HOW TO GET TO THAILAND: SAMUI SANDBOX SCHEME EXPLAINED

During your stay:

1. Under the Samui Sandbox scheme, all travellers must twice undergo a PCR COVID-19 test at their own expense (TBH 5,200 for two tests, per person). The first test is done on arrival at the airport, and the second one can be arranged on day five or six at Central Festival shopping mall or Samui Hospital. Our team can arrange your booking and transfer. After the first PCR test, you must wait in your room for its results to come through. The results usually take just a few hours, and not more than 24 hours. While waiting for your results, you can relax after your flight and enjoy our outstanding in-room-dining service.
2. As soon as your negative results are received, you can embark upon your wellness programme and enjoy full use of Kamalaya’s beautiful facilities within the lush grounds. The pools and dining outlets are open, the full range of wellness and fitness facilities are operational, and our team is waiting to welcome you back. As the whole of Koh Samui is the ‘sandbox’, you may also take trips exploring the island if you wish.
3. Restaurants and other establishments on Koh Samui can serve alcohol under the new Vaccine Green Zone programme in which all staff and patrons are vaccinated.
4. Transportation is controlled, during the first couple of days, guest will have to use approved transportation or tour companies only. Kamalaya’s transportation is approved, and we will be happy to arrange your transfers if required. After your first negative test results, you can also rent private vehicles.
5. For inter-island travel, to Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, only approved boats from approved ports can be taken. Our team can help with this too.
6. Local family, friends, and outside guests are allowed to stay with registered guests in hotels if they have been fully vaccinated and have tested negative within 72 hours.

Onward travel:

1. As Kamalaya is a SHA+ facility, once you have been with us for seven days you are then eligible to travel outside of Koh Samui to other provinces within Thailand. Guests will have to show the two negative PCR test results at check points.
2. If you wish to stay in Thailand for less than seven days, you must depart Thailand from Koh Samui or Phuket international airports only. And all flights must be booked prior to arriving in Thailand.
3. Depending on where you are going after Thailand, you may or may not be required to do quarantine on your return to your next destination. Please check with your local embassy what are the rules because they can be subject to change. At the time of writing, we are aware that most of the countries in Europe, UK and USA, do not mandate quarantine upon return from Thailand.

Kamalaya offers the opportunity to deeply reconnect, reset and rejuvenate that so many people currently need. Since the global pandemic took hold, the holistic wellness programmes at Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa are more significant now than ever before.

After more than 18 long months of isolation, we are delighted to have finally arrived at an important milestone with a travel route for international visitors that feels easy and reliable. A richly rewarding holistic wellness journey awaits you at Kamalaya.

For further information please refer to our continually updated FAQ page, visit https://www.visitsamui.org/samuiplus or contact our reservations team. Bookings can be made here. If you would like assistance in selecting your wellness program most aligned with your health goals, we can arrange a complimentary 15-minute consultation with one of our expert wellness consultants via telephone or Zoom.

We hope that we have given you enough reason to start planning your next stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you back at Kamalaya very very soon!