T113: Floating Market ,Train Market, Wat Po (OR Grand Palace),Wat Arun Privately Escorted
TOUR OVERVIEW
If you are short on time then this is a great day to see some of Bangkok's highlights and the famous floating market at Damnoen Saduak. Mae Klong Train market, and Wat Arun as well as the Grand Palace Complex all feature on this full day Bangkok tour.
TOUR DESCRIPTION
This tour will begin when our team collect you
from your hotel to this colourful market. On the route to Damnoen Saduak
we will stop by at Mae Klong Train Market where you witness the market vendors
goods set up across the tracks of a working railway line. Just wait and see the
amazing scene unfold when the scheduled train passes through this market! At
Damnoen Saduak you well board a privately chartered motorboat where we will
travel some of the canals on the way to the market and you can get a glimpse of
real canal side life. we will disembark the boat at the market and you will
then be free to explore the market, you can wander up and down the canals
flagging down boats and vendors as you please or take the paddle boat option
where you can really get amongst the action on the canals. Following the market
we will make our way back to Bangkok. On arrive in Bangkok will have lunch
before you can choose to visit Wat Po OR visit Bangkok's most important Palace
and temple complex. If you visit Wat Po you will get to see a plethora of
Buddha statues, temple buildings and Wat Po's highlight which is the giant
reclining Buddha. For those who visit the The Grand Palace (extra charge
applies), the Grand Palace was built as a Royal residence and over the years
many additions have been made including the stunning Wat Prah Kaew which houses
the Emerald Buddha carved out of a single piece of Jade! The last stop of the
day will be Wat Arun one of Bangkok's most iconic temples. You will be able to
get close up and climb part way up the Pagoda to get a panoramic view over the
Chao Phraya. At the end of the day we will transfer you back to your Bangkok
hotel.
Clarification: In the above programme
you can choose to visit Wat Po OR The Grand Palace. Unfortunatley there is not
enough time to visit both. Entrance fee to Wat Po is included in the tour price
below. If you want to take the Grand Palace option then we ask you to pay 400
baht/person to cover the extra cost of the Grand Palace ticket entrance.
Important Update - Sept 2013: Due to a train
timetable change it is unlikely that you will get to see the train passing
through The Mae Klong Train Market on this tour. The train has been put back to
a later time and now clashes with a visit to the floating market (For now we
are leaving a visit to the market in the itinerary as the market itself is
still of interest) If the timetable does not return to its previous times we
will be moving the train from this tour description. Sorry for any
disappointment.
Important: Please read Grand Palace Dress Code below
ITINERARY
• Pickup from your hotel in Bangkok. 07:00
• Depart Bangkok for Samut Songkram
• Visit Maeklong train market
• Board a motorboat for the canal trip to the market
• Visit The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
• Option to board paddle boat
• Elephant Riding - option
• Lunch
• Wat Po (OR Grand Palace/Wat Phra Kaew)
• Option - Grand Palace/Wat Phra Kaew (no Wat Po)
• Wat Arun
• Return to your Bangkok Hotel. 18:00
PRICES
Your Group Size (Persons) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Price per person (Thai Baht) | 6900 | 4540 | 3750 | 3550 | 3120 | 2960 |
Price per person ( Us) | 203 | 134 | 111 | 105 | 92 | 88 |
This tour includes:
• Licensed English speaking tour guide
• Private transport by air con minibus/car
• All listed activities
• Private motorboat charter to market
• Entrance fees (excl. Grand Palace)
• Pick up and drop off at your hotel
This tour excludes:
• Option - Paddle boat at Floating market 200 baht/person
• Option - Elephant Riding 600 baht/person
• Option - Grand Palace 500 baht/person
• Drinks with lunch