DAY ONE

Upon arrival in Bangkok, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

You will have the night at your leisure.

 DAY TWO

After breakfast in your hotel, you will visit two of the most famous Buddhist temples in Bangkok.  Experience Wat Trimit with its Golden Buddha, Wat Po, with its massive reclining Buddha and ‘Chedi of the Kings’ as well as The Grand Palace including Wat Phra Kaew.

This afternoon, lunch will be provided at Supattra River House Restaurant.  Following lunch, travel by long tail speedboat on the picturesque Chao Phraya River and Klongs (canals) of Thonburi.  Stop to visit the Temple of Dawn.

You will have the evening at your leisure.

 DAY THREE

This morning, transfer by private car to the Sampran Riverside.  While there, lunch will be provided for you at a local restaurant.  Following lunch, you will cross the river by traditional rowing boat to travel to an organic farm.  Observe how vegetables, fruits and herbs are grown without using any chemical fertilizer or pesticide.  At the farm you will taste some of fresh herbal tea that is made from lemongrass, pandan and lotus. Try the fruits in season and fragrant coconuts freshly picked by the farmers. Pick some vegetables and herbs for your cooking class.

Following the trip to the farm you will take a traditional cooking class.  Cook traditional, healthy dishes such as papaya salad (Somtam), spicy lemongrass soup (Tomyam) and a dessert of banana in coconut milk (Kluay buad shee). The chef will add 3 additional dishes for the dinner such as stir-fried vegetables, green curry and chicken wrapped in pandan.  Following the class, enjoy the dinner that you helped create.

 DAY FOUR

This morning, start your day with breakfast at the Rimnam restaurant.  Following breakfast, visit the numerous art and craft workshops at the Thai Village. Learn about weaving, pottery, fruit carving, garland making, and umbrella painting among other crafts.

This afternoon, a buffet lunch will be served to you at the Vanda Restaurant.  After lunch you will go to the Arusaya Spa.  While there, learn to make a herbal compress which will be followed by a “Nuad Rajasamnak” treatment.

You will have this evening at your leisure.

DAY FIVE

This morning, following your breakfast, you will participate in an herbal product workshop where you will learn about homemade herbal products and make a product of your own.

Enjoy lunch on your own arrangement before checking out of Sampran Riverside.  This afternoon you will return to Bangkok to connect to your flight home or onto your next Willing Foot destination.