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( FULL - DAY FLOATING MARKET IN DAMNERN SADUAK + THAI CULTURAL SHOW AT
THE ROSE GARDEN )
( DAILY : MORNING ONLY AT 7.30 A.M. )
( TOURING TIME : APPROXIMATELY 9 - 10 HOURS ) |
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TOUR ITINERARY :
- DEPART HOTEL BY PRIVATE AIR - CONDITIONED VAN WITH LICENSED ENGLISH - SPEAKING GUIDE
FOR SAMUT SONGKRAM
- VISIT SAMUT SONGKRAM MORNING MARKET TO SEE VARIETIES OF FRESH SEAFOODS, FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES WHICH ARE WELL - KNOWN PRODUCTS OF THIS TINY SEASIDE TOWN
- CONTINUE BY VAN FOR LOCAL COCONUT PLANTATION
- VISIT A LOCAL COCONUT PLANTATION OT SEE HOW DELICIOUS SUGAR ARE MADE FROM THE JUICE
OF COCONUT FLOWERS.COCONUT SUGER ARE WIDELY USED IN THE MAKINGS OF
MANY KINDS OF THAI FOODS AND SWEETS.
- COUTINUE BY VAN FOR BOAT - LANDING PIER
- ENJOY A RELAXING 20 - MINUTE BOAT RIDE BY PRIVATE LONG - TAILED SPEED BOAT ALONG RURAL
CANALS OF DAMNERN SADUAK
- ARRIVE AT DAMNERN SAKUAK FLOATING MARKET TO CONTINUE BY PRIVATE ROWING - BOAT FOR THE
CLOSEST LOOK OF THE MARKET FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES
- CONTINUE BY VAN TO VISIT AN INTERESTING THAI HANDICRAFT CENTER WHERE BEAUTIFUL HAND -
MADE WOODEN PRODUCTS CAN BE SEEN
- CONTINUE BY VAN TO VISIT PHRA PATHOM CHEDI IN NAKORN PATHOM
- CONTINUE BY VAN FOR DELICIOUS THAI & INTERNATIONAL BUFFET LUNCH AT THE ROSE GARDEN
- ARRIVE AT THE ROSE GARDEN FOR LUNCH
- ENJOY THE FAMOUS THAI CULTURAL SHOW AND ELEPHANT AT WORKS IN AN INDOOR AUDITORIUM
AT THE THAI VILLAGE IN THE ROSE GARDEN
- RETURN BY VAN TO BANGKOK FOR THE HOTEL
TOUR PRICES :
1 PAX - 8,480 BAHT
2 PAX - 5,380 BAHT EACH
3 - 4 PAX - 4,530 BAHT EACH
5 - 6 PAX - 4,090 BAHT EACH
TRANSPORT :
* WIDE-BODY TOYOTA VAN (3000)( 9 - SEATED )
* MERCEDES BENZ VAN (MB140)( 9 - SEATED )
* LONG - TAILED SPEED BOAT
* EXPRESS BOAT
PRICE INCLUDES :
- PRIVATE VAN WITH LICENSED ENGLISH - SPEAKING GUIDE
- PRIVATE LONG - TAILED SPEED BOAT AT DAMNERN SADUAK
- PRIVATE ROWING - BOAT AT DAMNERN SADUAK
- ALL ADMISSION FEES
- THAI & INTERNATIONAL BUFFET LUNCH AT ROSE GARDEN
- THAI CULTURAL SHOW AND ELEPHANT AT WORKS AT ROSE GARDEN
- 1 MILLION BAHT INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EACH GUEST PURING THE TOUR
( DAMNERN SADUAK )
THE DAMNOEN SADUAK CANAL WAS ORDERED TO BE BUILT IN 1866 BY KING RAMA IV OF THE CHAKRI
DYNASTY TO FACILITATE WATERBORNE TRAVELS BETWEEN RATCHABURI AND SAMUTSAKHON
PROVINCES. IT WAS FINISHED AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1868.
NOWADAYS, APART FROM PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION, DAMNOEN SADUAK CANAL ALSO PROVIDES
LOCAL FARMERS WITH ADEQUATE WATER FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. A NUMBER OF CANALS
WERE DUG TO CONNECT WITH IT BY LOCAL PEASANTS TO GET WATER TO SPLATTER THEIR LAND. AS
THE EXCELLENT QUALITY SOIL ALONG THE CANAL IS VERY FERTILE, THE AREA HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL
FOR PRODUCING VARIOUS KINDS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
THE FLOATING MARKET IS ROUTINELY CROWDED WITH HUNDREDS OF VENDORS AND PURCHASERS
FLOATING IN THEIR SMALL ROWING BOATS SELLING AND BUYING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND
LOCAL FOOD, WHICH ARE MOSTLY BROUGHT FROM THEIR OWN NEARBY ORCHARDS. THEREFORE, IT
IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR TOURISTS TO SEE THIS OLD STYLE AND TRADITIONAL WAY OF
SELLING AND BUYING GOODS.
( PHRA PATHOM CHEDI )
ON COMING TOWARD THE CITY, THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE TOWERING PHRA PATHOM CHEDI IS
OVERPOWERING. IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PAGODAS IN THE WORLD AND IN THAILAND, BY FAR THE
MOST HOLY OF ALL BUDDHIST STRUCTURES. THE ORIGINAL PAGODA WAS CONSTRUCTED MORE THAN
2,000 YEARS AGO IN THE STUPA DESIGN OF AN UPSIDE DOWN BOWL SHAPE. A REPLICA OF THE
ORIGINAL PAGODA STANDS SOUTH OF THE PRESENT ONE. LN THE YEAR 1853, KING RAMA IV
COMMANDED THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HUGE PAGODA COVERING THE ORIGINAL ONE. IT
HAS A HEIGHT OF 120.45 METRES AND A TOTAL LENGTH OF 23,475 METRES AROUND THE BASE.
