When you're ready for a break from the beach, visitors will find many options for outdoor recreational activities await those traveling alone, in couples or as families.

If you catch a spell of rainy weather, you might take the opportunity to learn to cook Thai food or learn more about it. With the establishment of a modern Culinary Institute opened in 1998 especially for visiting foreigners, as well as cooking demonstrations at some of the island's large hotels, you can immerse yourself in the study of one of the world's great cuisines. For those who wish to learn to speak Thai, there are also now Private Language Centers. Or you might learn the art of Thai massage.