Thailand Highlights & Bali Volcano Tour

Itinerary

• Day 1: International Arrival, Bangkok

  Welcome to Thailand! On arrival in Bangkok, your tour guide will meet you and take you to the hotel. After check-in, the rest of the day is at leisure.

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• Day 2: Bangkok City Discovery

  In the early morning, go to the flower and vegetable market to discover Thai food materials, groceries and flower for sale. Next, explore the beautiful Grand Palace, the masterpiece of typical Siamese architecture and the famous Wat Phra Kaew inside it.

  After lunch, watch Thai houses and rural life by long-tail boat ride along the canal. Finally, move on to Wat Arun, also called the Temple of the Dawn, which hosts lovely white pagodas along the river.

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• Day 3: Bangkok - Kanchanaburi

  Today you will head to Kanchanaburi. Upon arrival, learn about the history during World War II at the Hellfire Pass Museum, where you could also experience a walk through the pass.

  After lunch, visit Krasae Cave with its wooden railway bridge. Later, head to Kanchanaburi Town where you can walk across the Bridge over the River Kwai and enjoy a boat ride on the Kwai River. Last stop is a visit to Don Rak War Cemetery to remember those who lost their lives during World War II during the construction of the "Death Railway".

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  • Kanchanaburi

• Day 4: Kanchanaburi, Elephant Camp

  In the morning, drive to the elephant camp near Kanchanaburi, where you will have chances to touch and feed the elephants. Enjoy water rafting along the river before returning to the hotel in Kanchanaburi.

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  • Kanchanaburi

• Day 5: Kanchanaburi - Ayutthaya

  Breakfast at the hotel, then meet your guide and check out. Depart for Ayutthaya, the former Capital of Thailand by van.

  Today, you will visit Wat Chai Wattanaram, one of the most imposing ancient Buddhist monasteries, Wat Phra Sri Sanpetch, the largest temple in Ayutthaya, Viharn Mongkol Bophit, the former Royal Temple built in 1610 and restored in 1956, and Wat Mahathat, one of the 10 royal temples of the highest class in Bangkok. Nearby is Wat Ratchaburana, the most significant feature of which is the 600-year-old stupa that enshrines relics of the Buddha.

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  • Ayutthaya

• Day 6: Ayutthaya - Bangkok

  After breakfast, drive back to Bangkok from Ayutthaya. On the way, pay a visit to Bang Pa-In Summer Palace. Upon arrival, check in to your hotel and do some shopping on your own for the rest of the day.

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  • Bangkok

• Day 7: Bangkok - Bali

  You will have free time before your guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to Bali.

  On arrival in Denpasar, your guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel for check-in.

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• Day 8: Besakih Highlights

  Start the morning with a performance of Barong & Keris Dance to take in the local culture with history, costumes, and music. Pay a visit to the art and handicraft villages to witness gold and silver work, hand weaving wood-carving and painting.

  After that, proceed to Goa Gajah (the Elephant Cave), a Hindu meditation center dating back to the 11th century, and the Holy Spring of Tirta Empul believed to have magical powers. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before driving to see the stunning Besakih - mother Temple of Bali high upon on the slope of Mt. Agung. Return to the hotel after the day trip.

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• Day 9: Explore the Bali Bird Park

  In the morning, you will visit the Bali Bird Park, where there are hundreds of the rarest and most beautiful birds from every corner of the earth and 250 exotic bird species from the multitude of Indonesia Island.

  After that, head north to Mengwi - the royal family temple, and enjoy the picturesque view of Bedugul and Ulun Danu Temple. Stop at a local market to know how people selling and buying in daily life en route.

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• Day 10: Turning to Pemuteran

  Free to walk around Munduk area before driving to Pemuteran, a village on the northern coast of the island with the scenic road, cloves, and coffee plantation and rice terraces. After visiting the natural hot spring water as a public bathing area at Banjar, you will arrive in Pemuteran. Have some free time on your own this evening.

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  • Pemuteran

• Day 11: Pupuan Day Trip

  This morning, you will devote your time to visit the West Bali National Park to see Bali Starling Bird (leucopsar rothschildi) and other animals like deer, civets, monkeys, and Java Buffalo. Onward drive to Pupuan, an untouched village where farmers still working on their rice-fields using a traditional system for hundreds of years. After the tour, you will be escorted to the hotel for some leisure time.

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• Day 12: Essentials of Bali

  Today, you will take a soft hiking tour around the village where you will find out how the famous trees grow such as Durian, Manggoestin, Cacao, Pineapples, Jackfruit, Nutmeg, Ginger, Pepper, and many others. Then drive to Alas Kedaton Monkey Forest and stop at Lukluk to see Subak irrigation sub-division system. After that, proceed to the iconic Tanah Lot Temple, which was built on a small, offshore island of barren rock before getting to your hotel.

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• Day 13: Bali Free Day

  Enjoy the sunshine, the beach and ocean views on your own.

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• Day 14: Bali Free Day

  Enjoy the sunshine, the beach and ocean views on your own.

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• Day 15: Bali Free Day

  Enjoy the sunshine, the beach and ocean views on your own.

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• Day 16: Bali, Departure

  Enjoy your breakfast and free time before being transferred to the airport for onward flight. 

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