Travel to Thailand

Steeped in history, with warm and friendly people, a delicious and unique cuisine, amazing temples and beautiful scenery. Thailand is the land of smiles, shopping paradise for travelers from all over the world. Traveling to Thailand is a must do thing if you plan your trip to Southeast Asia.  Travel to Thailand, “the land of smiles”, the dreams of many people around the world. Welcome you to Thailand tour . We proudly present Thailand in unique ways.

Welcome to Thailand

  

Our primary intention is to provide unique tour packages in Thailand, and unforgettable journeys throughout the country for our customers. If you are looking for a wonderful tour in Thailand for yourself and your family during your vacation, let us take you to our wonderful country with our professional service and well trained tour guides.

 

Besides, we are specialized to do customized tours in Thailand. Wherever you want to go with your limited budget, we will do our best to assist you to experience one of the best trips of your life. If you haven’t travel to Thailand before, what we can do for your trip to Thailand is to help you plan your trip to Thailand. For those who are looking for  the customized tour packages in Thailand, please let us know. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible to assist you with your requirement. Your Thailand travel trip planned by our team will be your memorable journey ever.

Thailand Overview

 

Thailand is labeled “paradise” not only for its breathtaking beauty and inspiring culture, but also famous for its welcoming atmosphere of tropical relaxation, with the Thais themselves known as a nation of easy-going, spiritual people. In its enduring traditions, Thailand embodies a quintessential “Thainess” which indelibly colors, the nation and gives the sense of an ancient land. Thailand today offers numerous attractions which attract visitors from all over the world – the numerous magnificent ruins, numerous temples, cultural heritage, real beauty of nature, and the succession of festivals that occur throughout the year, its culinary brilliance as well as it shopping paradise. For the travelers, Thailand is the only gateway in which to experience the special life of Southeast Asia. Due to the fact that the country has never been colonized, the Thai individuality blooms and remains vibrant. We do hope that you will enjoy your trip when you travel to Thailand and the Thailand travel information provided here prove to be helpful.

Thailand History

History of Thailand dates back to 12th century when Khmer empire was powerful. Today Thailand is a constitutional monarchy occupying an area of 513,115 sq km (slightly larger than Spain) in Southeast Asia. Of its population of 67 million, the majority are Thais and the largest minority group is Chinese, who have mostly been assimilated through intermarriage and long-time residence. The origin of the Thai race is still unclear today. Some believe they have migrated from southwestern China, other say they have lived in the border areas between China, Laos, Burma and Thailand for at least 2,000 years, and still others suggest that they originated in what is today’s Thailand and then moved northwards. Anyway, it was recorded in history that two Thai chieftains,Khun Bang Klang Hao and Hun Pha Muang, established the first independent Thai kingdom in Sukhothai in 1238 after driving away the Khmers who had ruled this region in the 11th and 12th centuries. History of Thailand can be defined as follow:

The Sukhothai Period (1238 – 1438)

Sukhothai (Dawn of Happiness) is regarded as the first truly independent Thai state and the birthplace of Thai culture. The Sukhothai era, which declared its independence in 1238, saw the Thais’ gradual expansion throughout the entire Chao Phraya River basin, the establishment of Theravada Buddhism as the dominant religion, the creation of the Thai alphabet and the first true Thai art forms including painting, music, architecture and literature. During the Sukhothai period, the Thai people liven countries, including China, arts were developed and “Buddhism was firmly established as the state religion. The Sukhothai era declined in the late 14 century and eventually became a vassal state of the rising Ayutthaya Kingdom, the dynamic kingdom further south, in 1378. It was completely absorbed by Ayutthaya in 1438.

The Ayutthaya Period (1350 – 1767)

Ayutthaya was the capital of the second Thai kingdom ruled by 33 successive kings. Founded in 1350. Ayutthaya, approximately 86 kilometers north of Bangkok, was regarded by both Asians and Europeans as one of the most progressive and wealthiest kingdoms on the planet during that period. Because of its ideal location, Ayutthaya had a well-developed agriculture and did a thriving trade with foreign countries both in the East and the West.  The city was beautified by glittering palaces, ornately designed temples and gold-plated pagodas and was recognised as a major metropolis of the world during the reign of King Narai the Great (1656-1688).

During Ayutthaya’s 417 years of prominence, the Thais brought their distinctive culture to fruition, ridding their lands of the Khmer presence and fostering contact with Arabian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese and European powers, especially Portugal and Holland. Ayutthaya lasted as a capital for 417 years from 1350 to 1767. Many times it had to fight with invading neighboring countries, notably Burma (today’s Myanmar). After 1758, Ayutthaya was in disarray because of the bitter rivalries for the throne among members of the royal family, which resulted in its humiliating defeat in the war with Burma and its subsequent surrender to the Burmese in April 1767. The destruction by the Burmese was a severe blow to the Thais. However, the Burmese could not maintain control of the Kingdom.

The Thon Buri Period (1767-1782)

Seven months later, Phraya Taksin, who had served in the army of the last king of Ayutthaya, succeeded in expelling the Burmese and reestablishing Thai sovereignty, the new capital in Thon Buri, on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, regained control of the Kingdom. During his 15-year rule, Taksin the Great restored the religion, arts and literature and extended the territory of his kingdom to Laos and Cambodia. On King Taksin’s death in 1782, his general and friend Chao Phraya Maha Kasatsuk ascended the throne and was known as King Buddha Yodfa or Rama I. he moved the capital across the river to Bangkok on the opposite side of the river and established the Chakri Dynasty.

