THAILAND – Nakhon Pathom – Sunset Cocktail Cruise and Riverbank Dinner

During a peaceful cruise, guests will enjoy the scenic twilight atmosphere of a river while sipping delicious homemade cocktail before sitting for a delicious chef’s signature dinner in a peaceful garden along the river. An occasion to learn about the host’s history and enjoy real sharing moments.

Theme

Classic, Gastronomy, Honeymoon

Country - City

Thailand - Nakhon Pathom

Market segment

Thematic Leisure

Price Level

$$$$

Max pax

12 pax

Seasonality

All year round

Arrival city

BANGKOK

Departure city

BANGKOK

Description

During a peaceful cruise, guests will enjoy the scenic twilight atmosphere of a river while sipping delicious homemade cocktail before sitting for a delicious chef’s signature dinner in a peaceful garden along the river. An occasion to learn about the host’s history and enjoy real sharing moments.

Selling points

  • A gastronomic experience in the countryside far away from the too often seen big cities’ gastronomic experiences.
  • A combination between gastronomic experience and encounter
  • A sunset signature cocktail in the perfect life to witness the end of the day on the river.
  • A hidden tropical garden with a homely touch as setting of the dinner.

Level Of The Excursion

Low - This activity impacts local community, culture and/or environment in a small but meaningful way

The Impact Of This Excursion

Social/cultural Impact

Empowerment and education

Economic Impact

Local individual benefits

Community benefits

Additional Information

Positive impacts

The boat trip is operated by local people, while the dinner is cooked by a local chef who uses locally sourced produce wherever possible.

Negative impacts

The boat used during the activity uses fossil fuel which causes Co2 emissions.

Time And Transportation

From To Km Duration Road condition
Sukhumvit Area Don Wai 40 40 min – 1h Car – Often Traffic Jam
Silom/Sathorn Area Don Wai 35 35 – 1h Car – Often Traffic Jam
Riverside Area Don Wai 30 30 – 40 min Car Often Traffic Jam
BTS Siam
(Sukhumvit area)
BTS Bang Wa 14 – 25 45 – 55 min BTS (Sky Train)
BTS Saphan Taksin (Riverside) BTS BTS Bang Wa 10 22 min BTS (Sky Train)
BTS Bang Wa Don Wai 28 35 – 50 min Car – Often Traffic Jam
Don Wai Kanchanaburi 140 1h50 – 2h Car – Often Traffic Jam
Don Wai Sai Yoke 195 2h50 – 3h10 Car
Don Wai Ayuthaya 105 1h15 – 1h30 Car

Duration

  • Evening activity only – 4h30 – 5h00 – From 16h30 to 21h00 (approximate)

Min pax

4

Max pax

12

How to sell it

  • An encounter with the host: a unique joyful and passionate personality, chef and former guide
  • An opportunity to discover a century old Market: Don Wai Market: for sure not floating that Damnoen Saduak but with a nice history and still preserved from mass tourism
  • A short 30-45 minutes gentle cruise in a wooden boat to witness the peaceful life along a nice river (Tha Chin River): very picturesque scenes of river bank and wildlife.
  • A rustic comfortable boat but a chill atmosphere sipping signature cocktail designed by your host
  • An inventive and artistic cuisine to decline the basic of thai food with unique knowhow: a real gastronomic experience

Why this activity

  • Offering a gastronomic experience in an expected place away from the touristic area
  • Combine a gastronomic experience with a real encounter

Good to combine with

  • A morning activity in Bangkok finishing in beginning of afternoon.
  • On the way back from Kanchanaburi: an ideal stop in the middle of afternoon before coming back to Bangkok

Do not combine with

  • Another sunset cruise: Could be redundant.
  • Green Escape along the canal: could be similar experience and maybe too much eating experience in one day

Market suggestion

AUSTRALIA

CANADA

FRANCE

UNITED KINGDOM

ITALY

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

BENELUX

SCANDINAVIA

CEE

US

GERMANY

BEST FOR FIT

Competitor comparison

  • Easia Signature: Khun Aoy customize this product accordingly to Easia ideas – No competition for the moment.

