See the location of Elephant Nature Park in Mae Tang
Elephant Nature Park in Mae Tang near Chiang Mai has been flooded. Rescue operation for animals - not only elephants, but also dogs, cats and also pigs, cows and buffalos - are ongoing according to their Facebook page. As City Life Chiang Mai reports, one elephant has been conmfirmed dead, seventy remained in deep waters.
Update on Saturday October 5:
Saengduean Chailert, the director of Elephant Nature Park in Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai, and president of the Save Elephant Foundation, posted a message on October 5 saying she was heartbroken to hear that at least two elephants had drowned the night before, Khaosod reports.
The elephants were hit by flood in their sleeping area, inside high fences.
Jun 23, 2022
Travel to Thailand without Thailand Pass from 1st of July
From 1st of July no registration for Thailand Pass will be needed to travel to Thailand. This has been decided by Center for Covid-19 Situation (CCSA) under its director PM Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha. Also no more Covid-19-insurance will be needed. Right now visitors are required to have US$10,000 Covid-19 insurance coverage. From 1st of July Thailands government only recommends to have such a coverage.
Travellers will still have to show proof of either a vaccine certificate or a COVID-Free test result (within 72 hours before departure). That will be checked by airline staff at check-in and once again when travellers arrive in Thailand.
The CCSA has also decided to move the legal closing hours for nightlife outlets from midnight to pre-pandemic hours or around 2 AM. It will be still recommended to wear masks in crowded spaces.
Travellers will still have to show proof of either a vaccine certificate or a COVID-Free test result (within 72 hours before departure). That will be checked by airline staff at check-in and once again when travellers arrive in Thailand.
The CCSA has also decided to move the legal closing hours for nightlife outlets from midnight to pre-pandemic hours or around 2 AM. It will be still recommended to wear masks in crowded spaces.
Feb 15, 2022
Thailand Test and Go: Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Koh Chang, Hua Hin and Chiang Mai among the Destinations
For fully vaccinated international travellers from every country worldwide Thailand offers more destinations since 1st February. With the Thailand Pass they can visit the so calledTest and Go destinations and then travel on to other destinations in Thailand. After the arrival they have to do a PCR-Test, then stay in the hotel room until they get the negative result. From then on they are free to move inside Thailand. On the fifth day they have to do another PCR test and stay in the hotel room until they get the result. With the second negative result they can travel anywhere inside Thailand. The hotel will hand out the release form.
The Test and Go destinations:
Bangkok: By air you enter at Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang Airport. For the first night with test you stay at hotels in Bangkok. For the fifth night with test you can go anywhere, where hotels offer the Test and Go Package.
Hua Hin: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports. Hua Hin is within a five hours distance, so you can book a hotel in Hua Hin, which offers test and first night.
Phuket, Phang-Nga and Krabi provinces: In Phang-Nga Khao Lak and Koh Yao are included. In Krabi Koh Lanta and Ko Phi Phi are included. By air you enter at Phuket International Airport for Krabi, Phang-Nga (Khao Lak) and Phuket or at Krabi Airport for Krabi. You can also enter by Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and then transit on a sealed flight for Phuket. There is a Sandbox Extension program between Phuket, Phang-Nga Krabi and Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao). Sandbox travellers can travel within these destinations during the first 5 days in Thailand.
Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Ko Tao in Surat Thani province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a sealed flight for Koh Samui. The first night travellers have to stay on Koh Samui.
Pattaya and surrounding districts Si Racha, Si Chang and Sattahip (only Na Jomtien and Bang Saray beaches): By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.
Koh Chang in Trat province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit by a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.
Chiang Mai: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports and stay in Bangkok for the first night with test, then you travel to Chiang Mai and stay for the fifth night with test at a hotek there. Or you arrive by Chiang Mai international airport and stay for the first and fith night with tests there.
Other destinations in Thailand: You can go anywhere, where hotels offer Test and Go packages. For example you enter at Bangkoks airports, stay the first night with test in Bangkok and travel on to the destination, where hotels offer the fifth night with test.
What you need to enter Thailand:
Apply for Thailand Pass: From 1st February on https://tp.consular.go.th. After your registration you should get the Thailand Pass within seven days.
Do a PCR-Test before the flight: Bring a medical certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected, issued no more than 72 hours before traveling.
Must have a health insurance policy: Coverage no less than US$ 50'000.
Hotel payment confirmation: A confirmed payment for 1st and 5th day stay at approved accommodation establishments in the sandbox destination.
