Going to Thailnad for the first time

[Mweiga]

Originally Posted by medicdino

I'm flying into Bangkok and i really have no real plans, i want to go diving, possibly Ko Tao, i wanna see the tiger temple in Kanchanburi, hang in Patayya beach, maybe hit up angrkor wat in cambodia, just a check list really, i'll be in town for a month, I'm ex army, contractor now.

For diving Koh Tao , which has the best sites in the Gulf of Thailand , go to Koh Samui , stay at Chaweng Beach and book a two night package for Koh Tao with one of the dive shops of which there are many - SIDS and Easy Divers are pretty good but there are many others who can fix you up. Two nights on Koh Tao will give you 8 dives which utilises your time to the maximum , plus you get to stay on this laid back and charming divers island.

Also , Koh Samui is a very much better beach option than Pattaya , and Chaweng offers all the same nightlife attractions , etc, as Pattaya albeit on a rather smaller scale. If you're planning to let it all hang out in Bangkok then I wouldn't bother with Pattaya at all - speaking from local knowledge and living 20 kms up the road from it !