Bangkok and Floating Market 2 Days
(Tour Service without accommodation)

Highlights of Bangkok:
Welcome to Bangkok, the capital and the major metropolitan city of Thailand! The Grand Palace, ancient temples, river boat cruise, floating market, classical Thai dance, elephant show, and crocodile farm are some of the highlights of the tour here. The bustling capital offers sightseers a full range of historic monuments and avant garde modern architecture. Temples, monasteries, museums, libraries, cultural centers, safari parks, huge shopping complexes and first class hotels make Bangkok one of the greatest cities in the Far East. Our guided tours will take you through most attractive historic monuments and sites of Bangkok.

Itinerary: Bangkok and Floating Market 2 Days:

Day 1 Bangkok Grand Palace and ancient Temples
Pick up at your hotel lobby at 08:00am depart to visit the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Keow (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) located within the palace complex, various halls of royal function such as Amarindra Throne Hall, Chakri Mahaprasart and Dusit Mahaprasart Throne Hall and the residential area. Wat Pra Keow (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) is one of the most beautiful temples in the royal grand palace compound. The temple itself is being used for principal royal function and royal chapel. This temple is the repository of The Emerald Buddha, the most holy Buddha Image of Thai Buddhism. The Image is carved in semiprecious green stone 66cm high. The temple is regarded as the oldest and the most beautiful decoration in the country.

Next, we visit Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha) is the oldest, largest and most visited temple in Bangkok, which is also well known as the first open university of Thailand; for example, Thai people learned therapeutic Thai massage techniques from this temple.

Dress Code: Formal attire is required to enter the Royal Grand Palace. Thus, please wear comfortable casual clothes while touring the Royal Grand Palace. High cut-shorts, skirts, beach attires, bare shoulders and ankles are not allowed. If you are not in proper attire, you will be asked to rent one at the palace gate! Recommendation on Foot Wear: Wear comfortable walking shoes covering your ankles; Tevas covering ankles are acceptable. Wear shoes that you can take off and put on easily while visiting the temples.

Lunch will be served at local restaurant near the Chaophraya River around noon, depending on when you finish the tour inside the Grand Palace.

Canal tour after lunch, we board on long-tail boat and cruise along the main river of Thailand's Chao Phraya River (The River of Kings). There are well over 100 canals in Bangkok. Hence, it is often called the "Venice of the east". Early Thai lifestyle of dwelling along the riverbanks is still experienced in this hustle and bustle of the modern city of Bangkok.

Canal tour gives you an opportunity to observe how the local people live here. Bangkok has many canal ways, many of which are still active. The canal tour also takes you to the impressive Royal Barge Museum located at the riverbank.

End of canal tour, visit Wat Arun (The Temple of dawn), the former palace of King Taksin of Thonburi (period 1767-1782), one of the most revered temple of Thailand, and transfer to your hotel. Meals: L.

Day 2 Floating market and Rose Garden Cultural show
Pick up from your hotel lobby at 07.00am and drive to Damnernsaduok floating market to the west of Bangkok in Rajaburi Province.

Once we reach the center of floating market, get on the wooden canoes and paddle to explore the market at leisure. Depart floating market and continue journey to a woodcarving center to see the world famous fine arts of Thailand.

Lunch at The Rose Garden, and visit the beautiful country resort to observe the Thai ways of life from every part of the country featuring Thai boxing, wedding ceremony, folk song and dance, ordination into the monkshood and more.
End of show, transfer back to your hotel in Bangkok. Meals: BL.

Bangkok and Floating Market 2 Days
(Tour Service without accommodation)

Tour Cost Includes:

Tour activities as mentioned in the itinerary,
Transfers by air-conditioned tour coach or van during the tour,
Lunch at local restaurants on the tour,
English and other foreign speaking local tour guide service on the tour,
entrance fees to monument visited on this tour, and insurance.

Tour Cost Does Not Include:

Accommodation, Meals not mentioned in the program,
personal expenses and any item of personal nature including personal insurance, alcoholic beverages, telephone, tips, optional tours, charges for delays caused by situations beyond our control including bad weather, natural disasters, political unrest, and emergencies.