2006 Spring tour Thailand North and considerations

Just came back from Thailand, 11 days of Spring Festival holiday, went to Chiang Mai, Phuket and Bangkok.

Thanks ctrip travels on lvyoumen, gave me great guidance. I also have little experience in the hope that later can use for reference.

1. Chiang Mai: they say that in Chiang Mai is the best way to experience the sights of northern Thailand, this statement is true.

Double Dragon Temple and the Royal Palace is often because the Royal family holiday and close the door, I this time are met, it is not coincidence. Chiang Mai city still relatively old, but I personally feel that compare unfortunately this is the place where the car is really too much to let people be quiet. Only in one morning I and his family in a walk in the city of Chiang Mai, a few steps walking around a temple, it realized the beauty of this town, it is recommended that everyone can try.

Classic routes including Golden Triangle tour and ride the elephant tour.

Golden Triangle the biggest bright spot or take a boat tour on the Mekong River, we also went to a meeting of Laos. The need to pay additional 300baht, however I think if you haven't done this ship, the day of travel is very colourful. In the Thai-Burmese border tourist guides say let's transit, result in Thailand's country that hit the market, do not want to go shopping with friends can go to a temple and have a look at it. I personally have run up, do not let me down, very quiet a small pagoda, nobody, shot in sunlight, especially quiet and you can also see a border town on the hills.

Riding the elephant this matter itself or interesting, including elephant Park at stunt.

Feel the elephant is pretty clever animals, but they are too high, sitting high above in the Northern jungle of sunbathing and playing a lot of discounts. Afternoon raft rafting is indeed better than China's Zhejiang Wuyi and drifting around, so we advise on the elephant is not too interested friends is not necessary to participate in this tour.

2. Phuket: swim in Chiang Mai, Phuket, we came to last year's tsunami allows visitors to significantly reduce, but this year it has undergone the biggest tourist rally, I also because the issue is not before the implementation of the hotel and here a great spectacle.

So be sure to remember that trips before certain Internet access for a good hotel. I personally still prefer the kata and karon Bay, Patong beach is too noisy, but there are also selling grade is not high, it is interested. As for pp Island, because half of the tsunami that has been left a great impact, therefore, a significant reduction in the number of the hotel is unable to meet peak season heavy visitor boom. Once again, we advise you to set where the hotel in advance. I personally think pp island really is beautiful, is not in there two days was too wasted, this is my biggest Thailand trip. Of course we can also take part in the pp 1-day tour, but I suggest that you select the yacht's package, although the price is more than twice as many ferry, but you can reach the pp the North of the island of some small island, lunch in hotel Bay of natrual dinner, simply heavenly pleasure.

3. Bangkok: Bangkok is nothing more than Grand Palace, lying Buddha Temple.

Suggest that you can do on the boat to the Mekong River, Grand Palace, which is cheap and you can listen to the Guide's explanations. Grand Palace is really magnificent, but all visitors, but most are Chinese tourists. Bustling, crowded to jostled let sweat. Patpong night market, I went to 1 years ago, there are so many erotic bar, interested so I won't go this year. The other is shopping, Bangkok shopping malls very well, several of the city centre is a good choice, MBK, Siam Center and Zen are cheap and nice place, all focused around the House, I visited a couple of days, leg is broken.

4. Note: this time we were in Thailand in the plane, I go online for tickets from Chiang Mai to 499baht exclude taxes, from Phuket to Bangkok also only 799baht.

Of course, plus tax will double, but I think the price is still too high. It is worth noting that from Chiang Mai to Bangkok on the way we will go through the airport, I did not know, so stupid he he's sitting on the railway station, then by car to the airport, transfer to Phuket's aircraft, the details of all will remember!

Overall, Chiang Mai's consumption is too cheap to eat half of Bangkok, Phuket Island is the most expensive.

Chiang Mai and Phuket everywhere in the West, so many foreigners small Slacker really make people look uncomfortable, or Bangkok, compare internationalization, everything is well polished.

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