best thailand destenations?

Answer 1

thats a wide open question. Thailand has so many things to ofter, from beaches, to city life and shopping, to beautiful scenic mountains and forrest, adult entertainment, you name it thailand has it, so tell us what's your looking for.

Answer 2

The best place to go in Thailand is Chiang Mai, is in Northern Thailand. The weather is very nice and you can breath freely, unlike Bangkok, Bangkok is a humidity place, and hard to breath because of the pollutions from the cars and a lot of bad things in the air (very smoggy).
In Chiang Mai there are so many places to go and a lot of places to shop. And there's waterfalls you can go swim, and at night there's night market at Night Bazzar..I think thats how you spell it (I love Night Bazzar myself!), and if you want to go to the mall..the only one is Central Mall. Anyways, There's also night clubs everywhere, but I wouldn't recommend it!!! If you do anyways...and if your a girl with a bf, hold him tight =P
There are some Temples that you can go to, they are very nice..like: Doi Suthep
At last but not least, they have good massaging in Thailand and very cheap..the one I went to is behind Tapae Gate
Well, anything else you would like to know, and if I can answer...drop me message..aznmauigirl86
P.S. this site have some old picture of it...but they look a little different now and prettier ;)

Answer 3

I will vote for Cha-Am and Hua Hin...the twin towns as it is only 23 kilometers away from each other. Cost of living there is cheaper when compared to other tourist attraction places around the country. It is very easy to get excess and it takes only 2.5 hours traveling time from Bangkok. You can get to those places either by domestic airline (Hua Hin Airport), bus, car or train. There are wide range of hotels and guest houses which will suite to your budget at your choice.

For your information...Cha-Am is suite for family type of tourists, there are few bars and good restaurants with lower price. Hua Hin is more busy. But both town are not noisy and polluted. You will love the beach of Cha-Am.

Answer 4

You can find the attractions in the 76 provinces in www.tourismthailand.org. They are all unique are are unique on their own. So you will need to narrow down to your interests and the posters will be able to help pinpoint based on your preferences.

Answer 5

For a Round-trip on top cultural ask your travel agent (he might know it best) but just relax und fun Phuket is ideal.Patong (for batchelor's),Kata /Karon for couples/familie's and Nai Harn (more relaxed but still loads of fun if you want it) to take a break and relax...

Answer 6

ngek ngek mo

Answer 7

the beach places.... i prefer pattaya, of course.

Answer 8

Starting with Bangkok (because I'm a Bangkokian and think its the best destination in Thailand) these are things to see

1) Grand Palace
2) Vimanmek Mansion (royal palace)
3) Thai Massage - the traditional massage is called 'Nuat Thai' and there are hundreds of places for this in Bangkok. However, there are also quite a few places that cater for customers wanting something sexier.
4) Safari World - safari park - has shows in the morning (stunt show, dolphin show, etc). Most people watch the shows in the morning and tour the safari park in the afternoon
5) Dreamworld - amusement park (includes snow dome & grown-ups size go-kart track, rollercoasters, etc., nice gardens & elephant rides too)
6) Day trip to a Floating Market - try to find a tour to a floating market that hasn't become over-commercialized (eg. Amphawa floating market)
7) Day trip to Ayutthaya - old capital of Thailand - 50 miles north of Ayutthaya
8) Day trip to Kanchanaburi - west of Bangkok - Bridge Over the River Kwai. In the morning, having paid respects at the war cemetary, take a ride on the Thai-Burma railway (the Death Railway). In the afternoon have a look at Muang Singh (ancient Khmer city)
9) Weekend Market - an institution amongst Bangkokians
10) Suan Lum Night Market (also has a big wheel)
11) National Museum (Bangkok) - treasure house of Thai culture - having some background knowledge of Thai and Khmer art before going is an advantage - read a book before you come and you can enjoy it a lot more
12) Shopping - malls: MBK, Siam Paragon, Central World Plaza (they all have movie theaters too).
13) Shopping - local markets: Pratunarm market, Chinatown - plenty of bargains but some negotiation required
14) Day trip to Khao Yai National Park - east of Bangkok
15) River Cruise on the Chao Phraya River - take a long-tailed boat (as known aa a James Bond boat) to see old Bangkok from the river
16) Dusit Zoo & Tropical Gardens - elephants, tigers, bears, etc. - also chiuldrens' play park
17) Temples - famous temples include Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Marble Temple, The Temple of the Golden Buddha
18) Go to the show at the Snake Farm - partly education, partly fun-show with audience participation
19) Jim Thompson's House - home of the ex-US military intelligence officer that built up a successful Thai silk business in Thailand in the 60s and then disappeared when in Malaysia
20) Samphran Elephant Show & Crocodile Farm
21) Bang Pa-In Palace - 19th century, blend of Thai & western architecture
22) Day trip to Nakhon Pathom - very old city, pre-Thai - also has a very impressive temple
23) Muang Boran (Ancient City) - reconstructions of the best places in Thailand from the past and present
24) Suan Pakkad Palace - small palace with a famous pavillion from the late-Ayutthaya period (17th,18th century) - good collection of stone/iron-age artifacts as well as
25) Golden Mount - man-made mountain - it seems likely that the idea for making such structures was dervied from the Cambodia pyramid-like structures from the time when the Cambodian empire covered much of what is now Thailand.
26) Muay Thai - Thai boxing - matches every night alternating between the two main stadia in Bangkok.
27) Dinner Cruise on the Chao Phraya River - there are different companies that do this - one has international food/bar/disco, another has Thai traditional food (or a seafood menu for people that can't eat pork/meat) and Thai traditional dancing.

