Thailand 13 Days: Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Krabi

About the destination: Bangkok, one of Asia’s most cosmopolitan cities, is the capital of Thailand. Bangkok is hot and crowded, but it's fairly clean and offers lots of fun things to do. Bangkok has great shopping, plenty of culture, amazing temples, delicious food and a decent art scene. Most of Bangkok's sights are concentrated on the island of Rattanakosin, often referred to as the Old City. The Grand Palace is the absolute must see site. The Grand Palace complex also houses the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra Keow, the most sacred Buddhist temple. Other famous temples in Bangkok are the Wat Pho and Wat Arun temples. Bangkok is a great place for shopping. There are many shops, shopping centers and markets to satisfy every wish. The nightlife scene in Bangkok is as varied as the city itself, from beer bars to exclusive clubs, night shopping markets, discos to hippie parties. Bangkok is a large sprawling metropolis, noisy and crowded yet peaceful and delicate. It is one of the world’s top destinations that one has to visit at least once in life.

About the destination: Chiang Mai is the hub of Northern Thailand and the Capital City of the Province of this name. With a population of over 170,000 in the city proper, it is Thailand's fifth-largest city. Located on a plain at an elevation of 316 m, surrounded by mountains and lush countryside, it is much greener and quieter than the capital, and has a cosmopolitan air and a significant expat population, factors which have led many from Bangkok to settle permanently in this "Rose of the North". Chiang Mai's historical center is the walled city. Sections of the wall remain at the gates and corners, but of the rest only the moat remains. Inside Chiang Mai's remaining city walls are more than 30 temples dating back to the founding of the principality, in a combination of Burmese, Sri Lankan and Lanna Thai styles, decorated with beautiful wood carvings, Naga staircases, leonine and angelic guardians, gilded umbrellas and pagodas laced with gold filigree. The most famous is Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, which overlooks the city from a mountainside 13 km away. Modern-day Chiang Mai has expanded in all directions, but particularly to the east towards the Ping River, Mae Nam Ping, where Chang Klan Rd, the famous Night Bazaar and the bulk of Chiang Mai's hotels and guest houses are located. Loi Kroh Rd is the center of the city's night life.

عن الوجهة: مقاطعة كرابي هي وجهة شاطئية شهيرة في الجزء الجنوبي من تايلاند ، على بحر أندامان. تتمتع مقاطعة كرابي بمناظر طبيعية خلابة ونتوءات رائعة من الحجر الجيري تسمى التكوينات الكارستية ، والتي تعد معلما بارزا في المنطقة. يوجد في كرابي الكثير من الشواطئ الجميلة التي تقدم بعض المشاهد المدهشة حقا لشروق الشمس وغروبها. هناك أكثر من 150 جزيرة في المياه المحيطة بكرابي. تعتبر كرابي والمنطقة المحيطة بها والشواطئ ممتازة للاسترخاء ومشاهدة المعالم السياحية ، ناهيك عن جميع الشواطئ الصافية والشعاب المرجانية الرائعة والكهوف والشلالات ، فضلا عن العديد من الجزر والمعابد الجميلة. هناك العديد من الأشياء التي يمكنك القيام بها في المناطق ، مثل الغطس والسباحة وحمامات الشمس وتسلق الصخور وركوب الرمث في المياه البيضاء والغوص والتجديف بالكاياك وركوب الأمواج. إذا سمح الوقت ، يمكنك زيارة المتنزهات الوطنية القريبة لرحلات الغابة. تقدم كرابي مناظر خلابة وهي واحدة من أجمل الوجهات الشاطئية في آسيا.