Thailand Panorama - 7 Days - DEC01

Arrival at Bangkok’s airport and you will be welcomed by Asiatica’s tour guide. Transfer to city center and check-in at the hotel. You will have free time in the rest of the day to discover the city. Overnight at hotel.

Around 8.30 am, after breakfast you will depart to visit the Grand Royal Palace, the official residence of kings of Thailand since 1785. This complex is surrounded by a circle of walls with 1900 meters long and stands on an area of 218.400m² ; it is usually used for royal ceremonies such as weddings, funerals, state banquets. You can admire famous and luxurious palaces, buildings and temples such as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Keow), considered the most sacred Buddhist temple, which houses inside a large statue of Buddha carved in jade. Back to the hotel.

After breakfast, you will visit Damnoern Saduak floating market, located about 100 kilometers to the south-west of Bangkok. It can be reached through a dense network of canals by a "long tail boat". Have lunch in Rose Garden where you can attend a Thailand traditional show. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon. Overnight at Hotel.

Early in the morning, you will visit Kanchanaburi, locaed about 160 kilometers to the west from Bangkok.

This day will be dedicated to the visit of Kanchanaburi, including the War Museum where displays drawings, photographs, war relics, shells of bombs, etc.; the Allied Cemetery where 7,000 prisoners were buried during the Second World War; the Bridge over Kwai River that was renowned in David Lean's 1957 film "The Bridge on the River Kwai". Continue on a train to visit the Temple of the Tigers . Lunch in a local restaurant. Overnight at Hotel.

After breakfast, you will discoverthe magnificent nature of Kanchanaburi. Traveling by boat, the river goes upstream to the waterfall of Saiyok : you will have opportunity to admire its idyllic beauty that has been repeatedly celebrated in Thai poetry and songs. We proceed to the monument of the Hell Fire Pass : the passage with 73 meters in length and 25 meters in height that is built through the rock using simple tools and machinery. The visit ends with the Lawa caves consist of numerous stalactites and stalagmites. Lunch in a local restaurant. Overnight at Hotel.

After breakfast, transfer to Ayuttaya to visit the Bang Pa In - the Summer Palace which was built on a an island in the middle of river and used as a country residence of the kings during Ayuttaya era. There is a mixture of architectural styles: European, Chinese and Thai; however, the complex reflects mostly the personality of Rama V (on the throne from 1868 to 1910). We continue with Chaiwatthanaram temple, also called the temple of the long Kingdom and of the Glorious Age - a Buddhist temple with Khmer style; the ruins of the ancient city form the so-called "Ayutthaya Historical Park", a UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Lunch in a local restaurant. Overnight at Hotel.

After breakfast, you will embark a cruise on the River of the Kings - Gran Pearl Of Siam cruise, where you can admire gorgeous scenery of the rural areas of Bangkok, the Royal Boats and the Royal Palace. The buffet lunch will be served on the cruise. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to the hotel in Bangkok or to the airport for the flight.

(in case of airport transfer we remind you that it takes about 60 minutes to get to Don Muang airport and 90 minutes to Suvarnabhumi airport). End of our Services.