There are other (adult) things to do in Bangkok, but I won't write about them here because I don't want to break the Yahoo Answers Community Guidelines or offend anybody.

Leaving Bangkok aside, Issan in the north-east is a beautiful area which is predominently agricultaural and therefore quite traditional compared to Bangkok. These would be mu top-picks for Issan (although travelling further north there are other things to do):-

1) Phimai - Angkor Temple complex (also Phimai National Museum and Sai Ngam - Banyan tree).
2) Buriram (Prasat Hin Lhao Phanom Rung Historical Park) - another Angkor Temple complex - bigger than Phimai but harder to get to.
3) Prasat Meuang Tam - not far away from Prasat Rung.

North Thailand (Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai)
1) Doi Inthanon - the highest mountain in Thailand (in Doi Inthanon National Park)
2) Waterfalls in Doi Inthanon National Park
3) Doi Tung (Doi Tung Royal Villa, Mae Fah Luang Garden)
4) Golden Triangle tour - the view from the hill of the river where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet ranks as a must see.
5) Hill Tribes Tour (normally part of a Golden Triangle Tour) - more of a cultural awareness thing rather than a destination.

Some people also recommend Chiang Mai Zoo. I am sure its very nice. I think there are a lot of places to see animals in and around Bangkok:- Safari World, Dusit Zoo, Siam Underwater world, Khao Yai National park, (even Dreamworld & Ayutthaya (Ayudhya) have elepant rides), Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo, Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute (Snake Farm, Bangkok). Even, Muang Boran, that doesn't even promote istelf as a place to see animals has a deer reserve for Hog Deer, sometimes they can also be seen wandering around the 'ancient' monuments.

South Central Thailand

Petchaburi is a lovely town on the way to the beach towns of Cha-Am and Hua-Hin. Cha-Am is has a fun feel to it whereas Hua-Hin is a mid more sedate and middle-class. It is also where The King of Thailand lives for much of the time. Therefore my destinations in this area would be.

1) Phra Ramarajnivet Palace, Petchaburi
2) Phra Nakhom Khiri Palace, Petchaburi
3)Cha-Am
3) Hua-Hin
4) Wat Khoa Takiep, Hua-Hin - if you are in Hua-Hin anyway, its worth going to as it a pretty hill-top temple. There is a Traditional Thai design part to the temple, but, in addition, slightly down the hill, near to the cliff, there is an interesting Chinese part. Also, there are lots of naughty monkeys within the grounds of the temple too.

South Thailand
For the south I guess the top destinations are the islands and beaches. Phuket and Krabi off the west coast and Ko Samui off the east (the tsunami was only on the west coast - all the beaches on the east coast - that to say in the Gulf of Thailand - were completely uneffected). However, my favourite island is Koh Phi-Phi Ley (off the coast from Krabi) as it has the most beautiful beaches.

For an island closer to Bangkok, Ko Samet (National Park) is popular, especially post-tsunami as its in the Gulf of Thailand rather than off the west coast, but I don't particularly recommend the beach at Hat Sai Kaew where the cheap Baht1,000 a night bungalows are. Hat Ao Prao on the west part of the island is much nicer. However, generally, its more expensive to stay there.

Central Thailand (excluding Bangkok & things withing day-trip range);-

1) Pattaya that must rank as a top destination for some things. The beaches, including those on Got Lan, and the bars and the girls and all sorts of other things that I can't write about here without being sure I won't break those the YA Community Guidelines.
2) Sukothai
3) Pitsanulok

Sukothai & Pitsanulok near where central Thailand becomes north Thailand (Lanna). Sukothai was originally a different kingdom to the kingdom in the central area of Thailand (Ayutthaya - see (7) in the Bangkok list). Eventually, it moved its capital city to Pitsanulok. When Sukothai and Ayutthaya merged into a single kingdom, Phitsanulok beacuse a second capital. Normally the king ruled from Ayutthaya and he sent his son, the Crown Prince, to administer Phitsanulok. Anyway, both are top destinations because of the historical remains that they still have.

Answer 9

Any massage palor....hmmmm!

Answer 10

koh sumoi