Pros

  • A real gastronomic experience.
  • The experience of Khun Aoy who use to live in Austria, be a guide abroad and have knowledge of westerners needs and expectation.
  • The partner of Khun Aoy, Khun Tien (Vietnamese lady) who is married with a French person and have experience in Incentive domain and use to be a mixologist. (Cocktail recipes are often designed by her and Khun Aoy)
  • The personality of Khun Aoy: a real encounter and always caring to satisfy his guests.
  • A real story telling about Don Wai area and Aoywann area.
  • A sunset cruise: alway a must at the end of the day in Thailand to enjoy fresher air.

Cons

  • Located in Nakhon Pathom: 45-1h of Bangkok. Sales might need to convince guests to do one hour drive only for a sunset cruise and dinner.
  • An outside activity: twilight moment: a bit more mosquitoes. (Aoywann provide repellent, but sales must advise clients about this)
  • The veranda with Air con is nice but people could be disappointed as it’s not the same atmosphere that on the terrace.
  • In case couple agree to pay for 4 pax, the boat might be a bit empty.

Important information

  • Khun Aoy the host and chef hosting the guests is also in charge of the restaurant. In case of crowdy affluence, she might be required to help her team, but she will join the clients for the most part of the dinner to explain about the dishes and the ingredients and talk.
    But production also recommend her to let the guests enjoy their privacy if they need.

Price range

2400 (4 pax basis) - 5-12 (2100 pax basis)

Quotation guideline

Please refer to contract

 

Inclusion

  • 30-45 minutes Sunset cruise
  • A welcome housemade tisane
  • A surprise DIY appetizer, plus an amuse bouche
  • 7 course dinner consist: soup; appetizer; Thai salad; curry dish; grilled dish; steamed
    seafood/fish dish; a Thai dessert.
  • 1 Thai beer OR 1 signature mocktail per client.
  • 1 personalized cocktail per guest.
  • Pitchers of herb-infused water

Exclusion

  • Transportation
  • Guide fees
  • Wine and other alcohol not mention in the inclusions
  • Tip
  • Guide fees

Possible Extra

  • A visit of Don Wai Market, one of the oldest traditional market of Thailand

Important notes

  • For guests agree to support long public transportation BTS ride, possible to use it until Bang Wa. Meeting point for private vehicle can be made here in Bang Wa station to Don Wai. (it s a way to avoid traffic jam). But the BTS is very long (40 min)
  • In case of english speaking guests, sales must consider if they really need a guide to go along. As khun Aoy is english speaking. We can make the economy of a guide in case of cheap budget
  • Khun Aoy is also German speaking as she used to guide thai tourist is Austria
  • Associate of Khun Aoy, is a vietnamese lady Tien, they are best friend and Tien is usually taking care of contracting from abroad: she is always travelling but when she is in Thailand she might participate to the encounter with the guest and tells the story of the restaurant
  • Activity must be booked in advance: 14 days for Activity 2 (Sunset Dinner Cruise for VIP clients) prior to service date.

Special Guide notes

  • Guide can stay along and help to translate in case of third language needed but Khun Aoy is speaking very good english and german as well.

Different Choice

  • Manohra Cruise on Chao Phraya River will be with a real dinner on board while This experience is only cocktail onboard followed by the gastronomic dinner in Aoywaan Restaurant.

Contact

  • Aoywaan Riverside Thai Cuisine
  • 1/3 Moo 13 Rai Khing, Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom 73210 THAILAND
    Phone: +66 (0)94 539 9949
  • Contact person: Khun Aoy – [email protected]

Payment by bank transfer.

English

Sunset Cocktail Cruise and riverbank dinner

Escape the bustle of Bangkok at the end of the afternoon and arrive in perfect time to see the light change color over the peaceful countryside. Welcomed by your host after passing through a 100-year-old market, you board a traditional boat and depart for a gentle scenic cruise.
During the cruise, as your boat drifts past floating gardens and scenes of daily life at twilight, you can enjoy homemade signature cocktails and listen to your host telling stories about the area.
You then arrive at a little jetty and enter a hidden place where you can enjoy a unique homemade dinner designed by your host and her team. A pleasure for the senses and a real moment of sharing along the river.