The Rattakosin Period (1782-present)

During the early part of the Chakri Dynasty, arts, culture and literature were in full bloom. Relations with the Western countries were restored by King Rama III. The reigns of Rama IV and Rama V, Western culture was introduced to Thai society, leading to its modernization. Two Chakri monarchs, King Mongkut (Rama IV), who reigned between 1851 and 1868 and his son King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who reigned from 1868 to 1910, saved Thailand from Western colonization through brilliant diplomacy and selective modernization. It is largely due to these two monarchs that Thailand was able to retain dominance over its own destiny without the interference of foreign powers. But Thailand also lost large pieces of its territory during this period due to the expansion of Western colonialism. Yet the Thais pride themselves on their ability to maintain independence while all their neighbors were reduced to the status of a colony one after the other. In 1932, a group of foreign-educated military officers and students staged a peaceful revolution and Thailand changed its political system from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy which has remained up to this day.

Although the Thais have always referred to their country as Muang Thai or Prathet Thai, meaning the Land of the Free, the country had been known to the outside world as Siam until 1939, when the Thai government formally adopted Thailand as the official name of the country. After that Siam and Siamese became historical terms. There have been a number of coups since then, and a cycle of economic boom and bust in the 1980s and 90s, but Thailand remains relatively stable in comparison to neighboring countries. Although Thailand is no longer an absolute monarchy, the love and reverence felt by the Thai people toward their king have not diminished in any way. Today, Thailand has a constitutional monarchy. Thai kings, including the present monarch, H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, have exercised their legislative powers by means of a cabinet headed by a prime minister and their judicial powers through the law courts, and the king remains the stabilizing element of the country and is generally recognized as one of the most beloved rulers in the Thai history. 

Thailand tour packages

 

All of our tour packages and excursions for the Thailand tour are very well designed. We do our homework and go through all details of each tour to ensure that your trip to Thailand will be an unforgettable memory. Usually, we combine a lot of activities in our Thailand travel packages. For instance, cultural tour, creative tour, culinary tour as well as historical tour. Most of the tours are planned for a small party from 2 to 7 people to ensure the convenience of our guests during the trip from Bangkok to other provinces around Thailand by the private van. For some tours which are easy to move around, we will limit the number up to 18 people with the comfortable bus.

Thailand Cultural and Creative Tours

    

Cultural tours encourages the tourists to get close to the Thai culture when situations permit, and allow them to interact with people in different areas. Usually, for the “Cultural tours in Thailand”, our well-trained tourist guides will introduce the guests to understand Thai culture and participate in some activities with the locals while touring around. For example, join ordination function, participate in wedding ceremony, observe the local festivals, explore the fresh local markets. We sometimes call “the cultural connection”.

For “Creative tours in Thailand”, all of our tourist guides will encourage the customers to participate in many activities during the trip in order to insure your Thailand travel experience. For example, eat food like the locals, from the street vendors, local food at a very local area, learn to fold the lotus or other kinds of flowers, experience some local transportations in some parts of the tours. This type of tour is sometimes called “Sustainable tourism” as the locals will earn income from the activities that the tourist participate. Contact our team for more details of your trip.

Thailand historical tours

    

This type of tour will focus on history. During the Thailand tours, there will be a lot of temples, monuments and sanctuaries to visit as Thailand is the Buddhist country where 95% of people follow Hinayana Buddhism. In order to enjoy with the historical tours, the customers must love the history and architectural style. Temples in Thailand looks different from region to region depending on the influences of our neighbouring countries in the past.

For example, temples in central show traditional Thai style while the temples in the north of Thailand show combination of Laos and Burmese style. In addition, there are a few trip that the tourists can visit Khmer sanctuaries in the lower northeast of Thailand, the region in which the Khmer empire dominated and influenced back to almost 800 years ago.  Temples in the upper northeast of Thailand where Laotian and Thai arts are adapted and combined to be part of our treasures.

Thailand Beach Vacation Tours

    

Southern part of Thailand is rich in cultural diversity. It has very long coastal line on both sides, Andaman Sea in the west and the Gulf of Thailand in the east.  The southernmost of the country borders Malaysia which makes it homes of Muslims. For most of the travelers, this part of their Thailand tour is the last part after having traveled for a week or more. There are many beautiful beaches to spend sometimes relaxing in beautiful atmosphere.

At the moment, Phuket, Krabi and Samui are the most well know destinations in the south of Thailand. In reality, there are a lot more islands and places. For example, Ranong, Chumpon, Satun, Trang and so on. 

Southern part of Thailand has variety of choices to choose from, either sunbathing on a quiet beach, scuba diving or snorkeling off shore. There are many beautiful islands for your vacation. If you are looking for your beach vacation tours in Thailand, south of Thailand is the best place to go on your Thailand tour.

Bangkok Excursions

         

Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand and the hub for the airlines in Southeast Asia. Most of the tourist will land in Thailand first before they continue to other countries of their choices. Even if you have only a day in Bangkok, you can also enjoy many site-seeing tours or excursions in Bangkok. City tour to the Royal Grand Palace with the temple of the Emerald Buddha image and the temple of the Reclining Buddha is a must to do of your top list. Besides, the excursions to the Floating Market in the morning, Ayutthaya Historical Park – 90 kilometers away from Bangkok as well as some famous historical or art museums are also the optional of your short stay. Find out some of our Bangkok tour packages in the tour criteria for your Thailand tour plan.

 

 

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