Affordable Bangkok and Ayutthaya Package from Nairobi | 5 Days 4 Nights
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Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside and Sala Ayutthaya
Five days in Bangkok and the old royal capital of Ayutthaya on a direct Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi, with your Thai e Visa, three nights by the river in Bangkok, the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, a dinner cruise, a private guided day through Bang Pa In and the temples of Ayutthaya and a night by the river looking across at the ruins, in one price.
Affordable Bangkok and Ayutthaya Package from Nairobi: five days and four nights with direct return economy flights on Kenya Airways from JKIA, checked baggage and your Thai e Visa fee all taken care of. You spend three nights with breakfast in a river view room at Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside and one night with breakfast at Sala Ayutthaya, a small riverside hotel facing the temples of the old capital. Your days take in a guided morning at the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho and Wat Arun, a Chao Phraya dinner cruise, a private guided day with a car and lunch through Bang Pa In Palace and the temples of Ayutthaya and the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Most visitors see Ayutthaya on a rushed day trip and are back in Bangkok traffic by evening. You stay the night, so the old capital is yours after the tour buses leave. Kenyan passport holders need a Thai e Visa, a yellow fever certificate and the free Thailand Digital Arrival Card, and your planner walks you through all three. One price per person sharing covers the flights, hotel, transfers and every experience listed below, and one Baecation planner stays with you on WhatsApp from booking to landing home.
For more than four hundred years Ayutthaya was the capital of Siam, one of the great trading cities of Asia, until it was burnt in 1767. What remains is a UNESCO World Heritage Site of brick towers, rows of Buddha statues and the famous stone Buddha head held in the roots of a tree, about 80 kilometres north of Bangkok on an island where three rivers meet.
This trip gives Ayutthaya the time it deserves. You start with two nights in Bangkok for the Grand Palace, the temples and an evening on the river. Then a private guide and car take the two of you north through Bang Pa In, the old summer palace of the kings, to the temples of Ayutthaya, and instead of driving back you check into Sala Ayutthaya on the riverbank. Evening drinks on the rooftop look across the water to the temples, and the next morning you see the ruins early, before the day trippers arrive.
You come back to Bangkok for a last night by the river and a Saturday morning at the Chatuchak Weekend Market, then fly home on the direct night flight. Your planner prepares your e Visa documents with you and answers on WhatsApp if anything moves.
Details
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Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside and Sala Ayutthaya
Bangkok (Thailand)
Couples
Included
Flying
For Adults only (18+)
Bed & Breakfast
Included
January, February, March, April, November, December
Costs
Kenyan Citizen
Ksh. 270800 per person sharing
Non-resident
$ 2099 per person sharing
Transport
Options: Flying
Duration and Timing
No
More than >3 Days+
About Package
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Your Bangkok hotel: Three nights at Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside, or a comparable hotel confirmed at booking, a large riverside hotel on Charoen Krung Road with an outdoor pool and a poolside bar. You stay in a room with a river view and a buffet breakfast every morning. The hotel runs its own shuttle boat to Sathorn Pier at Saphan Taksin, and Asiatique The Riverfront is about an eight minute walk along the river.
Your night in Ayutthaya: One night at Sala Ayutthaya, or a comparable hotel confirmed at booking, a small modern hotel on the bank of the Chao Phraya, in a Deluxe River View Room with floor to ceiling windows looking across the river towards the temple of Wat Phutthaisawan. The hotel has a riverside pool, a riverside eatery and bar and a rooftop lounge. Breakfast is included.
Direct flights: Kenya Airways flies nonstop between JKIA and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi in about nine and a half hours on a Boeing 787. This trip follows the Monday night departure, which lands on Tuesday afternoon, and the flight home that leaves Bangkok at 1am on Sunday morning.
The temples of Bangkok: A guided morning takes you through the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, home of the Emerald Buddha, then Wat Pho and its reclining Buddha, about 46 metres long, before the short ferry across the river to Wat Arun. Your entrance tickets for all three are included.
Dinner on the Chao Phraya: One evening you board a dinner cruise from River City Pier for a buffet of Thai and international dishes, a welcome drink, live music and a Thai classical dance show, with a car to take you there and bring you back.
Your private day in Ayutthaya: A private car and an English speaking guide collect you from your Bangkok hotel in the morning. You stop at Bang Pa In Palace, the summer palace of the Thai kings, then explore the Ayutthaya Historical Park: Wat Phra Si Sanphet with its three great stupas, Wat Mahathat and its Buddha head in the tree roots, Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon and the reclining Buddha of Wat Lokayasutharam. A Thai lunch and every entrance fee are included, and the day ends at your hotel in Ayutthaya.
Back to Bangkok: The next day a private car brings you back from Ayutthaya to your Bangkok hotel, a little over an hour by road and longer in traffic.
