Canals and Waterways tour
Canals and Waterways tour
Overview
Experience the famous local Thai waterways by travelling on boats through a maze of canals and rivers.
This is how the Thai preople commuted in days of old. However unlike the usual over crowded canal tours of Bangkok, our exclusively designed tour will take you to a neighbouring province where it’s uncrowded, unhurried and undisturbed. Here the canals are cleaner, people friendlier and the experience unforgetable. This tour will reveal to you what a big role the canals and waterways played in the developement of Bangkok, as we wind our way past stilted houses over the water’s edge, floating vendors selling anything from fruit to souviners to household appliences.
In this part of the world the people still use the canals to bathe, wash dishes and clothes, even the postal service use the canals to deliver mail. Boat in canal
This is a day on the authentic local side of life in Thialand as we mingle exclusively with the locals travelling by Tuk Tuk and three different types of boats – the large River taxi, smaller Long tail boat and also the tiny Rocket boat. Not only are the sights amazing but even the atmosphere and attitude of the people is charming and welcoming.
Itinerary
We meet at 8.00 at the Just Nok New Office, where we’ll go over the day’s program, before taking our first local form of transport – the famous Bangkok Tuk Tuk, to the pier. From here we’ll catch the river taxi heading north up the Chao Phraya river to the province of Nonthaburi – a charming provincial town with an old fashioned clock tower, cyclos (bicycle taxis), a fresh market and early 20th Century European-style civic buildings.
After spending some time wandering around in the market, we hop into a long tail boat for an explosive ride into the residential side of Nonthaburi where we’ll visit a temple with a reclining buddha nearly as big as the famous one in Bangkok. From here we take the small rocket boat to zip through the narrower canals and back into time, with lots of commentary from the boat driver about life on the canals. Back on dry land we break for a local Thai lunch.
After lunch the long tail boat again takes us futher on our journey through the maze of canals before finally exitting next to the famous Siriraj hospital and back to our home base.
Facts and Information
Style : Full day – walk-about (non cycling).
Inclusions : Local guide, lunch, snacks and water, all transport costs, insurance.
Group size : Minimum 2 – maximum 8
Duration : About 7 hours.
Attractions : Boat rides, Chao Phraya river, Local fresh market, Canal communites, Large Buddah image at temple.
Starting time
We meet at 8.00a.m. at the Just Nok shop and leave as soon as everyone arrives.
If all goes well, we should get back at about 3.30 p.m.
Price
3,200 Baht per person.
1,000 Baht deposit is required to confirm your reservation.
Tour remainder can be paid in cash on the day of your tour.
Discounts for children
1-4 years old (babyseat) = FREE
5-11 years old = 50% (tag-along and kids bikes)
12-15 years old = 20% (children bikes)
Tour availability
This tour is available everyday.
How to make a booking
Please send through following details to :
E-mail : justnoktours@gmail.com
LINE number: +6684 308 6098
WhatsApp number : +6684 308 6098
KakaoTalk ID: justnok
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