Tips I. helpful information For those who plan independent trip in Thailand. When you go, how to find cheap air tickets and hotels, visa, price review in 2019, Lookers and transport rental, money and ATMs.

All information is relevant for 2019 and is based on personal experience Independent trips to Thailand.

Currency exchange rate: 1 Thai Bat (THB) ≈ 2 RUB.

Flights to Thailand

The airfare from Russia to Thailand eats most of the budget of the independent traveler. Tickets for flights with transfers to Bangkok and Phuket - from 25 thousand rubles, tickets for direct flights are more expensive - 30-50 thousand rubles.

Here useful advice Purchase tickets:

Tours can be used instead of a flight one way. Consider ourselves: a standard ticket without transfers from Moscow to Phuket costs about 40 thousand per one, and the tour is from 60 thousand for two. At the same time, you still get everything in a trip: hotel, food, shuttle, insurance. Isn't a cool way?

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Thai visa

The Russians can enter Thailand without a visa - on arrival there is a stamp for 30 days.

If you are going to relax in Thailand for a long time, then:

1. Subscribe a visa in advance in Russia (independently or through the agency).
2. Make a Thai visa in neighboring countries. For example, just get a visa in Laos and Malaysia for 1 day. You can get a visa in another Asian country and go to Tai, but you can fly immediately to Thailand, get a stamp for a month and then go abroad for receiving a visa.

About border wounds. Previously, people lived in Thailand for years without obtaining a visa: they went out once a month to another country and returned on the same day ago. However, since the summer of 2014, the authorities tightened the migration policy so that tourists make visas. Now malicious border rounds can not be in the country.

On the border. When you go through passport control, Keep a return ticket or ticket to the third country at hand (you can also in the electronic version). According to reviews, it is desirable to have a sum of cash in the amount of at least 20,000 baht per person. Money is rarely tested, mainly in Border Rankers in order to receive a bribe. We never asked for money and money, but it's better to rebuild at least with a ticket.

Prices in Thailand - 2019

In connection with the crisis, Thailand is no longer cheap country For accommodation and independent trips. Local prices now need to multiply almost two to recalculate in rubles. However, you can still live quite fiscal in it if you try.

Prices are based on resorts. So that you have an idea of \u200b\u200bprices in Thailand, we present the main:

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Housing in Thailand

If you planned an independent trip to Thailand, you must accommodately approach the issue of housing. To live in good hotel At a low price, yes even in a high season, you need to book in a few months. In the low season it is optional. Drive for a long time? Then, on the first days, book a hotel, and housing are looking in place.

When is it better to go to Thailand?

The question is when it is better to rest in Thailand, more concerns batch tourists than independent travelers. Usually in Thailand they independently travel for a long time (at least for a month), so the travelers are not so important how often the rains are going. On the contrary, the rainy season is a wonderful time: the abundance of fruits, prices are low, there are few tourists, the most beautiful sunsets. Yet, before travel, read about the features of the weather in Thailand, so as not to die from the heat and smog or not to meet New Year On Samui under torrential rain.

Thailand is filled with tourists in winter and spring. This is a high season, it is dry and clear weather. From May, the rainy season begins and lasts until November.

Where is it better to relax in Thailand?

In Thailand, we lived in Bangkok, Krabi, Pattaya and Phuket. Of these four places are the best, of course, Phuket. Most tourists are limited to Pattaya and Phuket. We want to gradually turn around the whole country.

Bangkok - For lovers of cultural and excursion leisure. Interesting international city.

Phuket. - Classic beach resort. Excellent beaches, pure water, many natural and cultural attractions.

Pattaya Contradictory: Russians go there with children for measured beach and excursion holidayAnd the rest - behind the night adventures. Beaches and the sea at the pool resort.

Tourists are favorably responding about the islands Samui, Chang. and Phangan - Much there less touriststhan on promoted resorts and beautiful nature. However, the infrastructure is not much developed.

In the province Krabi. Gorgeous rocks and a good beach. There are no package tourists. IN Hua Hin The beaches are so-so, but the city attracts with its unresoluteness to other cities: it is neat, well-kept and europeanized.

On the Phuket We lived three times and the island studied best. Here are useful articles about him:

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Thanks to the trainers to travel independently within Thailand and in other countries of Southeast Asia can be convenient, simple and budget. Often the flight is cheaper than the bus ride - tickets are worth 10-30 dollars.

Transport rental in Thailand

Without renting a bike or car in Thailand hard: you have to spend a lot of money on a taxi or excursion to see all the beauties. And you can rent transport very cheaply! The usual price is 200-250 baht per day + pledge and passport.

Personal experience. On Phuket, we rented a bike on the site for 250 baht per day, while the passport is as a departled by the owner. In Pattaya, they leased Cool Kawasaki Chopper in just 200 baht per day and, too, without a passport! True, he is already a little tired and shabby, but after all the Chopper. The rental point is called Tom Pattaya Bike and Car for Rent (tel. 081 356 4906).

Points of rolling of bikes in resorts a lot, but it's more difficult to rent a car. You can rent a car on the site Skyscanner Car Hire from 700 baht per day (on Phuket).

What is worth knowing:

• Left-sided movement and chaotic.
• We need driver's license.
• Passport does not give a deposit.
• The photo of all scratches on the bike is necessarily.
• Helmet and insurance - be sure.
• Red and white marking - parking is prohibited.

Rent a chopper in Pattaya in just 200 baht per day.

Money and ATMs

Take money in euros or dollars. In the resorts of exchange points and banks a lot, the course is adequate. ATM Commission 200 Batov + Commission of the Issuer Bank.

