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Best national parks in Thailand

8 national parks in Thailand, ranked by why it makes the list from the catalogue data. Each page tells you what to see, which tour or ticket to book and when to go.

#ParkCountryWhy it makes the list
1 Khao Sok National Park Thailand Floating raft houses on Cheow Lan lake under limestone towers.
2 Khao Yai National Park Thailand Wild elephants, gibbons and waterfalls three hours from Bangkok.
3 Ao Phang Nga National Park Thailand Sea-cave kayaking and James Bond Island among the karst stacks.
4 Similan Islands National Park Thailand The country's best diving, open from mid-October to mid-May.
5 Doi Inthanon National Park Thailand The roof of Thailand: twin pagodas, cloud forest and Karen villages.
6 Erawan National Park Thailand Seven tiers of turquoise pools to climb and swim in.
7 Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park Thailand Maya Bay and the Phi Phi islands, now with visitor limits.
8 Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine Park Thailand Forty-two islands and an emerald lagoon, by boat from Samui.

Khao Sok National Park

Thailand

Khao Sok is the rainforest park between Phuket, Khao Lak and Surat Thani in southern Thailand, two hours from Khao Lak…

16 tickets & tours

Khao Yai National Park

Thailand

Khao Yai is Thailand's first national park, two and a half to three hours north-east of Bangkok, and it is sold…

27 tickets & tours

Ao Phang Nga National Park

Thailand

Ao Phang Nga is the bay of limestone towers between Phuket and Krabi that Hollywood made famous as the setting for a…

73 tickets & tours

Similan Islands National Park

Thailand

The Similans are a line of small granite islands in the Andaman Sea, some sixty-five kilometres off the west coast of…

1 ticket or tour

Doi Inthanon National Park

Thailand

Doi Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand and the most visited national park in the north, sixty kilometres from…

72 tickets & tours

Erawan National Park

Thailand

Erawan is the waterfall park sixty-five kilometres north-west of the town of Kanchanaburi in western Thailand, three to…

5 tickets & tours

Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park

Thailand

The Phi Phi islands are protected as the Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, and the park fee is collected…

37 tickets & tours

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