There is more to Thailand than meets the eye!

Thailand -

The most irritating question that people asked me when I told them that I am traveling to Thailand was -

Hey what will you do in Bangkok? Have fun!

Let me tell you YES, I had fun and in ways that are beyond imagination of a normal tourist!

There is more to Thailand that meets the eyes! Partying, night life, nature and heritage , this country is blessed with all!

Here is my day to day itinerary where I tasted the flavour of multiple cities in Thailand.

Total expenses(flights & visa included) : 31900 + 19666(flights-break up mentioned below) = 51566 INR

Flight tickets : Mumbai to Bangkok (BKK ) and back - 7034 + 8056 = 15090 INR

Internal flights : Bangkok - Surat Thani - 2295 INR

                   Krabi - Bangkok - 2281 INR

Visa : On arrival visa free of cost for Indian citizens till April 2020

Day 1:

Reach Bangkok (BKK) and take a bus to Pattaya city.

We bought an AIS simcard at the airport which costed 721 INR.

We stayed at Qinglian hostel in Pattaya, cost 293 INR for a day.

Since we were 4 travellers we booked a car and went around the city. Cost 603 INR per person.

The tickets to the site seeing places were bought online which saved a good amount of money!

At night we went to the famous Walking street. Timing 11pm onwards.

TIP : All the travel companies in Pattaya would give you a combined price for site seeing.

The price is inclusive of the care rent, the ticket fare and a commission that they get from the tourist sites.

Day 2:

Took flight from Bangkok to Surat Thani. From the airport we went to Ko Phangan for the full moon party.

Transfer was by bus and ferry.We stayed at One trinity hostel, cost- 633 INR per day.

Day 3/4:

From Ko Phangan we went to Krabi, transfer was by bus and ferry. We stayed at Mr. Clean guesthouse at Krabi.

Cost - 702 per person for 2 nights.

At Krabi we took the 7 Island Sunset Tour , hot springs tour & Huay Tho Waterfall Safari tour. All tickets were booked on www.klook.com.

Day 5 :

After Huay Tho Waterfall Safari tour we went to the hostel and bought some souvenirs for our family and friends.

We took a flight from Krabi to Bangkok.Reached our hostel in Bangkok. Mixx hostel, cost - 282 INR for a day.

We explored the walking street in Bangkok.

TIP : There is a wholesale shop in Krabi which has a good collection of souvenirs at a reasonable price.

DO NOT buy clothes from Krabi, clothes are cheaper at Bangkok.

Day 6 :

Site seeing in Bangkok.

Grand Palace

Wat Phra Chetuphon

Wat Arun

These places are easily accessible on foot and ferry.

We took a night bus from Mochit station to Sukothai.

TIP : When you are visiting palaces or temples in Thailand please be dressed in full length pants and a half sleeve tshirt or shirt. They have strict dress code

and would not allow you to enter the palace/ temple. Or else you will spend money renting/ buying clothes in Bangkok.

Day 7 :

Sukothai historical park.

This is a huge place to cover and can be easily done using a bicycle, which are easily available on rent. Cost - 30 THB for a day.

Do try the Sukothai noodles!

TIP : Sukothai is really sunny so please carry a water bottle, a cap and sunscreen

Since we finished visiting the historical park, we took a bus to Ayutthaya at 5pm. Reached Ayutthaya at 11pm. Stay at Ayutthaya was at Nakara hostel.

Cost - 1128 INR for 2 days.

Day 8 :

We booked a tuktuk and went around all the temples in Ayutthaya. Also we had booked a boat sunset tour which took us around 3 temples.

Day 9 :

We went to Bang in Palaca in Ayutthaya and took a minivan to Bangkok. The minivan usually stops at Mochit bus station but we got down at Chatuchak Park subway station.

We went to a condom themed restaurant in Bangkok called 'Cabbages and Condoms'.

After a sumptuos lunch we took the subway to Bangkok airport.

Mandatory expenses:

1. Since the Corona virus scare was around we bought bottled water everyday.

Cost of a 1 litre bottle - 8 THB.

Food per day - Breakfast + lunch + dinner - 200 THB (can be lesser depending on your choice of food)

2. Tickets at temples- choose what you want to see, accordingly you can chalk out a budget.

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