DIY: INTERCITY (THAILAND-CAMBODIA-VIETNAM)

3 country - 5 Cities in 6 Days

Since marami akong nababasang mga Indochina na travels, nainspire ako to do it also. Syempre naexcite ako dahil this is my first time to travel abroad without my family. So kelangan ng matinding pagbbudget 

Day 1: Bangkok, Thailand 

We stayed in La Rivetta Guest House near Khaosan Road. There's a lot of guest house, hotels, hostels, budget inn for travelers nearby. I recommend this place coz it's quiet, the room is clean and spacious. They have their own restaurant downstairs and 7-11 in front of it. Sa Agoda kami nagbook ng mga hotels from day 1-6. 

La Rivetta Restaurant

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) Airport to khaosan, ride a Bus (S1 Bus) found in 1st floor of airport gate 7. Fare is 60tbh. Travel time is 1- 1 1/2 hr. Then a little walk going to our guest house. 

Pagoda and Temples in Grand Palace

Me in the middle of Pagodas

Going to Grand Palace, ride a tuktuk or Grab. Maraming tuktuk sa street ng guest house namin kaya we decided to ride a tuktuk na lang. Be careful lang kasi parang taxi lang yan sa pinas, mahal maningil. Kaya mag-agree muna kayo sa price before riding. 

Where to go:

Grand Palace

Wat Arun

Wat Pho

Wat Phra

Khaosan Night Market

The Palace

We were not able to go to Wat Arun and Wat Phra due to reset and delayed flight of Cebu Pacific since most of the temples closes at 5:00 in the afternoon.

EXPENSES:

Hotel- 23.5TBH

Tuktuk (Guesthouse to Grand Palace) 100TBH for 3 pax-34TBH

Tuktuk (Wat Arun to Guesthouse) 6pax - 150tbh-25TBH

Grand Palace Entrance Fee - 500TBH

Wat Arun Entrance Fee - 100TBH

TOTAL: 682.5TBH (*foods and pasalubong not included) 

Try their Seafood Pad Thai Noodles for 100TBH, promise ang saraaap! Masarap din yung Pineapple Juice outside the Grand Palace for 50TBH large size good for 2. Though maraming fruits sa atin, napakacrunchy at juicy ng mango and guava nila plus spicy salt ang sawsawan. The best! 

One of the Restobar in Khao San Road

Seafood Pad Thai. Must try!

Day 2: Ayutthaya, Thailand 

While strolling in Khaosan a night before going to Ayutthaya, we saw a travel agency (Coco Voyage) offering a Full Day Tour for 650TBH. We tried to make tawad more at nagbayad na nga lang kami ng 550TBH each all in with Lunch (unli rice). TAWAD is the Key for Budgetarian. Lol.

Wat Lokaya Sutha

Where to go:

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon

Wat Phuttai Sawan

Wat Phra Sri Sanphet

Wat Mahathat

The Reclining Buddha (Wat Lokaya Sutha)

Wat Phuttai Sawan

Wat Yai Chaimongkol

Wat Mahathat

Next stop - Siem Reap, Cambodia We booked at AirAsia since they were the cheapest airfare with 1 hr travel time. But if you're on a budget, you can actually ride a bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap. Travel time is about 10-12hrs and the fare is more or less 1,200+php.

Air asia flights are only in Don Mueng Airport. If you're coming from Khaosan, go to Changrabongse Bus Stop (Khaosan). Take A4 Bus. Every 30 mins sya dumadating. Fare is 50TBH. Travel time is 1-1 1/2 hr.

Wat Phra Si Sanphet

EXPENSES:

Tour- 550TBH

Bus- 50TBH

Airfare- 2, 094 php all in 

TOTAL: 600TBH +2, 094php

Day 3: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Angkor Wat

We arrived at Siem Reap Airport around 9pm. From the airport, we took a Grab tuktuk. This is more affordable than the taxis inside the airport.  We stayed in Okay 1 Villa about 10-15mins from the airport. The room was super comfy and the staffs were very friendly. They have infinity pool opens from 7am to 10pm. And free breakfast starts at  6am to 10am.

Angkor Thom

Where to go:

Angkor Wat

Angkor Thom
Bayon Temple

Ta Phrom "Tomb Raider Temple"

Pub Street 

Angkor Night Market

Before we traveled going to Thailand, naghanap na ako ng tour for our 1 day stay in Siem Reap. Luckily, nakahanap ako ng Tuktuk Driver for 20USD. You can message him here at his facebook account, https://www.facebook.com/sokrobear.robear

From Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, we took a sleeping bus. Yass! It is a sleeping bus where you can extend your chair to bed.  They have blankets too and free water. Travel time is 6hrs. 

