As mentioned previously, a Royal Barge procession will be held on June 12 to commemorate the Thai King’s 60th anniversary on the throne. Processions are rather rare events - the last one was in 2003 - so this is one of those ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunities.

The full procession on the 12th will be for the benefit of the many foreign royalty and heads of state that will be visiting Thailand to join the party. The best way to see the procession is to watch one of the dress rehearsals. For these, you can get a seat on a large floating grandstand that will be docked at the same location that the dignitaries will be on the big day.

Dress rehearsals will be held on 2 and 6 June, with a full dress rehearsal on the 9th. You can book tickets online at Thai Ticket Master.