Bangkok Trip Overview
Take a break from busy city life to the countryside. Ride for 50 kilometers away from Bangkok, and you will reach Mahasawat canal, located in Nakhon Pathom province. Enjoy exploring and observing authentic rural life and agro tour operated by agricultural community living along the canal. Visit the grand monuments including Sanam Chandra palace, the great stupa of Phra Pathom Chedi, and the unique Dragon Temple, Wat Samphran.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Bangkok, Thailand
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Take a break from busy city life to the countryside. Ride for 50 kilometers away from Bangkok, and you will reach Mahasawat canal, located in Nakhon Pathom province. Enjoy exploring and observing authentic rural life and agro tour operated by agricultural community living along the canal. Visit the grand monuments including Sanam Chandra palace, the great stupa of Phra Pathom Chedi, and the unique Dragon Temple, Wat Samphran.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Wat Mahasawat Nak Phuttharam, นฐ.4006 Tambon Maha Sawat, Amphoe Phutthamonthon, Chang Wat Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
08:00 Pick up from your hotel and drive around 50 kilometers from Bangkok, you will reach Mahasawat canals, located in Nakhon Pathom province.
09.00 Enjoy exploring and observing authentic rural life and agro tour operated by agricultural
community living along the canal. Take a boat ride to visit rice field, local temple, lotus field, home factory producing Thai
sweet and rice crackers. Then take an exciting ride on E-tan (convertible truck or Thai-style tractor). Continue to visit one of the biggest orchid farms with various species of colorful orchids, where you will learn about orchid cultivation for export quality.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Sanam Chandra Palace, Nakhon Pathom Thailand
12.00 Visit Sanamchan Palace. Located a few kilometres on the West of Phra Pathom Chedi, the palace was constructed by King Rama VI’s command in 1907 and occupies about 355 acres. Visit beautiful halls includes Phiman Pathom Hall, the first hall built in the Sanam Chan Palace. It is of European architecture, a two-storey building in which King Rama VI resided before his ascension to the throne. There several rooms in the hall including His majesty’s bedroom, bathroom, dining room, and dressing-room among others.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Wat Phra Pathom Chedi, T.Phra Pathom Chedi, Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Pathom 73000 Thailand
13.00 Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
14.00 Experience local fresh market and Prapatom Chedi with its upside down bell shape sacred Chedi (Lankan style), which was built by King Rama IV and completed in the reign of King Rama V in 1870 AD to house the Lord Buddha’s relics.
There are various interesting historical items to see, including the Phra Ruang Rodjanarit , an image of Buddha bestowing pardon, is enshrined in a vihara located in the North and in front of Phra Pathom Chedi.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Wat Samphran, Nakhon Chai Si Rd., Sam Phran 73110 Thailand
15.00 Drive back to Bangkok. On the way visit Wat Sampran, known as the Dragon Temple, built in 1985. The temple is notable for its 17- story tall pink cylindrical building with a gigantic dragon sculpture curling around the entire height.
16.00 Return to Bangkok by Van and transfer to hotel
Duration: 1 hour
