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From city streets to the coast.

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An aerial view of limestone cliffs, pale sand, and turquoise water at Railay.

Where to spend
your time.

Pair a few days in Bangkok with the Krabi coast, or go straight to the sea. Your dates help decide which coast makes sense.

Wat Arun’s central spire rises above riverside temple buildings beside the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.

Bangkok

Temples, markets, museums and meals worth making time for. A city stay adds a different rhythm before a few days at the beach.

Wat Arun, Bangkok

Limestone cliffs rise beyond the sandy shoreline and blue water at Ao Nang, Krabi.

Krabi coast

A mainland coastal base for beach time and boat outings. Ao Nang is one departure point for nearby islands and Railay.

Ao Nang, on the Krabi coast

An aerial view of limestone cliffs, pale sand, and turquoise water at Railay.

Railay

Limestone cliffs and beaches with a boat connection to arrive. A stay here needs different transfer planning from a mainland hotel.

Railay’s limestone coast

A trip could
look like this.

A city stop and a coastal stay fit into a week. If the holiday is mainly for resting, leave the city for another time.

Wat Arun’s central spire rises above riverside temple buildings beside the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.
Wat Arun, Bangkok

Bangkok to the beach

7 nights

Spend two nights exploring the city, then fly south for five nights on the Krabi coast.

  1. Bangkok2 nights
  2. Krabi coast5 nights

The coastal base could be on the mainland or at Railay, depending on the stay and transfers.

Limestone cliffs rise beyond the sandy shoreline and blue water at Ao Nang, Krabi.
Ao Nang, on the Krabi coast

Stay on the coast

6 nights

Keep one hotel for the whole trip, with optional boat outings between days at the beach or pool.

  1. Krabi coast6 nights

These are ideas to start from. We can change the stops, length and stays around your dates and budget.

Talk about a Thailand trip

What would you
make time for?

A vendor works behind a counter of pots and freshly prepared dishes at a Bangkok food stall.

A taste of Bangkok

A Bangkok neighbourhood walk with local food and a temple or market visit.

An aerial view of limestone cliffs, pale sand, and turquoise water at Railay.

An afternoon at Railay

Time at Railay for its limestone scenery and beaches.

The view from a wooden longtail boat approaching limestone islands in the blue-green water off Krabi.

Among the islands

An island boat outing from the Krabi coast, subject to sea conditions and access.

Before you choose your dates.

Which coast suits my dates?
Krabi and the Andaman coast generally experience the southwest monsoon from May to October. The Gulf islands have a different pattern, with wetter months falling later in the year. We choose the region around your month and plans.
What do the transfers involve?
A city-and-coast trip adds a domestic flight and hotel transfers. Railay also needs a boat connection. Boat outings depend on conditions, so we leave room to adjust them.
City and beach, or beach only?
Choose Bangkok if food, markets and cultural visits are part of the holiday. For fewer travel days, a single coastal base gives you more time in one place.
Clear blue water meets a quiet sandy beach beneath a green cliff in Bali.

Bali

Indonesia

Ubud’s rice fields and galleries, with a few days on the south coast.

Forest-covered limestone islands rise from the calm waters of Raja Ampat.

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

Island stays, reef outings and limestone scenery reached by boat.

Your trip.
Planned together.

Have a trip to Thailand in mind? Talk to Farhan about your dates, stays and the days you’d like to plan.