Includes:
- 5 nights
accommodation in 4 or 5 star hotels
- Transfers and tours by air conditioned car/minibus/coach
- English speaking guide
- Baggage handling
- Entrance fees
- Meals as specified
below
- Second class
sleeper berth train-ticket from Chiang Mai to Bangkok
- All service charges and
VAT
Sample Itinerary"
Day 01 TUESDAY-
Bangkok
- Ayuthaya - Lopburi - Pitsanuloke (-/L-)
Early morning pick-up of passengers from various hotels, drive to Bang
Pa In for a scenic boat trip to Ayutthaya. Visit Wat Yai Chaya
Mongkol and the ancient ruins of Wat Chai Wattanaram. Continue to
Lopburi, where we will take you around the city in pedaled
rickshaws. After lunch at a local restaurant, continue to
Phitsanulok. Overnight at Topland hotel or similar.
Day 2 -
WEDNESDAY -Pitsanuloke - Sukothai - Lampang
(B/L/-)
Visit Wat Maha Dhat with its revered Buddha statue, Phra Buddha
Jinaraj. Drive to Sukhothai, where you will visit the ancient ruins at
Sukhothai Historical Park and Wat Sri Chum with it's gigantic Buddha
statue. Continue to Sri Satchanalai for lunch at a local
restaurant. Upon arrival in Lampang we will take you on a tour of
the old city on horse carriages. You will also visit Baan Sao Nak,
a 100-year old teak-wood mansion and Wat Chedi Sao, which derives its
name from 20 stupas erected on the temple grounds. Monks at this
temple prepare medicines from herbs and plants, which promise to cure a
large number of remedies. Overnight at Lampang River Lodge or
similar.
Day 3 THURSDAY- Lampang
- Phayao - Chiang Rai (B/L/-)
After a brief visit to the
morning market, drive to Phayao with the biggest natural lake in
Thailand. Proceed to Chiang Rai. After lunch at a local
restaurant, visit the hill tribe community project at Ban Lorcha.
Drive via Mae Sai, the northernmost Thai town to the Golden Triangle,
where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos converge. After a
boat trip on the Mekong River drive the Chiang Rai. Overnight at
Rimkok Resort or similar.
Day 4 FRIDAY - Chiang
Rai - Chiang Mai (B/L/-)
Early morning
departure for Chiang Mail and visit the local handicraft centers around
Chiang Mai. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon
visit Wat Doi Suthep, a famous landmark of the city, tucked away in the
mountains at an elevation of 1,056 meters. The temple is reached
by climbing 290 steps, flanked by a NAGA balustrade on both sides.
Optional evening program: Enjoy a typical Kantoke dinner with a
presentation of traditional danced from Northern Thailand. Price
per person: 250 Baht inclusive transfers (@$7 US). Overnight
at Empress or similar.
Day 5 SATURDAY- Chiang
Mai - Bangkok by Train (B/L/-)
Visit an elephant
camp in Chian Dao and watch the skilled elephants at work.
Optional: Elephant ride and bamboo rafting. Price per
person: 600 Baht (@$15 US)
Continue to visit an orchid farm. After lunch at a local
restaurant free time until transfer to Chiang Mail Railway
Station.
Day 6
SUNDAY- Bangkok
(-/-/-)
Arrive Bangkok Railway Station. (No breakfast)
Transfer to your Bangkok hotel.
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