See the locations on Koh Samui เกาะสมุย SHA plus hotels Google Map.
Requirements for fully vaccinated foreign tourists from Friday Oktober 1 for visiting Koh Samui, Koh Pha-ngan and Koh Tao:
Surat Thani province has issued Covid-19 rules for foreign travellers visiting the three islands under the Samui+ Model.
Countries, from where travellers may enter Samui Plus: read.
You can fly to Samui on a direct international flight. Or you take an international flight via Bangkok and an approved sealed flight to Ko Samui. For the flight via Bangkok you have to book both flights together from Bangkok to Ko Samui. See airlines with code-sharing with Bangkok Airways. Any flight reservations booked separately will not be allowed. The sealed flights are operated by Bangkok Airways. Daily from Bangkok at 10.05, 14.35 and 17.10.
When you have arrived in Thailand you have to download Samui Health Pass or Mor Chana app on your smartphone and turn on.
After arriving at Ko Samui Airport you take the first RT-PCR test.
Afterwards you transfer to your SHA plus accommodation, only with transport company with Samui+ symbol.
You have to wait in the hotel room for the result of the first RT-PCR-Test.
If the result of the first test is negative, you can travel on Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao.
You can travel from the following piers only:
Ko Samui: Lom Phraya Na Phra Lan, Buri Rasa (hotel guests only) and Phu Yai Non.
Ko Phangan: Thong Sala
Ko Tao: Ban Mae Hat (Sala Vibvahadi)
Boats to Mu Ko Ang Thong: Na Thon Municipal pier
For 7 nights you can stay only in SHA plus accommodations. You can change the hotel no more than three times during these 7 days. List of SHA plus hotels on Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao. See also Koh Samui เกาะสมุย SHA plus Hotels Google Map
On day 6-7 you take the second RT-PCR-Test at Central Festival Ko Samui, Ko Phangan Hospital or Ko Tao Hospital.
On day 7, if the test is negative, you will be given a release form. From day 8 you then can travel freely around in Thailand.
This is an excerpt from the publication by Samui info by Nicha on Facebook.
Where international tourists can registrate for Samui Plus visits: COE Thailand. You need hotel bookings and payment confirmations for 7 nights to get the COE.
Read detailed Samui Plus FAQ.
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Entry regulations for domestic travellers for Ko Samui,
Ko Phangan and Ko Tao
For Ko Samui:
From Dark red zone (Bangkok): RT-PCR-Test no longer than 72 hours old and be vaccinated
From red zone (Chiang Mai): RT-PCR-Test no longer than 72 hours old
From orange zone (Krabi, Phang Nga, Phuket): No test, no vaccination
From yellow zone (other districts of Surat Thani): No test, no vaccination
For Ko Phangan and Ko Tao:
Starting 15 October the governor of Surat Thani Province has issued the following rules: Anyone fully vaccinated with 2 doses can now enter Koh Tao and Koh Phangan without a Covid-19 test. Those without full vaccination must show a negative Covid-19 test taken within one week of arrival. Only approved antigen test kits or RT-PCR tests will be accepted.
Read which province belongs to which zone at tatnews.org. See also here.
Read more:
Beaches, Hotels and Guesthouses on Koh Samui - see SHA Plus Hotels on Google Map
Ko Tao เกาะเต่า - a Hotspot for Diving - with SHA plus hotels Google Map
Ko Phangan เกาะพะงัน - beaches, resorts
and your reviews - with SHA plus hotels Google Map
Cities, islands, beaches and hidden secrets in Thailand: How to go, where to stay and what people say, who have been there. Overview: #treasuresofthailand: Your Thailand Guide
Friday, October 1, 2021
Samui Plus (สมุยพลัส): The Rules for International and Domestic Travellers visiting Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao - Changed on 1st October
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How to use Phuket Sandbox: Now 7 Days on Phuket or in Phang Nga, Krabi or on Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao
Update on October 1:
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?
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?
Monday, September 27, 2021
Phuket Sandbox will be reduced to 7 Days, Koh Samui Sandbox with same rules, Travel to Thailand with 7 Days Quarantine
Thailands Government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided on Monday to going on with the reopening of Thailand for fully vaccinated international tourists. Thailands cabinet still has to confirm this plan, what should happen this week. So far, international tourists will have the following possibilities from 1st of October:
Travel to Thailand with 7 days of quarantine instead of fourteen days: For fully vaccinated foreign tourists. For vistors, who have not been fully vaccinated 10 days, if they arrive by air and water, 14 days for arrivals by land.
Travel to Thailand by Phuket Sandbox or Koh Samui Sandbox: Fully vaccinated tourists have to stay for 7 days (and no longer 14 days) in a SHA plus hotel on one of these islands. They are tested, when they arrive at the airport. They have to stay in the hotel room until they get their negative test result. Then they can move on the island, where they want to go. But they have to stay in the chosen SHA plus hotel during the night for 7 nights.
If Thailands embassies and consulates are ready, the new rules will be valid from 1st October - or a little bit later. To get the latest news and rules in the next days follow tatnews.org
Read also:
More reopening, shorter curfew
How to use Phuket Sandbox: Now 7 Days on Phuket and 7 Days in Phang Nga, Krabi or on Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao
Travel to Thailand with 7 days of quarantine instead of fourteen days: For fully vaccinated foreign tourists. For vistors, who have not been fully vaccinated 10 days, if they arrive by air and water, 14 days for arrivals by land.
Travel to Thailand by Phuket Sandbox or Koh Samui Sandbox: Fully vaccinated tourists have to stay for 7 days (and no longer 14 days) in a SHA plus hotel on one of these islands. They are tested, when they arrive at the airport. They have to stay in the hotel room until they get their negative test result. Then they can move on the island, where they want to go. But they have to stay in the chosen SHA plus hotel during the night for 7 nights.
If Thailands embassies and consulates are ready, the new rules will be valid from 1st October - or a little bit later. To get the latest news and rules in the next days follow tatnews.org
Read also:
More reopening, shorter curfew
How to use Phuket Sandbox: Now 7 Days on Phuket and 7 Days in Phang Nga, Krabi or on Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao
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Sunday, September 12, 2021
Ko Tao เกาะเต่า: Covid-19 Updates
From 12th to 19th September the following restrictions are valid for Ko Tao island (order 5/2564 by Ko Phangan District):
Restaurants: Dine-in is not allowed, takeaway from 4.00 am until 09.00 pm. Hotels and resorts can serve food to their guests, but no alcohol.
Closed: Fitness and yoga places; game and internet shops; boxing places and martial art schools; massage parlors and spa; tattoo and piercing shops.
On September 8 3 new cases were confirmed: A man (68 years) of Thai nationality, a women (24 years), Burmese nationality; a female child (10 month) of Burmese nationality.
On September 9 7 new cases were confirmed: two Burmese women, one Burmese man, four Thai men.
On September 10 acitive case finding has been done and 14 Antigen tests got positive results.
Source: Ko Tao Hospital
Read more about Ko Tao:
Ko Tao เกาะเต่า - a Hotspot for Diving and Snorkeling
Restaurants: Dine-in is not allowed, takeaway from 4.00 am until 09.00 pm. Hotels and resorts can serve food to their guests, but no alcohol.
Closed: Fitness and yoga places; game and internet shops; boxing places and martial art schools; massage parlors and spa; tattoo and piercing shops.
On September 8 3 new cases were confirmed: A man (68 years) of Thai nationality, a women (24 years), Burmese nationality; a female child (10 month) of Burmese nationality.
On September 9 7 new cases were confirmed: two Burmese women, one Burmese man, four Thai men.
On September 10 acitive case finding has been done and 14 Antigen tests got positive results.
Source: Ko Tao Hospital
Read more about Ko Tao:
Ko Tao เกาะเต่า - a Hotspot for Diving and Snorkeling
Sunday, August 1, 2021
The Phuket Sandbox: Where in Thailand can You travel to after 14 Days?
The promise of the Phuket Sandboy model for vaccinated international tourists: If you remain free from Covid-19 you can leave Phuket and travel to other provinces in Thailand. But there are problems: The Covid-19 infections in many of Thailands provinces and especially Bangkok are still high and many provinces have special entry and other regulations.
For example Bangkok: From Tuesday 3. August a curfew from 9 pm to 4 am has been imposed for two weeks. Restaurant dine-in has already been banned since Monday June 28. And people are told to stay home unless it is necessary to buy food or medicines, to seek medical treatment, to get vaccinations or to go to their offices because they cannot work from home. Other restrictions: A ban on public gatherings or activities of more than five people, closure at 8pm of all eateries and supermarkets, including those in shopping malls, convenience stores, pharmacies and fresh markets.Convenience stores can open from 4am until 8pm.
