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Need Advice - Trip to Thailand with a stopover in Dubai
Posted on 1/27/17 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 2:57 pm
I will be heading to Thailand in May/June and currently have a 2 day stopover in Dubai and 8 full days in Thailand. If anyone has been to both, would you recommend another day in Dubai, or to keep the itinerary the way it is? TIA
Also, my flight arrives in Phuket and I depart from Bangkok, is 8 days enough to attempt Chiang Mai or another city? Or should I stick to Phuket and the surrounding areas with a day or two in Bangkok?
Also, my flight arrives in Phuket and I depart from Bangkok, is 8 days enough to attempt Chiang Mai or another city? Or should I stick to Phuket and the surrounding areas with a day or two in Bangkok?
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Posted on 1/27/17 at 3:13 pm to Creamer
I'd recommend heading to the Dubai mall. It's a good point to take in most of modern Dubai. You can buy tickets to Burj Khalifa (recommended to get online beforehand in case they sell out) and even enter the Burj Khalifa from the mall.
They have regular tickets that will take you up to the 125th floor which gives you a great 365 view of the city, and they also have some pretty expensive tickets that take you to the 145th floor (but not all the way to the top).
The fountains outside the mall are also worth a look, as a cool choreographed fountain show starts at 1, and at 1:30. Lasts about 5 minutes. They also start up again at 6 PM and then every half hour to about 11 PM.
You should also have enough time to head out to the palm area, which has the Burj Al Arab hotel
Those activities should be a reasonable yet productive/memorable two day stint in the city
As for Phuket, I've not been. I don't think 1-2 days in Bangkok would really amount to much. Chiang Mai from Bangkok is pretty far, too.
They have regular tickets that will take you up to the 125th floor which gives you a great 365 view of the city, and they also have some pretty expensive tickets that take you to the 145th floor (but not all the way to the top).
The fountains outside the mall are also worth a look, as a cool choreographed fountain show starts at 1, and at 1:30. Lasts about 5 minutes. They also start up again at 6 PM and then every half hour to about 11 PM.
You should also have enough time to head out to the palm area, which has the Burj Al Arab hotel
Those activities should be a reasonable yet productive/memorable two day stint in the city
As for Phuket, I've not been. I don't think 1-2 days in Bangkok would really amount to much. Chiang Mai from Bangkok is pretty far, too.
This post was edited on 1/28/17 at 1:48 am
Posted on 1/27/17 at 9:29 pm to Creamer
I'd probably do half and half. I don't really see the point of two days in any place jumping to the next, which adding Chang Mai would require, unless it's for a very specific purpose. I had to skip it myself so I could do Bangkok, Siem Reap, and Ko Yao Noi in about a 12 day period. We spent a solid 4/5 days at the beach per my wife's direction, and something like 2.5 in Siem Reap and 3.5 in Bangkok. If up to me I would have added a day to Bangkok and taken one off the beach.
I think an interesting itinerary would be Bangkok for 3/4 days, Kanchanaburi (Bridge over the River Kwai, Erawan Falls) and then Phuket area/beach.
But it's really about your style of travel and if you really need to go balls to the wall then go for it.
I think an interesting itinerary would be Bangkok for 3/4 days, Kanchanaburi (Bridge over the River Kwai, Erawan Falls) and then Phuket area/beach.
But it's really about your style of travel and if you really need to go balls to the wall then go for it.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 9:48 pm to Creamer
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is 8 days enough to attempt Chiang Mai or another city
I was there a year ago, the review is in the pinned thread. I personally wouldn't spend more than two days in Bangkok, it wasn't my thing but had some great suits made there. I flew over to Siem Reap, Cambodia (review also in the pinned thread) and did a four temple tour including Ankor Wat, I wish I would have spend more time in Cambodia than I did I was only there two days. I wish I would have gone to Chaing Mai it sounds awesome. I have a review of Phuket in the pinned thread also, but I was only there for two days.
My time in Dubi was over 20 years ago while in the Navy so my advice would be useless on that front.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 1/28/17 at 8:48 am to Creamer
No extra time in Dubai. Spend about 2 days in Bangkok and the rest of the time in Phuket and the surrounding area. I wouldn't recommend trying Chang Mai on an 8 day trip. If you dont plan on going back to se Asia and want to squeeze in another city go to siem reap, Cambodia. I've been to all the places you mentioned and this is my recommendation.
This post was edited on 1/28/17 at 8:50 am
Posted on 2/7/17 at 5:20 am to Creamer
For Dubai:
- Burj Khalifa (as others have said)
- Dinner at Abd El Wahab overlooking the fountains (next to Dubai Mall in the Souk al Bahar) - good Arabic food and shisha
- Madinat Jumeirah is a an awesome resort with plenty of restaurants and bars - another can't miss place
- getting out in the desert to do some ATV riding is tons of fun - you can google various places to arrange
- Rayhaan Rose doesn't have booze...abort
- Taking a ride out to Palm Jumeirah is good if you have time
- another good bar on the beach is Barasti Bar at the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi (near the Palm)
- Burj al Arab is insane and you can actually book to have afternoon tea / or go for drinks...can't access without a booking though
Drinking and eating in Dubai is very expensive. Beers (pints) are about $12-15 and average meal about $20.
ETA: only been to Ko Samui in Thailand and LOVE it. Very cheap, great food, great people. ...also, Dubai will be HOT! We'll be seeing temps over 100 daily by then. Likely closer to 110. Lows in the 85/90 range.
- Burj Khalifa (as others have said)
- Dinner at Abd El Wahab overlooking the fountains (next to Dubai Mall in the Souk al Bahar) - good Arabic food and shisha
- Madinat Jumeirah is a an awesome resort with plenty of restaurants and bars - another can't miss place
- getting out in the desert to do some ATV riding is tons of fun - you can google various places to arrange
- Rayhaan Rose doesn't have booze...abort
- Taking a ride out to Palm Jumeirah is good if you have time
- another good bar on the beach is Barasti Bar at the Le Meridien Mina Seyahi (near the Palm)
- Burj al Arab is insane and you can actually book to have afternoon tea / or go for drinks...can't access without a booking though
Drinking and eating in Dubai is very expensive. Beers (pints) are about $12-15 and average meal about $20.
ETA: only been to Ko Samui in Thailand and LOVE it. Very cheap, great food, great people. ...also, Dubai will be HOT! We'll be seeing temps over 100 daily by then. Likely closer to 110. Lows in the 85/90 range.
This post was edited on 2/7/17 at 7:10 am
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