PBTMS Travel Boutique Waterways of Thailand - a way of life
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The Private Journeys of Asia Collection
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SICHUAN & HUNAN PROVINCE
Deluxe body & mind revitalisation - Thai Style
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EASTERN HIMALAYAS
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15 day
WATERLIFE ADVENTURE
ex Bangkok -coming 2006
Rivers are considered arteries of the traditional Thai way of life. Since ancient times, the Thai people have made their settlements close to rivers. They earn a living, fish, swim, bathe and wash clothes and dishes, using water from the local river.
Enjoy the serenity of water, the sound of nature, the thrill of discovery - glide past traditional river life where families have relied on Thailand's rivers for generations of existence.
Starting in Bangkok ( once called the Venice of the Orient) , view the sites along the banks of the busy Chao Phraya River. The Chao Phraya River largely irrigates the Central Plain, one of the world's major rice and fruit-growing areas, and sustains an intricate network of canals that irrigate bountiful orchards and market gardens; host vibrant floating markets; and support a unique, waterborne way of life. The Central Region is extremely rich in historical sites. These include Nakhon Pathom, Kanchanburi, Bang Pa-In, Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lopburi and most important of all, Bangkok, Thailand's capital and major point of entry
Visit the Mon Potters of Ko Kret and experience the communities living on the banks of the Chao Praya River at Pak Ret, Bua Thog and Ko Kret.
The Tha Chin River ventures into plantations and orchids. Visit a floating market and the village of Ampawa built along canals.
The Mae Kok River is in the mountaineous north of Thailand. Bordered by Myanmar and Laos, characterised by forested mountains - lower extremities of Himalayan foothills - and fertile river valleys, northern Thailand encompasses part of the fabled Golden Triangle and includes exotic hill tribes, forests worked by elephants, colourful festivals, ancient cities, exquisite northern Thai and Burmese-style temples, and friendly people. The 130-km-long Mae Kok is one of the most scenic and unspoilt rivers in Thailand.
The northernmost town of Thailand is separated from the Burmese border town of Tachilek by a small river also called Mae Sai. Mae Sai is a thriving trading post for local goods, clothing, hilltribe products, jade ornaments, trinkets and jewelry of Burmese origin.
The Mekong, one of Asia's mightiest rivers, begins in Tibet and flows some 4,500 kilometres eventually into the South China Sea. We explore the Mekong from Chiang Saen by an exhilarating 3-hour boat trip downstream to Chiang Khong.
Chiang Saen was one of the ancient capitals of the Lanna Thai (The Kingdom of One Million Rice fields) which dominated northern Thailand from the late 1200s. Older than Chiang Rai the town is historically important, forming the beginning of a distinctive style of Buddhist sculpture during the late thirteenth century. The remains of several noteworthy religious monuments can still be seen. The town museum contains bronze Buddha images and artifacts excavated locally.
Located 9 km north of Chiang Saen is where the borders of Thailand, Burma and Laos meet, known as The Golden Triangle. You can stand at the very point where the Rauk River from Burma flows into the Mekong, to take in the sweeping view of rice fields and the distant mountains.
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