Not only Bangkok has this curfew and the restrictions, but also the following provinces: Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri (Pattaya), Kanchanaburi, Lop Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nonthaburi, Narathiwat, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Petchabun, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan (with Hua Hin), Ratchaburi, Rayong, Yala, Samut Songkhram, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Saraburi, Sing Buri, Songkhla, Suphanburi and Tak. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will evaluate the situation again on Aug 18 and Dr Apisamai indicated that a further extension to the end of August was on the cards. Nobody knows for the moment, what will happen after this period. The best thing you can do is follow updates on facebook.com/treasuresofthailand.
And if you stay in Bangkok and the other 28 dark red provinces and want to travel to another province, you may have to go to quarantaine there.
For example alcohol: In many provinces restaurants are not allowed to serve alcohol. In Phuket restaurants may serve alcohol until 9 pm. But entertainment venues remain closed.
The colors of the provinces: Thailands provinces now have the following colors according to their Covid-19 cases. If you stay in such a province, you may find entry restrictions in other provinces. The colors:
Dark Red: Ang Thong, Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri (Pattaya), Kanchanaburi, Lop Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nonthaburi, Narathiwat, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin), Ratchaburi, Rayong, Yala, Songkhla, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Saraburi, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri and Tak. The dark red zone now covesr 40% of the population of Thailand.
Red: Maximum controlled” zones now include Krabi, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Khon Kaen, Chanthaburi, Chainat, Chaiyaphum, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Trang, Trat, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nakhon Sawan, Buri Ram, Phatthalung, Phichit, Phitsanuloke, Maha Sarakham, Yasothon, Roi-et, Ranong, Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Si Sa Ket, Sakhon Nakhon, Satun, Sa Kaeo, Sukhothai, Surin, Nong Khai, Nong Bua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttradit, Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen.
Orange: Only 10 provinces: Chumpon, Nakhon Phanom, Nan, Bung Karn, Phang-nga, Phrae, Phayao, Muk Dahan, Mae Hong Son and Surat Thani (Ko Samui).
Now also the interprovincial bus lines in Thailand have been suspended. Also domestic flights between Phuket and Bangkok have been stopped. Starting from 21 July domestic airlines are not allowed to fly passengers out of the dark red zones. This includes Bangkok. Exceptions are Sandbox and Samui+ flights, medical flights and emergency landing. Other routes can only fly at 50% capacity.
For example Bangkok: From Tuesday 3. August a curfew from 9 pm to 4 am has been imposed for two weeks. Restaurant dine-in has already been banned since Monday June 28. And people are told to stay home unless it is necessary to buy food or medicines, to seek medical treatment, to get vaccinations or to go to their offices because they cannot work from home. Other restrictions: A ban on public gatherings or activities of more than five people, closure at 8pm of all eateries and supermarkets, including those in shopping malls, convenience stores, pharmacies and fresh markets.Convenience stores can open from 4am until 8pm.
Not only Bangkok has this curfew and the restrictions, but also the following provinces: Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri (Pattaya), Kanchanaburi, Lop Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nonthaburi, Narathiwat, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Petchabun, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan (with Hua Hin), Ratchaburi, Rayong, Yala, Samut Songkhram, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Saraburi, Sing Buri, Songkhla, Suphanburi and Tak. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will evaluate the situation again on Aug 18 and Dr Apisamai indicated that a further extension to the end of August was on the cards. Nobody knows for the moment, what will happen after this period. The best thing you can do is follow updates on facebook.com/treasuresofthailand.
And if you stay in Bangkok and the other 28 dark red provinces and want to travel to another province, you may have to go to quarantaine there.
For example alcohol: In many provinces restaurants are not allowed to serve alcohol. In Phuket restaurants may serve alcohol until 9 pm. But entertainment venues remain closed.
The colors of the provinces: Thailands provinces now have the following colors according to their Covid-19 cases. If you stay in such a province, you may find entry restrictions in other provinces. The colors:
Dark Red: Ang Thong, Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri (Pattaya), Kanchanaburi, Lop Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nonthaburi, Narathiwat, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin), Ratchaburi, Rayong, Yala, Songkhla, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Saraburi, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri and Tak. The dark red zone now covesr 40% of the population of Thailand.
