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Bangkok - Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi

The artificial island of Ko Ratanakosin boasts incredible remnants of the city’s history, in-cluding Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, and Wat Pho. Across the river, neighbouring Thonburi has less to offer in terms of sights, but is great to explore.

- try to stop your jaw from dropping to the floor upon encountering Wat Pho’s enormous Re-clining Buddha for the first time

- get up close and personal with iconic riverside Wat Arun

- bask in the glow of the Emerald Buddha at Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand’s most sacred tem-ple

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