Holidays in Thailand are always vivid impressions, exoticism and complete relaxation. Traveling to Phuket, Pattaya or Koh Samui can be inexpensive. The main thing is to know how to choose the right vouchers and what to consider during your stay in Thailand.
Holidays in Thailand
To have a good rest in Thailand, you do not have to spend fabulous money. Rest in an exotic country can be inexpensive and at the same time comfortable and memorable. To do this, you need to take into account several elementary recommendations.
Choosing a tour
You need to buy a voucher at a trusted travel agency, from a manager whose work is highly appreciated by clients. If there is no such specialist in mind, you will have to choose a tour yourself and go to the agency with a ready-made version.
The choice of a hotel should be based on a reasonable price, appropriate environment, suitable location, good reviews. It will not be superfluous to see the photographs taken by the guests of the hotel. You should not trust the pictures posted on the official website of the institution. These can be heavily retouched photos.
Thailand differs in that here you can find a cheap hotel with decent living conditions. The main thing is to spare no time searching.
You can save a lot by buying a ticket to Thailand during the monsoon season. Many will consider it nonsense, but here is a specific example of purchasing an inexpensive tour. In 2018, a trip for my family of three for 14 days in July cost 110 thousand rubles. It was a 5 star hotel located in Phuket ten minutes from the famous Bangla Road. In 2019, I purchased a ticket to one of the most luxurious hotels in Phuket for three people, for 15 days for 150 thousand rubles. This was also the second half of July. For the same number of people, a last minute ticket to a 2-star hotel could be found for 110 thousand rubles.
The cost of living in different room reservation systems can vary greatly, sometimes the price run exceeds 10-20 thousand rubles. In this case, the Hotellook service will help. On this site, you can compare prices in different hotels and choose the most profitable options.
As for the weather, it did not disappoint. It rained every day for 10-15 minutes, no more. After their completion, the street instantly became dry, the puddles evaporated. The air temperature was kept at 25 degrees.
Food
If the voucher does not include three meals a day, then you will have to look for a suitable institution with a varied menu, good service, and reasonable prices.
Before the first visit to catering establishments, it is better to seek advice from hotel guests who have been vacationing in Thailand for a long time. A meal in a trusted place will allow you to eat deliciously and avoid overpayments. After that, you still have to go in search of an even more profitable place, because in Phuket there are establishments for every wallet. You don't have to go to every cafe, there are counters with a menu in front of them, where a full range of dishes with prices is presented. It is worth considering that the cost of a portion of Tom Yam soup in cafes and restaurants varies from 60 to 100 baht. In the market, the same soup will cost 30 baht. There you can generally eat a hearty meal up to 40 baht.
Russian restaurants in Phuket, Koh Samui and Pattaya have high price tags. If Thai food seems too specific, it is better to head to a cafe that offers European cuisine. A good option would be the food court of the Tesco Lotus supermarket. There you can dine, keeping in the amount of 50-80 baht. The "Big C" will be slightly more expensive.
The most inexpensive fruit in the markets where there are many Thais. Products will be cheaper at Makro. In second place for the price tag "Tesco", "Big C".
Transport
Those who want to save money on vacation in Thailand should not consider the option of traveling by taxi. It's cheaper to rent a motorbike. This will require an international driving license. If not, then you can use the songteo minibuses. There are no problems with them in Pattaya. Phuket also has songteo flights. Basically, the routes go along the beaches and past popular supermarkets. The fare will go from 20 to 50 baht. The final amount depends on the distance.
Excursions
Hotel guides claim that their tours are much cheaper than street stalls. In fact, everything turns out differently. Street tour sellers offer better options. The price difference starts from 20 baht and goes up to 1000 baht, depending on the total cost of the excursion. However, there is a risk of running into scammers, which is why it is important to analyze reviews.
If we talk about safety, then according to statistics, tourist buses of official tour operators get into accidents more often than transport of "street" agencies. An independent excursion to places of excursion trips will cost hundreds of rubles, but not thousands.
Free sightseeing tours are held in order to lure money out of tourists. Travelers are taken to shops where goods are offered at least 3 times more expensive than in well-known shopping centers.
Currency exchange
It is not profitable to go to Thailand with rubles. Better to take dollars or euros. It is not worth changing the currency in the first exchanger that comes across. They are in an exotic country at every turn, so you need to check the rate in the five nearest stalls and choose the one where the exchange will be more profitable.
Considering these recommendations, you can buy a profitable tour to Phuket, Koh Samui or Pattaya and your vacation in Thailand will be not only comfortable, but also inexpensive. Why pay extra for something that can be cheap?
