Bangkok, Kaeng Krachan NP & Hua Hin beach

Sa-wat-dee! Welcome to Bangkok, the “City of Angels"!
Met and greeted at the airport and take a private transfer to the hotel (check in time is 14.00). The remainder of the day is at your leisure.

The capital and the largest city of the Kingdom of Thailand is one of Asia's most cosmopolitan cities with magnificent temples and palaces, authentic canals, busy markets and a vibrant nightlife that has something for everyone. Enjoy your free time to roam around, soaking up the sights, smells and sounds of the thriving metropolis or set out on a shopping spree. Perhaps, indulge yourself with a Thai massage, or walk down the famous tourist mecca of Khao San road and venture on a street food crawl.  

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Take an early visit to the famed Wat Pho to observe the serene morning chanting ritual of the monks, an incredible start for the day. This temple is considered highest among the six first-class Royal temples in Thailand, housing the largest collection of Buddha images in the country and is home to the famous 46 m long reclining Buddha.
Wander around the temple ground for sightseeing and admiring the huge gold-plated reclining Buddha with auspicious symbols on the feet.
Continue to the majestic Royal Grand Palace, Bangkok’s most important landmark which used to be the residence of the Kings of Thailand and is one of the most beautiful samples of an ancient Siamese court. Nearby is the Wat Phra Kaew, popularly known as the Temple of Emerald Buddha, which houses the mysterious Buddha image that is meticulously carved from a single block of jade and deeply venerated as the country's palladium.
Later today you will take a long-tail cruise down the Chao Phraya River for a wonderful discovery into the winding ‘khlongs’ (canals) of Thonburi, another world away from the chaotic streets of the capital where you feel like on an Indiana Jones’s adventure through the wild “Venice of the East”, passing lush green dotted with gilded temples on both banks, wooden stilts houses right on water, bustling local markets and vendor boats serving up Thai delicacies. Life along these ‘khlongs’ has long been an inseparable part of the Thai lifestyle and has hardly changed over the years.
On your way back, do not miss the chance to take great photos of the Wat Arun – the Temple of the Dawn, an impressive landmark of Bangkok sparkling in the background of neon lights.  

Evening is at your leisure.

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After breakfast, leave Bangkok for Ayutthaya, the ancient capital of Thailand from the 14th to the 18th century.
Upon arrival, we spend time to discover the ruins and ancient temples in the Ayutthaya Historical Park. Wander through ruins and ancient temples and delve deep into the Kingdom’s historical glory.
Also, this morning we will have chance to visit to local market, experience some interesting shopping of local products, sample one of the most famous delights of Ayutthaya – candy floss roti. Also, visit to local houses for local interaction and to learn about their life and traditions as well as observing the traditional handicraft.
This afternoon, visit the Bang Pa In Royal Palace. Enjoy the sightseeing of majestic royal gardens, mansions and landscaping including the Wehart Chamrunt, the Warophat Phiman, the tower Ho Withun Thasana and the Aisawan Thiphya-Art pavilion…
Continue to Wat Nivet Thammmpravat, one of the most distinctive Buddhist temples with its remarkable Gothic style architecture and stained glass windows.

Drive back to Bangkok in the late afternoon. Evening is at your leisure.

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Leave Bangkok and drive southwestward to the Ratchaburi Province where you will explore the Damnoen Saduak floating market.
On the way there you make a stop to visit a salt field and observe locals working with traditional tools in hard condition as you pass by the area of largest source of salt production in Thailand. Also, you will have chance to visit the Mae Klong Railway Market, an amazing local scene where the market gathered in the open air with the train tracks run right through it. Whenever the train comes by, vendors close up their canopies and wait for it to pass. This place is full of locally grown fruits, freshly caught seafood, dried spices, peppers, and other local foods.

Visit a coconut garden and see how the sugar is being made right from the coconut syrup of coconut flower. Then, hop on a long-tail boat and cruise along winding canal to the Damnoen Saduak floating market where you will see a fascinating Thai way of life from the ancient time that is still widely practiced in this area. It is a great chance to try various kinds of exotic Thai fruits and Thai foods or make some fun shopping for Thai handicrafts that are available at the spot.

A further drive will bring us to the Kaeng Krachan National Park. Check in accommodation and remainder of the day is at your leisure.

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Kaeng Krachan National Park located in the southwestern part of Thailand in Petchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, bounded by the border with Myanmar to the west, with a total area of nearly three thousand square kilometers, this is the largest national park and one of oldest tropical forest in Thailand. The park is home to very rich flora system, great variety of wildlife and is a wonderful place for hiking, camping, and wildlife watching.
After breakfast, into the national park through the wilderness areas to the butterfly trail to watch butterflies and beetles. Continue to go on a gibbons trail to encounter some gibbon families.
Get transferred to Baan Krang and take our trek on the langur & elephant trail where you will find some langur families and sometimes wild elephants.
Later, get on a different trail to visit some mineral licks before getting around the birding trail.
Drive back to the resort with some stops at different spots to watch large mammals.

Overnight in hotel/resort Kaeng Krachan National Park

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Get up to the call of the nature with sounds of birds and gibbons singing around here and there. Enjoy the morning pure and fresh air and take a morning bird watching around spotting different species of birds in the national park.
After breakfast, we head back into the national park again along the dusty road. Drive up towards the mountain to see the mist in the Phanenthung area.
We then take our trek down Thor Thip Waterfall which is the most beautiful waterfall in Kaeng Krachan.
After a picnic lunch, take another trekking for the rest of the day.
Get out of the forest in the late afternoon and drive back to the hotel.
Evening is at your leisure.

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After breakfast, check out hotel and get transferred to Hua Hin.
Literally means stone head in Thai, Hua Hin with white sand, crystal clear water and a tranquil atmosphere is known as a popular beach resort in Thailand.  

Upon arrive there we will spend time to visit the Klai Kangwon Palace, the Royal summer palace built in Spanish style with three mansions facing the sea.
Following, we continue to Khao Takiap Vantage Point where we can go up the hilltop to enjoy a delightful bird's eye view of Hua Hin and visit to the Wat Khao Takiap temple with a giant golden Buddha statue standing against the cliff.  

Check in hotel and the remainder of the day is free at your leisure for sun, sea and sand of Hua Hin.

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Breakfast at the hotel and enjoy time at leisure for beach relax and hotel facilities.  

Overnight hotel in Hua Hin

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Breakfast at the hotel.
Enjoy your whole day at leisure for beach relax and hotel facilities.  

Overnight hotel in Hua Hin

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Breakfast at the hotel.
Enjoy your time at leisure until check out time and get a private transfer to the Bangkok airport for your departure flight to onward destination.  

Safe travel and see you again!

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