Confirmed payment for 2 RT-PCR tests: For Krabi, Phang-Nga and Phuket you reserve and prepay at www.thailandpsas.com (4,200 Baht for 2 tests). For Koh Samui, Ko Pha-ngan and Ko Tao you book and prepay, when booking and prepaying for accommodation at SHA++ hotels (4,400 Baht for 2 tests). The first test will be conducted at Samui International Airport and the second test at hospitals on Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan or Ko Tao. For Pattaya and Koh Chang you book packages for first and fifth night, including tests and transfer from Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang airports.
Certificate of Covid-19 vaccination or recovery from Covid-19: Vaccinated at least 14 days before traveling to Thailand.
Test and Go Hotels
During the first and fifth night in Thailand travellers have to stay at SHA Extra Plus hotels. You find the official list here:
Bangkok SHA Extra Plus hotels
Hua Hin SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phuket SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phang Nga SHA Extra Plus hotels (included Khao Lak and Koh Yao)
Krabi: Krabi SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Lanta SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Phi Phi Extra Plus hotels
Koh Samui SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Koh Tao SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Ko Phangan SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Chonburi: Jomtien Beach SHA Extra Plus hotels, Pattaya SHA Extra Plus hotels. Check the hotel location on Treasures of Pattaya SHA Extra Plus Hotels Google Map
Koh Chang SHA Extra Plus hotels
Chiang Mai SHA Extra Plus hotels
SHA Extra Plus hotels in any destination in Thailand
Frequent asked questions
Can I stay own house between the first and the fifth night?
Yes you can, but you have to stay at the hotel during the first and the fifth nights, says Giorgio Bonfante on Facebook, who is very well informed.
More detailed informations you can read at tatnews.org.
The Test and Go destinations:
Bangkok: By air you enter at Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang Airport. For the first night with test you stay at hotels in Bangkok. For the fifth night with test you can go anywhere, where hotels offer the Test and Go Package.
Hua Hin: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports. Hua Hin is within a five hours distance, so you can book a hotel in Hua Hin, which offers test and first night.
Phuket, Phang-Nga and Krabi provinces: In Phang-Nga Khao Lak and Koh Yao are included. In Krabi Koh Lanta and Ko Phi Phi are included. By air you enter at Phuket International Airport for Krabi, Phang-Nga (Khao Lak) and Phuket or at Krabi Airport for Krabi. You can also enter by Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and then transit on a sealed flight for Phuket. There is a Sandbox Extension program between Phuket, Phang-Nga Krabi and Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao). Sandbox travellers can travel within these destinations during the first 5 days in Thailand.
Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Ko Tao in Surat Thani province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a sealed flight for Koh Samui. The first night travellers have to stay on Koh Samui.
Pattaya and surrounding districts Si Racha, Si Chang and Sattahip (only Na Jomtien and Bang Saray beaches): By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.
Koh Chang in Trat province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit by a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.
Chiang Mai: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports and stay in Bangkok for the first night with test, then you travel to Chiang Mai and stay for the fifth night with test at a hotek there. Or you arrive by Chiang Mai international airport and stay for the first and fith night with tests there.
Other destinations in Thailand: You can go anywhere, where hotels offer Test and Go packages. For example you enter at Bangkoks airports, stay the first night with test in Bangkok and travel on to the destination, where hotels offer the fifth night with test.
What you need to enter Thailand:
Apply for Thailand Pass: From 1st February on https://tp.consular.go.th. After your registration you should get the Thailand Pass within seven days.
Do a PCR-Test before the flight: Bring a medical certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected, issued no more than 72 hours before traveling.
Must have a health insurance policy: Coverage no less than US$ 50'000.
Hotel payment confirmation: A confirmed payment for 1st and 5th day stay at approved accommodation establishments in the sandbox destination.
Confirmed payment for 2 RT-PCR tests: For Krabi, Phang-Nga and Phuket you reserve and prepay at www.thailandpsas.com (4,200 Baht for 2 tests). For Koh Samui, Ko Pha-ngan and Ko Tao you book and prepay, when booking and prepaying for accommodation at SHA++ hotels (4,400 Baht for 2 tests). The first test will be conducted at Samui International Airport and the second test at hospitals on Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan or Ko Tao. For Pattaya and Koh Chang you book packages for first and fifth night, including tests and transfer from Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang airports.
Certificate of Covid-19 vaccination or recovery from Covid-19: Vaccinated at least 14 days before traveling to Thailand.