Red: Maximum controlled” zones now include Krabi, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Khon Kaen, Chanthaburi, Chainat, Chaiyaphum, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Trang, Trat, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nakhon Sawan, Buri Ram, Phatthalung, Phichit, Phitsanuloke, Maha Sarakham, Yasothon, Roi-et, Ranong, Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Si Sa Ket, Sakhon Nakhon, Satun, Sa Kaeo, Sukhothai, Surin, Nong Khai, Nong Bua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttradit, Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen.
Orange: Only 10 provinces: Chumpon, Nakhon Phanom, Nan, Bung Karn, Phang-nga, Phrae, Phayao, Muk Dahan, Mae Hong Son and Surat Thani (Ko Samui).
Now also the interprovincial bus lines in Thailand have been suspended. Also domestic flights between Phuket and Bangkok have been stopped. Starting from 21 July domestic airlines are not allowed to fly passengers out of the dark red zones. This includes Bangkok. Exceptions are Sandbox and Samui+ flights, medical flights and emergency landing. Other routes can only fly at 50% capacity.
If you want to do interprovincial travels, you are advised to fill in this form. It helps you to come through checkpoints.
What's known about the entry restrictions in the provinces:
Buri Ram: Buri Ram imposes 14-day anti-COVID-19 quarantine on all arrivals from Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Trat, Nakhon Pathom, Pattani, Phetchaburi, Songkhla, Samut Sakhon, Saraburi, Yala and Narathiwat. Read more.
Visitors are advised to check updated information at moicovid.com, as the rules are different in each province. Unfortunately there is no English-language version, and the provincial announcements are posted as .pdf files, making it impossible to use translation software.
Read more:
The Phuket Sandbox: How to Travel to Phuket from Juli 1st
Samui Plus: The Rules for International Travellers visiting Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao
What's known about the entry restrictions in the provinces:
Buri Ram: Buri Ram imposes 14-day anti-COVID-19 quarantine on all arrivals from Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Trat, Nakhon Pathom, Pattani, Phetchaburi, Songkhla, Samut Sakhon, Saraburi, Yala and Narathiwat. Read more.
Visitors are advised to check updated information at moicovid.com, as the rules are different in each province. Unfortunately there is no English-language version, and the provincial announcements are posted as .pdf files, making it impossible to use translation software.
Read more:
The Phuket Sandbox: How to Travel to Phuket from Juli 1st
Samui Plus: The Rules for International Travellers visiting Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Samui Plus: Planned Start for vaccinated Foreigners on July 15
International travellers may travel to Koh Samui, if they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, from July 15. But this plan still has to be decided by Thailands government and published in the Royal Gazette.
The Samui Plus plan for the moment looks like this: Before arriving in Thailand you have to follow the same rules as travellers to Phuket. Afterwards the plan looks like this:
Hotels on Koh Samui: You have to choose an alternative local quarantine (ALQ) hotel.
Activities on Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao: During the 1st-3rd nights, if the test is negative, travellers can leave their room on Koh Samui for facilities and services within their accommodation only.
During the 4th-7th nights, travellers can travel on specified sealed routes within Ko Samui only.
During the 8th-14th nights, travellers can travel between Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao.
After fourteen days you are allowed to travel around Thailand, but you have to follow the rules for travelling to other provinces.
Flights to Koh Samui: Bangkok Airways resumes Phuket-Samui route from 16 July (flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday). From 1 August – 30 October 2021 the airline will operate one flight daily.
And elsewhere in Thailand?
Read about the plans for Krabi, Phang Nga, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Buri Ram, Bangkok and Huahin.
The Samui Plus plan for the moment looks like this: Before arriving in Thailand you have to follow the same rules as travellers to Phuket. Afterwards the plan looks like this:
Hotels on Koh Samui: You have to choose an alternative local quarantine (ALQ) hotel.
Activities on Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao: During the 1st-3rd nights, if the test is negative, travellers can leave their room on Koh Samui for facilities and services within their accommodation only.
During the 4th-7th nights, travellers can travel on specified sealed routes within Ko Samui only.
During the 8th-14th nights, travellers can travel between Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao.
After fourteen days you are allowed to travel around Thailand, but you have to follow the rules for travelling to other provinces.
Flights to Koh Samui: Bangkok Airways resumes Phuket-Samui route from 16 July (flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday). From 1 August – 30 October 2021 the airline will operate one flight daily.
And elsewhere in Thailand?
Read about the plans for Krabi, Phang Nga, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Buri Ram, Bangkok and Huahin.