What can you advise those who decided to go on an independent trip to Thailand? Here are some recommendations based on our experience:

• Book hotels in the season in order to have time to find a good option By the ratio of "Price - Quality".
• Make sure that the hotel has a mosquito net on the windows. Use repellents and other means from mosquitoes.
• From the pricky ants in Thailand, like in all of Asia, do not hide - do not leave the crumbs (especially sweet) and fruits, rubbing immediately.
• For the sake of security and tranquility, we advise you to arrange insurance.
• Read in advance about how to get from the airport to the city to not overpay.
• In Supermarkets Big C and Tesco Lotus after 6 and 7 pm, there are discounts for perishable products.
• Big C can be asked to prepare purchased seafood for free.
• Drinking water can be bought in special automata (1 l - 1 baht).
• If you have a long flight or moving to the air-conditioned bus, have a jacket. Air conditioners are included at full capacity and very easy to wrap.

Source of the introductory image: © DeeMakmak / Flickr.com / License CC BY-ND 2.0.

1) There is no such country Thailand! Country called Thailand!

2) What cur's currency to Thailand?

Country activitieside - Thai Bat. Stable regional currency. Having a lot of walking in Laos, partly in Cambodia and in the border states of Myanmar. Dollars, the euro and especially rubles are not needed, they do not accept them to pay - they will still be changed in the exchanger - it is better to do it out on the street and in the departments of banks: in anyone there is an exchange, and there are no queues and rudeness. Large amounts from 10,000 USD are better to change in proven Chinese exchangers - asking from Starzhil. Take a dollar card and remove bats from her, well, or ruble, if there is no dollar. For insurance (if you have cash) you can make a credit card, the best of alfa and

3) If you see the elegant image of a man on calendars inside the houses, on portraits in a framework, on billboards or in any other places - almost certainly this is the king. If the woman is in the image is the queen. Thais make the royal family. The king really did a lot for the people. (Supplement: Phuumipon Adulyadad - King of Thailand, died October 13, 2016)

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4) Do not joke about the king, even in Russian. For insulting the royal persons there is a punishment, up to prison. For the same reason, you should not throw money, burn them, tear or step up. On each bill and coin the image of the king.

5) Thais is extremely tolerant. Tourists forgive any ridiculous appearance, treacherous violation of local customs, minor offenses. But this does not mean that it is worthwhile to behave like the last pig, get drunk before squealing or walking in alone melts in the center of the city.

6) Thais do not know how to say the word "no". Therefore, if in some other question you can't get an answer for a long time, then you just need to retreat: ask another Tharator elsewhere or refuse the initial idea.

7) All the beaches of the country belong to the king. And allowed to free use by all locals and guests of the country without exception. This means that by coastline You can move freely, lying free on your litter anywhere, even if opposite a five-star hotel, usually the private territory of such hotels is boiled off with a decorative fence or other obvious elements.

There are no private beaches in the country. No one has the right to reconcile any fee for the use of the beach. The exception is territory national Parks, for the visit of which the fee is charged.

8) With aviation in the country everything is fine. There are large losable airlines, the most famous:, NOK Air and Thai Smile. Traditional airlines: and. And regional airlines, such as Kan Air and R Airlines on the existence of which even local residents hardly guess. Airports are in the capital of each province and in others major cities and tourist centers.

Tickets are available to everyone. The average price for the flight through the country is 1000 baht. You can take on sales for 300 baht. For some holidays and prices, prices can reach 5000 baht. The difference in prices between traditional and low-cost airlines is insignificant, especially if you consider luggage and other costs (for example), sometimes the airline's louction is higher!

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9) In Bangkok two airports. Bangkok airlines fly from the first (Suvarnabhumi) - it's large international Terminal, It is metro.

From the second (Dong Muang) Loadoste and Nok Eir. There is a free shuttle between the airports. From the city it is better to go to the taxi. Airports are located at different parts of the city, but are connected by paid high-speed highways.

10) bus network covers all settlements. For long distances, comfortable buses with air conditioning, comfortable bedroom chairs and toilets work. There are buses with individual multimedia entertainment systems or a massager in the back of the chair. As a rule, all routes lead to Bangkok. There is a slight amount of direct buses between tourist centers. On regional routes, a variety of transportation is available: air-conditioned buses and ordinary armchairs, buses without air conditioning, minibuses, songteu (pickup with a closed passenger body).

Unfortunately, the number of accidents on the roads on one of the statistics holds the first place in the world. It is advisable to fasten in buses, there are occasion when they fly away from the road.

11) There are rare strange cases of luggage luggage or individual beluga things. It is better to ride only on official buses, tickets for which are bought on the bus station at the box office. This will ensure you guarantee security and responsibility for the loss or theft of baggage.

In tourist areas offer tickets for illegal charter buses. They are often cheaper. This is compensated by inconvenient transfers or imposition of excursions or consisters upon arrival. These buses may arrive in the city distant from the city, get away from where it is not easy. And it is in such buses that occurs the case of theft.

12) The trains are less fortunate. If memory does not change - only five branches. North to Chiang May, south to Malaysia and further to Singapore, in Laos, in Cambodia, and so all sorts processes and grizzles. Trains are late dreamy. On the 12-hour route may be late for 6-9 hours. There was a case when in 2 weeks the train came down from rails in the same place 6 times. After the overhaul on the opening of this section, the train once again came up with the rail along with the Minister of Transport.

13) Bangkok is a name for foreigners. Thais called Kroogtep city. Plan a stop in Bangkok at least 2 days except royal Palace And Wat Arun there is still, even sectors-aliens!

14) Farag - a name for a foreigner. Contrary to common misconception is not offensive. Applies to persons of European appearance.

15) Thai creepy nationalists. Foreigners will never put on one level with them, but this does not mean that they will put themselves above - no, just as if aside. Europeans are good, even idols in wild places. Hindus, Chinese and blacks do not like.

16) In matters of sexually orientation, absolute tolerance. In this country, everyone can determine itself to any sex according to its sensations, regardless of the presence of parts of the body or such as clothing. The classification of possible varieties is very extensive and without a hundred grams in it not to understand.

