4-Day Memorable Bangkok City Tour With Markets

On your arrival at the airport and clearing the customs, you will meet your guide at the exit who will give you a warm greeting and transfer you to your hotel. Then the remaining time will be free time for you to relax or stroll around the city if time permits.  Accommodation: Movenpick Bangkok Sukhumvit 15 (4 stars) or similar

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be escorted to visit the Grand Palace, a large-scale ancient architectural complex in the downtown area. Integrating the quintessence of Thai architecture, paintings, sculptures, and decorations, it has been a must-see scenic spot in Bangkok. Thailand is hailed as the Capital of Buddhism. So you will go sightseeing the most famous Thai Buddhist temple and the most sacred place for Thai Buddhism – Wat Phra Kaew in the northeast of the Grand Palace. Then you will head to Wat Pho – the Temple of Reclining Buddha. It is the oldest and largest temple in Bangkok where enshrines the biggest reclining Buddha. The hall is carved with many intellectual inscriptions, so it is also renowned as the First University in Thailand.  Then, you will get across the Chao Phraya River by boat to visit the Temple of Dawn, which is also known as Wat Arun – one of the best well-known sites in Bangkok. There are one big and four small completely same pagodas in the temple with the highest of 79 meters (259 feet). You can have the best view of the whole city and the sunset at the top.  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: Movenpick Bangkok Sukhumvit 15 (4 stars) or similar

After breakfast, a 1.5-hour drive will take you to Samut Songkhram, the smallest province in Thailand. Your guide will take you to visit Maeklong Railway Market where the stalls are set on both sides of the railway tracks. You can buy various cheap fruits and fresh vegetables there. As long as a train is coming, the train station will whistle so that the owners can pack up their stalls in time to let the train pass. It might be the only place in the world to see such a miraculous scene. Then you will head to the well-known Damnoen Saduak Market. If it is closed, you will go to Tha Kha Floating Market instead. You will enjoy the special scenery comprising numerous boat filled with fresh colorful spices, vegetables, fruits, dried fishes, hand-woven baskets, snacks, Thai quick meals, etc. Your guide will also accompany you for a visit to a local family to know more about their real life. After leaving there, you will go on to visit the Wat Bang Kung. With a history of 200 years, it is embraced by an ancient tree of 400 years. The entrance of the temple is so narrow that only allows 2 to 3 people to pass at the same time. And due to it, the temple seems more cavernous and mysterious. Afterwards, you will visit the King Rama II Memorial Park to appreciate buildings in classic Thai royal architectural style. Finally, you will be escorted back to the hotel.  Meal: Breakfast Accommodation: Movenpick Bangkok Sukhumvit 15 (4 stars) or similar