With its rolling hills, majestic mountains and lush jungles, Thailand is a haven for avid hikers and trekkers. Strap on your hiking boots or trekking shoes and head for these places which are not just great for walking, but boast amazing panoramic views from scenic lookouts.
Chiang Mai Province
• Doi Ang Khang National Park (Fang District)
• Doi Inthanon National Park – Kew Mae Pan Nature Trail (Chom Thong District)
There are several viewpoints at Doi Inthanon National Park, also known as “The Roof of Thailand”, where you can soak up breathtaking panoramic views. The Ang Ka Nature Trail in the National Park is a scenic 366m looped boardwalk trail through cloud forests and patches of swamp forest.
• Doi Luang Chiang Dao
• Doi Pha Hom Pok (Mae Fang)
• Doi Suthep-Pui National Park
• Huay Tung Tao Circular Hike
• Mae Sa Valley
• Mae Wang National Park
Chiang Rai Province
• Ban Ruam Mit
• Mae Salong
A mountaintop town, Mae Salong has several tea plantations and is home to a large Yunnanese community, descendants of Chiang Kai-Shek’s Kuomintang army who fled there in the 1960s for refuge.
• Phu Chi Fa
Kamphaeng Phet Province
• Mae Wong National Park – Mokoju Mountain Hike
Kanchanaburi Province
• Erawan National Park – Erawan Waterfall Hike
Koh Samui
• Khao Pom
Krabi
• Tab Kak Hang Nak Nature Trail
Loei Province
• Phu Kradueng National Park
Mae Hong Son Province
• Mae Hong Son
• Mae Sariang
• Pang Mapha
• Soppong (Pang Mapha District)
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
• Khao Yai National Park
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
• Khao Luang National Park
Nan District
• Tham Pha Tup Forest Park
Phang-Nga Province
• Sri Phang-Nga National Park
Phayao Province
• Phu Lang Ka
Phetchaburi & Prachuap Khiri Khan Provinces
• Kaeng Krachan National Park – Pranburi Waterfall
Phrae Province
• Doi Chang Cliffs
Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
• Khao Lom Muak
Sangkhlaburi Province
• Sangkhlaburi Forest
Satun Province
• Koh Tarutao – Lu Du Waterfall near Ao Son & 400m Tob-Bob cliff at Ao Talo Phante Malacca
Surat Thani Province
• Khao Sok National Park
Tak Province
• Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary
Trang
• Khao Chong Wildlife Development and Conservation Park