17) Contrary to common misconceptions, for the adhesives tourist zones Depravity Country is extremely Puritan. After drawing the picture of the breast on the federal channel, a huge scandal flared up without any hint of erotica.

There is no sex shops in the country and all such products are illegal. If a foreigner is lucky, can order a parcel from abroad or use the black market.

18) for drugs in the country the death penalty. For the use of a tourist can be fined and deport, but most likely they will extort a bribe. Woods occur in nightclubs and places with a bad reputation.

19) There is no presumption of innocence in the country. That is, it will come to prove that you did not commit illegal actions.

Until now, the naval position that gives the military and the police practical inevitably by the authorities.

In practice, everything is so scary. Foreigners are interesting only to officers from the migration service, and even then only at the time of the border crossing or during visits from the office for those who live in the country. Tourists are not interested in anyone in principle.

20) In Thai places, tips are not accepted. In all wild places you will not even understand why you left the money. In tourist sites you can leave for tea, but if you do not do this no one offense.

21) The rainy season is an amorphous concept. In different places of the country he at different times.

Rain does not interfere, usually goes no more than an hour a day and mostly at night. You can go to Thailand and need at any time. Moreover, in the wrong season, the ride can become more cheaper, but no drops are worse.

22) In Thailand is always hot. With the exception of the Far North in winter. However, one warm thing you will need to be needed. In airplanes, buses, cinemas and shopping centers a terrible glacier. Always take a warm thing in such places.

23) If in Bangkok you are told that some place is closed and there is a day off - do not believe. This is the main wiring. You will be offered an alternative excursion with a check-in to the shops.

For the same reason, you should not ride in Bangkok on Tuk Tuka. You are almost guaranteed to go to the store, whose owner gives the driver to gas to the driver.

24) Move on Bangkok is better for a taxi. How strange it was strange, but if you are two and more, then the metro trip will be more expensive than a taxi.

If you have a skill to make a serious face and poke your finger in the counter, you will be lucky at the official price. The trip to the Paddes 2-3 metro stations will cost 50-60 baht. A trip through the whole city, if there are no traffic jams at 100-120 baht. My most expensive trip lasted 2 hours and 37 kilometers and cost 210 baht.

Taxi needs to catch only which rides. Red light means that it is free. If there is no light, then it is employed.

Guaranteed on the meter you can leave special stands from large shopping centers. The truth is sometimes for 10-15 minutes. In the hotel it is better to ask the staff to organize a taxi. Then again guaranteed you will be lucky.

In Chiang May, the most affordable transport - Song TEO, here it has the kind of large red cars (not mistaken) - for 20 baht you will be taken in a taxi mode in the center of the city, towards collecting other passengers. Also in Chiang Mae launched Uber and Grab.

37) Can I go to Thailand with children?

Thailand is an ideal country for traveling with children. Thais adore children, and alone children are so easy. You will never be thrown in trouble and will be happy to look at your child anywhere.

Often you can see that moms take their children with them to work. To massage salon, hairdresser or shop. It is absolutely normal. Children do not interfere with anyone and children in Thailand can be all.

38) In spite of common misconceptions, not all dishes in Thai cuisine are extremely sharp. There is a huge number of absolutely no sharp dishes. Right at all.

Tourist practical does not have a chance to distinguish a sharp dish from not acute. The only way to order another dish, some pancake. The food still has a penny.

39) In Thai, emphasis on the last syllable in the word. Foreign words (basically the name) should also be pronounced with an emphasis on the last syllable, so you will understand the faster. I was asked for a long time if there is a macro store and refused to understand me. But when I asked about Macro, I immediately told the path to him. Also concerns popular stores 7-11 not Senvent, but Seven

40) SIM card can be bought in any 7-11. Often they are distributed free directly at the airport by arrival. Travel packages are practically guaranteed to have instructions in Russian inside. Or buy for travel.

41) Thai names are long, complex and incomprehensible foreigners. Therefore, everyone who works in tourism seems simple and understandable to a foreigner with the name of 2-3 letters: Em, Pai, May, battle ...

42) You are practically guaranteed not to infect malaria. Unless you wander on remote jungle months. Although Dange fever is (it is even in a cosmic-modern Singapore), too, is transferred to mosquitoes, there are no vaccinations and treatment from it, but also the people are dying than the flu. In Russia, hazards are more.

43) Snakes, scorpions, scrolls - there is somewhere in the forests. Sometimes they can be seen from afar, but they are afraid more than you.

44) Thais do not eat beetles, worms and locust. This entertainment for tourists and food for migrant workers from Cambodia. Thais eating a chicken and rice, sometimes pig. But the cows are not in honor, both with meat and with dairy products. Cheeses and sausage - a terrible delicacy.

45) There are separate tourist destinations for tourists. Welfarely owning English and helping to solve any household conflicts, search for forgotten things and lost documents.

Sometimes foreigners, volunteers, listed in the tourist police and solve different languages \u200b\u200bon mass events, are on duty.

Use Thai travel schemes (on business cards or in booklets) - hell. Mastshats are not observed on them, and simply schematically, specified guidelines.

47) Thailand has never been a draw of the colony. Although certain areas of individual cities are currently practically occupied by foreigners.

48) In public places: in the markets, parks, stadiums, stations 7 and 8 am, and in 5 and 6 pm, they can fulfill the national anthem. If all the thais stopped or stood - follow their example from respect. Although you do not need to do this as a tourist. The movies in front of the session also play the anthem and show a movie about the king.

Important:

How to go to Thailand itself.

From the notes of one experienced traveler.

Maybe this article will seem a little boring, but I will try to describe at least the foundations of mentality and culture of Thais. And I want to notice - this is not step-by-step instructiontype,

Paragraph 1: Going away from the plane of the aircraft in Bangkok, smile;

Paragraph 2: When meeting a girl on Volkin Street (Walking Street) - Remember! And not Lie

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By the way about the pricing of stores, the prices of some tours or excursions, if I don't forget, then we will give out several paragraphs. Such information, I think it does not prevent those who the first time visits Thailand.

