Phuket will be reopened to fully vaccinated international travelers from 1 July 2021, but ‘final’ official details are under review by the Royal Thai Government.

– Bangkok, Updated on 15 June 2021, at 14.00 Hrs. – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) 

Phuket SandBox at a glance

  • Applicable for international travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no less than 14 days before the travel date. They must also be from countries/regions with a low to medium risk of SAR-CoV-2 virus as announced and constantly updated by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).
  • Applicable for children under 6 years of age travelling with fully vaccinated parents or guardians.
  • Applicable for children between 6 and 18 years of age travelling with fully vaccinated parents or guardians, but they are required to take a COVID-19 test upon arrival at their own expense.
  • All vaccinated international arrivals must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a vaccine registered with the MoPH or approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
  • All arrivals are required to download and install the alert application.
  • All arrivals are required to stay in an accommodation establishment that is certified with the Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA) Plus certification.
    • For travellers who wish to visit Phuket only, no minimum stay is required but they must leave Phuket (Thailand) for another country on or before the intended departure date;
    • For travellers who wish to continue the journey to other Thai destinations, they must stay in Phuket for 14 nights and thereafter will be allowed to travel domestically.
  • All COVID-19 tests must follow the guidelines by the MoPH.
  • Travellers are allowed to engage in any tourism activities but are advised to strictly follow the DMHTTA precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19: D – Distancing, M – Mask wearing, H – Handwashing, T – Temperature check, T – Testing for COVID-19, and A – alert application.

Initial Information – International Holiday Maker’s Journey

The Holiday maker’s journey is divided into 4 parts. The 4 parts are as below:

  1. Pre-arrival 
  2. Arrival
  3. Stay
  4. Departure

Pre-arrival

In order to be eligible to enter in Thailand, vaccinated international travellers – and their children – need to have all of their advance arrangements in good order for arrival and entry.

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Initial Information – Relevant Information from Tourism Ministry

Relevant Information from Tourism Ministry. This will clear all your doubts about your holiday in Phuket under “Phuket SandBox” Model.

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