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22.12.2023 - 00:11 / lonelyplanet.com
Thailand is perfect for families and kids of all ages.
Beaches and watersports abound, of course, as the country is blessed with 3148km (1956 miles) of coastline. But Thailand also boasts 156 national parks, 120 protected forest areas and 58 wildlife sanctuaries covering more than 30% of the country, providing ample opportunity for tramping and animal spotting. And city lovers need not worry: Bangkok holds a wealth of diversions and nearby day trips.
Thais love children and are willing to make all sorts of allowances for them; there are very few places where children are not welcome. When it comes to kids, Thailand truly is the “Land of Smiles.”
Beaches, mountains, endless verdant scenery and the smattering of a temple or two: Thailand is a tropical paradise but also has enough infrastructure (transportation, restaurants, generally clean restrooms) to make traveling with children relatively pain-free. If you fly into Bangkok, the Airport Rail Link (from Suvarnabhumi) and Don Mueang Airport Train (from Don Muang) can connect you to any Skytrain (called BTS) or subway (MRT) station in the city, with most stations equipped with elevators for people with lots of baggage and a stroller in tow.
In any of Thailand’s bigger cities (and quite a few small ones), you’ll find that the major nexus around which all local families congregate is the shopping mall, which typically has a section devoted to children’s entertainment. This is where you’ll find play areas for smaller children, bowling alleys, movie theaters and the occasional ice skating rink (Seacon Square in Bangkok even has a 10,000-sq-m (107,639-sq-ft) indoor amusement park called YoYo Land). As for food options, the number of restaurant outlets at some of the bigger shopping complexes can be downright bewildering, but a few standbys – McDonald’s, Starbucks – coexist happily with local chains specializing in everything from Thai food (Nara, Greyhound) to Japanese (Oishi, Fuji) to Italian (the Pizza Company, Peppina).
If staying in Bangkok with your kids, public transport is a snap for children, who travel for free on both the Skytrain and subway if they are less than 90cm/2.9ft (a height measuring scale is located right next to the ticket window). On the subway, children who are younger than 14 but have surpassed the 90cm height limit to 120cm (3.9ft) can pay a discounted rate.
And when it comes to accommodation, Bangkok is thick with family-friendly options ranging from standard hotels within walking distance of public transportation and shopping centers to serviced apartments available for short-term rentals to AirBnbs costing as little as THB1000 (US$29) a night. Even better, most beach resorts (and quite a few resorts in popular destinations like Chiang
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