Originally Posted by
aterug
My wife and I will be in Bangkok for 3 days and then phuket for another two in Jan 2011.
I was wondering if anyone here had ever hired a personal guide for a day or so while there and has any recommendations on who to hire ?
While I will be going through and planning my trip based on the excellent resources available here, I believe it might be worth it to have someone local work with us while there.
Thanks!
I used a guide from "Tour with Tong" (google for their website) for a trip in March of this year. Tour guide was great and definitely worth the inexpensive cost. I used for the first full day in Bangkok and really learned how to get around the city quickly as we used public transport. Very knowledgeable guide and very willing to customize tour for your interests.
Also used for a day trip out of the city. Again, not too expensive and no worrying about routes, directions, etc. Absolutely worth it to me.
Only warning is it seems at times they do not reply to emails promptly. Not sure if it was just because they are busy, and everything worked out perfectly in the end, but can cause some apprehension.
Have a great trip.