9-day-thailand-family-tour
Wat Pho, the Grand Palace, and Wat Arun Museum Siam, with hands-on rooms for children A Chao Phraya dinner cruise The train through Maeklong Railway Market Damnoen Saduak floating market An elephant visit with no riding Phang Nga Bay by canoe, when the tide allows A family zipline in the Phuket hills
9-day-thailand-family-tour
Route Overview
Welcome to Thailand! Upon your arrival in Bangkok, your private guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel. Check into your room and relax for the rest of the day. The pool is there if the children still have energy.
Included: Bangkok airport arrival transfer
Optional: Chao Phraya dinner cruise, if you would rather not wait until Day 2
Your private guide starts at Wat Pho. Arrive early and you may hear the monks chant. A tuk-tuk then goes by Pak Khlong Talat, the flower market, and on to the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew. Museum Siam is the stop built for children: hands-on rooms, not a long lecture. Later a boat crosses to Wat Arun. After dark you board a dinner cruise on the Chao Phraya for Thai dance, a short Khon performance, and dinner as the temple lights come on.
Included: Wat Pho; Pak Khlong Talat flower market; Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew; Museum Siam; Boat to Wat Arun; Chao Phraya dinner cruise
The day starts early at Mahachai, Bangkok's large seafood market. From there you ride to the train and stay on board as it moves slowly through Maeklong Railway Market. The stalls pull back from the track. You are on the train, not only watching it from the side. Next is Damnoen Saduak. A longtail boat goes through the canals, past fruit gardens and houses. You are back in Bangkok in the afternoon, with time to rest before the flight south.
Included: Mahachai Market; Train through Maeklong Railway Market; Damnoen Saduak floating market
After breakfast, your driver takes you to the airport for the flight to Phuket. A private transfer meets you and brings you to the hotel. Check in and keep the rest of the day free. Swim if the children want the sea as soon as they arrive. Sightseeing starts tomorrow.
Included: Flight from Bangkok to Phuket; Phuket airport transfer
Optional: Phuket Old Town, if you want a guide for the evening
After breakfast, drive out through the hills to an elephant visit. Your guide explains how the herd lives before anyone gets close. The children can offer fruit when the guide says it is welcome. You then walk beside the elephants. There is no riding, and no stop to bathe an elephant for a photograph. You are back at the hotel in the afternoon.
Included: Elephant visit
A boat takes the family into Phang Nga Bay. Where the tide allows, a canoe goes through the limestone caves and into the lagoons. If the tide is wrong, you stay on the open water. We do not push a cave that the water has closed. In the afternoon you make a small krathong. At dusk you float it on the bay, then return to Phuket.
Included: Phang Nga Bay boat; Canoe, when the tide allows; Krathong making and release
Today is the adventure day. A family zipline park in the Phuket hills runs lines above the forest, with skywalks and lookout decks between them. Guides set the height and age rules, so tell us the children's ages when you book. The pace is set for families, not for a race. You are back at the hotel by late afternoon.
Included: Family zipline park
Today is yours. Stay on the beach, swim, and eat when you are hungry. There is no group sightseeing. If you want a car for Phuket Old Town, ask the night before and we will arrange it.
Optional: Private car and driver for Phuket Old Town
After breakfast, your driver takes you to Phuket airport for the flight to Bangkok. Leave enough time there for your international departure. If both flights are on one ticket, the airline sets the connection. If they are separate tickets, do not book them tight.
Included: Phuket airport transfer; Flight from Phuket to Bangkok
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