Tips and rules for beginner tourists. Jordan - everything a tourist needs to know before visiting What is important for a tourist to know

Official language Kingdoms of Nepal - Nepali. But in the main tourist centers English is widely spoken.

National currency unit country - the Nepalese rupee, which is divided into one hundred paise. $1 costs 8 rupees. Currency can only be exchanged through a bank or official exchange office. Banks are open from 10.00 to 14.30 from Sunday to Thursday and from 10.00 to 12.30 on Fridays. On Saturdays - an official holiday in Nepal - banks are closed.

The climate in Nepal is monsoon, with pronounced altitudinal zones. In the Kathmandu Valley, the most visited region of the country by tourists, the year is divided into two seasons: dry (October-May) and wet (June-September). In May-June, the temperature in Kathmandu exceeds 30°C, and in winter it drops below 0°C.

Russian citizens need a visa to visit the country. To obtain it at the Nepalese Embassy in Moscow, you need one photograph and a valid passport. The minimum processing time is two days. The consular fee is $30. While in the country, you can extend your visa at the Immigration Department.

Special permission is required for tourists arriving in Nepal for trekking. It is issued in four main mountainous areas: Kanchenjunga and Lower Dolpa, Upper Mustang and Upper Dolpa, Manaslu and Jumla. In this case, each tourist is charged a fee in Nepalese rupees at a rate of $10 to $700, depending on the area and length of stay.

Tourists are allowed to import a mini-computer, audio and video equipment with the appropriate note in their passport about compulsory export. When leaving the country, a note is made in the passport about the export of the entered item. Special permission must be obtained from the Department of Archeology when exporting objects of any historical or artistic value from the country.

All the people of Nepal are deeply religious. Tourists visiting places of worship should remember this. As a sign of respect before entering hindu temple or Buddhist Holy place visitors take off their shoes. Therefore, during excursions to temples, open sandals are more comfortable than any other shoes. Some temples are restricted to Hindus only. It is prohibited to enter temples while carrying any leather goods. It is better not to touch believers or offerings made for the gods. Traditionally, a temple or stupa is walked around from left to right.

In order to make life easier for foreign tourists, Nepal has a special police department. His phone number: 2-20-18. If problems arise, you can also call the Department of Tourism by phone: 24-70-41.

While in the country, you should beware of suspicious individuals posing as representatives of various companies and offering to enter into trade deals at low prices.

It is better to use safes at the hotel to store valuables and documents. They should never be left unattended in a hotel room.

When departing the country, an airport tax of 700 Nepalese rupees is charged. For domestic flights, the airport tax is 50 rupees.

It is allowed to photograph temples and stupas, religious processions and monuments. But before taking photographs, it is better to ask permission.

In this article I will try to sort everything out - from boarding the plane, staying at the hotel, to flying home.

So, after purchasing a tour, you should have three vouchers, an agreement with a travel agency (it may not exist - it depends on the tour operator), and air tickets. The entire package of documents, except the contract, travel companies They can send it to you by email, and you print them out yourself. These documents are issued 2-3 days before departure.

Sometimes a representative of a tour operator issues them directly at the departure airport on the day of departure. Please note - not a representative of a travel agency, but a representative of a tour operator! See the name of your tour operator in the contract with the travel agency.

Moreover, sometimes the tour operator of the sending and receiving parties may be different. If it is a large Russian operator like Tez-Tour, Coral Travel, Pegas Touristik and others, then the receiving and sending parties will be the same. Which, of course, is more convenient for tourists.

The Turkish coast beckons...

Tourists get to the airport on their own 2.5-3 hours before departure. Look at your plane's flight number on your ticket and head to the check-in counter for your plane. There you get your boarding passes and check in your luggage. Before doing this, you can wrap it with film so that the bags do not tear during loading and unloading.

Then you head to passport control— the border guard checks your passports and you go for inspection hand luggage and the contents of the pockets. You should not have liquids exceeding 200 milliliters or sharp objects (nail scissors, etc.) with you.

After completing all these procedures, you will find yourself in a duty-free duty-free zone, where you can buy alcohol, cigarettes, perfume, souvenirs, etc. When purchasing, you must present your boarding pass. Next, look for the aircraft gate number (GATE).

Again, rely on the flight number indicated on the ticket. Smoking is prohibited on airport premises. And few airports have designated smoking areas. However, this ban does not yet apply to electronic cigarettes. But on the plane, some airlines have already begun to ban not only regular cigarettes, but also electronic ones.

