Thailand: Secrets around Bangkok

Sawasdee ka！Welcome to Thailand! On arrival in Bangkok, your private guide will welcome you at the arrival hall and transfer you to your hotel with a private car and driver. Your guide will help you with luggage and hotel check-in and ensure your arrival is worry-free.

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Depart early morning for a 2-hour drive to the 100-year-old Damnoen Saduak Floating Market located 100 km (62 mi) from Bangkok, one of Thailand’s most famous attractions. Day-in and day-out from about 8 am to about 11 am, the Floating Market is routinely crowded with hundreds of vendors and purchasers floating in their small rowing boats selling and buying or exchanging their goods. You will have a chance to take a ride on a long-tail boat to get a real sense of a floating village. After the long tail boat cruise around the village, you will stop at a transit point where you can choose to further explore the floating market by a 4-seat boat or stroll around by the river's banks. 

After having lunch, you will return to Bangkok, and you will visit Wat Pho, which is one of Bangkok’s oldest and largest temples. Wat Pho was built by King Rama I about 200 years ago and houses the gigantic, gold-plated Reclining Buddha image. This unique image is 49 meters long and 12 meters high with beautifully inlaid mother-of-pearl soles. Your last stop is The Royal Grand Palace, the nation's landmark and the most revered royal monument. You will see the Palace, which is used for many different occasions, and you will see The Coronation Hall, the Funeral Hall, the Royal Guest House, and the mysterious, famous Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), the most revered Buddha image in Thailand. 

Check out from your hotel this morning, our private driver will pick you up from your hotel and drive for approximately 2 hours to Pattaya city through scenic agricultural areas before arriving at the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. There, you will meet your English-speaking guide and learn a little about the elephants, before changing into traditional Karen clothing.

After being allocated bananas and sugar cane to feed to the elephants, you will walk with your guide through the Sanctuary, where you will find free-roaming elephants and hear their individual stories. You can touch, feed, photograph, and interact with the elephants at your leisure while you learn about their lifestyle and behaviors. After you have met all the elephants, you will accompany them to a nearby mud spa. Get muddy with the elephants as you apply a restorative cosmetic mud treatment to their skin. Next, you will walk with the elephants shower them and join them in the water for a refresher. Take a swim, help bathe, and brush the elephants while they wade through and play in the water.

Once the elephants are clean, you can take some final photos with them, and then it will be time to part ways with your new friend and change into some dry clothes. Finally, eat some snacks and seasonal fresh fruit, your driver will accompany you to your hotel in Pattaya.

After check-in at the hotel, take a rest until this late afternoon, your driver will pick you up for your evening Tiffany's Show, which is one of Pattaya's most popular attractions. You will be stunned and mesmerized by the extravagant costumes, and stunning lady-boys on the grand stage with well-designed backdrops, lighting, sound, and much more. A beautiful blend of the art of acting, stage design, and costumes, combined with the use of new technology this show is a must-see for those visiting Pattaya. Overnight in Pattaya.

Embark upon this exciting activity that lets you spend a cheerful evening with your loved ones in the authentic setup of Tappia Floating Cafe Pattaya. You can simply sit on the floating deck and admire the pristine sea views around you while enjoying the delicious food and drinks served. Take this opportunity to indulge in fishing activities. If you're lucky enough to catch a squid, the chef on board will instantly cook it into sashimi or grilled squids for you.

Day of leisure. Relax at your hotel or explore the surrounding area.

Our private driver will escort you to Bangkok airport for your onward flight.