Thailand Holiday Tours

going to thailand in april 2009 and i will be staying in bangkok for 2 or 3 days phuket probably 7 days and koh samui 4 days, could u reccomend some day tours in these places. im interested in the Phang Nga Bay canoe cave explorer, Siam safari elephant camp trek, and the green leaf Khao national park tour. but any others u would reccomend would be a great help! Im a 22 year old female and will be travelling with a male!

Just about every second shop (in Phuket) has a tour desk. They will have brochures of all the tours you can take. Have a look at them; get some prices and then book. Most agents take bookings up to 9pm the night before you want to go on the trip. There’s a lot to see and do. One recommendation is to take the drive to Promthep Cape & Rawai. There is also an aquarium that you might want to check out.

A number of tour companies offer trips to Phi Phi; most are very good and safe. Just remember: you get what you pay for. A good trip to Phi Phi should cost you between 2400 Baht and 2800Baht. When you find them offering trips for under 2000Baht, there is usually a reason why they are so cheap.

All Phi Phi Islands visits include pickup from your hotel lobby, some snorkeling, and relaxing for a couple of hours on their clean beaches. None of the trips are more than 10 hours in length (even the half day trip is also 7-8 hours). Tours usually depart around 8am or later for ?- day trips. In all, they are all safe and cover exactly same locations. But the tour info desk staff will advise you best.

If you need more information about Thailand, try http://www.discovery-thailand.com , they also offer online hotel booking up to 75% discount.

Have a nice trip with your boyfriend!

Thailand is a land of smiles. You don’t need a tour group tp feel safe. Just don’t show off your pile of cash in the public, and you will be fine, it’s the same as all countries. If you treat everyone you meet with respect, you’ll make a lot of friends there.

1.Always insist on paying cab fares by metre.
2.Always bargain.
3.Always use condom for sex.
4.Always look out for good food.
5.Always ask yourself, do you need a Thai-girl, or a Tiger(beer).

The trees are dancing, the branches of leaves are waving at you…..enjoy!

I recently spent 3 weeks in Thailand, (Bangkok, Pattaya, Sri Racha, Phu Khieo) I asked this question because i seen next to no other ‘farang’ in the out of the way places i went to, just wondering if anyone else can share some information on their experiances with me.
Thanks for the great answers guys, i now understand why i didn’t see any farangs when i was in Chaiyaphum province, i really envy those guys living there.

Sure Chonburi has some farang - mainly people living in the Pattaya and surounding areas, but I think in general most farang who stay in Chaiyapum (I never went there) or other up-country places are basically living with there girlfriend/wives families in really low cost setting.

In the up-country places like Chaiyapum (Isan, etc.) I assume these few farangs that live in the other areas prefer to stay ‘really localized’ and not deal with other farangs because they prefer the ‘real thai culture’ of these up country places. If they get lonely they can easily visit Bangkok.

is the rain and humidity hurts a lot?
Is ther any chance to have some sunny sea by that period?(Agust 1st week)

When it rains in Thailand, it rains hard and briefly, so there are always sunny periods in between. Besides, it’s the low season so everything is cheaper, it’s less crowded, and it’s cooler. Have a good trip. B

My fiance and I looking to book a holiday to Thailand for 10 days in February & out of the following areas wanted to know where you think is best and why?

Bangkok
Cha-Am
Chiang-Mai
Chiang-Rai
Hua Hin
Koh Samui
Krabi
Pattaya
Phi Phi Island
Phuket

We don’t want to just a lie on a beach all day so want somewhere where there is lots of culture lots of things to see and do, some cool nightlife etc and want to stay in a nice hotel.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
ALSO can you reccommend any good websites to book this holliday on (that arent going to go bust - just had my holiday cancelled becasue of XL and dont want that happening again!). Where are the best websites to get good deals?

Koh Samui is fantastic. There are heaps of tours you can do around the island (book when you’re there through your hotel) snorkelling, canoeing, deep sea fishing, temples, elephant riding etc etc. There’s great shopping, beautiful beaches, and loads of restaurants. It’s also only a short boat ride away from Koh Pan Yang.

I wouldn’t stay in Bangkok for a whole 10 days - I stayed for 2 nights, and that was enough. Good experience, but very different to the rest of Thailand. As you have to fly into Bangkok though, you could stay a couple of days, and then go to an island from there.

You don’t need to book a tour, it’s easier and cheaper just to do it yourself. Book a flight to Bangkok, then when you get there you can book a flight at the airport to Koh Samui (they leave every half hour and cost about £40). You can also just rock up to a resort when you find somewhere you fancy and check in there. That way you can choose from more than a picture! Chaweng is lovely in Koh Samui. The Green Guest House is a lovely place to stay.

Have fun, hope I helped!!