Bangkok Trip Overview
Visit the house of Jim Thomson—founder of the Thai Silk Company—and pay a visit to the magnificent Suan Pakkard Palace. See the Thompson house, which has been transformed into a splendid museum full of Southeast Asian art, and tour Suan Pakkard Palace, the former home of Prince Paripatra.
– Discovery of the life & history of Jim Thomson
– Inspiring architecture & beauty of Jim Thomson’s House
– 4 traditional houses at the Historical Suan Pakkard Palace
– Impressive display of royal antiques & collectibles
– Stress-free roundtrip transfer from your Bangkok city hotel
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Visit the house of Jim Thomson—founder of the Thai Silk Company—and pay a visit to the magnificent Suan Pakkard Palace. See the Thompson house, which has been transformed into a splendid museum full of Southeast Asian art, and tour Suan Pakkard Palace, the former home of Prince Paripatra.
– Discovery of the life & history of Jim Thomson
– Inspiring architecture & beauty of Jim Thomson’s House
– 4 traditional houses at the Historical Suan Pakkard Palace
– Impressive display of royal antiques & collectibles
– Stress-free roundtrip transfer from your Bangkok city hotel
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Bangkok, Bangkok
Itinerary :
Duration : 08:30 hrs – 12:30 hrs
08:30 : Meet your private English-speaking guide in the hotel’s lobby or meeting point
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Jim Thompson House, 6, Soi Kasem San 2, Rama 1 Road Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Visit Jim Thompson’s Thai House. This remarkable Thai style house is named after the man who created it from several exceptional examples of traditional Thai domestic architecture. Jim Thompson came to Thailand at the end of World War II. He became famous for reviving the Thai silk industry before disappearing under mysterious circumstances somewhere in Malaysia. Now a museum, Jim Thompson?s Thai House contains connoisseur collections of Asian artifacts and antiques.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Suan Pakkad Palace Museum, 352 – 354 Sri Ayudhya Rd Rajathevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
11:00 : Continue to visit Suan Pakkad used to be the residence of Princess Chumbhotpong Paripatra of Nagor Svarga, one of Thailand’s leading art collector. There is a complex of five traditional Thai House, overlooking a beautifully keep garden. They house a large collection of Asia art and antiques.
12:30 : Transfer back to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
