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Home » Reader question » Thailand reader question: Discover Thailand with your own transport?
Dear readers,
We want to go to Thailand at the end of this year and are aware of all entry conditions such as a CoE and possible quarantine.
We arrive at Bangkok airport and explore Thailand by private transport. We want to go inland from Bangkok (North) or (South) for a few weeks to discover the real Thailand for 14 days.
Which route do the readers of Thailandblog suggest?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Johan (BE)
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Johan, good that you know about entry conditions and quarantine, but research before you travel whether travel restrictions apply in the interior. It can happen that you drive into another province and that you are forced to follow quarantine rules.
Covid19 is very prevalent in Thailand and at the moment domestic flying and bus transport are severely limited. Maybe it's better to put your plans away for a year.
Are you familiar with road safety in Thailand and have you driven in mountainous areas before? ?
How many hours a day do you want to spend in the car given the long distances?
A few weeks ago I made a trip by car through the Esaan. The trip was as follows: from Nakhon Nayok. Prachin Buri, Sao kieaw, Buri Ram, Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Loei, Petchabun, Sara Buri and back in Nakhon Nayok. Not once arrested. In exactly 1 hotel they asked for my vaccination documents and compiled them.
I am currently on Koh Chang, also by car from Nakhon Nayok. On the border with Trat I was stopped and the police checked my documents. Everything in order and just drive on. The most important document was my COE listing my 2 Pfizer vaccines.
Good to see that there are not only the faint-hearted who are just a little popular. There is not much going on in Isan. In Loei, Covid does not exist at all and they are jumping when you arrive. There are hardly any controllers. Almost nowhere in Thailand, except Phuket. There's not much going on. Documents with you, COE in order, validation certificate and you can simply travel through Thailand with a smile. Greetings from Koh Tao (where nothing is going on and where the bars are open in the evening)
Bit of a strange reaction to talk about nothing happening. In 29 dark red provinces, including the most tourist ones, every interesting destination is closed, the same in the regular red provinces. Everyone wears a face mask and you can't have a conversation with anyone or people avoid it. In the dark red provinces mentioned, food can only be taken away and in no place is it allowed to sit down, for example to drink coffee or have a beer or to eat, by the way, all restaurants are closed or only take away. In the evening after 20.00 p.m. almost all businesses close and after 21.00 p.m. it is mandatory to sit indoors. At least 1/3 of the shops are closed and many also have fewer customers because everyone is afraid to shop, markets that are normally busy are sometimes only half occupied and then only food and nothing else and often quiet because there are few visitors. The large department stores are closed and only food takeaway is possible. Visiting landmark temples, crossing parks, visiting tourist hot spots: forget everything, everything closed. Just eat your meals laughing alone in your room, or sitting on a stone or in your car, enjoy some peace and quiet and be by yourself and not have to have a conversation all day long, well for this you are welcome in Thailand
https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/countries-and-territories/thailand/
https://tggs.kmutnb.ac.th/color-zone-of-covid-19-area
I'm anything but a scaredy cat (see my comments on the covid situation) but actually denying everything is the opposite again.
You just have to have permission to travel from a red area (and that's Bangkok where I live) and many provinces have quarantine rules and not the same everywhere. In addition, the department stores are closed, you cannot eat out (for the time being) and there is a curfew. Don't call that anything. And of course there are not police or army on every corner of the street to check things. But if they are there you can still expect some problems. And there is not much to arrange because everyone is afraid of Covid, especially because the idea is that foreigners are carrying it.
There are cowboys everywhere and especially on Koh Tao they shoot occasionally…….There are different laws….
Saa, the Isan is more than just Loei. About three times the Netherlands and Loei is only a very small part of that.
But OK, I don't have to travel there. Johan (BE) will pull his plan and will come across it, or not…. Then he notices that measures in Thailand can be issued or withdrawn in a single day's time.
If you want to get to know the real Thailand, I advise you to postpone your trip for a long time. Due to Covid 19, many tourist spots, restaurants, hotels, etc. are closed. Especially if it is your first introduction to Thailand I would wait until the conditions here are back to normal. The big question that no one can answer is whether things will go back to the way they were here and how long it will take.
Hi John,
indeed, I fear that the end of this year will be too early (hope not). What do you mean by own transport? Rent a car yourself? Don't forget that the distances in TH are quite large and you can easily lose a day.
And which region do you mean et the real TH? The Isan?? then I would definitely take an internal flight to Udon Thani and rent a car there. Same for chiang mai.
Or do you want to see beaches?
You can then travel to Ko Chang by car from Bangkok.
So I think you need to be a little more specific.
In any case, don't want to do too much because 14 days will pass quickly.
Success.
Dear Johan,
You need at least a few weeks to discover just one bit of Thailand.
And then I don't think about 2 weeks, because that is very short.
Do you want to drive a circle from BKK to the North, counterclockwise, along the Ciao Phraya and the Nan river.
Phitsanulok, Border with Laos, Chiangmai, Chiangrai, Mae Hongson, Doi Inthanon, Tak and the Bridge over the Kwai.
Even then you will be on the road for at least 3 weeks and you will want to stay a day longer somewhere.
My advice: stay there for at least 6 weeks.
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Regardless of whether or not you can travel through Thailand, this choice is of course exactly what interests you. Personally I would choose the north. But even then you have to make choices. Are you going to the northwest or to the northeast. Quite a difference. Ayutthaya, Sukhothai, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai are wonderful to visit, but also Khao Yai, Korat, Khonkaen, Udon Thani and Nongkhai are definitely worth a visit. I myself once made the route Khao Yai , Khonkaen , Phitsanulouk , Sukhothai , Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. But the 3 weeks I had before that were actually too short.
I assume you want to rent a car and therefore take into account the traffic, it is not Europe
You want to do north and south in 14 days, which I advise against, the distances are very large
Bangkok Chiang rai 850 km Bangkok Phuket 1000 unless you just want to sit on the car
Find beautiful routes in the north or south and make a choice.
Dear Erik, thank you for your comment! We are seasoned travelers and travel just about everywhere, and like many who have the time and money, we all long to explore the world again, hopefully as soon as possible! And if we can support the local population with that, we'd love to. Look, if it is not possible in the near future, it would still be nice to be well informed about the possibilities in the future. We haven't booked any flights yet, so anything is still possible.
Thanks in advance,
John B.
Dear friends, thank you for your comments. definitely learned from it. Will read everything again very carefully and write a report as soon as possible to find out your findings.
Thanks again,
John Boonen
own transport? Are you bringing a means of transport or are you going on foot? Thailand is about the size of France so you can go in all directions. There is a lot of information on the internet, you can also try TripAdvisor. Personally I would go to Trat, possibly to Koh Chang, a few islands in the area and a visit to Cambodia. Then along the border to the north. Head towards Aranjatrapet and possibly further north and the whole of Isan is open to you. Advice take the road to the right along the border, drive all the way to Ubon and the 2 color river point and then determine further. Avoid the main/fast roads.