The Best of Thailand: Top 10 places to visit in 2011

1.Pattaya

Pattaya  located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand about 165 km southeast of Bangkok. Pattaya's relaxing tropical ambience offers every ingredient for memorable holidays. Accommodation ranges from luxurious hotels with superb convention facilities to simple guesthouses. Pattaya is mostly famous for its go-go and beer bars, the most popular beach with its beautiful brown-red sandy beach, accommodations options and all types of facilities you can imagine.


2.Hua Hin

Hua Hin is a famous beach resort town in Thailand. The oldest and most traditional Thai resort combines the attractions of a modern holiday destination with the charm and fascination of a still active fishing port. Besides sun-filled days on the mile-long beach there are leisure activities for the whole family from watersports to golf. The area around the town let's you discover fabulous parks and peaks, caves and waterfalls.


3.Khao Yai National Park

Khao Yai National Park is a national park in Thailand. The park is comprised of mixed forests and rainforests with some wide plains and grasslands interspersed with verdant forests. There are many valuable plants, including commercial plants, scented plants and herbs. Popular activities in the park include butterfly and bird watching, animal watching and trekking. 


4.Koh Larn

Koh Larn is a wonderful little island in the Gulf of Thailand. Koh Larn is located about 7km off the coast of Pattaya Beach of which is about two hours drive south of Bangkok.Koh Larn is a lush green tropical island which has an abundant amount of rain fall each year during monsoon. The terrain is mostly mountainous which is covered in most part with heavy vegetation, jungle if you will.


5.Amphawa

Amphawa is a district of Samut Songkhram Province, located slightly inland at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok. It is home to a quaint floating market which cuts through Khlong (canal) Amphawa and a small community of vintage cafés, restaurants and wooden shop-houses selling artsy souvenirs, books and Thai sweets.


6.Suan Phung

Suan Phung is a district of Ratchaburi Province. Accommodation will mainly focus on the nature And aesthetics. Includes activities for guests to enjoy. Whether it's the shepherd cooking or camping. Each of which would be beautiful. And activities vary.  Night in winter. In a romantic atmosphere.   Candlelight, music and mountain sheep pasture.


7.Chiang Khan

Chiang Khan is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.Traditional timber houses line the streets, old ladies sit nattering in their shadow and the Mekong drifts slowly by: if you had an image of a northern riverside town where nothing much happens and no one seems to care, Chiang Khan may just be it. Pretty and peaceful.


8.Pai

Pai is a small town in northern Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, near the Myanmar border. It is well known for its natural beauty and for the cohabitation of both various hilltribes as well as travellers of all origins. A favourite among both local and expat residents communities for its cool climate and easy going lifestyle, Pai has become a must-see destination for any visitors to the North of the Kingdom.


9.Bang Saen

Bang Saen is a town that is famous throughout Thailand. It is the closest pleasant beach getaway spot from Bangkok as well as any provinces north of Chonburi. Bang Saen is a sleepy town during the weekdays. The town is a host to a major university, Burapha University. During the day, most of the people you will see are students from the university. On the weekends, travellers, families or groups of friends, come from surrounding areas or other provinces in Thailand to spend a day at the beach.


10.Koh Samet

Koh Samet is one of the Easten Seaboard Island of Thailand. It is located in the Gulf of Thailand off the coastline of the Thai province of Rayong, approximately 220 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of Bangkok. Koh Samet has beaches, beaches and beaches, and is also full of Hotels, Restaurants and Bars. And another interesting thing you find here are The Bungalows at the beach. With wide range of accommodation facilities, nature's beauty, variety of cuisines and a great standard of transport system makes Koh Samet one of the best places to visit on the planet. I think I forgot to mention about the night life what you cannot resist.