The Bangkok Sea

Highlights

• Rabbit Cafe
• Flying foxes
• Forts with ghost cannons
• Temple in the Sea
• Sunken Village
• Giant warship

Itinerary

1. 11:30 AM

   Rabbito Cafe

   Before your Bangkok canal tour departs, there is the possibility to have some refreshments at Rabbito Cafe (also the meeting point). Prices start from THB 79 for food. One drink per person and cookies to feed the rabbits are included in the tour price. Make sure you arrive in time to play with the rabbits that call this cafe their home and to see them do some tricks. There is free wifi available to share your cute rabbit photos with the world.

   
2. 11:45 AM

   Check-In & Briefing

   Your guide checks you in and informs you about the tour itinerary.

3. 12:00 PM

   Transport to the River Mouth

   Travel by local transport to the mouth of the Chao Phraya river.

   
4. 12:45 PM

   Wet Market

   Explore the local wet market before taking the ferry to Butterfly Island.

   
5. 01:15 PM

   Fort with Ghost Cannons

   Visit the island’s fort armed with ghost cannons and learn how the cannons got their name.

   
6. 01:30 PM

   Flying Foxes

   See thousands of flying foxes hanging head down from the branches of mangroves for a length of approximately 200m. The flying fox, whose face looks like a fox, is the world’s largest bat with a wingspan of up to 1m. Your guide leads you safely along a nature trail into the grove of nipa palm where the flying foxes can be seen.

7. 03:00 PM

   Temple in the Sea

   Visit the Temple in the Sea, an ordinary temple with an extraordinary history. While other buildings have moved further inland up to 5 times within the last generations, it is the temple alone that refused to relocate and now serves as a symbol for the fight against the rising waters. Learn about the measures that had to be taken to protect the temple against the rising sea while visiting this great ecotourism attraction that eco enthusiasts definitely should not miss.

8. 03:15 PM

   Sunken Village

   Learn about the Sunken Village, a Thai village that has disappeared behind the rising and advancing sea. See the telephone poles that mark the sight of what was once a seaside road and discover what the people on surfboards out at sea are actually doing.

9. 03:30 PM

   Boat Ride through Canal

   Take a boat ride through several peaceful and pleasant side canals. Learn how the villagers make use of the tides to catch fish while keeping an eye out for oysters, giant walking fish and crabs. During this ride there can be seen many beautiful birds resting at the base of palm trees and sometimes we even see otters playing happily in the water here.

10. 04:15 PM

    Seaview Restaurant

    Enjoy delicious seafood at a riverside restaurant with sea views, after exploring the surrounding mangrove forest. There are also a few non-seafood dishes on their menu for the ones who do not like seafood.

11. 05:00 PM

    Giant Warship

    Visit the world’s second oldest battleship, including torpedo firing machine, deep water bombs and antiaircraft guns. You can visit every corner of the ship from the kitchen to the living quarters to the compass bridge with machine guns at the front.

12. 05:30 PM

    Fort with Tunnels

    Walk through the tunnels of another historical fort and learn about the Pak Nam incident that took place here. Around the fortress there can usually also some swimming monkeys be seen.

13. 07:00 PM

    Evaluation & Goodbye

    Evaluate your Bangkok canal tour and say goodbye to your guide and the other travellers in the group. Your guide helps you to get back to your accommodation or any other place you would like to go from Samrong BTS Station.

Useful facts

Local transport we may use: Bus, Van, Songthaew, Metro, Skytrain, Train, River Express Boat, Cross River Ferry, Longtail Boat, Taxi, Tuk Tuk, Motorbike, Rickshaw, Bicycle, Walking.