Sightseeing in Thailand

Sightseeing in Thailand clusters around four bases: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Krabi. From the capital, day trips head to Kanchanaburi for the Bridge over the River Kwai with a ride on the historic railway and lunch, or to Ayutthaya, the ancient royal capital — out by bus, back by river boat, over roughly nine hours.

Around Bangkok, the classics are the Damnoen Saduak floating market and the Maeklong railway market, where stalls fold away as the train rolls through, with stops at a coconut farm and salt pans. Chiang Mai serves as a springboard for full-day runs to the White Temple of Wat Rong Khun, the Baan Dam Black House museum and the Blue Temple, or up Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest peak, with its waterfalls. In the south there are city tours of Phuket Old Town and Krabi jungle circuits taking in the Emerald Pool, hot springs and the Tiger Cave Temple.

GetExperience lists 25 sightseeing tours across Thailand, group and private, from a one-hour canal ride to twelve-hour itineraries. Each page sets out the route point by point, what is covered — transfers, lunch, entry tickets — and a calendar of dates. Book online and the confirmation arrives quickly.