Asia · Southeast Asia, mainland

Thailand

Capital · Bangkok

Golden temples, Railay's karsts, Bang Krachao's jungle loop — and Sukhumvit Soi 3, Bangkok's Little Africa.

Thailand — Golden temples, Railay's karsts, Bang Krachao's jungle loop — and Sukhumvit Soi 3, Bangkok's Little Africa.🇹🇭
The essentials

Thailand at a glance

Capital
Bangkok
Region
Southeast Asia, mainland
Currency
Baht (THB)
Languages
Thai
Dialling code
+66
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Thailand

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Jan 1New Year's Day
Apr 6Chakri Memorial Day
Apr 13–15SongkranThai New Year — nationwide water festival
May 1Labour Day
Jul 28King's Birthday
Aug 12Mother's Day
Dec 5Father's DayKing Rama IX memorial
Feb/MayMakha & Visakha Bucha date varies date variesAlcohol sales pause
NovLoy Krathong date varies date variesLantern & float festival
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Thailand differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Thailand channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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