Planning your vacation to Thailand and having a wonderful time while visiting the Temples
the beautiful islands, the ultimate shopping malls, the street food, the booming nightlife
and last but not least, the pampering massage shops, you need to figure out the budget,
and how much money you have to spend to make the most of your trip.
In this vlog we are going to cover up for you some of the essential expenses that you
may spend while you are spending your vacation in Thailand, like the transportation the tour
prices the shopping, the nightlife massage prices and much more.
So let’s jump in to this vlog and explore them one by one.
The 1st expense that you may pay is the transportation, and Thailand has all the means of transportation
that may vary a lot by price and service.
Taxi fare ranges inside the city between 100 to 300 Thai which is around 3 to 12 USD dollars.
Always ask for metered taxi to avoid extra payments.
BTS and MRT trains are the most popular and preferable way of transportations in Bangkok
and they are much cheaper and faster than Taxis and they range between 1 to 3 USD dollar
depending on the distance you are Traveling.
Now the popular TUKTUKs, for short distance they are good and fun way and they charge
between 2 to 6 USD dollars more than that consider it a scam.
Boat taxi that run through the river channels of Bangkok are so cheap, they range most of
the times less than a dollar.
So as you see it’s up to you which way of transportation to take you have suitable prices
for all budgets.
Now after transportation you may be concerned about booking tours and how much they cost.
Let’s us give you some of the prices of the famous tours in Bangkok and Phuket, Like
The Grand place and Wat Pho in Bangkok most visited temples cost around 16 USD Dollars,
Wat Arun the temple of down entrance cost you around 2 USD dollars.
A trip to the floating market will cost you around 18 USD dollars with the taxi and the
boat expenses inclusive.
Visiting Ocean world in Siam and exploring the largest aquarium of the aquatic world
will cost you around 35 USD dollars.
Now concerning Phuket Tours like Phi Phi Island, James Bond island a package tour will cost
you around 40 USD dollars.
While a safari tour in Phuket natures may cost you around 25 USD dollars.
As a conclusion the tours in Thailand are not considered expensive comparing to same
quality tours in some surrounding countries like Singapore or Malaysia so book them and
have fun.
Many Travel to Thailand to enjoy the shopping experience in the mega luxury malls, or in
the gigantic street shopping districts and night markets.
The price range may vary a lot depending on where are you shopping and what are you shopping
for.
For example, you can shop in chatuchak weekend market or pratunam market and buy your stuff
with a range of 1 to 3 USD dollars, or shop in a luxury Mall like Siam Paragon and start
paying for famous brands starting from 50 USD dollars.
You may also go and shop in famous malls like
MBK or Platinum fashion mall and find many affordable items copies and originals which
are much cheaper than street markets.
So as you see Thailand is a heaven for shopaholic peoples and the prices are affordable and
expensive depending on as we said where you are shopping in.
Night life expenses in Thailand is one of the essential things that you may pay for
while you are enjoying the vibrant booming night clubs or the famous walking streets.
Now concerning the prices there is a huge range difference depending where you are spending
your night.
If you are not that much in to partying, you can have a drink in an outdoor pub or have
some good time in some famous walking streets like Kho san road in Bangkok and the price
range of the drinks can be between 3 to 6 USD dollars.
But if you are a hard party lover than here things can go extreme specially in the beer
bars night clubs or in some walking streets like Bangla road in Phuket.
You may pay for a vip bottle in a club a 100 USD dollars and up or watch a show with couple
of drinks and get a bill more than 50 USD dollars.
Another expensive option is the sky bars where a drink can range from 30 to 50 USD dollars
depending on the view and the popularity of the bar.
All in all, it depends on what kind of nightlife you are looking for and how much you are prepared
to pay.
Food like the nightlife can vary much in price and quality.
In Thailand you can have a meal as cheap as 1 USD dollars but that would be in the street
food stalls or night popular markets and in some supermarkets.
You have also the food courts in most of the popular malls that are considered good and
cheap and many varieties of local and international meals the prices can range between 3 to 6
USD dollars.
Now the international and popular restaurants are considered expensive in Thailand, and
the prices can be as high as in your homeland where you can have a meal and pay in a range
of 20 to 50 USD dollars, so if you like fancy food and luxurious restaurant you better than
prepared paying the high bills.
International fast food prices are almost same as everywhere where a burger meal can
cost you 5 to 7 USD dollars.
All in all, if you try all of the above mentioned choices you will not spend a lot on food but
if you stay on international restaurants than you will.
After all the shopping’s the tours and the nightlife the trip will not be complete without
a massage in Thailand.
Thailand the land of smiles offers many kind of massage and most of them are cheap and
affordable.
The range of massages in Thailand varies between 6 to 15 USD dollars per hour and they vary
by quality from shop to shop.
So pampering yourself in Thailand will not cost you a lot and never leave the land of
smiles without having some massage sessions.
As a conclusion for all we mentioned above from transportation to shopping food prices
tours and nightlife, Thailand offers you many choices and prices so it’s up to your budget
to choose what you pay for.
I hope this vlog will be helpful for you to decide what kind of budget you need in order
to fulfill all your desires in Thailand and make memorable moments without spending a
lot.
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