Route: 📍Bangkok, Thailand 📍Pattaya, Thailand 📍Siem Reap, Cambodia 📍Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Day 1 : Bangkok, ThailandPlaces to visit: 1. FLOATING MARKET and GRAND PALACE *How to get there: You can simply book a tour package from KLOOK in advance for your convenience. Klook will arrange the meet up which is usually near a train station. *Expenses: Grand Palace Entrance Fee: 500.00 Thb / 950.00 Php Tour from Klook: 1,228.00 Php Food(Lunch) : 500.00 Php (food in Floating Market is a bit expensive) Hostel 882.00 Php for 3 days Allowance: 200.00 Php *Where to stay: Hide Bangkok Hostel To book, click here. https://booking.com/s/39_6/0e98af75 2. RATCHADA NIGHT MARKET *How to get there : I recommend you book Grab Car as this is cheaper than a taxi. No additional costs when you use Grab Car. Taxis will use expressways and ask you to pay toll fees on top of your bill. *Expenses: Grab Car Fare: 800.00 Php round trip (220 THB going to Ratchada Night Market, 200 THB back to Hide Hostel) Food(Dinner) : 150.00 Php *If you are more than 3 pax, I suggest you ride a Grab Car rather than commute to save money and besides, it's hassle free. Day 2: Pattaya, ThailandPlaces to visit: 1. Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Pattaya 2. Silver Lake 3. Laser Buddha 4. Chocolate Ville *How to get there : We rented a taxi for 6,000.00 Php for 4 persons for a round trip transfer (Bangkok to Pattaya and vice versa). Travel time: 2 hours for one way. *Expenses: Transportation: 1,500.00 Php each. Package tour to Elephant Sanctuary: 3,804.00 Php each with buffet lunch included Food: 200.00 Php for dinner and snacks What to know when in Thailand : - You must try Thai famous food like Pad Thai Noodles, Sticky Rice with Mango and Thai Milk Tea. - Thai people can understand or speak a little English. So before you go somewhere, you must check the places you'll visit in the internet. - My favorite place in Thailand is the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Pattaya. This place is very relaxing. To know more why, visit this post. - You will visit lots of temples, so wear decent clothes. Day 3: From BANGKOK, ride a bus going to SIEM REAP, CAMBODIAWe went to Mo Chit bus station. Open time for tickets is 4:30 AM. We booked our tickets for 750 Baht each (1,500.00 in Php). Our departure time is 9:00 AM, travel time is 7 hours. This trip has free lunch and free transfer to your hotel through tuk tuk. *What to visit: Around 5:00 PM we arrived in Siem Reap. We take some rest, then at 8 PM we roamed around PUB STREET. We also ate our dinner in one of the restaurants here. * Expenses : Bangkok to Siem Reap fare: 750 Thb /1,500.00 Php Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh: $25/1300.00 Php Dinner: $4 / 200.00 Php *What to know: - When we arrived in the bus station, we immediately booked tickets going to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam to avoid inconvenience. They also have free pick up from your hotel. - You must try their famous local food "Amok". - Prices in Siem Reap are cheaper than in Thailand. - Siem Reap and Ho Chi Minh actually prefer US dollars for payment. So better prepare your dollars before going to these countries. You'll need around $150 for these two ountries. Day 4: Siem Reap CambodiaPlaces to visit: 1. Angkor Wat 2. Pa Thom 3. Ta Prhom Temple *How to get there : We booked our tour in Klook to make it hassle free, for just 648.00 Php inclusive of roundtrip transfer, tour guide and a bottled water. *Expenses: Klook: 648.00 Php Entrance fee for 3 temples: $37 /1,800.00 Php Lunch: $7 Dinner: $2 Lodge: 642.00 Php *Where to stay: Kok Meng Lodge For Reservation: https://booking.com/s/39_6/0e98af75 https://www.travelbook.ph/?affid=3558 By 7:00 PM, we took an overnight trip to Ho Chi Minh via a sleeper bus. Day 5 : Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Places to visit: 1. Ben Thanh Market 2. Independence Palace 3. City Hall 4. Notre Dame 5. Post Office *How to get there : We just walked around the city since the tourist spots are just walking distance to each other. *Expenses: Hotel: 190,000.00 VND/ 435.00 Php Food : 200,000 VND/ 461.00 Php Transportation to Airport: 80,000 VND/ 185.00 Php via Grab Car *Where to stay: Ava Hotel For Reservation: https://booking.com/s/39_6/0e98af75 https://www.travelbook.ph/?affid=3558 *What to know: - They prefer the VND currency but some accept US dollar. - Ben Thanh Market is the best place to eat and buy souvenir. - Try their fresh Lumpia. Then going back to reality, exit to Ho Chi Minh going back to Manila. TOTAL EXPENSES Day 1- 4,110.00 Php Day 2- 5,504.00 Php Day 3- 3,000.00 Php Day 4- 3,540.00 Php Day 5- 1,081.00 Php Total : 17,235.00 Php *Exclusive of Airfare All of the amounts above are over the actual price so that you still have money for souvenirs. But still, you should prepare extra money in case you got scammed. Luckily we didn't experience that. Not like others they got scammed in borders. Have a safe trip. Travel Tips: 1. Prepare the following documents: - Tickets from Manila - Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh - Manila. * Immigration officer might look for this - Hotel booking confirmation. - Tour voucher. 2. When you are in country borders, go directly to the immigration office, because there are lots of scammers there. You can only trust people of the bus you're riding. 3. Do a research especially to on places you'll visit. Sample Itinerary Oct 15 -BANGKOK THAILAND *Grand Palace,Wat Pho,Wat Arun,Floating market *Ratchada Train / Night Market Oct 16 - Pattaya *Elephant Santuary *Silver Lake * Laser Buddha *Chocolate Ville Free Oct 17( 6:30 AM ride a bus bound to Siem Reap) Note: going to Siem Reap only has two schedule : 7 and 9 AM *Pub Street Oct 18 -SIEM REAP CAMBODIA *Angkor Wat *Bayon Temple *Ta Prhom Temple (overnight trip to Ho Chi Minh) Oct 19- HO CHI MINH *CITY TOUR (People Committe Buidlg,Saigon Central Post Office, Independence Palace, War Reminants Museum, Ben Thanth Market) A MUST TRY FOODS IN THAILAND: LOCAL IN THAILAND: A MUST TRY FOODS IN VIETNAM: A MUST TRY FOOD IN CAMBODIA: LOCAL IN CAMBODIA:
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