Chachoengsao - Journey back through the Siam’s Old Time Tour - Full Day Chachoengsao Sightseeing by Oriental Escape

Trip Description : Step back in time with a visit to the historical town of Chachoengsao. Travel by private vehicle past rural scenes to an ancient temple filled with beautiful Italian marble. Continue by boat to a hundred year-old market, visit a Chinese shrine with paper Mache sculptures, and wander through a simple canal-side market filled with beautiful old shop houses selling everything imaginable.

Destination	:	Thailand (Chachoengsao)
Start City	:	Bangkok
End City	:	Bangkok
Tour Type	:	Private
Duration	:	Full Day
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Tour Rating	:
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Tour Grade	:	Easy Moderate Strenuous
Operated by	:	Oriental Escape Ltd.

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ITINERARY

08:30 hrs

Meet your driver in the hotel’s lobby. Depart from Bangkok to Chachoengsao Province. [1.5 hrs. drive]

- Wat Sothornwararam Worawiharn, this temple is situated on the west bank of the Bang Pakong River, 2 Kms. south of the city hall. Enshrined in a new gigantic hall is Phra Phutthasothon, or "Luang Pho Sothon" regarded as one of the most revered Buddha images in Thailand. The image, in the attitude of meditation, measuring 1.65 meters wide at the lap and 1.98 meters high, is always seen entirely pasted with gold leaves by worshipers. Two annual fairs celebrating the image fall in the 5th and the 12th lunar months (around April and November).

Lunch at local restaurant

Take a boat trip on Bangprakong River to Talaat Baan Mai, a hundred-year-old market and Wat Leng Hok Yee - a Chinese shrine with papier-mache sculptures, continue to Talaat Klong Suan, another 100-year old canal side market which impresses visitors with their everyday simple lifestyle, and be dazzled with its old shop houses and stalls selling a variety of items including food, quaint old utensils and ancient tin toys.

14:30 hrs

Transfer back to your hotel.

RATES [Valid 01-NOV-2011 - 31-OCT-2012]

Service Type	Prices per person in Thai Baht
Service Type	1 pax	2 pax	3-4 pax	5-8 pax
Private Tour	3,550	1,950	1,450	1,250

Inclusions:

Air-conditioned vehicles with experienced driver

All admission fees

Lunch

Exclusions:

Items of a personal nature

Tips or Gratuities to guide and driver

Child Policy:

For children under 3 years old will be Free of charge

For children 4-12 years old we charge 70% of adult price

For children over 13 years old we charge normal price

Chachoengsao - Journey back through the Siam’s Old Time Tour

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