Thailand checklist

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11/16/20244 min read

  • victim of mass tourism

  • leech socks, odomos, good night, adapter

  • Itenary so far

    • 3-4 days in phuket

    • 2 days in phi phi

    • 1-2 days Krabi

  • Snorkeling

  • water sports

  • zoo and aquarium

  • plants

  • strip club

  • new year party

  • island hopping

  • sunsets

  • arrchitecture visits

  • Day 1 - 26

    • Land in Phuket 9 AM

    • Eat on the way to stay

    • Sleep in stay

    • Find scooter

    • Have lunch

    • Big buddha and wat chalong temple

    • Patong beach

    • Bangla road

  • Day 2 - 27th

    • morning sunrise at samset nangshe viewpoint

    • Have breakfast

    • by 10 or 11 go to mai khao - catch aeroplane

    • 1 or 2 PM have lunch

    • go to room sleep maybe

    • prompthep cape for sunet

    • Siam niamrit - 8 PM

  • Day 3 - 28th

    • take ferry to phi phi at 11

    • go to phi phi view point in the evening

    • fireshows , muay thai fighting in night ,night life

  • Day 4 - 29th

  • Day 5 - 30th

    • checkout at phi phi

    • big boat tour is there are 9 AM to Krabi

    • checkin at krabi

    • 4PM to tiger temple for sunset

    • market and night life

  • Day 6 - 31st

    • elephant + bamboo rafting + thai cooking class - here

    • new year party

  • Day 7 - 1st

    • hot springs + emerald pool

    • late checkout on 1st

    • leave to bangkok

  • day 8 - 2nd

    • check in

    • golden, emerald and grand palace

    • sunset at skyscrapper - here

    • explore khaosan road

  • day 9 - 3rd

    • 1:30PM bike tour for 4 hours - here

    • explore asia front market

    • white orchid river cruise

    • go to calypso carbaret show - 7:45 PM

  • day 10 - 4th

    • ancient city

    • erwan muesum

    • cooking class - lunch - bangkok - here

  • day 11- 5th

    • sea ocean life - finish before 3 PM

    • flight at 9PM

  • Phuket

    • beaches

      • patong beach - must see - night weekend market - sunset

      • surin beach

      • kamala beach

      • freedom beach - go via Lek Sand Beach

      • kata noi beach - lot of sunset bars here

      • Karon beach

      • mai khao - airplane catching - best time december to june

    • Shopping

      • Jungceylon -- if it rains, nice place to timepasss

      • bangla road

      • patong beach road

    • Waterfalls

      • Bang pae - 200 bhat - has amazing shade

      • kathu waterfall

      • tonsai

      • ao yon

    • Sunset places

      • prompthep cape

      • samset nangshe viewpoint

      • baba nest roof top bar - sunset

      • sundek bar

      • Sea in the Sky

      • vannila sky

      • Little Tiger

    • take pictures

      • ancient building sino european style

    • activities

      • phuket fantasea - 17:30 - 23:30 hr; reservation neeeded - food no good - animal abuse- near kamala - Tuesday, Friday & Sunday;

      • Bangla road - lot of cannibi, too crowded, can go for a walk, live music

      • prompthep cape - cafe where u can go down in rope - nice sunset - trek till the end

      • Elephant park - feed and bathe elephants - 2k INR per head

      • Dolphin bay - not open on monday, book tickets in advance- cheapest is 700 THB per head

      • Aquaria phuket - 981 THB per head - apparently not worth it - better one below

      • Cape Panwa Aquarium - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - 300 BHT per head - looks very mueseumy

      • Siam nimarit - thailand history and culture - show starts at 8 - 1,500 baht per head

      • Tiger kingdom - can take pictures with tiger - 9 am to 6 pm -Small: 900 baht to see the smallest size tiger

      • cooking class - here

      • bamboo rafting

    • places nearby

      • Maya bay - its on phi phi island - do the cruise

      • phang nga bay - cave jungle beach - romantic

      • james bond island - can be gone from phan nga bay - visit koh payi - an island built on stilts

      • Samet nangshe viewpoint - sunset

      • Koh Khai Nai, Koh Khai Nui and Koh Khai Nok, island - half day tour with kayaking maybe

    • restaurants

      • baba nest roof top bar - sunset

      • sundeck bar

      • after beach bar

      • Meg Khram Sunshine Restaurant

      • Sea in the Sky

      • Patong Sunset View Restaurant

    • stays

    • historical places

    • religious places

      • big buddha - giant statue - take pics?