Before self ride yourself in Thailand, you need to understand the difference between this country
from other countries described on this site, I do not know how, well, not in a nutshell, but at least somehow generalized I will try to describe Thailand. Probably, only after three flights to this country, you can have a different understanding of this land.

Your own impressions of Thailand, of course, depend very on your expectations.

What do you hope to get from this visit? I
i will try to highlight some pros and cons of this country of smiles, so to speak a small guide to the provinces and resorts of Thailand.

First: Until this time, as Thailand is still good, the choice for studying tourists, in the end, it is mostly massive tourism that exists now. It is really the key thing to understand it. You can imagine Thai as an uncharted and exotic place. Being here, do not make mistakes: This place is included in the top 10 places of the world, which every day is filled with crowds of tourists from each corner
world. If you want to retire on the beach, then be prepared to be disappointed. If you are looking for some precious stones - do not consider this option. Gems There is, but little. How do you want it? You are in the resort! In Turkey, whether less vacationers?!

But this does not mean that it is bad to rest here. You see, here, ... well, just awesome rest! Tropical beaches in the south, with all water species Sports, great opportunities for scuba diving. And in the north of the country, you can leave at all in the jungle, visit the old Buddhist temples or relax on hot healing sources.

Thailand stands on tourist map So much firmly, so you can give it a lot of advantages.

First, for the traveler here everything is easily given. And in the case of your little experience of staying in another country, here the journey from point A, in b it will be the easiest. For example, something that may seem difficult to see the tickets for bus flights are to swim on one of the islands in the boat, to walk in the park. In fact, it will be easy task, thanks to convenient schedules and always available tickets.

And remember, this Thailand opens for tourists not on the beach, but at all in other places. Just that the main crowds of tourists are resting by the sea. But I always ask: "I do not understand! Why fly 10 hours for three nine lands, what would lie like a flabble by the sea ??? ". With the same success, you can stand the hour two in the traffic jam, and also relax the grandmother on the klyazma, swimming and sunbathing.

Nothing worry about.

I remember the first time, taking a ticket with a friend, we flew to Phuket (Phuket). Bangkok Airport, Customs, Easy after aircraft hangover, a bunch of our tourists. It seems as if we are still, somewhere in Domodedovo. And it began - fill out some kind of papers, I want to notice in English. I remember German only from movies. But as always, the environment of the Russian unshaven Balagan helped us, by the way, we flew in the company a very cute and intelligent company. Well, just all flew on vacation.

From Bangkok to Phuket Hour to Loet, there is no custom. We are already in Thailand! Of course, our Russian rows have gone, and at the exit from the airport we remained alone.

Remember - our tour operators, in my opinion, they are there somewhere, ... just there! Because we have no one who did not meet with the screaming on the plate: "Guys! You are on Phuket! This is Tai! ".

As everywhere at the airport there is a taxi service. There are private owners, and there are officials or state taxi service. Probenthers can heat a little on the grandmother, but you can warm them. We just do not know British, and they do not understand Russian, who will pronounce more strange words, he won. Approaching the officials, this is such a rack similar to that where microphones are standing when the president is performing, only she is rushed with all sorts of bright advertising booklets. Behind the rack a cute Thai girl or a girl, .. in my opinion, there was a girl. At the rack, a neat price list price and a Phuket map. Why do we need English?! Our specific hotel was listed in our documents,
in English.

800 baht and we are already in a taxi. And I did not understand everything why private traders are such not conspicing, dusing the amount of 1500 baht. This then came to me when we were driving and drove and drove through Phuket, to our hotel. The driver who stopped smile called a smiling operator, specifying the address. It turns out where we drove, such addresses, such as two, something they differed, but us, it somehow did not worry.

Indeed, I would pay for such a long way, all two thousand. But we did everything in
800 baht.

Well, yes, the girl-operator taxi is cool and sweet, I smiled very nice!

Well, that's what to worry. Here you have a banal example, on the floor the price got to the hotel.

And now, nor when you do not look for a haloav in Thailand, just rest, and freebies will find you. Respect what around you is happening. Smiling Thais, you understand, they are at work, you, that is, tourists, you brought them some money.

Free breakfast at the hotel.

Oh, of course, yes! We crossed the floor of Russia, India - when I woke up near the porthole, and in my sneaker Salad, the mother crossed his Indian whole ocean, well, not exactly what to wake up at eight in the morning for breakfast, which is included in our stay in Hotel. Imagine a picture - such a cool restaurant at the hotel, all in the palm trees and monkeys, aunt in the sundresses, some men with them, felt with full trays, just audible: Valya - Valera Bring - Sasha Required in the package. Lord, are we really on our favorite klyazma!?

It was our first and last free breakfast. On the next days, we had breakfast and dined to other hours or outside the hotel for money. On vacation, it is better to do everything for money: to eat, swim, drink, get off, hang out. But for money! Let for big money or small.

By the way, about money in the country of smiles.

Remember - here you are bred, smile and bred on the grandmother. And in fact, it is quite normal, it looks very cute, funny and very culturally, and so, you know unobtrusively. Therefore, always smile, but do not pay money yet.

First, you first understand whether it is necessary for you. Why pay 100 baht when you can pay 50. But in Thailand, like everywhere, not everything is measured by money. Although for some kind of service can not pay fifty, and three or ten more and you turned out to be permanent
the client, of which salon or food shop on the bazaar and the entire subsequent leave will serve you just for free. Even this word "for free", somehow sounds offensive to our Thai friends, probably, the expression "without money" is more suitable. For example, I really liked Thai girls with my inner "I", they are beautiful, sexy, there are no depravity in them, very simple, and most importantly, what struck me - they are faithful to the brain.

