Thailand tours

An account and photos of the famous Akha Swing festival, also known as ‘Bo Chong Tu’ or ‘Yae Khuan A Fa Faew’

When’s the best time to visit South Thailand? Thailand’s long, thin shape and complex geography mean that the climate of the south varies significantly to that of the north and northeast regions of Thailand and correspondingly, our answer to when is the best time to visit South Thailand will be substantially different. South Thailand refers to the peninsula region, beginning…

When’s the best time to visit North Thailand? Thailand’s unusual shape and complex geography make any single answer for the whole country impossible so to keep our post to a manageable length we’ve split it into two with part 1 attempting to describe the best time to visit North Thailand and a follow-up post dealing with the south. Thailand could…

See and do in Chiang Mai Justifiably one of Thailand’s most popular destinations, Thailand’s northern capital is another of those Southeast Asian destinations you could spend a long time exploring or just chilling out in and, if we’re not careful, our best things to see and do in Chiang Mai post could become very lengthy. Consequently, we’re limiting our suggestions…

Khao Yai National Park Although the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex – to give the National Park its full name – has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list for nearly 20 years now, we’ve regrettably only just managed to incorporate the fantastic site onto one of our regular Thailand tour itineraries. Until recently, our range of offerings has included…

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…

Pha Taem National Park A selection of photographs of our recent trek through the picturesque but remote Pha Taem National Park in Ubon Ratchathani Province of far northeastern Thailand. We have already blogged about Pha Taem in some detail so what follows is mostly a collection of photos from our last Thailand, Laos and Cambodia Emerald Triangle tour. We joined…

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…

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….

Sunday Walking Street The famous Chiang Mai Sunday Market – known locally as just Sunday Walking Street – is a vast affair stretching from the tourist hub of Tha Pae Gate as far as the ancient temple of Wat Phra Singh in the Old Town as well as, taking in many of the side streets along the way. (In fact,…