Visit various Thai provinces virtually
Images adapted from: @thailandonelove, @por52, @7iwtouch
Due to a turn of events at the start of the year, many people had to refund their flights and postpone vacations abroad while staying home. Museums and heritage sites took the opportunity to bring the place to homes through livestreams and virtual tours.
Last month, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) joined in and posted a list of places around Thailand for visitors to explore despite cancelled plans.
See spectacular landmarks from almost every angle
The Kung Krabaen Bay seen from a “Dollhouse” view
Image credit: The Tourism Authority of Thailand
Netizens can now visit locations scattered around Thailand through the same technology used in Google Street View.
Atop one of the watchtowers at the Kung Krabaen Bay
Image credit: The Tourism Authority of Thailand
The virtual tours still limit visitors to the landmark but can otherwise fully explore the area as one could on foot. For example, the “Kung Krabaen Bay” in Chanthaburi allows you to climb up and down the stairs for a better view. The bay is a mangrove conservation, with shady nature trails built around the lush forest for quiet walks. It is breathtaking even from a virtual tour.
You’re still not permitted to go where the signs forbid, of course
Image credit: The Tourism Authority of Thailand
Sightseeing from home
You can visit the 15-meter Buddha statue in the temporarily-closed Wat Si Chum temple in Sukhothai
Image credit: The Tourism Authority of Thailand
The tour in response to the steep decline in tourism from lockdowns and travel bans. TAT decided to go sightseeing virtually in order for people to still be able to travel Thailand without waiting or rule-breaking.
You can join the virtual tours on the TAT’s official website, with currently ten locations around nine provinces to visit, from Wat Si Chum in Sukhothai to Wat Phra Mahathat in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Thailand’s lockdown is still in effect until the end of May. If everything goes well, travel bans will be lifted just in time for summer break. But until then, stay home and stay safe!
More places to travel from home:
- Chonburi Zoo To Livestream Animals During Outbreak Closure
- 13 Museums With Free Virtual Tours You Can Enjoy From Your Bedroom During Quarantine
- Sumida Aquarium Asks People To FaceTime Lonely Eels
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