With the other we lived in different rooms. Walking once on Bangla Road (Bangla Road), we got the first friends and two cute girlfriends. My friend my beautiful beauty was, I have a different. Nights we
they hung with girls in Phuket bars, slept until late morning. I lead it to what. They have the faithful women, for example, the girlfriend of my comrade is not for what money did not go to me in the room. I certainly check out it!

So what am I?

About the cultural divorce for money in Phuket.

Mot. By the way, representatives of our operator's tour, another third day of staying on the island, were somewhere here, near. On the fourth day, a shaded tired tie appeared with a folder in his hands, I heard him in half daughter. What he said was for some reason not interesting. Maybe because he, too, was bad and sad. He handed us a price list with prices for all kinds of entertainment, such as: an unforgettable fishing in the open sea and any other, everything is as expected - at the lowest "space" prices. Hear? Never take excursions from your operator's tour. It is better to buy souvenirs to the difference in money.

Fortunately on the streets

Phuket, every twenty meter shop selling different entertainment and three times cheaper.

And in one day before we rolled over a review free excursion, such, you know, familiarizing, so to speak for the seed of the tourist.

The excursion was included: The Promthep Cape Cape Overview - Very beautiful place, it is better to go there, but or at dawn or at sunset; then in the temple of Wat Chalong, too interesting place, very much you can take photos of vintage buildings. And then, at the next stage, the excursion went the funny thing. Brought us to the snake farm. I have such an impression as if these farmers, envy the next bus with tourists, begin to smile more than usual. And you smile up the same. But after the show with snakes, you need to give money to these poisonous guys, well, it seems like, and it is not convenient to refuse.

And I liked the show!

Then, we, one good Russian woman led, at some big office, seeded and started, smiling (sorry for the expression) to write in ears, about non-traditional Thai medicine, about the benefits of dried snake bodies infused in alcohol. All of course tried 50 grams. It is good that the purchase of such bodies did not enter our duties. Then we were told on one crazy farm, where they made orthopedic pillows, from something there. Let's miss it, they were also offered to buy there, because without this pillow, well, just not possible to live. That they said so.

Further stop, ours at all free excursion, there was a "careless cheap shop "souvenirs, which supplied all souvenir benches on the island. Well, yes, we looked like looked at all sorts of shells, figurines, baubles. A couple of baubles bought that the pocket was trembling and did not interfere, because as the rest, I did not want to carry these packages with shopping.

Guys!

The same trinkets that I bought were lying in souvenir shops in the center of Patong (Patong), five times cheaper. Have fun yes!?

But this is normal, we are tourists.

Let's go back to the temple of Wat Chalong. At the temple there was urn, where they threw pieces, I also threw, after writing something (I do not remember), on the reverse side it was necessary to write its coordinates.

A day or two in my room earned the phone, and someone from the tube said that I "won!". The voice said that they would come for me in the morning. And began. I did not say goodbye to myself, promising to return. Indeed, in the morning I drove a dear foreign car, I was planted and lucky. The voice spoke, but now I saw him, a typical sloping office tie, lacquered boots, legs in which, for sure, swept.

And the voice of me is a voice over all chic hotels, and what they just did not feed and they saw. In short, they were offered to join the club, I miss all Labudi, brought me to a gorgeous office building, drove me from the office to the office, they told what kind of cool, and everything around was so expensive, starting with a wooden bridge in the lobby, perched through the pond. In short, to enter the club, it was necessary to two thousand dollars. I immediately remembered taxi drivers at Phuket Airport. They toured me in the morning and to lunch. Of course, I did not join the club. But! At the beginning of the conversation in the morning - I, it turns out, won, according to them, a ticket to Phi Phi, and you could even go with a friend.

In principle, I endured these office ties only because of the Phi Phi. Another Thai gorgeous freebie!

And more, but do not buy leather products: garbage from the skin of the sea slope, belts from cobra or crocodile. All this is cheap lots and money for the wind. All leather good products in the hour of flight, in Indonesia. If in Thailand you will find really quality, it will cost more than in Moscow and Europe. Whole skin in Thailand from Indonesia. Want quality - then you are on Bali.

Indeed, if you wish to wander around the country, where you are usually a little founded, then Thailand is excellent choice. To find accommodation, you just need to turn around, it is anywhere, cheap or expensive, but it is.

Do not speak English? So people will still understand you.

Do you want to know more about security in Thailand? Probably, this place is safer than our cities in Russia.

Due to the popularity of the country, sometimes in the peak of the season is not always easy to find a free bungalow if you travel yourself. The total simplicity of trips to Thailand also has on independent trip . In the case - this country takes not the last place, among ordinary countries, giving freely moving around to tourists. Stay B. inexpensive hotels You are guaranteed to meet interesting travelers.

So everything is very positive.

What about the negatives?

Thailand's popularity pushes on price increases that in certain areas can also postpone some of the campaigns before replenishing the budget. The beaches and the islands in the south are growing in price at the country level with average income.

Bangkok and other large megacities are becoming more and more than the highest class.

But one place in Thailand until now remains a remnant of true low-budget trips, it is the north of the country. Here you can wander 2 times cheaper. By the way, this is really a very large part of Thailand, in which there is something to see.

North of Thailand is a unique place.

(for example, the temple in Bangkok), the tour is simply donated with suggestions and tourists. Tourists are not only from the West, but also a lot from China and other Asia countries. Despite the masses of tourists, he remains one of best countries For climbing, try, even if you do not have experience. In the next I will not describe
attractions of popular places to relax, and I will try to illuminate some other unique places for traveling.

None when you keep away street food. Believe me - it is very tasty, and not expensive.

Climbing climbing cliffs, here many get the first experience in the mountaineering. It is safe, cheap and easy. With similar skills it will be easier for you to advance along the mountainous area.

The magnificence of cities and night streets.

Walking in Bangkok or exploring the night markets Chiang May, you will capture a great interest, especially if in the event you your 1st visit south-East Asia. You will immediately feel that you are in another world.