Ta Phrom

Btw, we booked our sleeping bus from camboticket.com for 10USD (Siem Reap-Phnom Penh) and 15USD, a Van run by Mekong Express (Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh). 

EXPENSES:

Hotel- 2338/6=390PHP

Tuktuk (Airport-Hotel)- 1USD

Angkor 1 Day All Entrance- 37USD

Tuktuk Tour- 20 USD/3 =7 USD

Tip- 2 USD

Tuktuk (Hotel-Night Market-Hotel) - 6 USD/3= 2USD

Tuktuk (Hotel-Bus)- 3USD/3=1USD

Sleeping Bus (Siem Reap-Phnom Penh) - 10USD

TOTAL: 60 USD + 390PHP

Day 4: Phom Penh, Cambodia

Royal Palace

We stayed in Aura Thematic Hostel, beside Royal Palace. So we don't need to ride a tuktuk. It's just 5 mins walk. From the Royal Palace, we haggled a tuktuk driver to tour us in our remaining destinations since we need to be in the terminal at 3:00 pm departing to Saigon Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. 

Cheung Ek killing fields 

Where to go:

Royal Palace

Cheung Ek killing fields 

Independent Monument

Wat Phnom

Central Market

EXPENSES:

Hotel-1, 665/6=278PHP

Royal Palace EF- 10USD

Genucidal EF- 6USD

Wat Phnom EF- 1USD

Tuktuk Tour- 16 USD/4= 4USD

Tuktuk to Oressey Market- 3USD/3= 1USD

Van (Phnom Penh - Ho Chi Minh)- 15USD

TOTAL: 37 USD + 278PHP

Hair Flippin at Grand Palace

Central Market

Day 5: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (City Tour) 

Saigon Opera House

We arrived in Vietnam around 9pm. The rain was very hard and yes, sinalubong kami ng Typhoon signal no. 9. We don't have any choice kundi maglakad sa baha . Good thing is simula ng tour namin kinabukasan ay wala ng ulan, makulimlim sa morning at umaraw din ng hapon until we finished the 2 days tour in Vietnam. We stayed in Ho Chi Minh Saigon Hostel 2. Quiet and peaceful, maganda at malinis yung room and beds. Masarap din yung free breakfast nila at very instagrammable. Lol (bread-coffee or noodles-coffee) 

Notre Dame Cathedral
(underconstruction)

Where to go:

Notre Dame Cathedral

Saigon Central Post Office

Saigon Opera House

Bitexco Tower

Famous Cafe Apartment 

War Remnant Museum

Independent Palace

Famous Cafe Apartment

We took our lunch in comtamcali. Maybe 3 blocks from famous cafe apartment. Napaka-affordable lang ng meals nila and very yummy. Don't forget to try also the milktea of Vietnam. Meshereeep sye. 

Sa Vietnam, more on walk lang kami since magkakalapit lang naman sila halos. 

War Remnant Museum

Day 6: Shopping in Saigon 

Saigon Central Post Office

Where to shop:

Ben Than Market

Saigon Centre

Masarap magshopping sa Vietnam dahil mura ang mga bilihin. Makakabili ka ng legit na Bags and Shoes for a small amount. Promise! Kaya mag add na ng baggage kung magsshopping kayo and take note, napakahigpit sa saigon airport regarding sa baggage.

EXPENSES: (2days)

Hotel-565PHP (2days)

War Remnant Museum EF-40,000VND

Taxi (Hotel-Notre Dame)-40,000VND/6= 6,667VND

Taxi (Bitexco Tower-War Remnant Museum)-48,000VND/6= 8,000VND

Taxi (Saigon Plaza-Hotel)-50,000VND/6= 8,300VND

Taxi (Hotel-Ben Than Market)-24,000VND/6=4,000VND

Taxi (Saigon Centre-Hotel) 50,000VND/6=8,333VND

Taxi (Hotel-Airport)-135,000VND/6=22,500VND

TOTAL: 101, 800VND +565PHP

EXPENSES IN 6 DAYS

Day 1: 1, 092

Day 2: 3,054

Day 3: 3,510

Day 4: 2,202

Day 5+6: 796

TOTAL: 10,654PHP (foods and pasalubong not included)

Two-Way Airfare:

Airfare (MNL-BKK) - 2,400

Airfare (SGN-MNL) - 3, 250

For 16,000+, nakapasyal ka na sa tatlong bansa. You don't need to be rich to travel. It's  just a matter of PAGTITIPID at DISCIPLINE.