8 Must-Try Experiences in Thailand

With its exquisite cuisine, vibrant markets, rich cultural traditions, and breathtaking scenery, Thailand has been providing travellers with countless unique experiences for decades. With borders set to open later in the year let’s give you a list of the top eight new experiences to try for your next visit to Thailand, starting from the mountains in the north right down to the beaches in the south.

Get Inked

Preserve your connection to the Kingdom with a bamboo tattoo and ceremony, performed by one of Bangkok’s most revered Sak Yant masters. With more than ten years as a teacher and scholar in the sacred art of Sak Yant, Ajarn Neng offers a consultation to decide on a fitting design and before and after inking, performs a blessing ceremony for a deeply significant reminder of the unique experience, all in the privacy of your room.

Supercharge Yourself

The perfect pit-stop for busy holidaymakers, is a visit to VIVID by Verita, a vibrant new IV drip bar, anti-ageing, and aesthetics hub that provides therapies and treatments designed to give guests a host of powerful health benefits that enhance mental clarity, supercharge the immune system, turn back signs of ageing, beat fatigue, alleviate hangover symptoms, boost metabolism, and provide more energy to enhance overall wellbeing — the perfect holiday booster!

Lux Cruise on the River of King’s

Loy River Song is Thailand’s latest ultra-private luxury river cruise on the Chao Phraya River, charting a route from modern-day Bangkok to Siam’s ancient capital of Ayutthaya. The luxury cruiser has four spacious staterooms and large deck areas for wellness and cultural activities such as sunrise yoga, traditional dance performances, or Muay Thai lessons. Plus 24-hour butler services, chefs, and a resident tour guide are on hand to keep things running smoothly.

Jungle Bubbles in the Golden Triangle

Spend an unforgettable night observing Thailand’s majestic elephants in their natural habitat from the comfort of your very own, fully furnished, transparent Jungle Bubbles in the Golden Triangle. Perched on a wooden deck above the forest, your luxurious bubble offers uninterrupted views of Thailand’s gentle giants, as well as the stunning starlit sky above.

Stay at an Award-Winning Chiang Mai Resort

Anantara Chiang Mai Resort topped every important readers' choice awards list for 2020, including winning the top resort in Southeast Asia in the annual Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards. The resort also claimed Thailand’s top resort in Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. Condé Nast Traveler readers also recognized it as the fourth-best resort in the world, placing it as the highest resort throughout all of Asia. The resort boasts a 100-year-old spy-themed colonial centrepiece and Chiang Mai’s most Instagramable swimming pool.

Party With the Locals

The spirit and energy of dragon boat racing return to Bangkok with the third annual Bangkok River Festival, taking place on the banks of the mighty Chao Phraya River from 1-3 October, visitors including music lovers, foodies, festival goers, families, and socialites, flock to the fun-filled three-day charitable event, and soak up the adrenaline-filled atmosphere.

Sin and be SEEN in Koh Samui

Located on Koh Samui’s popular Chaweng Beach, SEEN Beach Club Samui is the island’s coolest Insta-friendly beachfront club. A throwback to 1950s glamour and chic, chill by the pool, graze on international cuisine, swim-up for tropical cocktails, and move to DJ beats. Highlights include Saturday pool parties and Sunday family-style brunches.

License to Thrill in Phuket

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to enjoy the "Golden Gun" experience at Layan Residences by Anantara. Catch a private jet from Bangkok to Phuket, and be whisked by a chauffeur-driven limo to Villa Similan, the largest and most luxurious of the resort’s residences. Enjoy martinis (shaken not stirred) by your own private butler before being presented with the actual golden gun from the 1974 movie. A glamorous yacht cruise around Phang Nga Bay, where "The Man with the Golden Gun" was filmed, with free-flowing Krug champagne tops off the Bond experience.