07 DAYS 06 NIGHTS HIGHTLIGHT NORTH OF THAILAND PACKAGE TOUR - CHIANG MAI - CHIANG RAI

The quieter neighbor of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai is a land of outstanding natural beauty, where visitors looking to avoid the hordes can visit remote hill tribes, spot exotic wildlife, and check out the golden triangle, the former center of the world’s opium trade.

Day 01: Fly Bangkok - Chiangmai (B)

Breakfast at hotel

After breakfast, we will transfer you from hotel to Bangkok International Airport for taking a flight to Chiang Mai. Upon the arrival at Chiang Mai International Airport and meet our guide and driver for travel to Doi Suthep temple which it is a Holy Temple and sits a good thousand meters above the surrounding landscape, so it is a great place to view the countryside.

And then continue on to visit Meo Hill Tribe living in simple huts and speaking their own language. And next is visiting to Phuping Palace. Here you can visit tribal villages in the hills skirting Chiang Mai and can see their daily life-style here.

It will be such a great time to enjoy the beauty of nature in Chiang Mai

Stop for having some lunch before continuing to another place. Next place after your lunch is visiting to the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek, a world-class horticulture expo to celebrate the auspicious occasions of HM King Bhumibol’s 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne and his 80th birthday in 2006-2007, Thai Cabinet decided to maintain the condition of the park as the newest travel destination of Chiang Mai.

The Royal Park Ratchaphruek sits in Mae Hia sub-district and covers an area of 240,000 square meters, divided into different zones you need to spend the whole day here. Perched at the center is an authentic Lanna architecture of Ho Kham Luang Royal Pavilion where a painting exhibition about the life and works King Bhumibol is displayed inside.

Visitors should not miss to visit the Orchid Garden to see rare orchids and International Gardens to hop into different styles of gardens curated by different participating countries, such as South Korea, China, Japan and Bhutan, to represent their cultures. Other zones include the World of Insects, Rare Plants and Corporate Zone. Then return to your hotel. Free and relax on your own time afterwards.

Note: Lunch and Dinner are on your own activities
Overnight in Chiang Mai

Day 02: Chiangmai – Elephant Lover for Half Day Tour & Thai Massage (B)

Breakfast at hotel

In the early morning, we are going to offer some foods (Tak Baat) for Thai Monks in order to have a good merit in the Buddhism way of life during staying in Chiangmai. Then back to hotel and having some breakfast.

After breakfast, we are visiting to the Patara Elephant Farm where the farm is good for people who loved the elephants and would love to stay close with them. Besides, they can be an owner for a half day to learn how to unchain and keep them relax not like the other elephant farms.

You can feel free to play with elephants here

You will have a chance to bath them and feed them and walking and riding on the elephant’s backs without iron-chaired. Return to Chiangmai downtown and have a Thais Massage for 2 hours after the tour finished. Drop off at hotel and free on your own time afterwards.

Note: Lunch and Dinner are on your own activities
Overnight in Chiang Mai

Day 03: Chiangmai – Learning Thai Cooking Class (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel

Sawadee Ton Chao! which means ‘Good morning!’ Today is your great day and we wish you to enjoy your day with us at our organic farm. Between 08:30am to 09:00am the teacher will come to pick you up from your hotel or guesthouse.

We will bring you to Ruamchook local Market, which is a large and clean market just outside the city on the way to our farm. The teacher will explain you about rice, how to make fresh coconut milk and how to choose seasoning products.

You are taught how to cook some basic Thai dishes

You will have enough time to walk around and take pictures and watch vendors selling their products. After 20 minutes driving we will arrive at our farm. Our guests love the view of the surrounding mountains and the tranquility of the countryside.

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You have an off week, you want to go somewhere, maybe in Asia. You have heard that Thailand is very worthy to visit cause there are plenty of spectacular views and interesting things to do there. Let us introduce you a fantastic trip that you might remember and want to come back again forever.

Day 01: First day say hello to Bangkok

Upon arrival at Bangkok International Airport, then meet our guide and driver and transfer to hotel. Check in and relax on your own time afterwards.

Note: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are on your own expenses

Overnight in Bangkok

Day 02: Full day The Royal Grand Palace-Bangkok Temples Tours (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel

This morning our sightseeing with a Motor long tailed boat to view the Chaopraya River through the Thonburi canal in order to observe their local life of the people how stay both sides of the Canals and the River. Later, you will be transfer to Wat Trimit, where it keeps the gold Buddha image in the Mandala or Mondapa. 5.5 tone of solid gold, sculptured in Sukhothai style.

