Excursion from Pattaya to Cambodia - an opportunity to see Angkor Wat and not only

As you know, for Russian citizens a free visa to Thailand is valid for 30 days. Given the expensive flight and extremely cheap accommodation in the "Kingdom of Smiles", many tourists go there for a longer period. In order not to violate the rules and not pay a fine, the "Visa-wound" program is practiced. What does it consist of? You leave for a neighboring country, and then return to Thailand - and get the right to stay in this kingdom for the next 30 days. And why not combine the useful with the pleasant? After all, "simple Visa-run" costs from 1800 baht / rubles, and a two-day excursion from Pattaya to Cambodia with an overnight stay in a 4-star hotel, lunch and dinner in restaurants, visiting various interesting places is only twice as expensive.

Of course, it all depends on where exactly in Thailand you rest, and from whom you buy a tour. If you are coming from the islands of Samui, Pangan, etc., a transfer to the border will raise the cost (and duration) of such a trip. Intermediaries - Russian firms and hotel operators also play an important role. For example, excursions to Cambodia are very popular in Pattaya . Prices for them from Russian agencies start at 4,800 baht, while local operators can find vouchers for 3500.

Of course, you will be scared that cheap tours are less comfortable, the transfer is unreliable, the guides are not prepared and the like. In fact, everything is not so. In one bus tourists can go, who bought tickets for three and a half and for eight thousand baht. At least that's how minivans from Pattaya leave. Excursion to Cambodia, reviews of which are mostly very good, is an unforgettable journey. True, its program is so rich that many tourists then sleep a day. Therefore, there is an option to go see the Khmer country for three days and two nights. The difference in price is not high: Cambodia is much cheaper than Thailand.

Before talking about the travel program, it is necessary to say a few words about this. You need to know what documents you need to have with you so that the tour from Pattaya to Cambodia does not end at the border. First, the current passport. Secondly, the air ticket from Thailand back home. Thirdly, the migration card that you were given at the entrance to the "Kingdom of Smiles". You also need to make two photos (3 x 4). It is important to remember: if you come to Thailand with children who are inscribed on your passport, you will also have to travel with them.

An excursion from Pattaya to Cambodia begins with a five-hour gathering of tourists. The bus rides the hotels and takes sleeping passengers. Be sure to order breakfast at your hotel restaurant with you! The border passes somewhere around 10-11 am. At one o'clock buses arrive in the city of Siem Reap, and tourists are fed lunch, and then are transported to a 4-star hotel. Already at 15.00 everyone leaves to the lake Ton Le Sap, on the water surface of which there is a floating village, crocodile and lotus farm. After visiting these interesting places, guests will enjoy a national-style dinner and a folklore show.

The next day, an excursion from Pattaya to Cambodia begins at breakfast, at six in the morning. The bus arrives in Angkor Wat - a huge temple complex. Tourists visit all the landmark places of this wonder of the world, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Ta Keo, Ta Prom, Bayon and others. After lunch in the restaurant, the tour continues. In particular, tourists visit the temple of Phnom Bakheng and the museum of the genocide of the times of the Khmer Rouge. On the way back buses call at the farm, where silkworms are grown. The border passes at six, and Pattaya arrives at ten in the evening.