Thailand opens destinations in Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi and Surat Thani provinces for international tourists, who are fully vaccinated. They have to stay for 7 nights in selected areas and can afterwards travel around freely in Thailand. They can enter with direct flights to Phuket or Koh Samui. The model is called Phuket Sandbox and Koh Samui plus. The areas to stay are: Phuket, Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao, Khao Lak and Ko Yao, Ko Phi Phi, Ko Ngai and Railay Beach.
Regulations for Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao: Read here.
Regulations for Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi:
After arriving on Phuket Airport tourists can travel to SHA plus accommodations in Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi with transport companies, who have the SHA plus symbol. But everything has to be arranged before you fly to Phuket. You cannot change the selected hotels, when you are in Phuket, Phang Nga or Krabi.
After arriving on Phuket Airport you have to to a RT-PCR-Test. Afterwards you have to stay in your hotel room until you get the negative test result. From then on you can move freely on Phuket islands and in the selected areas of Phang Nga and Krabi.
Look at the official SHA plus list or these lists of SHA plus hotels:
Reviews and pictures of SHA plus hotels on Phuket island.
Beaches and SHA plus hotels on Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao.
Koh Phi Phi หมู่เกาะพีพี Beaches and Resorts and SHA plus hotels
Ko Yao Noi and Ko Yao Yai in Phang Nga province with SHA plus boat from Ao Por pier, Ao Por pier Grand Marina, Bang Rong pier and Chang Lad pier to Ko Yao Yai’s Chonglad Pier and Ban Laem Yai Pier and to Ko Yao Noi’s Manoh Pier. Read: Phuket Sandbox 7+7: Koh Yao Noi เกาะยาวใหญ่ and Koh Yao Yai เกาะยาวใหญ่ - the recommended SHA plus hotels.
Before flying to Phuket visitors have to apply for a Certificate of Entry (COE). In Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi they have to do a PCR test on the 6th/7th day. Afterwards they get the release form. This form then allows them to travel to other destinations in Thailand. For that see Thailands province entry regulations.
The information about the changes was published in the Royal Gazette. On the last page you read that people who entered Thailand before 1st October. It says they still have to do the previously agreed length of stay - meaning 14 days under Phuket Sandbox. See Royal Gazette in Thai.
Where you can do the PCR-Tests
Phang Nga province opens the following Swab Centres for PCR-tests, where you can make a booking for the test. If you have the test before 12 am (noon) you get the result at the same day:
. Thakhuatung Hospital in Ban Natai, Phone 076 581 394
. Andaman Hub Medical Centre in Khao Lak, Phone 076 486 799
. Koh Yao Hospital, Koh Yao, Noi, Phone 076 597 109
. Phu-nai Hospital Health Centre, Koh Yao, Yai, Phone 076 582 500
Krabi province opens the following Swab Centres for PCR-tests:
. Phi Phi Hospital, Phone 075 622 151
. Worldmed Clinic on Ko Phi Phi, 095 424 0444
. Thapwarin Resort on Ko Ngai, 075 815 555
. Railay Swab Centre at Sunrise Tropical, 075 815 555
. SOS Railay Clinic, 098 010 9993
Phuket has the following Swab Centres for PCR-tests:
. Maikhao: 096 643 4572
. Laguna (Cherngtalay): 076 325 442
. Patong (Jungceylon): 093 574 0683
. Kata (Kata Centre): 081 693 6586
Phuket Town (Central Floresta): 088 765 0363
Find these test centres on Treasures of Thailand Google Map
Regulations for Domestic Travel to Phuket
Effective from 1 October 2021, Phuket Provincial Order No. 5745/2564:
You must have received 2 doses of the Sinovac, Sinopharm or Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days before arrival
or
You have received the first dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine and the second dose of AstraZeneca at least 14 days before arrival
or
You have received 1 dose of AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least 14 days before arrival
or
You havee recovered from COVID-19 for less than 90 days
and
You have received a negative test by an RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test no more than 7 days from the test date.
More details here.
Rules for International Visitors before you enter Thailand
There will be no quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travelers who are tested negative no more than seventy-two (72) hours before their travel date to Phuket. But only for countries with low or medium Covid-19-risk. You must also have stayed in such a country no less than 21 days before the travel date. You must spend at least fourteen nights in Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi or Surat Thani before being able to travel to other locations in Thailand. If you stay for less than fourteen (14) nights, you have to return to your home country directly from Phuket. The forst 7 days you have to stay on Phuket island. Read more on this Q+A. Read also updated news by Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Check if your country is on the list for immigration without quarantine. Here you can see the newest list of countries.
Look for the travel and Covid-19 insurance: You need and insurance that covers at least 100000 USD. For example Nomad Insurance.
Check, if you need a visa or can enter Thailand without visa. Look for this list.
Get Thailand's Certificate of Entry (COE): Register at entrythailand.go.th/journey/1. Look here. To get the COE you need a flight booked and paid, a SHA plus hotel booked and paid, Covid-tests booked and paid.
First you book the hotel. The hotel will send you the payment confirmation and the SHABA ID. You put the ID on the COE form and you also need it to book the necessary three Covid tests. Look for a so called SHA Plus Hotel on Phuket island: Look for them here. All vaccinated tourists must stay 15 days in one of the SHA Plus certified hotels, where at least 70% of the staff have been vaccinated. You can move from one to another SHA Plus Hotel during your stay. Be aware that not many shops and restaurants in the Patong area are open. The Bang Tao area is more lively according to a blog bei Swiss Travel Agency Tourasia, whose people have tested the Phuket Sandbox.
Along with your accommodation booking you book and pay the necessary tests on thailandpsas.com. You need the SHABA ID, which you got from your hotel. The price of one test is 2800 Bath. You get vouchers for your tests. You need two of them (upon arrival on Phuket and on Day 6-7.
TAT has published this detailed Q & A.
Secure your flight:
Airlines that have announced direct flights to Phuket: – British Airways, Cathay Pacific, El Al, Etihad Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, THAI, Qatar Airways.
Get your Covid-PCR-Test: No more than 72 hours before departure, you need a Covid-19 PCR Test.
After you have arrived on Phuket International Airport
Undergo Immigration and Customs procedures and a COVID-19 screening, including RT-PCR test; download and install the alert application Thailand Plus; go directly to your reserved SHA Plus hotel. Wait in your room for the test result. If tested negative for COVID-19, travellers to Phuket can go anywhere in Phuket, but they have to stay for 7 nights at their SHA plus hotel. See 7-step-flow at Phuket International Airport
Can your Thai friend join you in the SHA Plus hotel? Yes, if the guest follows all rules stipulated for Thais and expats in Thailand. And he/she can only join you after you got the first test result after you have arrived in Phuket.
Travel from Phuket tho other provinces in Thailand: After 7 days in Phuket and after beeing tested negative for Covid-19 you are free to travel to other provinces in Thailand. But you have to follow travel restrictions between provinces in Thailand.
Read more:
Updates about Covid-19 cases on Phuket and in the other provinces of Thailand: Treasures of Thailand on Facebook
Travel restrictions in Thailand during Covid-19 pandemic: The Phuket Sandbox: Where in Thailand can you travel to after 14 days?
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