First time trip to thailand 35 year old guy

frenchplonka

Sorry in advance for the vagueness of this post but im thinking of taking a few weeks off work to visit thailand tbh I wanna do all the stuff U can do in thailand so all the S's if u catch my drift.

When is the best dates in terms of value to book?

IS it best to go through an agent are there savings to be made if i just book hotel, flights and transfers separately?

Who do you use and any advice

bigadaj

Can't advise on the 'stuff'.

Cheapest times to go are outside of holidays, so avoid the European summer and xmas, also kids half term in October and March. The weather differs across the country, and certainly between the east and west coast so will affect your timing and preference.

My approach would be to search in skyscanner, you can vary dates and do a monthly view to see when the best prices might be, also varying airports though you can put uk in and it'll give a list from cheapest by airport. Cheapest flights may well be longest and indirect, so you'll need to select on a combination of pride, time and convenience. Normally book direct with the airline, easier to change or amend if necessary and less chance of getting ripped off.

Hotels I'd use tripadvisor and check locations of convenience and look at brokers but also direct as it can be cheaper. You'll have to change planes no doubt, internal flights are cheap in Thailand but you'll probably want to spend some time in Bangkok in any case.

Doshwaster

There's no point in using an agent if you are going for a few weeks as you'll be wanting to travel around. Just book your flight and the first 2-3 days hotel in advance then just follow your nose around the country.

I usually go to Thailand in October/November each year (going to be too busy with work this year though) and it's a good time to go as it's after the worst of the rainy season but before the Xmas peak.

no1catman

When I went - decades ago - I went in May, I seem to remember managing to have two bank holidays - which meant I managed two weeks off work, but two-weeks away + travelling time.

You may find somewhere that specialises in 'night-owls' holidays, but beware of anywhere that says 'everything' (nudge, nudge) included - it won't be.

I don't if it has changed that much - only the price - many hotels don't mind you having 'guests' but will charge you for it! Trip Advisor will give you an idea, which ones are strictly family, and which are a bit more flexible! Likewise, if you sitting in a bar, and a girl comes and joins you, again the bar will want a tip - if you take her away.

Good-luck

richardw

I'm not going to mention untreatable things, you can google that for yourself.

Phuket airport HKT has flights on the Middle East Airlines as well as BKK, so you could fly into one and out of the other.

Voyager2002

Thailand is very easy, and once you have paid for the air ticket most things are cheap.If you want reasonable comfort then budget about twenty pounds per night for a Bangkok hotel. The lowest prices I found were on web sites such as Agoda and Hotels.com (don't forget to book through TopCashBack).

Night life is rather disappointing. For a start, alcohol is just a bit too expensive, while the hostesses are focused on selling drinks and other services in a very businesslike manner, so that really it is not any fun. In both respects you would do far better in Cambodia (where a cocktail can cost as little as three dollars and a glass of beer fifty cents, and where there is a general sense of fun about encounters in such contexts).I quickly found that I preferred to spend my time and money visiting temples and going to national parks to see elephants, rather than being bored by the nightlife.