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River Kwai
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Floating
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Rose Garden Country Resort
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Samphran
Elephant Ground and Zoo |
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Temple of
Dawn |
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Temple of the Reclining
Buddha |
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Thailand Cultural Center
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Vimanmek
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Nao National
Park |
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Phuket Orchid
Garden
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Phuket Butterfly
Garden and Aquarium |
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Pathaya Coral Island |
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Siam Park City |
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Sukhothai Historical
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Ayutthaya & Beyond |
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Kanchanaburi & Beyond
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Songkhla & the Far
South |
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Phuket & the Andaman
Sea |
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Surat Thani, Samui Island
and the Mid-South |
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Pattaya & the East
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Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai
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Bangkok & the Central
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Cha-am & Hua Hin
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What
to Buy
A wealth of shopping opportunities
awaits the visitor, and bargains abound throughout
our country in traditional handicrafts, textiles,
gems, jewellery and antiques, as well as more
contemporary items.
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Bangkok,
is the Orient's most cosmopolitan city and has attractions
to stimulate even the most jaded travellers. Created
as the Thai capital in 1782 by the first monarch of
the present Chakri dynasty, Bangkok is a national
treasure house and Thailand's spiritual, cultural,
political, commercial, educational and diplomatic
centre. known to its estimated 12 million citizens
as the City of Angels (Krung Thep), is a city of extremes.
The splendor of the huge guard statues at the Grand
Palace and the dazzling Temple Of The Emerald Buddha
stand in contrast to the maddening traffic jams along
Sukhumvit Road. Bangkok is a vast sprawling web of
a metropolis, with glittering shopping plazas, bustling
canals, golden artifacts, neon-lit bars, and rickety
slum shanties. The city is an international center
for business and commerce, drawing business travelers
all year.
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Geography:
The Kingdom of Thailand, covering an area of 514,000
square kilometres, lies in the heart of Southeast Asia,
roughly equidistant between India and China. It shares
borders with Myanmar to the west and north, Lao P.D.R.
to the north and northeast, Cambodia to the east and
Malaysia to the south. Introduction History Religion
Monarchy About TAT
Topography: Thailand is divided into four distinct
areas : the mountainous North, the fertile Central Plains,
the semi-arid plateau of the Northeast, and the peninsula
South, distinguished by its many beautiful tropical
beaches and offshore islands.
Climate: Thailand lies within the humid tropics
and remains hot throughout the year. Average temperatures
are about 29oC, ranging in Bangkok from 35oC in April
to 17oC in December. There are three seasons: the cool
season (November to February), the hot season (April
to May), and the rainy season (June to October), though
downpours rarely last more than a couple of hours.
Population: Thailand has a population of about 60
million. Ethnic Thais form the majority, though the
area has historically been a migratory crossroads, and
thus strains of Mon, Khmer, Burmese, Lao, Malay, Indian
and most strongly, Chinese stock produce a degree of
ethnic diversity. Integration is such, however, that
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Tour Suggestions
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allow sufficient time for seeing the major sights such
as the Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha,
Wat Arun, Wat Pho and Vimanmek Mansion. Perhaps also
a trip along the Chao Phraya River or a shopping jaunt
to Chatuchak Weekend Market. |
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