Ukuhamba ngomgwaqo iBangkok iya ePhuket: I-Great Southern Thailand Adventure

Bengidinga ukuya emhlanganweni ePhuket futhi ngibe nesikhathi sokuvakashela nokuhlola. Sanquma ukwenza kanjalo ukushayela futhi wenze uhambo lomgwaqo ukuphuma kuyo unethuba lokuhlola ngempela ukuthi ukundiza imizuzu engama-75 akuvumeli.

Uhambo esilenze esikhathini esedlule kabili ngaphambili eminyakeni yami engama-29 ngihlala eThailand. Uhambo lwethu luzosithatha lusibhekise eningizimu sihamba amakhilomitha angama-864 ukusuka ekhaya lethu eBangkok siya ePhuket - indawo yokudlala yesiqhingi esidumile eThailand. IParele loLwandle i-Andaman.

Kwaphela amakhulu eminyaka, umthombo oyinhloko wokuthola imali kulesi siqhingi kwakuwukumba amathini. Manje, ezokuvakasha nenjoloba sekwenze iPhuket yaba yisifundazwe esinothe kunazo zonke ezweni.

Kulolu hambo sihlela ukuhlala ezindaweni eziningi zokungcebeleka ezimbalwa ezixhumene kakhulu nesikhathi esedlule sokumbiwa kwamathini.

Ukusuka eBangkok ekuseni kakhulu silandela umgwaqo osogwini oseningizimu-ntshonalanga sigudle iGulf of Thailand sibheke eHua Hin bese siya ngaseningizimu eSurat Thani. Ukusuka lapho sinqamula i-isthmus empumalanga siye entshonalanga ngaphambi kokubuyela eningizimu futhi siye ePhuket nase-Andaman Sea.

Ngezitobhi isikhathi sohambo sizothatha cishe amahora ayi-11.5 ukushayela. Sihlela ukwenza lolu hambo ngosuku olulodwa, uma uNkulunkulu evuma. Imoto isivele ilungisiwe ngokuphelele futhi isanda kusetshenzwa.

Ngokuqala kwethu masisha sifika eHua Hin ngo-6.30 ekuseni sigweme yonke imigwaqo yangaphambi kwejubane ephuma eBangkok. Uhambo olungaphansi kwamahora amabili kuphela. Imvamisa ngethrafikhi kungaba amahora amathathu. Isiqalo sethu sokuqala sasikhokhele izinzuzo. Sibona ukuntwela kokusa njengoba sifika siguqula isibhakabhaka esimnyama sibe yimibala yothingo engayeki ukuba yinto ekhethekile.

Siqhubeka ku-Route 4, uPhet Kasem Road, omude kunayo yonke iThailand (1,274km). Uhambo lwethu luzosidlulisa ezifundazweni eziyi-12 kwezingu-76 zaseThailand - iBangkok, iSamut Sakhon, iNakhon Pathom, iRatchaburi, iPhetchaburi, iPrachuap Khiri Khan, iChumphon, iRanong, iSurat Thani, iPhang-Nga, iKrabi nePhuket.

Ukusuka eHua Hin siqhubekela phambili ngaseningizimu ku-Highway waseAsia, sigona emaphethelweni asentshonalanga yeGulf. Amakhilomitha adlula. Sihamba emigwaqweni emihle, iningi lezinqola ezihamba ngambili. Izimoto zinengqondo, futhi senza intuthuko enhle. Sidlula ePranburi nasePrachuap Khiri Khan, siyaqhubeka siphumule eningizimu.

Sifika eChumphon - iphuzu lethu maphakathi. Kutholakala ku-Isthmus of Kra, isiqeshana somhlaba esincanyana esixhuma iNhlonhlo yaseMalay nezwe laseThailand. Njengoba kunogu olungamakhilomitha angama-222 neziqhingi ezingama-44, iChumphon Archipelago yaziwa ngezixhobo zayo zamakhorali nangogu olude olunamabhishi anokuthula.

EChumphon sijoyina i-A41. Umgwaqo omkhulu wezifundazwe ezisezansi eziseningizimu. Siqonde eningizimu-ntshonalanga.