Warm Turkish sand

Upon arrival in Turkey, all tourists go through passport control and go to the baggage claim area. There is no need to obtain a visa - Türkiye has long been a visa-free state for Russians.

The bags travel along a conveyor and, after passing through the “green corridor,” they go out onto the street to stands with the logos of tour operators. Find your tour operator, show him your vouchers and he will direct you to to the right bus. Or, if you have an individual transfer, at the exit from the arrivals area there will be a guide with a sign with your name.
All! From this moment on, the guide will accompany you to the hotel. Along the way, the guide will definitely ask who has been to Turkey and how many times. Introduce the bus driver - in passing (I wrote about this in a separate article). If you’re not too lazy, he’ll give you a short tour.

Check-in at the hotel is from two o'clock in the afternoon. Room keys, towel cards, wrist bracelet - you get all this at the reception. Often, hotel administrations try to accommodate inexperienced tourists in worse rooms, holding them back best numbers hoping that they will not ask to change the room.

So, if you don’t like the room, go to the reception and firmly and clearly state that you will not live there. Do this without a scandal, but simply clearly and firmly state your position. Usually this works without any money (baksheesh). Sometimes you have to give a little - depending on the level of the hotel, the amount can range from 10 to 100 dollars.
The next day, after check-in, there is a meeting with the tour operator’s guide. The most important thing for you is to take his phone number, give him your voucher, listen to information about the hotel. Most of The meeting will be devoted to stories about excursions. As a rule, tour operators offer them much more expensive.
The day before departure from the hotel, look at the information stand for departure information. The flight number usually does not change, but the departure time often changes. Therefore, this information is very important, do not miss it. The room is available until 12 noon.

Fish and watermelon day :)

On the way to the airport, tourists will definitely be taken to some shopping center. At the airport, your guide should take you to the plane check-in counter and make sure that all tourists receive boarding passes.

Although some guides simply take you to the airport door, wish you a safe journey and leave. When going through security, many people forget a simple thing - liquids exceeding 100 milliliters cannot be carried in hand luggage! Moreover, when they fly to Turkey, they remember this, when from Turkey, they completely forget!

I had a case when a group of not poor tourists had a whole collection of expensive alcohol taken away during security checks. If you are bringing liquids with you, no matter what, pack them, wrap them in towels and put them in your luggage bags. Upon arrival, go through passport control, pick up your luggage and exit the airport through the “green corridor”.

Many people dream of traveling to different countries, enjoying the culture and architecture of nationalities with their own eyes, and taking photos near memorable places and against the backdrop of beautiful overseas landscapes, swim in the seas and oceans, taste, so to speak, life to the fullest. And upon arrival in your native land, print out photographs of the trip into a family album or send them out different countries to my friends.

When planning a trip to a distant country, it is important to know all the necessary information about the country where you are going, what you need to take with you, information about the country’s currency, etc., so that your proposed vacation does not turn into a nightmare...

What does a tourist need?

Before you go to tourist trip to a particular country, prepare properly and find out the necessary information. What do you need to know when going abroad to ensure your personal safety?

• The political situation in the country (are there any wars or any armed conflicts).
• The economic state of the country, prices for hotel rooms, cafes and restaurants, types of transport, etc.
• Climate features (do you normally tolerate high or low temperatures, humidity or dry air, oxygen level, etc.).
• Habitat of dangerous animals, plants or insects (you may need to get vaccinated before your trip or take with you the necessary first aid medications for animal and insect bites, or exposure to poisonous plants).
• Rules and customs of the country.
• Find out everything about customs regulations countries where you are going to go.
• You need to find out and write down in your diary or notebook the address and telephone number of the Ukrainian embassy or consulate in the country where you are going to go on vacation.
• It is necessary to make photocopies of all documents before departure.
• Find out which plastic cards are accepted for payment in the country.
• When already traveling, when walking or on excursions, it is important to always have a photocopy of your passport, a card of the hotel (where you are staying) and an insurance document with you. You also need to have a so-called guest card with you, which is a pass to the hotel, as well as a guide for taxi drivers.
• If you lose your personal documents in a foreign country, you must obtain a return certificate valid for 15 days.
• You definitely need to tell your relatives where exactly you are going (country, city, etc.), with whom, and when you are returning. You need to leave your family phone numbers and addresses of the hotels where you plan to stay. While already traveling, if possible, notify relatives about your trip.
• Take care of your personal safety - do not tell your fellow travelers anything unnecessary. Excessive frankness can sometimes be harmful.
• Make it a rule to leave your room keys on the counter every time you leave the hotel.
• Before your tourist trip, take care of travel insurance and luggage insurance (usually, travel agencies insure all their clients automatically when purchasing a tour, please check this).
• Be vigilant - refrain from traveling in a private taxi and drinking alcohol with strangers, and do not leave children unattended.
• In some countries, it is customary to always leave a tip for services (taxi drivers, waiters, hotel porters, etc.). Usually this is 10% of the cost of the service itself (invoice), but it differs in each country.
• Drink only bottled water when traveling (be sure to check expiration dates) and be wary of local cuisine.
• Do not keep money next to documents. Pack some small amounts in different places so that in case of an emergency you will at least have the opportunity to get to the hotel or call from a pay phone.
• Don't buy expensive jewelry on the street. Most likely it's a fake.
• Avoid large crowds and demonstrations. Pickpockets and various types and levels of scammers can operate there.
• Avoid intrusive people. These could also be scammers.
• Keep a close eye on your personal belongings.
• You can't wander alone through a city you're unfamiliar with. When attacked, shout "Police" or "Police".