A NEARBY MUSEUM CONTAINS A WEALTH OF PRICELESS RELICS AND MANY OF THE STONE CARVINGS
FOUND IN AND AROUND NAKHON PATHOM. AT THE FOUR POINTS OF THE COMPASS IN THE OUTER
COURTYARD ARE FOUR WIHARAS (HALLS) CONTAINING IMAGES OF BUDDHA IN VARIOUS POSTURES.
( ROSE GARDEN )
NOT TO FAR WEST OF BANGKOK IS THE ROSE GARDEN COUNTRY RESORT AN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL
MANICURED LUSH TROPICAL GARDEN. THE PROPERTY IS THE BRAINCHILD OF A FORMER LORD
MAYOR OF THE CAPITAL. THE ROSE GARDEN IS ABOUT 32 KILOMETERS OR 20 MILES FROM
THE CITY TOWARDS THE TOWN OF NAKHON PATHOM
THE LARGE GROUNDS OF THE LANDSCAPED GARDENS NOT ONLY CONTAIN A VAST RANGE OF ROSES
AND ORCHIDS BUT ALSO ACCOMMODATION, RESTAURANTS, TENNIS COURTS, A GOLF COURT,
(REPUTED TO BE AMONG THE 25 BEST IN THE WORLD) A KIDS PLAYGROUND, A SWIMMING POOL AND
AN ARTIFICIAL LAKE WHERE YOU CAN TAKE A PADDLE BOAT RIDE.
WITHIN THE IMMACULATE GARDEN IS A MODEL THAI VILLAGE SHOWCASING THE BEAUTIFUL
INTRICATE ART OF FRUIT CARVING, RATTAN BASKET WEAVING AND OTHER HANDICRAFT WORK THAT
THAI'S ARE SO FAMOUS FOR AND POPULAR AMONG TOURISTS.
ROSE GARDEN AND THAI CULTURAL SHOW - BANGKOK THAILAND
ROSE GARDEN AND THAI CULTURAL SHOWS ; ENJOY THE UNIQUE AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE
OF THE WORLD-RENOWNED THAI VILLAGE CULTURAL SHOW. DAILY, OVER 150 PERFORMERS VIVIDLY
PORTRAY A FASCINATING CROSS-SECTION OF THAILAND'S CULTURE, HERITAGE AND WAY OF LIFE --
DANCES, CEREMONIES, RITUALS, SPORTS AND PASTIMES. THE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS ARE:
THAI MARTIAL ARTS: THAI-STYLE BOXING IS EXTREMELY POPULAR IN THAILAND. ACCOMPANIED BY ITS
UNIQUE RITUAL AND CEREMONY, IT IS AN ART THAT DEMANDS A HIGH DEGREE OF SKILL AND FITNESS.
THAI WEDDING CEREMONY: WITNESS A TRADITIONAL THAI WEDDING CEREMONY
PERFORMED ACCORDING TO ANCIENT THAI CUSTOMS.
THE MONKHOOD: IN THAILAND, YOUNG MEN USUALLY SPEND A PERIOD OF TIME IN THE BUDDHIST
MONKHOOD. TO MARK A YOUNG NOVICE'S ENTRY INTO THE MONK-HOOD, THE BUAT NAAG RITUAL
CONSISTING OF A TRADITIONAL PROCESSION FOLLOWED BY THE ORDINATION CEREMONY IS
PERFORMED.
THE FINGERNAIL DANCE: THE FINGERNAIL DANCE IS A GRACEFUL DANCE WHICH ORIGINATED FROM
THE NORTH OF THAILAND. IT IS USUALLY PERFORMED AS A GESTURE OF GREETING AND WELCOME.
DANCE FROM THE NORTH EAST: A MIXTURE OF NORTH EASTERN DANCES WHICH COLLECTIVELY AND
SYMBOLICALLY EXPRESS GREETINGS AND GOOD LUCK.
BAMBOO DANCE: ANOTHER NORTH THAILAND DANCE, WHICH IS USUALLY PERFORMED DURING THE
FULL MOON. IT REQUIRES GREAT SKILL, PRACTICE AND TIMING. EVEN A SMALL SLIP CAN BE VERY
PAINFUL.
KALA DANCE: THE KALA DANCE COMES FROM THE SOUTHERN PART OF THAILAND. THE DANCE
FEATURES COCONUT SHELLS AND REFLECTS THE IMPORTANCE OF COCONUTS IN
EVERYDAY VILLAGE LIFE.
YOEY DANCE: FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS OF THAILAND. THIS IS A DANCE OF FLIRTATION AND FUN.
ENTERTAINMENT DOESN'T END AFTER THE CULTURAL SHOW EITHER AS OUTSIDE OF THE ARENA,
ELEPHANTS TAKE OVER AND PUT ON SHOWS OF THEIR OWN. THEY PERFORM TASKS SUCH AS LIFTING
AND MOVING HUGE TEAK LOGS AROUND AS THEY WOULD DO IN FORESTED REGIONS OF NORTHERN
THAILAND. IMPROMPTU GAMES OF SOCCER AND OTHER FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT KEEP THE
CROWDS AMUSED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. YOU CAN ALSO TAKE A LOVELY LEISURELY RIDE
AROUND THE COMPOUND ON ONE OF THE MANY ELEPHANTS HERE IF YOU SO WISH.
REMARK : ALL PRICES INCLUDE 7% VAT
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