From 1st of July no registration for Thailand Pass will be needed to travel to Thailand. This has been decided by Center for Covid-19 Situation (CCSA) under its director PM Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha. Also no more Covid-19-insurance will be needed. Right now visitors are required to have US$10,000 Covid-19 insurance coverage. From 1st of July Thailands government only recommends to have such a coverage.
Travellers will still have to show proof of either a vaccine certificate or a COVID-Free test result (within 72 hours before departure). That will be checked by airline staff at check-in and once again when travellers arrive in Thailand.
The CCSA has also decided to move the legal closing hours for nightlife outlets from midnight to pre-pandemic hours or around 2 AM. It will be still recommended to wear masks in crowded spaces.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Thailand visits with Thailand Pass (Test and Go): From 1st March no more Hotel Booking for 5th Night
Thailands Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the task force chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, has decided: Fully vaccinated international visitors from 1st March don't need a hotel booking and a PCR test for the fifth night after arrival anymore. Instead they can do a self-antigen test.
Another decision: The minimal medical insurance coverage for visitors is reduced to no less than $20,000 from $50,000 from 1st March. Read details of the new regime.
Who wants to enther Thailand before 1st March still has to book a SHA Extra plus hotel for the 5th night and stay there until a negative PCR-test-result has arrived. See: Thailand Test and Go from 1st February
Another decision: The minimal medical insurance coverage for visitors is reduced to no less than $20,000 from $50,000 from 1st March. Read details of the new regime.
Who wants to enther Thailand before 1st March still has to book a SHA Extra plus hotel for the 5th night and stay there until a negative PCR-test-result has arrived. See: Thailand Test and Go from 1st February
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Koh Lanta เกาะลันตา: What Guests discover here
See the locations: Koh Lanta Beaches Hotels Bungalows Google Map
See the Thai Meteorological Weather forecast for Krabi
Picture marhas1
Sunset a Khlong Dao Beach
Test and Go Koh Lanta - how it works
Since 1st February 2022 fully vaccinated international tourists can visit Koh Lanta. See hotels and resorts, who offer Test and Go-Packages on Koh Lanta Google Map by #treasuresofthailand. You will do the first PCR test after arrival at Phuket Airport. Ask the hotel if they can arrange the test on day 5. On Koh Lanta you can also do the PCR test before flying home, Read infos on diveandrelax.com. More details about Thailand Test and Go.
About Koh Lanta
No longer a forgotten island Koh Lanta today in the highseason is a meeting point for Scandinavians and Germans. But during the low or so called green season it is still very relaxed. "But word about just how great Ko Lanta was has slowly spread and the last few years have seen substantial development on the island", comments travelfish.org. But: "Still, there’s no need for panic: Just because a six-star boutique glistens over the headland doesn't mean all the bamboo shacks have gone the way of the dodo.* The possibiitiesy for diving are worth a mention. Reefs lie off some of the beaches, but dive trips also go out to many islands.
Picture by i.
With elephant in the sea.
Koh Lanta Yai, the main island, is 27 km long. It's traversed by a mountain range that reaches the height of 500 m in the south. The mountains are covered with virgin rain forest. The population of the district counts around 20,000 people, 95% Muslim, 4% Buddhists and 1% Chao Ley, the sea gypsies. The people live from rubber plantation, fisheries, various types of agriculture (orchard, parkia, coconut, palm oil and water melon), husbandry (such as cow and poultry raising and tourism.
How to go to Koh Lanta:
Koh Lanta is easy to reach from Phuket, Krabi or Malaysia. The island is normally serviced by passenger ferries from Phuket (via Phi Phi) and car ferries from the mainland. During the Covid-19-pandemic somme ferries were suspended. Since February 2022 a daily speedboat is running again on the line Phuket Rassada Pier - Koh Lanta - Koh Ngai - Koh Mook - Koh Lipe (Schedule). See also schedule Phuket Rassada pier - Koh Lanta. Updates you get von Rassada Harbour Facebook page. Opal travel is running a daily speedboat Koh Lanta - Koh Phi Phi.
A taxi from Krabi Airport to Koh Lanta you can book on taxitransferkrabi.com. A taxi from Phuket Airport you can book there.
