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The 20 Best Beaches in Thailand
The 20 Best Beaches in Thailand facebook twitter google+ pinterest On the hundreds of islands on Thailand’s coast, there are thousands of fantastic beaches to choose from. Whether you want to party hard with a vodka bucket, or just relax in a beachside bungalow, Thailand has it all – so here’s our rundown of the best beaches in Thailand. Hat Sai Ree, Ko Tao To the north of the island’s ain landing point, Mae Hat, and beyond a small promontory, you’ll find Hat Sai Ree – Ko Tao’s longest beach. This strip of white sand stretches for 2km in a […]
The 20 Best Islands in Thailand
The 20 Best Islands Of Thailand facebook twitter google+ pinterest Thailand is home to an astonishing array of islands offering all manner of diving, swimming and sunbathing opportunities all year round. The hardest part for any visitor is singling out the best. Here are 20 of our favourites. Scroll down and click the link to see them placed geographically on our interactive map. Koh Chang Edged with a chain of long, mostly white-sand beaches and dominated by a broad central spine of jungle-clad hills, Koh Chang is developing fast but still feels green. It’s Thailand’s second largest island, after Phuket, […]
Koh Tarutao Islands – Thailands Hidden Paradise
Koh Tarutao Islands – Thailands Hidden Paradise facebook twitter google+ pinterest Tucked away in Thailand’s deep South, the Tarutao islands feature 1,490 square kilometres of untamed paradise. It took a team of landscape gardeners to make the beach in The Beach look like a proper island paradise. Why go to all that trouble when you can find the real thing in the laid-back islands of the Tarutao Archipelago? Tucked away in Thailand’s deep South, this is the last group of Thai islands to escape the developers. It probably helps that the main island is the headquarters of the Ko Tarutao […]
Kayaking Thailand’s hidden lagoons
Kayaking Thailand’s hidden lagoons facebook twitter google+ pinterest Not far from the crowded beaches of Phuket, you can still find deserted lagoons and islands – as long as you don’t mind kayaking to them. Lying back in the kayak, I tried to follow my guide’s instructions to make myself as horizontal as possible while he propelled our two-man boat into the mouth of the sea cave and through a narrow tunnel. “OK, now turn on your torch,” Olay said. “Look, bats!” Just a couple of feet above my face, dozens of small, greyish bundles hung like macabre Christmas decorations. I […]
Mini Guide To Thailands Islands
Mini Guide To Thailands Islands facebook twitter google+ pinterest ‘Koh’ means island in Thai – the very word conjures up dreamy beaches, huts in the shade of a coconut palm, fantastic rock formations and undersea gardens. Hop in a long-tail boat and cast off the mooring. Southern Gulf A scuba-diving honeypot off the crystalline Gulf Coast, Koh Tao is also the easiest and cheapest spot around to learn dive basics. The Japanese Gardens, to the island’s northwest, is an ideal dive site for beginners, with plenty of coral, turtles, stingrays and pufferfish. Fairly large and multi-faceted enough to fit in […]