Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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. (
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Ko Lanta
The ocean's version of a grocery store attracts manta rays, whale sharks and other large pelagic fish to this
Andaman island. (
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Ko Tao
With cheap dive schools and shallow waters, Ko Tao remains the scuba-training headquarters. (
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Ko Lipe
Dive sites with healthy coral, a deep pinnacle and good visibility in the early rainy season. (
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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 (
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Mai (
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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.
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Ayuthaya
The ruins of this fabled city stand testament to Thailand's formative years. (
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Sukhothai
This ancient city is the capital of one of Thailand's first home-grown kingdoms. (
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Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's old walled city is filled with antique teak temples. (
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Phanom Rung
This Khmer outpost built in the Angkor style has surveyed the rural landscape for centuries. (
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Outdoor Adventures