Celebrate Songkran (Thai New Year)

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Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of Thailand by exploring cities, villages, palaces and temples in the region.

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  • Making Merit

    Making Merit (0.00 km)

    The custom of making merit is based on the very sensible Thai saying, ‘if you do good, you will receive good, and if you do evil, you will receive...
  • Wat Phra Kaew (The Temple of the Emerald Buddha)

    Wat Phra Kaew (The Temple of the Emerald Buddha) (0.00 km)

    More than one hundred buildings, many of them brightly coloured and topped with golden spires and decorations make up this complex surrounding the...
  • South-East Asia: Bangkok to Singapore

    South-East Asia: Bangkok to Singapore (0.00 km)

    1250 miles demand several weeks of hedonism rather than a quick trip. Bangkok’s splendour arises at the markets and the Grand Palace, with its Temple...
  • Talat Kao

    Talat Kao (0.00 km)

    Talat Kao is the old market in Bangkok and has been the central marketplace in Chinatown for over a century. It’s the first point of call for Chinese...
  • Procession of the Royal Barges

    Procession of the Royal Barges (0.00 km)

    Bangkok’s procession of the Royal Barges sets out in all its glorious, graceful golden splendour only on occasions of state (see website link for...
  • The Eastern and Oriental Express

    The Eastern and Oriental Express (0.36 km)

    The food, design and service on these trains are super-deluxe and serve up the mysteries of Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia in sumptuous...
  • Golden Mount

    Golden Mount (0.40 km)

    The Golden Mount is part of the Wat Saket temple located just outside the old royal city precincts, next to the Pom Mahakhan fort.'
  • Grand Palace, Rattanakosin

    Grand Palace, Rattanakosin (0.40 km)

    The Grand Palace is situated in Rattanakosin, where King Rama I built his new capital in the late 18th century. The seat of Governement to this day,...
  • Old Bangkok Inn

    Old Bangkok Inn (2.12 km)

    Eco-friendly, family-run boutique B&B ideally located for discovering the Thai Capital’s heritage district Opened in 2005, Old Bangkok Inn is one...
  • Banyan Tree Spa

    Banyan Tree Spa (4.00 km)

    Towering high above the mayhem of daily Bangkok in the embassy, shopping and business districts, the Banyan Tree Hotel is a favourite of business...
Celebrate Songkran (Thai New Year)
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