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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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 Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: Thailand, and Vietnam |
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My next week off I want to go over into Thailand for 4 days, then Vietnam for 4 days....
Do I need a visa for either country?
What is the best way to see both countries?
I'm not even sure where to begin with this trip....my vacation is not for another couple of months, but I would like to start to get this in order..
Any tips/advice would be awesome......Thanks!! |
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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denistron
Joined: 21 Oct 2006
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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If you are Canadian I think you have 30 days in which you travel in Thailand with nothing but your passport. Or 90 days if you come and go within 6 months....
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| Canadian tourists travelling on a Canadian passport may enter Thailand for a period of 30 days without a visa. This is known as a "visa exemption." A visa is required for longer stays. As of October 1, 2006, the Thai Immigration Bureau has issued new regulations regarding "visa exemption" entry. They state that Canadians can "enter into the Kingdom of Thailand without [a] visa and remain in Thailand for 30 days per visit. However, the total duration of stay should not exceed 90 days within a six month period, counting from the date of first entry." Therefore, tourists who stay for the maximum 90 days within a six-month period must leave Thailand for at least 90 days before they will be allowed to re-enter, unless they obtain a valid visa from a Thai embassy or consulate in another country. This new regulation is not retroactive; therefore, the initial 90-day period will begin on October 1, 2006. |
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=290000#8
neat! |
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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: |
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| whats a good site to use with cheap flights from SK to Thailand? |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: |
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I used Top Travel in the YWCA buiding in Jonggak & flew Thai Airways for 677k won return in January peak season.
Thailand is 30 days free
Vietnam was around $60-70US for a visa which you'll need to organize in Korea. |
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oxfordstu
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
Location: Bangkok
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks like the Korean travel agencies are charging twice the amount for the Vietnam visa. If you get it in Thailand, it takes 3 days and only costs about $35. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:22 pm Post subject: Visas |
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| I've been to VN twice, & got the visa in Australia both times. |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Try kangsantravel.com. We got a great deal to Thailand last June. There's so much to see in Thailand or Vietnam. I would choose one. |
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ipsofacto
Joined: 26 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Just my 2cents here, but I would personally give Vietnam a miss. I have been twice (Saigon, Nha Trang and Hanoi). I didn't like it the first time but thought i'd give it another shot. I couldn't wait to leave when touched down again for the second time.
It would help us if you could be more specific about what you like doing etc? If you like chilling on beaches then there are some awesome beaches in southern Thailand. If you like having it large then make sure you hols coincide with the fullmoon party.
You could also fly from bkk to Phnom Phenh for about 30USD with Air Asia, get your visa on arrival which negates having to waste time, and go and see Angkor Wat. It is truly mind-blowing. For a more harrowing experience you could visit the killing fields and s21 torture camp in the capital. Or just piss your money up in the bars - phnom phenh has literally hundreds.
If you dont like the beach scene - yeah, right - then you should fly to Chaing Mai which is in the north of Thailand. You could do some trekking, ride an elephant and the usual tourist stuff.
As regards vietnam, then the war museum is worth a visit - has the most amazing photographs there. You could also fly to nha trang which is a beach resort. I paid 22USD all in for my ticket from Saigon - much better than being stuck in Saigon or Hanoi.
As I say, don't know what you are into, so just throwing in my 2cents. |
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the saint
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Location: not there yet...
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:05 am Post subject: |
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| ipsofacto wrote: |
| Just my 2cents here, but I would personally give Vietnam a miss. I have been twice (Saigon, Nha Trang and Hanoi). I didn't like it the first time but thought i'd give it another shot. I couldn't wait to leave when touched down again for the second time. |
nice to hear someone else who felt that way... persnally I wouldn't go back either... except to Dalat...
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If you dont like the beach scene - yeah, right - then you should fly to Chaing Mai which is in the north of Thailand. You could do some trekking, ride an elephant and the usual tourist stuff. |
hire a motorbike and get out into the hills... one of the best days of the trip
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| You could also fly to nha trang which is a beach resort. |
don't bother heading to nha trang in the winter as the sea is chocolate brown and not azure blue like the photos! |
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