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ITINERARY DAY 4

Day 4 : Chanthaburi
DAY 3

Day 3 : Rayong – Chanthaburi 06.30 – 07.30 Start the day at the Chanthaburi morning market, where
you’ll see and taste all sorts of homegrown and
08.30 – 09.30 Check out of hotel and depart for Baan Jumrung homemade foods.
09.30 – 12.00 Baan Jumrung (Rural University) 07.30 – 0.800 Return to hotel
Explore the orchards and visit ancient Wat Nong 08.00 – 0.900 Breakfast at the hotel
Phaengphuey. After crossing Ruksaem Bridge, take a 09.00 – 14.00 Chanthaboon Waterfront
walk through the mangrove and then learn to make fish Established during the reign of King Narai of Ayutthaya
sauce. on the Chanthaburi River, it became a thriving center
12.00 – 13.00 Return to Ban Naibin and Indy Homestay for for trade and commerce during the reign of King Rama
a picnic-style lunch. V. Today, the lane is lined with old wooden homes and
13.00 – 13.30 Pak Nam Prasae shop houses with balconies and intricately carved trim,
This riverside village that dates back to the Ayutthaya selling noodles, food and other goods.
era now has a large fishing port and bustling, Baan Luang Rajamaitri Historic Inn
revitalized market. This two-story, Thai-European style, golden teak villa
13.30 – 15.00 Thung Phrong Thong Mangroves was once the home of Luang Rajamaitri, the man who
The largest intertidal forest in Rayong, it is now introduced para rubber trees to Thailand’s east coast.
protected by a village coop that works to restore the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Gothic-style
coastal ecosystem. After a walk along a boardwalk Roman Catholic church modeled after Notre Dame de
meandering through the mangrove, you’ll arrive Paris with beautiful stained-glass windows.
at the HTMS Luang Prasae 412 Memorial. 14.00 – 18.00 Leisure time
15.00 – 16.00 Travel from Paknam Prasae to Chanthaburi 18.00 – 19.00 Dinner
(65 kilometers, 1 hour)
16.00 – 18.30 Check in to hotel and relax
18.30 – 19.30 Dinner
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