North of Thailand is only just now starting to get explored by tourists. There is no sea here, that is why this destination up till recently was not very popular. Services of guide-translator here can be much more necessary than in other regions. Since not even all local people speak English here. Even the pronunciation here leaves a lot to be desired, special term called Thailish appeared here, which means English pronouncing of Thai people. That is why invitations “help find a guide to North of Thailand” right now are pretty current.

Help in finding guide to North of Thailand: where to find it

This is a tricky question. The region for now wasn’t enveloped by tourist companies. Are there queries like “help find a guide to the North of Thailand in 2016?” Of course, since this region of the country becomes more popular for tourists. However tourist companies do not have that many offers for now. You can try finding a guide through internet-websites, review proposals in Bangkok and Pattaya. But it takes a very long time to get to these cities to the North, so you have to take it into consideration.   It is quite possible that there will be Russians or Russian speaking local people that will agree to conduct a tour on special terms and conditions. Right now there is a lot of Russians in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, well known cities of the northern part of the country. Of course it might be not reliable but hardly dangerous. Thailand is quite a safe country for travelers. Services of guide-translator might be necessary for people that do not speak English at all or wishes to see the landmarks, which there is a lot of and to find out more about them.            

Services of a translator: obligations of guide and rights of the Client  

What are the responsibilities of such guide? First of all he has to know the history of the country, mindset of local people. This is important, since this type of guide is specifically hired for the reason of getting to get to know this type of country. He has to know the language well. This can be both a Thai person or Russian and European. The latter is rare.   It can also be quite difficult for Thai people to learn Russian language. That is why, tourist companies more often offer Russian guides-translators. They have to discuss the visitation route of North Thailand with the Client, highlight the landmark sightseeing attractions, visit them together with the Client, and perform the translation if necessary. Working schedule of the guide is specified in the Contract, it is better to draw it in written form in order to avoid disputes. It is better to foresee an ability to change the route, even a guide might not know about many interesting places. Additionally during the journey the Client might have special requests, desires. But such change should be necessarily negotiated. North of the country is very interesting, attractive for tourists, there are beautiful mountains and temples, local people here haven’t yet been spoiled by the attention of tourists. Thai people are very benevolent people but it is pretty difficult to see this in tourist locations. It is better to reach a well-established company to do the recreation organization so that there is no disagreements and difficulties in further interactions.