Isaan

If you’ve seen Thailand’s headline sights and want to dig a little deeper, Isaan, Thailand’s undiscovered North East, is a great place to head. The region covers six provinces where you can relax in riverside towns, experience Lao and Vietnamese-influenced-cuisine and explore fine Khmer ruins.

Arguably the best Khmer site in Thailand is Phanom Rung in Buriram province, featuring the remains of a religious sanctuary built between the 9th and 12th centuries. There are more Khmer ruins at the town of Phimai, once linked by road to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat. Head to Khao Yai, Thailand’s most popular national park with exotic birdlife and if you’re lucky you may catch sight of a gibbon.