Thailand Cambodia Tour 13 days: Cultural Discovery

We will pick up you at Phuket airport then transfer to Phuket hotel - Please let me know your flight information. Overnight at Phuket hotel. Free time at your hotel.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Phuket
Meals: NA

The islands are wonderful and sea clear turquoise.
Travel with us by speed boat only 50 minutes arrive at Phi Phi Ley Island.
 

Itinerary
07:30 hrs. Pick you up from hotel and transfer to pier.
08:30 hrs.: Warm welcome at pier with a registration forms, serve you with a snacks and variety of drinks and briefing.
09:00 hrs.: Depart to Phi Phi Ley Island, visit the beautiful scenery of Maya Bay with touching a white sandy beach (highlight), snorkeling at Loh Samah bay and also visit Pileh Lagoon for swimming, visiting cave. 12:30 hrs. Having a great lunch on Phi Phi Don Island
14:30 hrs.: Arrive at Khai island. Free time on the beach & take a photo with a wonderful tiger fishes.
16:15 hrs.: Arrive at pier and transfer back to your hotel by pleasant trip. Notice: The program is subject to be changed due to weather conditions without advance notice.
 

Package Includes:

• Speed boat trip
• Round trip hotel transfer (Patong, Kata, Karon beach)
• National Park fee 
• Professional tour guide and crews - Mask, snorkel and life jacket
• Lunch

Accommodation: At the hotel in Phuket
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

08.00 hrs. Pick up customers from hotel and transfer to Marina 09.30 hrs. Departure from The Marina Phuket direct to James Bond Island (Phang Nga Bay)
10.15 hrs. Visit James Bond Island where "James Bond 007, The man with the Golden Gun" was filmed.
11.00 hrs. Start to paddle a sea canoe in the beautiful cave for 45 minutes.
12.30 hrs. Great lunch at Panyee Musalim fishing village and free time as leisure for shopping.
14.00 hrs. Leave from Panyee village direct to Naka island for swimming and relaxing.
16.00 hrs. Departure from Naka Island back to Phuket. 
16.20 hrs. Arrive to Marina and transfer back to hotel by pleasant trip.
 

Package includes:

• Hotel round trip minibus transfer, SIC
• Soft drink, drinking water, fresh fruits
• Professional License tour guide and crews
• National Park fee
• Full insurance
• Buffet lunch

Accommodation: At the hotel in Phuket
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You have a free time in Phuket. Overnight at the hotel in Phuket.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Phuket
Meals: Breakfast

You have the breakfast at your hotel. Then you will prepare to have the flight to Bangkok. 

Accommodation: At the hotel in Bangkok
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we visit the Grand Royal Palace dedicated to the ceremony of the royal family of Thailand. In the same compound is the magnificent Wat Phra Kaew which is known for the Statue of the Emerald Buddha. After visiting this complex, we continue to visit Wat Pho, a giant house of the lying Buddha. Then, we visit the Wat Traimit which is well known as the Golden Buddha.
Afternoon, boarding on a long tail boat for an excursion along the Chao Phraya River and many bustling interior canals that offer fantastic views of local life close by. Along the way, we stop at Wat Arun, the temple of the Aube. 
Return to the hotel and free time for relaxation.
Overnight in Bangkok.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Bangkok
Meals: Breakfast

Early in the morning, we drive southwest of Bangkok, visit the Maeklong railway market, take photo, and enjoy the local snack in the market before driving to Damnoen Saduak, a rural floating market. Stop for a motor boat trip along the waterway to the picturesque floating market of Damnoen Saduak. Enjoy your own lunch. In the afternoon we will transfer back to Bangkok. 
In the afternoon, we will visit Jim Thompson house, in the heart of Bangkok’s city center: start by learning the story of the American businessman and traveler, who made it his life’s work to bring Thai silks to the world’s fashion houses, and then explore his remarkable home. This is one of the best places in Bangkok to see traditional Thai teak homes, as Thompson assembled his using historic houses shipped to Bangkok from around the country. Find out what is known — and what remains a mystery — about Thompson’s 1967 disappearance in the Malaysian jungle, then explore the collection of art that he assembled during 25 years in Thailand. 
Overnight in Bangkok.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Bangkok
Meals: Breakfast

After the breakfast, you will move to ancient capital of Thailand - Ayutthaya.  It takes about more than hour to reach the former Thai capital. Witness the glory of the ancient capital through its temple and palace ruins. First you will visit Wat Phu Khao Thong, or the “Monastery of the Golden Mount”, which is located just outside Ayutthaya. Then you will proceed to the ancient palace and Wat Phra Si Sanphet. You will also visit Viharn Phra Mongkol Bopit, one of the largest bronze Buddha’s in Thailand. Have lunch by your own account. Afterwards you will visit Wat Lokaya Sutha. This temple enshrines a large reclining Buddha image. Our last visit will be the Bang Pa-In Summer Palace, built during the Ayutthaya era. The palace showcases an eclectic collection of buildings that blend European, Khmer, Thai and Chinese architectural styles. It’s the favourite summer palace of the King. 
At the end of the afternoon, return to the hotel and free time for relaxation.
Overnight in Bangkok.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Bangkok
Meals: Breakfast

After the breakfast, you will have a free time and prepare the packing your luggage before the driver pick up you at hotel.  Coming to Bangkok airport and have the flight to Siem Reap. Check in at hotel in Siem Reap. 

Accommodation: At the hotel in Siem Reap
Meals: Breakfast

In the morning, visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat’s five towers symbolize Meru’s five peaks – the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond. Lunch in the local restaurant. Visit the South Gate, the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century), Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Sunset at Angkor Wat. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Siem Reap 
Meals: Breakfast

Morning, transfer to Banteay Srei temple (10th c), regarded as the jewel in the crown of Classical Khmer Art. Continue to Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon visit the Roluos Group. The monuments of Roluos, which served as the capital of Indravarman I (reigned 877-89), are among the earliest large, permanent temples built by the Khmers and mark the beginning of Khmer classical art. Preah Ko erected by Indravarman I in the late 9th century dedicated by the King to his ancestors in 880. Bakong, the largest and most interesting of the Roluos group temples, with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east entrance. Lolei ,built on an islet in the center of a large reservoir (now rice fields) by Yasovarman I, the founder to the first city at Angkor. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Siem Reap 
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, start your tour with a short drive to visit Kampong Phluk floating village, a permanent settlement on the Tonle Sap Lake with a small land-based village attached to it. Its remarkable mangrove forest is unique in the Siem Reap area. You will board a local boat and cruise the waterways observing the authentic and diverse lifestyle of the local floating community. Once you arrive at the open lake, jump onto the floating restaurant where you will watch the sunset over the great lake. 
Return to the city for lunch at a recommended local restaurant (own account)
Afternoon, you will be transferred to the outskirts of Siem Reap to the Lotus Farm. Take part in one of the handicraft workshop classes and learn how to transform the lotus flower into unique handicraft souvenirs.
With a 1-hour Lotus Discovery class, you will learn to:

• Fold your lotus flower
• Make your own lotus paper
• Create your own Lotus Yarn bracelet
• Make your own Lotus Seeds Mala
• Create own Lotus Meditation Wicks
• Make your own Lotus Incenses sticks

You can try lotus tea and fruits while taking the class. You can bring your crafts home and also buy some quality photos from the shop.
4: 30pm, get your 1-day Angkor pass for your visit the next day.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Siem Reap 
Meals: Breakfast

You have free time until we arrive to transfer you to the airport for your flight home. End of tour. 

Accommodation: NA
Meals: Breakfast