| DAY ONE |
Bangkok – Tham Rong Community – Wat Tham Rong |
| AFTERNOON |
Assemble at the meeting point in Bangkok.
Head to Tham Rong Community.
Pay respect to the sacred Luang Phor Dam and Luang Phor Khao Buddha statues at Wat Tham Rong, a highly-revered place by the locals. |
| EVENING |
Dinner and leisure time for the rest of the evening.
Rest at Ban Satham Homestay (or other accommodation of a similar quality). |
| DAY TWO |
Tham Rong Community |
| MORNING |
Enjoy breakfast before kicking off the morning’s activities at Tham Rong Community, including:
– Picking toddy palms
– Cooking toddy palm cakes
– Learning how to strip the palms and extract nectar. |
| NOON |
Lunch. |
| AFTERNOON |
More afternoon activities at Tham Rong Community – where you’ll be shown how to make and fly traditional Thai kites. |
| EVENING |
Dinner and leisure time for the rest of the evening.
Rest at Ban Satham Homestay (or other accommodation of a similar quality). |
| DAY THREE |
Tham Rong Community |
| MORNING |
Breakfast.
Morning activities at Tham Rong Community include:
– Weaving toddy palm fronds.
– Crafting dolls from the hard shells of the toddy palm. |
| NOON |
Lunch. |
| AFTERNOON |
Learn how to make some local dishes in an afternoon cooking class, such as:
– Young toddy palm curry
– Tom Kha Kai with banana flowers |
| EVENING |
Dinner and leisure time.
Rest at Ban Satham Homestay (or other accommodation of a similar quality). |
| DAY FOUR |
Tham Rong Community – Cow Racing Festival |
| MORNING |
Breakfast.
Participate in morning activities at Tham Rong Community, including:
– Learning how to produce sugar from the toddy palms.
– Visit and learn about integrated farming, which adds more value to agricultural products. |
| NOON |
Lunch. |
| AFTERNOON |
Discover more about life in Tham Rong Community with further activities, including:
– Tending to the earthworms.
– Making red curry paste, an important ingredient in Thai curries. |
| EVENING |
Take a bike ride to explore the community and check out the fish bank before heading back for dinner.
Check out a village’s local cow racing festival, which is held every Sunday night. This ancient (and unusual) sport is particularly popular among young men in Amphoe Ban Lat.
Head back and rest at Ban Satham Homestay (or other accommodation of a similar quality). |
| DAY FIVE |
Tham Rong Community – Chao Samran Beach |
| MORNING |
Enjoy breakfast.
Start the morning’s activities at Tham Rong Community, which include:
– Weave bamboo threshing basket.
– Cultivate toddy palm saplings.
– Take a bike trip through farms and community. |
| NOON |
Lunch. |
| AFTERNOON |
Leisure at Chao Samran Beach.
Enjoy watching the sunset. |
| EVENING |
Dinner and leisure time.
Rest at Ban Satham Homestay (or other accommodation of a similar quality). |
| DAY SIX |
Tham Rong Community – Laem Phak Bia |
| MORNING |
Breakfast.
Head out to Laem Phak Bia Royal Project.
Visit the Green Caviar Seaweed Farm and Sai Med Raek Beach at the tip of Laem Luang. |
| NOON |
Lunch |
| AFTERNOON |
Time in the afternoon to:
– Enjoy the scenery at the Sai Med Raek Beach.
– Take a boat trip to watch seabirds in the Laem Phak Bia. |
| EVENING |
Dinner and leisure time until bed.
Rest at Ban Satham Homestay (or other accommodation of a similar quality). |
| DAY SEVEN |
Tham Rong Community – Natachom – Phetchaburi Riverside Community – Bangkok |
| MORNING |
Breakfast.
Pack your bags ready to leave the accommodation.
Have breakfast before saying goodbye to Tham Rong Community.
Stop off for coffee at Natachom Coffee, a beautiful café in the middle of rice fields.
Back on the road towards Wat Tham Khao Luang.
Arrive at Wat Tham Khao Luang, the famous Buddhist temple hidden within a cave. Witness the spectacle of sunlight shining through the top onto the large Buddha statue inside the cave.
Travel to Wat Koh Community, Talad Rimnam Market Community and Khlong Krachaeng Community. |
| NOON |
Enjoy lunch and leisure time along the Phetchaburi Riverside Route. Pick up some tasty Thai desserts, like Khao Chae (rice soaked in cool water), a traditional royal Phetchaburi dish. |
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