Travel notes

One, baggage:

1, travel with luggage should be light, suitcases, bags should be strong and durable, and should try to avoid carrying valuables;

2, free of charge checked baggage a (the total amount shall not exceed 20 kilograms, the length, width, and height shall not be more than 269 centimeters. (length, width and height combined must not exceed 269 centimeters), daily necessities, change of clothes, fruit knife, etc. can be placed in the luggage

3. Carry-on baggage (length, width and height combined must not exceed 115 centimeters), please put valuable and fragile items or items that need to be accessed at any time in the carry-on baggage. For example: your own medicine, video camera, camera negatives, batteries, etc. Note: Please make sure to carry your passport, air tickets, cash, etc. with you;

4. The front desk of hotels around the world provide free safes for guests. Valuables, documents, money and property should not be handed over to others for safekeeping;

5. Traveling outside the country may make the body feel unwell due to the water and soil, so you should be prepared for some spare medicines. If you have been taking certain medicines for a long time, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stomach problems, diabetes, etc., please bring enough medicines and doctor's prescriptions, just in case;

6, most types of film can be purchased locally, but the price is expensive, it is best to prepare enough film before departure, film, whether it has been used or not, should be placed in a bag with you in case of exposure due to the X-ray inspection during the airport security check;

7, according to Thailand's national security policy, the number of people who have been to Thailand for a long time should not be lower than the number of people who have been to Thailand for a long time. >

7, according to Thai customs regulations, the number of duty-free goods allowed to be brought into the country: 1000 grams of sweet wine and spirits, 50 cigars, 250 grams of tobacco or 200 cigarettes and 5 rolls of film or 3 rolls of film, while the customs regulations of animals and plants are not allowed to be brought into the country. Passengers can buy 1 bottle of wine (1 liter), 1 cigarette (200 papers) and other personal items (e.g., a camera, a video camera, and personal jewelry) from duty-free stores.

Two, climate and clothing:

1, Thailand belongs to the tropical monsoon climate, the whole year is summer, hot and humid, the average temperature throughout the year 28 degrees Celsius, the temperature is high, the average temperature in April is 30 degrees Celsius, December is 25 degrees Celsius. Suggested that tourists bring summer clothes can be, it is best to bring more sweat-absorbing T-shirts, women should bring good skin care and sunscreen products, to prevent excessive sun exposure;

2, men's best to bring a set of formal attire (such as: pants, shirts), for formal occasions and visit temples when dressed. Women in the visit to the Palace and temples, please wear more solemn dress. For example: do not wear sandals without back straps, shorts, sleeveless tops, wearing skirt length to cover the knee, etc., so as to avoid unnecessary trouble during the visit.

Three, food and beverage:

1, our organization to arrange meals, breakfast is mostly buffet-based, lunch and dinner to Chinese-style, standard meals in Thailand for the seven dishes and one soup,

Singapore, Malaysia for the six dishes and one soup;

2, tourists, such as some kind of dietary contraindications, should be sure to notify us before the team's departure, so as to make proper arrangements beforehand;

3, in the hotel buffet breakfast, please choose in moderation, left too much food or pack away is extremely rude behavior;

4, Thai hotels do not have boiled water, such as tourists drinking boiled water, please bring their own cups of water to the hotel restaurant for, or bring their own cups of hot water;

5, Thailand, all the hotels, two bottles of free drinking water for tourists to drink in every room, the tour guide will be pointed out in detail. If tourists drink other paid drinks, please pay by yourself.

Four, accommodation

1, gambling is prohibited in Thailand, even in the hotel room is not allowed to play cards or mahjong;

2, tourists stay in the hotel, please do not wear pajamas out of the room, in the hotel lobby or restaurants, bars and other public **** place, please do not wear slippers;

3, the hotel prohibits loud noise, so as not to affect the other people rest;

4, overseas hotels are usually not equipped with toothbrushes, toothpaste, slippers, tourists are asked to bring their own of the above items;

5, overseas part of the hotel has a pay TV service, before checking into the hotel, please consult with the tour leader or tour guide, so as not to incur unnecessary costs;

6, the hotel telephone is very expensive, it is recommended to buy their own telephone magnetic card, in the public telephone use. If you bring a cell phone into the country, please understand the relevant charges and use of standards, so as to avoid delays in your contact with family and friends;

7, tourists leaving the hotel out, please be sure to notify the tour leader in advance.

V. Transportation:

1. The use of cell phones, beepers and game consoles is prohibited on airplanes;

2. In airplanes, please take your seat in the right place, and if you need to adjust your seat, tourists are requested to change it on their own on the basis of not affecting other passengers;

3. Smoking is prohibited in the cabins, on the tour buses, and in some of the restaurants or public ****places, so please obey the instructions. Respect the interests of others;

4, Thailand's city traffic is relatively crowded, the major cities have a variety of transportation, long-distance bus is the main intercity

communication tools;

5, tourists in the leisure time to leave the hotel out of the hotel, please notify the team leader, and bring the hotel business card in case of lost.

