Actually, travel planning and preparations are quite simple and easy. First off, check your passport, it must be valid for 6 months at least, starting from a date of your arrival in Thailand. It should also have a few empty pages for visa stamps. If you intend to travel with your children, their names must be registered in your passport as well, unless they have their own passports. Thailand tourist visa requirements are solely depend on the country of residence!
The same country that issued your passport, the only travel document, which the
immigration authorities inspect on departure and arrival. Not your spouse country
or a country where one even permanently residing in, working in, or coming from.
Hopefully, this statement will cut down the amount of visa questions emailed to us.Click on the following link to check for the Visa Requirements upon your country.
By the way, the most accurate and valid visa information could be obtained at any
Royal Thai Embassy Worldwide.
Still, it would be wise to bring along a couple of yours 2" photos for visa purposes.
One can not be too-careful, Medical and Travel Insurance must be an integral
part of adequate preparations. Insurance policies by the World Travel Center have
several plans and provide worldwide coverage for residents of all countries. Travel Planning and ArrangementsFinallly, one need to purchase Airline ticket(s). If you have already made the right decision to visit Thailand now and need assistance with discount airfares, click on the title Airfares to Thailand.A list of Thailand Public Holidays will certainly come in handy in your travel planning and itinerary preparations. Electricity in Thailand is powered at 220V, 50Hz. Most popular electric sockets/plugs are the two-pin type with flat or round pins. Adapters and voltage converters are handily available at hardware shops and department stores. For detailed weather conditions in Thailand major cities and regions please refer to the page entitled Weather Forecast, and for info on Thailand clime, take a look at the General Information title. For your clothing needs whether in cities or in beach resorts, kindly refer to the titles Bangkok and Pattaya (the links are further down the page). That's all what needed, except the money of course.
On The MoneyNormally, one would get a better exchange rate when purchasing Thai Baht in Thailand. It would be wise to bring to Thailand US dollars, British pounds, Euros or other world's major currencies, which provide secure and stable rates while exchanging to the Thai Baht at any bank or ready to hand currency exchange booth. Actually, the best rates are offered by private currency exchange traders in Bangkok (phone: 02 655 2488) and major Thai resorts. A foreign exchange service is also available at most hotels, but be prepared to pay a premium as high as 10% or more. International credit cards issued by established banks are generally recognized as well. ATM machines are commonly available in Thailand. Thai ATMs use 4 digit PIN numbers. Traveler's checks are widely accepted, but to cash them in, one should carry a passport along. Thailand Money |  | |  |  | 10 Baht | 20 Baht |  | |  |  | 50 Baht | 100 Baht |  | |  |  | 500 Baht | 1000 Baht | | | | | |
Apropos Thai money, click on the banknote's thumbnail  to see its original size. Newly designed banknotes have been introduced recently, and in effect, both new and old are in use. Use this Currency Calculator, to check the exchange rates from various currencies to Thai Baht. And for actual rates offered in Thailand click on
Bangkok Bank or Exchange Rates to Thai Baht.Thai Baht Current Rates
For Attention of Budget Travelers!Thailand is definitely an inexpensive country for visitors the world over. As an indication, just take a look at our bargain-priced Vacation Package to Bangkok and Pattaya.However, take into account that Thailand offers lots of marvels and tempting enchantments to strive for with surprises and delights around every corner, and ultimately, everything has its cost. Not once I'd heard complains from the first-time visitors: "...we've been told that everything in Thailand is so cheap, but...
nobody told us how many of these things there actually are! " It shows how uncomfortable one would feel, when forced to impose unwished limits on spending and thus on pleasure, especially while on vacation, just due to a lousy planning. As a rough indication, it should be fairly easy for a couple to get by eating in restaurants and traveling by taxies at US$25-35 or so a day.
Do and Don't Tips - are you prepared for: Temperature most probably above 30ºC (88ºF), doesn't matter a season – hot!Don't drink tap water! Drink alot, but only special drinking water served in restaurants, hotels and similar places, as well as bottled or canned drinksDrive from the Airport to downtown Bangkok is one hour or so, due to a terrible trafficThai money (Baht) is essential for every payment, be it taxis, dining, shopping, whatsoeverUse hotel's safety boxes to keep your passport(s), Airticket(s) and other valuablesDon't leave your hotel without hotel's business cardBe wary of strangers trying to push various products or services, they are usually wickedIn case of trouble, contact the Tourist Police, Bangkok phone: 02 652 1721 or 02 652 1699.
For the matters related to safety, unethical practices and similar cases, contact the Tourist Assistance Center in Bangkok, phone: 02 281 5051 or 02 282 8129Bargaining ain't only customary in Thailand, it's rather wise in most circumstancesTips are gladly accepted and appreciated (service charge is mostly nonexistent in Thailand)To further prepare yourself, check out the following titles:
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Whenever traveling to the faraway lands individually or in group, it is absolutely vital to be able to contact someone who speaks your language and is capable to help and advise.