Turquoise seas, limestone karsts and island life
Southern Thailand
The peninsula between two seas — Andaman karsts on one side, Gulf islands on the other.
Why visit Southern Thailand
This is the Thailand of postcards: powder-white beaches, coral reefs and limestone cliffs rising straight out of the sea, plus a rich Thai-Malay-Chinese culture in towns like Phuket and Songkhla.
Highlights
Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao
Similan and Surin dive sites
Khao Sok rainforest and Cheow Lan Lake
When to go
The Andaman coast is best November to April; the Gulf islands shine from January to September.
Provinces in Southern Thailand
- Phuket
- Krabi
- Phang Nga
- Surat Thani
- Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Trang
- Phatthalung
- Songkhla
- Pattani
- Yala
- Narathiwat
- Chumphon
- Ranong
- Satun
- Phuket