. Follow the 600km Mae Hong Son Loop Loop Son Hong Mae 600km the Follow nature. in immersed quickly yourself statue that has become enmeshed in in enmeshed become has that statue
Take a side trip to mountainous Mae Hong Son province and you’ll find find you’ll and province Son Hong Mae mountainous to trip side a Take like the head struck from a Buddha Buddha a from struck head the like
soldiers, which left interesting sights, sights, interesting left which soldiers, Mae Hong Son Hong Mae
It was ransacked by Burmese Burmese by ransacked was It
between the 13th and 18th centuries. centuries. 18th and 13th the between
Ayutthaya was a functioning city city functioning a was Ayutthaya
river and explore by foot or bicycle. bicycle. or foot by explore and river
hour from Bangkok. Arrive by road or or road by Arrive Bangkok. from hour
Easiest to visit is Ayutthaya, about an an about Ayutthaya, is visit to Easiest
capital and are now UNESCO listed. listed. UNESCO now are and capital
cities also served as Thailand’s Thailand’s as served also cities
Before Bangkok, two once great great once two Bangkok, Before
Ayutthaya
some offshore islands including Phi Phi and Koh Yao Noi. Yao Koh and Phi Phi including islands offshore some
stylish hotels in recent years. You can also twin Phuket easily with easily Phuket twin also can You years. recent in hotels stylish
sleepier vibe look to the North, or the East, which has gained some some gained has which East, the or North, the to look vibe sleepier
FantaSea. The West coast is the most developed but if you’re after a a after you’re if but developed most the is coast West The FantaSea.
family attractions too, including famous circus-style cultural show show cultural circus-style famous including too, attractions family
trips. The resort is also a great base for diving and sailing. There are are There sailing. and diving for base great a also is resort The trips.
known as karsts. You can get amongst them on snorkelling or kayaking kayaking or snorkelling on them amongst get can You karsts. as known
facing into Phang Nga Bay with its pretty vertical limestone islands islands limestone vertical pretty its with Bay Nga Phang into facing
and hotels with kids clubs and waterparks. Its setting is spectacular, spectacular, is setting Its waterparks. and clubs kids with hotels and
Phuket beaches are popular with families due to their choice of quieter beaches beaches quieter of choice their to due families with popular are beaches
from the lively Patong to the family friendly Bang Tao. Kata and Karon Karon and Kata Tao. Bang friendly family the to Patong lively the from
Thailand’s most popular island Phuket has a beach for every taste taste every for beach a has Phuket island popular most Thailand’s
Kanchanaburi
daily from hundreds of boats. boats. of hundreds from daily
a gibbon. gibbon. a
photogenic Damnoen Saduak floating market, where fruit and vegetables are sold sold are vegetables and fruit where market, floating Saduak Damnoen photogenic
park with exotic birdlife and if you’re lucky you may catch sight of of sight catch may you lucky you’re if and birdlife exotic with park
mini river cruise taking in the mountain scenery. Combine Kanchanaburi with the the with Kanchanaburi Combine scenery. mountain the in taking cruise river mini
Angkor Wat. Head to Khao Yai, Thailand’s most popular national national popular most Thailand’s Yai, Khao to Head Wat. Angkor
centre. Kanchanaburi is a day’s visit from Bangkok but slow things down with a a with down things slow but Bangkok from visit day’s a is Kanchanaburi centre.
ruins at the town of Phimai, once linked by road to Cambodia’s Cambodia’s to road by linked once Phimai, of town the at ruins
Other nearby attractions include temples and the heritage buildings of the old town town old the of buildings heritage the and temples include attractions nearby Other
built between the 9th and 12th centuries. There are more Khmer Khmer more are There centuries. 12th and 9th the between built
Buriram province, featuring the remains of a religious sanctuary sanctuary religious a of remains the featuring province, Buriram
cutting known as Hellfire Pass. Pass. Hellfire as known cutting
Arguably the best Khmer site in Thailand is Phanom Rung in in Rung Phanom is Thailand in site Khmer best the Arguably
POW artefacts. Walk on the remaining sections of the ‘death railway’ and visit the the visit and railway’ ‘death the of sections remaining the on Walk artefacts. POW
loss of life at the site is honoured with cemeteries, memorials and museums featuring featuring museums and memorials cemeteries, with honoured is site the at life of loss
and explore fine Khmer ruins. Khmer fine explore and
by the Japanese army in World War II using prisoners and local conscripts. The great great The conscripts. local and prisoners using II War World in army Japanese the by
dive to a sunken warship. warship. sunken a to dive
riverside towns, experience Lao and Vietnamese-influenced-cuisine Vietnamese-influenced-cuisine and Lao experience towns, riverside
Kanchanaburi is most famous as the location of the Bridge over the River Kwai, built built Kwai, River the over Bridge the of location the as famous most is Kanchanaburi
wire over the trees, snorkel around neighbouring islands and even even and islands neighbouring around snorkel trees, the over wire to head. The region covers six provinces where you can relax in in relax can you where provinces six covers region The head. to
