Photography Tours

• Maeklong Railway Market, where the stalls fold away for the train
• Amphawa Floating Market in the evening, busiest and best after dark
• Longtail boat ride to look for fireflies along the canal
• A Thai weekend market rather than a tourist one

An afternoon and evening trip: the market that folds up for passing trains, then Amphawa in the evening with a longtail boat out to see the fireflies.

• Six Ayutthaya temples, including Wat Mahathat and the Buddha head in the tree roots
• Bang Pa In Summer Palace, where Thai, Chinese and European architecture meet
• The reclining Buddha at Wat Lokaya Sutha
• UNESCO World Heritage historical park

Six temples in the old Siamese capital plus Bang Pa In, the royal summer palace where Thai, Chinese and European architecture sit in the same garden.

• Visit four Ayutthaya temples with a guide
• See the Buddha head in the Bodhi tree roots at Wat Mahathat
• Explore the royal complex at Wat Phra Sri Sanphet
• Buffet lunch at a local Thai restaurant

A guided day tour from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, the old capital of Siam. You visit four temples and stop for a Thai lunch.

• Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha Temple
• Wat Pho and the Reclining Buddha
• Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, by the river
• Walk past the amulet market and Tha Tien Market

Walk Bangkok's old town with a local guide and see the Grand Palace, the Emerald Buddha, Wat Pho and Wat Arun in one morning.

• Tuk tuk ride through Chinatown and Yaowarat Road at night
• Fishball egg noodles at Lim Lao Now and rolled noodles at Nai Ek
• Crab fried rice and fresh Chinese doughnuts from the fryer
• Stop at Jay Fai, Thailand's only Michelin-starred street stall

Ride a tuk tuk through Bangkok's Chinatown at night and eat your way through street stalls picked by the Michelin Guide.

• Alleys too narrow even for bicycles
• Over 200 years of Sino-Thai culture up close
• Local snacks and drinks from family-run shops
• Relaxed pace with time for photos

Walk the alleys of Bangkok's Chinatown that are too narrow even for bicycles, with local snacks and drinks along the way. Great for photographers.

• Watch the awnings fold back off the rails as the train comes through Maeklong market
• Ride the train yourself, through the stalls, after watching it from the platform
• Longtail and paddle sampan into the Damnoen Saduak canals where the produce boats trade
• See the Dragon Temple: a pink seventeen-storey tower with a green dragon wound around it

Three stops west of Bangkok in one day: the market that folds up for passing trains, the Damnoen Saduak canals by boat, and the pink dragon tower at Wat Samphran.

• Seven tiers of turquoise pools at Erawan National Park
• Swim in the waterfall pools, with over three hours at the falls
• The bridge on the River Kwai and the Death Railway story
• Local guide who joins the group in Kanchanaburi

A full day in Kanchanaburi: the bridge on the River Kwai in the morning, then the seven turquoise tiers of Erawan Waterfalls with time to swim.

• One hour on the Death Railway across the Wang Pho viaduct
• Seven tiers of turquoise pools at Erawan National Park
• Swim in the waterfall pools
• The bridge on the River Kwai

The Erawan waterfall pools plus an hour on the Death Railway, riding the wooden viaduct that prisoners of war cut into the cliff above the River Kwai.

• Watch stalls slide off the tracks at Maeklong Railway Market
• Reach Damnoen Saduak Floating Market by paddle boat
• Visit Wat Lokayasutha, Wat Phra Sri Sanphet and Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya
• See locals make brown coconut sugar at a Thai house

See the Maeklong Railway Market, the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and the temples of Ayutthaya, all in one day from Bangkok.

• Watch stalls fold back as the train passes at Maeklong Railway Market
• Paddle boat ride into Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
• Buy directly from vendors selling out of their boats
• Try pad thai, rice noodle soup and mango sticky rice

Two famous markets in one day: the Maeklong Railway Market on the tracks and the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market on the canals.