Limestone cliffs, turquoise shallows and a sandy edge at Maya Bay

Explore Thailand

Come for Thailand. Find your own stories.

A mountain temple. Another side of an island.
And the people who bring you a little closer.

Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi Le

Tommy at the shore, arms outstretched, with limestone cliffs behind him

Your introduction / ThaiVentures co-founder

Thailand, meet Tommy.

Tommy co-founded ThaiVentures with Arthur after they met studying tourism in 2014. He leads local experiences and guides in Northern Thailand. Arthur brings cultural storytelling to ThaiVentures.

Get to know Tommy
Golden chedi and ceremonial umbrella at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai

01 / Chiang Mai · Northern Thailand

A mountain.
A temple.
A white elephant.

Doi Suthep’s founding legend follows a white elephant carrying a sacred relic up the mountain. That story makes the temple more than a golden landmark above Chiang Mai.

Come for the setting, then look into the story that gives it meaning.

The story behind Doi Suthep

02 / Phi Phi · Andaman coast

Beyond the
famous bay.

Phi Phi is more than a single photograph. The place you stay, the bay you head for and the boat journey between them shape very different days.

Long-tail boats close to the shore at Loh Moo Dee Beach on Ko Phi Phi Don
Loh Moo Dee Beach, Ko Phi Phi Don · 2016

Loh Moo Dee is pictured here. For another side of Ko Phi Phi Don, follow the smaller story around Loh Ba Kao.

03 / Koh Kood · Eastern Thailand

Arthur’s island
check-in.

On ThaiVentures’ Instagram, Arthur checks in from Koh Kood, also known as Ko Kut. It opens up a different island question: would you rather stay on one shore than keep moving between islands?

Follow the moment, then read what the crossing and time on the island mean for your own plans.

Make room for Koh Kood Watch Arthur’s Koh Kood check-in
Arthur speaking to a group beside ornate temple architecture
Arthur, ThaiVentures co-founder · cultural storytelling

A place to begin

What catches
your eye?

Follow a place into its everyday details. Each destination has its own choices about where to stay, what to make time for and what to leave for another journey.

When you want to go further

Carry a place
into a journey.

Bring the places you keep thinking about into a conversation with ThaiVentures.

Journeys