IN THE MAIN THAI tourist destinations we offer a variety of attractive trips and activities, allowing you to break away from the shopping malls and sandy beaches, to explore the cultural side of a city or the countryside in an enjoyable and fun way. We have full day, half day and evening excursions, both private and group. If the minimum participants required for a joined trip is not met, you can do the trip privately by paying a supplement.

2,200 THB pp

We leave from Bangkok in the morning for the Floating Market of Damnoen Saduak in the province Ratchaburi, where people trade from boats. Two kinds of boats are typically used, i.e. reua jaew and reua tae. These are found throughout the country and on the Bangkok canals. You will have the chance to buy Thai souvenirs from the boats, as well as on the market on shore.

From here we continue or tour to Kanchanburi, literally the 'City of gold'. This provincial capital of app. 37,000 inhabitants is situated in West Thailand, 128 kms from Bangkok.

It was initially founded by Rama I as a first defensive buffer against attacks from.The area is famous for its bridge over the river Kwae Yai and the construction of the railway connecting Bangkok with Rangoon, built during WW II by the Japanese occupying forces with the aid of forced labour namely POWs and native workers. Because of the high death rate during construction -it is said one life for each sleeper- the railway was named the Death Railway. 

We first stop for a visit in the War Museum and visit the war cemetery of Don Rak, where a number of the victims are buried. We have lunch on a floating raft at the famous Bridge over the River Kwai.

After this we continue for the highlight of this trip, a visit to the Tiger Temple, a Buddhist monastery annex Wildlife Sanctuary, where the monks look after real tigers.

Besides this there are many other animals as well. It started with an injured wild fowl given to the monk by the villagers, then peacocks came attracted by the calls of by then rather large colony of wild fowl. An injured wild boar stumbled in to the monastery and the monks cared for him until he could be released back into the forest. The next day he came back followed by his family group of about 10 animals. By now a countless number of boar find shelter in the monastery. Villagers also started to bring in unwanted pets: four species of deer in, followed by buffalo, cow, horses, wild goat and gibbons. All these animals are roaming the grounds of the monastery freely.

After the Tiger Temple we head back to Bangkok, but make one more stop at Wat Wat Tham Seua, the 'Tiger cave temple', a temple complex (wat) in Ta Mameuang about 15 kms South of the city of Kanchanaburi, constructed around a small cave (tham) housing a tiger statue (seua).

It is built adjacent to the Thai-Chinese temple Wat Tham Khao Noi, the 'Small hill temple cave' a Thai-Chinese temple complex about constructed on a hill over a number of small caves and offering a good view over this beautiful region.

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