There's a report in the other newspaper that the entrance fee for an obscure national park is to rise to 400 Baht for foreigners (from 200 Baht). The justification is that the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has mandated that park entrance prices for foreigners be consistent across the country.

400 Baht to visit each of the mediocre parks in the land? I think I'll pass on that.

I did, however, smile when I read that the increase wouldn't have much of an impact on the number of visitors to the park - they get less than 100 foreigners a year.

" they get less than 100 foreigners a year. "

Not surprised here.....typical Thai mentality..........if it doesn't sell......increase the price.

I'd pay it if Thais paid the same.

Even less foreigners will go.. will have to increase it again next year.

I welcome their decision. As a matter of fact, considering how many people think that double pricing is OK, they should increase park fees to 20x, 50x or 100x of what Thais pay. Fools deserve to be skinned.

Bring it on LOS. I stopped going to the so-called national parks long ago.

Nothing to add to my previous opines except, dont wont they ever learn?

I wonder if this applies to those parks where foreign residents pay the same as Thais if they show proof of residence, eg Thai DL or passport, such as Khao Yai?

Just use your Thai Driver's license...that works fine. So far, not a problem. Tourists will definitely get swindled.

I just stay in the car, and my gal drives. The last 3 parks we went to, my wife would just pull over to the side of the road, walk to the ticket office, and purchase two local tickets. To tell you the truth, they never looked in the car. Another park we go to, they block the entrance, but not the exit...as it does not open until 7am. We just drive in free, using the exit as an entrance (probably for overnight campers). I keep a running log of the money I could have/should have spent, for those times when I am overcharged. I am still far ahead.

Edited February 3, 201511 yr by slipperylobster

Before any pro-Thai posters say this, I'll clarify it, I'm not a cheapskate and I can afford to pay the double price for these venues, in fact I've dumped millions of baht into my extended Thai family and Thailand, but I don't go to these places that charge me double, it's the point of the matter. I'll find somewhere else to go that respects me--as a guest in their country (their words, not mine) and my baht. Would you have a guest come stay with you and charge them double for things in your house?

i couldn't care less either way, its either worth it to me or it isn't. It merits no further discussion.

So all the money spent trying to attract Tourists to Thailand will be of no use, when the Potential Tourists find that even the Government wants to rip them off. Is this "THAI LOGIC?"

Please continue discussion in the new thread running here:

Thai National Parks ordered to charge foreigners tenfold

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