Test and Go Hotels
During the first and fifth night in Thailand travellers have to stay at SHA Extra Plus hotels. You find the official list here:
Bangkok SHA Extra Plus hotels
Hua Hin SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phuket SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phang Nga SHA Extra Plus hotels (included Khao Lak and Koh Yao)
Krabi: Krabi SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Lanta SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Phi Phi Extra Plus hotels
Koh Samui SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Koh Tao SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Ko Phangan SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Chonburi: Jomtien Beach SHA Extra Plus hotels, Pattaya SHA Extra Plus hotels. Check the hotel location on Treasures of Pattaya SHA Extra Plus Hotels Google Map
Koh Chang SHA Extra Plus hotels
Chiang Mai SHA Extra Plus hotels
SHA Extra Plus hotels in any destination in Thailand
Frequent asked questions
Can I stay own house between the first and the fifth night?
Yes you can, but you have to stay at the hotel during the first and the fifth nights, says Giorgio Bonfante on Facebook, who is very well informed.
More detailed informations you can read at tatnews.org.
Feb 3, 2022
Test and Go Chiang Mai: Hotel Packages for 1st and 5th Night
See the location of Test and Go Chiang Mai Hotels on Google Map
Also hotels in Chiang Mai are now offering Test and Go Packages for fully vaccinated visitors. Therefore it is possible now to travel with Thailand Pass to Bangkok, stay the first night at an SHA Extra Plus Hotel for the first test, travel to Chiang Mai and check in there at a hotel for the fifth night with the second test.
The Test and Go Hotel Packages in Chiang Mai for 1st and 5th night:
The official list of SHA Extra plus hotels certified in Chiang Mai.
The following hotels are offering packages for the fifth night (PCR-Test included, single):
CH Hotel Chiang Mai: From 4700 THB. See CH Hotel Chiang Mai Test and Go Package
Chiang Mai Grand View Hotel: From 3900 THB. See Chiang Mai Grand View Hotel Test and Go Package
Hyde Park Chiang Mai Hotel: From 5250 THB. See Hyde Park Chiang Mai Hotel Test and Go Package
Le Méridien Chiang Mai: From 5935 THB. See Le Méridien Chiang Mai Test and Go Package
Parasol Hotel: From 4190 THB. See Parasol Hotel Test and Go Package.
Riverside House Hotel Chiang Mai: From 4500 THB. See Riverside House Hotel Test and Go Package.
U Nimman Chiang Mai: From 6600 THB (only if you also book the first night).See U Nimman Chiang Mai Test and Go Package
Woodfield Resort Chiang Mai: From 4600 Bath. See Woodfield Resort Chiang Mai Test and Go Package
Read more:
How to arrive in Chiang Mai with Test and Go
Also hotels in Chiang Mai are now offering Test and Go Packages for fully vaccinated visitors. Therefore it is possible now to travel with Thailand Pass to Bangkok, stay the first night at an SHA Extra Plus Hotel for the first test, travel to Chiang Mai and check in there at a hotel for the fifth night with the second test.
The Test and Go Hotel Packages in Chiang Mai for 1st and 5th night:
The official list of SHA Extra plus hotels certified in Chiang Mai.
The following hotels are offering packages for the fifth night (PCR-Test included, single):
CH Hotel Chiang Mai: From 4700 THB. See CH Hotel Chiang Mai Test and Go Package
Chiang Mai Grand View Hotel: From 3900 THB. See Chiang Mai Grand View Hotel Test and Go Package
Hyde Park Chiang Mai Hotel: From 5250 THB. See Hyde Park Chiang Mai Hotel Test and Go Package
Le Méridien Chiang Mai: From 5935 THB. See Le Méridien Chiang Mai Test and Go Package
Parasol Hotel: From 4190 THB. See Parasol Hotel Test and Go Package.
Riverside House Hotel Chiang Mai: From 4500 THB. See Riverside House Hotel Test and Go Package.
U Nimman Chiang Mai: From 6600 THB (only if you also book the first night).See U Nimman Chiang Mai Test and Go Package
Woodfield Resort Chiang Mai: From 4600 Bath. See Woodfield Resort Chiang Mai Test and Go Package
Read more:
How to arrive in Chiang Mai with Test and Go
Oct 15, 2021
Thailand opens for fully vaccinated Tourists - but only from a few Countries
Who comes from China, Germany, Singapore, the UK and USA, will have to provide the certificate, that he is fully vaccinated, will have to make a test within 72 hours before the flight and make a test after arriving in Thailand and have to stay in a so called SHA plus hotel until the the negative test result arrives. Afther that he will be able to travel around in Thailand, but has to follow the provincial guidelines for entry, which are published by the domestic airlines. Read the speach of Prayut Chan-ochas here.
