Travel: Thailand - Hat Yai

[nani]

Will be going during NDP week with teens ..anyone can share what are their must do, ,must buy, must go, etc;


Thanks in advance

[kelvinpl80]

Big Buddha takes you through the ‘real’ Thailand. This is the best place to see. Patong Beach is also one of the best and fantastic place to see in Thailand.

[yanyan]

anyone been to hatyai recently? Can share any promo on flights, hotels etc?

[zbear]

I don’t remember any thread discussion on Hatyai.


I like to know what other means of transport to take from SIN to Hatyai (apart from coach).

Can those who hv gone to Hatyai pls share.

Thanks.

[auntiexxx]

Tiger Airways fly there ...


http://www.tigerair.com/sg/en/destination_map.php

Been there eons ago ... long before Tiger Airways was born. Those days it only cost $99 for a 5D4N trip by coach, of course, that included 2 nights in the coach via the Msian NS Highway.

A very laid back town .. nothing much to do there, not that many shopping malls then, plenty of street vendors though I remember they had a market, pretty similar to Chaptuchak in BKK, though of a much smaller scale. Hotels weren't that high class either, but things might have changed now.

Sorry, not much help.

[zbear]

Many thanks for sharing.


Is Tiger Airways the only airline to fly direct?

I remembered it used to be a sleazy town but I just goggled n saw the town has undergone improvements. There is a big shopping mall under the Thai brand - Central.

Hotels don’t look good though.

[auntiexxx]

zbear:

Is Tiger Airways the only airline to fly direct?

Hmm ... sorry, not sure about that. :oops:

[tankee]

I did a quick browse on Hat Yai airport website. It does look like Tiger Air is the only airline with direct flight from Singapore

[zbear]

tankee:

I did a quick browse on Hat Yai airport website. It does look like Tiger Air is the only airline with direct flight from Singapore

Thanks for doing the search.

:thankyou:

[floppy]

TR is the only airline that flies direct from SIN to HDY.


It used to be a sleazy, cowboy town for our North Malaysia brethren who can’t enjoy the vices due to some harsh state laws. The city has, however, gotten a bit better with newer malls, better hotels following the inflow of money. The vices are still there but a typical tourist would hardly notice it unless you search for it (the vices didn’t stop anyone from visiting Phuket right?). There are a couple of interesting temples but it’s difficult to imagine holidaying in Hat Yai beyond 3 days.