What are the best places to visit and activities to do in Thailand during a 20-day trip on a budget?

A good chunk of that 38k will be travel, and hotels. There may not be much left for food,beating out, attractions etc. check out the air fares on the dates you want to travel, and if too tight then reconsider the northern parts. Best of luck.

Things to do, for ALL ages, on Phuket:

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Scuba diving with American Divers Phuket (5.0 on Google), Atlantis Divers Phuket (5.0 w/few reviews), AumScuba (5.0), ScubaNicks (4.7) and Manta Dive Phuket.

Snorkeling during high season: phuket101. net/best-snorkeling-phuket/.

Play a round of golf: phuket101. net/best-golf-courses-in-phuket/

Take surfing lessons: phuket101. net/best-surf-schools-in-phuket/.

Take indoor surfing lessons, at Surf Day Phuket, on their wave machine: surfdayphuket. com. Read the reviews first so you're not surprised.

Wakeboarding at Phuket Wake Park in Kathu: phuket101. net/phuket-wake-park/

Kitesurfing during low season: phuket101. net/kitesurfing-in-phuket/

Take a Thai Cooking class: phuket101. net/phuket-best-thai-cooking-classes/

Siam Niramit Phuket cultural show: siamniramitphuket. com/

Plane Spotting on Mai Khao Beach during high season: phuket101. net/plane-spotting-in-phuket/

Big Bee Farm Phuket (honey factory): facebook. com/bigbeefarmphuket/

Methee Phuket Co. Ltd. (cashew factory): phuketdir. com/metheephuket/

Junkyard Theatre Phuket: junkyardtheatre. com/

Monkey Hill in Phuket Town (watch your belongings & be cautious of the monkeys).

Shop at Jungceylon or Central.

Naka Markets or Karon Temple market.

Phuket Old Town walking market, Sundays only.

Shop at Beauty Land or 99 Beauty.

Get a world-class tattoo.

Eat at the many great restaurants. Phuket is the only UNESCO City of Gastronomy in Thailand: (en.unesco. org/creative-cities/phuket).

Attend a Muay Thai Boxing Match or train in a Muay Thai Boxing facility: phuketelephantnaturereserve. com/where-to-go-to-watch-thai-boxing/.

Get an inexpensive Thai massage at Naree Massage & Beauty (facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092416707451).).

Treat yourself to a Spa Pamper day at Naree Massage & Beauty.

Get your hair braided at Naree Massage & Beauty.

Have a dress, suit or other garment, custom-made by a tailor: bespokeunit. com/articles/suits/best-suit-tailor-patong/.

Join a yoga session: phuket101. net/10-great-yoga-studios-in-phuket/

Visit Chinpracha House & Museum in Old Town: facebook. com/ChinPrachaHouseMuseum/.

Visit Baan Ar-Jor บ้านอาจ้อ restaurant and museum (hidden gem): facebook. com/BaanArJor.

Jet Ski Hire on beach (watch for scams).

Jet Ski Tour of islands (no scams).

White Water Rafting: viator. com/Phuket-tours/White-Water-Rafting/d349-g17-c.

Horse riding on the beach with Niran Equestrian Center Phuket (facebook. com/profile.php?id=100090176808418).).

Bangpae Waterfall & Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre: gibbonproject. org/visit-us/booking/.

Play pool.

Zip Lining.

Puchada Safari Phuket ATV or Buggy Beach tour.

Get some dental work done.

Deep sea, lake and pier fishing.

Phuket Pearl factory is where Miss Universe crowns can be seen. Stunning

Call or write ahead, then visit a charity, like Good Shepard Foundation Phuket Town (goodshepherdphukettown. org), Child-Watch Phuket (childwatchphuket*dot*org), Phuket Has Been Good to Us (phukethasbeengoodtous. org), Seeds of Change (seedsofchangephuket. com), Sunshine Village Foundation (phuketsunshinevillage. org), Living Waters Phuket (livingwatersphuket. com) or Hands Over The Water. It was set-up for the kids who lost everything, including their parents, when the tsunami hit. Now, it does so much more.

Visit the Soi Dog Foundation and play with the puppies (soidog. org/).

Visit the Bodhi Dog Rescue and Shelter.

The Rawai Animal Lovers - Rescue, Adoption & Community and the RAL Shelter always needs some help in one form or another. I run a shelter that cares for cats and feed cats and dogs in the local area at night.

Phuket Old Town Food Tour: achefstour. com/tour/phuket-old-town-food-tour

Southern Flavours Phuket Food Tour: viator. com/tours/Phuket/Phuket-Old-Town-Food-Tour/d349-P4?fbclid=IwAR254DMSIrrlS3FtADGpdAva4PRuSFPGaZ4dAa54T0hkYonBbP5Yo8XxWuM

Beaches of Phuket: phuket101. net/beaches-of-phuket/

Things to do, for ALL ages, on Phuket:

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Day cruise to Banana Beach Koh Hey: bananabeachkohhey. com/.

Day cruise to Koh Khai: phuket101. net/koh-khai-islands/

Day cruise to Koh Racha Yai: phuket101. net/racha-island/

Day cruise to Maiton Island: phuket. net/maiton-island

Day cruise to James Bond Island, where they filmed The Man With The Golden Gun: theprivateworld. com//5-facts-about-james-bond-island/.

