About this experience
Join me for a full-day journey that unveils the history, culture, religion, and modern life of Thailand. You will visit a cave temple, monkey river, and the ancient Wat Ban Kung monastery. Experience the unique 'unfolding umbrella' market, take a boat ride, and marvel at fireflies on the trees.
What to Expect
06:30 Hotel pick-up
07:00 Departure from the city
09:30 Breakfast
10:30 Khao Luang Cave Temple. Explore numerous Buddhist figures surrounded by majestic rock formations.
12:00 Salt Pans. Enjoy coffee in an amazing spot amidst salt fields, witness salt production.
13:00 Delicious lunch
14:00 Monkey River
15:00 Unique 'Unfolding Umbrella' Market on a railway track. Colorful place where they cook noodles, sell chili paste, trade fruits and vegetables – experience what happens when the train arrives!
16:00 Wat Ban Kung Monastery. Discover the ancient fig tree growing over a chapel and visit a small monastery zoo for rescued animals.
18:00 Evening boat trip to see fireflies on the trees along the coast
19:30 Departure to Pattaya
22:00–23:00 Return to hotels
Organizational Details
- Your tour will be guided by a Russian-speaking guide from our team
- All-inclusive: transportation, meals, entrance tickets, funicular, boat trip
- The tour takes place on a modern minibus
- The mini-zoo mostly houses abandoned animals in poor or weak conditions. Monks try to heal them, and laypeople come to feed them as, according to Thai beliefs, caring for weak beings 'purifies' karma and allows for a better reincarnation in the next life.
