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A Day trip to Betong, Thailand

The trip planned from Ipoh, Perak which is located in Malaysia to Betong, Thailand. It’s about 2 hours 40 mins drive by car. Advised to leave early to avoid the traffic. We reach the immigration around 9.40am. 

The immigration process took about 30 min only. if you bring the car kindly prepare the necessary documents ( the link attached for more clarification) https://thailandtourismdirectory.go.th/en/attraction/790. Border crossing opening hours from 6.00am to 12.00 midnight, Msian time. Thailand time is one hour behind subject to no recent changes.

Coffee & Tea Shops:

1) Street Thai Tea:

I’m a big fan of the Thai tea, therefore the first explore was about the thai tea, manage to grab one from the road side, ofcourse its delicious. The stall was near to the big market. Most of the shops open at 10.00am onwards. The stall also has other flavored drinks such green tea, ice coffee and etc.

2) Chao Doi Coffee & Bubble tea

Just incase , if you guys looking for some fancy coffee or bubble tea shop, can try Chao Doi shop which is 2 mins walking distance from the big market.Shop Name: Chao DoiLocation : Betong, Betong District, Yala
Opens: 8.00am-6.00pm
recommended: Iced coffee and Thai Tea

3) Jaijai Coffee Bakery and thai desserts

We tried their hazelnut coffee and local dessert which made of rice cake, its taste good and i like the ambience like old coffee shop style. Also recomended. Staff here is so friendly also helped us to discover more places.

The Restaurant:

I would recomend to try their thai chinese seafood style.
Shop Name: Ta Yern Restaurant 大人飯店 
Non-Halal
Address: 23, Sukyang Road, Betong District, Yala, 95110, Thailand.
Business Hours: 8 am to 10 pm. Opens Daily
We try their petai with long bean, fried fish with 3 flovours and the local cooling drinks. Highly recomended.

Destination:

The famous attraction in Betong, Thailand is Wat Phuttha Thiwat buddist temple. The temple, which is perched a top hilltop overlooking a valley, has unsual architecture, overlooking a valley with a number of golden spires reaching inti sky. The gold colour of the temple, which is also Thailand’s royal colour, is its most defining characteristic. The temple has been in existence for more than fifty years now since construction was finished in 1953. However, it is still kept in excellent condition. The structure has multiple storeys with marble-tiled flooring on both the inside and exterior.

Thai Massage:

Trying the massage in Thai is a must. After a good survey we found a massage shop, I tried the food massage, which is really great and definetely worth of price. 1hour foot massage cost us 250 Baht which is RM 30 only.
Shop Name: Jia Yean Massage
Opens: 11.00am-9.30pm

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Bavithra •BD•