Hidden gems
Provinces most itineraries skip — and shouldn't.
31 provinces
Ang Thong
A small province on the Chao Phraya River, in the middle of the central plain.
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.
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.
Yasothon
A small province on the Chi River, 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.
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.
Lamphun
A small northern town in a valley, on the Kuang River.
Phrae
An old town in a basin, ringed by mountains in the upper north.
Phayao
A small town on Kwan Phayao, a wide freshwater lake among northern mountains.
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.
Phichit
A quiet town on the Nan River, in the middle of the lower northern plain.
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.
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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?How to use this page
- 1These groupings are SawadiKub's own starting point, not an official ranking.
- 2A province can sit in several categories — Krabi is both beach and nature.
- 3Use “See it on the map” to find where this group sits in the country.