Your Thai e Visa: Kenyan passport holders need a visa for Thailand. You apply online at the official Thai e Visa website, and the KES 5,000 single entry tourist visa fee is included in your price. The embassy in Nairobi asks each of you for proof of employment or business ownership, a bank statement stamped by your bank showing at least 20,000 baht each over the past three months, your return flight booking and your hotel bookings. It takes at least 15 working days, so apply at least one month before you fly but not more than three months before. Approval rests with the Thai authorities alone.
Yellow fever and arrival card: Thailand requires a yellow fever certificate from travellers arriving from Kenya, checked at the health counter before immigration. Every visitor also completes the free Thailand Digital Arrival Card online within the three days before landing. Your planner checks both with you before you fly.
Dress for the temples: Shoulders and knees must be covered at the Grand Palace and the temples, with no sleeveless tops, shorts or short skirts, and shoes come off inside the halls. At the Buddha head in the tree roots at Wat Mahathat, visitors crouch or kneel for photos so their heads stay lower than the Buddha's.
Travel cover: Bangkok and Ayutthaya are open and welcoming to visitors. Late in the rainy season low lying areas around both cities can flood after heavy rain, so we watch the official advice and tell you straight away if it changes before you fly. We strongly recommend travel insurance with medical cover, as private hospitals in Bangkok are excellent but expensive.
One planner, start to finish: Your Baecation planner prepares your e Visa documents with you, sends your e tickets and vouchers before you fly and stays reachable on WhatsApp throughout. If something shifts on the ground, you message one person instead of four companies.
Package Itinerary
The package itinerary is as follows
Affordable Bangkok and Ayutthaya Package Itinerary with Baecation Adventures from Nairobi
Kenya Airways flies direct from JKIA on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 23:59 and lands in Bangkok at 13:30 the next afternoon. The flight home leaves Bangkok at 01:00 on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday mornings and lands at JKIA at 06:05. This plan follows the Monday departure. On other dates we fly you via Dubai or change the length of the stay, and the schedule can change from late March, so your planner confirms the exact flights on your written quote before you pay. The Grand Palace opens daily from 8:30am to 3:30pm but can close at short notice for royal ceremonies, Bang Pa In Palace can also close for royal events and the Chatuchak Weekend Market opens only on Saturdays and Sundays, so your planner sets the days around them.
Day 1: Nairobi to Bangkok
Morning: Over the Indian Ocean Your direct flight left JKIA just before midnight, so wake to breakfast on board somewhere over the Indian Ocean. Keep your passports, printed e Visas, yellow fever cards, Thailand Digital Arrival Card confirmations, e tickets and hotel vouchers in your hand luggage.
Afternoon: Into the City Land at Suvarnabhumi Airport in the early afternoon. Show your yellow fever cards at the health counter, clear immigration and meet your driver for the drive of about 45 minutes to the riverside. Check in and take a first swim.
Evening: Asiatique The Riverfront Walk along the river to Asiatique The Riverfront for your first Thai dinner, a browse of the night market stalls and a ride on the big wheel above the river.
Overnight: Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside or similar Meals: None included
Day 2: Palaces, Temples and the River
Morning: The Grand Palace and Wat Pho After breakfast, take the hotel shuttle boat to Sathorn Pier and the river boat up to Tha Chang, where your guide meets you. Walk through the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew to see the Emerald Buddha, then on to Wat Pho and its giant reclining Buddha covered in gold leaf.
Afternoon: Wat Arun Cross the river by ferry to Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, its spire covered in porcelain flowers. Head back to the hotel for the pool and a rest. Tonight, pack a small overnight bag for Ayutthaya and ask the hotel to hold your large cases until you return.
Evening: Dinner on the Chao Phraya Your car takes you to River City Pier for your dinner cruise. Dinner is served as the boat passes the lit temples and towers of both banks, with live music and a Thai classical dance show, and the car brings you back afterwards.
Overnight: Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside or similar Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Day 3: North to Ayutthaya
Morning: Bang Pa In Palace Your private guide and car collect you from the hotel at 8am for the drive north. Your first stop is Bang Pa In Palace, the summer palace of the Thai kings, with its pavilion in the middle of a lake and buildings in Thai, Chinese and European styles.
Afternoon: The Old Capital Continue to Ayutthaya for a Thai lunch, then walk through Wat Phra Si Sanphet and its three great stupas, Wat Mahathat with its Buddha head held in the roots of a tree, the rows of Buddhas at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon and the great reclining Buddha of Wat Lokayasutharam. Your guide drops you at Sala Ayutthaya in the late afternoon.
Evening: On the Rooftop Take a drink on the rooftop as evening falls over the river, then have dinner at the hotel's riverside eatery, looking across the water to Wat Phutthaisawan.
