Betong In Thailand..

[foxhunter]

Hi Bro Wen Wen...

Thanx for the information.You have been very helpful just like all the others who have shared.
One thing..just to comfirm.Are u saying that the travelling time to Betong border by car(45mins)from Penang is shorter than if u depart from Ipoh which is approx. 90mins?Kindly reaffirm on this...
Btw..Are u making your way up there again soon?Maybe we can go together if there is an oppourtunity.
Hope to keep in touch with you.

Have a good day!

[wenwen5]

Hi bro foxhunter <
ya ! form butterworth to border (betong) by taxi is not nore than 45min (i take it b4 from border to butterworth)....
ok ! just drop me a mail if u have any plan to cheong betong ..see if i am free i am willing to cheong togerther with u .....last trip i was cheong alone......but inside there will no be alone ha ha !

"[email protected]"

[foxhunter]

Hi Bro WenWen..

Thanx once again for the comfirmation...and also your offer to go cheonging together.I will be looking forward to that if we can find some time together in the near future.
I'll email you soon so that we can keep in touch..
Btw...Are you from Singapore or some other places?Just curious..

Meanwhile...Have a good day.

[wenwen5]

I am malaysian , from pg!

[cheonge]

Me hoping to visit Betong again in the near future... Only problem is the hassle and time spent on travelling all the way there..... Bro wenwen5 and foxhunter, maybe if given the opportunity can cheong together....

[wenwen5]

HI bro cheonge and foxhunter,
i am also looking forward to cheong together with all of u ...let plan out a trip ...anyway where r Bro cheonge from ? Singapore ?

[cheonge]

Bro wenwen,

Yes, me from Singapore... Hope to meet up and cheong betong together with you one of this days.....

[garystar]

Just came back from Betong this morning. Stay at Siam South HOtel for BT650 new clean hotel. You can get gail from most of the KTV price at this place is BT2000 or you may get gril around HOtel Merlin for Bt150 if it is after 7pm. Girl there will treat u like BF. Worth for a short saty if you think Hatyai is too far

[fandi]

Originally posted by garystar
Just came back from Betong this morning. Stay at Siam South HOtel for BT650 new clean hotel. You can get gail from most of the KTV price at this place is BT2000 or you may get gril around HOtel Merlin for Bt150 if it is after 7pm. Girl there will treat u like BF. Worth for a short saty if you think Hatyai is too far

Mmm....a new town??
Where is exactly the place? easy to go using M'sia North-South highway? which interchange exit? any map available?

Thank u.

[edkoh2000]

Sounds like a good alternative to Hatyai...hmmm...

[MrDevil]

Originally posted by fandi
Mmm....a new town??
Where is exactly the place? easy to go using M'sia North-South highway? which interchange exit? any map available?

Thank u.

Exit Kuala Kangsar (about 30 mins from Ipoh), head towards Grik and then Pengkalan Hulu. The road is much better, almost highway all the way compared to snake roads 12 years back. The drive from Ipoh to Pengkalan Hulu (msia border town) is about 1 hour 45 mins. Betong (thai border town) is only about 30 mins from Pengkalan Hulu.

If you happen to be in Ipoh, this is a place worth for a short visit, a day or two. Pretty dead town comparing to Hdy.

[MrDevil]

Originally posted by edkoh2000
Sounds like a good alternative to Hatyai...hmmm...

well unless you stay near Betong, otherwise it is more worthwhile to go Hdy. Prices are pretty close and the town has quiet down and not as alive as it used to be when I got back there last yearend

[fandi]

Originally posted by MrDevil
Exit Kuala Kangsar (about 30 mins from Ipoh), head towards Grik and then Pengkalan Hulu. The road is much better, almost highway all the way compared to snake roads 12 years back. The drive from Ipoh to Pengkalan Hulu (msia border town) is about 1 hour 45 mins. Betong (thai border town) is only about 30 mins from Pengkalan Hulu.

If you happen to be in Ipoh, this is a place worth for a short visit, a day or two. Pretty dead town comparing to Hdy.

dank you, bro Devil
U seems to know every lobang in LOS.
But I came across a map shown exit Sungai Patani
interchange woh....and the m'sia border is Keroh.
Maybe got many entrances to Betong.
If Sg. Patani, it should be nearer to Hdy....
after cheonging HDY can continue experimental trip
to Betong.

Another info I got is the gals there mostly can speak inklish
and chinese, unlike Hdy mostly speak thais, true boh??

[watchman]

Originally posted by fandi
dank you, bro Devil
U seems to know every lobang in LOS.
But I came across a map shown exit Sungai Patani
interchange woh....and the m'sia border is Keroh.
Maybe got many entrances to Betong.
If Sg. Patani, it should be nearer to Hdy....
after cheonging HDY can continue experimental trip
to Betong.

Another info I got is the gals there mostly can speak inklish
and chinese, unlike Hdy mostly speak thais, true boh??

For u info there is 2 ways to Betong. 1 is frm Ipoh. The other is through Banting (if not mistaken), Kedah side. Frm Penang to Betong is much nearer compare frm Ipoh (2.5 hrs). From Kedah side, xpect kampung roads.
Frm Betong to Hdy is about 12 hrs as no highways n is all uphil kampong road.
Here is a map from Yala 2 Hdy.
http://www.asiatravel.com/thaimap.html

And yes, girls there can speak cantonese n b.m. Only 'exp' ladies( Bangkok area) can speak (little) English. Like M.D said, if like peace n tranqulity or maybe retiring, this the place for u.

[Petercyberson]

1. from Hatyai ,take mini bus cost 150Bt 4 hrs to reach there.
Bus ticket can buy from any travel agent.

2. from Sugei Patani ,take a bus to Pengkalan Hulu (costy 2
renggit)

from bus terminal take a taxi (cost 20 reggits per taxi)
to Malaysia border, cross custom, take a tutuk to Betong
(8 Kms frm border)cost 100-150 Bt

3. Singaporen take note, do not chge S$ there, poor rate
and not popular.


Hope these info helps.
Cheers.