Day 1: Khao Sok
PHUKET - SURAT THANI - KHAO SOK (Lunch, Dinner)
Departure to visit the Phunphin district, a rural area where people still live in a traditional way. We visit some villages, moving along the canals by longtail boat.
Lunch in a traditional house.
In the afternoon, we visit the Monkey Training College, a monkey training center for the collection of coconuts.
Departure to reach the Khao Sok National Park.
Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner at the hotel.
Day 2: Chumphon
KHAO SOK - CHUMPHON (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Visit of Khao Sok National Park, perhaps the most spectacular in Thailand. Khao Sok is part of the largest rainforest area in the country, where nature has remained untouched for ages. We embark for a cruise on a longtail boat, passing among vertical cliffs covered with virgin forest, in a magnificent and almost unreal naturalistic context.
Lunch at typical restaurant.
Departure to Chumpon. Along the way we stop in Chaya to visit Wat Phra Borommathat Chaya, an important temple dating back to the 11th century and a symbol of the region.
Arrival in Chumpon and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner at the hotel.
Day 3: Kanchanaburi
CHUMPHON - KANCHANABURI (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Departure for Kanchanaburi passing through Hua Hin, a famous seaside resort where the Royal Family has various summer residences.
Along the way we stop at the Maruekhathaiyawan Palace, built entirely of teak wood, known as the Palace of Love and Hope. One of the most beautiful and ancient royal palaces in the country, it was built in 1929 by King Rama VI to be able to relax surrounded by nature.
Afterwards we visit a local market.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
We reach Phetchburi and we visit the Historical Park of Phra Nakhon Khiri, located on Khao Wang hill, where several temples and the palace built in 1860 by King Rama IV are located
Arrival in Kanchanaburi and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner at hotel.
Day 4: Ayutthaya
KANCHANABURI - AYUTTHAYA (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Visit of Kanchanaburi, the city of the bridge on the Kwai river, whose construction by POW during WWII was made into a movie that made it famous all over the world.
Visit of the J.E.A.T.H. museum.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
After lunch we reach Tham Krasae station to board a small train and cover a spectacular stretch of the Death Railway, here passing on a wooden viaduct hanging on the slope of a mountain.
Departure for Ayutthaya.
Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner at the hotel.
Day 5:
AYUTTHAYA - BANGKOK (Breakfast, Lunch)
Transfer to reach Ayutthaya, the ancient capital of Siam, founded in 1350. Arrival at the Archaeological Park, one of the richest in Asia, and visit the most important temples, Wat Mahathat and Wat Na Phra Mane.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
After lunch we stop at the nearby Bang Pa In Summer Palace, the site where the Royal Family used to retire to escape the heat of Bangkok's summer. We stroll around in tranquil gardens, landscaped with lotus-filled lakes and surrounding beautiful residences, each built in a unique blend of traditional Siamese and European styles. We visit the most interesting residences before departing for Bangkok.
Arrival in Bangkok and transfer to the hotel.