What should be in a tourist's first aid kit?

A tourist’s first aid kit should contain the entire list of mandatory medications (which is presented below), as well as additional medications necessary for a traveler when traveling to distant countries.

Mandatory medications for tourists:

1. Painkillers (analgin, citramon, etc.).
2. Antipyretics (paracetamol, aspirin, etc.).
3. Remedies for diarrhea and constipation.
4. Cold remedies.
5. Hydrogen peroxide 3% for treating wounds.
6. Ammonia (for first aid in case of fainting - the smell of ammonia brings a person to consciousness).
7. Zelenka.
8. Allergy remedies.
9. Sterile and non-sterile bandages.
10. Enzymes and means for normalizing digestion (activated carbon, etc.).
11. Bactericidal patch.

Additional medicines:

• Remedies for burns.
• Sunscreens.
• Tourniquets (for those who are going to the mountains and forests).
• Drugs that relieve the symptoms of “Seasickness” (if the trip is planned by water, that is, by sea, ocean, river).
• Means of protection against insect bites.
• Means that help accelerate the body’s adaptation to new environmental conditions and to a different climate.
• Before traveling to a foreign country, be sure to consult with your doctor, and if you have any chronic diseases and the doctor prescribes medications, do not forget to strictly follow the doctor’s recommendations while on vacation, without violating the medication regimen and dosage.

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general information

Where/on what continent is Jordan located? In Asia

Square: 89,342 km²

Population of Jordan: 9,702 million people (2017)

Capital of Jordan: Oman (4.008 million)

Official language: Arab

Official currency in Jordan? Jordanian Dinar (JD or JOD)

1 JD = approximately 90 rubles

1 JD = 1.27 euros

National flag:

Flag of Jordan, officially adopted on April 18, 1928. It is based on the flag of the Arab revolt against Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The flag consists of horizontal black, white and green stripes, which are connected by a red chevron.

Best time to visit

Most of Jordan's territory falls in the subtropical climate zone. With hot summers and rainy winters, the spring and fall months are the best time to plan a trip to Jordan.

Between the shores of the Red Sea (in the south) and Dead Sea(to the north) lies an imposing desert. Because of this, serious amplitudes are observed between daytime and nighttime temperatures.

I was also personally struck by the sudden change in weather in December. While the weather in Aqaba was sunny - 24-28 degrees during the day, in Amman (only 300 km to the north) the temperature dropped to 7 degrees. And it rained non-stop for 4 days.

Transport

Everyone knows that the organization of every trip begins with transport.

Ticket prices from Moscow to Jordan vary greatly. On average they start at 35 thousand.

Along the Dead Sea coast are some of the best resort complexes in the world. They use natural Dead Sea mud with proven healing properties.

If you are traveling during the warmer months (March-May) and (September-November), then I highly recommend including at least one night at the Bedouin settlement in the Wadi Rum desert. The price usually includes a jeep ride, an authentic dinner and breakfast.

• I advise you to drink only bottled mineral water and black tea, so beloved by Jordanians. Bottle cost mineral water(1.5 liters) most often 1 JD. As a last resort, if you plan to spend the night in the desert and do not have access to a store, buy tablets to purify tap water, or boil it.
• If you took pebbles from Petra, or shellfish from the Red Sea coast, be sure to hide them in your luggage. Or just leave them where you found them. At Aqaba airport, security opened my suitcase and took away 3 small stones that I took as souvenirs.

