The Authenticity of the Culture of Thailand from the Point of View from a Tourist

Many people have different views however, most tourists would feel that the experience they had in Thailand was authentic.

“We have visited Thailand many times before, but on this trip we felt as if we
had the best and most authentic Thai experience of our lives.
The guides
were both European (fluent in many languages like English, German &
Norwegian) and Thai, and this gave us the comfort of "best of both worlds". They
were also super friendly - any request was always met with a "Yes Can!"
attitude! Thanks Steffen & Uzi..

The sights were amazing (Tiger
Temple! The Eravan Waterfalls! The Elephant trek!), the food was wonderfully
true Thai - healthy and delicious.

For travellers who wish to see the
true Thailand, with focus on comfort, authentic experiences, nature and friendly
people - Try Mellow Trek in Kanchanaburi.

Peter & Camilla”

“My husband and I took this tour together. There was only one other person in
our group in addition to our tour guide. My husband doesn't really like to bike,
so I was concerned about him, but he really enjoyed it. This really is an all
skill levels tour. The guide is really patient and flexible. The train ride
alone was very pleasant with views of the passing countryside. We stopped and
learned about Thai herbs and ate things we picked right off the bush. We met
local farmers. We had a home cooked lunch at the mayor of the village's house.
We got away from the crowds of Bangkok and got to see authentic Thai culture.
Good bang for the buck.”

“After our tour guides met us in Bangkok we went to the local train station for
an hour long ride to the countryside, very nice scenery, a couple of Buddhist
monks even let me take a picture of them on the train, when we got to our stop
we got our bikes for a nice ride around the country through all the rice
paddies, then had a great lunch at the house of the mayor of one of the small
villages, the food was local and very fresh, overall I'd say it was a great day,
our guides were very friendly and knowledgeable, and spoke great English, very
good for me since I don't speak Thai, I would recommend this trip to anyone
looking for a bit of adventure off the beaten track”

The tourists were able to eat the local food with the locals in the villages, had contact with the rural areas of Thailand which are authentic as they had minimal contact with the urbanised culture of Thailand. It still had the true Thai essence and the tourists were able to experience it, even taking photos with the monks.