Bangkok – Arrival in Bangkok scheduled at 08:10. After clearing arrival formalities and collecting your luggage, meeting with the local Italian-speaking guide and transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Time to relax and recover from jet lag. Overnight stay.

Accommodation: Hotel Mode Sathorn 4*, double room with buffet breakfast: it is one of the city’s trendiest hotels, a new-concept design hotel just a few steps from the Skytrain station. Set in the heart of Bangkok’s liveliest and most fashionable district, the hotel is fast becoming a sought-after landmark: its main draw is The Roof @38th Bar, a rooftop restaurant and bar on the top floor commanding sweeping views over the city. Guests can also enjoy The Sathorn restaurant, serving the breakfast buffet and international à la carte dishes at lunch and dinner. The pool is spectacular, with breathtaking panoramic views. A gym and a Spa with sauna for relaxing and detox treatments complete the facilities. The Mode Sathorn combines comfort, functionality and elegance, with spacious rooms furnished in a contemporary style and equipped with the latest technology.

Bangkok – Breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide and departure to visit some of the city’s most important temples. The tour begins with Wat Benchamabopit, a magnificent temple built with white Carrara marble. Next comes Wat Pho, home to the Reclining Buddha, an impressive statue 36 metres long and 16 metres high: besides its imposing beauty, this temple is famous as the birthplace of the first Thai massage school. Then, after a stroll through the peaceful gardens and ponds of the Royal Garden Park, visit to Wat Mahannapharam Worawihan: founded during the reign of King Rama I, it is an important Buddhist centre reflecting traditional Thai architecture. As well as being a place of worship, it houses the Mahannapharam School, which provides religious education to young monks and lay students, promoting the teaching of Buddhism and Thai culture. Return to Bangkok to visit the Grand Palace, the serene complex of royal residences and one of the finest examples of South-East Asian architecture: here, amid the hypnotic tinkling of delicate gold leaves, the gleam of the spires and the dazzling white of the walls, the atmosphere is captivating and unique. Finally, the ancient Wat Po, the famous Temple of the Shining Reclining Buddha, a remarkable 46 metres long, rounds off a day full of emotions. The tour continues with a visit to the Royal Palace, a masterpiece of Thai architecture and home to the sacred Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Return to the hotel. At the scheduled time, meeting with the guide for the transfer to the pier. Evening cruise on the river, framed by the city lights. Dinner on board. Return to the hotel and overnight stay.

Bangkok – Koh Samet – Breakfast at the hotel. Free time to relax. At the scheduled time, meeting with the Italian-speaking assistant and transfer to Koh Samet, about 190 km from Bangkok (the drive takes approximately 3 and a half hours) and around 30 minutes by boat off the coast of Rayong province, reached from the port of Ban Phe. Transfer by speedboat (not private). The island’s main port is Nadan, located near Sai Kaew beach. Known as the island with some of the whitest beaches in the country, Koh Samet is small and elongated from north to south, and its eastern side is lined with an unbroken succession of beaches and bays, each one more beautiful than the last. Sai Kaew is the northernmost beach, as well as the largest, the busiest and the easiest to reach. On arrival in Nadan, transfer to the hotel. Check-in and room allocation. Meals at leisure. Accommodation: Sai Kaew Beach Resort 4* superior, Deluxe Premier room or similar of the same category
The privilege of choosing between two beaches: one livelier, Sai Kaew, the island’s most famous and popular, and one quieter, Pineapple Beach, embraced by tropical gardens. The Sai Kaew Resort sits right where the two beaches meet, within a nature park. Its 158 units, including rooms, cottages and villas, are spread across three distinct zones: the Hide Zone has 70 rooms and cottages nestled in the resort’s tropical garden, ideal for those seeking a relaxing stay with direct access to Pineapple Beach. The Hub Zone features a lovely private pool as well as the fitness centre. This area of the Resort offers 59 very spacious Premier rooms, furnished with natural materials and equipped with every modern comfort. The Hip Zone boasts an infinity pool overlooking Sai Kaew beach, surrounded by 28 spacious, modern villas and Deluxe Premier rooms offering privacy in a setting designed for total relaxation.

Breakfast at the hotel. Days at leisure to relax on the beach and enjoy seaside activities.
Around Samet lie numerous small islands that make ideal destinations for day trips, all offering wonderful coral reefs for snorkelling. Among the most interesting, Koh Kudee is the closest, just a few minutes by motorboat from Sai Kaew. A few dozen minutes away by boat lies Koh Thalu, with a small beach of fine white sand and a sandy seabed perfect for swimming, as well as a stunning stretch of reef within easy swimming distance. Slightly further away is the Man Islands archipelago. Rayong province has the lowest rainfall in the country, and Koh Samet enjoys good weather for most of the year. Lunches at leisure.

After breakfast, free time until the regular check-out by 12:00. Transfer to Na-dan pier to take the ferry to Ao Prao. Continuation by private bus to Bangkok. Check-in at the Mode Sathorn hotel. Overnight stay.