Sentences with word «songthaew»

About an hour by songthaew from Sam Neua is the neat and tidy town of Vieng Xai, set among beautiful karst limestone mountains that rise out of the rice fields like hulking monoliths.

The local songthaew taxi trucks are also available for hire by the hour or the day.

Vieng Xai: About an hour by songthaew from Sam Neua is the neat and tidy town of Vieng Xai, set among beautiful karst limestone mountains rising dramatically out of rice fields.

You can also head further north by boat, first to Muang Ngoi, then onwards to Muang Khua and eventually Hat Sa for a 21 kilometre songthaew ride to Phongsali.

It can also be reached by road from Krabi Town, with songthaews running approximately every 45 minutes.

From there, you'll find songthaew trucks waiting to carry passengers to the various beaches along the west side of Koh Chang.

Transportation is mainly local bus or shared songthaew.

Most roads are in good shape but there is no regular public transport; you'll need to hire your own motorbike, bicycle, boat or kayak, or charter a pricey songthaew (or hitch a ride on one) to get around.

Orientation A small bus station has regular songthaews scheduled in the morning to Vang Vieng and Vientiane.

From Vang Vieng, songthaews leave every couple of hours, the first few departures scheduled at 10:00 and 11:30.

The resort is a little way out of Lampang, and while they will happily arrange taxis or songthaew transport for you, it's going to cost at least 200 baht for a one - way trip into town.

Just walk to the intersection of Second Road and South Pattaya Road — here you will see several songthaews (the popular shared pick - up taxis) waiting in line.

How to get there: Its at Phuket Town, a 25 minute ride from Patong by tuk tuk / Songthaew Opening hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 17:00 hours to 23:00 hours

3 minutes walk to Pattaya's biggest shopping mall (Central Festival Pattaya), 5 minutes walk to the beach, 3 minutes songthaew ride to Walking Street (10 Baht) and dozens of beer bars all around — the Page 10 Hotel in Central Pattaya is the perfect choice for single male travelers.

Hire a motorbike, bicycle or songthaew taxi and explore Yao Noi's scenic roads.

Transfers can also be arranged at the mainland piers in Tasae and Haad Yao, both reachable by minibus or songthaew from Trang.

It's a challenging bike ride (or come by songthaews, lazypants) to Kaeng Nyui Waterfall on a hot day, with lots of rocks and hardly any shade along the route.

There are songthaews running to and from Krabi Town every 45 minutes or so.

Since I was living near Kata Beach, I found songthaew that runs from Kata to Phuket Town.

As the more developed of the two islands, Yao Noi has a songthaew taxi service and a wider range of dining choices.

The Northern Thailand loop can, however, almost all be done by a combination of bus and songthaews, but some legs will become quite time - consuming, and you may be better off modifying the trip to use the provincial capitals as hubs, as these are all well - connected by bus.

Taking a songthaew is a good option if you are a larger group as others will try to charge you a higher rate with just one person.

It's super easy to get there if you just jump on a songthaew, and it will only cost you 50 THB ($ 1.5) per person.

As a major tourist destination, the town is serviced by everything from songthaews and local buses to VIP air - con buses and tourist minivans.

If you haven't heard about it: Take a songthaew (10 Baht shared pick up taxi) on Second Road all the way up to the dolphin roundabout.

Bus departs: 06:30, 07:30 Minivan departs: 08:00, around 13:30 - 14:00 Transport to Luang Prabang depends on whenever a minivan, bus or songthaew from Vang Vieng or Vientiane passes through heading north.

Find someone to take you by motorbike for 10,000 to 15,000 kip, wait for any songthaew or minibus going in that direction, or call Nola Guesthouse to pick you up.

The main mode of transport is by songthaew (pick - up truck taxi) they run from the ferry terminal stopping at all the beaches along the West Coast of the island, but they rarely leave unless full.

In fact, one of my favorite experiences from Thailand came from my time on a farm so simply named Mindful Farm about a three hour songthaew (a type of passenger transport in Thailand) ride northwest of Chiang Mai in Samoeng.

You can catch a songthaew day or night to get around, but be aware that prices increase after around 22:00.

From here you can take a songthaew to the ferry piers for Koh Chang or a kilometre out of town to the bus station, from where it; s easy to head to Bangkok or the Cambodian border.

You will either need to hire a Songthaew or rent a motorbike to get around and explore the island, which although some hassle, you will be rewarded with some stunning views and lovely beaches.

You can walk nearly anywhere you want here, and if you don't want to walk, the city now has Uber (which is a definite deal if you have two or more people since the local transit — songthaews — are 30 baht per person.

Of course you can also take a songthaew back to Pattaya for 10 Baht.

Cost: INR 11809 / USD 185 How to reach: It's a 15 minute drive from Lamai beach by Cab / Songthaew.

Cost: INR 14593 / USD 227 How to reach: It's a 20 minute drive from Chaweng Beach by Cab / Songthaew.

Cost: INR 2191 / USD 34 How to reach: Can be reached by Cab / Songthaew from Bophut Beach.

Cost: INR 5408 / USD 84 How to reach: It's a 10 minute drive from Bophut Beach by Cab / Songthaew.

Cost: INR 21015 / USD 328 How to reach: It's a 25 minute drive from Chaweng beach by Cab / Songthaew.

Local transport on Krabi's roads consists of a cheaply - priced local bus service (songthaews).

However, the songthaew won't bring you directly to Big Buddha, its route lies in the vicinity so I decided to give a try.