Duration: 3 days / 2 nights (optional extensions)

Day 1 Arrive Bangkok

Meet & Greet service upon arrival at Bangkok airport. Our guide will accompany you to the hotel, provide the initial useful information during the transfer, assist upon check-in at the hotel and hand over your welcome kit. In the evening get a first glimpse of Bangkok aboard a beautifully converted rice barge. While cruising up and down the Chao Phraya River you will pass Bangkok 's illuminated landmarks such as the Temple of Dawn and the magical Grand Palace . A delicious Thai Dinner will be served on board.

Meals: Dinner

Day 2 Bangkok-in-a-day

Drive to the historical part of Bangkok for an early morning stroll across the colourful flower market. Continue to visit “Wat Pho”, the oldest and largest temple complex of the city and home to its most reputable massage schools. The temple houses the largest Reclining Buddha to be found in Thailand. Continue to visit one of the highlights of any Bangkok visit: T he impressive Emerald Buddha Temple , or “Wat Phra Keo”, renowned as being the most beautiful Buddhist temple of Thailand. The temple courtyard contains a dazzling sight of golden pagodas, exquisite mural paintings, mythical figures, monstrous demons and the highly revered Buddha image. You will also visit the adjacent Grand Palace, built in the 18 th and 19 th century as the residence for the former kings of the present Chakri dynasty.

A delicious Thai lunch awaits you at a riverside restaurant. After lunch you will continue by boat through the canals of Thonburi, offering colourful views of the typical riverine life that once characterized all of Bangkok as the “ Venice of the East”. You will start with cruising up the Chao Phraya River before branching off into several narrow canals, called “klongs”, flanked by coconut plantations, fruit orchards, vegetable gardens, old temples and rural houses on stilts. Before returning to your hotel you will stop at “Wat Arun”, also known as the Temple of Dawn . Its 80 m high Khmer-style tower is embedded with broken pieces of Chinese porcelain and has become one of the most famous landmarks of Bangkok .

Evening is free. Visit “ Siam Niramit” theatre for a new and spectacular show, combining a dazzling 80-minutes performance of traditional, cultural and mystical Thailand with state-of-the art technique (Optional).

Meals: Lunch

Day 3 Depart Bangkok: Free day, or optional tours

It's a free day for a further choice of Optional Tours (>>> Bangkok Individual Tours) or to take advantage of Bangkok 's myriad shopping opportunities

Included

• Meet & Greet upon arrival and private transfer to your hotel
• Private escorted tours as per programme
  (English speaking guide/other languages on request)
• Dinner Cruise (Day 1), Bangkok-in-a-day (Day 2)
• Transportation by limousine or minivan
• Meals as indicated (Dinner Day 1, Lunch Day 2)
• VAT & Service charge
• Entrance fees

Excluded

• Hotel accommodation
• No Transfer included on day 3
• Meals and services not mentioned
• Optional Tours
• Personal expenditures and tipping