Mountains and Rainforests

Thailand UNESCO sites Thailand UNESCO sites currently totals four on the UNESCO cultural section, with 3 additional natural sites, although a further 7 listings do have tentative status. With the kingdom’s spectacular and highly varied landscapes, it’s surprising there are only 3 in the natural list and we do have a few more suggestions that we’ll come to later. (See…

Nakhon Si Thammarat We’ve always really liked the somewhat off-the-beaten-track South Thai destination of Nakhon Si Thammarat and always considered that both the town itself and the surrounding province of the same name, deserved far more visitors than the mere trickle it currently gets so it’s great to see Nakhon Si Thammarat may be about to get some recognition from…

Koh Rok Following on from Marc’s recent write-up on the stunning Koh Kradan, here’s a post on the equally beautiful, and even more pristine, neighbouring island of Koh Rok, Thailand. This stunning spot, off Southern Thailand’s Andaman Sea coast, is another superb option for our snorkelling and island boat tours featured on both the South Thai ‘Jungles and Islands‘ and…

Koh Kradan A boat trip to Thailand’s Koh Kradan with photos and text by Marc Rajes The wooden long-tail-boat was moving slowly through the shallow azure waters. Our captain was aiming for a large orange-coloured buoy just ahead of us – all around us was a reef. The day’s clear skies allowed for excellent visibility below and the reef was…

Chao Mai National Park Hat Chao Mai National Park lies in Kantang and Sikao districts of Thailand’s Trang Province and consists of a stretch of coastline incorporating the spectacular beaches of Chang Lang, (Park HQ), Pak Meng, Hat Yao etc, an area of mangrove swamps at the mouth of the Kantang River and several offshore islands in the Andaman Sea…

Reefs and Rainforests tour photos Photos this time come courtesy of Wipaporn (Wi) from her Reefs and Rainforests, south Thailand tour in May. The monsoon had come early this year, but judging by these great pics, they still had plenty of sunshine. The rainy season sadly puts a lot of people off visiting Southeast Asia but we’ve always tried to…

Thale Noi Bird Sanctuary One of Thailand’s most important and scenic, protected wetlands, Thale Noi Bird Sanctuary, is located in South Thailand’s Phattalung Province. Thale Noi – meaning Small Sea in Thai comprises of the northern limits of the large Thale Sap, (Freshwater Sea) which stretches off to the south eventually connecting to the Gulf of Thailand at Songkhla Town….