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Diving & Snorkelling
Thailand is among the world's top dive sites with warm and clear seas.
Surin Islands & Similan Islands Marine National Parks These Andaman islands have dramatic rocky gorges, hard
and soft coral reefs and a laundry list of marine life. ( Click here )
Ko Lanta The ocean's version of a grocery store attracts manta rays, whale sharks and other large pelagic fish to this
Andaman island. ( Click here )
Ko Tao With cheap dive schools and shallow waters, Ko Tao remains the scuba-training headquarters. ( Click here )
Ko Lipe Dive sites with healthy coral, a deep pinnacle and good visibility in the early rainy season. ( Click here )
Fabulous Food
Thai food is super delicious, remarkably convenient and ridiculously cheap.
Curries The soup that eats like a meal, Thai curry is pungent, fiery and colourful. Bangkok, southern Thailand and
northern Thailand all whip up their own variations.
Isan cuisine The northeast's triumvirate dishes - gài yâhng (grilled chicken), sôm·đam (spicy green papaya salad) and
kôw nĕe·o (sticky rice) - have converts across the country.
Seafood Grilled prawns, spicy squid stir-fries, crab curries, fried mussels - get thee to the coast and dine on the fruits of
the sea.
Fruits Luscious, dessert-like tropical fruits are piled into pyramid displays at day markets or arranged like precious jew-
els in vendors' glass cases.
Cooking Courses Learn how to replicate the tricks of the trade at cooking schools in Bangkok ( Click here ) or Chiang
Mai ( Click here ).
Temples & Ruins
From glittering Buddhist temples to ancient Khmer sanctuaries.
Bangkok The city's most exalted Buddha figure resides comfortably in Wat Phra Kaew, the seat of Thai Buddhism.
( Click here )
Ayuthaya The ruins of this fabled city stand testament to Thailand's formative years. ( Click here )
Sukhothai This ancient city is the capital of one of Thailand's first home-grown kingdoms. ( Click here )
Chiang Mai Chiang Mai's old walled city is filled with antique teak temples. ( Click here )
Phanom Rung This Khmer outpost built in the Angkor style has surveyed the rural landscape for centuries. ( Click here )
Outdoor Adventures
 
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