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BANGKOK ADD ON $749.00 (Double Occupancy)
Day 1 You will be met at the airport by the representitive from BKK tours after you clear customs.She will assist in getting you to your van for transport to the Royal Orchid Sheraton.
Arrive Bangkok, Thailand (Krung Thep, meaning “City of Angels”) and transfer to the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel. The hotel rises 28 floors above the eastern bank of the Chao Phaya River, the fabled “River of Kings”. Every room and suite commands panoramic views of the magnificent river. We will have the afternoon to relax by the hotel pool next to the river, or schedule a massage at the hotel. Welcome dinner at the hotel
Day 2
After our morning meeting, we will visit the Grand Palace, a magnificent display of history and artifacts of legendary Siam. After the fall of Ayutthaya the capital of Siam (Thailand) was moved to Bangkok. The monarch of the
Chakri Dynasty Rama 1 built the palace adjacent to the Chao Phraya River. The buildings are adorned with ornate carvings and mystical figures elaborately decorated or covered with a brilliant gold. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha houses a beautiful statue of Buddha that is the object of national veneration. The building contains murals depicting the life of Buddha, a painted middle-aged conception of the universe, birth stories and nursery rhymes. Some of the door panels contain beautiful inlaid work in mother-of-pearl. A short distance from the Grand Palace is Wat Po, the temple of the Reclining Buddha which contains a gigantic 148 foot long 50-foot high gold plated
Lord Buddha is resting on his side, representing his entry into Nirvana.
The soles of his feet are covered in mother of pearl. Wat Po is an extensive compound and contains more than 1,000 Buddha images. There are also 91 other Chedis of varying sizes around the grounds, along with chapels, rock gardens, an array of different types of statues, inscriptions, and bell towers. Wat Po is also the school of traditional medicine including the teaching and facilitating of traditional Thai massage. Evening Free
Day 3
We will have an early visit to China town; we will climb aboard a fantail river boat and cruise through the Chao Pyra River.
Included:
- Transfer to hotel at the airport
- 7 pm Group Dinner
BANGKOK ADD ON $749.00
Includes Two nights hotel with Daily Breakfast
Two Dinners and One Lunch
Tour to Grand Palace and Temple of the Reclining Buddha
Tour of Bangkok China town and fantail river cruise through the Chao Pyra River
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