Introduction to the latest edition of self-driving parent-child tour in Phuket

Phuket is the most famous island and resort in Thailand. There are many infrastructure and entertainment projects here, and the cultural charm is very strong. Suitable for taking children on a meaningful self-help trip and experiencing exotic customs. Here are some detailed strategies to share with you.

Phuket, the plane distance is moderate, and children can accept it. After choosing a destination, of course, the next step is to book the air tickets, hotels and travel modes of the islands around this destination.

Where did I book the plane ticket? A person needs more than 1500 for a round trip, but the baby ticket can't be booked, so he can only book it himself. I later found an agent on a treasure, which was the beginning of my "nightmare" (see below).

I booked a hotel in agoda, took my children, and chose to stay in the lively Badong-Jige Hotel for convenience. Accommodation is really cheap, amazing 200 yuan/night (including breakfast).

Then, sugar mom and I struggled for a long time about the way to travel on the island. I wanted to rent a motorcycle at first, but I felt it was too unsafe to bring sugar with me. Finally, Grandma Sugar joined our trip and we decided to drive.

Speaking of driving abroad, renting a car is not difficult for me. The first thing that comes to my mind is to search for a car rental.

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Renting a car is very convenient. We are three big, 1 small, and there are three suitcases. The one that is too small is not suitable for us. We chose a car with a moderate price.

More than 700 for 5 days. After placing the order, the car rental will send you an email to confirm. After you complete the payment, the car rental App can also forward the bargain, which is really cost-effective.

If you want to drive by car but are worried that your driver's license won't work, you can rest assured that you can get an international driver's license for free in renting a car. Speaking of which, everything is booked before going out, get a visa, change Thai baht, pack your bags and go!

When we arrived at Xiaoshan airport in Hangzhou, the mother and daughter strolled around happily, and when they could change their boarding passes, the nightmare came. There are four of us, but there are no names of the three of us except the name of grandma Tang Tang on the plane (grandma's plane ticket is booked separately). The airline confirmed that our ticket was cancelled.

It's only 1 hour before the check-in counter closes (40 minutes before boarding). I'm in a hurry. How come... Call customer service immediately and ask them to find out the reason. They said to wait 20 minutes.

Because my baby ticket was booked by a treasure agent, I also asked the agent. As a result, they said that they only had the right to add baby tickets, but not to cancel adult tickets. They also suffered a loss when the plane ticket was refunded, so they had to find an airline.

The customer service didn't find out the reason at last. Buy tickets on the spot first. If it's their fault, they will compensate us and contact us when we go to Phuket. Then we bought a plane ticket and went through the customs 3-4 minutes before the counter closed.

Such a noisy mood is really ruined. The point is that we haven't found out why. We don't know who will pay for the tickets. Fortunately, the plane is very empty, and only 1 people can sit casually after take-off. This is also a comfort.

After nearly five hours of flight, we finally arrived in Phuket. After going through the customs, we will soon find the national car rental shop at the exit. The car rental brother will carefully check the damage of the car for you. The car I rented is 40 thousand kilometers long and looks very new.

(Renting a car is still very reliable. ) When it comes to driving, everyone should be careful. Thailand drives with the right hand. You should get used to driving for the first time. Slow down. I just keep making mistakes on the wipers and turn signals. I am used to driving my own car, but I am not used to it.

For the traffic police in Thailand, it really needs attention. When we see it, we must remind ourselves whether we have our driver's license or not, otherwise we will be severely punished. Sugar mom is an example. On the way to the hotel, we were stopped by the traffic police to see our driver's license. I was wearing a seat belt when driving.

My wife's co-pilot didn't wear it, and he saw it, and she was fined 1000 baht. Well, I'll give you your driver's license back after paying the fine. You can only admit it. So remind me, whether it's a motorcycle or a car, when you see the traffic police, you must check whether you have done it well, especially our foreign tourists, which are particularly targeted.

When I arrived at the hotel, it was already past 9 o'clock in the local area. Before eating sugar, I just ate a little at the noodle stand in front of the hotel. It's quite delicious. I ate it several times in the next few days.

The location of the hotel is still good, except that the road at the door is a one-way street, because the crowd is narrow and it is a bit difficult to drive. Everything else is not bad, but we booked two rooms on different floors after we checked in, which is not convenient. Just tell the waiter that if there is a room available the next day, you'd better move to the same floor and stay like this today.

When my daughter Tangtang and her grandmother settled down, my mother and I went out to find food. (Contact Qunar. com's customer service, saying that our Thai number can't be reached, and we will give an answer on 10 the next morning. )

Below is the lively red light district (bars and performances) in Badong. If you walk over there, you will be bombed. From time to time, someone will come to attract customers, and the little heart can't stand it.

Nemo Dolphinarium Hotel has all kinds of breakfasts, but we really don't like to eat too much. After eating, we looked around. We are too diligent. The weather in Jiangxi is cold, and BigC and some shops are not open.

