7 Days \Thailand Special - Bangkok – Jungle Raft - Chiang Mai

Fixed departures subject to Confirmation

Guaranteed Departures on Sundays.

 Day. 01          Bangkok – Arrival        (no meals)

....                     Arrive Bangkok by .....
Transfer from Bangkok international airport to The Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok by private airconditioned car or minibus with English speaking guide and all baggage handlings.
Accommodation at The Rembrandt Hotel (Superior room)

Day. 02                       Bangkok                   (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel           

0730-1230        Thonburi Klong tour with Grand Palace and The Emerald Buddha :-        
Thonburi is the western part of Bangkok, situated on the right side of the Chao Phya River.  Its many canals had originally given Bangkok the name “Venice of the East.”  Passing by boat along the canals gives you a first hand impression of the scenic life along Bangkok’s waterways.  Also visit the Royal Barges and the Temple of Dawn.  The Grand Palace is one of the most beautiful samples of an ancient Siamese court.  It used to be the residence of the Kings of Thailand.  Here you will see palaces which were used for different occasions: the Funeral Palace, the Reception Palace, the Throne Hall, the Coronation Hall, the Royal Guest House, and the beautiful Emerald Buddha Temple.

Lunch at local restaurant

1330- 1700      City and Temples tour :-
This tour includes three of the most unusual Buddhist temples in Bangkok:  Wat Trimitr with its invaluable Golden Buddha (5 ½ tons of solid gold) – Wat Po, the most extensive temple in Bangkok, with its colossal Reclining Buddha and the Chedis of the Kings – Wat Benjamaborpitr, the White Marble Temple, one of the finest examples of Thai architecture.
Accommodation at The Rembrandt Hotel  
Day. 03                   2-DAY RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS TOUR
(Guaranteed daily departure/ SIC)

            Bangkok—Kanchanaburi—River Kwai Jungle Rafts (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel

06:00                Pick up passengers from The Rembrand Hotel
07:00                Depart from Bangkok by air-conditioned car/minibus or coach.
09:00                Arrive at Kanchanaburi.
Visit War Museum, a realistic depiction of POW living quarters, with photographic, pictorial and physical memorabilia dating from World War II.
Visit Allied War Cemetery, resting-place for more than 6,000 Allied prisoners of war (POWs). Visit world-famous BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI, a part of Death Railway constructed by Allied POWs.
12:00                 Take a long-tailed boat from pier to get to the Jungle Rafts, passing by unspoiled mountainous jungle scenery.  Check-in on arrival.
Lunch at Jungle Rafts.
14:45                 Visit to the nearby ethnic MON VILLAGE.

RECOMMENDED OPTION
ELEPHANT RIDE. Travel by elephant back into the jungle.
Extra: Baht 1,000.- per hour (2 persons)

19:00                 Dinner, followed by Traditional Mon & Burmese dances (45-minute presentation of dance and songs with original Mon and Burmese musical instruments).
Accommodations at FLOATEL RIVER KWAI JUNGLE RAFTS.

Day. 04                        River Kwai Jungle Rafts-Bangkok (B/L)
Breakfast
08:00                Take an exciting boat ride downstream to Resotel Pier and continue to visit to the Hell Fire Pass Memorial. Then, return to the raft.
11:30                 Check-out and depart by boat to Pakseng Pier for lunch.
13:00                 Take a historic ride on "Death Railway" through magnificent scenery, passing over original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs.
14:20                 Continue by air-conditioned car/minibus or coach to Bangkok.
18:00                 Arrive Bangkok with transfers to  The Rembrandt Hotel
Accommodation at The Rembrandt Hotel (Superior room)

Day. 05                   Bangkok – Chiang Mai              (B/D)
Breakfast at hotel

....                     Transfer from The Rembrandt Hotel to Bangkok domestic airport for flight
to Chiang Mai
....                     Depart Bangkok by .....
....                     Arrive Chiang Mai by .....
Transfer from Chiang Mai airport to The Empress Hotel by private airconditioned car or minibus with English speaking guide and all baggage handling.

1330-1700          Handicraft Villages Tour :-
Handicraft Villages Tour.    Tour of the Handicraft villages to see the manufacturing of lacquerware, the spinning and weaving of Thai Silk and how paper umbrellas are made.  Also visit a famous Thai woodcarving factory with possibility to buy Burmese antiques.

1930-2230         Kantoke dinner :-
Typical Thai Dinner with presentation of dances from northern Thailand, followed by a performance of dance and songs of various hilltribes.

                        Accommodation at The Empress Hotel (Superior room)