DISCOVER ANCIENT THAI WONDERS
ALONG THE RIVER OF KINGS

    The  most fascinating day-trip you may ever take in Thailand is abourd one of our river cruisers. Every day they ply the Chao Phya River, the legendary "River of Kings", between The Oriental and the ancient Thai capital of Ayudhaya, 85 kilometres north, passing by countless images of serenity and beauty all along the way.
    Long-tail boats. Log-raft barges. Temples. Villages. It is a captivating picture of tracitional river life, leading to the heart and soul of the ancient Kingdom.

    The journey includes two unforgettable sites. One is the Summer Palace at Bang Pa-In, an "architectural fantasy," encompassing four centuries of Thai and Western styles. The other is Ayudhaya itself, the ancient capital of Thailand between the Fourteenth and Eighteenth Centuries and all its glorioous ruins, including hundreds of awe-inspiring temples and palaces.

    

                       

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