5 Reasons Your Thailand Travel Is Not What It Could Be

Local Tip: Vipassana has garnered a great reputation and courses can fill up three to six months in advance, so plan your course well ahead of time.

Basically, you meditate in silence most of the day, every day, for ten days. When they say silent, they mean it. You are not allowed any form of entertainment - everything from journals to cell phones are forbidden - and you are not permitted to speak to anyone except your teacher for 10 days. Vipassana offers a 10-day silent meditation retreat.

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You are definitely going to earn serious bragging rights with this one. If you still have some courage left, take the leap. While the view is beautiful, it's also terrifying.

The platform is built at 100 metres over the forest floor. The climb to the jump point is scary in itself. Then sign up for some high adrenaline action.

It's truly a unique way to experience the wild. The adventure ends with descending to the forest floor with the help of a rope. Experience the jungle by flying from one treetop to another in one of Asia's longest you are lucky, you might spot wild gibbons - The only place in Thailand where they are can walk over wooden bridges built high over the valley floor.

This one is sure to earn you the badge of an extreme adventurer. The rush of jumping from 13000 feet and free falling for 60 seconds is view as you soar over the earth is a once in a lifetime experience. Skydiving is one of the most of the adrenaline pumping adventures in the world.

It's a lot of tough riding, but avid bikers would love it. Strap a GoPro to your helmet and record this wonderful journey. Full of winding roads, the route takes you through misty mountains, rice paddies, lush jungles and charming villages. Mae Hong Son loop is a biker's paradise.

Another amazing thing about Phu Chi Fa is that you get a view of three countries at once - Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. A 30 min trek takes you to the top of a plateau from where you can watch the sun rise over a sea of clouds. It's a mountain about 2 hours away from Chiang Rai.

Phu Chi Fa is the perfect place for an Instagram-worthy sunrise. Get that perfect nature shot here. The lagoons here are an unbelievable green and the bay is surrounded by massive limestone cliffs.

Since then it has become the most popular attraction in Koh Phi Phi and when you land up here, you'll know why.