Umzila 41 umgwaqo omkhulu onemizila emine, imizila emibili ohlangothini ngalunye. Futhi kuyingxenye ye-Asia Highway AH2.

Uhambo luhamba ngokushesha okumangazayo. Ukundiza usuka eBangkok uye ePhuket kungathatha imizuzu engama-75 kuphela kepha uzolahlekelwa yibo bonke ubuhle obumangalisayo. Ayikho indlela engcono yokuzwelana nokwehluka kwaleli zwe elihle futhi ubheke impilo yansuku zonke ngendlela esedlule ngayo.

Sisesigabeni sokugcina sohambo. Njengoba sidlula esifundazweni saseKrabi esinendawo enamagquma nezindawo ezinamatshe amatshe amatshe. Kutholakala eStrait of Malacca, phakathi kwePhuket entshonalanga nezwekazi elisempumalanga. Iziqhingi ziyingxenye yesifundazwe saseKrabi.

Sidlula esifundazweni sasePhang-Nga esigcotshwe ngamatshe amakhulu amatshe amatshe. Sizohlola le ndawo ekuchithweni komlenze wokubuya izinsuku ezimbalwa e-Khao Lak.

Sifika ngokushesha ebhulohweni laseSarasin elixhumanisa izwe nezwekazi lasePhuket. Sidlula endaweni yokuhlola yamaphoyisa ecishe iyinkangala. Uhambo lwethu kuze kube manje beluthathe kancane ngaphansi kwamahora ayi-11.

Sasifisa ukufika ehhotela lethu ngesikhathi sokubhukuda nedina yokuphumula. Kwakungekude nehhotela lethu elaliseduze nesikhumulo sezindiza ebhishi elihle laseNai Yang, elinye lamabhishi anesihlabathi esidumile sasePhuket.

Silibangise eningizimu ehhotela lethu olwandle lwaseNai Yang, iSlate Phuket, ukuyophumula okudingeka kakhulu.

I-'in-mine 'vibe ye-5-star Slate Phuket iyingqayizivele futhi ihlukile. Ngathandana nomklamo lapho ngingena ehhotela. Kumane kuhle. ISlate Phuket ibilokhu ihlale ilungiswa njalo ePhuket's resort hotel yokusungula iminyaka eminingi futhi phambilini ibibizwa nge-Indigo Pearl.

Indawo yokuhlala eseduze nesikhumulo sezindiza iPhuket International ithatha indawo ephambili eseduze nobuhle bemvelo baseSirinat National Park nolwandle lwaseNai Yang, olungenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu nezinhle kakhulu ePhuket, ekahle ngokubhukuda nemidlalo yasolwandle.

Ihhotela labasiki bengqephu elingasolwandle labizwa kabusha ngokuthi yi-The Slate Phuket ngo-2016. Indawo yokungcebeleka yaklanywa nguBill Bensley ngesitayela esikhombisa ifa lakudala lezimayini zamathini, elinemisebenzi eminingi eyenziwe ngokwezifiso yobuciko besimanje bensimbi.

Amakamelo alandela le nhloko. Ikhuliswe kakhulu futhi igcwele zonke izinsiza ongazicabanga. Amakamelo amahle futhi ngeke ufune lutho! Saze saba nobhavu wangaphandle. Kwakungeyona ithini kodwa ithusi!

Kamuva kusihlwa sasidla isidlo sakusihlwa endaweni yokudlela yaseBlack Ginger. Indawo yokudlela ethola imiklomelo yaseThailand ibimnandi impela nje, ikhishi, isethulo nensizakalo bekusezingeni eliphakeme.

Ukufika endaweni yokudlela kuyajabulisa, esinye salezo zikhathi ezingalibaleki - 'isipiliyoni'. Isandla sidonse isihlenga ukuwela ichibi eligcwele intuthu elikhanyiswe ngamathoshi avuthayo. Kuvele i-movie. Ngiyithandile!

Ngokudabukisayo, kwase kuyisikhathi sokushiya i-The Slate nokuthi ngigqoke isigqoko sami somhlangano njengoba sasibheke eningizimu e-Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort, emhlanganweni wami webhodi we-Skål Asia phakathi nonyaka. I-Angsana bekuzoba yikhaya lethu izinsuku ezintathu ezilandelayo.

