IMAGE EXCLUSIVE TRIP IN PHETCHABURI
PHRA NAKHON KHIRI
SET ON A HILLTOP IN PHETCHABURI, THIS PALACE BUILT BY KING RAMA IV BLENDS THAI, CHINESE, AND WESTERN STYLES WITH GRACEFUL HARMONY. ONCE A ROYAL RETREAT, IT NOW OFFERS STUNNING PANORAMIC VIEWS OF RICE FIELDS, THE OLD TOWN, AND THE DISTANT SEA.
OLD STREET
THIS CHARMING SPOT IS HOME TO A COLLECTION OF TRENDY STREET ART, LOCATED ALONG PHANIT CHAROEN ROAD IN THA RAP SUBDISTRICT, MUEANG DISTRICT, PHETCHABURI PROVINCE. THE AREA IS PART OF AN OLD COMMUNITY MADE UP OF TRADITIONAL SHOPHOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR DECADES.
WAT YAI SUWANNARAM
THIS HISTORIC PHETCHABURI TEMPLE DATES BACK TO THE AYUTTHAYA PERIOD AND WAS RESTORED UNDER KING PRASAT THONG. ITS HIGHLIGHT IS THE ANCIENT WOODEN ORDINATION HALL BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN RELOCATED FROM CHANTHARAKASEM PALACE, HOUSING A GRACEFUL SUKHOTHAI-STYLE BUDDHA IMAGE. ANOTHER REMARKABLE FEATURE IS ITS OVER 300-YEAR-OLD MURAL PAINTINGS, INTRICATELY DEPICTING THE BUDDHA’S LIFE AND JATAKA TALES.
ACCOMMODATION RADISSON RESORT & SPA, HUA HIN OR SIMILAR
BOAT TRIP
BEGIN YOUR MORNING AT BAN BANG TABOON, A HISTORIC RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY KNOWN FOR ITS TRADITIONAL FISHING CULTURE. TAKE A BOAT RIDE THROUGH LUSH MANGROVES, SPOTTING BIRDS AND FRUIT BATS—AND FROM NOVEMBER TO FEBRUARY, YOU MAY EVEN SEE IRRAWADDY DOLPHINS.
WANG BAN PUEN
BUILT DURING KING RAMA V’S REIGN, THIS EUROPEAN-STYLE PALACE FEATURES A GRAND STAIRCASE HALL AND TALL ARCHED WINDOWS, UNLIKE TRADITIONAL THAI PALACES. ITS GROUNDS INCLUDE ELEGANT GARDENS AND BRONZE CANNONS ARRANGED AROUND THE THRONE HALL.
ACCOMMODATION RADISSON RESORT & SPA, HUA HIN OR SIMILAR
LAEM PHAK BIA
BEGIN YOUR DAY AT THE LAEM PHAK BIA ROYAL INITIATIVE PROJECT, WALKING ALONG A NATURE TRAIL THROUGH THRIVING MANGROVES. SPOT MONITOR LIZARDS AND A VARIETY OF NATIVE BIRDS, AND DURING THE MIGRATION SEASON (NOVEMBER–FEBRUARY), LOOK OUT FOR RARE WATERBIRDS AND SHOREBIRDS FROM SIBERIA—AN UNFORGETTABLE SIGHT FOR NATURE LOVERS.
CHA-AM BEACHES
IN THE AFTERNOON, UNWIND AT CHA-AM BEACH, PHETCHABURI’S MOST POPULAR SEASIDE DESTINATION. STRETCHING OVER 6 KILOMETERS, THE BEACH OFFERS A CALM, NATURAL ATMOSPHERE PERFECT FOR ANY GETAWAY. ENJOY ACTIVITIES LIKE HORSEBACK RIDING, CYCLING WITH OCEAN VIEWS, FRESH SEAFOOD BY THE SHORE, OR SIMPLY RELAXING TO THE SOUND OF THE WAVES. THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS ARE LIVELY WITH RESTAURANTS, ACTIVITIES, AND DECK CHAIRS—IDEAL FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS SEEKING BOTH FUN AND RELAXATION.
ACCOMMODATION RADISSON RESORT & SPA, HUA HIN OR SIMILAR
HUA HIN RAILWAY STATION
BEGIN YOUR MORNING AT HUA HIN RAILWAY STATION, ONE OF THAILAND’S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HISTORIC STATIONS, BUILT DURING KING RAMA VI’S REIGN. INSPIRED BY THE PHRA THINANG MOONSAMPHANARATCHUTHIT PAVILION, IT SHOWCASES CLASSIC THAI ARCHITECTURE WITH ITS ICONIC RED-AND-CREAM DESIGN. ONCE A ROYAL WAITING
ROOM, IT IS NOW A BELOVED LANDMARK AND POPULAR PHOTO SPOT FOR VISITORS.
HUA HIN SAFARI ADVENTURE PARK
IN THE AFTERNOON, VISIT HUA HIN SAFARI & ADVENTURE PARK, A ZOO AND AMUSEMENT PARK OFFERING AN ADVENTUROUS AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. IT FEATURES A VARIETY OF ANIMALS, INCLUDING WILDLIFE, DOMESTIC ANIMALS, AND RARE EXOTIC SPECIES. THIS DESTINATION IS SUITABLE FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES.
ACCOMMODATION THE SALIL HOTEL RIVERSIDE OR SIMILAR
JURASSIC WORLD
EXPERIENCE JURASSIC WORLD: THE EXHIBITION, AN IMMERSIVE JOURNEY INTO A PREHISTORIC WORLD FILLED WITH LIFE-SIZED DINOSAURS. ADVANCED EFFECTS AND ANIMATRONICS MAKE THE T-REX AND OTHER SPECIES FEEL INCREDIBLY REAL, DELIVERING A THRILLING, UNFORGETTABLE ADVENTURE.
ICONSIAM
ENJOY INDEPENDENT SHOPPING AT ICONSIAM, THE PREMIER RIVERSIDE LANDMARK ALONG THE CHAO PHRAYA RIVER. THIS DESTINATION SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES LUXURY, ART AND CULTURE, AND ADVANCED INNOVATION IN ONE LOCATION. RENOWNED AS “THE MOTHER OF ALL MALLS,” IT IS A WORLD-CLASS SHOPPING COMPLEX CONSIDERED THE HEART OF BANGKOK.
AFTERWARD, THE TOURISTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE AIRPORT FOR THEIR DEPARTURE, LEAVING WITH LASTING MEMORIES AND A TRULY UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE.