Photo credits
Photos on this site come from Wikimedia Commons under open licences, plus our own photos. Thank you to every photographer. Images are resized and cropped for the web

Long-tail boats on the white-sand beach of Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi Le, with turquoise water and limestone cliffs
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi Le, seen from under a limestone overhang, turquoise water and cliffs
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

Ko Tapu (James Bond Island) in Phang Nga Bay with a long-tail boat and blue sky
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original


Elevated view of a bay on Ko Similan (Donald Duck Bay area) with clear turquoise water and white beach
Photo: KOSIN SUKHUM · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

Sail Rock (balanced granite boulder) at Donald Duck Bay, Ko Similan, above turquoise water
Photo: No Troubles Just Bubbles · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

Shallow turquoise bay in Mu Ko Surin National Park with a visitor sitting on a rock
Photo: Armiblue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

Healthy hard-coral reef at the Surin Islands with divers in the background
Photo: Supachaiv · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

Aerial view of a white-sand bay with turquoise water and anchored boats, Ko Racha Yai, Phuket
Photo: ELPHUKET · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

White-sand beach and blue sea on Coral Island (Ko Hae), Phuket, with swimmers and boats
Photo: Nyx Ning · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

Banana Beach on Phuket's west coast at dawn, rocks on golden sand and gentle waves
Photo: Anton Zelenov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

SUBSTITUTE: Ko Khai Nok, a small islet with beach huts in turquoise water near Phuket (no usable Ko Maithon photo on Commons)
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

Tour speedboat in the turquoise water of Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi Le, below limestone cliffs
Photo: Wolfgang Holzem · Modified: เบลอชื่อบริษัทบนตัวเรือ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original


Visitor riding a zipline over jungle canopy in Thailand (Pattaya area), guide on platform
Photo: Sgt. Jamean Berry, U.S. Marine Corps · Public domain · Original


Off-road buggy splashing through a muddy stream on a forest trail
Photo: Funcheta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

Elephant walking in a river with its caretaker at a sanctuary near Chiang Mai, Thailand
Photo: Gracemontse · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

SUBSTITUTE LOCATION: white-water rafting team in helmets and life jackets hitting a rapid (Costa Rica, not Thailand)
Photo: Costaricapro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original


Wild king cobra raising its head on dry grass, Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand (not a show photo)
Photo: Rushenb (photo: Thai National Parks) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

Young long-tailed (crab-eating) macaque sitting on a railing looking up, Krabi
Photo: Rushen (Thai National Parks) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original




SUBSTITUTE: colourful illuminated cartoon lantern sculptures at night in Phuket (photo taken at Phuket FantaSea, not Carnival Magic)
Photo: Kaylorensen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

SUBSTITUTE: cabaret stage show finale with dancers in blue feather costumes (Siam Dragon Show, Chiang Mai, not Simon Cabaret)
Photo: Siamdragonshow · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original


Big-game trolling rods and reels set at the stern of a charter boat, deep-blue sea and white wake off Barbados
Photo: Johnmartindavies · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original



Wave pool with colourful water slides and parasols at Ramayana Water Park, Pattaya (stand-in for Andamanda Phuket)
Photo: Ramayana Water Park · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original


Panorama from the Ko Phi Phi Don viewpoint over the twin bays of Ton Sai and Loh Dalum
Photo: AgentMR · CC BY-SA 3.0 DE · Original