Kutholakala eBang Tao Bay yasePhuket enyakatho-ntshonalanga yesiqhingi, i-Angsana Laguna Phuket iyindawo yokunethezeka, (eyayiyiSheraton Grand Laguna), futhi iyisizinda sokungcebeleka sokuqala okuhlanganisiwe sase-Asia, iLaguna Phuket, esakhiwe ngaphesheya komayini wangaphambili wethini.

Amabhishi amakhulu anesihlabathi esihle esimhlophe nedamu lefomu lamahhala lamamitha angama-300 elisonga indawo yokuvakasha.

Yaziwa ngendawo yayo yemihlangano, inehholo layo lomhlangano esizeni, nezizathu zayo ezihlaba umxhwele ziyenza ibe yindawo ekahle yemicimbi emikhulu. Ngempela, indawo yokuvakasha kuzoba yihhovisi lasendlunkulu yeSkål Asia Congress ezayo 25-28 Juni 2020 kulindeleke kulonyaka ukuthi ibe enkulu kunazo zonke okwamanje, ihehe amaSkalleagues angama-300-400 avela e-Asia nasemhlabeni jikelele. Ngomkhakha wezokuvakasha oqinile i-Asia iyaqhubeka nokudlula zonke ezinye izindawo ezise- umhlaba we-SKÅL.

ILaguna Phuket inezindawo eziningi zokungcebeleka ezinhle futhi iyindawo yayo uqobo. Ngezindawo zokudlela, igalofu, ezemidlalo yasolwandle kanye nemisebenzi eminingi, kuyimizuzu nje engama-40 ukusuka edolobheni lasePhuket elinomlando kanye nezitolo ezinhle kakhulu kuso sonke isiqhingi. Ngokudabukisayo, sasingekho isikhathi sokuhlola okwengeziwe kepha sizobuya ngoJuni!

Ngemuva kohlangothi lwebhizinisi lohambo bekuye ePatong ukuba nezinsuku ezimbalwa ze-R & R echibini e-Holiday Inn Phuket emangalisayo. Intandokazi engapheli enhliziyweni ephithizelayo yesiqhingi.

Sishiye i-Angsana ngemuva kwesidlo sasekuseni saya ePatong imizuzu engama-30 nje ukusuka lapho.

Sanikezwa ikamelo elisha, elingaphansi komhlaba lokungena echibini le-deluxe ku-Busakorn Wing elilungisiwe - lihlaba umxhwele kakhulu! Besiqhamuke nezitebhisi nje ukusuka echibini elithulile leJacuzzi eliseduze kwechibi elikhulu elikhazimulayo elisha.

Ichibi eliphakathi lilawula indawo yokuvakasha. Kuhlotshiswe ngesihlabathi esimnyama esimnyama esimnyama sesihlabathi esimnyama ngemithombo yesilwane yasenganekwaneni. Amathayili echibini aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka futhi ancoma i-sandstone ngokuphelele - ekhanga kakhulu! I-greenery kanye nokwakheka kwensimu kunikeza isimo 'se-oasis engadini'.

Amakamelo, njengayo yonke i-Holiday Inns yanamuhla (IHG Group), ayamangalisa. Imiklamo enobuciko yokunethezeka kwanamuhla. Ibanzi futhi inomusa ikamelo lethu le-deluxe lifaka ibha elincomekayo lamabhiya, ama-cocktail mixers, iziphuzo ezibandayo namanzi. Kwakugcwaliswa nsuku zonke.

Indawo ilungile - yizinyathelo ezimbalwa nje ukusuka ebhishi, eJungceylon naseSoyi Bangla nempilo yayo edumile yasebusuku.

Ibhishi elidume kakhulu nelithuthukile lasePhuket lilapha. Ibhishi lasePatong elinolwandle olunesihlabathi olude olungu-2km elisechibini elinamanzi afudumele, lilungele ukubhukuda nokuphumula elangeni.