Rest in paradise.

Why wander from the crowded beach to the beach. Drive in Pai in the north of the country where the bustle will leave you big Citywhere you will meet rice fields and bamboo huts.

Another excellent selection for Tusi.

If you are young, you will find more energetic leisure - this is Phi Phi, night life On Kaosan Street in Bangkok (not for weakly nervous), this level of the party can be described as a post - apocalyptic.

Good beaches.

As good beachesI would recommend the Philippines (they are much less crowded). Nevertheless, Thailand has some excellent beaches and islands, many of them with beautiful karst cliffs and blue lagoons. Very well suited for beach entertainment, scuba diving and elementary bathing.

Delicious food in the world.

I always thought I was always familiar with thai cuisine , from our Russian version of the Thai restaurant. Believe me for some 100 baht, under the faded umbrella on the Phuket Embankment, the elderly Taika feeds you by the fact that you will never try in expensive restaurants of your native cityEven if the chef is a Tapet.

Center Chiang May.

There you can relax in the company of the most beautiful waterfalls.

In popular guidebooks, only the main sights of Thailand are listed, with short descriptions to get some kind of performance. Of course, the bulk of tourists go to rest on average for two weeks. And so where there, after the native city, make, who neither be, climbing the palm trees, beat the knees about the rocky ledges and go through hardly affordable trails in the jungle. But, if you know such paths, you can get such a relax at the "output", near any waterfall or mountain Lake. And no beach will be compared with such a holiday.

In the north of Thailand around Chiang May, the mass of the ancient Buddhist temples, hiking in the mountains will give you new acquaintances with the mountain tribes of indigenous peoples.

Chiang Mai is considered impeccable space for exploring the northern region, it is located next to the golden triangle - this is an intersection of three borders: Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. Starting your journey from Chiang May, the probability that you get lost, no. Ultimately, traveling on any road, you will come back to him again through some more distant areas of Thailand. I recommend this if you want to see the north of the countryside.

The Soppong city on this route is a large collection of exciting tourist adventures, and Pai is at the same time a great popularity for traveling on foot, and a great place for night-party.

In the depths of the country, the mass of archaeological excavations Ayutthaya and Sukhothay. In Kanchanaburi you will see the famous bridge over the Kwai River. The other bank of the river is only 3 hours from the capital and is considered pretty famous place for tourists.

About the beaches and the islands of the south.

To relax, you can consider the group of islands in the Siamese Gulf, and popular resorts on Samui Island, at Full Moon Party on Phangang Island, and Tao has become one of cheap and best places in the world where you can take good diving courses.

And in the West of the Adaman Sea, there is a province of cracks, known for its chic karst limestone cliffs. This area has become some Mecca for climbers, where you can climb on the rock under the ocean waves.

Neighboring Islands to Pih Pih, more parties, which were famous thanks to L. Dicaprio; The islands of the lime and Ko Lanta are more casual. You can also find another small village islands, deprived of civilization and banal electricity.

From point of view independent routeAs a rule, it makes sense to have a direction to the north of the country. And if you move south, then we get straight to lazy beaches, and we lose all motivation to look for another place to relax.

In the north more leisure, unique nature and cultural historical sights, so this is a wonderful place. It's like us at home: all week in a stuffy city, and on Friday we stand in traffic jams, just to retire from the city noise at the cottage. So the North of Thailand is excellent idyll to be alone with nature.

Places in Thailand, which are not written in the tourist guide.

In my opinion, these are some places that are worthy of tourist's attention:

- Come on the markets of Bangkok and visit Chinatown. Take a bike rental, visit Chatuchak's lively Sunday Market, ride to Chinatown areas, where you can get lost in an infinite maze of its narrow streets. You will see how the fish is separated, which will prepare you immediately, all sorts of strange and unfamiliar products. Moving on foot, you will have a wonderful opportunity to explore some hidden streets of Bangkok.

Relieve Thai cuisine, it is incredibly tasty.

Thai cuisine courses can be found in many places of popular cities. I spent some time resting on a local farm outside the city of Chiang May, where you will be dispersed with the sacraments local cuisine. You will learn how to prepare a real Thai curry, to take away the knowledge of home.

Muay Thai boxing.

Having visited such a match, you will see dizzying rigid and beautiful fights. Thai boxing is carried out in many places of Thailand and Islands.

Island to Tao.

By purchasing favorable tours in Thailand, on this island you will receive a diving certificate. This place has become one of top seats Peace for scuba diving and learning. Diving prices are the lowest, because there are very hard competition among the ten accredited diving schools. True on the reefs, you will more see other diving lovers than the underwater world, and yet it is from the most comfortable and non-hazardous areas of the world.

Rent a scooter in Pai.

Pai is an amazing and relaxing place in the north of Thailand. Rent a scooter is always available here, and you can take advantage of even a license. On the scooter you can go away from the bustle of beautiful rural areas, to waterfalls or lakes.

Bright excursions Pai.

Visit the ancient Buddhist temples.

The Great Palace in Bangkok with gold sparkling statues, of course, this attraction will seem a bit tense due to a large flow of tourists. But there is an alternative - it is Doyceuthep, built on the Hill of Chiang May, or the ruins of the ancient temple Ayutthaya a little north of Bangkok.

The island of Lanta is often characterized as an exclusive paradise for newlyweds and families with kids. Lanta is large enough to satisfy the tastes of various types of rest tourists. If the phi phi is more noisy and he is famous for his leaning parties, then to Lanta, the absolute opposite, here is not hurrying here, time is going long, more lazy rest With a mug of beer in the bar in the evenings, and dancing under reggae.

