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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MARKET ACCESS PARTNERSHIPS PROJECT (CSR-MAP)

NEW PRODUCTS

BANGKOK’S AIRPORT RAIL LINK COMMENCES FULL COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS TODAY – 23 AUGUST 2010



LANDMARK RESORT LAUNCHES PRIVATE PLANE SERVICE TO HUA HIN

WEEKEND TRIP TO SAMUT SAKHON AND SAMUT SONGKHRAM
Train Trip and Mae Klong Homestay organized by the State Railway of Thailand
Available Every Weekend



SAMUT SONGKHRAM PROVINCE REVIVES BANG NOK KHWAK TRADITIONAL FLOATING MARKET
Now open on weekends and public holidays
08.00 – 17.00 hrs
(08.00 am to 05.00 pm)




THAI GOLDSMITH GALLERY
2nd floor of the SUPPORT Arts and Crafts International Centre (SACICT)
Bang Sai district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province
Open from Monday – Friday, 10.00 - 17.00 hrs.
Free admission


ANANTARA PHUKET RESORT & SPA OFFERS INTIMATE CRUISING OPTIONS ON BOARD LUXURY YACHT — THE MINOR AFFAIR


ISAN BOUTIQUE COLLECTION
Journey Through The World of I-San

Loei, Ubon Ratchathani, and Khon Kaen
Agalin. Phunacome Resort. Sedhapura. Suppaniga Home.

GREEN LEAF
Environmentally-friendly

THE SMOKE-FREE HOTEL PROGRAMME

THAI HOTEL STANDARD
STAR RATING



MAE FAH LUANG ART AND CULTURAL PARK


THE HALL OF OPIUM/
GOLDEN TRIANGLE PARK


I-SAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION

 

   
SIGHT-SEEING OPPORTUNITIES:
A ONE HOUR DRIVE FROM SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT
featuring attractions in the provinces of Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao
 
 
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5 RECOMMENDED SIGHT-SEEING PROGRAMMES
A ONE HOUR DRIVE FROM SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT
ROUTE 1 (7.5 hrs)
Suvarnabhumi Airport – Erawan Museum – Naval Museum – Ancient City – Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo
ROUTE 2 (6.5 hrs)
Suvarnabhumi Airport – Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo – Bang Pu seaside resort – Ancient City
ROUTE 3 (4 hrs 45 mins.)
Suvarnabhumi Airport – Bang Phli Market – Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai temple – Wat Bang Phli Yai Klang temple
ROUTE 4 (4 hrs 40 mins.)
Suvarnabhumi Airport – Khlong Suan Market – Wat Sothon Vararam Voraviharn – Cruise along the Bangpakong River – Ban Mai Riverside Market – Wat Chin Pracha Samosorn shrine – Wat Uphai Phatikaram temple
ROUTE 5 (5 hrs.)
Suvarnabhumi Airport – Khlong Suan Market – Dolphin Watching-and –Birdwatching Cruise – Fisheries along the Bang Pakong estuary
(November – February only)

Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok’s new international airport, is located on Bangna-Trat Road in Bang Phli District of Samut Prakan Province, approximately 25 kilometres from the heart of Bangkok.

If you’re waiting for a connecting flight and are ‘in transit’ for four to seven hours or if you’re seeing someone off on a morning flight and have several hours to spare before driving back to the airport to meet people arriving on a return flight later in the day, the provinces nearby Suvarnabhumi Airport offer some interesting attractions. These can be covered in half-day or full-day sight-seeing programmes.

TAT Central Region Office – Region 8 recommends a choice of five different sightseeing itineraries and routes featuring a range of tourist attractions and destinations in the neighbouring provinces of Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao. Each is within an-hour’s drive from Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Contact information:
TAT Central Region Office – Region 8
Tel: +66 (0) 3731 2282, (0) 3731 2284
Fax: +66 (0) 3731 2286
E-mail: tatnayok@tat.or.th

 



 
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