Thailand is a popular tourist destination from December through to February and it can get very over crowded in the popular tourist destinations. Phuket, Pattaya and Bangkok are by far the most popular and busiest places in Thailand during peak season. Citizen often try to avoid these places and go to the next popular places like Koh Samui, Krabi, and Chiang Mai but sometimes even these places can be hard to find accommodation and can also get very crowded.
Prices in these destinations also are up due to these places having a lot of tourists who spend big, so it might be great to try and find other destinations which will be cheaper, less crowded and more importantly also have just as good of a time or even great than the usual tourist hot spots.
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Below are some of other great places to visit during the peak season in Thailand.
Trang, One of the most underrated places in Thailand, most tourists who come to Thailand have never even heard about this place, this is one fo the popular places the local Thai Citizen like to visit and it is very beautiful. If the locals are raving on about it then it has to be good. Trang is a few hours south of Phuket, cheaper, cleaner and a lot more cordial than Phuket. Khao Sok, A place which is growing speedily as a great destination to visit. A holiday in a rainforest which is even more diverse and older than the amazon rainforest. The wild life and eco tourism in Khao Sok is definitaly the best in Thailand and possibly Asia. This has been kept a inexpressive for awhile and tourists and expats in Thailand are only now starting to see great this place is. Hua Hin, is about 3 hours drive from Bangkok and is has only started to become popular over the last few years, the main beach is one of the cleanest I have seen in Thailand and normally only has a handful of Citizen on it due to hotels being built right next to it, it makes the passage for other Citizen harder. The nightlife is also starting to get bigger with a estimate of new bars chance every month, it is a great place to go that is not too far from Bangkok.
There are other places in Thailand that are off the beaten track that are emerging, but the above are the best alternatives in peak season for now.
Peak Season Holiday Tips for Thailand
