5D4N Classic Thailand Package

You arrive at Bangkok airport where we greet you and transfer you to your hotel. Your Encounters Travel rep welcomes you, helps you settle into the hotel, and provides you with some useful tips for exploring the area as well as outlining the schedule for the next few days. Overnight in Bangkok.

Breakfast at hotel. After a pre-tour briefing, we start today with a half day tour to the splendid Grand Palace complex and the Royal Temple of the Emerald Buddha, where varied styles of Thai architecture are delicately woven together to enchant the viewer. In the afternoon we take a cruise along the canals of Bangkok’s surprisingly rural western suburbs and enjoy the natural scenery and observe the daily lives of the people who live along the canals. We stop en-route for an opportunity to talk to some of the students attending the temple school or take a leisurely stroll through vegetable and herb gardens. Continuing by boat we visit boathouse where the Royal Barges are kept and maintained. Back to hotel. Overnight in Bangkok.

Breakfast at hotel. Next we head east to Ayutthaya, the former capital of Thailand (1350-1767AD) and UNESCO world heritage site. Ayutthaya’s many ancient temples are scattered throughout the site and along the encircling Chao Phraya River. We visit several of the most important temples and the former summer palace Ban Pa-In, before driving back to Bangkok. Overnight in Bangkok

Breakfast at hotel. You depart early this morning to Ban Paew and a boat cruise along the Damnoen Saduak Canal. You will enjoy the beautiful sights along the way and witness the day-to-day activities of the Thai people who live on the canals. The cruise ends at the wonderfully colorful floating market at Damnoen Suduak. Back to Bangkok. We visit Flower Market and walk around China Town. Back to hotel. Overnight in Bangkok.

Breakfast at hotel and check out. Proceed to Bangkok Airport for your departure flight to home.