if you're coming to Thailand post pandemic and you're looking for information and inspiration
for where to visit on your next trip this is the video for you you see my name is paddy
doyle and i just visited every single province in thailand there were 77 and it took me over
a year and so if you're looking for ideas for places to visit other than bangkok and things
other to do than the full moon party for example and so let's give you a list
of the top 10 provinces to visit on your next time you come to this beautiful country
one of my favorite provinces is chantaburi it's in eastern thailand on the way down towards kochang
and the cambodian border i'd never heard of this province before this trip but wow what a place
so it's got mountains it's got greenery it's got one of the most beautiful waterfalls i've
ever seen it's got a huge cathedral as well as beautiful temples as in every
other part of thailand but the cathedral was really special and interesting to me
it has some of the most delicious local foods it has a really amazing coastline
chantaburi is a hidden gem so if you are on your way from bangkok down to koh chang or kokud
stay in chantaburi for a few days it's one of my favorite provinces in the whole country
nan province in northern thailand what a place now this is a very special province if you are into
motorcycling the best roads are in nan by far it's just a really beautiful quiet laid-back
scenic province in northern thailand delicious food incredible history amazing temples it's a
sleeper province not many people go there and if like i said if you're into motorcycling
if you've got a big bike or a small bike whatever just go drive the roads and none
a highlight of the trip for sure
at the very beginning of this adventure trying to go to every province i took my motorbike off the
train in the province of trang and i immediately fell in love with this place it's got a real
local vibe the city of trang itself is really cool it's got great food it's got lots of fun
activities i just love the city of trang and then on the coast you've got beautiful beaches
real thai local beaches and you know like there's no big resorts and not many foreigners down there
but it's just absolutely stunning and then you can go on a little boat over to the
islands of kokodang ko mook ko libong you can go snorkeling you can go dugon spotting there
are so many amazing activities crystal clear paradise islands interesting town
beautiful little province in southern thailand do not sleep on the province of trang
next up is tract province it's on the border of thailand and cambodia and it boasts the best
islands there are about 12 beautiful islands kochang kokud komuk ko wai ko kam to name a few
and they're all just equally beautiful if you're just coming to thailand for paradise beaches and
you wanna drink coconuts and you wanna relax with your friends and family or you wanna do nothing
and relax read a book in paradise switch off get away from the world don't go to phuket
don't go to costa me go to the province of trat get on a ferry and just go explore the islands
i mean there's nothing else to say just beautiful place
the jewel of the north chiang mai everybody's heard of this place the old town
khao soi noodles and beautiful mountains and you know just real northern thailand vibes and i it
was my home for four beautiful years i love chiang mai but why should you go there well you've got
countless temples in the old town you've got amazing mountains montgem deutsutep doi inthanon
the tallest mountain in thailand there's just so much to see and do in chiang mai i could devote
dozens of videos just to chiang mai but it's on the list because it's beautiful
right next to chiang mai is mae hong song it's the most westerly province in thailand and it
borders myanmar and what a place it's famous again if you're into motorcycling because of
the mae hong song loop a windy stretch of road that loops from chiang mai to pai up to mae hong
song and back around and wow what a road what a thrill we did it fully on this channel so i'll
link those videos in the description but one of my favorite places in the country of thailand there's
beautiful lakes there's beautiful chinese villages there's amazing viewpoints on the borders there
is obviously amazing roads delicious food good atmosphere and parties available in pai amazing
sunsets rice paddy feels what a place to be mae hong song is in the top 10 for sure a very quick
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next up is the beautiful province and the only province that is an island and that's
this place phuket i love phuket what a province it's got a huge plethora of beaches viewpoints
the old town is amazing it's home to the best food outside of bangkok it's absolutely amazing place
you've got the cape here which is this beautiful stretch of beaches and rocks and mountains
there are smaller hidden beaches there are longer more popular stretches of beaches you can party
in patong you can chill in our seine there are so many options there are malls here there is
an international airport here the marina there's cruising there's yachting there's diving there's
snorkeling there's everything you can imagine to do in phuket and it has to be in the top ten
next province you might not have heard of patalong it's in southern thailand it's kind of in the
middle of nowhere and no one really goes there but when you go or if you go you'll understand why
this is number three just beautiful nature some of the most beautiful nature in the whole country
it's very quiet there there's only one town and there's a few villages and there's a fishing
like community there but it's very very very very very quiet and the most beautiful part of patalong
other than the waterfalls and the beautiful scenic town that i already talked about
is talai noi it's a lake that is flooded with amazing amounts of pink lotus flowers that
open up in the mornings and it's home to one of thailand's only wild buffalo populations they
just live in the in the in the lake and they buffalo around and it's the first time or the
only time i've ever realized why they are called water buffalo because they just swim around and
live an aquatic life and it's quite incredible to see patalong province is ridiculously beautiful
suratani is cheating to be fair because it's home to four of the most amazing places in the country
of thailand so kotao kopangan ko samui and kaok national park are all in this province as well
by the way is the beautiful town of suratani suritani has it all because you can go to koh tao
and go diving maybe see a whale shark you can go to kopang gang and go to the full
moon party and get the tropical vibes there you can go to koh samui my favorite island and just
have an amazing holiday you can enjoy walks along the riverside in suratani and visit
the shrines and just the beautiful beautiful city of surat and then there's khao sak national park
the jewel in thailand the most beautiful national park the most epic place in the country and so kao
seok national park coaster movie kopang gang ko tao suratani town all in this one province
for that reason suratani you're the second most beautiful province in the whole country
chiang rai you win the most beautiful province and my favorite province hands down now suratani has a
wealth of beautiful places and patalong has that special connection to me and there's obviously as
we've talked about in this list lots and lots of amazing provinces but when you go to chiang rai
when you drive up to puccifa when you go up to the cave where the kids got trapped when you
go up to the chinese villages when you go up to doi chang and you see the incredible
hotels and the fast ferraris and lamborghinis and chiang rai city itself home to the blue temple the
white temple some of the most delicious foods some of the most amazing statues and sunsets
chiang rai has it all but it's probably number one for one reason and that is poochie fire
if you go there for sunrise if you go there for sunset you are gonna be blown away it's
unbelievable it's unbelievable it's the nearest thing it's been in the himalayas like it's just
incredible aggressive mountains and the way the light hits the mountains and the way the sky
oh chiang rai you're the best province in thailand congratulations okay so that's my top 10 provinces
in thailand let me know in the comments if you agree or disagree remember it's just my opinion
i have been to them all and these are my favorites and it was a difficult decision especially in
the first few the thing shuritani and chiang rai they kind of like they win because they just have
so much to do and so much to see but let me know what you think remember this is just one part of a
five-part series where we overlook all of the best things in thailand the best temples the best foods
the best beaches the best islands and this video the best provinces so if you are planning a trip
to thailand this series of videos will be really useful in the description you'll see google map
links lots more information so you should treat these five videos as your travel guide to thailand
if you're not going but you're going with a friend send that to them as well so they can watch this
and the other videos and if you do want to know more about shangri-or any other province in
this video then come over to my channel and have a look in the videos page because i've been to every
single province and it is an encyclopedia now of thailand so enjoy and thanks for watching you