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Seven Days Around
Thailand
Guided Tour
 
Tour departs every Wednesday
Wednesday
Departures Only
We strongly suggest arriving in Bangkok the night before your tour starts
since the tour departs at 7am
This can be done either through
Aero-Marine or on your own. In order to arrange for your hotel pick-up on the
morning of the tour, we will need to know the name and address of the hotel you
will be staying at.
Includes:
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Six
nights accommodations at 4 or 5 star hotels
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Transfers and tours by air conditioned car/minibus/coach
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English speaking
guide
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Baggage
handling
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Entrance
fees
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Meals as specified in the
program
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Service
charges and Taxes
* Not included is the domestic air ticket. Additional cost of approx $TBA pp*
DAY
1
WED |
Pick up passengers from
various major Bangkok
hotels. Depart from Bangkok
to Ayuthaya, the former
capital of Thailand. The
principal sights are Wat
Chaiwattanaram, the three
ancient pagodas at Wat Phra
Srisanpetch and Wat Yai
Chaimongkhol. Drive to
Chainat for lunch at a local
restaurant, then continue
Khampheng Phet and visit the
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kampheng
Phet & Aranyik area).
Continue to Sukhothai for
dinner and overnight at LE
CHARME SUKHOTHAI.
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Lunch
Dinner |
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DAY
2
THU |
After breakfast, tour the
Sukhothai Historical Park (Wat
Mahathad, Wat Si Sawai, Wat
Sa Si) and Wat Sri Chum with
the gigantic Buddha statue.
Then continue to Sri
Satchanalai, where we make a
brief visit to Wat Phra Si
Mahathad Chaliang. Cross the
Yom River on the nearby
footbridge for a walk
through the village, then
proceed for lunch at a local
restaurant. We then drive to
Lampang and visit Wat Don
Tao, where the Emerald
Buddha was once enshrined
(the same statue now
installed in Bangkok), Wat
Pa Fang and Wat Si Rong
Muang, two Burmese-style
temples with exquisite wood
carvings. Optional
tour: Lampang is the only
town in Thailand, where
horse carriages are still
used as a means of
transportation. Take a
leisurely ride on the
colorful horse-drawn
carriages along the river.
Price per person: 300 BAHT
(minimum 2 persons) Dinner
at overnight at LAMPANG
RIVERLODGE.
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Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner |
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DAY
3
FRI |
After breakfast, depart for
Ko Kah to see Wat Phra Thad
Lampang Luang housing the
only Emerald Buddha besides
the one at Wat Phra Keo in
Bangkok. Short stop at the
colorful Tung Kwian Market,
where handicrafts, fruit,
vegetables, live animals and
the famous Lampang Ceramics
are on sale, then proceed to
Lamphun for a visit to the
famous Wat Haripoonchai, one
of the most sacred monuments
in the north. Continue to
Chiang Mai and lunch at a
local restaurant. In the
afternoon, visit the
handicraft manufactures in
San Kampheng district, where
the process of making
lacquer-ware, spinning and
weaving of Thai Silk and
painting of paper umbrellas
can be observed. Also visit
a famous Thai wood carving
factory with the possibility
to buy Burmese antiques.
Check-in at THE EMPRESS
CHIANG MAI HOTEL. Tonight
you will savor a traditional
Northern Thai style dinner
at the Just Khao Soy
Restaurant. After dinner,
take a walk to the famous
Chiang Mai Night Market or
transfer back to the hotel.
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Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner |
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DAY
4
SAT |
Visit the most interesting
places in Chiang Mai such as
Wat Phra Singh with its
famous Buddha image, Wat
Bupparam and Wat Doi Suthep,
tucked away in the mountains
at 1,056 meters above sea
level. Lunch at a local
restaurant. The afternoon is
at leisure. In the evening,
enjoy a typical Thai dinner
with a presentation of
traditional dances from
Northern Thailand.
Accommodation at THE EMPRESS
CHIANG MAI HOTEL.
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Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner |
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DAY
5
SUN |
After breakfast, depart
Chiang Mai to Mae Sa Valley.
Visit the elephant camp to
watch the elephants at work.
Their strength and clever
teamwork will amaze you.
Optional:
Take a one-hour elephant
ride into the jungle
surroundings.
Cost per person:
If pre-booked & prepaid:
600. Baht, if paid on
spot, 800 Baht per person.
Continue to an Orchid Farm
for lunch. Proceed on a
winding mountain road to
picturesque Hmong Lodge (for
group sizes of 7 or more
persons, transportation to
the Hill tribe village is on
pick up trucks / Landrovers).
Located at 820 meters (2700
feet) above sea-level,
daytime temperatures are
moderate year-round, while
evenings can become quite
chilly, especially during
the cool season between
November and January. Check
in at The Hmong Hilltribe
Lodge. The afternoon is at
leisure, hike to the nearby
hill tribe village or simply
relax around the pool or
during a traditional Thai
massage at the lodge
(payable on spot). BBQ
dinner at Hmong Hilltribe
Lodge followed by
presentation of tribal
dances and songs.
Accommodation at HMONG
HILLTRIBE LODGE.
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Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner |
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DAY
6
MON |
After breakfast, depart for
Fang and Thatorn. En route,
visit to Huay Luek, a Hmong
hill-tribe village. After
arrival in Thatorn, a small
village just a few
kilometers away from the
Burmese border, lunch is
served at Maekok River
Village Resort. Depart by
long tailed motor boats from
Ban Phatai for a three hour
journey down the Kok River,
passing tiny hill tribe
villages consisting of
simple bamboo huts among
lush vegetation. A stop will
be made to visit a Lahu hill
tribe village along the way.
Arrival in Chiang Rai in the
early evening. Check-in at
THE LEGEND RESORT. Dinner
and accommodation.
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Lunch
Dinner |
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DAY
7
TUE |
After breakfast, visit the
Golden Triangle, where the
borders of Thailand, Myanmar
and Laos convene. Boat trip
on the Mekong River to
Chiang Saen. After lunch at
a local restaurant, transfer
to Chiang Rai Airport.
Depart Chiang Rai by
afternoon flight to Bangkok.
Upon arrival transfer to
your hotel in Bangkok.
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Lunch |
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Our package prices are inclusive of
transfers and tours by air-conditioned
car/minibus/coach with English, German or
French speaking guide, baggage handling,
entrance fees, meals as specified in the
program (full-board), accommodation in
air-conditioned room with shower/bath
(non-air conditioned room with shower at
Hmong Hilltribe Lodge), service charges and
VAT. Tour prices are based on a
minimum of 4 participants. If less than 4
persons are booked, we will inform you 28
days before departure. You will be given the
option of proceeding with the booking by
paying the applicable surcharge or cancel
free of charge.
Not included are other
meals than mentioned in the program,
surcharges for compulsory gala dinners,
optional tours, expenditures of personal
nature and domestic air ticket. Domestic air
ticket Chiang Rai-Bangkok will be issued by
Dits Travel (2001) Ltd. and charged for
separately.
Note: Small deviations in
the tour program are sometimes necessary,
depending on road conditions and
availability of rooms.
There is a 4 person minimum
on this tour. If the tour company
has already booked 2 or more people, we can
honor the lower price for 2 people. If you are
the only clients booked on the tour, we need
to either book 4 people or charge the higher
rate for just 2 people.
Jan -
October 31, 2012
(Four people two rooms) Double - $1129 pp
(Two people one room) Double - $1519 pp
Optional air supplement (Chiang Rai to Bangkok)
approx $190 pp
additional
Bangkok
Hotel Package
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