Preparation
You will, first and foremost, require a South African passport that is valid for six months after your return date. If you’d like to hire a scooter or car, you will need to travel with your South African license for the specific vehicle and an international drivers permit. We will be supplying you with digital copies of all your hotel and travel vouchers, the travel vouchers should be printed out to be presented travel operator. Hotel vouchers need not be printed as they can be shown digitally when checking into the hotel. No visa is required for South African citizens in either Thailand or Malaysia.
Light, breathable, summer clothing is best, as the temperatures mean it is a year-long summer. You will also need to take your shoes off when going into homes or temples, as well as restaurants, cafes, shops, and massage parlours, so pack easy going, slip-on shoes.
The standard voltage in Thailand is 220 V and standard frequency is 50Hz. A South African two point plug works perfectly in Thailand, but three point plugs will require a 3-to-2-point adapter. In Langkawi (Malaysia), you will need a three point UK adapter.
Vaccinations aren’t mandatory for entry into Thailand, but we still suggest getting a vaccine for food borne diseases such as Typhoid and Hepatitis A. Children can get vaccinated against childhood diseases such as Tetanus, Diphtheria, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella if they have not already. If your passport shows you have been in a country registered as a yellow fever endemic country, the Thai immigration will check that you have had the relevant vaccinations to protect against it.