Thailand Tour - Culinary Delights of Bangkok

Culinary Delights of Bangkok - Bangkok

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OVERVIEW

Get a 'taste' for Bangkok by exploring the best food markets and restaurants on this Bangkok Day Trip. Traveling from busy morning markets through narrow alleys filled with street stalls as your guide explains the local produce for sale. Watch the locals as they buy and prepare local delicacies and buy samples for tasting- from exotic fruits to fried insects!

PROGRAM DETAIL

After a light breakfast at your hotel, meet up with your guide late morning and transfer to Samyan Market for a Thai fresh market experience. As you stroll through the market, meet locals on their morning shopping jaunts, learn about the ingredients used in Thai cooking and sample some tropical fruits. Continue to the century-old Nanglerng Food Market, one of the oldest and most significant markets in inner Bangkok. Set in old-style wooden shophouses, the market offers insights into old Thai architectural styles as well as traditional Thai dishes. Following that, enjoy a delectable lunch near Bangkok City Hall and wrap up the meal with sarim, a popular Thai dessert made up of colorful thin vermicelli served in savory coconut milk. A short tuk-tuk ride takes you to Thammasart University where you can sample the wide array of tasty snacks and drinks sold by vendors surrounding the campus. A boat ride along the Chao Phraya River leads to Yaowarat, Bangkok's Chinatown famed for the abundance of Chinese delicacies sold along the streets. End your day with the famous pad thai at Tipsamai Pad Thai, a restaurant selling only this stir-fried noodle specialty for the past 60 years.

If you are lucky you might even have a chance to try a bite of fried insects - a local specialty in Thailand!

PRICING: in Thai Baht per person
Rates are valid until 31 October 2012