5 May 2023 – 11 May 2023Dates
7 days / 6 nightsDuration
7,200 kmDistance
4Travellers
Route
Start: Home, Hydernagar, Hyderabad - Fri 5 May, 9:30 PM
Hyderabad → Bangkok → Phuket → Patong → Phi Phi Don → Maya Bay → Bamboo Island → Ao Nang → James Bond Island → Khai Nai → Coral Island → Patong → Phuket → Bangkok → Pattaya → Koh Larn → Pattaya → Bangkok → Hyderabad
Road conditions: slow sections
The flights were quick; the slow part was the road transfer from Suvarnabhumi to Pattaya after the Phuket flight. The hardest moment was at sea: a sudden storm on our small boat back from Koh Larn.
| Section | Reason for low speed |
|---|---|
| Suvarnabhumi Airport → Pattaya | The long road transfer after the morning flight from Phuket |
| Koh Larn → Pattaya Beach (our small hired boat) | A sudden storm on the way back: heavy rain and big waves, the boat out of control — thrilling and terrifying |
| Other slow areas | City traffic in Bangkok and Pattaya, and waiting for boats and transfers |
Day-by-day plan
| Date | Route / activity | Km | Depart → arrive | Night stay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2023 | Hyderabad → Bangkok → Chao Phraya river → Phuket → Patong | 3269 | 9:30 PM → 11:11 PM | Patong Lodge Hotel, Phuket | Left home for the airport on Friday night and flew Thai Airways TG 330 at 1:10 AM, landing at Suvarnabhumi at dawn. A rest at the OYO guest house in Makkasan, a tuk-tuk past Gaysorn Village to Si Phraya and the Chao Phraya by river boat in the afternoon, then back to Suvarnabhumi for the Thai VietJet evening flight to Phuket and a late check-in at Patong Lodge. |
| 7 May 2023 | Patong → Chalong Pier → Phi Phi Don → Pileh Lagoon → Maya Bay → Monkey Bay → Bamboo Island → Ao Nang → James Bond Island → Khai Nai → Koh Khai → Coral Island → Patong Beach | 310 | 9:15 AM → 9:20 PM | Patong Lodge Hotel, Phuket | A speedboat island tour from Chalong Pier on the Sea Angel Cruise 2: out across Phang Nga Bay past Ko Yao to Phi Phi Don — Wang Long Bay, Long Beach, Ao Ton Sai Pier and a try-scuba dive, then lunch at Loh Dalum Beach. Then Pi Leh Bay and Pileh Lagoon, and Maya Bay from its floating pier on Phi Phi Leh. North past Monkey Bay and Bamboo Island, Ao Nang on the Krabi coast and Khao Phing Kan (James Bond Island) in Phang Nga Bay — these from memory, not confirmed by our photos — to a late-afternoon beach stop, most likely Khai Nai, and back past Koh Khai and Coral Island to Chalong, with an evening walk to the PATONG BEACH sign. |
| 8 May 2023 | Patong → Phuket → Bangkok → Pattaya → Tiger Park → Underwater World → Floating Market → Thepprasit Night Market → Terminal 21 → Walking Street | 880 | 7:57 AM → 12:50 AM | The Beach Front Resort, Pattaya | An early Thai VietJet flight from Phuket to Bangkok, then by road to Pattaya and The Beach Front Resort. Around Pattaya by songthaew, the local “baht bus”: Tiger Park and Underwater World in the late afternoon, the Floating Market and Thepprasit Night Market, Terminal 21 and its night market in the evening, and a late walk down Beach Road to Walking Street. |
| 9 May 2023 | Pattaya Beach → Na Baan Pier → Tong Lang Beach → Ta Waen Beach → Pattaya Beach → City Sign → Phra Tamnak Viewpoint → Big Buddha Hill → Pattaya Park Night Market → Dolphinarium → Bangkok → Rama 9 | 191 | 12:32 PM → 11:35 PM | Baiyoke Sky Hotel, Bangkok | Morning on the beach and a parasailing trip in the bay, then our own small hired boat from Pattaya Beach to Coral Island (Koh Larn): Na Baan Pier, Tong Lang Beach and Ta Waen Beach. A smooth ride out, but on the way back a sudden storm — heavy rain and big waves — made the crossing wild and frightening. Then the City Sign, the Phra Tamnak viewpoint and the Big Buddha on Pratumnak Hill, the Pattaya Park Night Market and the Dolphinarium on the way out of Pattaya, then by road to Bangkok and the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, with the city view from the top floors and a late night out at Rama 9. |
| 10 May 2023 | Pratunam → Suvarnabhumi Airport → Hyderabad | 2495 | 7:50 AM → 1:35 AM | Home | The last day around the Baiyoke Sky Hotel and the Pratunam markets, then the Airport Rail Link to Suvarnabhumi for Thai Airways TG 329 at 10:10 PM, landing in Hyderabad ten minutes after midnight. |
Travellers
4 travellers on this tour.
Transport
Thai Airways TG 330 / TG 329
Flight
Thai VietJet VZ 312 / VZ 315
Flight
Speedboats and river boat
Boat
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