The first time I visited Koh Samui in 2013, I thought durian was kind of new to the island, a small cash crop to replace the dying coconut fields and capitalize on newfound durian fiending in China. I was very wrong. When we came back in 2025, I realized that the majority of the interior […]
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Fast Facts about Thailand's Durians:
Thailand produces six times more durian than any other country (second place is Malaysia)
There are 234 varieties of durian in Thailand (see the complete list here)
The most expensive durian in the world is a variety called Ganyao from Nonthaburi.
The most common varieties of durian are Monthong, Chanee, and Ganyao.
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The Hunt for Yala Durian Yaolynchee ทุเรียนยาวลิ้นจี่
Outside of Betong City, there are not many hotels or places to stay. But I was determined to stay nearby the durian farm where the famous and elusive Yala Durian Yaolynchee variety originated, so I zoomed in and out on Google Maps until I found the Bentong Camping & Homestay next to the Piyamit Tunnels. […]
Chanthaburi City Durian Guide – How to Hunt the Best Durian in Mueang Chan
Chanthaburi Province grows the most durian of any place in the entire world and has for decades. The mountainous durian piles, football-field expanses of durian warehouses, and long highway queues of 4-ton durian trucks stacked almost 2 stories high makes Chanthaburi Durian the stuff of many traveler’s wildest durian dreams 🤤 The disappointing news then, […]
12 Best Durian 2024 Brought Us (Our Year in Durian Deliciousness)
Happy New Year again, Durian Munchers! Now is the time of year when Richard and I sit down together and reminisce over the BESTest, most tastiest, most unusual and *outstanding durians* that we ate during the previous year. It’s not necessarily our top ten favorite durians of all time ever, but these are the ones […]
First Naratiwat Durian and Guide to Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
UPDATE: About 2 weeks after we left Hala Bala, there was an insurgent attack on the ranger station in the park, the first attack in this area in over 30 years. Read more at the Bangkok Post. I wanted very badly to taste Naratiwat durian, but I really really didn’t need to get blown up. […]
Sea of Mist at Yala Durian Garden Home
A Yala Durian Trip: With the Sea of Mist at my feet and a plate of intensely caramel, moist-brownie-dense durian on my lap, the curious desire I’d had to drive around and explore this southern-most province of Thailand faded. I looked at my list of waterfalls, vista points, and markets and went “nah.” I was […]
Pattani Durian & Wild Fruits Season at the Sai Khao Homestay in Southern Thailand
In 2017, when I was still a single lady, I traveled with my friends Parisa and her boyfriend (now husband) Damien to visit the Sai Khao Homestay in Kok Pho District, Pattani, Southern Thailand. For me, it was one of the most exciting durian trips I’d ever taken. Southern Thailand was, and still is, one […]
Satun Durian Guide & Cempedak Exaltation
A Satun Durian guide to Wang Prachan for all your Thai-Malaysian border-hopping needs
Rainy Ranong Durian Roadtrip
About Ranong We woke up at the Jamson Beach Resort to views over the long inlet separating Thailand from Myanmar. It’s an older hotel just outside of Ranong City, in Southern Thailand. In the lobby, there are photos of the hotel from maybe the 1960s. The hotel looks almost the same now as then. Friends […]
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