What is it like to travel in Thailand now and what restrictions are currently in place for tourists?

I live in Pattaya (big tourist spot) We have only Thai tourists currently. I am glad to see them. Everything is open but very quiet. Bars and everything else (malls, grocery stores, etc) are closed at 11:00pm. The ocean is still here and you can still enjoy it.

I was in Phuket last month - I enjoyed it quite a bit. More business are closed, but the ocean is still there, as is the sun and all the other things. Business in the less tourist places are still open and thriving. Hence, you may not be able to get a high-price beach side dinner but you can get a reasonable priced dinner a few blocks away. Also you can take your reasonable priced meal to the beach. If you feel the need to spend more -please be generous to the locals.

There are fewer tourist attractions but you can get to all the islands. Also there is sun and beach, beautiful scenery and no fucking tourist buses.

I was at Koh Lak 2 months ago. Had the Sun and Ocean and tour operators where still operating.

If you want to come to Thailand to get drunk and fall down, it's probably not worth the trip. If you want to come to Thailand to enjoy the things that are Thai (people food) and Thailand (Sun, Ocean, Islands), then I suggest pack your bags and come along.

Warning there was recently a Covid scare. From about beginning of December to the end of January. During that time there was some restricted movement. The news reported there was restricted movements, from Province to Province or something I don't know. I had no troubles going to/from Phuket, Pattaya, Bangkok.

Best of luck.

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To be brutally honest, for a straight out tourist, it's a waste of time coming at this stage. If you have family or home here, yes it's worth jumping through the hoops, but for tourism, forget it. Look at June onwards for any changes. Some dumb heads will tell you things are "almost normal". In the shit can town where my lady comes from, it's exactly the same as it was pre-covid, and probably the same as it was 20 years ago, but these provincial towns where the best thing is the road leading out are not exactly a tourist trap. Phuket and Pattaya are for all intents and purposes closed, and people are going to say "no, some of the bars are open". Yeah. Some. Trust me, the tourist areas are closed. Not much fun to be got after 15 days quarantine.

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Very deserted all over. not a good time to travel anywhere.you may need a vaccine that would be a good move.

You can not have answers from fake book.

Beautiful here

Bobby Howard I’ve been traveling around Thailand and it’s been really good, hotels have big discounts, domestic flights are super cheap. Beaches are peaceful. Yes you won’t have the crazy nights, and less choice for restaurants,(obviously it’s an economic nightmare, and can be pretty soul destroying seeing seeing how quiet it is) we have a car and travelled to koh lipe, pattalung, Trang, khao Lak, Phang nga, phucket, Krabi, Koh tao, koh phangan and flew to Bangkok. In the last year. If you can withstand the quarantine then go for it 🙂

prices are still double vietnam’s. foreigners still getting ripped off. thai baht remains very high vis a vis the euro and dollar. air in the cities still sucks. same military government for the past 6 years. plenty of polluted water in the gulf. no mass testing so no one knows the actual amount of covid cases. one hospital head estimated it was 40x the stated amount. you will have to go through quarantine and if test positive go to a hospital. the weather is good in the south. maybe consider a warmer location locally or just get a jacuzzi and sun lamp and stay home.

Do it

I’m ready to go back around July ... tourist traps and red light districts are the Plague of Thailand...

Its like Thailand before 15 years 😅 everything got cheaper and its quite empty at the moment, I’m here for a year already, must of restaurants and massage places, bars etc closed 🙁. Other then that the weather is good the beach is quite empty, feels peaceful to me 🙂 (hello from koh samui island)

I think maybe some people that haven't left Thailand. That don't know how dog shit it is elsewhere might say its shit in Thailand at the moment. But what they don't realize is, its even more shit back home. Im in quarantine still. But even just feeling the warm sun on the balcony makes it worth it for me. To each his own. That being said anything is better then shitty lockdown with no end in sight for the near future. I was going fuckin bananas back home. Even just for the distraction of traveling has been worth it.

As long as you are prepared to be in a locked up room 14 days you'll be ok

There are things that are open, but it is absolutely not as you remembered if you have been here before. I’m talking strictly tourist areas. Phuket is pretty much a ghost area, especially in Patong, Karon and Kata. If you want a low key, peaceful environment with a lot of places you normally see opened are closed then this is your place. I got to Phuket in December and all I can say is OMG this place is deserted compared to what was going on in 2019.

Paradise if you don’t mind about the nightlife. Mostly high-end hotel is really cheap now.

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for me its better here now.. have bars but with curfew. have nightlifes but limited. live bands too have.

cleaner beaches..nice road trips. malls open. its less tourist but everything is just right and services still available. islands are awesome

It sounds like you have never been here before. Before my first trip in 2012 I bought a guide book. Sure it costs some bucks, but if you are really serious about spending 1000s to come here, 15-20 bucks is a good investment. read about the country, specific places will list commercial interests who provide, such as scuba diving, elephant rescue parks, etc. You can then email the establishments and see which ones are open. The would be a more thorough job, online you'll most likely hear personal opinions, and good but limited.

Paradise dude if you don’t mind about the nightlife

There's lots to do but if you just want to hang out with other Farangs in tourist bars then you'll be disappointed

Chiang Mai is paradise. Many stores closed but so much open also. Lots of Bars, massage, restaurants open right now. Great vibe - even better without many tourists, though tourism is a mixed batch, many lovely people, many assholes. But all the Thai are beautiful.

That is such a hard question to answer without knowing what you want out of a holiday in Thailand. I will try so here goes.

If people are your thing, hanging out in crowded bars of Pattaya, the GoGo bars of Nana Plaza or the Night Clubs of Phuket then it is not the time to come.

If seeing the beauty of Thailand is your thing then there may not be a better time to come. The value in the hotels at the moment is incredible. Beaches are deserted, restaurants have had to up their game to attract the few domestic tourists that are here and the national parks are even more beautiful because of the lack of people.

The biggest negative is that we can’t see into the future. No one knows what will happen with COVID. It has been managed very well so far is all we can say.

Opinion: Why the pandemic won't be over until 2024

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You should go to Pattaya News 📰 and get daily reports on the real happenings.. Been here a year. They have not led us wrong!!! Good luck! stay safe!!!!

It's great right now! Unless you're after the bar/go-go scene. Bobby's right about reduction in tourist traps. No bus loads of Chinese tourists, way fewer drunken farangs and 0 backpackers. Services (massage, car and driver, motorbike rental etc) are cheaper. No lines. We went to Koh Samui 2 months ago. The resort (Bandara) has just enough staff to provide good service, but few guests, so it was very private and cheap rates. No nightlife, but everything else we wanted was there. Bangkok is good, good room rates, but quiet. Stores are open. Train service to provinces is available, but on a reduced schedule. C'mon over - wear your mask - tip the help.

Some people in this group are rude, unhelpful, lazy and arrogant. Oh dear !!!

Unless you are wanting to visit Samut Sakhon, which is unlikely in the first place, you can travel anywhere.

paradise

It’s full of bitter, drunken brits

I am currently in thailand the only difficulty i found was the prison quarantine.. i think they do checks when u leave a red area.. a lot of places are having restrictions lifted

The answer is extensive. Please research.

Im sure this groups title has advice written in it. People these days eh.. if u cant give advice it’s probably better not to say anything 🤐👏

Yes, traveling between provinces is fine now, except for Samut Sakorn, where there’s still high infection. The government relaxed inter-province checkpoints on the 1st.

A lot of the tourist stuff isn't running because there are basically no tourist. You can get around to most of the islands but not everything is open. It's nice and quiet if you like that so of thing.

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