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I would like to know about renting scooters
We are going to Thailand for the first time. The beach is 1 km away from the hotel. I know that you can rent a scooter. Isn't it dangerous to leave it unattended by the beach, in the sense that it can be stolen, or is there no such thing? And what about the observance of traffic rules, how does the local traffic police feel about this?
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Renting a scooter is not as dangerous as the peculiarities of driving it in Thailand. First, left-hand traffic. Secondly, the driving style of local residents and, even worse, foreigners who know absolutely nothing about it, which often leads to sad consequences. Of course, it's up to you, but 1 km is not such a long distance to take a scooter. On foot and cheaper, and, believe me, safer
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answered 8 years ago
Yes, it's worth the walk. There is something to see on the way to the beach. Moreover, you are flying to Tai for the first time. We have repeatedly witnessed how sad tourists with broken legs and arms were sitting on the pool in the hotel.
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answered 8 years ago
Can't you change the hotel? In which area (on which beach) is your hotel located. Maybe the beach is remote and calm, as well as the road to it is not very dangerous, or maybe a hotel on a mountain or in an area with heavy traffic. Keep in mind that there are very few sidewalks in Thailand and you will have to walk to the beach on the side of the road, bypassing parked cars, possibly uphill, in the sun, for me 1 km of such a road is not much fun. They don’t seem to steal bikes (I read a lot and watched videos about Thailand of our young travelers, they left the bikes calmly, they didn’t steal from anyone), but I would take a cable with a lock from home, like for bicycles, so that they don’t steal, but this is if on parking will be a place to attach the bike.
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answered 8 years ago
To drive a scooter (if the police stop you to check your documents), you must have at least a Russian driving license with you. You must wear helmets, without them you will pay a fine if there is a policeman on the road. Otherwise, if you are confident in your ability to drive and ride a scooter, then go slowly, the main thing is not to collide with someone.
I would not risk taking a scooter either, but it all depends on the location of the hotel and your ability to ride a scooter.
I would not risk taking a scooter either, but it all depends on the location of the hotel and your ability to ride a scooter.
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answered 8 years ago
The hotel is no longer an option, and I don’t want to, because I deliberately chose this particular hotel. It is located approximately in the middle between Karon and Kata. The distance to both of these beaches is the same. determine exactly. I have to go uphill to the hotel from the beach. Because of this, I want to take a scooter, especially renting directly at the hotel, so they don’t ask for documents. Thanks to everyone for the answers. I’ll decide on the spot, I’ll watch the traffic for a couple of days.
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answered 8 years ago
Hello! I am looking for a hotel between Karon and Kata, but in October. If you will be there soon, can you comment on the hotel, how far away and how cool it is. Thank you in advance.
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answered 8 years ago
We rested on Kata Beach in March, we went by municipal bus to Karon, in the evening we returned from the night market to our Sea Breeze hotel on foot. The road between the beaches is normal when leaving the tour zone of Kata Beach and to the dragon statue on Karon, the movement itself begins on Karon in the area of the roundabout (by the way, a busy street in the evening leads up from it to the temple, there is a night market on Tuesdays and Fridays). And when traveling to Kata, the traffic is more intense after the U-shaped fork, so to speak, you get into the "village" itself.
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answered 8 years ago
At the U-shaped fork on the train to Kata, if you take it to the left, you will get to the 2nd line, but to the right, the road will probably lead to an alley along the beach promenade.
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answered 8 years ago
Etg03, in my opinion, when choosing a hotel between Kata and Karon, you still need to take a hotel that is closer to the main infrastructure of one or another beach, especially on Karon). She herself looked at the hotel at the end of Karon, closer to the beginning of Kata, as it turned out, the place is far from the main streets, markets and the night market, you can walk especially in the evening, but every day you are not, if you are not going to go far from the hotel, then you can "between" choose a hotel for beaches, for sure there will be some cafes, bazaars, fruit shops in these areas.
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answered 8 years ago
Russian rights do not "roll",
Neither on Karon, nor on Katya ....
For a helmet - a fine of 300-500.
For rights - 500 and more, as agreed.
They can take away the bike. They don't steal from the beach. If only their own.
The best water and sand, in my opinion, is on Karon, opposite the pines, closer to Patong.
I wish you a pleasant stay!
Neither on Karon, nor on Katya ....
For a helmet - a fine of 300-500.
For rights - 500 and more, as agreed.
They can take away the bike. They don't steal from the beach. If only their own.
The best water and sand, in my opinion, is on Karon, opposite the pines, closer to Patong.
I wish you a pleasant stay!
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answered 8 years ago
By the way, all drivers of scooters - in Thailand have tightened the punishment for drunk driving. Now the fine is imposed by the court (a couple of weeks before the trial, bail, and after the trial - deportation), the fine is 5,000 baht, and "on the spot" - 20,000 baht. By the way, these are prices for Thais =)
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answered 8 years ago