Railey is a find for tourists who thirs to climb on the rocks, it is located on the peninsula. There are few roads connected here, but the place here is spectacular with his surrounding high karst cliffs, an amazing spectacle. Mountaineering here is very popular even for beginners, because the rocks are easy to climb. And if you are for the first time here, then contact guides, because some cliffs are only an experienced climbers. Climbing the rocks, you will get a delightful share of adrenaline, and with the vertices of the cliffs you will enjoy a fantastic view of the turquoise bay and the Raili himself. Most of the tourists are resting on the beach. Sai tone, which is popular for low service.

Festivals in Thailand.

Songkran, passes from April 13-15, this is a water festival in which everyone takes part, having a water gun and water balls. By the way, foreigners are often a favorite target, so that not to be shot water is better to arma with water trunk.

On Yi Peng - a festival of thousands of lanterns, passing to Chiang May every year in November.

Well, here, it seems like everything is. The following acquaintances with Thailand will be a little later. And it is better to meet themselves.

Break stereotypes -

Soviet citizens who did not have access to the distribution system were taken to relax. In those days of the sanatorium and the hotels for ordinary people were not available. Maximum what could count the ordinary factory worker to go to the area of \u200b\u200brest. And that - not every year. Young people could not afford it.

Therefore, young people went on a trip on their own, often without having a specific route. And it was really "Dikar" rest. At the main directions - in Crimea and Sochi - almost all places of accommodation were represented by the private sector, without any civilized amenities. This was a budget option recreation.

And what is a resting savage today? And how to go to Thailand?

Independent trip or backpecking

Today, holidays savage - this is at least two strategies for the behavior of the traveler:

• alone organized journey.

Beckpecking - in essence, similar to the "Dicar" view of the rest of Soviet people.

Becpeckers are predominantly young people who are peculiar to the following behavior strategy:

• stop in the cheapest hostels, houses, including in the private sector of Thailand, can live in tent camping;
• do not make requirements for service and comfort;
• often do not have a specific route;
• can live in backpecking and week, and a month, and six months;
• consumer behavior of backper - budget.

Riding a savage in Thailand - perfect backup journey:

• in this country is always warm;
• friendly and friendly population;
• Thailand is the safest Asian country;
• you can find a very cheap accommodation, for example, for $ 5 per person per day;
• cheap food - If you wish, you can put together at $ 6 per day, and if you prepare yourself, then - and reduce spending; fruit - 20 baht per kg;
• there are traditionally backpackers of recreation facilities - for example, Chang Islands and Phangan with houses on the very shore and daily Open-Ayra.

What gets a backpacker: freedom of choice and maximum savings. Alone organized journey may not be at all backpackers. Meanwhile, he was also attached to the Dikar Rest. Although traditional "dicarity" in it practically did not remain.

Strategy of behavior of independently traveling people - non-pecketers:

• as a rule, the route completely thought out;
• have limited travel time and plane ticket back;
• book placing places in advance;
• stop in those places where you like;
• want to see a certain level of service;
• as a rule, there are means for rest comparable to those that can be paid for a trip organized by a travel agency.

What receives a person's own traveler: the ability to organize your rest as you want. Today, holidays savage can be both very cheap with accommodation in the tent, and very expensive with a stop in 4-5-star hotels.

Pros and cons of independent holidays in Thailand

Riding a savage to Thailand?

pros

Freedom of movement. Today you can be on Phuket, tomorrow - in Pattaya, and the day after tomorrow. And this is definitely the main advantage of recreation by savage.

• You can travel on your transport.
• If it is difficult - a bus service is well developed in Thailand.
• By flights are connected by all popular areas of tourists and major settlements.

You can choose where to stay. Did not like the hotel / bungalow / hostel, looking for a new version, inspect it and, if you like, moving. If desired: always good view out of the window; Shop, Beach, Tourburn, Night entertainment nearby.

Live not surrounded by tourists from the CIS. It is not for everyone plus: many on the contrary more comfortably feel among compatriots and people speaking their tongue. But for those who want to rent an apartment, let's say, in Bangkok at the immediate host and live in the capital of Thailand as an ordinary property - an independent trip will be the best option.

If we talk about backpackers, they have a habit of grouping internationally. You can be among the Europeans and Australians who travel a lot of savages on Tay, to get acquainted with them and improve English.

Minuses

The language barrier. The classical difficulty that pursues all strangers. But in Thailand it is not too straining difficulty. All inscriptions are duplicated in English. People who are in daily contact with tourists, have a minimum set of English words and successfully use. If you are not going to a very deaf Thai village, then basic knowledge of English language It is capable of solving the problem of the language barrier.

You need to have the ability to self-organization. Book a room, order a tour, renting the car, get to the remote island, not to get confused in the Bangkok metro, plan the time in someone else's country - all this requires an active life installation. Not everyone can successfully organize themselves. Therefore, the majority prefers tours with an already prepared program: left the hotel - they boot into the bus - came to the place - returned to the hotel on the same bus.

Much time goes to navigate. Imagine what you need to get from point A to point B. How to do it, you do not have the slightest concept. You can ask at the reception at the hotel or ask the owner of the removable housing, or at a taxi driver, or ask the search engine.

Anyway, all this requires time planning in advance. It is not excluded that you can get confused. However, if you are driving a savage, for example, on Phuket and do not plan to leave somewhere from the island, then this minus as it may not.

If you are accustomed to independence and do not like a collective pastime, then go to Thailand will be the right decision.

Just do not need to think that the "Dicar" rest in Tae will certainly be cheaper organized by a travel agency. It is likely that it will come out even more expensive.

How much does it cost to relax in Thailand savage?

Consider 2 options:

• budget Bookpecing;
• self-journey with a middle budget.

Table. Calculation of the approximate budget for holidays by a savage in Thailand

Expenditure	1 option,$ per person			Option 2,$ per person
	1 day	15 days	1 month	1 day	15 days	1 month
Accommodation	6	90	180	15	225
	4	60	120	10	150
Entertainment and excursions	40 (every three days)	200	400	40	600
Transport	10 (every three days)	50	100	10	150
Souvenirs	50
Other expenses	3	45	90	6	90
TOTAL	29,6	495	940	81	1315

The calculation is approximate and very average. The results obtained can be deviated to the greater (rather) or less (less likely) side.

