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Indochina Discovery A fascinating private tour of the best sights in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia and including one of the hidden gems of the region, Luang Prabang in Laos. 9 days, from £2120 (Private tour). Kensington Tours »

1. Grand Palace, Rattanakosin (0Na 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,...

2. The Eastern and Oriental Express (0.20 km)

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

3. South-East Asia: Bangkok to Singapore (0.40 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...

4. Making Merit (0.40 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...

5. Wat Phra Kaew (The Temple of the Emerald Buddha) (0.40 km)

   More than one hundred buildings, many of them brightly coloured and topped with golden spires and decorations make up this complex surrounding the...

6. Celebrate Songkran (Thai New Year) (0.40 km)

   Thai New Year or Songkran happens astrologically in April usually around the 14th in western calendars, but for convenience the celebration period has...

7. Procession of the Royal Barges (0.40 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...

8. Talat Kao (0.40 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...

9. Old Bangkok Inn (2.33 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...

10. Banyan Tree Spa (3.95 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...

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