Preparing your luggage

Packing your bags for a trip is an important and crucial step in organizing your journey to Thailand. Between the fear of missing out and the fear of overpacking, it's important to find a balance and especially not to forget the essentials. To help you prepare your luggage, we provide you with a (non-exhaustive) list of what we think is necessary for your stay with Sawa’Discovery!

Clothing:

• Light and fluid clothing: T-shirts, lightweight shorts, and pants.
• A lightweight long-sleeved T-shirt for cooler evenings at higher altitudes and to protect against mosquitoes in the late afternoon.
• A sweater or jacket for cooler evenings at higher altitudes or bus journeys that may sometimes overuse air conditioning.
• A waterproof jacket or K-Way in case of rainy days.
• Hiking shoes or good sneakers if your itinerary includes treks or hikes.
• A pair of sandals or flip-flops that are easy to remove since in Thailand it's necessary to regularly take off your shoes to enter a temple or someone's home, for example.
• A small backpack for carrying the essentials when you go for a walk.
• Swimsuit and beach towel or sarong.
• A scarf

Essentials:

• A pair of sunglasses.
• A hat or cap.
• Sunscreen
• Mosquito repellent.
• A travel first aid kit with some basic medications (paracetamol, antiemetic, antidiarrheal…), antiseptic…

Useful items:

• A camera
• A power bank, very useful when traveling to remote areas with limited access to electricity.
• A waterproof plastic pouch to keep all your important documents dry.
• A copy of your passport and travel insurance documents in case of loss.
• A water bottle for excursions off the beaten track.
• Universal power adapter.
• A small translation book to communicate more easily with local populations.