Turquoise seas, limestone karsts and island life
Southern Thailand
The peninsula between two seas — Andaman karsts on one side, Gulf islands on the other.
Why visit Southern Thailand
This is the Thailand of postcards: powder-white beaches, coral reefs and limestone cliffs rising straight out of the sea, plus a rich Thai-Malay-Chinese culture in towns like Phuket and Songkhla.
Highlights
- Phuket, Krabi and Railay's climbing cliffs
- Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao
- Similan and Surin dive sites
- Khao Sok rainforest and Cheow Lan Lake
When to go
The Andaman coast is best November to April; the Gulf islands shine from January to September.
Provinces in Southern Thailand
- Phuket
- Krabi
- Phang Nga
- Surat Thani
- Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Trang
- Phatthalung
- Songkhla
- Pattani
- Yala
- Narathiwat
- Chumphon
- Ranong
- Satun
- Phuket