Countryside Canal Private Tour from Bangkok Including Lunch

Bangkok, Thailand

This full-day private tour of the countryside outside of Bangkok offers insight into the essential transportation system of Thailand's 'klongs,' or canals. Following a 1-hour train ride, learn how they canals like Klong Mahasawat are part of everyday life while you experience the waterways and nearby attractions. Lunch, transport, and entrance fees are included.

In the morning, your personal guide will meet you at your hotel and accompany you by public transport to the Hua Lamphong or Bangkok railway station. You'll receive a ticket and board a train for a 1-hour scenic ride heading south. On arrival at Suwan station in Nakorn Pathom province, located next to the Mahasawat canal pier, you'll discover a classic Thai way of life.

Your private canal tour proceeds with a stop at a floating lotus and water lily farm, which covers the entire surface of the canal. At this impressive site, you can paddle a small boat around the farm to collect water lilies. Continuing on to a snack shop that specializes in making rice crackers, try your hand at making this local product and sample different toppings.

After lunch at a local restaurant, continue your journey aboard a local boat to an organic farm. Ride a tractor into the fruit orchards for a taste of whatever fruit is in season. By late afternoon you'll make your way back by private vehicle to your hotel.