It is recommended

to travel in pairs, preferably with someone who understands foreign languages.

Six, shopping:

1, in Thailand tourism, there are many things worth buying, such as Thai silk, cotton products, ebony and silver inlaid products, silver, bronze, ceramics, gold, leather, wood carvings, Thai dolls, pewter wax utensils, jade and jewelry, etc.;

2, the Thai currency is called the baht, which can be exchanged with the local guide. 1 yuan can be exchanged for 4 Thai baht around. (Please refer to the local exchange rate for specific exchange rate).

Seven, tipping:

1, foreign tour guides, drivers tip is part of their income, in good service under the premise of each guest per day to pay the driver guide tip 30 yuan;

2, if the tourists have any comments on the local tour guide, please communicate with the team leader in a timely manner, tourists should not be refused to pay the tip and the local tour guide to dispute, in order to avoid delays in the tourists trip you and other The tourists will be able to get to know each other better.

Tourist Attractions Recommended

The Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), located in the northeast corner of Bangkok's Grand Palace, is Thailand's most famous Buddhist temple and one of the country's three national treasures. Built in 1784, the Jade Buddha Temple is part of the Grand Palace of Thailand, an area of about 1/4 of the Grand Palace. the Jade Buddha Temple is the Thai royal family enshrines the Jade Buddha statue and hold religious ceremonies, because the temple enshrines the Jade Buddha and named. Inside the temple are the Jade Buddha Hall, the Hall of the First King, the Hall of the Buddha's Bones, the Pavilion of the Tibetan scriptures, the Bell Tower and the Golden Pagoda. The Jade Buddha Hall is the main building of the Jade Buddha Temple. The shrine in the center of the hall enshrines the Jade Buddha statue, which is regarded as a national treasure by Thailand. The Jade Buddha is 66 centimeters high and 48 centimeters wide and is carved from a single block of jasper. Whenever there is a change of season, the King of Thailand personally changes the clothes of the Jade Buddha to protect the country and the people. Whenever there is a change of cabinet in Thailand, all members of the new government are sworn in by the King at the Jade Buddha Temple. The King also holds religious ceremonies here to pray for a good harvest during the Farming Festival in May every year. The temple is surrounded by a kilometer-long mural gallery with 178 beautifully painted colorful comic strips based on the epic of the Ramayana, a classical Indian literature, with Thai translations of the poems. Several large porcelain screens inside the Jade Buddha Temple are colorfully painted with stories from China's Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Phuket Island Phuket Island is a representative tourist resort in Southeast Asia. Located 862 kilometers south of Bangkok, the island's west coast faces the Indian Ocean, making it the largest island in Thailand. This island has all the charming tropical landscapes: dense rainforests, neat rubber plantations, soft and delicate sandy beaches, steep cliffs, making the sports and leisure programs here colorful. Phuket's mesmerizing beaches, rich sea sports, exciting nightlife, and gorgeous hotels welcome tourists from all over the world.

Koh Samui is Thailand's third largest island and is part of Surat Thani province. Koh Samui is about 80 kilometers from the provincial capital and about 560 kilometers south of the capital Bangkok. It is only in the past 10 years that this place has developed from an obscure island into one of the top seaside resorts in Thailand, and because the government "prefers to reject the glory of movie scenes, but also to maintain her isolation and purity of nature", this place has become one of the most attractive places in Thailand, and has become the first choice for Europeans and Americans to spend their vacations in Thailand. Thailand's first choice for vacation.

The Pattaya tourist area is known for its sunshine, beach and seafood, and is known as the "Hawaii of the East", which is a world-famous emerging seaside tourist resort.

Bangkok Palace is located in the lower reaches of the Chao Phraya River, is the capital of Thailand, the country's political, economic, cultural and transportation center, the second largest city in Southeast Asia. It covers an area of about 1,560 square kilometers and has a population of about 8 million. East of the Chao Phraya River is the new city of Bangkok, where the Royal Palace, state agencies, business districts and financial institutions are located.

Wat Mahathat is located in the center of the old city of Sukhothai, surrounded by ditches on all sides, and was built from King Indradyumna until 1345, when it was completed during the reign of King Lee Thae, and belonged to the royal family. There were originally 209 pagodas in the temple, and 10 monasteries, but most of them have only foundations left.

Wat Saphan Hin, also known as the Stone Bridge Temple, has a 200-meter long bridge-like staircase paved with boulders, which is still passable, but it has crumbled and collapsed, making it a frightening walk. According to a stone tablet left behind by King Rangkhamhaeng, the temple was a place where a monk lived, and it was also a place where King Rangkhamhaeng would look at the terrain and find water sources for the whole city, and he would ride an elephant to pay homage to them during important festivals.

