Family adventures
Elephants, waterfalls, caves and boats — with shorter drives, pools at the end of the day and guides who are good with children.
Thailand is an easy country to travel with children: food is mild if you ask, hotels have pools, and the culture genuinely welcomes kids. The mistake is trying to do an adult itinerary at adult speed.
We shorten driving days to three hours, put two nights minimum in each place, and always finish with a pool. Car seats, connecting rooms and early dinners are all arranged in advance.
Where to do it
Places that make it work
National park
Doi Inthanon National Park
Thailand's highest mountain, 2,565 metres, with cloud forest, two royal chedis and the Wachirathan waterfall.…
Sanctuary
Elephant Nature Park
A rescue sanctuary in a river valley north of Chiang Mai where elephants are observed, fed and walked — never ri…
Nature
Emerald Pool & Tiger Cave Temple
A spring-fed emerald pool in the jungle, with the 1,260-step Tiger Cave Temple nearby for the view.…
National park
Mu Ko Lanta National Park
The southern tip of Koh Lanta: a lighthouse, a cliff trail, two quiet beaches and a jungle full of monkeys.…
National park
Erawan National Park
Seven tiers of turquoise waterfall in the jungle, each with its own pool, an hour north of Kanchanaburi.…
National park
Sam Roi Yot & Phraya Nakhon Cave
Limestone hills and a cave where a royal pavilion stands under a shaft of sunlight, an hour south of Hua Hin.…
Tours built around it
Bestseller
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Thailand with a Family
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Private
4.9 (80)
Khao Sok & the South
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Private
4.9 (100)
Thailand Grand Tour
Bangkok · Kanchanaburi · Ayutthaya · Sukhothai
Private
4.9 (130)
Khao Sok Lake Overnight
Khao Sok
Private
4.9 (175)
Phang Nga Hongs by Sea Kayak
Phuket
Private
4.9 (155)
Doi Inthanon Cloud Forest Day
Chiang Mai