BENJARONG LOCAL CRUISE TOUR

Detailed Itinerary

• Day 1

  BANGKOK – AYUTTHAYA

  9.00 am. Arrive at the local Benjarong pier at Pathum Thani (price not included transfer – see supplement)

  Once on board you'll meet your local Benjarong boat chief Steward and the crew who will be looking after you on your trip. Cold herb juice, coffee & tea and a chilled fresh fruit cocktail will be waiting for you. Boat starts cruising to Chao Phraya River.

  12.00 am. Learn how to cook Thai food. Time for Thai cooking course!! Enjoy our Thai Cuisine prepared by your personal on-board chef. Spend the afternoon relaxing on board. Thai massage.
   
  1.30 pm. Cruising to Bang Pa-in Royal Summer Palace. Stop at Bang Pa-in pier. Visit Wat Niwet Thamaprawat. King Culalongkron built Niwet Thamaprawat temple on a small island in the Chao Phraya rver near Bang Pa-in Palace in 1878. Thachurch of this temple was provided as mean for
  transporting people across the river between the palace and the temple. We will depart at around.
   
  5.00 pm. Stop at Elephant Kraal Pavilion visit the elephant village impressively watch elephant taking a bath with their mahouts like brothers. You could visit the elephant nursery where is the first place the elephant's delivered young elephant most in Thailand and where we can watch the sun setting.
   
  7.00 pm. Dinner on board, enjoy the beauteous of both sides of the river with scenes of Architecture by the riversides. Relax and freshen up in your private en suite. Relax on deck with a glass of wine or digestive before retiring to your state room for your
   
  Overnight on board in your air-conditioned cabin.
• Day 2

  AYUTTHAYA - BANGKOK

  6.15 am. Good morning Chao Phraya River. Join the people in the village in donating food to the monks who pass by. It believes that people who make merits will have happy and peaceful life forever. Guide take a tour around the local Thai village. Enjoy nice scenery and visit the elementary school. You can learn some Thai lessons.

  7.45 am. Fresh Breakfast is served.
   
  10.00 am Stop at Wat Phanan Choeng; the oldest monastery in town that founded 26 years before the establishment of Ayutthaya as the capital. Its main building enshrines a huge, seated Buddha image called "Phrachao Phanan Choeng" or "Loung Pho To" plus, you can learn a simple way of gaining merits by feeding the fish in the pond here.
   
  11.00 am. Check out, transfer from Wat Phanachoeng back to Bangkok by minivan. 
                   (price not included transfer to Bangkok see supplement )
   
  *** Program can be reverted Ayutthaya (Wat Phanan Choeng Pier) - Bangkok ( Program Down) operates every Tuesday and Friday ***

The price of tours base on accommodation category, travel period, and number of tourists. Please contact us for more information about prices.
 
Includes:

2 days cruise with stops and visits en route
1 night accommodation on board in single or double berth air-conditioned cabin
3 languages: English or French speaking guide
Meal plan as mentioned (1 dinner, 1 breakfast and 1 lunch)
Thai cooking class
Round trip (SIC) transfer from/to your Bangkok city hotel or airport
Services of a qualified crews

Excludes:

Roundtrip transfer to/from hotel in Bangkok (supplement charge THB 3,600 Baht per van)
Personal expenses

Cancellation
Cancellation fee on total cost.

• 30-15 days prior to the trip: 25%
• 14-3 days prior to the trip: 50%
• Less than 2 days prior to the trip:75%
• No Show:  100%