All 77 provinces
Grouped by region. Open any province for when to go, what to see and how long to stay.
Northern
9 provinces
Chiang Mai
The old Lanna city, set in a northern valley, with cool air the whole way there.
Lamphun
A small northern town in a valley, on the Kuang River.
Lampang
A northern town wrapped in mountains, on the Wang River.
Uttaradit
A town on the Nan River, where the plain meets the mountains of the lower north.
Phrae
An old town in a basin, ringed by mountains in the upper north.
Nan
A small town among northern valleys, on the border with Laos.
Phayao
A small town on Kwan Phayao, a wide freshwater lake among northern mountains.
Chiang Rai
Thailand's northernmost province, full of high mountains and cool air the year round.
Mae Hong Son
A town in a valley, ringed by folded mountains on the Myanmar border.
Northeastern (Isan)
20 provinces
Nakhon Ratchasima
Korat, the gateway to Isan, spread across a vast plateau.
Buriram
A southern Isan plateau province, near the Cambodian border.
Surin
A province of southern Isan, close to the Cambodian border.
Sisaket
A border province of southern Isan, up against Cambodia.
Ubon Ratchathani
A large city on the Mun River, at Thailand's far northeastern edge on the Lao border.
Yasothon
A small province on the Chi River, in lower Isan.
Chaiyaphum
A province of folded hills and deep green forest in lower Isan.
Amnat Charoen
A small, quiet Isan province surrounded by hills and open country.
Bueng Kan
Thailand's newest province, on the Mekong, an Isan border town facing Laos.
Nong Bua Lamphu
A small province ringed by mountains in upper Isan.
Khon Kaen
A major city in the middle of the Isan plateau.
Udon Thani
The big city of upper Isan, and the way through to the Mekong country.
Loei
A province of folded mountains, cool the year round, in upper Isan.
Nong Khai
A riverside town on the Mekong, a border province that carries you across to Laos.
Maha Sarakham
A small province in the middle of the Isan plateau, at the very heart of the region.
Roi Et
A province of the Isan plateau, the wide open country of the northeast.
Kalasin
An Isan province with the Pao River running through the middle of town.
Sakon Nakhon
A city beside a great lake, ringed by the Phu Phan range in upper Isan.
Nakhon Phanom
A town on the Mekong with a clear view over to Laos, quiet and easy on the eye.
Mukdahan
A Mekong town, a border province linked to the Lao side.
Central
22 provinces
Bangkok
Thailand's capital, set along the Chao Phraya River, full of high-rises and busy streets.
Samut Prakan
The province where the Chao Phraya River widens out and empties into the Gulf of Thailand.
Nonthaburi
A small province on the Chao Phraya River, bordering Bangkok on its northern side.
Pathum Thani
A Bangkok-fringe province on the Chao Phraya River, just north of the capital.
Ayutthaya
An old royal capital, dense with historic ruins along the Chao Phraya River.
Ang Thong
A small province on the Chao Phraya River, in the middle of the central plain.
Lopburi
An old town of the central plain, where the Lopburi and Pasak rivers run through.
Sing Buri
A small province on the Chao Phraya River, set in the central lowlands.
Chai Nat
A small town on the Chao Phraya River, on Thailand's central plain.
Saraburi
A province of limestone hills, the gateway between the central plain and Isan.
Nakhon Nayok
A small province holding the Khao Yai range and its forest, on the eastern edge of the centre.
Nakhon Sawan
Pak Nam Pho, where the Ping and Nan rivers join and become the Chao Phraya.
Uthai Thani
A province with great forest and green mountains all around it.
Kamphaeng Phet
A historic town on the Ping River, full of old ruins on the lower northern plain.
Sukhothai
An ancient town and Thailand's first royal capital, on the plain of the Yom River.
Phitsanulok
Song Khwae, with the Nan River through its middle, a key junction of the lower north.
Phichit
A quiet town on the Nan River, in the middle of the lower northern plain.
Phetchabun
A province ringed by hills and high ranges in the middle of the lower north.
Suphanburi
A central lowland province, with the Tha Chin River running through town.
Nakhon Pathom
A central lowland province, marked by the great Phra Pathom Chedi.
Samut Sakhon
A coastal province where the Tha Chin River runs down into the Gulf of Thailand.
Samut Songkhram
A small town on the Mae Klong River, and the smallest province in Thailand.
Eastern
7 provincesChonburi
An eastern coastal province on the Gulf, both a holiday coast and an industrial centre.
Rayong
An eastern seaboard province with a fine coastline and one of Thailand's industrial heartlands.
Chanthaburi
An eastern province on the coast, close to the Cambodian border.
Trat
Thailand's easternmost border province, on the Gulf coast and scattered with beautiful islands.
Chachoengsao
A province on the Bang Pakong River, a short way east of Bangkok.
Prachinburi
A lowland province on the Prachinburi River, near the forests of the Sankamphaeng range.
Sa Kaeo
An eastern border province, up against Cambodia.
Western
5 provincesTak
A town on the Ping River, and the way west to the Mae Sot border.
Ratchaburi
A town on the Mae Klong River, near the Tenasserim range in the west.
Kanchanaburi
A province of mountains and the River Khwae, on Thailand's western border.
Phetchaburi
A province with mountains, sea, and the Phetchaburi River through the middle of town.
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Thailand's narrowest province, mountains and the Gulf coast running side by side.
Southern
14 provinces
Nakhon Si Thammarat
A large southern city on the Gulf, with mountains and coastline in the one province.
Krabi
An Andaman coast province, full of limestone peaks and beautiful islands.
Phang Nga
An Andaman coastal province, scattered with islands and limestone peaks.
Phuket
Thailand's largest island, ringed by the clear blue of the Andaman Sea.
Surat Thani
A large province on the Gulf, with mountains, the Tapi River and islands offshore.
Ranong
An Andaman coast town on the Myanmar border, known for its hills and its year-round rain.
Chumphon
The first province of the south, the Gulf coast on one side and hills on the other.
Songkhla
A town on Songkhla Lake, Thailand's largest freshwater lake, on the lower Gulf coast.
Satun
The southernmost Andaman coast province, full of islands and green forest.
Trang
An Andaman coast town, with mountains and sea in the same province.
Phatthalung
A lake town on Songkhla Lake, held in by mountains on its western side.
Pattani
A town on the lower Gulf coast, among Thailand's three southern border provinces.
Yala
The southernmost town, ringed by mountains and quiet among its own forests.
Narathiwat
Thailand's southernmost border province, on the Malaysian border by the Kolok River.
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- 2The ฿ marks are a rough price level — more marks, pricier.
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