Thai Destinations
Places to visit in Thailand
An island of natural beauty and variety, Samui is home to about 40,000 full-time inhabitants, 90% of whom are Buddhist. The palm-fringed shoreline and coconut and fruit cultivation of the coastal lowlands rise to a central granite massive, the slopes of which are cloaked in virgin rainforest.
Pattaya is a popular Beach resort on the Gulf of Thailand, just 150 km southeast of Bangkok. Pattaya's pulsating NIGHTLIFE is well known, but Local authorities have, in recent years, improved the quality of the beaches and reinvented the resort as a more family-friendly destination.
Koh Chang, which means ‘Elephant Island’ is named after its elephant head shape. The island is part of the protected ‘Mu Koh Chang National Marine Park.