This national park (0 5473 1362; www.dnp.go.th; child/adult 200/400B) is centred on 2000m-high Doi Phu Kha in Amphoe Pua and Amphoe Bo Kleua in northeastern Nan (about 75km from Nan). There are several Htin, Mien, Hmong and Thai Lü villages in the park an
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This 225-sq-km park (0 5351 9216-7; www.dnp.go.th; admission 400B) receives around 10, 000 visitors a year, making it one of northern Thailand’s least visited. It ranges in elevation from 350m at the bamboo forest lowlands to 1363m at the pine-studded sum
Thailand’s highest peak, the 2565m Doi Inthanon (often abbreviated as Doi In) has three impressive waterfalls cascading down its slopes. Starting from the bottom these are Nam Tok Mae Klang (adult/child 400/200B, car/motorbike 30/20B; 8am-sunset), Nam Tok
About 20km before Fang is the turn-off for Rte 1249 to Doi Ang Khang, Thailand’s ‘Little Switzerland’. Twenty-five kilometres from the highway, this 1300m peak has a cool climate year-round and supports the cultivation of flowers, fruits and vegetables th
For 362 days a year, Dan Sai is an innocuous little town, a borderline backwater community where life revolves around a small market and a dusty main street. For the remaining three days, however, it is the site of one of the country’s liveliest and loude
Chumphon features on many travellers’ itinerary as they flit in and out of the busy transport hub en route to Ko Tao, or head west for Ranong and Phuket. Around 500km south of Bangkok, Chumphon is where Southern Thailand begins and you’ll begin to see mos
South of Khong Jiam, at the end of Rte 217, is the small trading town of Chong Mek on the Thai–Lao border, the only place in Thailand where faràng can cross into Laos by land (that is, you don’t have to cross the Mekong). The southern Lao capital of Pakse
Chonburi Province is a testament to the Thai tourism miracle. Renowned for its fishing villages turned tourist resorts, it’s an eclectic mix of the crude and the quaint. Sample Sri Racha’s famous spicy seafood sauce at a waterfront restaurant before movin
This small town located 55km southwest of Khon Kaen is one of Thailand’s most successful silk villages. The easiest place to see the fabrics is at Sala Mai Thai (Thai Silk Pavilion; no roman-script sign; 0 4328 6160; donations appreciated; 8am-5pm), a res
Chom Thong (pronounced ‘jawm thawng’) is a necessary stop between Chiang Mai and Doi Inthanon (Thailand’s highest peak) if you’re travelling by public transport. The main temple is worth an hour’s stop for its ancient bòt, or longer if you’re interested i