Thailand has been ranked as the top place to tour in TourRadar’s inaugural Most Amazing Tour 2012 competition, ranking 8,748 tours from over 100 companies across 12 categories.

The tour search, compare and review website on organised group tours ranked the winners based on social actions of Facebook users, including online reviews, liked tours, wish lists and other social messages to find the unbiased result.

TourRadar chief executive officer Travis Pittman said the competition puts the best tours on the radar of travellers all around the world that are looking for extraordinary travel experiences.

The Thailand ‘Experience the Land of Smiles’ tour by Free & Easy Traveler allows people to chat about the tour beforehand, meet each other online and get excited about travelling together.

Travellers return from the tour talking about how much they saw on the trip, how great the guides were and how jam-packed the tour was with amazing activities and experiences, according to TourRadar.

The tours competing for the top spot were an average length of 14 days, an average price of AUD$1,800 and the average group size of 22.

The full list of the Most Amazing Tour 2012 winners are :

World’s Most Amazing Tour
Thailand: Experience the Land of Smiles - Free & Easy Traveler - 40 days

Most Amazing Africa Tour
Serengeti Trail - Intrepid Travel - 8 days

Most Amazing Asia Tour
A True Nomadic Adventure, Mongolia - Real Expeditions - 15 days

Most Amazing Oceania Tour
OzIntro - OzIntro - 7 days

Most Amazing Europe Tour
The Amalfi Coast - Bus2Alps - 3 days

Most Amazing North America Tour
Southern Sun - Trek America - 21 days

Most Amazing South America Tour
South American Explorer - Tucan Travel - 112 days

Most Amazing Adventure Tour
Grand Adventurer Nairobi to Cape Town - Oasis Overland - 75 days

Most Amazing Cruising Tour
Explore South Georgia - Quark Expeditions - 16 days

Most Amazing Day Tour
Canyoning Chli Schliere - Outdoor Interlaken - 1 day

Most Amazing Luxury Tour
Maldives Magic - Encounters Travel - 10 days

Most Amazing Nature Tour
Everest Base Camp & Kala Pattar - World Expeditions - 18 days

Most Amazing Youth Tour
European Getaway - Topdeck Travel - 20 days