VISITING NATIONAL PARKS

[biggles 509]

Just got back from 3 days on Koh Samet. the Park Ranger had no problem with giving me a 40 baht admission charge (thai price) rather than the 400 baht foreigner price when I showed him my local licence and told him I am living here. Also had success at a couple of other private run businesses (Underwater World etc) on the local price admission when showing the licence.

[halfaboy 31]

It also worked fine for me when buying a ticket to visit a 'ruine' in Buriram.

[Eneukman 1]

If you take any internal flights within Thailand, it's also accepted as your ID. I would also take your passport with you - just in case it's needed for any brush with the authorities.

 

Alan

[LukDod 0]

Earlier this year, on a motorcycle trip through Issan, I used my Thai drivers license in a number of parks and sites...and always rec'd the Thai price.

In one park...a natural hotsprings...with a small geyser, I was charged 40-Bt

and the grungy 5-backpackers ahead of me each paid 250-Bt.

 

It brought glee to my heart....

[jacko 8,822]

This is great news, I have avoided many places for ages now as I despise the dual pricing policy and adopt a 'cut off my own nose' approach. Got my license this year, a whole new world opens up to me!

Edited June 17, 2007 by jacko

[stevoman 2]

Earlier this year, on a motorcycle trip through Issan, I used my Thai drivers license in a number of parks and sites...and always rec'd the Thai price.

In one park...a natural hotsprings...with a small geyser, I was charged 40-Bt

and the grungy 5-backpackers ahead of me each paid 250-Bt.

 

It brought glee to my heart....

 

WHY? Do you enjoy seeing tourists being ripped off??? It's no wonder numbers are down!