Overnight: Sala Ayutthaya or similar Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Day 4: Ayutthaya to Bangkok
Morning: The Ruins Before the Crowds Wake early and take a tuk tuk to Wat Chaiwatthanaram, the riverside temple built in the style of Angkor, while the morning is still cool and quiet. Come back for breakfast by the river and a swim.
Afternoon: Back to the City Check out at noon, and your private car takes you back to Bangkok, a little over an hour away when the roads are clear. Check back in by the river and collect your cases.
Evening: Chinatown Take a taxi to Yaowarat Road, where Chinatown comes alive after dark with seafood grills, noodle stalls and dessert carts. Go hungry and share everything.
Overnight: Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside or similar Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: Chatuchak and Flying Home
Morning: The Weekend Market Ride the Skytrain to Mo Chit for the Chatuchak Weekend Market, thousands of stalls selling everything from ceramics and clothes to plants and street food. Go early, before the midday heat, and be back to check out at noon.
Afternoon: A Last Look Around Leave your bags with the hotel and spend the afternoon at ICONSIAM across the river or back at Asiatique for last minute gifts.
Evening: Flying Home Your driver collects you from the hotel in the late evening for the drive to Suvarnabhumi Airport and your 1am direct flight home. You touch down at JKIA just after six on Sunday morning.
Meals: Breakfast
Add Ons
Romantic Touches: (Small extras that make the trip yours, priced as shown and added to your package)
Manohra dinner cruise for two on a restored rice barge, with a bottle of champagne, in place of the included dinner cruise: from USD 370 (KES 47,700) per couple
Mahanakhon SkyWalk at sunset, entry for two to the glass floor and rooftop of one of Bangkok's tallest towers, with a digital photo: from USD 160 (KES 20,600) per couple
Extra night at Sala Ayutthaya with breakfast, to stay two nights by the ruins: from USD 345 (KES 44,500) per couple
Extra night at Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside with breakfast: from USD 190 (KES 24,500) per couple
Upgrade Your Stay: (Priced per couple for all three Bangkok nights on top of the package price)
Rooftop pool on the river: Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel, where every room looks over the Chao Phraya, with a rooftop infinity pool and a free shuttle boat to Saphan Taksin: from USD 90 (KES 11,600)
+ Inclusions
Direct return economy flights between JKIA and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi on Kenya Airways, with the checked baggage allowance on your fare
Thai tourist e Visa fee for each of you, with your planner preparing the application alongside you, subject to approval by the Thai authorities
Three nights at Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Bangkok Menam Riverside or similar, in a river view room sharing a double bed
One night at Sala Ayutthaya or similar, in a Deluxe River View Room sharing a double bed
Daily breakfast at both hotels
Private return airport transfers in Bangkok
Guided half day at the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho and Wat Arun, with entrance tickets and the river ferry
Chao Phraya dinner cruise with a buffet dinner, a welcome drink, live music and a Thai classical dance show, with a return car to the pier
Private guided day from Bangkok to Ayutthaya by car, with Bang Pa In Palace, the main temples of the Ayutthaya Historical Park, a Thai lunch and all entrance fees
Private car from Ayutthaya back to your Bangkok hotel
Pre departure briefing on your e Visa, yellow fever certificates, the Thailand Digital Arrival Card, temple dress and local customs
Your Baecation planner on WhatsApp before and throughout the trip
- Exclusions
Lunches, dinners and any meals not listed under inclusions
Drinks, including alcohol on the dinner cruise
Yellow fever vaccination and certificate
Travel insurance, which we strongly recommend
Skytrain, river boat, tuk tuk and taxi fares outside the included transfers
Entry to Wat Chaiwatthanaram on your own, about 80 baht each, paid on the day
Massages and spa treatments
Extra baggage beyond the allowance on your fare
Early check in or late check out
Room service and minibar
Optional activities and the add ons listed below
Tips and gratuities
Personal spending and shopping
What To Carry
Passports valid for at least six months beyond your travel dates, each with blank pages
Your printed Thai e Visa approvals, as airlines can refuse boarding without them
Your yellow fever certificates, as Thailand requires them from travellers arriving from Kenya and airlines can refuse boarding without them
Your Thailand Digital Arrival Card confirmations, completed online within the three days before you land
Printed copies of your e tickets and hotel vouchers
A bank card and some cash in baht, as immigration can ask to see funds and markets, street food, tuk tuks and taxis take cash only
A small overnight bag for Ayutthaya, so your large cases can stay in Bangkok
Modest outfits that cover shoulders and knees for the Grand Palace and the temples, with shoes that slip off easily
A hat, sunscreen and a refillable water bottle for the open temple grounds of Ayutthaya
Light, breathable clothes and comfortable walking shoes for the heat and the markets
One smart outfit each for the dinner cruise
Swimwear for the hotel pools
Mosquito repellent
A universal plug adapter
Personal medication in its original packaging with your prescriptions. Leave vapes and e cigarettes at home, as they are illegal to bring into Thailand
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