Ko Samet Travel Forum

Hi everyone,
can you tell me if Ko Samet is a cheap place to go, we have around £3500 and would like to stay for around 5 months, so many places to choose from we do not know where to go

Can anyone help

Firstly you won't be able to stay a solid 5 months, you will need a double entry tourist visa which will give you 60 days, then you have to leave the country and re-enter for another 60 days, that gives you 4 months, then go out again and come in on a normal 30 day entry, you need to contact a Thai Embassy or Consulate in your home country first, I very very much doubt though that you would want to spend 5 months in the one place as Samet does not have much to do, though there is plenty of cheap accommodation, try a search on yahoo for budget places or you could look on Beachsiam and although they no doubt have budget places I guess you would be looking for something long term. Maybe you could book somewhere cheap for a few days and that gives you the chance to look around. good luck

Hi!!all
you can go to ko samat about one week and go to ko chang(about 150kms from ko samat)stay there about two weeks(you can see my friend mr maat no-phone01-1847255)you can know manything from him,if you stayed 3 months,you must stamp your passport from the border of thailand, for easther is combodia,norther is myenma,souther is malaysia(my hometown),after you stamp passport both country,you get more three months of visa, more advice please mail me ,wellcome
phichai54

well, yes koh samed is cheap. try to think by yourself about is it ok there for budget 3500 pound as i have been there for few days within my budget for 3500 baht LOL :D
kani rynn