Factors affecting this standard:

• season;
• influx of tourists;
• resting-place.

For example, in Pattaya and on Phuket, rest will cost significantly more than, for example, in spending or in. Not to mention the northern provinces, in which for $ 15 per day, it is possible to afford a very wastefulbecking.

If you are going to visit different areas of Thailand and intend to use flights within the country, the budget should be expanded. Each flight will cost $ 20- $ 120. Moreover, in some directions, Bangkok Airways dominates unlternatively. This means that the tickets will be, rather, $ 100 than $ 20.

The cost of the international flight to Thailand is not included in the calculation. For example:

• Moscow - Bangkok: $ 500 (straight), $ 400 (with transplantation).
• Moscow - Phuket: $ 800 (straight), $ 500 (with transplantation).

From Asian countries for self-trip Thailand stands in my first place. And if you see that everything is written about Thailand, it is not just like that. It is really cool in Thailand, and you can spend your vacation quite fiscal.

First, tourism is really developed here, you will not look at you and all the more, try to attack you or rob. Secondly, the flights are developed in Thailand. Of all nearest countries Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, China (Hainan), here the most affordable prices For air tickets, large selection of airlines. Thirdly, there is everything - the mainland, islands, mountains, lakes, waterfalls and two seas. Fourthly, there is a part of the inhabitants in such a resort, if you miss "our", in social networks there are Russian-speaking communities just everywhere - communicate, Meet, go to meetings. Almost every community has chats of those who are now resting. But that's not all.

Budget and without a visa

The most important advantages of the trip to Thailand is something that the visa is not needed for 30 days and the fact that prices in Thailand are lower than in Russia.

If you are going for a long time, you need to leave the country every 30 days. This is not at all difficult, near Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar. You can go, for example, to Langkawi Island and return back.

Who is suitable for an independent trip to Thailand

If you are going to a country more than 1-2 weeks, an independent trip to Thailand will be much more profitable. If you have never been to the country, you want to meet at the airport, put on the transfer, brought to the hotel where you plan to spend a lazy week, then better take batch tour. For everyone else, I recommend going to Tai yourself.

Flight tickets

The largest line of expenses for a trip to Thailand - Flights. But everything, absolutely everything else will be cheaper here than in Russia (except Russian products). The best flights from Bangkok, from there you can go anywhere.

In Thailand, the flight is perfectly developed (many loupes flying within the country), bus transportation (good road), railway communication (in Bangkok several railway stations, you can go anywhere).

Everything, nothing more needs, only passport and air tickets. Everything else at your discretion is insurance, hotel armor and tickets.

Accommodation

Housing in Tae a huge amount. But as and everywhere, the closer to the sea, the more expensive. You can rent hotels or house in Thai style. The highest prices on the islands, the lowest ones on the mainland. But even steep 4-5-star hotels in Thailand will cost cheaper than in Russia. For example, our hotel on Samui cost 3,500 rubles. per day for two. The hotel is on the first line, the price includes breakfast, on the territory of fitness and two pools.

Hotel is better to book in advance, at least at first, to know exactly where you will live. There are no grandmothers at stations with a sign "Rent an apartment", and all the options are looking for and book online.

Food

With meals in Thailand there are no problems, there is a cult of food, so you can eat at every step. But all the food is acute, you get used to it, and then you can not live without this sharpness. I even offended if I was served not a very sharp dish.

In addition to street food, there is food courts in shopping centers, cafes, restaurants and my favorite Thai buffets with unlimited food.

If you do not like Thai food, you can eat our usual dishes in Russian cafes. Prices there, of course, higher than all local.

In Thailand, they do not sell buckwheat, and many of the products familiar to us are very different, or sold in special stores of Schraidor: sour cream, kefir, cottage cheese, sausage, seeds. But without this you can survive. Who is riding for a long time, not perishable products with them.

In Pattaya, I opened for myself "Friendship Supermarket", where there are Russian products. Little kefir bottle 0.5 liters cost 150 rub., And this is still cheap. On the islands of such luxury not to find.

How to choose a direction

From the bank you can go anywhere.

Hua Hin is a small resort near the banker, here you can come here only on your own, because the direction is not developed for batch tourism. Many Tispers are resting here.

Pattaya is the most noisy and dirty resort, but here very low prices on everything (2 times lower than on the islands), so for long stay Many choose Pattacka (there lives 40,000 Russians!). It comes here most of the "Paktnikov", especially from Siberia. Does not do without Tagil.

Rayong - quiet place, not far from Pattaya. Here 10 times less tourists in the main reason - buy a tour is difficult and not cheap.

Koh Chang is a cool island near spending. Looks like a large village, but in this is his charm. There is no ring road (like on Samui), no public transport (only a taxi), no shopping centers. But many hotels right on the beach.

Samui - the island is expressing and more fun, but still the village. The best place For life in Thailand. Shopping centers, Network stores, social songteo - everything is already here. On Samui a special climate, in winter it is rained here, and the sun shines in the summer (in the rest of the way, the opposite is the other way around). But look at the prices of tours on Samui in the summer and understand what you need to go on your own.

Phuket is a very promoted tourist area with overpriced prices on the beaches. Local residents live in the center of the island, the prices are lower, but the movement is simply crazy, I personally do not like it. Although Phuket I love too. The concentration of our compatriots on Patong offshore.

And of course, the mountains of Thailand - Chiang May, Chiang Paradise. There is no sea, but nature is fantastic. Thailand Mountains for sophisticated tourists who have already looked at everything. Massive tourism is not developed here, here you can see a real Thai life.

Now you know everything about an independent trip to Thailand. If you fall in love with this country, her nature and kitchen, then you will not pull out of Thailand over your ears. 🙂