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This is our exact travel route through Thailand. I will be going into details for every location on this map. I will tell you where we stayed, what we payed and how many days we spent there. In addition I will add all the sights that we visited and what I would recommend for you to see :)
A few facts before we start:
- we travelled for exactly 4 weeks, arriving at the end of May and departing at the end of June
- We were 4 people travelling (2 couples)
- the prices for the rooms we stayed in are all Off-Season prices!!! Prices may vary through different times of the year!!!
- all prices in this post are Euro € prices, since I live in Germany, but i will link a currency converter below
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(1) BANGKOK |5 Days|
|Accommodation| Airbnb Apartment
|Price| 123 € / Night (we all shared this apartment, since it had 2 bedrooms, so each of us paid about 31 € per night)
|What to do / see|
- Khao San Road
- Grand Palace
- Wat Pho
- Wat Saket
- Wat Arun
- MBK Shoppingcenter
- Pratunam Market
- Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market
You can find more details about the sights worth visiting in Bangkok on my blogpost:
Top 5 things to do in BANGKOK Blogpost (German; Engl version coming soon)
(2) KOH PHANGAN |3 Days|
|Accommodation| Sea Sunset Resort (Beach Front Sea view Room, Double Room)
|Price| 1,600 baht / Night ( ~43€ / Night for 2 people -> 21,50€/ Night per person)
|What to do / see|
- Full Moon Party (once a month) Haadrin Beach
- rent a scooter to explore the island
- exploring the shore by kayak
- discover new beaches: Haad Salad, Haad Mae Haad
(3) KOH TAO |4 Days|
|Accommodation| Ban's Diving Resort (Superior Double Room - Diving Student)
|Price| 1500 Baht / Night (~40,50€ / Night -> 20,25€ / Night per person)
|What to do / see|
- rent a scooter to explore the island (as on any other thai island)
- do a diving course (our friends did their Open-Water-Diver Course here on Koh Tao)
- Snorkelling Day-trip (Blogpost: Schnorcheln auf Koh Tao (German)) (Engl version coming soon!)
- get a massage!
- highest viewpoint on Koh Tao: The View Bar
- beaches: Sairee Beach, Freedom Beach, Shark Bay
- visit Nangyuan Island (small island north of Koh Tao)
(4) KOH SAMUI |3 Days|
|Accommodation| Sundays Sanctuary Resort & Spa (Deluxe Cottage, Pool view)
|Price| 960 baht / Night (~26€ / Night -> 13€ / Night per Person)
|What to do / see|
- be independent and rent a scooter (again ;) )
- visit Fisherman's Village (Shops, Restaurants, Bars, Beach)
- Big Buddha (huge, golden Buddha, Koh Samuis most popular landmark)
- Wat Plai Laem (Temple with 2 huge Buddhas)
- Grandfather Rock
- beaches: Lamai Beach, Chaweng Beach
(5) KOH PHI PHI |4 Days|
|Accommodation|
- Charlie Hut Bungalows, Beach Bungalow (3 nights)
- Cobble Beach Resort, (1 night)
|Price|
- Charlie Hut: 950 Baht incl. breakfast (~26€ / Night -> 13€ /Night per person)
- Cobble Beach: 1200 Baht incl. breakfast (~32,50€ / Night ->16,25€ / Night per person)
|Links|
|What to do / see|
- book a private Longtail Boot Tour (Maya Bay, Koh phi phi Le Bay, Viking Cave, Bamboo Island etc)
- explore Koh Phi Phi by foot! (there are absolutely no vehicles on the island)
- go to a Fish Spa
- our favorite restaurant & bar: The Sunflower Beach Bar
(6) KRABI |1 Day|
|Accommodation| Baan Andaman Hotel (Standard Room)
|Price| 650 Baht (~17,50€ / Night -> 8,75€ / Night per person)
|What to do/see|
- Krabi Town Night Market
We only stayed one night in Krabi, before going to Chiang Mai by plane the next morning. That is why we didn't really get to see much of Krabi town itself but it is supposed to have a few very beautiful beaches. However we managed to visit the Krabi Night Market in the center of town in the evening.
(7) CHIANG MAI |6 Days|
|Accommodation| Thaphae Garden Guesthouse (Double / AC Room)
|Price| 700 Baht (~19€ / Night -> 9,50€ / Night per person)
|What to do/see|
- Sunday Walking Street at Thapae Gate (it's a night market that only takes place on sundays! There is also a Saturday Walking Street but at a different location)
- Chiang Mai Night Marktet (every night)
- Thapae Gate
- Wat Pan Tao (Temple completely made of teakwood)
- Wat Chedi Luang
- Wat Srisuphan (featuring a silber temple)
- Wat Pha Singh (featuring the marble buddha & the crystal buddha)
- Three Kings Monument
- Wat Chiang Man (oldest temple in Chiang Mai)
- Thai Cooking Class (Blogpost: Thai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai)
- visit Tiger Kingdom
- Wat Prahthat Doi Suthep (Very popular Temple situated on a hill overlooking all of Chiang Mai! Really great view!!!)
- Elephant Home (feed and bath elephants)
- visit Chiang Mai Zoo (it is huuuuge!)
- Maya Shoppingcenter Chiang Mai
(8) AYUTTHAYA |3 Days|
|Accommodation| Tony's Place Bed & Breakfast (Superior Double Room / AC)
|Price| ~750 Baht (~20,27€ / Night -> ~10€ / Night per person)
|What to do/see|
- rent a bike! not a motorbike, no, a bycicle! There are large Parks in Ayutthaya, that you can only enter by foot or by bike. All the important temple ruins are situated in those parks ;)
- Wat Mahatat (this is where you find the buddha head overgrown by roots)
- Wat Phra Sri Sanphet
- Wat Lokayasutharam (huge reclining Buddha)
- Wat Yai Chai Mongkon (my absolute favourite temple in Thailand!!!)
- Wat Chai Watanam (it looks very similar to Angkor Wat in Cambodia but it is muuuuuuuuuch much smaller ;))
- Wat Ratchaburana
(9) Bangkok |2 Days|
|Accommodation| Airbnb Apartment
|Price| 62€ / Night (15,50€ per night, per person)
We spent the last view days in Bangkok because our flight home was going to leave from here. We also saved a real Bangkok Highlight for those last few days: visiting the Lebua Hotels' popular Skybar! If you don't know it, you may have seen it in the movie "Hangover 2". Yep, that's the very one! And it's fabulous... and also fabulously expensive^^. I also mentioned the Skybar in my blogpost about my favourite Bangkoks sights, so check it out if you like! ;)
Top 5 things to do in BANGKOK Blogpost
This is it! The very end of our trip and we loved it!
I hope this post was helpful for a few people who are planning a Thailand adventure right now. #havefuntravelling
Top 5 things to do in BANGKOK Blogpost
This is it! The very end of our trip and we loved it!
I hope this post was helpful for a few people who are planning a Thailand adventure right now. #havefuntravelling
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