Area photo★★★★★Khuk Khak Beach
JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort & Spa
Beachfront luxury with multiple pools and spa
Rates from฿8,500 / nightCompare rates
Low season rates
All hotels in Khao Lak →Hotels in Khao Lak
Rooms are at their cheapest between now and the parks reopening. The same properties, a fraction of the peak rate.
Area photo★★★★★
Area photo★★★★★Area photo★★★★★Bang Sak Beach
Le Méridien Khao Lak Resort & Spa
Family-friendly with quiet beach
Rates from฿3,400 / nightCompare rates
Pakarang Beach
Apsara Beachfront Resort & Villa
Traditional Thai design, great value
Rates from฿4,100 / nightCompare rates
Nang Thong Beach
Khaolak Laguna Resort
Central location, excellent pools
Rates from฿2,800 / nightCompare rates
Area photo★★★★Running now
All things to do →Things to do this month
Everything here operates year-round, monsoon or not.
Open
Compare Khao Lak tours and day tripsKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake
Rainforest, limestone karsts and floating raft houses. Two hours inland, and it runs every month of the year.
Read the guide →OpenAirport transfers
Phuket International is about 90 minutes away. Private cars run door to door; shared minivans cost less.
Read the guide →OpenFerries & island hops
Phi Phi, Railay and Koh Lanta. Some crossings thin out or stop when the sea gets rough.
Read the guide →Closed until 15 October
The marine parks
Worth reading now if you are planning a trip for after 15 October. Liveaboard berths over Christmas and New Year go months ahead.
Reopens 15 October
Similan Islands
Nine granite islands and the diving Khao Lak is known for. Day boats from Thap Lamu, or liveaboards for the northern sites.
Read the guide →Reopens 15 OctoberSurin Islands
Further north and far quieter, with a Moken community on Ko Surin Tai. Better snorkelling, fewer boats running.
Read the guide →When to go
The whole coast runs on one rhythm: the southwest monsoon shuts the marine parks and leaves everything else open. Here is the year.
Southwest monsoonSouthwest monsoon, January: dry seasonSouthwest monsoon, February: dry seasonSouthwest monsoon, March: dry seasonSouthwest monsoon, April: dry seasonSouthwest monsoon, May: monsoonSouthwest monsoon, June: monsoonSouthwest monsoon, July: monsoonSouthwest monsoon, August: monsoonSouthwest monsoon, September: monsoonSouthwest monsoon, October: monsoonSouthwest monsoon, November: dry seasonSouthwest monsoon, December: dry season
Similan IslandsSimilan Islands, January: openSimilan Islands, February: openSimilan Islands, March: openSimilan Islands, April: openSimilan Islands, May: part of the monthSimilan Islands, June: closedSimilan Islands, July: closedSimilan Islands, August: closedSimilan Islands, September: closedSimilan Islands, October: part of the monthSimilan Islands, November: openSimilan Islands, December: open
Surin IslandsSurin Islands, January: openSurin Islands, February: openSurin Islands, March: openSurin Islands, April: openSurin Islands, May: part of the monthSurin Islands, June: closedSurin Islands, July: closedSurin Islands, August: closedSurin Islands, September: closedSurin Islands, October: part of the monthSurin Islands, November: openSurin Islands, December: open
Khao Sok & Cheow Lan LakeKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, January: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, February: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, March: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, April: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, May: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, June: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, July: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, August: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, September: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, October: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, November: openKhao Sok & Cheow Lan Lake, December: open
Beaches, transfers & hotelsBeaches, transfers & hotels, January: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, February: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, March: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, April: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, May: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, June: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, July: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, August: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, September: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, October: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, November: openBeaches, transfers & hotels, December: open
Open Opens or closes mid-month Closed Southwest monsoon
Park dates are set by Thailand's Department of National Parks each year and shift by a week or two. Treat this as the shape of the season, not a booking calendar — confirm before you pay for anything.
How this works
What you are actually booking
We are a guide, not an agency
We do not take payment or hold rooms. Every booking finishes on the hotel or operator’s own site, where the real price and terms live.
Prices here are indicative
The rates on this page come from our own catalogue and move constantly. Treat them as a starting point and check your dates with the partner.
We say when things are shut
The marine parks close for the monsoon every year. We would rather tell you before you plan a trip around them than after.