Tour Detail

5-4 BANGKOK STOPOVER - BKK5-4 HD Grand Palace and Temples + Floating Market + AYUTTHAYA SIC

FOR ORGANIZATIONAL REASONS, THE EXCURSIONS MAY BE CONDUCTED ON ALTERNATE DAYS

DEPARTURE WITH ITALIAN SPEAKING GUIDE EVERY THURSDAY

DAY 1 - BANGKOK - ARRIVAL. TRANSFER

DAY 2 - BANGKOK - Royal Palace and Temples Half Day (B.)

DAY 3 - BANGKOK - Bang Pa In, Ayutthaya, Cruise with Lunch Full Day (B.L.)

DAY 4 - BANGKOK - Maeklong Railway, Damnoern Saduak - Half Day (B.)

DAY 5 - BANGKOK - One Way Transfer City Hotel Airport. Driver Only (B.)

HOTEL: STANDARD GALLERIA 10 CHILL ROOM - MANDARIN HOTEL DELUXE ROOM - MODE SATHON DELUXE ROOM

HOTEL CAN BE DIFFERENT BASED ON AVAILABILITY AT THE MOMENT OF THE RESERVATION

Day 1

DAY 1 - BANGKOK - ARRIVAL. TRANSFER

Arrival at Bangkok Airport. After retrieving your luggage, proceed to GATE 4, where our English-speaking airport assistant awaits you. Transfer to the hotel with a driver. Please note that rooms are guaranteed from 14:00 onwards. Our Italian assistant will be waiting for you in the lobby or will contact you for an appointment. The rest of the day is free for individual activities.

Day 2

DAY 2 - BANGKOK - Royal Palace and Temples – Half Day (B.)

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide and departure for a half-day visit to some of the main attractions of this metropolis. We start with the Royal Palace, founded in 1782, which includes not only royal halls and the throne but also numerous government offices and the famous Emerald Buddha Temple. It covers an area of 218,000 square meters and is surrounded by four walls, 1900 meters in length. We continue with the adjacent Wat Pho, not only one of Bangkok's most visited Buddhist temples but also a combination of history, medical science, and a school. Founded during the 16th century, it became the Royal Temple of King Rama I of the Chakri Dynasty. In 2008, Wat Pho was declared a UNESCO Memory of the World (MOW) as a documentary heritage for Asia and the Pacific region. The visits conclude with Wat Trimitr, a Buddhist temple near Bangkok's Chinatown famous for one thing: the Golden Buddha. The main Buddha statue, made of cement, was transferred to Wat Trai Mitr during a restoration in 1931. Twenty years later, in 1955, when the structures were completed, the Buddha statue fell during a lifting operation, revealing the pure gold hidden inside. Return to the hotel is scheduled between 12:00-12:30 for the morning excursion and between 17:00-17:30 for the afternoon one.

IMPORTANT

Please dress appropriately, covering shoulders and knees.

Please bring your passport, often required for entrance checks.

Day 3

DAY 3 - BANGKOK - BANG PA IN, AYUTTHAYA, CRUISE WITH LUNCH – Full Day (B.L.)

Breakfast at the hotel. Meet with the Italian guide and depart to discover the ancient capital of Thailand. The first visit is to Bang Pa In, reached by a short journey of about 60 kilometers north of Bangkok, along the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Bang Pa In is one of the summer palaces of the Thai Royal Family, dating back to the seventeenth century, before the establishment of Bangkok as the capital. Subsequently falling into disuse for a long period, all the buildings you will visit date back to its rebirth, made possible by King Mongkut (Rama IV) in the nineteenth century. Today, the palace is rarely used, mainly for state ceremonies, and not as a royal summer residence. We continue with the Ayutthaya Historical Park, the city founded around 1350, becoming the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai. It flourished from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century, becoming one of the world's largest and most cosmopolitan urban areas and a center of global diplomacy and trade. Ayutthaya was strategically located on an island surrounded by three rivers connecting the city to the sea. This site was chosen because it was above the tide of the Gulf of Siam as it existed at that time, preventing the city from being attacked by maritime warships of other nations. The city was attacked and razed to the ground by the Burmese army in 1767, forcing the inhabitants to abandon it. It was never rebuilt in the same location and today is a vast archaeological site, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. After the temple visits, a beautiful cruise awaits us with lunch served on board. With the vehicle, we return to Bangkok to the Wat Chong-Lom pier (Nonthaburi), where you will be welcomed on board the Grand Pearl Cruise Line. Here, a sumptuous buffet lunch with a variety of Eastern and Western cuisines will be served while you relax, enjoying the fascinating scenery along the river of kings. The boat will then head towards Nonthaburi, passing the island of Koh Kred, where a dense Mon community lives, before reaching the city of Bangkok. Coffee will be served on board as you enjoy the lovely views along the riverbanks, such as the colorful Royal Barge House, Thammasart University, Sirirat Hospital, the Royal Grand Palace, and the graceful Temple of the Dawn, with its magnificent spire of 79 meters, next to Wat Kallayanamitr, one of the city's most famous temples. Around 16:00, arrival and disembarkation at the River City commercial complex pier. Transfer to the hotel by air-conditioned vehicle.

Day 4

DAY 4 - BANGKOK - Maeklong Railway, Damnoern Saduak - Half Day (B.)

Breakfast at the hotel. At 06:30-07:00, meet with the Italian-speaking guide and depart for a beautiful day of visits to the nearby provinces of Song Khram and Ratchaburi, about 100 km from Bangkok. We start with the Railway Market (Hoop Rom Market), commonly known as Siang Tai Market (at your own risk). It stretches over a length of 100 meters, located on the railway near Mae Klong Railway Station. Next, we head to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. We arrive at the pier and, with a long-tail boat, navigate about 30 minutes through the canals to reach the Floating Market. Damnoen Saduak Market in Ratchaburi is one of the most popular floating markets in Thailand, where many Thai and foreign tourists visit every day to shop, eat, and absorb the atmosphere of the water markets built over a hundred years ago. Around 11:00, depart to return to Bangkok, with arrival at the hotel expected around 12:00. Afternoon free for individual and/or optional activities.

Day 5

DAY 5 - BANGKOK - One Way Transfer City Hotel – Airport. Driver Only (B.)

Breakfast at the hotel. Three hours before the flight, meet with the driver in the hotel lobby. Transfer to the airport. End of services.