Thailand's largest island — buzzing beach resorts, limestone-studded bays and a springboard to the Andaman's islands.
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November – April
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About Phuket
Phuket is Thailand's largest island and its most developed — a destination that has traded some of its natural beauty for the infrastructure of a mature resort. Yet rewards remain: Phang Nga Bay's limestone karsts rising from emerald water (kayak into cave lagoons inaccessible except at low tide), quieter beaches at Kata Noi and Nai Harn, and Phuket Old Town's Sino-Portuguese architecture. The Phi Phi Islands are an easy day trip.
Highlights
Phang Nga Bay sea kayaking (James Bond Island)
Big Buddha hilltop statue panoramas
Patong beach and Bangla Road nightlife
Kata Noi and Nai Harn quieter beaches
Phi Phi Islands day trip snorkelling
Phuket Old Town Sino-Portuguese shophouses
Phuket in photos
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Thai Mother's Day / Queen Mother's Birthday Celebrations — Bangkok, August 2026
ถนนราชดำเนินใน, 10200, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand · festival
Two nights of Bangkok temples and street food, then south to Railay's limestone cliffs for a Phi Phi island day, finishing in Phuket Old Town — an open-jaw week that never doubles back.
Discover the ultimate cultural and coastal arc of Thailand entirely without a rental car on this spectacular 14-day open-jaw itinerary. Journey from the grand palaces and historic canals of Bangkok to the misty temples and ethical elephant sanctuaries of Chiang Mai, concluding among the dramatic limestone cliffs and turquoise waters of the Andaman Sea.
Secluded © Bob Phillips (CC BY-SA 3.0) 
Family © Jacek Lesniowski (CC BY-SA 3.0) 
Swimming © ADwarf (public domain) 
Long sandy © Kasidith Rachaoros (CC BY-SA 4.0) 
Sunset © Jpatokal (CC BY-SA 4.0) 
Snorkelling © Christophe95 (CC BY-SA 4.0) 
Party © Ryomaandres (CC BY-SA 4.0) 
6 Nights 
13 Nights