Who comes from other countries, has still to go for 7 night to a quarantine hotel or can avoid this by flying directly to Phuket or Koh Samui and take part in the Sandbox model. This means: Fully vaccinated, test before flying, test after arrival, stay one night in hotel until the test result arrives, then can move freely in Phuket or Koh Samui area. Read:
How to use Phuket Sandbox: Now 7 Days on Phuket or in Phang Nga, Krabi or on Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao
Samui Plus (สมุยพลัส): The Rules for International and Domestic Travellers visiting Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao - Changed on 1st October
Who comes from other countries, has still to go for 7 night to a quarantine hotel or can avoid this by flying directly to Phuket or Koh Samui and take part in the Sandbox model. This means: Fully vaccinated, test before flying, test after arrival, stay one night in hotel until the test result arrives, then can move freely in Phuket or Koh Samui area. Read:
How to use Phuket Sandbox: Now 7 Days on Phuket or in Phang Nga, Krabi or on Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao
Samui Plus (สมุยพลัส): The Rules for International and Domestic Travellers visiting Ko Samui, Ko Phangan and Ko Tao - Changed on 1st October
Sep 25, 2021
Chiang Mai's Reopening for International Tourists postponed to November 1
The National Security Council has proposed to postpone the opening of the sandbox pilot areas in 5 provinces, namely Bangkok, Chonburi, Chiang Mai, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Phetchaburi from the original 1st October to the new date of 1st November. The target of vaccinating 70 percent of the population in these areas has not been reached unteil 1st October.
Sep 12, 2021
Travel Requirements for Chiang Mai during Covid-19 Pandemic
Chiang Mai Province has issued the following rules (No. 81/2564):
Measures to control travelers from the highest and strict control areas, Rayong province and Mae Sot district, Tak province.
The highest and strict control areas in 29 provinces are Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Chonburi, Chachoengsao, Tak, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Narathiwat, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachin Buri, Pattani, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phetchaburi, Phetchabun, Yala, Rayong, Ratchaburi, Lopburi, Samut Songkhla, Sing.
Register at least 24 hours before arriving at Chiang Mai Airport at CM Chana and show the evidence to the officials.
Everybody has to be tested for COVID-19 (swab) and has to self-isolate for a period of 14 days.
You can request a waiver (no need to test for covid 19 and no need to quarantine) in case of complete vaccination (First dose of AstraZeneca not less than 14 days or 2 doses of Sinovac or other brands of vaccine accepted by the Ministry of Public Health). You have to submit evidence along with Form 4 to the Disease Control Officer. The person who gets the waver has to record the daily details for self-assessment according to the form 3.
If a traveler has fever, cough, sore throat and runny nose, the Disease Control Officer may issue an order to test for COVID-19 (swab) and to be quarantined for 14 days at his own expense from the date of entering the province at the state quarantine facility or a hotel designated by the Chiang Mai Disease Committee.
Those traveling from other provinces do not need to quarantine, do not have to have a swab test, but must closely monitor their symptoms.
Measures to control travelers from the highest and strict control areas, Rayong province and Mae Sot district, Tak province.
The highest and strict control areas in 29 provinces are Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Chonburi, Chachoengsao, Tak, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Narathiwat, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachin Buri, Pattani, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phetchaburi, Phetchabun, Yala, Rayong, Ratchaburi, Lopburi, Samut Songkhla, Sing.
Register at least 24 hours before arriving at Chiang Mai Airport at CM Chana and show the evidence to the officials.
Everybody has to be tested for COVID-19 (swab) and has to self-isolate for a period of 14 days.
You can request a waiver (no need to test for covid 19 and no need to quarantine) in case of complete vaccination (First dose of AstraZeneca not less than 14 days or 2 doses of Sinovac or other brands of vaccine accepted by the Ministry of Public Health). You have to submit evidence along with Form 4 to the Disease Control Officer. The person who gets the waver has to record the daily details for self-assessment according to the form 3.
If a traveler has fever, cough, sore throat and runny nose, the Disease Control Officer may issue an order to test for COVID-19 (swab) and to be quarantined for 14 days at his own expense from the date of entering the province at the state quarantine facility or a hotel designated by the Chiang Mai Disease Committee.
Those traveling from other provinces do not need to quarantine, do not have to have a swab test, but must closely monitor their symptoms.
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