• Bargain! Believe me, this “game” is in the blood local residents and does not offend them in any way. Bargain to bring down the price of a souvenir or clothing.

These are the main things you need to know before traveling to Jordan. I hope my article was helpful to you! if you have additional questions– feel free to ask them in the comments section below. I'll be happy to help!

Hello friends. If someone had told me everything I want to tell you about today, my holiday in Thailand would have been much easier and calmer. We wouldn’t worry so much in vain in advance and wouldn’t spoil our vacation with negative thoughts.

Today I want to save everyone who is going on their first vacation to Thailand from restless thoughts. So that the anticipation before the trip and the entire vacation pass only with a joyful and serene expression on your face, because you are flying to the land of smiles, right?

I don’t know about you, but this issue worried us a lot. Upon arrival, we didn’t want to rush around Thailand looking for swimming goggles, and besides, we didn’t know how much it could all cost there. On the other hand, I didn’t want to clutter my suitcase with oversized cargo. And we didn’t find any practical advice on this matter then. As a result, they dragged this plastic trash with them, which they then safely left in Thailand.

Therefore, friends, there is no need to carry masks and fins with you on vacation. In Thailand you will find this goodness at every step, and the prices will be cheaper than in our Sportmaster. The same applies to children's inflatable rings, vests and beach mats.

Also, do not take shampoos, conditioners, shower gels with you. All this can be bought on every corner in 7/11 tourist shops. There you will also find medicines for fever, like our paracetamol, throat lozenges and antiseptics. So even our first aid kit, which we collected for the holiday, was of no use to us in Thailand.

2. How much money to take and in what amount

What should I take - rubles, dollars, euros? In Thailand, the dollar exchange rate is the same as ours, and here you can easily exchange rubles for dollars. It’s better to take some cash in dollars to exchange them for baht in Thailand, as well as money for plastic card, cashless For me, there were no special problems when using the card in Thailand; I’ll tell you more about the money issue.

3. Where to eat for a Russian person

When buying a trip to Thailand, a tourist is usually offered to take a tour only with breakfast, or even without meals at all, because the hotel does not provide a dining room. And those hotels that have a buffet, which we are all so accustomed to when vacationing in Turkey and Egypt, are prohibitively expensive. And in order to save money, enterprising travel agents squeeze in trips to Thailand without all-inclusive, and then you’ll figure it out and won’t go hungry.

Of course, at first we are all happy that we are flying on vacation, but then we cool down and begin to worry - Damn, what am I going to eat there? Some of these tourists prepare for their trip to Thailand with all responsibility and begin to fill their suitcases with cans of stew. And some don’t give a damn and are preparing to lose those extra pounds. So those and those citizens, calm down. In Thailand there are no problems with food at all. You can only stay hungry here if you got burned on the beach and can’t leave the hotel.

There is food for everyone here according to their needs: for vegans, for meat-eaters and fish-eaters, even for those who don’t mind crunching on grasshoppers or drinking snake’s blood. If it doesn't suit you at all local menu, look for a cafe with Russian cuisine, although I’ll warn you right away that you’ll have to pay quite a bit of money for a plate of borscht or dumplings. You can find out more about prices and where and how you can eat in Thailand.

4. Mobile communications

All well-known Russian operators like Beeline and others work in Thailand without problems, you just need to activate roaming before your trip. You can buy a SIM card in Thai chain stores - 7/11 or Family Mart.

5. Internet and Wi-Fi

If you don’t want to buy a SIM card, then in principle you can get by with Wi-Fi, which is now available in all hotels and guest houses in Thailand. You need to ask the reception for the password and connect. All messengers like WhatsApp and Viber work in Thailand without problems. The only disadvantage of the Internet is that it is terribly slow here. This is annoying at first, but it will be enough for correspondence with family and friends. You didn’t come to Thailand to watch TV series.

6. I don't know English

Do you think that all Thais are fluent in English? Believe me, most have the same basic knowledge of the language that you were taught at school. Moreover, the Thais were taught to speak by the tourists themselves. This means you can easily master the most necessary speech patterns in English. Well, if your memory is generally poor, then no one has canceled sign language. My husband communicated well with Thais using gestures. You should have seen how he was looking for a restaurant, saying yum - yum, and he still managed to convey the essence to his interlocutor. Reminds me of one joke.

