🏨 Explore! A Day as a Fisherman Activity

Explore! A Day as a Fisherman

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 7 hours

Departs: Thailand, Thailand

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

A short ride by train and local truck away from Bangkok, the world of hard-working, friendly fishermen await you. Pick cockles, learn how to make Thai desserts and get a hands-on experience of life around beautiful mangrove forests and hidden canals.

• A sustainable fishing and farming experience
• Use only local transportation, ranging from trains to trucks
• Learn the local art of cockle farming
• Get an insight in local mangrove protection methods
• Enjoy a seafood lunch at a family’s home

What's Included

A full day tour with a professional English-speaking guide.

All applicable taxes and service charges

All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the description.

Local seafood lunch at a host family (food only)

Transportation as outlined in the program (train and song taews)

Use of kayaks

What's Not Included

Any airline tickets, visa fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general meeting point

Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement.

Personal expenses

Return transfers from / to your booked accommodation from / to the indicated meeting point.

Tips and gratuities

Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 2 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 80

Additional Info

Customers are required to transfer on own arrangement to the start of the experience; no transfers are included.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
The protection of the country’s flora and fauna is of immense importance for us. We will not pursue any activities for guests that are not in line with our animal, wildlife and environment protection principles.
This tour is operated on private basis with an English-speaking guide only.
We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.

Customers are required to transfer on own arrangement to the start of the experience; no transfers are included.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
The protection of the country’s flora and fauna is of immense importance for us. We will not pursue any activities for guests that are not in line with our animal, wildlife and environment protection principles.
This tour is operated on private basis with an English-speaking guide only.
We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

We will pick you up in the morning from our meeting point at Exit 1 of Wong Wian Yai BTS Station at around 9 am. From here, we head out to the local train station that rails away from Bangkok and follows the coastline to Bang Khun Tian, a small community that lives and works what the sea provides. Surrounded by mangrove forests, small hidden canals and the sea just a stone’s throw away, a more authentic side of Thailand simply cannot be given. From here, we board a ‘song taew’ (local truck) to the farm, just a few kilometres away from the sea.

Our day starts with a visit to a shrimp and cockle farmer who will show you how this very traditional means of labour is still very much effective. It is a delight to see each guest partaking in this maritime farming method as a very fun-filled activity when mingling with the locals. A workshop is next on the program: using only natural dye and material and under the guidance of one of the teachers and apprentices, making tie-dye handkerchiefs will be easy and something to take home with you as a souvenir.
A freshly cooked seafood lunch by one of the local families will break up the day to exchange the morning experiences with your fellow travellers before Uncle Sorn, our host for the day, guides us from a local boat pier for a scenic canal tour. If you really want to get further into the cockle picking, bring an extra pair of clothes. One has to go waist-deep in the muddy waters to fine-tune your cockle-picking skills. There are also kayaks available to explore the community along the canal.

Finally it is time to say goodbye as we embark on the boat, bus and train journey back to city life in Bangkok and the place where we started in the morning. Arrival at Wong Wian Yai BTS Station where we end the day.

6 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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