Duration: approximately 4h 30min, from 16:30 to around 21:00
Meals included: 1 signature cocktail and gastronomic dinner

French

Croisière cocktail et dîner en bord de rivière

Fuyez l’agitation de Bangkok en fin d’après-midi pour voir le ciel changer de couleur au-dessus de la campagne paisible. Après avoir traversé un marché centenaire, vous serez accueillis par votre hôtesse et embarquerez sur un bateau traditionnel pour une croisière tranquille qui vous laissera le loisir d’apprécier le paysage.
Tandis que votre bateau évoluera le long des jardins flottants et des scènes de la vie quotidienne au crépuscule, vous pourrez siroter un cocktail fait maison en écoutant votre hôtesse vous raconter des anecdotes sur la région traversée.
Vous arriverez ensuite à un petit embarcadère et pénétrerez dans un lieu caché pour déguster un dîner exceptionnel cuisiné sur place par votre hôtesse et son équipe. Un plaisir des sens et un vrai moment de partage sur le fleuve.

Durée : environ 4h 30min, de 16 h 30 à près de 21 h
Repas inclus : 1 cocktail de la maison et dîner gastronomique

Spanish

Cóctel-crucero y cena junto al río

Escápese del ajetreo de Bangkok al final de la tarde para ver cómo el cielo cambia de color en la tranquila campiña. Tras pasar por un mercado centenario, será recibido por su anfitriona y subirá a bordo de una embarcación tradicional para realizar un tranquilo crucero que le permitirá disfrutar del paisaje.
Mientras su barco navega entre jardines flotantes y escenas de la vida cotidiana al atardecer, podrá degustar un cóctel casero mientras su anfitriona le cuenta historias sobre la zona que está recorriendo.
A continuación, llegará a un pequeño muelle y entrará en un lugar escondido para disfrutar de una cena excepcional cocinada in situ por su anfitriona y su equipo. Un placer para los sentidos y un verdadero momento para compartir en el río.

Duración: unas 4h 30min, desde las 16:30 hasta las 21:00 aproximadamente
Comidas incluidas: 1 cóctel de la casa y cena gourmet

Italian

Crociera con cocktail e cena sul fiume

Fuggite dal trambusto di Bangkok nel tardo pomeriggio per vedere il cielo cambiare colore nella tranquilla campagna. Dopo aver attraversato un mercato secolare, sarete accolti dalla vostra hostess e salirete a bordo di una barca tradizionale per una crociera tranquilla che vi lascerà liberi di godervi il paesaggio.
Mentre la vostra barca naviga tra giardini galleggianti e scene di vita quotidiana al tramonto, potete sorseggiare un cocktail fatto in casa mentre la vostra hostess vi racconta storie sulla zona che state attraversando.
Arriverete quindi a un piccolo molo ed entrerete in un luogo nascosto per gustare una cena eccezionale cucinata in loco dalla vostra padrona di casa e dal suo team. Un piacere per i sensi e un vero momento di condivisione sul fiume.

Durata: circa 4h 30min, dalle 16:30 alle 21:00 circa.
Pasti inclusi: 1 cocktail della casa e cena gourmet

German

Cocktail-Kreuzfahrt und kulinarisches Erlebnis bei Sonnenuntergang

Entfliehen Sie am späten Nachmittag dem hektischen Treiben in Bangkok, um den Farbwechsel des Lichts über der friedlichen Landschaft zu erleben. Nachdem Sie einen hundertjährigen Markt durchquert haben, werden Sie von Ihrer Gastgeberin begrüßt und machen sich an Bord eines traditionellen Bootes auf zu einer gemütlichen, idyllischen Kreuzfahrt.
Während der Fahrt, die Sie in der Dämmerung an schwimmenden Gärten und Szenen aus dem täglichen Leben vorbeiführt, können Sie typische Cocktails genießen und Ihrer Gastgeberin lauschen, die Geschichten über die Gegend erzählt.
Dann erreichen Sie einen kleinen Anleger und betreten einen verborgenen Ort, an dem Ihre Gastgeberin und ihr Team Ihnen ein einzigartiges, hausgemachtes Abendessen servieren. Ein Genuss für die Sinne und ein geselliger Moment am Fluss.

Dauer der Aktivität: ca. 4 Stunden und 30 Minuten, von 16.30 bis ca. 21 Uhr
Inbegriffene Mahlzeiten: 1 charakteristischer Cocktail und gastronomisches Abendessen