Bangkok - SAS

Day trips from
Bangkok
Staying longer in Bangkok? Do not miss these exciting day and overnight tours. Guided tours for the
following destinations can be booked through Travel Indochina. For more information about these
guided tours, please visit Travel Indochina on www.handmadeholidays.com.au or 1300 365 355.
SAS Crew
Guide Tips
River Kwai Jungle Rafts and Hellfire Pass
Bed Supperclub
26 Sukhumvit Soi 11 (map reference M6)
With its extraordinary tube-shaped design and blueneon-lit
space-age interior, the Bed Supperclub is
super-cool, futuristic and groovy. But remember to
book your dining bed well in advance as this place is
always mega-popular. And don’t forget your camera,
after all, it’s not every day that you have your dinner
lying down.
– Ratchada Leelakhajoniat, SAS Bangkok
Tiger Temple
Kanchanaburi (not on map) www.tigertemple.com
Mekhala River Barge Cruise
Have a close encounter with a real tiger. A Buddhist
monk takes care of some 15 tigers in this peaceful
environment. Be sure to remember to take
your camera along as you will have many great
opportunities for some fantastic pictures.
– Ola Rygård, flight pilot
Explore the famous Chao Phraya River onboard the Mekhala, a luxurious
converted rice barge. Leave Bangkok on the river and travel east to UNESCOlisted
World Heritage site of Ayutthaya, the royal capital from the 14th and 18th
centuries, and to the nearby summer palace of Bang Pa-In.
Travel Indochina’s 2 day guided tour from Bangkok: Mekhala River Barge Cruise
(Price from $405, including 1 night accommodation, meals and entrance fees)
A relaxing and fascinating adventure that culminates in a stay at the unique Jungle Rafts,
located right on the River Kwai and surrounded by the towering jungle. Escape frenetic
Bangkok and head west towards the Burmese border, visiting the Thai-Burma Railway
Museum and the cemetery for Allied POWs en route. Walk along the famous Bridge on the
River Kwai before taking a long-tail boat ride through unspoiled mountain scenery. Also visit
a nearby ethnic Mon tribal village, historic Hellfire Pass and the notorious Death Railway.
Travel Indochina’s 2 day guided tour from Bangkok: River Kwai Jungle Rafts and Hellfire
Pass (Price from $179, including accommodation)
For more SAS crew guide tips, for Bangkok and other
destinations worldwide, please visit www.sasguides.com
Damnoen Saduak floating markets and Rose Garden
This full day tour takes you to the world-famous floating market of Damnoen
Saduak, situated 100 kilometres west of Bangkok. The tour includes a visit to
Nakorn Pathom, site of the highest Chedi in Thailand. Includes lunch at the Rose
Garden Country Resort.
Travel Indochina’s 1 day guided tour from Bangkok: Full Day Damnoen Saduak
floating markets and Rose Garden (Price from $73)
Vertigo Bar & Grill
21/100 South Sathan Road (map reference J8)
Enjoy your cocktails on the 62nd floor at Vertigo Bar
& Grill in the Banyan Tree hotel. The tallest open-air
restaurant in Asia-Pacific. Highly recommended.
– Tina Michaelsen, air hostess
Face
29 Sukhumvit Soi 38 (not on map)
Part of the wonderful Face group of restaurant, Face
Bangkok is a bar, Thai restaurant, Indian restaurant,
spa and a pâtisserie all in one building. Keeping the
high standard, Face Bangkok has lots of dark wood,
greenery and candles, all of which creates lots of
intimacy. The result: high-quality food and fantastic
cocktails in the coolest imaginable atmosphere.
– Kjell Jikiun, first officer, A340
www.flysas.com.au • 1300 727 707
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