IPatong futhi iyisikhungo sePhuket sempilo yasebusuku. Indawo ezungeze iSoyi Bangla inezinkantini ezingaphezu kuka-200, imigoqo, imigoqo yokuhamba kanye nama-discothèques lapho isenzo singami kuze kube sebusuku kakhulu.

Njengoba kuyihhotela lokuqala lomhlaba wonke lasePatong, iHoliday Inn Phuket Resort ibisikhonze izivakashi iminyaka engama-32 (1987) iba ngelinye lamahhotela aziwa kakhulu esifundeni.

Njengengxenye yokwethulwa kabusha kwayo, kuvuselelwe inani lamagumbi okufundela ayi-104, okubandakanya amakamelo amasha ayi-17 asechibini. Ukulungiswa okusha kunikela ngendawo yokuhlala yabantu abadala kuphela enamachibi okungena echibini namakamelo wokubuka echibini, izakhiwo ezintsha namaphakheji wokuzithokozisa akhethekile.

Ekudleni kwasekuseni sinezinketho ezinkulu futhi sinesipiliyoni esihle sokudla. Zonke izisekelo zimboziwe - iWestern, i-Europe, i-American, i-Vegetarian, i-Asia, i-Thai, i-Indian, i-Middle East ne-Japan.

Ikhishi elihle, abasebenzi abahle, insizakalo enhle nesithako sasekuseni esibalulekile - Amaseva amaningi athokozisayo.

Iphiko leBusakorn selisha - lakhiwe kabusha kusuka phansi kuya phezulu ngezindleko zeBt 240m (US $ 8m).

Uqinisile enhliziyweni kaPatong kodwa ngokwakhiwa kwayo ngobuhlakani uzwa okuncane kakhulu ngokuxokozela nokuphithizela okwenzeka ngaphandle.

Whist lapho savakashela iWat Chalong - ithempeli elihle kunazo zonke ePhuket. IWat Chalong yakhiwa ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19, iyithempeli elikhulu kunawo wonke lasePhuket futhi livakashelwa kakhulu.

Akukho ukuvakasha eHoliday Inn Phuket okuphelele ngaphandle kokuvakashela eSam's, indawo edumile yokuqhumisa isiqhingi. Kutholwe ophikweni olukhulu bekuyikho konke nokuningi. Ukudlula engikulindele. Idizayini yangaphakathi ibukeka kahle kakhulu, isikhumba, ingilazi nezimbali. Indawo yokudlela ine-cell-glass yewayini ehamba ngaphakathi, elawulwa ngamazinga okushisa, ukugcina iwayini lisendaweni ephezulu. Imenyu enhle nensizakalo esebenza kahle. Umuzwa omuhle wokudlela.

Ngokudabukisayo, kwase kuyisikhathi sokushiya lesi siqhingi futhi silibangise enyakatho siqale uhambo olude lokubuyela ekhaya siboshiwe. Ngokungafani nohambo oluya ezansi besizokwenza izitobhi ezimbili.

Siwele ibhuloho laseSarasin elixhumanisa iPhuket nezwekazi. Indawo yethu elandelayo esasimisa kuyo kwakuyi-Apsara Beachfront Resort neVilla e-Khao Lak, ePhang-Nga.

I-Apsara Beachfront Resort neVilla itholakala ePhakarang Beach okuyimizuzu nje engama-90 ukusuka ePhuket International Airport.

Kwakusekupheleni kukaNovemba / ekuqaleni kukaDisemba, isimo sezulu sasikhazimula. Njengoba usondela endaweni yokuvakasha ubona ulwandle olubanzi nesihlabathi salo esihle, esimhlophe nolwandle olucwebile.

Ibhishi lilungele ukugijima ekuseni ngovivi nokushona kwelanga kusihlwa kugijima futhi, akukaze kugcwale, ulwandle lwalufudumele, futhi sasithanda ukubukela abagibeli.

Ukushona kwelanga kuphume kulo mhlaba. Indawo enhle yokuphola, eyasezulwini nje.

