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LONG STAY IN THAILAND
Thailand
owes much of its international popularity to
the remarkable variety of its natural attractions. On
offer is a tremendous choice of settings - blissful
beaches and islands rugged hills and jungles, teaming
rivers and waterfalls, and more.
 Now
a related product of this diverse environment, the country's
rich natural healing heritage, has started to attract
a new generation of discerning tourists. With the increasing
international popularity of health centred holidays,
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Thailand is pushing to the fore its world-renowned
traditional massage, herbal steam baths, healing arts, meditation,
aromatherapy, yoga, acupuncture, cookery and beauty treatments,
as well as an ever-expanding selection of world-class
spas.
Longer
stays are the order of the day as visitors seek not just
to experience these healthy ways fleetingly but to
absorb maximum benefits over an extended period, while
at the same time experiencing the country's history and
culture at a deeper level. Once the process of rejuvenation
and enlightenment starts to bear fruit, the logic
of making this choice becomes beautifully apparent and quite
irresistible.
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High
standard of medical services
Thai
hospitality is renowned around the world, and this is
a fact of which the Thais are very proud. This asset also
plays a vital part in the private health services in which
the quality and the standard are exceptionally high.
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the country gearing towards a long-stay healthy lifestyle
tourism, medical services play an important part as well.
At present, Thailand has altogether 455 private hospitals
scattered throughout the kingdom - 121 in Bangkok, 165
in the Central Plains and the East Coast, 62 in the North,
57 in the Northeast, and 50 in the South. Most of the
hospitals are staffed with overseas-trained doctors and
specialists who can ensure that communication is no barrier.
There are fast mobile services including helicopter and
aircraft, and patients' records can be swiftly obtained
via the internet. Visitors
who choose to long-stay in Thailand can rest assured
that Thailand's private hospitals are of very high standard
while the fees are surprising low compared to those
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What
to do during your long-stay in Thailand
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Enjoy
the healthy Thai food and learn the art of Thai cooking.
Enjoy
the benefits of traditional Thai massage or learn the techniques
for
yourself at numerous resorts and spas, as well
as the famous Wat Po in Bangkok.
Enjoy
traditional Thai healing in the form of a herbal steam bath
designed to improve circulation, reduce stress
and muscle fatigue, enhance the respiratory system,
ease allergies and cure skin ailments.
Meditate
your way to health and happiness.
Rejuvenate
your body, mind and spirit in a distinctively Thai atmosphere
at the finest of spas.
Take
up yoga and achieve harmony of mind, body and spirit.
Experience
the rejuvenating power of the 4,000-year-old Chinese art
of acupuncture, a technique that awakens the body's
self-healing responses and restores the balance of
yin and yang.
Experience
the holistic healing power of aromatherapy and wave good-bye
to negative energies and depression. n Pamper
yourself with all kinds of beauty treatments,
modern and traditional, at amazing Thai prices.
Learn
the Thai language for a better understanding of the country
and its people, so making your long-stay more fun
and meaningful.
Thailand
has a large numbers of good government-run as well as
high standard private hospitals scattered throughout the
country. In Bangkok, most hospitals offer services with
both GP and specialist care while most hotels have doctors
on 24-hour call. The followings are private hospitals
which give supports to the long-stay healthcare programme.
For a full li of private hospitals in Thailand, please
contact the Private Hospital Association
Tel: 0 2716 7058.
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