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No wonder, this is one of our favourites!
In
this two-day tour, suitable to everybody, you will discover some
of the most characteristic aspects of Thailand: salinas,
a traditional Thai house processing sugar palm, an
important ingredient for the preparation of spicy sauces such as
kinds of curry as well as a variety of desserts. The railway
market, a spice and fish market on the very railway tracks
displaying the scene of sellers moving away their stalls on the
coming of trains.
And
then the famous Damnoen Saduak floating market, reachable
via small canals by motorboat. Full of tourists, not touristy
yet, it has kept its exotic flavour: thin boats piled up with
fruit, meat, vegetables and seafood, slowly paddled about by
ladies.
Later, a stop at the Bridge on the River Kway,
made famous by David Lean's movie, where you can take stunning
views, and have lunch in a restaurant on the river.
An
additional stop at a temple in the jungle, not far from the
Burma border -about 40 km from Kantchanaburi- today popular as
the Tiger's Temple.
So
goes the story: some inhabitants of a village found two tiger
cubs in the jungle, but of course none wanted to house those
"small creatures". A Buddhist monk named Chan took that chance
and saved the cubs from certain death.
Nowadays, the place houses 17 tigers and many other wild animals
such as water buffaloes, deers, wild boars and a species of
antelope.
The
tigers are fed with cooked meat in order not to make them
develop a taste for blood.
The
Monks' project is to set up 12 acres of forest for the tigers
where they can live in the wild and teach their cubs to survive
in the jungle, their natural habitat where they are supposed to
go back.
Although some tigers are very docile and let people to caress
them, extreme caution is recommended.
Then
we proceed towards the floating resort, gliding for 40 minutes
along the river, where multicoloured birds and water buffaloes
are at sight, some floating houses every now and then, all
accompanied by jungle sounds.
At
the floating resort there is no electricity; the water is
supplied from aseptic tanks. You’ll have a choice of Western or
Thai cuisine.
Then
at night, lying on a hammock in the veranda, in the silence and
darkness of the jungle with just the yellow light of oil lamps,
far from the madding crowd…well, just experience it!
Schedule:
First
day: Departure at 7:00 from your hotel in Bangkok with a private
car and English-speaking guide.
Stop
at a salina and visit of a traditional Thai house
processing sugar
palm.
Visit
at the railway market
Visit
at the Damnoen Saduak floating market by motorboat.
Sightseeing at the Bridge on the river Kway, lunch at a
restaurant on the river.
Visit
to the Tiger's Temple.
Transfer to the floating resort by boat.
After
dinner, Mon dances show at the resort theatre.
Second day: 9 a.m.: one-hour elephant trekking and rafting on
the river. Visit to Mon village.
Free
time to relax.
Return to your Bangkok hotel with private car before dinner
time.
End
of services.
Prices starting from 360 euro.
Our offer includes:
Private car from/to Bangkok
Licensed tourist guide (for the first day only)
Entrance fee to the Tiger's Temple
Boat
in floating market
Boat
transfer to/from the floating resort
Mon
dance show
Elephant trekking and rafting
Excludes:
Lunch
at the River Kway restaurant
All
extras you can buy on the place (excursions, canoes, boat
transfer, etc.)
All
service not mentioned in this program
Remark:
To
those who find the accommodation at the floating resort
fascinating but too basic, we can offer air-conditioned bungalow
in a resort with swimming pool, a few kms away from the floating
resort. Same owner. Good cuisine. Same prices as quoted above.
Please see pics of the bungalow and swimming pool.
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