Thailand Complete Guide 2026: Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya & Sukhothai
Browse more guides: Thailand travel | Asia destinations Thailand Complete Guide 2026: Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya and Sukhothai TL;DR I have spent enough time in Thailand to say no other Southeast Asian country gives you this much variety for this little money. In one trip you can stand under the 46-metre reclining Buddha at Wat Pho in Bangkok, climb the 309 steps to Doi Suthep above Chiang Mai at 1,676 metres, snorkel inside Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi (reopened January 2022 with a four-hour daily rotation), and wander the brick stupas of Ayutthaya, the royal capital sacked in 1767 and inscribed by UNESCO in 1991. The biggest 2026 update is the visa-free rule. Since November 2023, Indian passport holders and many other nationalities receive 60 days visa-free on arrival, doubled from the old 30 days. Two months is finally enough time to do Bangkok, the north, the islands, and one historic capital without rushing. The Thai baht has stayed broadly stable against the USD and...