Phuket Island Tours Can Be Bargained; It's Necessary to Visit Two Travel Companies to Inquire About Prices
Phuket island tour can be bargained, it's necessary to go to two travel companies to inquire about prices
China has many travel tours to Phuket Island, so Phuket Island is very famous among Chinese people. But during my two days in Phuket, I didn't encounter any Chinese tour groups. Phuket's beaches and nightlife are no different from Pattaya. If you have been to Pattaya, there is no need to come here so far. Phuket is different from Pattaya, its most valuable part is the Phang Nga Bay. It's of the type of karst landscape seen in Vietnam's Halong Bay
To go from Phuket's various beaches to Phang Nga Bay, you need to join a day tour. If you go by yourself, you need to first take a car to Phang Nga Bay's boarding point (about half an hour's drive). Because visiting Phang Nga Bay requires taking a boat, group tours are much cheaper. A day tour includes lunch for 450 Baht (about 108 RMB). There are buses picking up people from various hotels at 7 am, and my pick-up point was the only one, with a minibus carrying nearly 10 Japanese tourists to pick me up. The sound of Japanese chatter came out, and then it was silent.
When I got on the bus, a Japanese man said something to me in Japanese, which I didn't understand. I replied in English that I wasn't Japanese. Then I heard the whole group of Japanese people laughing. They probably were betting on whether I was also Japanese. Tourism in Thailand is dominated by Japanese tourists among Asians. Chinese tourists are basically all in groups and follow the guide's footsteps, it's no wonder people think Chinese tourists are incompetent. As Chinese, we are the most populous people in the world, and self-guided travel here is 'rare,' so it's understandable to feel lonely. Among Asians, Japanese people dominate everywhere
The minibus changed to a large bus after collecting guests from various locations on the island. First, we visited a couple of temples, then we boarded the boat. The boat sailed through the water forest to the open sea, and then we enjoyed the scenery and watched the karst landscape. After staying on James Bond Island (also known as Phang Nga Bay) for more than an hour, we had lunch at the water village, and returned to Phang Nga Bay at 2 pm. The scenery along the way is good, with mountains, water, and caves. The water is very green, and we can also swim. But overall, it's not as beautiful as Vietnam's Halong Bay. However, it's cheap, the service is thoughtful, and it's worth visiting. In addition, there are travel tours to PP Island, with a price of about 100 Baht. The content is similar, so I didn't go
When talking about travel tours, self-guided travelers sometimes need to join some short-distance tours. Because some places are inconvenient for transportation and don't need long stops, joining a tour is more cost-effective and efficient. Phuket island tour can be bargained, it's necessary to go to two travel companies to inquire about prices. Here there are many elderly Europeans living here, running small travel agencies and guesthouses. I thought: Can they earn more than Europeans? After talking with them, I realized that although the money earned here is not much, the consumption is low, they like the resort atmosphere, so they came here