Badong Millennium Hotel has a feeling of being tall, and Jiangxi is cold. The pool surface is as calm as a mirror. Unconsciously, the cold food square in Jiangxi has become our lunch canteen.

After dinner, I put the little guy to sleep, started the two-person exploration mode again, and walked around Badong Beach.

To tell the truth, the water quality in Badong is really not so good. After returning to the hotel, I began to deal with the ticket again. Where did the customer service say that my ticket was taken away by a Zhang?

Chao's agent retired, but they couldn't find out who it was, not their agent or the agent who booked me a baby ticket. I ask them to take this responsibility and compensate me for my losses. The customer service agreed to make up the difference between the round-trip air tickets, and a stone in my heart was finally put down. (not over yet)

The plane ticket was put down first, then we prepared the room and moved to the same floor as the grandmother. The receptionist told us that the room directly above us was being renovated, and it would be a little noisy from 10 to 16. Because at that time, Tang Tang lived with her grandmother for a day, there was not much movement, and she didn't stay in the hotel during the day, so she said it didn't matter. I moved there, and the room was very satisfactory, with bright side covers and a lot of space.

After watching the dolphin show, it is naturally time for dinner, which happens to be the weekend. We chose to go to the weekend night market in Phuket. There are many people. This is the place where all the locals in Phuket go. On the one hand, it is food, on the other hand, it is small commodities. You can go shopping if you are interested.

On this day, the photographer was booked, and it was previously booked. Chalong Temple and Phuket Town were 2 hours in the morning, and the hotel and Karen Beach were 2 hours in the afternoon. However, the candy in the morning is not very powerful. We arrived 10 minutes later than the appointed time, so Chalong Temple took photos for half an hour and left.

The photographer said there would be a traffic jam on the road. He leads the way. Who knew that I was so lucky that I caught up with the Jiuhuang Temple Fair and couldn't park in Phuket Town at all. Traffic control and traffic jam prevented the car from stopping at 1 1: 30, so we decided to finish it in the morning. Tang Tang clamored for dinner and sleep.

The photographer also told us that the shooting time in the morning would be 1 hour. The weather is fine in the afternoon. According to the time when Tang Tang woke up, we went to Karen Beach and Hilton Hotel.

The hotel took it. Some photos are ok, and some feel a little careless. It was 4: 30 in the afternoon when we went, and there was no big sun. In some photos, the exposure of the sky is too strong, and the light does not come down.

The funniest thing is that when we finally checked out, we were told that the money would be counted in four hours. We agreed to calculate 1 hour in the morning, but it turned out to be our own fault. The photographer did stay with us for 2 hours, or it would be 2 hours if we didn't shoot.

I want to say, there was a traffic jam for two hours and I didn't take a picture. Do I have to take two hours? Photographers earn money for photography. Does he earn tolls? Besides, I drive my own car.

It was also said that we could make up an hour in the afternoon, but we didn't want it, but we took the children, who woke up at 3: 30 and didn't have much time to take pictures. In view of this, we originally planned for 2 hours in the afternoon, so we need to add an hour, either sleep less for an hour or eat at 7: 30 in the evening. Where can sugar stick?

Making money means making money, and we should also take into account the actual situation. We can't take it out without conscience. Not just from the perspective of adults. Finally, we quarreled with the photographer for a long time and compromised for an hour.

Let's share some photos. I like some of them.

The photographer didn't finish filming the traffic jam at noon, so we went back to the hotel to have a casual meal and wanted to settle down and have a sugar sleep. But when I returned to the hotel, I found that the decoration sound was really good. The sound of sugar made me unable to sleep at all, but it was the sound of electric drills and knocking on the wall.

So we went to the hotel front desk and changed rooms for the third time. I feel tired. Due to the limited room, only 1 room is far away from the renovated room, so Tang Tang and her grandmother moved to the 7th floor. This time it was changed to the seventh and third floors. For a long time, finally good, Tang Tang also fell asleep.

At noon, when Tang Tang was sleeping, my mother and I went out to eat. Under the search of public comments, we finally found restaurant No.6 among online celebrities. This restaurant is really not so good. We didn't go to the restaurant, but it was still full, but we will have seats soon. (I waited for 20 minutes for the second time) This restaurant is the best I have ever eaten in Phuket.

China is the most delicious one, because it has a large population. 70-80 RMB per capita, not expensive, recommended wall crack!

Half-day trip to Egg Island. Now I come back to write my travel notes and find that the itinerary is still very rich. "Ice cream" booked a half-day tour of Egg Island on the same day. Unfortunately, it began to rain early in the morning, and I was a little depressed when I was waiting for the bus to pick me up at the hotel.

But when I got to the dock, there was a little sunshine, which gave me a little hope (I still took the drone and was ready to fly)

Not long after going out to sea, the sun rose, and Grandma Tang Tang was very happy. She quickly took a photo, and the yacht was halfway through and began to snorkel. Underwater is still very beautiful.

