Phetchaburi, a charming historic town sitting astride the main road to Southern Thailand, has a number of temples with strong connections to the former capital of Ayuthaya. Some of the best examples of Ayuthaya’s mural paintings can be found here.However, the glorious palace now a national museum, which sits on a hilltop overlooking the town, is a breath-taking place to visit. Our tour takes you to one of Thailand’s oldest provinces. Then our journey continues to Khao Luang Cave, which houses not less than 170 Buddha Images. At Phara Nakhonkhiri we continue our journey by cable car to the beautiful summer palace of King Rama IV, also the setting of the famous movie "The King and I". We see the Royal Heritage in the palace museum and admire the spectacular view from the observatory. Then at last, lunch will be taken in Phetchaburi town before we head back to the Hotel.
Mar 29, 2011
Unseen Thailand , hua hin
During this new half day excursion you will experience the real Thailand, and in a natural way. We will travel toward Petchaburi to a smaller community, where we will see the everyday life. You will get an insight in Buddhism when visiting religious places, such as a cave that protects a Buddha statue that is over 700 years old, and later on when visiting a temple. Shortly after we are welcomed into an original Thai home, to see how Thai people live and work. The highlight of the excursion will be when visiting the town’s school, which only has around 50 students. Here the students will be given the opportunity to develop their English skills, and practice their English with us. Join us on this excursion to see and learn more about this lovely country! Included in the price is water as well as snacks.
Exploring Damnoen Saduak Floating Market , hua hin
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is the best place for observing Thai local life. This one day trip provides you a golden opportunity to explore the floating market where you can learn more on the way of Thai life. We will start up our energetic trip by leaving hua hin in the early morning to arrive our destination on time. The first stop is at a Thai house where you can observe the local life and learn how easy they are. There at the Thai house, you will be closer to their easy lives by watching their business on producing brown sugar made of coconut trees which are easily found in the area. After visiting the Thai house, we will direct you to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market which is regarded to be one of the most important tourist attractions of the Province which is waiting all of you to explore. After finishing floating market observation, we will carry on our eager trip with King Rama II Memorial Park, where was his natal town and provides you with interesting information. After consuming lots of brain food, then taking a long-tailed boat to have you own lunch. Both sides of the canal from the Memorial Park will give all of you the unseen life of the local people such as Thai houses, coconut plantation and orchards (assorted kinds of tropical fruits). The boat trip will take approximately 45 minutes before arriving the local restaurant. After having our superb lunch, then we will head all of you to Amphawa Evening Market for the last stop. Right in the evening market, you can strongly feel the difference between the floating market and this market with a chance to try cheap and assorted Thai desserts, ancient coffee, various kinds of seasonal fruits and other things domestically produced in the community before heading back to hua hin with smile and happiness kept in your memory. Remark : operate on Friday , Saturday and Sunday
Sam Roi Yod National Park & Elephant Riding, hua hin
Thailand's first Coastal National Park “The Three hundred peaks” is a small but fascinating area of Limestone mountains, coves, beaches, islands And marshy wetlands that is home to a great variety of plants, birds and some endangered animals. A wonderful and not too difficult place to explore. Our journey starts with a visit to a pineapple plantation. Then we go to a coconut farm , where we see trained monkeys picking coconuts from trees. We travel on to Bang-Pu fishing village, where we take a boat ride out through the village to the open sea. (Subject to sea conditions). Take in Bang-Pu's thriving fishing industry, preparing for the day's catch. Our 20 minutes boat trip concludes at a beautiful stretch of beach below the Pra-Ya-Nakon Cave. Good walking shoes are recommended as we then walk 430 meter up to the cave dome. Once inside we can see the dripping stalagmites around the pavilion built by King Rama V. After lunch, we have time to relax and swim in the warm sea before back hua hin for riding elephant in mountain surroundings.
Pa-La-U Waterfall, Hua Hin
The Pa-La-U Waterfall is part of the Kaeng Krachan National Park. It is located about 60 Km west of Hua Hin, near the Burmese border. The Pa-La-U Waterfall with its 16 steps, is one of the biggest waterfalls in Thailand, and the surrounding forest is over a thousand years old and is filled with rare wild animals. Our trip starts in the morning, we drive west through pineapple plantations towards the mountains and the Burmese border. We continue with a trek through unspoiled rainforest to Pa-La-U Waterfall where we trek up to the 4th level pool filled with wild carp fish. Experience the beautiful waterfall and jungle surroundings where wild monkeys and birds can be heard and sometimes spotted. After the waterfall, we will enjoy lunch at local restaurant and them head back to hua hin after a very happy and exciting trip.
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