Cambodia To Thailand In A Tinny

[lmacka]

Hi

I am thinking of travelling to Thailand in my little tinny, entering through the Koh Kong area and travelling to Koh Kut. Leaving from Sihanoukville I would be able to do the trip over two days, staying in Koh Kong overnight for a rest.

I'm unsure as to how to handle Visas. I assume I go to the Thai embassy here and get a visa, but how to I get stamped?

Cheers

[Lite Beer]

1. I have no idea what a tinny is.

2. I think you are Australian so if you enter Thailand without a Visa you will get 15 days.

3. If you need longer you need to apply for a Tourist Visa at a Thai Consulate in Cambodia.

[Crossy]

1. I have no idea what a tinny is.

Since it's unlikely to be a beer can (although being an Aussie I wouldn't put it past him), it's a small aluminium boat

[Thanyaburi Mac]

1. I have no idea what a tinny is.

2. I think you are Australian so if you enter Thailand without a Visa you will get 15 days.

3. If you need longer you need to apply for a Tourist Visa at a Thai Consulate in Cambodia.

Me, too, so I asked Mr Google for help and he came up with:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnie

In Australia "tinny" is also commonly used as slang for a small open aluminium boat.

Mac

[lopburi3]

Are you talking about making illegal crossings into Thailand and Cambodia? Any such crossing would be illegal. You can only cross where there are facilities to stamp you (and open to foreigners). But I also am not clear on what your using or where your going (don't have knowledge of the area).

[lmacka]

Are you talking about making illegal crossings into Thailand and Cambodia? Any such crossing would be illegal. You can only cross where there are facilities to stamp you (and open to foreigners). But I also am not clear on what your using or where your going (don't have knowledge of the area).

Nothing illegal about it as long as I've got my papers in order. What normally happens is I'd go to the embassy and tell them I'm leaving the country on a certain date by boat then arriving 2/3 days later at a certain location. Visas are arranged and everything's stamped before I leave. Might have to visit an office in Thailand to get a final "stamp". Just wondering if anyone's done it before.

And yes, a tinny is a small boat. In this case it's fibreglass but the slang still stands. Just another notch on my crazy belt - 110 nautical miles in a 15hp 2.3m tinny. Risky, but doable. My idea of fun.

[harrry]

Probably the same as would happen if he comes to Australia in a tinnie....detention. Of course if it was a registered ship it may be possible. You cannot leave most countries in a non registered vessel or enter them.

If you are talking about using one internally you must comply with operator licencing requirements and I would suggest you will not be able to do this.

[Soutpeel]

1. I have no idea what a tinny is.

Since it's unlikely to be a beer can (although being an Aussie I wouldn't put it past him), it's a small aluminium boat

It could however be a small aluminum boat contructed of beer cans....

[harrry]

1. I have no idea what a tinny is.

Since it's unlikely to be a beer can (although being an Aussie I wouldn't put it past him), it's a small aluminium boat

It could however be a small aluminum boat contructed of beer cans....

They do that every year in Darwin

http://www.beercanregatta.org.au/

[phuketrichard]

i would suggest u give Rony a call at Sail Cambodia

. He takes his sailboat back and forth between Ko Chang and SN

[bangkokburning]

I don't see an issue here but I would use the same posts as you would xing by land.

Get a visa before you cross in BKK.

I would go directly to the Cambo post next stop after Trat.

Returning, I would get a visa in Phnom Penh despite being allowed a stamp (yeah, hassle sure)

Do the same in reverse.

When I lived in Cambodia 93-95 this was always one of the big adventure crossings(Cambo-Thailand). Others were Lao/Cambodia and Pailin/Thailand (early days). Thailand did not have a post open and did not allow xings. We would always warn some crazy ass backpacker of this, but one every few months would brave the small boats and go justthe same. In the end, I think you would just cross and report up in Rayong. Still, Thailand would not be pleased. Ah...those were the days.

I would be very, very concerned about the weather - I would imagine it's already raining daily and just going to get worse.

[phuketrichard]

sorry about the url, must have got copied and pasted wrong. This is his ( am i allowed to post it?)

Sail

If ur traveling by Sea how could u possible use the same borders as if by land?

A few times back in the early 90's i came in and out via sea and never had a Cambodian visa, but always had a Thai visa Never much problem then but times change

Like i said I know Roni travels back and forth at least once /year and he clears his boat in Ko Chang in Thailand. He lives in SN and can be found fairly easy, has plenty of ads out and run a search in Google for sail Cambodia. He will be able to tell ya how to take ur boat in and give u advice on where to go and what the weather will be like.

I know that the seas are not very good this time of year (Roni's does not go out), but if u stick to the coast u should be ok.

Is ur boat fully registered?

SN weather;

[Soutpeel]

Is ur boat fully registered?

"110 nautical miles in a 15hp 2.3m tinny"......what do you think ?.... ...its a rowing boat with an engine...

[bangkokburning]

Hat Lek - Koh Kong

[phuketrichard]

if ur leaving from SN u could clear there at the marina, ( thats what Roni does)

then u arrive in Ko Chang and clear there or onwards at Trat

[harrry]

if ur leaving from SN u could clear there at the marina, ( thats what Roni does)

then u arrive in Ko Chang and clear there or onwards at Trat

But Roni is in a registered yacht I believe. Will customs accept an unregistered vessel...ie a dinghi with an outboard motor.

[phuketrichard]

If anyone wants to know ask Roni and if he doesn't he will know who to contact, He has had his boat in an out of Cambodia over 3 years and lives in SN.

[harrry]

http://bangkok.angloinfo.com/information/42/sailing.asp

seeems to give some accurate information.

[lmacka]

Good site, thanks. Very useful information.

I've seen Roni many times on the water but never met him in person. I'll make the effort I think - sounds like he knows the ropes.

And yes the weather is an issue. Bit of a pipe dream I think, at least at this time of the year.