After sitting on the boat for more than half an hour, I finally boarded the egg island. Unfortunately, my luck was really bad. It was sunny just now, and it began to rain in the blink of an eye. The rain was neither too heavy nor too small, but it didn't affect grandma Tang Tang's interest at all. Tang Tang is in pain. Originally prepared a lot of dredging tools, now she can only shelter from the rain in the shed.

(There is lunch on the yacht) After a half-day trip, Tang Tang returned to the hotel and fell asleep immediately. It's time for sugar mom and sugar dad again, and the swimming pool on the roof of the hotel is still good.

It's ridiculous. We didn't eat a seafood meal in Phuket, so we decided to have a seafood dinner in the evening. Ban Zan, a seafood market, was a bit "pitted" after reading the previous travel notes, so we decided to go further out to sea.

Although the fresh food market is small, it is said that there are few customers.

During the voyage, I found a Karen observation deck. Although it's a little late, I still want to see it. I wonder if I didn't see it. I look really beautiful. Unfortunately, it's too late to shoot.

After watching it, we went to have dinner non-stop, Lavaihai.

How can I put it? The fresh market is really small and the price is not very cheap, but things are absolutely fresh and there is not much room for bargaining. After you buy it, you can go to a restaurant for processing, and the processing fee is not expensive.

Fairy Peninsula is really a beautiful day. As usual, we had breakfast in the hotel and were ready to leave. Today's destination is Shenxian Peninsula.

As we will pass the Karen Observation Deck on the way to the Fairy Peninsula, we will make up for the regret of the previous night. The daytime is really more beautiful.

After finishing the card at Karen Observation Deck, we rushed to Fairy Peninsula. This fairy peninsula looks really beautiful in the sun, and you will regret it if you don't watch it.

It's raining, so I must go home. Today's main trip is over, no regrets.

The sad thing happened again. The elevator in the hotel actually stopped, and the power here in Badongtan was affected. Well, we can only admit it. Let's climb the stairs. Despite the good news, it was not long before we returned to the hotel, and the elevator was restored, which was quite reliable.

Because this is the last day, and then there will be full shopping time. Basically can be ignored. Quan Wang duty-free shops buy cosmetics, and after dinner, they go back to the cold BIGC supermarket in Jiangxi to buy small gifts for returning home. And, of course, one last meal.

Dinner in Phuket should not be too casual. We painted Restaurant 6 for the second time. As mentioned earlier, we waited in line for more than 20 minutes this time, but it was not very slow, and the queue was a bit long.

Take a photo of the tuk-tuk car here when you are waiting in line. The atmosphere lights in the tuk-tuk car are still very nice.

I still eat a few dishes, but I just feel delicious.

I've been here for so many days, and it's cold for the first time in Jiangxi. I really don't think time is enough. It's too big. The price doesn't seem particularly cheap either. We still focus on supermarket specialties, but Jiangxi

On a cold night, the lights are still bright.

The return trip to Phuket is all over. We will take off at 7: 45 in the morning. We get up at 4: 30 and are ready to leave. It takes about 40 minutes to drive to the airport. When I arrived at the airport, I met an embarrassing thing. I don't know how to drive the car to where I returned it.

Fortunately, the staff of the car rental company rushed to the parking lot and went through the formalities of returning the car. Renting a car seems more reliable. It was already 6: 20 when the car was returned, and the time was tight.

We also went to the wrong terminal, at

I wandered around the 2-3 floors of the terminal building of domestic flights in Thailand for several times, and then I realized that I was wrong, so I hurried to the international terminal building. Fortunately, there are not many people who have passed the customs. Let's go to the counter to check in.

By the way, on the third day, I replied that the refund party had not been found, and the responsibility belonged to them. Let's reserve the difference when booking tickets, and the tickets we bought before will be refunded.

What is exasperating is that on the fourth day, I contacted where to go, and they replied that the refund party had to verify who it was. If it weren't for them, they wouldn't compensate. For the compensation of this air ticket, the compensation plan was not determined until1October 23 10.

Although I have never found a refund party, it is said that the refund party is not them, but in the end, under my excuse, I went there because they had promised to pay me compensation before, and they would follow the previous compensation plan.

It's really worrying to turn around for a while. If I had made a promise at the earliest, I wouldn't have done so much, but things were finally solved. )

To sum up this trip, it can be said that it is "what a bad word", and there are many trips, although it may be a bit unsatisfactory every time. But this time is really the most extreme, and it is estimated that I will never forget it.

Finally, I would like to remind parents and children not to arrange too many trips, too many programs, beautiful ideals and skinny reality.

We have traveled several times this time, but I still feel that many trips have been disrupted. With children, there are too many uncertainties and many props to play with are useless. There are also parent-child tours. If the children are young, driving is really much more convenient.