Tourist hotspots can be fun, but there is a certain adventurous pleasure in exploring lesser-known gems while traveling to foreign lands. If you’ve spent enough time at the beach and partying in Thailand, check out these glorious off-the-beaten-path secret destinations.

1. Lotus Lake 

Located in Tambon Chen Heo, this wetland is full of flamingo pink lotus flowers. Hidden in tall elephant grass and frequented by villagers who visit the lake to collect snails and lotus stems for their meals, Lotus Lake is a constellation of lotus flowers floating in crystal clear water.

2. Bosang Umbrella Village

Beautiful paper umbrellas from Thailand are of exquisite quality and are made in Bo Sang Handicraft Village. Take a walk through the village to see how most people here are involved in making these beautiful umbrellas, then stop by the gift shop to purchase an umbrella to take home. If you’re there in January, you’ll be lucky enough to attend the Bo Sang Umbrella Festival.

3. Erawan Cascade Waterfalls and Caves

Erawan waterfalls are Located within Erawan National Park in Takladang. Erawan Falls is a series of seven waterfalls that roll over and overlap limestone terraces. Its summit is said to resemble his mythical three-headed elephant. Besides waterfalls, the park also has several caves called Mi, Wang Badan, Rua, and Faltat. If you plan to visit this park, make sure you have walking shoes and a change of clothes in case you want to splash around in some of the pools surrounding the falls.

4. Wat Pha Maha Chedi Kaew – Temple of the Millions of Beers 

This unique temple complex in Sikeo was built from over 1.5 million discarded beer bottles. Beginning in 1984 as the 100 Beer on the Wall Project, a group of monks decided to clean up Sea Saket’s trash and encourage recycling, but it soon grew into a full-fledged blueprint. Brown and green beer bottles lined the walls. Temples, water towers, dormitories and even toilets.

5. Bang Pasavan

 If you want to live with fruit in style, visit Bang Pasavan, a luxury resort with his 100 residences in the shape of fruits, vegetables and plants. The resort is the only seed bank of durian, an exotic fruit native to Thailand, and features a dedicated fruit orchard. With mist-covered mountains, this 80-acre property of his is a delight for plant lovers.