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Longtail boats moored below limestone cliffs in Thailand

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Thailand · Southeast Asia

Thailand

Bangkok and the islands — the default first trip abroad, and still a good one.

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Why TripWise recommends this

  • Strong match for your interest in food
  • Strong match for comfortable travel
  • November is the best time to go

Worth knowing before you book

  • · Reachable in about 6 months of saving at your current rate

Visa-free for Indian passports, flights from every metro, and infrastructure that makes a first international trip painless. Split the week between Bangkok and Krabi or Phuket for beaches, food and a very forgiving budget.

Things to do

Must see

  • Grand Palace and Wat Pho

    ₹1,500 pp

    Gold spires and the reclining Buddha; dress code enforced.

    Bangkokabout 4hView on map

Food

  • Thipsamai Pad Thai

    ₹400 pp

    The city's most famous pad thai; expect a queue and eat it anyway.

    Bangkokabout 1hView on map

Adventure

  • Phi Phi islands day trip

    ₹3,500 pp

    Speedboat, snorkelling stops and Maya Bay from the water.

    Krabiabout 8hView on map

Relaxation

  • Railay Beach

    ₹800 pp

    Reachable only by longtail; limestone walls straight out of the sea.

    Krabiabout 6hView on map

  • Thai massage

    ₹700 pp

    An hour at a licensed shop for less than a coffee back home.

    Bangkokabout 1hView on map

Shopping

  • Chatuchak Weekend Market

    Free

    Fifteen thousand stalls; go early, it gets very hot by noon.

    Bangkokabout 4hView on map