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Purple Dragon Bangkok, Pattaya, Hua Hin

Bangkok, the "Big Mango" is legendary for history and culture, incredible food, unbelievable shopping, legendary traffic jams and scintillating nightlife. Bangkok's full name in Thai is Grungthep Mahanakorn Amorn Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuttaya Mahadilog Pop Noporat Ratchatani Burirom Udom Ratchaniwet Mahasatahn Amornpimahn Awatansatit Sakatattiya Witsunugam Prasit - The City of Angels. We just call it The Big Mango.

A warm Thai welcome everywhere you go.

Convenient Modular Programs
Purple Dragon's Bangkok packages offer great value and save you time and effort by arranging your choice of hotel, round trip airport transportation, and sightseeing with a personal English-speaking guide. You can always add extra nights and optional sightseeing if you wish.

Angel City Smiles   Five-Day Introduction to Bangkok

Bangkok Basics   Quick start package for return guests

Flavors of Siam   Five days of Thai cooking classes, sightseeing, and more!

River of Dreams Cruise north from Bangkok for two nights aboard a luxurious private floating hotel

Bangkok Leisurely An economical package for stays of one week or more in the Big Mango

Seaswept Romance   three day escape to the royal reach retreat at Hua Hin

Pattaya Thailand's famous seaside resort playground is just a short drive from Bangkok

optional side trips
Have extra time to spend in Bangkok? We offer a dazzling selection of unique optional "Fresh Ideas" side trips, which include a personal English-speaking guide to make your own custom adventure in the Big Mango!

Ayuttaya, Ancient Kingdom   Visit Siam's ruined former ruined capital plus a boat trip or elephant ride, plus one of the most spectacular sunsets in Asia.

Bangkok After Dark   Check out Bangkok's fabled nightlife with an English speaking guide who knows the hottest places to go.

Bangkok X-Files   The Spooky and weird flip side of Bangkok

Beach Retreat of Kings   See the palatial hide-aways of Thailand's old kings as a day trip from Bangkok to the beach resort of Hua Hin.

Chinatown Alleyways  
Wander through the fascinating labyrinth of everyday life in one of the oldest parts of the city.

Dragadelic Fantasia   Need a glamorous gown? At Bangkok's Pratunam (garment district) you can buy custom made fantasy frocks at absolutely fabulous prices.

Floating Fun & Fantasies   Escape the tour bus mobs and see Bangkok's famed Floating Market and other unique sights with your private guide.

Hearts & Crafts   Shopoholics! Enjoy shopping this Thai craft shopping expedition (weekends only)

Hobbies of the Rich & Famous   Two splendid and unique private museums

Historic Kanchanaburi  
Visit the River Kwai and Khmer ruins Near Burma in one or three days. You can ride the famous Death Railway, witness a floating nun and stay on a floating hotel. One, two or three days.

Jungle Monk Sauna   Visit upcountry medicinal baths, plus an intriguing rural market

Karma, Past Lives and Fantasies   Visionaries, psychics, card readers and astrologers peer into your past and your future

Knock Out!   One of our knowledgeable guides will take you ringside to one of Bangkok's fabled Muay Thai

Ko Kret Island   Bangkok's secret great weekend escape! This magical island has no cars, famous ceramics, and Thai desserts that have been forgotten practically everywhere else.

Korat, the Road to Angkor   
Country life and Khmer ruins. No time for a trip to Angkor Wat? Phimai is the next best thing. You can see it as a two or three day country sojourn from the madness of Bangkok.

Lively Lopburi   
Ancient palaces, temple ruins, monkeys and garlic fried chicken in a charming Thai farm town.

Street Markets of Siam  Who needs department stores when you can find thousands of unusual things in Bangkok's street stalls. Your guide will do the bargaining

Temple of 1000 Incarnations  Journey through spectacular rural vistas to visit one of Thailand's oldest cities, where you experience a side of the Kingdom's spiritual psyche that most visitors never see. See Thailand's largest reclining Buddha and visit both heaven and hell at a magnificent yet bizarre temple theme park.

Thai Food Heaven  A flavorful taste of paradise (weekends only)

This Old Palace   Visit some of Bangkok's un-touristy treasures and get a unique sense of Thai history and culture.

Transcendent Temples  Bangkok's lesser-known tranquil retreats

Weekend Bazaar   Bargains galore at the world's largest outdoor bazaar (weekends only), where you can buy cheap jeans, exotic plants, fantastic Thai crafts, a saddle or even a monkey in one of Chatuchak's 7,000+ shops and stalls.

A warm Thai welcome everywhere you go

Wat Po's massive Reclining Buddha

 

 

 

 

 

The Big Mango has everything for the gay visitor to Thailand: nightlife, gay-friendly hotel, Thai food, Thai cooking school, Thai cooking classes, Thai kick boxing, Ayuttaya, the Floating Market, shopping, beach resort, discos. http://www.GayGuide.Net