Wat Phra Singh, a collection of some of the most important Lanna art, was built in 1345 A.D., when King Pha Yu first built a pagoda to house the ashes of his father, King Kam Fu.

Shopping Tips

Traveling and shopping in Thailand also has its own distinctive side. Thailand's silk products are the most important part of Thailand's national industry. Clothing made of Thai silk or headscarf, necktie, sofa cushion covers, etc., fine and beautiful, economical and practical, very much with the Thai national style, and even clothing made of Thai silk, in the upper class of Thailand's illustrious society, a status symbol, a value of 5,000 yuan of Thai silk clothing was given as a valuable gift to participate in the APEC International Conference of the heads of state.

Wood carving, cow horn handicrafts, Thai handicrafts in a very compelling works of art, exquisite craftsmanship, rich imagination. Leather products are also unique, such as the world-famous crocodile skin products, pearl fish products, elephant skin products. There are also rubies, sapphires and turquoise, which are abundant in the east and west of Thailand, and all of them are relatively inexpensive. Especially "Siamese diamonds", special shape, the price is very cheap, although the hardness is not as hard as diamonds, but the brilliant color, very popular with shoppers.

Thailand's cities almost all have their own shopping advantages, Chiang Mai is the center of the country's handicrafts; Bangkok, a collection of ten thousand merchants, cheap and beautiful; Pattaya is "blue and better than blue", a lot of commodities cheaper than in Bangkok is also a lot of cheap. In particular, Thailand's textile prices, only half the price of the same level of products in Europe and the United States, it is well worth buying.

People can not only go to large shopping centers to buy goods, you can also go to Thailand's traditional bazaar to see the bustling scene of water trading. It's a great place to shop for good quality goods at low prices. BanglamPhu (BanglamPhu) market, vibrant, ready-made clothes for sales protagonist; close to the IndraHotel (IndraHotel) of the Watergate Market (Pratunam), surprisingly, is a variety of cheap clothing gathered place; Chinatown Yaowarat area of the three hired street (Sampheng), long and narrow, roadside stalls goods, up to the gold, down to the Chatuchak Weekend Market, the largest hawker market in the country, is open from Friday night to midnight on Sunday, offering a wide range of products made and grown in all of Thailand. In terms of relative tourist traffic, the main areas of interest are Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Koh Samui and Chiang Mai.

Shopping tips

1, the Thai government on foreign tourists to buy antiques clearly stipulates:

1) All antiques brought out of the country, the buyer must be 5 days in advance to obtain a license from the Ministry of Fine Arts of Thailand.

②Antiques of historical or educational value to Thailand are not allowed to be taken out of the country.

2. Before purchasing an antique, be sure to check whether the selling store can handle the above procedures on your behalf. When the reliability of the item is in doubt, the customer has the right to ask the dealer to issue a guarantee that the item can be returned.

3. Don't accept guided tours and shopping tours offered by strangers.

Shopping in Pattaya

Pattaya doesn't have any local specialties, but all kinds of products made in other parts of Thailand can be found here at low prices.

Fancy cotton T-shirts are an indispensable part of traveling in the tropics, and Pattaya's T-shirts come in a dizzying array of patterns and are cheaper than Bangkok's, so it's worth picking up a few more.

Designer clothing, especially casual jackets and jeans, are much cheaper than at home because they are made in Thailand.

Thai cotton fabric is soft, durable, inexpensive, brightly patterned and rich in national characteristics; Thai silk texture is delicate, elegant pattern. Clothing made from these local fabrics, headscarves, ties, and sofa cushion covers make great gifts, and you can also pick up some fabrics and come back to customize your clothes, and the results will be stunning.

The Support Foundation, founded by Empress Sirikit, has set up a chain of Chitralada stores in Pattaya that specialize in promoting and selling a variety of handicrafts, so if you're afraid of buying counterfeits, you might want to visit this boutique.

Pattaya's beaches aren't the best in Thailand, but its proximity to Bangkok attracts vacationers in droves. The 40-kilometer-long Pattaya Beach has many water sports, sea-skiing, surfing, parasailing, etc., and at night there are colorful fireworks decorating the night sky of Pattaya.

The heart of the nightlife is in South Pattaya, known as The Strip, with open-air bars, nightclubs, restaurants with live entertainment and the Palladium, Southeast Asia's largest discotheque.

Pattaya's most famous siren shows are the Tiffany's Troupe and the Oscar's Troupe. The Tiffany and Oscar troupes are the most famous siren troupes in Pattaya.

The delicious and healthy Thai food is becoming more and more popular all over the world, so learning Thai cooking is very popular among foreign tourists, and there are short-term Thai cooking classes in all major hotels. It's a great way to learn one or two authentic dishes and show them off at home.

For those who are staying in Thailand for a longer period of time, learning the Thai language and culture is another way to gain a deeper understanding of the local people's thoughts and feelings, and will make your vacation more fulfilling and enjoyable.