      • wat chalong temple - pretty place to see

    • yoga/spa

      • Banyan Tree Spa Phuket

      • Infinite Luxury Spa

      • coqoon spa

      • Como Shambhala

      • Jara Spa

      • Oasis Spa has several branches

    • couple things to do

      • sunset , spa, bamboo, cruise ,beach walks

  • Phi phi island

    • Has two main islands - ko phi phi le - ko phi phi don - can reach here through ferry. no motorbikes here

    • stay in tong sai - south of island - cheap

    • on landing 20 THB per person

    • if it rains ferry can be cancelled

    • to go to north - 200 THB

      • beaches

      • activities

        • Phi Phi Reggae Bar offers boxing matches

        • maybe fishing

      • places nearby

        • mayabay -- reach here ay 6:30 in the morning - no swimming - 1 hour through pre booked tour

        • pileh lagoon

        • Phi Phi viewpoint - there are 3 view points

        • Bamboo island

        • monkey bay

        • monkey beach

        • nui bay

        • viking cave

      • restaurants

        • ACQUA: This is probably the single nicest restaurant in Phi Phi Don, although it’s a little on the pricey side. They have a good range of Thai and European dishes, with indoor and outdoor seating.

        • Mango Garden: This air-conditioned cafe is one of the first places we ate in Phi Phi island. They have a whole menu dedicated to mango sticky rice. Great for breakfast or a snack while waiting for the ferry! They also have free WiFi and plenty of power outlets.

        • JaJa Cafe & Spice: Awesome pancakes and acai fruit smoothie bowls!

        • Anna’s Restaurant: European and Thai food in PP island with a good selection and reasonable prices. Try the pineapple fried rice.

        • 23° Roasters Cafe: A relatively new cafe with great cakes and pastries. Indoor seating and super fast WiFi.

        • Papaya Restaurant: Indian and Thai food outside of the main street on PP island.

        • Garlic 1992: Good Thai food in a humble setting. As you can tell by the name, they’ve been in business since 1992

      • stays

        • can stay only in kho phi phi don

      • historical places

      • religious places

      • yoga/spa

      • couple things to do

  • Krabi

    • beaches

      • Railay beach - can swim -- accessibility?

      • ao naang - cheap stays on beach side

      • koh poda - go there early before crowd

      • Phra Nang Beach

    • activities

      • hike Ngorn Nak

      • Sa Morakot - emerald pool -- nice

      • bioluminicent plankton - night snorkeling by Get Rads

      • Khlong Thom - hot springs

    • places nearby

      • Poda island

      • Tup island

      • chicekn island

      • koh sii - snorkelling

      • Tha Pom Long Khlong Sam Nam - pretty water canal

      • khao sok national park - national park - 300 THB per person- has Khao Sok lake -- tour is expensive 18k per head

    • restaurants

      • Mr. Chef (Khrua Sirinthip)

      • Pad Thai 50 Baht

      • Issan Chicken Place

      • Bangnara Roti

      • Karabaw Noodle Duck

      • Ton Ma Yom Thai.

    • stays

      • ao naang - cheap stays on beach side

    • historical places

    • religious places

      • Tiger temple - 1200 steps - hard to climb

    • yoga/spa

    • couple things to do

  • ko pa ngan

    • beaches

    • activities

    • places nearby

    • restaurants

    • stays

    • historical places

    • religious places

    • yoga/spa

    • couple things to do

  • Pattaya

    • beaches

    • activities

    • shopping

      • central pattaya

    • places nearby

    • restaurants

    • stays

    • historical places

      • sanctuary of truth

      • art in pattaya paradise

      • underworld pattaya

    • religious places

      • wat yanasangwaramam

    • yoga/spa

    • couple things to do

  • Bangkok

    • beaches

    • shopping

      • Asiatique The Riverfront

      • rinagarindra Train Night Market

      • chinatown

      • flower market

      • pratunum market

    • cooking classes

      • Blue Elephant:

      • Sompong Thai Cooking Class:

    • activities

      • bike tour

      • boat tour

      • Siam Square

      • Siam Carving Academy

      • Calypso Cabaret Show

      • safari world

      • floating market tour

      • sea life bankok ocean world

      • thai massage workshop

      • Ancient City

      • Erawan Museum

      • Chao Phraya River

    • places nearby

    • restaurants

    • stays

    • historical places

      • Grand palace - 500 THB per person

      • Wat pho - golden temple

      • Wat phra krew - emerald buddha

    • religious places

    • yoga/spa

    • couple things to do

    • strip club?