4 DAYS HOMESTAY & COOKING PROGRAM KANCHANABURI / RIVER KWAI

Daily departure from Bangkok with English speaking guide (minimum 2 persons / maximum 8 persons).

Throughout a perfect holiday combines cooking and tours, you will enjoy Thai hospitality spending time with a local Thai family at Baan Chang Tammarind Woodland and exploring a unique beauty of Kanchanaburi.

Located just 4 kms from the Bridge over the River Kwai, Baan Chang Tammarind Woodland was built in a contemporary Thai style, simply furnished with a cosy atmosphere releasing warm and welcoming Asian spells. The 3-storey house is surrounded by woodland comprising tropical trees and plants, some of which stay green all year round. Accommodation is provided in simple but nice wooden bungalows in the woodland with fan and air-conditioning and private bath-room.
In its 2 acres, the house offers plenty of room for gardening and planting which includes mango, jackfruit, coconut palm tree, ruby fruit, banana and custard apple etc. Certain amount of room is also sacrificed for its kitchen garden where a number of tropical herbs are found: holy and sweet basils, kaffir lime, lemon grass, pepper wine, ginger & galangal, chilli etc.
We can take you to visit an organic farm of our neighbours who supply various kind of chemical-free vegetables to us and local villagers living around here.

The family has 5 dogs, both Thai and hybrid. They are all friendly, lovely and good company when going for a walk or jogging in the garden.

ITINERARY:

BANGKOK FLOATING MARKET KANCHANABURI (-/L/D)

DAY 1 Early morning, pick up at your hotel in Bangkok and drive to the Floating Market at Damnoen Saduak in Ratchaburi province. During a canal tour, get glimpses of local lifestyle. Very late morning, continue westward to Kanchanaburi (1.30 hours drive) and arrive at Baan Chang Tamarind Woodland, located 6 kilometres from the town centre and 4 kilometers from the famous Bridge over the River Kwai Welcome drinks and lunch at home. In the afternoon, escorted city tour and river trip along the River Kwai (the Bridge & the war cemetery & local lifestyle). Dinner will be at a floating restaurant by the river in town. Overnight at Baan Chang Tamarind Woodland home-stay.

COOKING CLASS & ERAWAN NATIONAL PARK (B/L/D)
DAY 2 Morning Cooking Lesson: Hallmark of Thai Cooking 1 (Gaeng Kieo Waan (Green Curry) and Tom Ka Gai (Chicken in Coconut Soup), teaching & demonstration. Lunch at home. In the afternoon, visit to Erawan National Park. Enjoy a nature walk, swim and relax in its heavenly emerald-colored pool at your own pace. Return to the home-stay for dinner and overnight.

HOME-STAY COOKING LESSONS (B/L/D)
DAY 3 Early wake up and go to a local morning market to shop fresh meat, vegetables, herbs and fruits. Morning Cooking Lesson: Hallmark of Thai Cooking 2 (Tom Yam Gung (Spicy Prawn Soup) and Fried Rice with vegetables, teaching & demonstration. After lunch at home, take a little rest. Or you might opt to take a horse riding lesson at the Horse Riding Camp next door (not included in tour price). Late afternoon, join another cooking lesson: Find out about the Asian secrets to stay healthy and watch a demonstration of how to make spicy salads from vegetables rich in nutrition. Enjoy a very light & healthy dinner (what you have cooked!) at home.

ELEPHANT RIDING BAMBOO RAFTING BANGKOK (B/L/-)
DAY 4 Full day excursion out of the town: Walk along the Death Railway at the Hellfire Pass Memorial. Lunch at a local restaurant. Then experience a ride on elephant-back and enjoy a leisurely bamboo rafting trip on the Kwai River and a train ride on the legendary Death Railway. Visit a local shop selling a variety of herbal products ranging from tea to bathroom items, and from aroma oil to pure cotton cloths. These quality products are made from local materials by local people. Transfer back to your hotel in Bangkok.