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Saturday, June 6, 2020
Will Thailand welcome International Tourists only in fourth Quarter of 2020?
Can international tourists visit Koh Samui's beaches from October?
Updated June 6, 2020:
As Thailand has stopped international flights due to the coronavirus outbreak everybody, who loves to travel to Thailand, asks the same question: When will Thailand allow the immigration of international tourists again?
One answer: "It is still dependent on the outbreak situation, but I think at the earliest, we may see the return of tourists could be the fourth quarter of this year," Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), tells CNN Travel.
Yuthasak adds there will likely be restrictions on who can visit and where they can go. Its quite sure, that Thailand will only open for tourists from countries, who have their coronavirus situation under control.
For the moment The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has banned all international commercial flights into the country until June 30, excluding repatriation flights. The Thais who do return on these flights are put into quarantine facilities for 14 days.
Thailand is now focused on reopening to domestic tourism in June, Yuthasak told CNN. So far malls, markets, museums have reopened. Bangkok's Chatuchak Weekend Market reopened on May 9. Bangkok's Grand Palace will do so June 4. Restaurants now allow dine-in customers but are not allowed to serve alcohol. Streetfood vendors - for example at Yaowarat road in Bangkoks Chinatown - are open. Boxing stadiums, Thai traditional massage parlours, spas and movie theatres are likely to reopen in June according to Bangkok Post. But pubs, bars and night entertainment venues will remain closed.
In the past it was easy to spot the famous food vendors on Yaowarat Road as there were always a big crowd waiting to be served. Now it is like a big reset as everyone is equal. If you can, please come & support the vendors. Lot’s of good street food here #Bangkok pic.twitter.com/p17q0LAOFe— Richard Barrow in Thailand 🇹🇭🇬🇧 (@RichardBarrow) May 28, 2020
Hotels and resorts in Hua Hin have already been given permission to welcome Thai visitors, same for hotels in Nan Province.
Phuket International Airport remains closed until June 15. Phuket island had the highest coronavirus infection rate per capita out of all of Thailand's 77 provinces and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand does not want to take the risk to spread the infection to other parts of Thailand for the meoment, as Phuket News reported. But now the reopeing is announced for June 15. Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai and Songkhla’s Hat Yai International Airports have reopened for domestic flights. In May four airlines – Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet Air – have resumed domestic flight operations from airports in Buri Ram, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Lampang, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phitsanulok, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Surat Thani, Tak’s Mae Sot, Trang, Ubon Ratchathani, and Udon Thani, as Pattaya Mail noted. But Airports of Thailand warns domestic airline passengers to check provincial travel restrictions before they book flights. There are different rules for quarantine for arriving passengers in every province. Wo arrives in Chiang Mai has to qo for quarantine for 14 days at designated hotels, more informations here. Bangkok Airways has resumed its daily flights to Koh Samui. It performs body temperature checks on all passengers at the point of origin and destination. From June 6 the following airports are open for domestic flights too: Tak, Trad, Nakhon Ratchasima, Narathiwat, Pai, Phetchabun and Sukhothai.
Interprovincial bus services to Thailand’s North, Northeast and East have restarted from 18 May. interprovincial bus services to Thailand’s South have been suspended by The Transport Co. Ltd. until 30 June. Read guide to inter-provincial travel in Thailand by TAT. Find bus schedules and tickets here.
Meanwhile Thailands Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is planning to close all 157 national parks for at least two months every year to allow the ecosystem to take a break and rejuvenate, as Bangkok Post reports. The closure times will differ, due to different seasonal weather conditions from North to South and West to East in Thailand. The National Park authorities are planning to control the volume of visitors with ticket sytems. Popular Maya Bay near Koh Phi Phi - famous due to the movie "The beach" - has been overrun especially by Chinese tourist groups for some years and is permanently closed since 2018. Since then its ecology is gradually recovering and now the national park authority has created a new nature trail and vantage point so that tourists can admire views of the beach and the bay from far away. The entrance has moved to Loh Sama Bay at the back of the island.
Foreign nationals who are permanent residents in Thailand or hold work permits will soon be allowed to return to Thailand, a government official said on May 27 according to The Nation. Many foreign nationals who have Thai spouses had been complaining that the lockdown and flight ban is keeping them from their families.
Find more informations:
Thailand Tourism Updates by TAT
News by Richard Barrow
Quarantine rules in Thailands provinces in Thai
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