Loy Nava Dinner Cruise Tour

Trip Description : A luxury rice barge journey into Thai culture and the Thai heart. Five star dining, traditional culture and touring, on the only antique teakwood rice barge on the river in Bangkok. Experience first-class Thai hospitality and delicious food from around Thailand in the comfort and tranquility of this luxury, open-air cruise.

Destination	:	Thailand (Bangkok)
Start City	:	Bangkok
End City	:	Bangkok
Tour Type	:	Private & Join-In
Duration	:	Night Tour
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Tour Grade	:	Easy Moderate Strenuous
Operated by	:	Oriental Escape Ltd.

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History
Almost forty years ago, an American engineer, Botter Reeves, working at IBM in Bangkok, was asked to arrange dinner on the river for some visiting executives. He hired an old rice barge, placed some planks of wood across the boat and brought some food on board.

The executives had such a good time that Botter started to think about the possibilities of a business based around the concept. He bought a 30 year-old rice barge, made of exceptionally high quality solid teak wood, and totally converted it, constructing two decks of teak, adding various teak carvings and adornments, which he commissioned, and a seven layer roof made of traditionally woven split bamboo skins (over 100,000 in number). Two powerful engines and generators were added to provide failsafe propulsion although the boat was designed to be able to be run on a single engine, if necessary. Thus, the first dinner cruise barge commenced business on the Chao Phraya River.

Over the years numerous refinements have been made during the annual two-week dry dock overhaul that takes place in the low season. It is estimated that 700,000 persons have dined on-board the vessel, including numerous heads of state, royalty and international celebrities. It remains the only authentic antique rice barge operating on the river.

ITINERARY

20:10 hrs

Depart from Sri Phraya Express Boat Pier.(Next Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel)
Guests are welcomed aboard the Tahsaneeya Nava by one of our traditionally attired hostesses with a rose-water sprinkling ceremony. Scented cool towels are offered to our guests to refresh themselves. During our candle-lit romantic and sedate cruise along the Chao Phraya River, traditional kim music (Thai xylophone) is played gently in the background. Several non-intrusive short sets of Thai classical dancing are interspersed through the meal. Our boat is noted for its floral appearance, featuring fresh and cut flowers from all over Thailand. Safety on board is of major importance. Our safety equipment is inspected and maintained regularly, and a life jacket is provided under every seat. We have an unblemished thirtyfive-year safety record.

Enjoy the subtle spices of our superlative range of traditional Thai dishes, using only the freshest top-quality products, on any of our 6-course Thai Traditional, Thai Seafood or Thai Vegetarian set menus. Each menu is carefully designed to satisfy all palates, drawing upon dishes from each of Thailand?s distinct gastronomic regions ? the North, the Northeast (Isaan), the South and the Central Plains. Guests are provided with a description of the dishes and the regions from which they originate.

22:00 hrs

Arrive at Sri Phraya Express Boat Pier safely.

RATES [Valid 01-NOV-2011 - 31-OCT-2012]

Service Type	Prices per person in Thai Baht
Service Type	1 pax	2 pax	3-4 pax	5-8 pax
Romantic Dinner Cruise	1,350	1,350	1,350	1,350

Inclusions:

Complimentary Pick-up/Drop-Off on main hotel routes in Central Bangkok.(Join-in group basic)

Thai Traditional Set Menus (Each menu is four appetizers, one soup, five main courses, a platter of seven dishes of Thai desserts and fruits, tea/coffee, bottled water).

Special arrangements available for guests with dietary restrictions & we offer Halal food for Muslims

Welcome aboard with traditional water sprinkling ceremony

Presentation of a jasmine garland to each guest

Cool scented refreshing towels

Souvenir booklet with reproduction of Thai river life painting, map of river with pictures of key historical sites, and history of each site available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Danish and Japanese

Live kim music

Thai classical dancing (three short sets)

Exclusions:

Transfer from-to Hotel.
• Roundtrip transfer from/to hotel by private car = THB 900 per car
• Roundtrip transfer from/to hotel by private van = THB 1400 per van

Soft drinks or other refreshments during dinner

Tips or Gratuities to staff or driver

Child Policy:

For children under 4 years old will be Free of charge

For children 5-13 years old we charge 50% of adult price

For children over 14 years old we charge normal price

Remark:

Guests can also be picked up directly at the pier of the Peninsula and the Millennium Hilton hotels.

Guests coming from Marriott Resort & Spa and the Ramada Menam Riverside can take the hotel shuttle boat to Taksin Bridge ’Hotel Shuttle Boat Pier’, where our boat will pick up.

Guests coming by BTS Skytrain can be picked up directly at the Taksin Bridge Pier (Hotel Shuttle Boat Pier).

Guests coming by Expressboat can come directly to our pier - Si Phaya Expressboat Pier No. 3 - beside the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel.

As all of these points are secondary stops for our boat, pick-up time is approximate, depending on the arrival time of guests at our primary pick-up pier - Sri Phaya Expressboat Pier

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tour name :	Loy Nava Dinner Cruise Tour
type :	Romantic Dinner Cruise transfer : No transfer arrangement required Roundtrip transfer from/to hotel by private car Roundtrip transfer from/to hotel by private van

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