MEDIEVAL THAILAND
3-DAY (2-nights)
TP-10
 
Departure daily by private transport only.
Day 1, Bangkok-Pitsanuloke
 
    at 7.00 a.m.       Departure from the hotel and transfer to the pier where you are to board an air-conditioned boat to sail up the Chao Phraya River, Lunch will be served on board, before you disembark in Bang Pa-In to there visit the Summer Palace with its interesting Chinese Pavilion and its collection of Royal Memorabilia. Thereafter you reboard your road transportation and proceed to Saraburi to there visit the scintillating Wat Phra Buddha Bart and its Lords Footprint.
 
From here you will be driven further North to visit the Summer capital of the Ayudhyadays, Lopburi to see the ruins of King Narais Palace, now  a National Museum, the Wat Mahatard, Constantin Phaulcons palace, the Monkeys Shrine, the 3 Prasards, etc.
 
We reach Pitsanuloke late afternoon for accommodation at the AMARINTR LAGOON HOTEL.
 
Evening at leisure. (L.)
 
Day 2,  Pitsanuloke-Tak
          at 8.30 a.m. Departure from the hotel to visit the well known Wat Phra Jinaraj that shelters a unique Buddha Image, and we then drive to the first Thai capital city, Sukhothai, to visit its archeological site, now a World Heritage site protected by UNESCO. Lunch will be served.
In the afternoon we reach the trading town of Tak for accommodation at the WIANG TAK HOTEL. Before the day is over, we will drive up the hills to visit a quaint Black Muser hilltribe village. (B.L.)
 
Day 3, Tak-Bangkok
 
         After a short ride we will reach the market place of Nakorn Sawan where we will visit the teaming market and take a fascinating boat ride on the Nan River. Lunch will be served here at the PIMARN HOTEL.
 
         This afternoon, on our way back to Bangkok we will make a last stop to visit the ruined palaces and temples of the former capital of Siam, Ayudhya. (B..L.)
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