Igagasi liphuma ibanga elide lishiya indawo enhle ethandekayo yolwandle lwesihlabathi esimhlophe. Kunokukhethwa okuhle kwemigoqo nemisebenzi. Indawo yokuvakasha ithandwa izivakashi zaseYurophu. Abaningi bayizimenywa eziphindayo. Njalo uphawu oluhle. Ukuba kude nePhuket ematasa kunezinto eziningi ezinhle ongazithola. Izivakashi eziningi zihlala amasonto ama-2-3 noma ngaphezulu. Ukunethezeka kweBarefoot kuyatholakala futhi kuyabiza. Indawo yokuvakasha iyindawo ethandwayo yangemva komshado.

Ifakwe endaweni yobuhle bemvelo obuvelele lapho amagagasi oLwandle i-Andaman egelezela echibini elichumayo nehlathi lomhlume, ngemuva kwezintaba ezinamahlathi, i-Apsara ingahlukaniswa izigaba ezimbili zokukhetha indawo yokuhlala.

I-Resort Zone (amakamelo ayi-195) iseduze nolwandle namachibi okubhukuda. Indawo yokubhukha elingasolwandle ilungele imindeni. Inendawo enhle lapho unqamula ibhuloho lamachibi eThe Villa Zone (izindlu ezingama-60) indawo yedolobhana inikeza ubumfihlo nokuthula.

Sasibhukhe iPhuli Villa futhi yayiphelele. Okuqukethwe ngokwakho nge-100% yobumfihlo ngemuva komnyango okhiyiwe nensimu ebiyelwe ngodonga.

Ichibi lalakhiwe eJacuzzi nendawo yokudlela engaphandle enamthunzi nama-lounger ama-2 elanga. Yenzelwe kahle. Kungumkhakha ophezulu wokuhlala, owenzelwe ngesitayela sangesikhathi esishisayo esimboza i-180 sqm yendawo yokuhlala. Izindlu zokuhlala echibini zinikela ngendlu yokulala ebanzi, kanye nendawo yokuhlala enezicabha ezinkulu ezishelelayo ezingena echibini lokubhukuda nasosundeck, kanye nendawo yokugezela enkulu eneshawa yemvula. Ukuhamba nje okufushane olwandle.

Esikuthandile ikakhulukazi yiVilla Apsara, iklabhu efana nayo, enendawo yayo yokudlela, imigoqo namachibi. Bekumnandi futhi ukudla nabasebenzi kuvelele.

Sibe nokudla kwethu okuningi eNapalai Restaurant yekilabhu bekukuhle kakhulu.

Izinsiza zasekamelweni kuzo zonke izinketho zendawo yokuhlala zibanzi kufaka phakathi ama-flat screen TV nama-DVD player, i-Free Wi-Fi, amasefa kagesi namanzi okuphuza amahhala.

Kuningi okufanele ukwenze futhi ubone ezungeze indawo yokuvakasha. Ukugcwalisa usuku lwakho ngemisebenzi kulula. Isikhathi esiningi besisichitha echibini laseVilla, kepha kunezigaba zokupheka zaseThai, ukubaza izithelo, ukudweba i-batik, ukuthatha izithombe, ukubuka izinyoni, i-kayaking, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili noma ukumane ujime ejimini.

Ungakhohlwa ukuvakashela i-Apsara Spa. Sichithe intambama ephumuzayo sanconywa yithimba labo lochwepheshe.

Ukuze uthole ukunambitheka kwempilo yasendaweni thatha ibhasi lokuhamba uye esikhungweni sedolobha i-Khao Lak futhi ujabulele ukuhlola izitolo, izitolo ezilula nezindawo zokudlela. Ukuthola ulwazi oluthe xaxa ngamasiko, kunezimakethe zasendaweni ezibanjwa phakathi nesonto ezidayisa ukudla kwasendaweni, okokugqoka nezinye izinto zansuku zonke. Vakashela iTakuapa Old Town, amathempeli amaBuddhist, udlale igalofu noma uthokozele ukudilika kosuku kanye nokushushuluza ngesikebhe.

Ukuvakasha kwethu kokugcina ngaphambi kokuba sibuyele eBangkok bekungukuhlala ubusuku obubili ku-ecolodge ewina umklomelo, i-Anurak Community Lodge. Umnqobi we-2 womklomelo we-SKÅL Asia Area wezemvelo kanye nomklomelo we-SKÅL womhlaba wonke wokuhlala ezindaweni zasemakhaya.

