South Thailand Guide

Travel tips and advice in “The land of smile” as local people

Monday, January 30, 2012

Surat Thani ( สุราษฎร์ธานี )

Surat Thani name itself means "City of the Good People". The province located on the east coast of the Thailand and about 645 km from Bangkok, next from Chumphon and it is the largest province in Southern province. Surat Thani is well known as the city of Thousand Islands which locates in the coast in the Gulf of Thailand. The famous islands for tourist are Koh Samui, Koh Pha Ngan , Koh Tao and nowadays become perfect for the vacationers around...

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Songkhla ( Place to Visit )

Simila beach is a famous destination and located at the north of Songkhla Lake next from Laem Son Onn. The beach stretches long to Laem Simila to the south of the beach. The character of the beach is beautiful white sand beach, the water was not very deep and suitable for swimming and become relaxing place for the visitors. In addition, it is a great viewpoint for the famous mice and rat islands. The major landmark of the beach is the Golden Mermaid...

Trang ( Place to Visit )

Koh Mook The name of Koh Mook may not well know as Morakot Cave (Emerald Cave) as the cave is the most attraction place for visitors for journey to Trang. Koh Mook is a large island with surrounding with many small islands, however it is the trird rank large island in Trang sea taken care by Had Chao Mai National Park and Koh Libong. The island is well known of high cliffs coast, beautiful beach with untouched natural surrounding. The people who...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Ranong ( Place to Visit )

Hot Springs and Raksawarin Arboretum is a top tourist   destination in Ranong province. The hot spring consist of 3 pools which the temperature of the water about 65 degrees Celsius and suitable for drinking and bathing. Surrounding the hot springs is a deep shaded forest called 'Raksawarin', where resting pavilions and wash rooms have been provided for the visitor's comfort. View Larger Map How to go to Hot Springs and Raksawarin...

Yala ( Place to Visit )

Wat Khuhaphimuk (Wat Na Tham)It is one of the three important temple in South of Thailand as Wat Phra Mahathat ( Nakhon Si Thammarat )  and Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya (Surat Thani ). The temple show the bright history of Buddhism in southern province since the Srivijaya Empire The temple is located in Tambon Na Tham, 8 kilometers from Yala downtown along the route to Iaha district. The name Wat Na Tham means 'A temple in front of a cave’ since...

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Phuket ( ภูเก็ต )

Phuket is the largest island in Thailand , located on Andaman coast and about 867 kilometers south of Bangkok. Phang Nga province is on the north and the east boarder is Krabi and Phang Nga as well as surround by the Andaman Sea.   ดูอัลบั้มทั้งหมด   Phuket is a top tourist destination in the world with the local natural environment, surrounding by the Andaman Sea, blue-green waters and beautiful coral. The province is one of...

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Trang (ตรัง)

Trang is approximately 828 kilometers from Bangkok, covers the entire 4941 square kilometers. Trang is a province on the Indian Ocean side with about 119 km long of coastal on the west side. Trang Province is one of the important role of logistics and transportation hub to the other large provinces in the southern of Thailand for instance, Nakhon Si Thammarat. Trang has geography that close to Krabi and Phang Nga . However, this small sleep...

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Songkhla(สงขลา)

Songkhla is located in southern of Thailand and approximately 950 kms from Bangkok. Songkhla borders on Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phatthalung Provinces to the north, Yala and Pattani Provinces to the south, and Satun and Phatthalung Provinces to the west. It is known as important ports and coastal province in south of Thailand. Hat Yai , a district of Songkhla perhaps well known more than the capital itself as it is the center of trading or transportation...

Ranong (ระนอง)

  Ranog is located on the coastal of the Andaman Sea and about 570 km from Bangkok. The geography of the province shared border with Myanmar and has narrow shape stretch from north to south. The longest is about 25 km and 169 km in wide as the narrowest is only 9 km. In addition, Ranong contains various natural attractions from a mountainous and heavily forest, long beautiful sandy beaches, 62 islands, famous hot springs and unspoiled mangrove...