How much money to take to Thailand? Calculating the travel budget.

So, you have found all the necessary information about Thailand , decided on a vacation spot or travel route. Or maybe you haven’t decided yet, and are just starting to choose a city or country for your trip. In any case, since you are here, it’s time to figure out how much money you need to take with you to Thailand. Of course, the article will not consider the cost of air tickets to Thailand, but will consider the budget based on accommodation, food, travel within the country, entertainment, etc.

I will start with an obvious and hackneyed phrase - the budget of your trip to Thailand depends on your "appetite", the duration of the trip, time and place in Thailand where you are going. Since our site is dedicated to budget vacations, I will say right away that you can vacation or travel in Thailand very, very cheaply. I would even say that this is one of the most inexpensive countries in terms of travel (at least, much cheaper than Russia), if of course you do not take into account the cost of tickets. As proof, I will give an example of how the authors of the site spent 2 weeks in Bangkok and Pattaya in quite comfortable conditions, spending no more than 500 dollars for two. The lower limit of the budget will depend on how much you are ready to experience difficulties, limit yourself in excesses and deprive yourself of comfort.

Expensive and inexpensive resorts in Thailand
In general, regardless of your "appetite" and pretensions, traditionally the more expensive resorts in Thailand are considered to be Phuket , Krabi, Samui and other resort islands and cities. Bangkok and Pattaya are a little cheaper. Even cheaper in less popular resort areas or in the province, in the north or south.

Season-off-season
The off-season and, accordingly, the time when you can get discounts on accommodation in a hotel, guesthouse or renting an apartment is the rainy season in Thailand . In fact, the rainy season in Thailand is a great time to travel, no matter what anyone says. I have verified this from my own experience. But most package tourists are afraid of this time and prefer the non-rainy tourist season. Well, that only works to our advantage.

It is difficult to define the exact boundaries of the rainy season, but it is usually the period from May to November, plus or minus 1 month. In addition, in different regions, the time of the rainy season is very different. You can read about all the seasons in the information about popular resorts in Thailand . If you have a choice, then you can safely plan a trip at this time. In addition, at this time, especially in the second half, most exotic fruits ripen, which you will not be able to try at other times of the year.

Calculating the budget
So, we learn everything that has been said above and start to make a budget. For the first time, we will make a simple route for two, and stay in Bangkok for 4 days, and then go to the city of sins - Pattaya for two weeks. On our first trip, we will not chase after super-cheap accommodation, and will choose hotels or guesthouses with meals (breakfasts). By the way, we will go in July.

First, let's determine the expenses required for housing:

If you are going for a short period (several weeks) and plan to travel a lot, then a very economical option would be to stay in inexpensive hotels or guesthouses. It is easy to find out the cost of accommodation in a particular region or city using Internet hotel booking systems . Approach this issue very carefully. Check the same hotel or guesthouse in several booking systems. Do not be surprised if the cost on the official hotel website is higher - this is not a mistake and not necessarily a scam. In booking systems, prices can really be much lower, and there are reasons for this. Having determined the approximate cost of accommodation, you can take your time with booking, especially for inexpensive hotels and guesthouses. Write down the prices for several hotels, and you can use them as a guide on the spot. And bargaining in Thailand has not yet been canceled. Even in hotels.

If you plan to stay for a long time, you can think about renting an apartment or a room. On average, prices start from 3,000 baht (Thai currency) per month. You can also find all the necessary information on the Internet.

After a bit of digging around in the hotel search , we found a conveniently located 2-star hotel in the center of Bangkok for our trip for 620 rubles per night with breakfast, and a similar hotel in Pattaya for 500 rubles per night. The latter hotel can be taken cheaper - for 440 rubles per room without breakfast, but we prefer to wake up in the morning and calmly go to breakfast at the hotel, rather than run with an empty stomach in search of local food on the street.