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Bangkok – Similan Island Liveboard

10 days / 9 nights

Code: BKK_ADM_DIV_001

Program:
• Attention, the program may vary with respect to the arrival time of your international flight
.
Day 1: Bangkok
Arrival at Bangkok International Airport and transfer to the hotel. Free afternoon to relax after the long
intercontinental flight. Free dinner. First overnight stay in Bangkok in a 4 * Hotel. (organized dinner on request)

Day 2:
Breakfast included.
The first stop of the day will be the colorful Maekhlong market, crossed by the tracks of a secondary railway
line. Here we will witness the spectacular passage of the small train, which slowly
plunges into this active and teeming market, while the agile sellers move the
merchandise just enough to be able to pass the train, and then resume shortly after
all the activities as if nothing it were! Not far from here we find the Damnern Saduak
Floating Market. On board a typical motor launch we will proceed along the exotic
rural canals until we reach the well-known and picturesque market. Along the river,
the nice wooden boats form an intricate bustle, where the vendors manage to
extricate themselves easily to offer passers-by the products of the local cuisine and
crafts. Time available to visit the bustling market and departure to immerse yourself
again in the more traditional Thai rural countryside. Return to Bangkok at noon. Free
lunch In the afternoon transfer to the historic district of Phra Nakhorn, to immerse
ourselves in the scents of the picturesque and
colorful Phak Klong Dtalat Flower Market, where
the hands of skilled florists elaborate the new compositions of orchids and
flowers of a thousand colors that a few hours later will adorn the hotels,
restaurants and temples of the capital. Then we will reach the splendid
Wat Trimitr, or "Temple of the Golden Buddha". Continue on foot along
the streets of lively Chinatown, an explosion of colors in this lively and
unique corner of Bangkok where artisans and traders offer curious
passers-by merchandise and dishes of all kinds ... it is here, in fact, that
you find the best "street food" in the city with dozens and dozens of stalls overflowing with exotic delicacies.
End of visits and return to the hotel..
Free dinner. Second overnight in Bangkok

Day 3: Breakfast and lunch included. After breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the Italian speaking guide.
The first stop of the day will be the famous Wat Pho, the "Temple of the Reclining Buddha", with its huge
statue of the reclining Buddha, 15 meters high and 46 meters long. Wat Pho is the
oldest Buddhist monastery in the city and also houses the oldest Thai massage
school. Then by public boat we will reach Wat Arun, or "Temple of Dawn", a true
symbol of the city and once the royal residence of King Taksin. It is located on the
opposite bank of the Chao Praya River from Wat Pho and modern Bangkok. A short
distance away, we will reach the characteristic
district of Kudicheen (Kudi Chin), one of the first
settlements in Bangkok after the destruction of
Ayutthaya, which still preserves its identity and
architecture intact. The picturesque wooden
houses are protected by the splendid bell tower of
the church of Santa Cruz, built by the
Portuguese around 1770 and then renovated in a

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