Stop for your Lunch at a local restaurant. Next, you will be transferred to Wat Phra Kaew, the chapel of the Emerald Buddha, which houses the world’s most precious image of The Lord Buddha the75cm statue of jade sits atop an 11m golden pedestal surrounded by lavish mural and richly decorated pavilions.

Then you will move to visit The Grand Palace which encompassed several major building. The most prominent building includes the throne hall,the reception hall and the coronation hall. Drive through China town, Indian town, the flower market and the Central business district of Bangkok.

Visit the magnificient palace of the capital Thailand - Bangkok

Visit to Wat Pho, the temple of the Reclining Buddha, a stunning. Statue with 46m long and 15m high covered in gold leaf. At 17.00pm, the highlight is you will have an opportunity to sit inside the main ordination hall for listening to the monks are chanting in the evening time. After receiving the blessing from the monks then return to the hotel.

Note: Dinner is on your own expenses

Overnight in Bangkok

Day 03: Full day Damnoensaduak Floating Market-Ancient City Tours (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel

After breakfast, this morning we enjoy a scenic drive of the salted field and the local houses on both sides of the roads. At arrival the boat pier and we will enjoy on the motor long tailed boat along the canals pass many orchard gardens and local houses as well as Thai spiritual houses.

Until reaching to the Damnoensaduak Floating market and get off from the boat then free time walking along the banks of the canals to explore the busy market where the local contain their foods, desserts to sell for purchasers in the morning. Later, returning to Bangkok and drive straight to the Ancient city in Samut Prakan Province.

You can enjoy hundreds of kinds of fruit on the floating market

Drop off at Muang Boran or Ancient city where the world’s biggest outdoor museum that occupies more than 200 acres (500 Rai) in the area, this fun museum was built in 1963 and portrays the smaller-scaled and actual-size replicas of many important historical sites such as Prasat Hin Phanom Rung in Buriram, Wat Mahathat in Sukhothai, Phraphuttabat in Saraburi, Phrathat Mueang Nakhon in Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Phrathat Chaiya in Surat Thani, and so much more.

More than that, you can also study some Thai traditional folk arts and culture that are rare to find these days. The museum is only eight kilometers from the downtown and it surely won’t disappoint you. Return to hotel after end of the tours.

Note: Dinner is on your own expenses

Overnight in Bangkok

Day 04: From Bangkok to Ayutthaya (Return by Cruise) (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel

07.30am: Pick up you from hotel and depart for Ayutthaya Province.

08.30am: Arrive at Bang Pa-In Summer Palace was first used by the royal court as a summer retreat in the 17th century.

10.30am: Continue to visit Wat Mahathat is located in front of the Grand Palace to the east, next to Pa Than Bridge. The temple is believed to be one of Ayutthaya's oldest temples, possibly built by King Boromaraja I (1370-88).

Come to the spirited land - Wat Mahathat

11.00am: Carry on to visit Wat Na Phra Men, the temple has been restored a number of times but still has a finely proportioned Ubosot and Viharn. The Ubosot design is very old in the typical Thai style. The most interesting object is the principal Buddha image, which is fully decorated in regal attire.

11.30am: Visit Wat Lokayasutharam, it was abandoned after the fall of Ayutthaya to the invading Burmese in 2310 B.E. This temple house a large Reclining Buddha Image 37 metres in length, built of bricks and plaster.

12:30pm: Board the cruise and have Buffet Lunch with delicious meal served in the luxurious surrounds of a cruise boat. Afternoon - Coffee Break - Witness the beauty of the Chao Phraya River and rural life along the two riverbanks from the cruise deck or from the cool, air-conditioned passenger cabin. Arriving in Bangkok, you will pass by the majestic Grand Palace and Wat Arun (The Temple of Dawn).

15:30pm: Arrive Bangkok at the river city pier and then drive you to Bangkok Airport for flight to Chiang Mai. Upon arrival at Chiang Mai International Airport, then meet our guide and driver and transfer to hotel. Check in and relax on your own time afterwards.

Note: Dinner is on your own expenses

Overnight in Chiang Mai

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The quieter neighbor of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai is a land of outstanding natural beauty, where visitors looking to avoid the hordes can visit remote hill tribes, spot exotic wildlife, and check out the golden triangle, the former center of the world’s opium trade.

