The Best Thai Beaches – a photo essay

Thailand is famous for it’s numerous blissful beaches of the white sand and turquoise water variety. With so many to choose from it’s hard to single out just one as the best. Here are some pictures of our favourite bays. (Warning: these pictures will inspire immediate Thailand holiday plans!)

Railay Beach, Krabi

A short long tail boat ride from Ao Nang in Krabi is this craggy climbers heaven. Dramatic limestone formations enclose flawless bays. Bliss!

Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi Leh

The perfect beach made famous for playing the perfect beach in the film ‘The Beach’! Now a backpackers mecca try to catch one of the first taxi boats out of Phi Phi Don in the morning to avoid the tourist crowds.

Ko Lanta

Only an hour and a half away on a boat from Ko Phi Phi, yet a million miles away in terms of tourist numbers and atmosphere, is serene and relaxed Ko Lanta. Time your visit right and you could have this Marine National Park almost all to yourself.

Ko Tao

One of the best and cheapest places to learn to dive in Thailand, and it’s quite pretty too!

Ko Phan-Ngan

Next door to Ko Tao lives Ko Pha-Ngan an island famous for Full Moon beach parties. Away from the hustle and bustle of Hat Rin where the parties are held can be found long stretches of unoccupied sand and shallow waters. This photo was taken at Ban Tai.

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