TOUR FD 01: Floating Market, River Kwai & Elephant Riding

• Full day, including lunch at local restaurant

A full-day countryside tour, combing the colourful Floating Market with a train ride along the historic track of the “Thailand-Burma Railway”.

One of the most popular full day tours starts with an early morning drive to Damnern Saduak, site of Thailand 's most famous Floating Market. Here, old women and young ladies wearing their typical lampshade hats, paddle boats along small canals and trade with fruits, flowers, vegetables and cooked foods. Continue driving westward to Kanchanaburi. This western province is characterized by rolling hills along its borders with neighbouring Myanmar and as the gateway of the “Thailand-Burma Railway”, built under Japanese command by Allied and Asian prisoners of war during World War II Kanchanaburi is the site of the famous “Bridge over the River Kwai”, made known across the world by the novel of Pierre Boull?. No visit to the area would be complete without a train ride on the infamous “Death Railway” during which the train passes over dangerous looking wooden viaducts built along the mountainside. After the train ride, drive to a nearby elephant camp to experience a 1-hour ride on the back of an elephant followed by a short bamboo rafting on a quiet stretch of the Kwai River . Return to Bangkok approx. 6 pm.

TOUR FD 02: Ancient Ayutthaya

• Full day bus & boat tour, including lunch on board “Horizon” river cruiser.

A relaxing tour to gain some insight into Thailand 's past, when it was known as the Kingdom of Siam . This tour is available as group join-in tour, or as private tour with your own guide (except during the cruise back to Bangkok ).

Early morning departure from Bangkok by limousine or bus for a guided tour of Ayutthaya , located approx. 80 km north of Bangkok . Ayutthaya was the royal capital of the Kingdom of Siam for 417 years, from 1350 to 1767. During this glorious period, 33 kings from 5 dynasties successively ruled over one of South East Asia 's most impressive and powerful kingdoms of its time. Today's Ayutthaya has been declared Unesco World Heritage site and during the morning you will visit some of it's most important temples and ruins, scattered throughout the Historical Park . Afterwards drive to Bang Pa -In, formerly the summer retreat of the early kings of Ayutthaya . In the afternoon board the luxury river boat “Horizon” and enjoy a leisurely cruise downriver back to Bangkok . Upon arrival at the pier of the Shangri La Hotel , you will be met by your guide again and transferred back to your hotel.