Day 01: Fly Bangkok - Chiangmai (B)

Breakfast at hotel

After breakfast, we will transfer you from hotel to Bangkok International Airport for taking a flight to Chiang Mai. Upon the arrival at Chiang Mai International Airport and meet our guide and driver for travel to Doi Suthep temple which it is a Holy Temple and sits a good thousand meters above the surrounding landscape, so it is a great place to view the countryside.

And then continue on to visit Meo Hill Tribe living in simple huts and speaking their own language. And next is visiting to Phuping Palace. Here you can visit tribal villages in the hills skirting Chiang Mai and can see their daily life-style here.

It will be such a great time to enjoy the beauty of nature in Chiang Mai

Stop for having some lunch before continuing to another place. Next place after your lunch is visiting to the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek, a world-class horticulture expo to celebrate the auspicious occasions of HM King Bhumibol’s 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne and his 80th birthday in 2006-2007, Thai Cabinet decided to maintain the condition of the park as the newest travel destination of Chiang Mai.

The Royal Park Ratchaphruek sits in Mae Hia sub-district and covers an area of 240,000 square meters, divided into different zones you need to spend the whole day here. Perched at the center is an authentic Lanna architecture of Ho Kham Luang Royal Pavilion where a painting exhibition about the life and works King Bhumibol is displayed inside.

Visitors should not miss to visit the Orchid Garden to see rare orchids and International Gardens to hop into different styles of gardens curated by different participating countries, such as South Korea, China, Japan and Bhutan, to represent their cultures. Other zones include the World of Insects, Rare Plants and Corporate Zone. Then return to your hotel. Free and relax on your own time afterwards.

Note: Lunch and Dinner are on your own activities
Overnight in Chiang Mai

Day 02: Chiangmai – Elephant Lover for Half Day Tour & Thai Massage (B)

Breakfast at hotel
In the early morning, we are going to offer some foods (Tak Baat) for Thai Monks in order to have a good merit in the Buddhism way of life during staying in Chiangmai. Then back to hotel and having some breakfast.

After breakfast, we are visiting to the Patara Elephant Farm where the farm is good for people who loved the elephants and would love to stay close with them. Besides, they can be an owner for a half day to learn how to unchain and keep them relax not like the other elephant farms.

You can feel free to play with elephants here

You will have a chance to bath them and feed them and walking and riding on the elephant’s backs without iron-chaired. Return to Chiangmai downtown and have a Thais Massage for 2 hours after the tour finished. Drop off at hotel and free on your own time afterwards.

Note: Lunch and Dinner are on your own activities
Overnight in Chiang Mai

Day 03: Chiangmai – Learning Thai Cooking Class (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel
Sawadee Ton Chao! which means ‘Good morning!’ Today is your great day and we wish you to enjoy your day with us at our organic farm. Between 08:30am to 09:00am the teacher will come to pick you up from your hotel or guesthouse.

We will bring you to Ruamchook local Market, which is a large and clean market just outside the city on the way to our farm. The teacher will explain you about rice, how to make fresh coconut milk and how to choose seasoning products.

You are taught how to cook some basic Thai dishes

You will have enough time to walk around and take pictures and watch vendors selling their products. After 20 minutes driving we will arrive at our farm. Our guests love the view of the surrounding mountains and the tranquility of the countryside.

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Nestled into the foothills of northern Thailand, Chiang Mai is a sanctuary. The pace is laid-back, the accoutrements are international and the landscape is picturesque. It is a fine urban specimen with a much-celebrated traditional culture ideal for sightseers, nature buffs and city connoisseurs. Thailand’s “Rose of the North” is a cultural and natural wonderland with ethnic diversity, a multitude of attractions and welcoming hospitality.

Where you can find Chiang Mai?

Chiang Mai is situated in Northern Thailand, 700km north of the capital city of Bangkok. Chiang Mai is the second largest city in Thailand, yet only has a population of around 200,000.

Located in the North - Chiang Mai is seen as the heart of Thailand

Compare this to Bangkok which has about 9 million and it is easy to see why even the Thai people in Bangkok love to visit Chiang Mai for a holiday.

The city is now becoming increasingly popular with overseas travellers as word spreads of this magnificent tourist location. There are various ways to travel to and visit Chiang Mai. From Bangkok it is a 1hr flight, 11hrs by bus or 12hrs by overnight train.