white sand beaches. A much larger island is leafy Koh Chang. Zip Zip Chang. Koh leafy is island larger much A beaches. sand white deeper, Isaan, Thailand’s undiscovered North East, is a great place place great a is East, North undiscovered Thailand’s Isaan, deeper,
honeymoon favourite with un-surfaced roads and luxury hotels on on hotels luxury and roads un-surfaced with favourite honeymoon If you’ve seen Thailand’s headline sights and want to dig a little little a dig to want and sights headline Thailand’s seen you’ve If
Not far away at Rayong, escape by boat to sleepy Koh Samet, a a Samet, Koh sleepy to boat by escape Rayong, at away far Not
go-karts, paintballing, bowling, waterparks and shopping malls. shopping and waterparks bowling, paintballing, go-karts,
focused around Dongtan. There’s something to appeal to all, including including all, to appeal to something There’s Dongtan. around focused
party-animals prefer hedonistic Pattaya beach. The big gay scene is is scene gay big The beach. Pattaya hedonistic prefer party-animals
round Northern Pattaya or Jomtien beach (good for watersports), while while watersports), for (good beach Jomtien or Pattaya Northern round
families, and golfers, who can play on 20 courses. Families cluster cluster Families courses. 20 on play can who golfers, and families,
It has long been famed as a party place but is also popular with with popular also is but place party a as famed been long has It
international airport. international
Pattaya is the closest resort to Bangkok; just an hour from the the from hour an just Bangkok; to resort closest the is Pattaya the river and weekend Chatuchak market. market. Chatuchak weekend and river the
clustered around Siam Square. Other shopping highlights; night-time Asiatique beside Asiatique night-time highlights; shopping Other Square. Siam around clustered
Act all A-list in skyscraper-top cocktail bars and restaurants, or hit the mega malls mega the hit or restaurants, and bars cocktail skyscraper-top in A-list all Act and Ko Chang Ko and
romantic dinner cruise on a converted rice barge. rice converted a on cruise dinner romantic
boat will take you past pottery temple Wat Arun and the Royal Barges Museum. By night, take a a take night, By Museum. Barges Royal the and Arun Wat temple pottery past you take will boat
Pattaya, Ko Samet Ko Pattaya, Isaan Bangkok Get your own feet kneaded at the massage school in the same grounds. A river trip by long-tail long-tail by trip river A grounds. same the in school massage the at kneaded feet own your Get
Buddha. The enormous reclining Buddha at Wat Pho is just next-door with its pearl-inlaid feet. feet. pearl-inlaid its with next-door just is Pho Wat at Buddha reclining enormous The Buddha.
and new. The glittering gold of the Grand Palace includes a famous temple housing an emerald emerald an housing temple famous a includes Palace Grand the of gold glittering The new. and Bangkok is one of the greatest cities of the world to party, shop and be wowed by buildings old old buildings by wowed be and shop party, to world the of cities greatest the of one is Bangkok
Themed holidays - golf, Andaman Sea, the Small Islands There are holidays... One of the best things about a Thailand holiday is how easy it is to combine diving, honeymoons a major resort with a sleepier offshore island. The Andaman Sea (West coast) is particularly handy for getting the best of both worlds. Phuket is Want more from your holiday than a tan? Thailand will closest to the Phi Phi islands, of ‘The Beach’ fame and popular with divers not disappoint. and day-trippers. Koh Racha has good diving and stylish boutique hotels, while Koh Yao Noi, offers the diversity of a Muslim fishing community Golfers can choose from over 200 courses, with great offering homestays, to barefoot luxury hotel options. Krabi has best access value green and caddy fees, many fashioned by the for Koh Lanta, popular with honeymooners. If you’re more adventurous, likes of Jack Nicklaus. Honeymooners have their pick head for lesser visited Trang and join the locals on top snorkel spot Koh of affordable luxury hotels from big-name brands to Kraden, or explore see the cliff-side swallows’ nests and emerald pool in a stylish boutique boltholes. Live it up in Bangkok then cave on Koh Muk. bliss out on an offshore island, perhaps mixing in a bonding activity like caring for elephants, or learning massage. Warm waters, good visibility and a variety of sites make Thailand a winner for divers. Even giants ...and there are like whale sharks and manta rays can be seen in local waters. Khao Lak or Phuket are top spots for the amazing holidays experienced, Pattaya for wreck drivers and Koh Tao near Samui for beginners. Ko Samui, Ko Phangan in Thailand and Ko Tao Nestled in the Gulf of Thailand, Samui has opposite seasons to the rest of the country with its best weather over the UK summer, making it a perfect choice for honeymooners and families. Long white sand Chaweng is the most popular beach with plenty of places to eat, watersports to try and nightspots to party in. A more low-key, romantic place is Bophut with boutique hotels and restaurants in old Chinese chop houses. You’ll find attractions from waterfalls to butterfly farms, easily reached via the island’s ring road or take a boat to visit some of the 40 islands in Ang Thong National Marine Park. Among them Ko Phangan - famous for full-moon parties and Ko Tao - a top dive spot for beginners.
Search: fanclubthailand