7 city guides

Places to visit in Thailand

Every Thailand destination we cover, grouped by region — with what to wear, where to shoot, what to eat and where to eat it for each.

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Bangkok Metropolitan Region

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Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Bangkok

Best time · November to February, when it is dry and merely hot; April is the hardest month and Songkran in mid-April shuts the city down

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Chiang Mai Province

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Chiang Mai Province

Chiang Mai

Best time · November to January — cool, dry and before the burning season, which fills the valley with smoke from mid-January to mid-April

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Krabi Province

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Krabi Province

Krabi

Best time · November to March, when the Andaman is calm and the boats run; May to October is the monsoon, with rough seas, red flags and jellyfish

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Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

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Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

Ayutthaya

Best time · November to February, when it is dry and cool enough to cycle; avoid the flood months of September to November after a heavy year

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Phuket Province

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Phuket Province

Phuket

Best time · November to March, when the Andaman side is calm and dry; May to October is the monsoon, with rough seas and the red flags up

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Sukhothai Province

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Sukhothai Province

Sukhothai

Best time · November to February for cool, dry cycling weather — and the November full moon, when the park holds the country's most elaborate Loi Krathong

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Udon Thani Province

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Udon Thani Province

Udon Thani

Best time · November to February — cool, dry, and the only weeks the Red Lotus Sea is in bloom; April on the plateau is brutal