I-Anurak Community Lodge iseduze nendawo ye-Khao Sok park park eningizimu yeThailand futhi i-Travelife iqinisekisiwe. I-20-unit ecolodge, evulwe ngo-2016, ithole isitifiketi sayo ngemuva kokulandela imigomo ebukhali yeSitifiketi segolide seTravelife.

Sivule indawo yokuvakasha sisuka e-Khao Lak sihambela empumalanga ngedrama yezintaba enqamula epaki lesizwe. Izivakashi eziningi kodwa-ke kungenzeka zidlule ngeSurth Thani. Indawo ezungeze indawo yokulala iyamangalisa ngokuphelele.

I-ecolodge igxile kakhulu ekwehliseni umthelela kwezemvelo, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, ukuhlonipha abasebenzi kanye namalungelo esintu, ukugcina amazinga ezempilo nokuphepha, ukukhuthaza ukuhlangana komphakathi, ukusebenza nabaphakeli abafanelekile, nokukhuthaza ukubamba iqhaza kwezivakashi ezinhlelweni zokusimamisa indawo.

U-Anurak usemukele imigomo yokwehlisa, ukusebenzisa kabusha nokuvuselela kabusha. Izici ezibalulekile zokuzibophezela kokuzinza kubandakanya ukuvinjelwa kwepulasitiki yokusebenzisa kanye kanye ne-Styrofoam kanye nokwakhiwa kwesiteshi sokuphinda kusetshenziswe kabusha kanye nendawo yokwenza umquba. IGreywater evela elondolo iyahlungwa futhi isetshenziselwe iphrojekthi ye-ecolodge “Rainforest Rising”, ezothatha isikhathi eside ukubuyisa amamitha-skwele angama-3,300 XNUMX wokutshalwa kwesundu samafutha endaweni yemifino yomdabu.

Ngo-Agasti 2019, i-ecolodge yabalwa phakathi kwama-lodge ahamba phambili aluhlaza emhlabeni kanye namahhotela kuqoqo lomhlaba kuphela le-National Geographic Traveler (UK).

Onqenqemeni lwePaki yeSizwe i-Khao Sok, indawo yokulala inikezela ngamaphakeji wezokuvakasha ahlukahlukene kusuka kubusuku obubili kuya kwabane. Imisebenzi ifaka phakathi ukuhamba ngezinyawo, i-rafting, i-kayaking, ukupheka amahlathi, nokuhamba ngesikebhe eCheow Larn Lake eseduzane, namawa ayo amangalisayo e-limestone akhuphuka ebusweni bamanzi.

Kutholakala imizuzu engama-75 ngemoto ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza saseSurat Thani futhi amahora amabili nemizuzu engama-30 ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza sasePhuket, indawo yokulala inikezela ngezinketho ze-deluxe green, eco double, eco twin, kanye nezinketho zamatende e-deluxe jungle.

Izungezwe indawo enamatshe amakhulu e-limstone, indawo yokulala iyisisekelo esihle ongasihlola.

Sikujabulele kakhulu ukuhlala kwethu futhi sinethemba lokuthi sizobuya sizobuka ukukhula kwaso.

Mayelana umbhali

U-Andrew J. Wood wazalelwa eYorkshire England, ungusaziwayo kwezamahhotela, eSkalleague nombhali wezokuvakasha. U-Andrew uneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-35 yokungenisa izihambi nesipiliyoni sohambo. Ungumfundi othweswa iziqu ehhotela eNapier University, e-Edinburgh. U-Andrew unguMqondisi owedlule weSkele International (SI), uMongameli Kazwelonke u-SI Thailand futhi njengamanje unguMongameli we-SI Bangkok kanye ne-VP yazo zombili i-SI Thailand ne-SI Asia. Ungumfundisi wezivakashi njalo emaYunivesithi ahlukahlukene eThailand kubandakanya i-Assumption University's Hospitality School kanye neJapan Hotel School eTokyo.

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