Is it possible to have a holiday in THAILAND with 10 EUROS a day ?

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If it's a holiday, no, it's impossible. There is no reason to come all the way to Thailand to have crappy life. Save a little more and enjoy your holiday in the land of smiles.

African Farmer

If you rent a place (per month) off the beaten tourist track, and only eat local food twice per day, then you can live on EUR 400 per month.

But that will leave you next to nothing for travel, massage, fun, and etc.

Kanes

1 EURO = 46.4 BAHT
10 EURO = 464 BAHT ( FOR 1 DAY)
300 EURO = 13,920 BAHT ( FOR 1 MONTH)

Only one case you can live for 10 Euro/day , you have to stay only one place for longer
Home for rent 5,000 baht/month, may be less than if you can share or find your roommate.
Food 3 meals/day 150 baht 4,500 baht/month
Economical food 25-30 baht/dist 2,250-2,700 B./month
Bus fare depend on you, solf drink, beer, liquer are also

You can live but have to much saving but it's worth to risk.

Gerald J

Not possible on 10 Euros a day, you might be able to find a cheap hostel and have a bowl of noodles or two, but that's about it. They don't usually check, but they may even refuse you entry if you don't have what immigration officials consider sufficient funds for the length of your stay. I think it may be best to wait until you have considerably more money than that before you come, you'll have a much better time with more money than 10 Euros a day to spend, preferably a lot more.

weescotsguy66

Overall, everybody is teling you to don't do it not just yet. Save more money. It is the feel good factor even if you don't spend you will have it. OK now for a few cheap tips. Buy a map from Asia Books that gives you the routes of the buses both air and now air conn buses. That will save you time.
For Bangkok. I hear newsiam.net (number 2 is clean) always eat on the street but get to know the Thai name for what your eating then it will be less. you can get a place outside Bangkok for 3,000 a month again you have to travel to get to centre about 14 baht a day on buses.

peanutz

Not possible, unless you are not planning to sleep in a guesthouse at least. Meals wise, will be about 3 euros for 3 meals already, massage will cost about 5 euros, so what do you hope to achieve with the remaining 2 euros?

Plan a budget of at least 20 euros still possible.

amrhappy1

No, they wont take Euros.

Michael

possible but not recomended save your money and come next year when you have more money, also likely first time here travelling on such a low budget you could hit some snag like medical etc, then you will be like the loads i have seen selling everything they have on Khao sarn road to get food to eat

dave o

thais do,but not much of a holiday.....there are some shacks for rent on Lamai beach in Samui for 200bht/day.......nice

technaja

if it's around EUR15-20, I could help u. But it's not in Khaosan area. The one I mentioned is in center of Bangkok, Siam square area.
Guest house in Soi Kasemsan 1, opposite to Mahboonklong(MBK) Mall. Price THB 700-1200 per night.

Jakob the Liar eats Gumbo Shrimp

Change it to 15 Euros a day. You'll be one of those smelly backpackers that nobody really likes probably, but you'll have fun. You can stay in Khao San in a tiny, tiny place for 100 baht a night. Hostels are not really the thing in Thailand, it's more finding tiny guesthouse places like that, that are cheap, and camping on the beach if you want to live on that budget.

gamermic

The airfare will definitely cost you.
You can walk around Bangkok on foot... but beware of bad weather (hot or wet weather), admission charges and traveling fares (bus, cab, tuk-tuk).

By the way, 10 Euros will get you about 400 - 500 bahts, depending on exchange rates. Food will cost about 120 - 300 bahts (3 meals), water will cost 30 - 60 bahts (3 bottles), accommodation will cost around free - 200 baht (stay at friend's place or a hostel).

It really depends on your planning and info-gathering.

IceCube

Yes dear, but I wouldn't call it a holiday.

cafcnil

i think your budget is too small - even if you slept on the beach.

nowhereman

it's possible, but not very smart. don't bother coming until you can save more cash.

Nate H

I would budget the following per day:

500 Baht - Super Budget - stank *** foeigner

2,000 Baht - Decent Budget - Average Falong

5,000 Baht - Good Budget - Hang out with the rich Thais

denbor6

- In Bangkok Kao San guest house
- Walk or Public Non A/C bus
- street food or at supermarket (Tops at MBK Mall. Apply & get instant discount card ) buy fish or chicken (class A protein and have it deep fried at counter at no charge.Also fruits and pop
- Massage at Healthland across the river in Pinklao
- Chiangmai same as above, buy food and get it cooked at the local markets. i.e. eat better than street food portions for same $
- Bargain down to 50% for serviced based purchases like the odd day tour to floating markets, temples, Kawai river.
- Eat small portions more frequently or the heat will get you!
- Use no frills regional airlines like Air Asia, trains and buses.

Deaner

Well, let's break it down.

Right now the exchange rate is about 1 Euro to 44 or 45 Thai Baht. That would give you about 450 or so a day to spend.

Food: You're probably going to be eating from street vendors on that budget. That's actually fine - Thai street vendors often have fresher and tastier food than some restaurants - and it's usually very cheap. Prices vary by location and (obviously) the dish, but you can usually get something like a dish of Pad Thai noodles for 30 to 50 Baht. Snacks (a piece of fruit, a banana pancake) are even cheaper - you might get a slab of fresh pineapple for as little as 10 baht. Ordering several courses or a really exotic dish. might run you as much as 60-70 Baht, but that's still very cheap. A McDonald's Big Mac will run you that much in Thailand. So, let's figure between 150-200 baht/day for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Drinks: Thailand can be as hot as a plate of red curry noodles, and you're gonna get thirsty. I haven't been to Thailand in recent years, but IIRC, a beer will run you between 80-100 baht each at a bar. Bottled water is probably cheaper and soda pop is definitely cheap. I checked a couple fast food places in Bangkok and right now a small soda will run you about 30 baht. Street vendors will often carry bottled water and sell soda-in-a-bag (they pour the soda into plastic bag you can carry instead of a paper or styrofoam cup), though I'm not sure on prices. Leaving alcohol out of the equation, let's figure at least 80-100 baht a day to quench your thirst.

Lodging: Since you're looking at the backpacking route, you're probably thinking along the hostel route. I did a quick check, and most seemed to be in the 300-400 baht range, though a couple were much cheaper and a few were much higher. Here's a website that will help you find/book a place (prices are in U.S. dollars, btw).

http://www.hostels.com/en/th.html

Massage: I'm going to assume you mean legitimate Thai style massage instead of um, something else. You'll want to avoid the trendy spas in the hotels - they'll charge you near western masseuse rates. 150-200/baht per hour is a pretty fair rate in most non-tourist hotel places - about 4 or 5 Euros per hour.

Traveling: That all depends on how far you want to travel in the country itself. For getting around town, Bangkok has an excellent and very inexpensive "skytrain" system, and most places will have taxis and Tuk Tuk drivers. Two warnings - if you take a Tuk Tuk, negotiate the price beforehand. If you take a taxi, politely insist that the driver use the meter. On the budget you're planning, you can't afford to get scammed out of any baht.

Other: There's an endless array of things to see and do in Thailand: Muay Thai in Bangkok, Fishing and diving off Phuket, eco-jungle tours in Chiang Mai, etc. All of them are generally affordable...but honestly probably not on the budget you're working with.

Hope this helps a bit!

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