Discover Koh Lanta (places and beaches from North to South):
Ban Saladan ศาลาด่าน
Kawkwang Beach คอกวาง บีช
Khlong Dao Beach หาดคลองดาว
Long Beach (Phra Ae) หาดยาวหาด (พระแอ๊ะ)
Relax Bay
Baan Phu Klom Beach and Khlong Khong Beach
Khlong Toab
Khlong Nin Beach หาดคลองนิน
Ba Kantiang Bay อ่าวบากันเตียง
Nui Beach อ่าวนุ้ย
Khlong Jak Beach (Waterfall beach)หาดคลองจากหรืออ่าวคลองจาก
Bamboo Bay (Ao Mai Phai) อ่าวไม้ไผ
Mu Ko Lanta National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติหมู่เกาะลันตา
And some Hidden Treasures on Koh Lanta):
Lanta Old Town: Where Thais, Muslims, Chinese and Sea Gypsies formed the community
Tung Yee Peng Mangrove Forest: Listen to the Nature
Diving around Koh Lanta
View Koh Lanta เกาะลันตา Google Map in a larger map
Sources for more information about Koh Lanta:
Koh Lanta February 2022 – An Update On What Businesses Are Open
Recommend this blog on Twitter and Facebook:
See the Thai Meteorological Weather forecast for Krabi
Picture marhas1
Sunset a Khlong Dao Beach
Test and Go Koh Lanta - how it works
Since 1st February 2022 fully vaccinated international tourists can visit Koh Lanta. See hotels and resorts, who offer Test and Go-Packages on Koh Lanta Google Map by #treasuresofthailand. You will do the first PCR test after arrival at Phuket Airport. Ask the hotel if they can arrange the test on day 5. On Koh Lanta you can also do the PCR test before flying home, Read infos on diveandrelax.com. More details about Thailand Test and Go.
About Koh Lanta
No longer a forgotten island Koh Lanta today in the highseason is a meeting point for Scandinavians and Germans. But during the low or so called green season it is still very relaxed. "But word about just how great Ko Lanta was has slowly spread and the last few years have seen substantial development on the island", comments travelfish.org. But: "Still, there’s no need for panic: Just because a six-star boutique glistens over the headland doesn't mean all the bamboo shacks have gone the way of the dodo.* The possibiitiesy for diving are worth a mention. Reefs lie off some of the beaches, but dive trips also go out to many islands.
Picture by i.With elephant in the sea.
Koh Lanta Yai, the main island, is 27 km long. It's traversed by a mountain range that reaches the height of 500 m in the south. The mountains are covered with virgin rain forest. The population of the district counts around 20,000 people, 95% Muslim, 4% Buddhists and 1% Chao Ley, the sea gypsies. The people live from rubber plantation, fisheries, various types of agriculture (orchard, parkia, coconut, palm oil and water melon), husbandry (such as cow and poultry raising and tourism.
How to go to Koh Lanta:
Koh Lanta is easy to reach from Phuket, Krabi or Malaysia. The island is normally serviced by passenger ferries from Phuket (via Phi Phi) and car ferries from the mainland. During the Covid-19-pandemic somme ferries were suspended. Since February 2022 a daily speedboat is running again on the line Phuket Rassada Pier - Koh Lanta - Koh Ngai - Koh Mook - Koh Lipe (Schedule). See also schedule Phuket Rassada pier - Koh Lanta. Updates you get von Rassada Harbour Facebook page. Opal travel is running a daily speedboat Koh Lanta - Koh Phi Phi.
A taxi from Krabi Airport to Koh Lanta you can book on taxitransferkrabi.com. A taxi from Phuket Airport you can book there.
Discover Koh Lanta (places and beaches from North to South):
Ban Saladan ศาลาด่าน
Kawkwang Beach คอกวาง บีช
Khlong Dao Beach หาดคลองดาว
Long Beach (Phra Ae) หาดยาวหาด (พระแอ๊ะ)
Relax Bay
Baan Phu Klom Beach and Khlong Khong Beach
Khlong Toab
Khlong Nin Beach หาดคลองนิน
Ba Kantiang Bay อ่าวบากันเตียง
Nui Beach อ่าวนุ้ย
Khlong Jak Beach (Waterfall beach)หาดคลองจากหรืออ่าวคลองจาก
Bamboo Bay (Ao Mai Phai) อ่าวไม้ไผ
Mu Ko Lanta National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติหมู่เกาะลันตา
And some Hidden Treasures on Koh Lanta):
Lanta Old Town: Where Thais, Muslims, Chinese and Sea Gypsies formed the community
Tung Yee Peng Mangrove Forest: Listen to the Nature
Diving around Koh Lanta
View Koh Lanta เกาะลันตา Google Map in a larger map
Sources for more information about Koh Lanta:
Koh Lanta February 2022 – An Update On What Businesses Are Open
Recommend this blog on Twitter and Facebook:
Monday, February 14, 2022
Thailand Test and Go: Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Koh Chang, Hua Hin and Chiang Mai among the Destinations
For fully vaccinated international travellers from every country worldwide Thailand offers more destinations since 1st February. With the Thailand Pass they can visit the so calledTest and Go destinations and then travel on to other destinations in Thailand. After the arrival they have to do a PCR-Test, then stay in the hotel room until they get the negative result. From then on they are free to move inside Thailand. On the fifth day they have to do another PCR test and stay in the hotel room until they get the result. With the second negative result they can travel anywhere inside Thailand. The hotel will hand out the release form.