Chiang Mai's temples

Chiang Mai is overflowing with ancient Buddhist Temples (Wats) dating back to when the city was originally founded in 1296. The intricate carving and stunning hand painted murals inside them are absolutely treasures.

You can find hundreds of temples in Thailand but Chiang Mai is more special

Since Chiang Mai was founded over 700 years ago successive Kings left their own mark on the city by building everlasting Temples. That so many Temples have survived is testament to both the skills of the original builders and the dedication of the many artisans that followed to maintain them for future generations. The Temples today still form an important part in the lives of the Thai people and are in use daily.

You even can find golden temples or Buddhas in Chiang Mai

There are over 200 Chiang Mai Temples in and around Chiang Mai to see and experience. The following is only an overview of the most well known Temples, all of which are easily accessible.

What to see and do in Chiang Mai?

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The perfect way to explore Bangkok is a cruise the Chao Praya River. You visit the major places in town and drive to Damnern Saduak floating market to catch a look of the bustling trade on the water. Venturing into Kanchanaburi you are excited by the boat trip along the River Kwai plus a sightseeing tour of the infamous Hellfire Pass and the ancient capital of Ayuthaya

Day 01 - Entering the Thai Land

Upon arrival Bangkok Airport. Meets & Greets by local driver at the arrival terminal. Continue transfer to hotel.
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Overnight: Bangkok
Meal: x

Day 02 - A free day in Bang Kok

Breakfast serve at hotel.
Meet your English-speaking guide in the hotel’s lobby.

Depart from hotel to Rattanakosin Island, the original area of Bangkok when it was first established as the capital over 200 years ago

Cruise in a comfortable long-tail motor boat along the Chao Phraya River and canals in Thonburi area. You will be treated to spectacular and colorful scenery of Thai life along the river banks. The Bangkok people still depend on the waterways to transport their merchandise.

En-route you can see many magnificent temples and architectural buildings, including Grand Palace, Wat Arun or The Temple of Dawn, the Royal Thai Navy Dockyard, the Thai Maritime Navigation Company, the Old Customs House and Royal Barges Museum.

Visit to Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, is one of Bangkok’s best know landmark. It stands on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Thon Buri. Wat Arun is best seen from the opposite bank of the river; it glistens in the sunlight duDaring the day and stands dark and noble at dawn or dusk.

A visit to the beautiful, peaceful monastery complex surrounding the familiar towers is very worth-while. These towers, the "Phra Prang," although best known, the only part of Wat Arun. It also contains narrow lanes; elegant, old white buildings; shrines, pools of turtles; and two fine giants, "Yuk Wat Jaeng," mortal enemies of the "Yuk Wat Po" across the river.

Lunch serve at local restaurant

Visit Wat Phra Kaeo, the most beautiful and important Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is so richly and intricately decorated that, once entering the temple, you will feel as if you are in a real ’city of angels’.

Visit The Grand Palace, an area of 218,400 sq. metres and is surrounded by walls built in 1782. The length of the four walls is 1,900 metres. Within these walls are situated government offices and the Chapel Royal of the Emerald Buddha besides the royal residences.

Visit Vimanmek Mansion, the world’s largest building made entirely of golden teak. The three story wooden palace has 81 rooms, halls and ante-rooms, and now Thailand’s first handicraft museum where her majesty the queen collects handicraft masterpieces created by members of Support foundation. In the museum, can find such handicrafts as neillowares, Thai silk with various unique designs.

The world’s largest building made entirely of golden teak

Visit Wat Pho or Temple of the Reclining Buddha, founded in the 16th century, the oldest and biggest temple with the largest number of pagodas (95 in all) in the city. Wat Pho was the first open university of Thailand which offered courses in several branches of knowledge like literature, astrology, medicine and massage. It’s well known for its huge Reclining Buddha, 46 m. long and 15 m. high.

City-sightseeing tour along Ratchadumnoen Rd.(The Royal’s Way). En route you can see many magnificent temples and architectural buildings, including the City Pillar Shrine, National Museum, Democracy Monument, Golden Mountain, Thai Boxing Stadium, Anantasamakhom Palace, Parliament House, Dusit Zoo and Chitlada Palace King’s Residence.

After tour, return transfer to your hotel & free at your own leisure

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Meal: Breakfast/Lunch

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