Abroad, the wife sent her husband to the store for pork ribs.
And what’s surprising is that my husband brought them.
She asks:
- And how did you buy them without knowing the language?
“And I came, lifted my shirt, showed the seller my ribs and grunted.”
The wife laughs:
“Next time I’ll send you for eggs!”

7. Tan

This is the most important thing that any tourist needs to take care of first - how not to get sunburned. Approximately 80% of all tourists who come on vacation burn in the sun and get a skin burn or sunstroke. When you are relaxing, especially after a long flight and diving straight from Russian winter into summer, you usually completely forget about protecting your skin or manage to fall asleep on the beach.

Everyone wants their tan to stick, and many are confident that they won’t burn on the first day. So I'm telling you personal experience, they burn out on the first day! If you don’t want to spend half your vacation being a red-skinned Indian in your room, generously apply cream before leaving the hotel, even if you just went for a walk. And on the beach you sit under an umbrella.

At first we were perplexed by the Thais. who, in the heat, dressed, to put it mildly, inappropriately for the weather. And by the end of the rest they switched to a similar type of clothing, when their arms, legs and shoulders were covered.

By the way, about umbrellas and sun loungers. They are paid on all beaches in Thailand! Yes, so factor into your trip budget the cost of renting beach accessories at about 100 baht per set daily. If the toad is choking, as an alternative, buy an umbrella and a rug at the supermarket and take it with you to the beach. Many popular beaches, such as Patong in Phuket, have wide beach strip, where from the natural free shade created by palm trees, you have to walk another 100 meters to the sea. So leaving your things unattended under a palm tree to swim will cost you more.

8. Excursions

It is not necessary to buy excursions through Russian guides, as elsewhere their prices for trips are too high. You can take a walk and ask for the same excursions at local street travel agencies. If you are afraid that you will be deceived or scammed, leave a small advance. By the way, even if local guides show you the price on the street, you can bargain and get yourself a small discount. Checked) It’s strange that the style of bargaining doesn’t work on clothes and souvenir consumer goods, but here it works quite well. A standard excursion in Thailand includes round-trip transfer, meals, attractions, and insurance.

9. Beach. Smoking on the beach

You don’t have to spend your entire vacation on one beach if you don’t like it. Read the next paragraph about transport and feel free to ride around the island without harming your wallet. For example, if you come to Thailand to relax on Patong or Karon beaches, it would be stupid for you to spend your entire vacation on one beach when Phuket is full of chic places such as Nai Harn or Yanui.

An innovation since 2018 in Thailand - smoking on the beaches is allowed only in specially designated areas; violators are subject to a fine.

10. Transport

The most common type of transportation for tourists, which guides and Thais themselves will tell you about, are taxis and tuk tuks. 90 percent of vacationers travel on them. But the prices there are such that you can’t travel much; for a transfer from one beach to another, a tuk tuk driver can charge you 800 baht, which is about 1,500 rubles for a minute! There are many ways to get around the islands in Thailand on a budget. But tourists are afraid to get on a local minibus because they don’t know where it will take them and they think that they will get lost. I left a reminder for such tourists about public transport in Thailand.

11. Bike

I’ll warn you right away - this bike is not a vehicle for everyone. If you are not sure that you can cope with the curves on the roads, and in THAILAND they are all very steep, and with left-hand traffic, then it is better not to risk it. You will spend more on treatment than you save and ruin your vacation.

And for those who know how to drive and are consciously ready to get behind the wheel of a motorbike, but think that without a license they will be taken to the police or expelled from the country, I declare from personal experience that it is possible to drive a motorbike without a license. But if you get caught, you will have to answer. The maximum fine you can be charged is 500 baht for driving without a license, and 1000 baht for driving without a helmet. I hope there is no need to remind you that you can’t drive while drunk. You can find out other subtleties of riding a motorbike in Thailand.

12. Is it possible to go into the jungle on your own?

They frightened us with all sorts of horror stories that as soon as we entered a dense Thai forest, a snake or a crocodile would jump out from behind a tree. All of these, of course, are fairy tales that frightened us in childhood, remember this song: Children don’t go for walks in Africa, there are gorillas and evil crocodiles there. This is how you like to scare relatives and friends who are really scared for you or people who don’t stick their noses beyond the hotel grounds. Of course, you need to remember about precautions, and a bit of reasonable fear should remain in you) But if you are walking along trekking trails, of which there are many in Thailand, where there are signs, then it would be a sin to miss the opportunity to see a tropical waterfall or climb to a stunning observation point on the island.