The Test and Go destinations:
Bangkok: By air you enter at Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang Airport. For the first night with test you stay at hotels in Bangkok. For the fifth night with test you can go anywhere, where hotels offer the Test and Go Package.
Hua Hin: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports. Hua Hin is within a five hours distance, so you can book a hotel in Hua Hin, which offers test and first night.
Phuket, Phang-Nga and Krabi provinces: In Phang-Nga Khao Lak and Koh Yao are included. In Krabi Koh Lanta and Ko Phi Phi are included. By air you enter at Phuket International Airport for Krabi, Phang-Nga (Khao Lak) and Phuket or at Krabi Airport for Krabi. You can also enter by Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and then transit on a sealed flight for Phuket. There is a Sandbox Extension program between Phuket, Phang-Nga Krabi and Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao). Sandbox travellers can travel within these destinations during the first 5 days in Thailand.
Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Ko Tao in Surat Thani province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a sealed flight for Koh Samui. The first night travellers have to stay on Koh Samui.
Pattaya and surrounding districts Si Racha, Si Chang and Sattahip (only Na Jomtien and Bang Saray beaches): By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.
Koh Chang in Trat province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit by a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.
Chiang Mai: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports and stay in Bangkok for the first night with test, then you travel to Chiang Mai and stay for the fifth night with test at a hotek there. Or you arrive by Chiang Mai international airport and stay for the first and fith night with tests there.
Other destinations in Thailand: You can go anywhere, where hotels offer Test and Go packages. For example you enter at Bangkoks airports, stay the first night with test in Bangkok and travel on to the destination, where hotels offer the fifth night with test.
What you need to enter Thailand:
Apply for Thailand Pass: From 1st February on https://tp.consular.go.th. After your registration you should get the Thailand Pass within seven days.
Do a PCR-Test before the flight: Bring a medical certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected, issued no more than 72 hours before traveling.
Must have a health insurance policy: Coverage no less than US$ 50'000.
Hotel payment confirmation: A confirmed payment for 1st and 5th day stay at approved accommodation establishments in the sandbox destination.
Confirmed payment for 2 RT-PCR tests: For Krabi, Phang-Nga and Phuket you reserve and prepay at www.thailandpsas.com (4,200 Baht for 2 tests). For Koh Samui, Ko Pha-ngan and Ko Tao you book and prepay, when booking and prepaying for accommodation at SHA++ hotels (4,400 Baht for 2 tests). The first test will be conducted at Samui International Airport and the second test at hospitals on Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan or Ko Tao. For Pattaya and Koh Chang you book packages for first and fifth night, including tests and transfer from Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang airports.
Certificate of Covid-19 vaccination or recovery from Covid-19: Vaccinated at least 14 days before traveling to Thailand.
Test and Go Hotels
During the first and fifth night in Thailand travellers have to stay at SHA Extra Plus hotels. You find the official list here:
Bangkok SHA Extra Plus hotels
Hua Hin SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phuket SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phang Nga SHA Extra Plus hotels (included Khao Lak and Koh Yao)
Krabi: Krabi SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Lanta SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Phi Phi Extra Plus hotels
Koh Samui SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Koh Tao SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Ko Phangan SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Chonburi: Jomtien Beach SHA Extra Plus hotels, Pattaya SHA Extra Plus hotels. Check the hotel location on Treasures of Pattaya SHA Extra Plus Hotels Google Map
Koh Chang SHA Extra Plus hotels
Chiang Mai SHA Extra Plus hotels
SHA Extra Plus hotels in any destination in Thailand
Frequent asked questions
Can I stay in my own house between the first and the fifth night?
