We signed up for this tour based on the great reviews here. We were a bit skeptical at first, due to the heat and the length of the trip, but it was a great day, and we were so glad we did it! Nok and her husband, were our private tour guides for the day, as we were the only two on this trip the day we took this tour! They were fabulous guides, and took care of all the details that are involved planning a day long trip like this. We met at the Grasshopper shop at 7:00 a.m. and were off on our adventure shortly thereafter. A bicycle trip to the train station, which includes a ferry across the river, where we luckily had the only rain of the day while we were on the train. After the hour long train ride, we strolled through the busy market and marveled, once again, at the items being sold along the street! We enjoyed the ride, the lunch, the scenery and the constant attention of our guides. On our return trip on the train, we were lucky to be in the last section where some food was thrown out on the tracks and we watched as the macaque monkeys came down from the trees to grab it! It allowed us to look at a slice of life in Thailand that one would miss by just visiting the palaces and the museums (which we also enjoyed!). Wholeheartedly recommend this for active people who enjoy seeing more than what's in your guidebook!