Bangkok Train Tour
"Meet the Locals at Mahachai”

 

This tour will bring you to one of the least visited fishing villages of Thailand. The Train starts in a highly populated part of Bangkok across the mighty Chao Phraya River. When the train leaves you almost drive through the kitchens and living rooms of the local people. On the way you will see the big buildings of Bangkok change smaller and smaller until you are surrounded by rice fields and houses on stilts.

 
  
 
 
Samut Sakhon was formerly called "Tha Chin" probably because, in the old days, it had been a trading port dealing with a vast number of Chinese junks. In 1548, a town named "Sakhon Buri" was established at the mouth of the Tha Chin River. It was a centre for recruiting troops from various seaside towns. The name of the town was changed into "Mahachai" when Khlong (canal) Mahachai was dug in 1704 to join the Tha Chin River at the town. Later, the town was renamed "Samut Sakhon" by King Rama IV but it is still popularly called "Mahachai" by the villagers.
  
 
 
In the morning gathering at Wongwian Yai Railway Station at the Thonburi Side of Bangkok across the Chao Praya river. The local station is situated in the middle of the Wongwian Yai market and offers a great experience and insight into local Thai lifestyle. Board open-air train carriages and enjoy a scenic train journey to Mahachai, the largest fresh seafood market in Thailand. A weird and wonderful variety of local produce is sold here. Extensive visit of Mahachai Market followed by a Thai lunch at a local restaurant overseeing the crowded fish market.
 
After Lunch we will depart by small boat for a scenic trip along the river and seamount. You will get an excellent view on the Thai Fisherman's craft. We will pass fishing boats in all sorts of size and colors sailing into the small harbor. These ships enter the harbor from the Gulf of Thailand loaded with fish. Along a small canal you will see how these fishermen live and work passing their homes and small shipyards.
In the afternoon we will return to Mahachai Market and board the train back to Wongwian Yai in Bangkok.

 

“ Unique Thai train, market and boat experience NOT TO-BE-MISSED ”

Every day join in:  08.15-15.30 hrs.

Including: traintickets, visit to a local market, a beautiful Temple + sightseeing in Mahachai, snacks, drink, fruit, water, all kind of tastings of local products, a super delicious lunch, boattrip, boat transfers, guide fee and personal accident insurance during the tour.

per person Baht 2,000.= ( minimum 4 persons for the tour )

This tour starts from our new office located on:

10/5-7 Soi Aree, Sukhumvit Road Soi 26

(see - map of our new office)

 
 
 

Quotes from Travelers:

"Third class suddenly seems a great way to travel. Children poke their heads out the window, feeling the wind in their eyes. Traveling salesmen shower in the sink, then put on clean, pressed clothes they pull magically from filthy bags. Young girls smile at poor boys with too much cologne. There is no pretense in third class— we may all be in the back of the train, but it's still the same view as up in first class."

"Moving through the outskirts of town, we watch the train-window spectacle that would define our trip. People love to ham it up for the train. They come out of their huts and shanties to see us pass, and everybody smiles and waves. Even the children stop their can kicking and stick-fights to shout, jump, and be noticed."

  
 

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