Surat Thani islands, Krabi, Phang Nga approved for Sandbox scheme starting January 11

Photo of Caitlin Ashworth Caitlin AshworthPublished: 13:53, 07 January 2022| Updated: 13:53, 07 January 2022
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"Sandbox" travellers arrive at Phuket International Airport (October 2021) | Photo courtesy of PR Phuket

With the Test & Go quarantine exemption scheme suspended indefinitely, more areas have been approved to welcome travellers under the Sandbox programme, which allows those who are fully vaccinated to enter and stay in a designated area or province rather than undergoing quarantine at a hotel or facility.

Starting January 11, travellers can register to enter Thailand through the Sandbox schemes in Krabi, Phang Nga, or the Surat Thani islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao.

Registration to enter Thailand under the Sandbox programme, with the exception of the Phuket Sandbox, was suspended last month. But following a push from tourism officials, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration approved the more destinations to welcome travellers under the Sandbox programme.

The Sandbox programme is open to fully vaccinated travellers. An RT-PCR test is required upon arrival in Thailand and travellers must book a stay at a hotel or resort approved by the Safety and Health Administration.

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Guest1
2022-01-07 16:24
1 hour ago, Markupilami said: I wonder how to travel to Samui, if domestic flights (BKK transit) are not allowed. 🤔 Not to speak of Phangan, which has not even one single SHA++ hotel. Trust me, to become a SHT+ Hotel…
Guest1
2022-01-07 16:30
1 hour ago, Markupilami said: I wonder how to travel to Samui, if domestic flights (BKK transit) are not allowed. 🤔 Not to speak of Phangan, which has not even one single SHA++ hotel. Samui? Aren't there direct flights from Singapore,…
Markupilami
2022-01-07 17:39
1 hour ago, TheDirtyDurian said: There's no point in there being one in Phangan. The rules were that you had to stay in your SHA+ hotel for 7 nights, the same hotel. Seeing how you'd have to fly into Samui…
Markupilami
2022-01-07 17:41
1 hour ago, Guest1 said: Trust me, to become a SHT+ Hotel needs just a pen and a piece of paper! maybe, if you are a hotel. I am currently planning with private villas. They even told them to change…
Jason
2022-01-08 09:04
Just glad to see the reversal of a decision that reduced sandbox to a single choice.
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Caitlin Ashworth

Caitlin Ashworth is a writer from the United States who has lived in Thailand since 2018. She graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies in 2016. She was a reporter for the Daily Hampshire Gazette In Massachusetts. She also interned at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia and Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida.