Thailand Holiday Tours

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!!

This is our trip to Northern Thailand in Jan 2009. The weather was cool. We had a fantastic time. This was a business plus liesure trip.

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Once again, I would like to ask for suggestions for an itinerary for my next holiday in Thailand more specifically Chiang Mai via Bangkok, Laos, and if possible Myanmar if it's safe to visit despite the political unrest there. I have relied on Yahoo a big deal during my last travel to Saigon, Hanoi, Siem Reap, Angkor, Phnom Penh, Halong and Jakarta/Bogor and KL/Malacca before that. Provided answers I "wanted"/needed more than I can get from tourist guides. Any suggestions for specific hostels too and places to visit would be appreciated. Thanks.

I always get travel guides…like the books from Borders. They always have the best suggestions in their and name the best places to see and eat at and how to travel around the city. I usually rely on those and am not dissapointed.

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Hi! I'm going on holiday to Thailand and was wondering if anyone can share some advice about travelling in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Krabi and Koh Samui. I am 16 and look older, would i get served in most bars etc. How easy is it in Bangkok to find places to shop (staying in the Bel Aire princess Hotel for three days) and one last thing, are there any must do's in the places i'm visiting?

Thanks!

If you are in the Bel Air Princess Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 5 you are in a good location for shopping and access to the Skytrain for cheap and easy transportation. You will find shops, street vendors, travel agents for tours, malls, restaurants and bars in this area.

Travel agencies can set you up with tours to many places such as the Bridge on the River Kwai and Floating Market tours. Lots and lots of travel agencies not far from your hotel.

On Sukhumvit Soi 5 you will find the Foodland Supermarket where you can pick up groceries, snacks and drinking water. In that store is a little lunch counter that is open 24 hours a day serving Asian and Western foods.

Visit MBK and Chatuchak (weekends only) for shopping opportunities. MBK can probably occupy you for a whole week if your family is into shopping! Both of these places are off a Skytrain stop.

One option your family can consider is taking a sleeper train up to Chiang Mai. You do have to get the train tickets at least a couple days ahead of time to reserve a sleeper. Train leaves in the early evening and gets into Chiang Mai in the following morning giving you a whole day for tours and sightseeing. Bring a few snacks with you if you take the overnight sleeper; this train will save you from paying for another night in a Bangkok hotel.

Link of things you can see and do in Thailand.
(For kids.) http://www.siamstars.com/8.html
http://www.asiatraveltips.com/ThingstodoinBangkok.shtml
http://www.visualthailand.com./

Chiang Mai:
http://www.travelfish.org/province/thailand/northern_thailand/chiang_mai
http://www.1stopchiangmai.com/what_to_do/

Some do's and don'ts:
http://www.magma.ca/~thaiott/do.htm

Google up "Scams in Bangkok," especially tuk-tuk driver scams. Lots of links on scams.

Just because you "look" old enough to get served in bars is no reason to drink! When you drink too much (many young people do not know their limits or "think" they know everything) you end up drunk and getting in trouble with the police. Getting in trouble with the Thai police will not be the same as getting in trouble back home in your own country! You think you are man enough to drink and the police will throw you in prison with men who will use you for sex! Don't take chances with booze and especially with drugs!

Other than that, have a nice time in Thailand.