Thailand travel tips

13 guides in Thailand — when to go, how to get around, which ATMs not to use, and what a fair price looks like.

orange temples during daytime

BangkokThailandTemples, street food, and organized chaos

The isthmus from the viewpoint, with the village between a bay on each side — the one view that could only be Phi Phi

Koh Phi PhiThailandLimestone walls straight out of the sea, a village with no cars in it, and the loudest beach in Thailand

five brown wooden boats

PhuketThailandThailand’s biggest island, from party beaches to quiet coves

bird’s-eye view of white temple surround by trees

Chiang MaiThailandTemples, mountains, and Thailand’s digital nomad capital

white boat dock on seashore near green trees during daytime

Koh SamuiThailandCoconut palms, quiet beaches, and villas with a pool

Beach with limestone cliffs and longtail boats

KrabiThailandLimestone cliffs rising straight out of the Andaman Sea

Rocky coast meets turquoise water and lush greenery.

Koh PhanganThailandJungle, empty northern beaches, and the Full Moon Party

topless man sitting on cliff rock viewing Ko Nang Yuan isalnd, houses, and buildings under white and yellow sky

Koh TaoThailandWhere half the world learns to dive

a very tall building with many spires on top of it

AyutthayaThailandThe ruined capital of a kingdom that once dwarfed London

a group of people standing in front of a building

Chiang RaiThailandA white temple built like a hallucination, hill villages, and the corner where three countries meet

people walking on train rail during daytime

KanchanaburiThailandThe bridge on the River Kwai, a seven-tier waterfall, and a war cemetery kept immaculate

Sunny beach in Ko Lanta, Thailand

Koh LantaThailandLong quiet beaches and an old town on stilts, at the pace Thailand used to move at

Pai Canyon

PaiThailandA mountain valley of hot springs, waterfalls and slow days