Thailand Uncovered

สวัสดีค่ะ Sawasdee ka！Welcome to Thailand! On arrival in Bangkok, your private guide will be ready to welcome you at the arrival hall with our warm welcome kits. You will be transferred 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.

Today you will enjoy a private guided tour of Bangkok. Start with the dazzling, spectacular  Grand Palace. It’s undoubtedly the city's most famous landmark, where you will find Wat Phra Kaew there (the temple of the Emerald Buddha). Continue to Wat Pho, one of the oldest, most extensive and famous temples in Bangkok, home to an immense reclining Buddha statue. After lunch, walk to the pier and take a shuttle boat to Wat Arun, aka“The Dawn Temple”, belong to an immense stupa. Your tour also concludes with the magnificent Jim Thompson Museum, where you will find traditional Thai houses surrounding the gardens and many stunning pieces of artwork.

After check out from the hotel, today you will head to Ayuttaya, one of the UNESCO World Heritage list of Thailand. On the way to Ayutthaya, you will visit the Bang-Pa-In Summer Palace, located 60 kilometers north of Bangkok, an impressive architectural blend of East and West dating back to the 17th century.

Continue to Ayutthaya, which was the capital of the Thai Kingdom for 417 years. The city was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong and in 1767 it was destroyed by the Burmese army. Stroll around the ruins of several ancient temples including Wat Phra Si Sanphet, a former royal temple during Ayutthaya's days of glory; Wat Mahathat, undoubtedly the landmark and most photographed objects of Ayutthaya, where the roots of a tree surround the head of a stone Buddha image; and if time allows, Wat Chai Wattanaram, a perfect example of Khmer architectural influence. These temples record the prosperity and decline of ancient Thailand. During the visit, your guide will take you to sample a notable local snack – Roti Sai Mai which is also referred to as 'Sweet Angel Hair'.

After the tour, check-in at Ayutthaya's hotel and spend the rest of the day at your leisure.

Morning checks out and departure to Khao Yai. Upon arrival at Khao Yai, you will check-in and refresh at your hotel. Then continue your tour right outside the national park boundaries by relaxing and swim in clear spring. Later, if you are lucky, you may watch millions of migrating bats flow out from a cave during the sunset.

You will start the morning by doing a driving safari along the road, looking for gibbons, hornbills and other wildlife. Afterward, we continue trecking into the jungle.

After the lunch break, you'll visit Haew Suwat Waterfall, better known from Leonardo Di Caprio's "The Beach" movie and possibly visit a viewpoint with a wide vista over the national park. Late in the afternoon we will end the tour by driving safari in search of elephants.

In the early evening, you will be returned to your hotel.

Today you will head from Khao Yai to Bangkok (about 3 hours) for your flight to Krabi. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed at the airport by our professional guide and then depart for your hotel in Krabi. After check-in, the rest of the day at your own leisure!

Pick up from your hotel to Ao Thalane Pier. Then you will be transferred by long-tail boat from the pier to Hong Island. The journey takes about 45 minutes but you will absolutely forget the time once the boat left from the pier. The scenery around Hong Island is very nice with different rock formations. When you arrive at the island then it’s time to paddle the kayak around the island or if you think the paddling is too hard, you may also relax on the beach, feed the fish or swim in the clear water of the Andaman Sea. Koh Hong is also called Koh Lao Billeh. This island’s shape is like half-circle. You will enjoy the spectacular views of the sea and the surrounding islands when you paddle the kayak. There are lots of shallow coral reefs and breathtaking lagoon (the symbol of the island) to see. Lunch will be served in the restaurant at Ao Thalane. 

In the afternoon, we will explore Ao Thalane, surrounded by towering karsts formation and lovely offshore islands, are complex channels, bay, and canyon-like passageway. Recently, this place has been discovered that it is superb for having a first-time encounter with the ecosystem. Certainly, a highlight of the trip is narrow channels cut through two towering cliffs. Several species of Kingfishers, little Herons, and Crab-Eating Macaques are almost guaranteed to be seen in this area. Ao Thalane has not yet officially been designated as a national park but it may soon become one. Then we paddle back to Ao Thalane Pier, get change and go back to the hotel to relax.

Day at leisure. You may like to enjoy a spa treatment, explore the nearby town or relax on the beach.

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

After breakfast at the hotel, free at leisure then depart for Krabi Airport for your flight home or to your next destination.