Destinations compared

Two places, one holiday: here you can see side by side when it rains there, how to get there and which place suits you better.

• orPhuket or KrabiPhuket is Thailand’s largest island and has its own airport, an old town and many beaches.
• orKoh Samui or Koh PhanganKoh Samui has an airport, a ring road and the busier beaches.
• orKoh Samui or PhuketSamui and Phuket each have their own airport but lie on different coasts.
• orKoh Tao or Koh PhanganKoh Tao covers around 25 square kilometres, and almost everything on the island revolves around diving and snorkelling.
• orKoh Lanta or Koh LipeLanta and Lipe are in the Andaman Sea, and both are considered quiet.
• orChiang Mai or Chiang RaiChiang Mai is the larger city, with an old town inside a moat, many temples and cafés.
• orChiang Mai or PaiChiang Mai has temples, markets and cafés; Pai is a small town in a mountain valley with rice fields.
• orBangkok or Chiang MaiAround 10 million people live in Bangkok, and the city is loud and hot.
• orPattaya or Hua HinPattaya and Hua Hin are on the Gulf of Thailand and are popular places to spend the winter.
• orKoh Chang or Koh KoodKoh Chang is Thailand’s third largest island: hilly, with rainforest and a long row of beaches.
• orKhao Lak or PhuketKhao Lak is a long strip of coast around 80 kilometres north of Phuket airport, with no real town and rainforest right behind the beaches.
• orAyutthaya or KanchanaburiAyutthaya and Kanchanaburi are classic day trips from Bangkok.