Rough Guides Thailand: Travel Guide with eBook: 2026 | Insider Tips | Must-See Sights | Maps & Itineraries | Covers: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and more - Softcover

Guides, Rough; Cottrell, Christopher; Bird, Thomas; Gray, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1835294073 ISBN 13: 9781835294079

Publisher: Rough Guides, 2026

Synopsis

Rough Guides Thailand is a comprehensive travel guide designed for independent travellers exploring Thailand's cities, temples, islands, beaches and mountain landscapes – from Bangkok and Chiang Mai to the Andaman Coast, the Gulf islands, Isan and the far north.

It brings together everything you need in one place - from must-see sights and hidden gems to ready-made itineraries, in-depth sightseeing coverage, full-colour maps, transport advice, a handy phrasebook and a free eBook.

Plan your perfect trip with a guide that combines in-depth regional coverage with an online trip planner that generates a trip draft before you travel.

This travel guide to Thailand covers:

• Bangkok – Grand Palace, temples, markets, canals, street food and high-energy nightlife.
• Central Thailand – Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, historic ruins, river journeys and national parks.
• Northern Thailand – Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, mountain villages, temples and trekking routes.
• The Andaman Coast – Phuket, Krabi, Ko Phi Phi, limestone cliffs, diving and island-hopping beaches.
• The Gulf Coast and islands – Ko Samui, Ko Pha Ngan, Ko Tao, family resorts and snorkelling spots.
• Lesser-known Thailand – Isan, Mekong towns, Khmer ruins, quiet islands and off-the-beaten-path landscapes.

The complete Rough Guides package – print edition, free eBook and online trip planner – helps you plan a trip that fits your style. Expertly curated and locally informed, it gives you the tools and insights to explore Thailand with confidence.

Start planning your next adventure with Rough Guides Thailand.

About this title

About the Authors

Rough Guides are written by expert authors who are passionate about both writing and travel. They have detailed knowledge of the areas they write about--having either traveled extensively or lived there--and their expertise shines through on every page. It's priceless information, delivered with wit and insight, providing the down-to-earth, honest read that is the hallmark of Rough Guides.

Christopher Cottrell first came to teach in Thailand in 1997 and has extensively travelled the country, as well as China, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Latin America since then, contributing news articles to CNN, Fodor's, The Guardian, The New York Times, and the South China Morning Post.

Having edited a magazine in Shenzhen, worked as a newspaper reporter in Taiwan and co-authored over twenty guidebooks and coffee table books, Thomas Bird has kept himself reasonably busy over two decades spent in East Asia. His first book Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China was published in 2023 by Earnshaw Books. He occasionally prints his musings in the South China Morning Post and other sympathetic publications. When he's not travelling, or writing, he can be found in a smoky live lounge somewhere pondering the Zhuangzi.

After twenty years of toing and froing, Paul has recently settled down in Thailand. He is the author of The Rough Guide to Thailand and co-author of The Rough Guide to Thailand's Beaches and Islands, as well as The Rough Guide to Ireland. He has edited and contributed to many other guidebooks, including an update of his native Northeast for the Rough Guide to England.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rough Guides
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1835294073
• ISBN 13: 9781835294079
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 744