Lonely Planet Thailand's Islands & Beaches

by Damian Harper, Damian Harper, Tim Bewer

Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher*  


Lonely Planet’s Thailand’s Islands Beaches is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stretch out on a perfect swath of white sand on Ko Lipe, rock climb the limestone karsts of Railay, and dive or snorkel around coral reefs with all kinds of fish in Ko Tao – all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Thailand and begin your journey now!


Inside Lonely Planet’s Thailand’s Islands Beaches:




Colour maps and images throughout

Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics

Covers Bangkok, Ko Chang the Eastern Seaboard, Hua Hin the Upper Gulf, Ko Samui the Lower Gulf, Phuket the Andaman Coast
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Thailand’s Islands Beaches is our most comprehensive guide to Thailand’s islands and beaches, and is perfect for discovering both popular and offbeat experiences.


After wider or more extensive city coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s Thailand and  Bangkok  guides for a comprehensive look at all the country and capital have to offer.


About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.


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*Source: Nielsen BookScan: Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Asia

448 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 2000

Reviews

[Matt Burgess]

All in all this Lonely Planet book is a wonderful resource. While I don't recommend it for leisure reading it covers a variety of topics a potential traveller would want. From hotel/restaurant listings to customs the Lonely Planet team in Thailand makes great recommendations with right amount of detail. I particularly enjoyed the side notes explaining history and tips about very specific places and people that may be encountered on a trip.

Lonely Planet: Thailand is worth the admission price for all would be travellers to this Far East land.

[Faith B]

Really helpful stuff! I used this to get an idea of where to stay for a week-long trip in Phuket. While I didn't use any of the lodging ideas listed, I did use the descriptions of each town/beach to determine where I wanted to stay. Once I got to Thailand, I found that the descriptions matched up very well with reality!

The advice on taxis, costs, and ideas for things to do in the area were also extremely helpful. I ended up using a scuba/snorkeling company that the book recommended and had a great time. The food recommendations were also spot on. As a whole, an extremely helpful book!

My only critique is that the pull-out map in the back is for Bangkok, which is not really helpful when you're buying a book on Thailand's islands and beaches... wish it had been a map of Phuket or something more applicable.

[Chelsea]

If you want to travel Thailand with your children, look elsewhere. This book had way more information on how to hook up with prostitutes suggestions for families. There’s literally just a few sentences in the back of the book giving you a website to go to if you are traveling with children. Complete waste of time and money.

[Julie Garner]

Great guide for the area however it covers more than I needed with just a small portion on where I want to go. Pocket Phuket has been much more helpful with information not found in this larger volume.

[Jill]

Lonely Planet never disappoints; thanks for the great phuket town rec!

[Brilliant]

前世一条鱼，今生爱大海
每年都一定要去海边待几天，就这么说定了

[Pernille]

A quite nice «guide» about the islands and the close by places

[Jo]

Heaps of information.

[Ingibjorg Bjorgvinsdottir]

Grate help, stayed at the place recommended in phi phi. Well updated.

[Alexandria Rauf]

If you have read the Lonely Planet Thailand book, skip this one. Info is good, sure, but it is literally a copy of the Thailand book, just minus Northern Thailand and a few other areas. I was able to match up pages at random, and was bummed that there wasn't different, more detailed information.