Fireflies, funky trains, giant puppets,
matchless murals, palm tappers, ceramic beauty,
and lots and lots of water

ITINERARY
Day 1
We’ll ride one of Thailand’s oddest trains into a countryside lush with palm trees and orchards, and threaded by dozens of rivers and canals. We’ll pass saltflats and windmills, visit a canalside town with its own floating market, a cat sanctuary dedicated to preserving the last five of Thailand’s original 18 cat breeds, and a studio producing beautiful benjarong (five-color) ceramics. After a canalside seafood BBQ, we take a nighttime boat ride to see the area’s enchanting fireflies.

Day 2
In the cool air of the following morning, we’ll watch tappers climb sugar palms, bringing down the sweet juices that will later be boiled to create brown palm sugar. We then ride up the river to enjoy a performance of the rare Nang Yai (giant—one-meter-tall—leather shadow puppets), then cross the river to a temple with some of Thailand’s most beautiful murals. After lunch at a venerable Ratchaburi restaurant, we visit at a pottery factory producing whimsical pieces, before returning to Bangkok by van in the late afternoon.

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