DAY 1 - ITALY / BANGKOK - Sunday 03/08/2025
Depart by scheduled flight to Bangkok, with a stopover in Istanbul. Meals and overnight stay on board.
DAY 2 - BANGKOK - Monday 04/08/2025
Arrival and transfer to The Sukosol hotel (5*). Upon arrival, accommodation in the reserved room. Time at leisure.
DAY 3 - BANGKOK - Tuesday 05/08/2025
Day at leisure for optional visits.
DAY 4 - BANGKOK - KANCHANABURI - Wednesday, 06/08/2025 (lunch, dinner)
Depart in the morning to visit the famous Damnern Saduak, the floating market about an hour from Bangkok. En route we visit Mae Klong market, known as "the railroad market," unique in that a train slowly passes through the market itself, forcing vendors to move stalls and wares for only a few minutes. You arrive at the canal, where dozens of pirogues overloaded with fruits, vegetables and a variety of wares pile up to buy and sell, boat to boat, creating a lively and colorful floating market. Continue to Kanchanaburi, the city of the bridge over the River Kwai, built by prisoners of war during World War II and immortalized in a famous film. Arrival and visit to the J.E.A.T.H. Museum. Lunch in a typical restaurant. Afterwards board the local train from Tham Krasae station. We travel along a spectacular section of the "Death Railway," on a wooden viaduct overhanging a mountainside. Transfer and dinner at the hotel.
DAY 5 - KANCHANABURI - HUA HIN - Thursday 07/08/2025 (lunch, dinner)
Depart for Hua Hin. During the transfer, visit Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, located on Khao Wang Hill, where several temples and the palace built in 1860 by King Rama IV stand. Continue on to Hua Hin, a famous seaside resort where the Royal Family has several summer residences. Continue on to visit Tham Khao Luang, a stalagmite-rich Buddhist rock temple built a century ago during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. Lunch at a typical restaurant. We continue on to visit the Maruekhathaiyawan Palace, built entirely of teak wood, known as the Palace of Love and Hope. One of the most striking and ancient Royal Palaces in the country, it was built in 1929 by King Rama VI so he could relax surrounded by nature. Afterwards, time at leisure for a swim in the sea. Visit to the night market. Dinner at a typical restaurant.
DAY 6 - HUA HIN - CHUMPHON - Friday 08/08/2025 (lunch, dinner)
In the morning, depart for Chumphon. En route you will visit Phraya Nakhon Cave located in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. (You will take a local boat that will transfer to the nearby beach for a walk of about 45 minutes to admire a unique spectacle of color and mysticism. Return on the same walking route as the outward journey. For those who don't feel up to a 90-minute walk, you can enjoy relaxing on the beach, waiting for the more adventurous to return. Continue on to Klong Khao Dang for a cruise on the river lined with mangroves on both sides with a variety of vegetation and a view in the distance of the beautiful mountain range in the background. The navigation will also take visitors through a fishing village lined with stilt houses and small colorful fishing boats. Lunch will follow in a typical restaurant. In the afternoon, continue to Chumphon, a seaside town that boasts the country's largest fishing fleet. Arrival, transfer and dinner at the hotel.
DAY 7 - CHUMPHON - KHAO SOK - Saturday 09/08/2025 (lunch, dinner)
Early morning departure for a visit to Wat Phra Borommathat Chaya, a revered temple dating back to the 11th century and a symbol of the region. Depart for Khao Sok National Park. Arrive at the national park, perhaps the most spectacular in Thailand. Khao Sok is part of the largest rainforest area in the country, where nature has remained untouched for millennia. Depart for a cruise aboard a longtail boat, passing picturesque stacks covered with virgin forest in a magnificent and almost unreal natural setting. Lunch in a typical restaurant. Transfer and dinner at the hotel.
DAY 8 - KHAO SOK - SURAT THANI - KOH SAMUI - Sunday, 10/08/2025
Transfer to Surat Thani port for boat transfer to Koh Samui. Upon arrival, meet with driver, transfer to Samui Resotel hotel (4*) and settle into room.
DAY 9 - KOH SAMUI - Monday, 11/08/2025
Days at leisure for relaxation or optional activities.
DAY 10 - KOH SAMUI - Tuesday 12/08/2025
Days at leisure for relaxation or optional activities.
DAY 11 - KOH SAMUI - Wednesday, 13/08/2025
Days at leisure for relaxation or optional activities.
DAY 12 - KOH SAMUI - Thursday, 14/08/2025
Days at leisure for relaxation or optional activities.
13TH DAY - KOH SAMUI - ITALY - Friday, 15/08/2025
Transfer to the airport in time for your flight back to Italy with stopovers in Bangkok and Istanbul. Meals and overnight stay on board.
DAY 14 - ITALY - Saturday, 8/16/2025
Arrival in Italy.
