16 editor picks across Thailand.
16 day trips worth the trip across Thailand, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Thailand guides.
Ayutthaya in central Thailand is the 1351-1767 former Siamese capital with heritage Thai kitchens, river-prawn stalls and the Roti Sai Mai. Family-friendly.
TipTake the morning train from Hua Lamphong; lunch at Pae Krung Kao river-prawn restaurant. Roti Sai Mai stalls are at the market opposite the train station.
Amphawa Floating Market in Samut Songkhram is the canonical evening floating-market day-trip from Bangkok, with boat vendors grilling seafood and Thai sweets.
TipWeekend evenings only (Fri to Sun, 15:00-22:00). The firefly boat tour after dark is the headline; book at the pier for 60 baht per person.
Mae Klong Railway Market in Samut Songkhram is the famous market where vendors set up under the train tracks and pack up eight times a day when the train.
TipTrain passes through eight times daily; the busiest viewing slots are 08:30 and 11:10 arrivals from Ban Laem. Pair with Amphawa floating market.
A misty mountain village an hour east, where community homestays serve northern Thai meals and stream-side cafes pour coffee under the forest canopy.
Takua Pa Old Town is Phuket's tin-mining twin up the coast: a Sino-Portuguese street whose morning market serves Hokkien dim sum and khanom buang from 05:00.
TipGo on a Sunday: eat the morning market before 08:30, then stay for the evening walking street along the old shophouse roads.
Hua Hin on the Gulf of Thailand coast is the King's beach-resort town with night-food markets (Cicada, Plearn Wan), fresh seafood and the heritage station.
TipStay overnight for the seafood markets. Cicada Market runs Fri-Sun nights 16:00-23:00; the Hua Hin night market every evening from 18:00.
Koh Yao Noi sits in Phang Nga Bay a short boat ride from Phuket, with stilted seafood houses over the mangroves and family kitchens cooking the day's catch.
TipRent a motorbike to hop between the west-coast seafood houses for a late lunch; it is a Muslim island, and many local restaurants sell no alcohol.
Kanchanaburi in west Thailand is the River Kwai day trip, with riverside seafood, Karen and Mon ethnic Thai cuisine, and the Death Railway WWII history laid.
TipTwo-day trip is better than one. The Death Railway train ride from Kanchanaburi to Nam Tok is the canonical scenic stretch over the Tham Krasae trestle bridge.
Damnoen Saduak in Ratchaburi is the morning floating market 90 minutes west of Bangkok, sampan boats pile with tropical fruit, boat noodles and coconut palm.
TipMorning trip only (06:00-12:00); arrive by 08:00 before the tour buses. Boat hire from the pier is 150 baht per hour per person.
A craft-and-hot-spring district east of the city, where mineral pools steam by the road and the weekend Chamcha market fills with food stalls and coffee.
The Hang Dong fringe pairs the Baan Tawai woodcarving village with design-shop cafes and garden restaurants, a browsing-and-eating loop through the south.
Thailand's longan capital and one of its oldest towns sits half an hour south, worth the trip for fruit-market stalls and temple-side noodle shops.
The hills north of the city are a green day trip of rice-field coffee roasteries, garden cafes and the strawberry fields above Mon Jam, ideal for a lunch.
Koh Panyee is a Muslim fishing village on stilts in Phang Nga Bay, a boat trip from Phuket, where a dozen waterfront kitchens serve seafood lunches.
TipArrive before 10:00 to beat the day-tour boats from Phuket, and check the bill on set menus, which run well above what locals pay.
Khao Lak's Bang Niang Market, a drive north of Phuket, sets out a couple of hundred stalls four afternoons a week, famous for its pork ribs and khao mok gai.
TipIt trades Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday only, from 14:00; come in the late afternoon for the fullest spread of food stalls.
Krabi Town, across the bay from Phuket, eats at its markets: roti with curry at the Maharaj morning market, then stalls on the weekend walking street.
TipBe at the Maharaj fresh market between 06:00 and 08:00 before the best stalls sell out, and bring small notes; most stalls take cash only.
Guided tour · 4 hours
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