In Search of Sapphires

Excursion "In Search of Sapphires" At the start of the tour, we will take the cable car to the mountain peak, where we will perform a special ritual at a Buddhist shrine to attract prosperity, then head directly to the sapphire gemstone mines to personally extract precious gemstones! After a successful gemstone collection, enjoy a delicious lunch at a unique restaurant. It is located in a very scenic spot, in a bay on a floating platform among mangrove forests and oyster beds. The meal includes seafood dishes, freshly sliced oysters, and other marine delicacies. In the second part of the tour, we will visit the most stunning attractions of Chonburi Province. This is the famous gemstone market. Only on weekends do buyers from Arab countries, Israel, South Africa, and the Netherlands come here, offering the best chance to acquire a natural masterpiece or rare gemstones (amethysts, rubies, sapphires, and others) at a low price. Highlight of the program: the newly built "Sapphire" temple and a sunset meeting at an observation platform on a cliff overlooking the Gulf of Thailand. In the evening, we visit the Friday gemstone market, where only on Fridays do traders from Arab countries, Israel, and the Netherlands shop for precious stones. This is also the best opportunity to purchase rare natural gemstone masterpieces for a modest price. Afterward, return to Pattaya. Tour program: 6:30 Departure from Pattaya. 08:30 Stop at a café with Arrak milk for breakfast (breakfast can be brought from your hotel or ordered through the guide, with an additional 100 baht for an American breakfast and coffee). 09:30 Take the cable car to the temple Wat Kao Sukim, a renowned Buddhist site. Conduct a wealth attraction ritual. Visit the viewpoint. 11:00 Sapphire mines, gemstone extraction, try your luck. The collected stone can be taken with you. 12:30 Lunch in a national style at a restaurant on a floating platform in the bay. Enjoy freshly caught oysters and other seafood. 13:00 Walk through mangrove forests, feed large predatory groupers. 14:30 Visit the beautiful Catholic church in Chantanburi. 15:00 Gemstone market. The gemstone street offers the lowest wholesale prices for stones in the country and possibly the world. 17:00 Sapphire temple. 18:00 Sunset meeting at the romantic viewpoint on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. 19:30 Stop at the fruit market (optional). 20:30 Return to Pattaya. Included in the tour: Transport from hotel in Pattaya in a comfortable minibus Russian-speaking guide Tasty lunch Waterfall swimming Up to 3 sapphires found Travel insurance Additional costs: Souvenirs Alcoholic beverages Bring with you: Passport copy Sunscreen Hat Change of clothes Swimsuits Camera Batteries and chargers Money Notes: Persons under the influence of alcohol or drugs may be denied participation in the tour without refund.