Despite the fact that Thailand in recent years has somewhat lost his position in the ranking of the most visited countries among Russians, the attachment to him with Asian exotic lovers remains quite strong.
And no wonder, few in Southeast Asia so successfully combines excellent beaches, an abundance of tropical fruits, unforgettable cuisine, friendliness and goodwill of local residents and, of course, affordable prices.
There are a huge number of amazing places in Thailand, a trip to which you will probably be remembered for a long time, and today we will talk about the 5 most interesting directions.
Island Phuket
Sometimes Phuket is called too tourist, too popular and quite expensive and partly true, but nevertheless there are many advantages that outweigh the shortcomings. Here you can find, perhaps, everything that is needed for a comfortable life and rest: from simple burgulas on the beach and street stridfood to chic hotels and restaurants, from round -the -clock shops on every corner, to large retail cents with modern supermarkets, boutiques and cinemas. In the development of infrastructure (among the islands), few can compete with him, and not only in Thailand, but throughout Southeast Asia.
On Phuket, you can find a suitable area for any category of vacationers – whether party members with requests for places with a large accumulation of people, families with children who need good sand and shallow sea, newlyweds, seeking tranquility and privacy, or nature lovers who are interesting for beautiful landscapes.
The nature here is really amazing and incredibly beautiful – mountains, forests and parks, lakes and waterfalls, bays and lagons, as well as many viewing platforms from which you can see the island in all its glory and take amazing photos. Well, of course, gorgeous beaches; The entire western and southern coast of Phuket is more than 20 completely diverse beaches, from a party pathon to a calm, low -coded, not particularly popular, but very picturesque beach of JSC Yon.
Those who prefer outdoor activities to natural attractions will not be bored on Phuket either. The choice of entertainment here is as diverse as possible, from snorkeling and diving to Windsurfing and Golf; Everyone will find a lesson to their taste.
Well, if a vacation is for you, first of all, a nightly life, then the whole pathong and especially Banglah Road: street fast food and expensive restaurants, bars and stripper clubs-there is everything that the soul and body here.
There is an entertainment on Phuket for the smallest – a garden of butterflies and insects, a bird park, a zoo, a water park, a dolphinarium, a botanical garden, horseback riding, karting, zorbing; Options can be listed endlessly.
And another important factor speaking in favor of Phuket is direct flights from Russia; Still, not every resort can boast of such convenience.
Pangan Island
Russian tourists rarely consider the island as the main place to relax, and most often come there from a neighboring samui for several days. In our opinion, completely in vain, because Pangan is an incredibly beautiful island with amazing secluded beaches and fascinating views.
Pangan is good, first of all, for a unique combination of intact and well -developed infrastructure. There is everything you need for relaxation – hotels, cafes, beach cafes with a view of the sunset, all kinds of zoos and water parks, shops, including large ones. But at the same time there is no large number of entertainment, like large -scale shows, as in Phuket or in Pattai.
And this is one of the reasons why Pangan is much less popular among tourists from Russia. The second reason is that it is quite difficult and to get here for a long time. There is no airport (more precisely, it is, but it is very small and only the military and royal family use it),
So you need to either fly to Samui, or go by bus/train and – in any case – then sail on a ferry or a quick -made catamaran.
However, there is one component on the island, for the sake of which thousands of people come here once a month – this is Full Moon Party (Party of the Complete Moon),
It is thanks to her that Pangan is famous all over the world. At the same time, the peculiarity of the island is that parties (and besides Full Moon is also Half Moon Party, Black Moon Party and others) are held in one part of Pangan, while on other beaches you can not even know and rest in silence and tranquility.
In general, of course, Pangan loses by the presence of attractions and arrangements of other Thai resorts, but it is precisely for this that many come here. There is something that makes us return here again and again, then, thanks to which they fall in love with the island and remember with particular warmth. Here is a completely different atmosphere, much less tourist and more peaceful.
Therefore, Pangan usually likes two categories of travelers, and surprisingly, radically opposite – on the one hand, those who are looking for calm, solitude and natural beauties, on the other hand, lovers of noisy parties and parties.
Krasi
If Phuket and Pangan are rich in more “classic” natural beauties, then the Krabi region is a kind of unique place in Thailand, with nature, not like other regions. The business card of Krasi is karst (limestone) cliffs that look just cosmic, and this applies to both the sea and the coast.
There is some confusion with Krabi – if most other tourist places in Thailand are called by the name of the resort zone (Phuket, Samui, Pattaya),
The name Krabi is the whole province and at the same time-its metropolitan city of Krabi-Town, which is not at all.
Yes, and the mainland beaches themselves cannot be called particularly outstanding – for example, at the most popular and developed resort of AO Nanga Sea, to put it mildly, far from the best in Thailand. The water there is muddy and dark, so most tourists vacationers there either go to swim on neighboring beaches, or swim to the islands.
And it is precisely its islands, the Krabi region is famous-beaches with snow-white sand, a transparent sea with azure water, palm trees hanging over it on the islands of PHI-PHI and others, a smallest (James Bond island, Chiken, Poda, etc.)-all this creates the very picture of the Bounty, which many frosty winter evenings dream of. However, there is also the reverse side of this popularity – at the height of the season of the boat, a continuous string stretch to these islands, so it is very crowded there.
The main trump card of Krabi is, of course, marine beauties, but besides them in the province there is something to see – national parks, caves, waterfalls, hot springs, a tiger temple with a staircase of more than a thousand steps to it and an unusual emerald lake.
Bangkok
Not only Thailand is famous for beaches and sea – if your path to the islands lies through the capital, it makes sense to stay here for a couple of days. It is here that there are many attractions that are interesting from the point of view of history and culture. You can count more than one hundred temples alone. However, only the most significant of them – the royal palace, the temple of the lying Buddha, the temple of the morning dawn and the temple of the Golden Mountain with an excellent observation deck are of the greatest interest for tourists.
If the temples are not particularly interesting, you can ride a boat through the channels, and then look into the Chinese quarter and see a completely different Bangkok.
For family vacations in the Thai capital, there are also many places – the Siam Ocean World Aquarium, the Babochka Garden, the Dusit Zoo Zoo, the Dream World, Siam Park and others entertainment center.
Of course, Bangkok also attracts entertainers of “adults” entertainment-all kinds of transvestim show, go-go dancing and striptease bars, night clubs, all this is enough here with excess.
And Bangkok is just a paradise for shopping lovers. If you want to buy some things, clothes or electronics, then you should hardly do this in the resort-in dozens of metropolitan markets and in shopping centers you can find almost anything at a very attractive price.
Chiangmai
Well, to those who need not only the sea, beaches and metropolitan entertainment, as well as those who are tired of the abundance of tourists and annoying merchants, it makes sense to go to the very north of Thailand.
It is there that there are places that many consider the most beautiful in the country – valleys and mountains, jungle and rice fields, lakes and waterfalls, rice plantations and fruits. Another advantage of the North is that from November to March there is a softer climate – air, there is no such exhausting heat in the afternoon, and at night it breathes well.
Chiangmai is the central city of North Thailand, as well as the cultural capital of the country and the second largest city after Bangkok. In the city itself, ancient temples are of interest (which are significantly older than Bangkok and differ from them with architecture),
For example, WAT CHEDI LUANG, WAT PHAN TAO and others.
In the vicinity, on the contrary, the most popular tourist object is a white temple built in 2008. But this is really a real work of art, not like either ancient or other modern temples, so it is necessary to see it.
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