Day cruise to the Similan Islands when open: phuket. net/similan-islands/

Day cruise to Phang Nga Bay, including the Koh Panyee floating village.

Day cruise to the Phi Phi Islands or, better yet, take a speedboat or the ferry and stay one or more nights.

Private island-hopping cruise with

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For live music and DJ nights, check out: phuket. net/events

Visit Wat Chalong: wat-chalong-phuket. com/.

Visit Big Buddha: mingmongkolphuket. com/.

Visit the Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve: phuketelephantnaturereserve. com/

Visit Promthep (cape with the best view) Cape Sunset View Point: phuket101. net/promthep-cape/

Visit Windmill View Point: phuket101. net/windmill-viewpoint/

Visit Karon View Point: phuket101. net/karon-viewpoint/

Visit Black Rock View Point: phuket101. net/black-rock-viewpoint/

Visit Doi Thepnimit Monastery & View Point: phuket101. net/doi-thepnimit-phuket/

Visit Rang Hill Viewpoint: phuket101. net/rang-hill-view-point/

Visit Wassa Homemade Bar for the view of Patong Bay: phuket101. net/wassa-bar/

Visit the secluded Ao Sane Beach. It's quietly hidden and only accessible if you drive through The Nai Harn Resort or come by long-tail boat.

Visit the secluded Laem Singh Beach: phuket101. net/laem-singh-beach

Get your portrait done by the guy in the lobby of the Doubletree by Hilton. He can also do one from a photo.

Bangla Road night life: phuket101. net/soi-bangla/.

Simon Cabaret Show on Bangla Road: simoncabaretphuket. com.

Bar-hopping and shopping at O-Top Market: otopmarketpatong. com/.

Chalong Bay Rum Distillery Tour & Tasting (chalongbayrum. com/distillery-visit): Very good rum made entirely out of sugarcane from Thailand.

Check out one of the beach clubs: phuket101. net/phuket-beach-clubs/

Enjoy jazz at The Siam Supper Club in Bangtao (siamsupperclub. com/) or Bebop in Phuket Town (facebook. com/profile.php?id=100063595748902).).

Carnival Magic Show (for families): carnivalmagic. fun/language/.

Water parks: Andamanda Phuket (andamandaphuket. com/), Blue Tree (bluetree. fun/) and Aqua Kingdom (facebook. com/profile.php?id=100063675398365s).s).

Kindee Bistro (kid-themed restaurant inside of Aqua Kingdom water park): facebook. com/kindeebistro/.

Youtopia Adventure Playground & Social Club for kids in Rawa: facebook. com/Youtopiaphuket.

Abstract Kids Drama: facebook. com/AbstractKidsDrama/. They run theatre camps for kids 4-18 years.

Visit the Phuket Bird Park (facebook. com/phuketbirdparks)

Visit The Upside Down House Museum, upsidedownhouse-phuket. com/

Visit the Selfie Experience Phuket, facebook. com/tsephuket/

Visit Aquaria Phuket (2 locations): aquaria-phuket. com/

Visit the Trick Eye Museum Phuket (trickeye. com/phuket/en) located within Aquaria Phuket (aquaria-phuket. com/). It features a variety of whimsical optical illusions and props that visitors can pose with.

Visit Dolphin Show Phuket (dolphinsbayphuket. com/.

Ice Arena Phuket (icearenaphuket.crd. co/.

Mini Golf (3 places to choose from): tripadvisor. com/Attractions-g0-Activities-c56-t271-Phuket.html.

Go Karting (3 places to choose from): phuket101. net/go-kart-phuket/

REBEL Indoor Rock Climbing: rebelrockclimbing. com

Trampolines, arcade and movies at Jungceylon Mall.

Mad Hog Tavern Phuket ร้านหมูป่าปีศาจ in Phuket Town (facebook. com/madhogphuket) is a Harry Potter-themed pub.

Visit one of the many shooting ranges: tripadvisor. com/Attractions-g0-Activities-c56-t210-Phuket.html.

Hi everyone

I didn’t like the advice I got last time so I’m gonna try again 😂😂😂

You're delusional. Pick one or two places and do what you can there. Save the rest for subsequent trips.

You need months to do all that not 12 days.

Far too organised

And yes, your list is almost impossible to reach all the spots

I live in Koh Tao , come here!

The north of Thailand is under storms and heat now , the south region is ok.

is OK for 12 days for 2 people

Back packers

Here's the best advice. Don't try to do it all at once. You will be back.

Stick to the south. Go scuba diving. Surin islands is a must. Do less, enjoy more.

Get a map and look at the distances you'll be travelling and how many days wasted doing this.

Try to find a travel orienteted group instead of this one, where the focus is primarily on visa.

Sent you a DM

Thats around .00 baht. But looking at the distances that you want to travel and from what I have seen, Bangkok, Krabi,Chang Mai and Phuket You will already be losing 5 travel days of your vacation. Chang Mai in the burning season is not the best place for a vacation.

Best to look for accomodation would be Agoda.com as we have used them often and have had very good vacations prior to moving to Thailand.

You might want to convert the rand to baht hardly anyone will know what it is.