Yes you can, but you have to stay at the hotel during the first and the fifth nights, says Giorgio Bonfante on Facebook, who is very well informed.
My flight date has changed, how can I change my Thailand Pass?
If your flight has changed to within 72 hours of your original flight time, you can arrive using the same Thailand Pass application. If your flight date has changed for more than 72 hours then you will need to apply again.
More detailed informations you can read at tatnews.org.
The Test and Go destinations:
Bangkok: By air you enter at Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang Airport. For the first night with test you stay at hotels in Bangkok. For the fifth night with test you can go anywhere, where hotels offer the Test and Go Package.
Hua Hin: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports. Hua Hin is within a five hours distance, so you can book a hotel in Hua Hin, which offers test and first night.
Phuket, Phang-Nga and Krabi provinces: In Phang-Nga Khao Lak and Koh Yao are included. In Krabi Koh Lanta and Ko Phi Phi are included. By air you enter at Phuket International Airport for Krabi, Phang-Nga (Khao Lak) and Phuket or at Krabi Airport for Krabi. You can also enter by Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and then transit on a sealed flight for Phuket. There is a Sandbox Extension program between Phuket, Phang-Nga Krabi and Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao). Sandbox travellers can travel within these destinations during the first 5 days in Thailand.
Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Ko Tao in Surat Thani province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a sealed flight for Koh Samui. The first night travellers have to stay on Koh Samui.
Pattaya and surrounding districts Si Racha, Si Chang and Sattahip (only Na Jomtien and Bang Saray beaches): By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.
Koh Chang in Trat province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit by a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.
Chiang Mai: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports and stay in Bangkok for the first night with test, then you travel to Chiang Mai and stay for the fifth night with test at a hotek there. Or you arrive by Chiang Mai international airport and stay for the first and fith night with tests there.
Other destinations in Thailand: You can go anywhere, where hotels offer Test and Go packages. For example you enter at Bangkoks airports, stay the first night with test in Bangkok and travel on to the destination, where hotels offer the fifth night with test.
What you need to enter Thailand:
Apply for Thailand Pass: From 1st February on https://tp.consular.go.th. After your registration you should get the Thailand Pass within seven days.
Do a PCR-Test before the flight: Bring a medical certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected, issued no more than 72 hours before traveling.
Must have a health insurance policy: Coverage no less than US$ 50'000.
Hotel payment confirmation: A confirmed payment for 1st and 5th day stay at approved accommodation establishments in the sandbox destination.
Confirmed payment for 2 RT-PCR tests: For Krabi, Phang-Nga and Phuket you reserve and prepay at www.thailandpsas.com (4,200 Baht for 2 tests). For Koh Samui, Ko Pha-ngan and Ko Tao you book and prepay, when booking and prepaying for accommodation at SHA++ hotels (4,400 Baht for 2 tests). The first test will be conducted at Samui International Airport and the second test at hospitals on Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan or Ko Tao. For Pattaya and Koh Chang you book packages for first and fifth night, including tests and transfer from Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang airports.
Certificate of Covid-19 vaccination or recovery from Covid-19: Vaccinated at least 14 days before traveling to Thailand.
Test and Go Hotels
During the first and fifth night in Thailand travellers have to stay at SHA Extra Plus hotels. You find the official list here:
Bangkok SHA Extra Plus hotels
Hua Hin SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phuket SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phang Nga SHA Extra Plus hotels (included Khao Lak and Koh Yao)
Krabi: Krabi SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Lanta SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Phi Phi Extra Plus hotels
Koh Samui SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Koh Tao SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Ko Phangan SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Chonburi: Jomtien Beach SHA Extra Plus hotels, Pattaya SHA Extra Plus hotels. Check the hotel location on Treasures of Pattaya SHA Extra Plus Hotels Google Map
Koh Chang SHA Extra Plus hotels
Chiang Mai SHA Extra Plus hotels
SHA Extra Plus hotels in any destination in Thailand
Frequent asked questions
Can I stay in my own house between the first and the fifth night?
Yes you can, but you have to stay at the hotel during the first and the fifth nights, says Giorgio Bonfante on Facebook, who is very well informed.
My flight date has changed, how can I change my Thailand Pass?
If your flight has changed to within 72 hours of your original flight time, you can arrive using the same Thailand Pass application. If your flight date has changed for more than 72 hours then you will need to apply again.
More detailed informations you can read at tatnews.org.
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