Thailand UNESCO sites

Thailand World Heritage List Update Following on from the addition of Si Thep ancient city in 2023, UNESCO has recently seen fit to update the Thailand World Heritage List with the addition of one new site and confirmation of 5 cultural sites on the tentative list. Inclusion on the latter is no guarantee of ever receiving full World Heritage status…

Si Thep Ancient City Si Thep ancient city, located in central Thailand’s Phetchabun Province, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list in September of this year – 2023. While it wasn’t, in our humble opinion, the most obvious candidate for listing, to some extent any addition to UNESCO’s prestigious list is a good one in terms of the recognition, funding…

Si Satchanalai and Chaliang Although inscribed on UNESCO’s Thailand world heritage list as far back as 1991, the ancient cities of Si Satchanalai and Chaliang remain firmly in the shadow of their better-known and more frequently visited neighbour Sukhothai. Indeed, neither of the extensive walled settlements even get a name check, merely falling into UNESCO’s category of ‘associated historic towns‘….

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…