Natural features in Thailand

Natural features

Khao Sok National Park

Phanom, Surat Thani

One of the oldest rainforests in the world, with limestone peaks rising from Cheow Lan Lake, where you can stay in floating bamboo bungalows.

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Railay Beach, Krabi

Ban Ao Nang, Krabi

A peninsula cut off by limestone cliffs, reached only by longtail boat from Ao Nang or Krabi town, with beautiful beaches, Phra Nang Cave Beach with …

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Erawan Falls, Kanchanaburi

Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi

A seven-tiered waterfall with turquoise pools in a forest national park, where you can swim with small fish nibbling your feet.

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Khao Takiab, Hua Hin

Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan

A small headland and bay about 7 km south of central Hua Hin, quieter and prettier than the main town beach, with palm trees, thatched beach bars and…

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Ko Lipe and the Tarutao islands

Koh Lipe, Satun

A small island in the far south of the Andaman Sea, near Malaysia, with white beaches, clear water and coral reefs, in the Tarutao National Marine Pa…

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Koh Yao Noi

Ko Yao, Phangnga

A quiet, rural island in Phang Nga Bay, between Phuket and Krabi, with rice fields, rubber plantations, Muslim fishing villages and views of the lime…

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Jomtien Beach

Pattaya, Chon Buri

A 6 km beach just south of Pattaya, quieter and more family-friendly than Pattaya Beach itself.