Holiday Destinations in Thailand

Thailand attracts more tourists than any of countries located in Southeast Asia due to its innate wealth of pristine natural beauties,

gorgeous temples, hospitable people, exclusive cuisine and marvelous historic sites. Thailand, one of the fascinating countries that lie in the southeastern part of Asia, is enclosed by Cambodia and Laos in the south, Malaysia and Gulf of Thailand in the south, and Myanmar and Andaman Sea in the west

Top Travel destinations in Thailand

You can visit this exotic country during any time of the year. Popularly referred to as one of the exotic lands in the Asian continent, the landscape manifests all the beauties of an Asian destination. Here is a list of some of the most frequently visited places that over the years has come up as holiday destinations in Thailand .

Bangkok

One of the world's most exotic and colourful cities. This city magically binds you to its spectacular marvels of an ancient culture of golden temples and palaces while its bustling open - air markets and neon - beconing nightlife fills your waking hours.

Hua Hin

Hua Hin is a famous beach resort town in Thailand, in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, some 200 km south of Bangkok.Hua Hin is closely associated with the Thai royalty.

Kanchanaburi

Kanchanaburi province boasts some of the finest natural scenery in the whole of Thailand, and yet is only 129 kilometres west of Bangkok. Kanchanaburi town is the site of the infamous Bridge over the River Kwai built by Allied prisoners during World War II. The bridge still remain.

When to visit Thailand

Monsoons of Thailand, irritating and unpredictable, arrive here on the month of July and continue till November. The following months from November to February, are actually the ideal time to visit Thailand when the climatic conditions remain great and the beaches also offer the best. These months are also perfect for visiting Thailand as visitors here can also enjoy themselves at the regional and national festivals being held in this time of the year. In fact, the best time to visit Thailand is between the months of November and March, preferably up to the end of March. Other times of the year when you can visit Thailand include the months of July and August.

Why visit Thailand

Thailand is home to diverse natural beauties, age-old traditions, peaceful temples and contemporary city life. With a tumultuous past that dates back to seven centuries from now, Thailand has successfully adopted a number of diverse influences of foreign cultures like those from China and India, and incorporated them into the distinctive characteristics that are exclusively Thai. Theravada Buddhism forms the core of present Thai belief and uniqueness. Thai Buddhism has also over the ages included a number of different religious beliefs like ancestor worship and animism. In fact, the Islamic religion prevails in the southernmost regions of the country.

Here is a list of some of the mostly visited beaches in Thailand :-

• Patong Beach

This is Phuket's central tourist and night time entertainment district.Patong is where you go to have fun with more than hundred bars, discos and nightclubs, or just to meet people from the whole world.


• Karon Beach

The second largest of Phuket's tourist beaches.Karon Beach, featuring a long stretch of squeaky white sand, is less hectic than Patong but still offers a full range of facilities, dining and activities.


• White Sand Beach

White Sand beach or Had Sai Khao as it is called by the locals, is some 2kilometers in length and although it probably the most developed area of Koh Chang it is still offers a magnificent backdrop of jungle clad mountains, fine powdery white beach sand and spectacular sunsets.


• Lamai Beach

Lamai Beach, situated a couple of bays to the south of Koh Samui's most famous beach, Chaweng, has long been considered the latter's poor cousin.The beach has three distinct areas, the north running from the headland to Sand Sea Resort, then the central and southern stretches. The north is quieter, with less development but there's a reason for this - the beach is prone to mudflats at low tide and, due to storm water run off from a creek between Sand Sea and Laguna Resorts, after rain, the water along this stretch can become extremely dirty.

Thai Cusiine

World-famous Thai cuisine embraces all the basic five flavors of sweet, sour, salty, spicy and bitter, the most common ingredients being incorporated in the preparation of the Thai foods being lime juice, lemon grass, fish sauce, chillies and garlic. The staple food of Thailand, is however rice, especially jasmine variety rice, which is a part of nearly every meal. The most interesting destinations in Thailand cover the following:-

• Chiang Mai
• Kamphaengphet
• Nakhon Sawan
• Mae Hong Son
• Uthai Thani Ang Thong
• Nakhon Pathom
• Samut Sakhon
• Bangkok
• Chon Buri
• Kalasin
• Udon Thani
• Krabi
• Phuket
• Trang
• Yala


Last Updated on 14/03/2011