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The best places in Thailand to explore
For the summer the first place, that you really enjoy to come must an island. In this first episode of “Best Places in Thailand To Explore”, we will show you five beautiful Island of Thailand.
There are hundreds of islands in Thailand, and choosing which ones to visit can be a real struggle due to the sheer quantity of them, luckily due to the diversity of the islands there will always be one that matches your personality. The choices vary from party islands, secluded islands, islands with beautiful beaches and the islands that have a mix of everything.
When compiling this list I tried to come up with a mixture of everything to cater for all tastes, so without further hesitation let’s find out the best islands in Thailand.
1. Ko Chang
Ko Chang is the second largest island in Thailand, the island itself is a tropical marine national park. Sitting to the east of Thailand in the province of Trang it now has its own airport making traveling to this island easier than ever before. Famed for its endless white sandy beaches, marine life, coral reefs, awesome rain forests and beautiful wildlife it is easy to see why it has become a must visit island. The island offers something for everybody with accommodation ranging from beach side bamboo huts to high-end all-inclusive holiday resorts.
2. Ko Racha Noi
The Racha islands are two islands sitting about twelve miles from the south of Phuket, The islands are Ko Racha Yai and Ko Racha Noi, The island of Ko Racha Yai is inhabited mainly by farmers and fishermen. When you arrive at the island the best place to head to is Ao Tawan Tok, it is a u-shaped bay where the sand is as white as snow and has the same consistency as talcum powder. The islands has become very popular with tourists visiting for the day before heading back to Phuket in the evening, however there are some bungalow resorts and restaurants in the area. At night the island gets very dark which gives stargazers some amazing views of the stars.
3. Phuket
Phuket is the largest of the Thai Islands and is also the most popular beach destination in Asia, with nearly 400,000 inhabitants and having a land mass similar to the size of Singapore, everything you could need when on holiday is on the island. The beaches in Phuket have silky soft white sand and palm trees lining the fringes. From here you can go scuba diving in the Andaman Sea at one of the world famous dive spots, play golf at championship standard courses or explore the tropical rainforest. This is not an island to visit for just a day or two as there is just too much to do.
4. Ko Hae
Just to the south of Phuket is ko Hae known more commonly as Coral Island, the island provides excellent snorkeling as well as beautiful beaches. The island itself is only 2.5km long and has a choice of two excellent beaches on the north side and a smaller one on the south side. The middle of the island is full of dense vegetation but not much more. The best beach to visit is Long Beach where you can relax and top up your tan on the beautiful sand or play volleyball with friends due to the wide beach area. There are quite a few bars and restaurants sitting on the beach front as well as a few bungalows should you wish to stay the night.
5.Ko Phi Phi Don
Sitting in the Krabi province is Ko Phi Phi Don, possibly the most famous of all the islands in Thailand, thousands of tourists flock here every day. To get to the island you have to take a ferry from either Phuket or Krabi. The island started to become a tourist hot spot after the film ‘The Beach’ was shot here in 1999, from that day forward life on the island was never the same again. There is gleaming white sand, cliff faces shooting straight out of the sea and Limestone Mountains in the island interior, this island has everything a tropical paradise should have and more.
