SSC 7
NORTH THAILAND ADVENTURES 11 Days / 10 Nights
Bangkok – Ayuthaya – Phisanuloke – Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai –
Sukhotha - Bangkok
Day 1: Bangkok (D)
Arrive in Bangkok International Airport, meet and assist on arrival. Transfer to hotel.
Dinner with Thai Classical Dance
Overnight at hotel in Bangkok
Day 2: Bangkok (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel
08:30 City Tour, visit Wat Trimit (Golden Buddha Temple), Wat Po (Reclining Buddha Temple) and Marble Temple. Lunch on the way at local restaurant. Visit Emeral Buddha Temple and Royal Grand Palace. At the end of the tour will be a visit to Gem Gallery.
Overnight at hotel in Bangkok
Day 3: Bangkok – Ayuthaya – Lopburi – Phitsanuloke (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel
07:30 Depart from Bangkok to Ayuthaya, former capital of Thailand. Principal sightses are the gigantic bronze statues of Wat Mongkol Borphith, the three ancient pagodas at Wat Phra Srisanpetch and Wat Pranangcherng. Continue via Saraburi to Phra Buddha Badh with its shrine of the holy footprint of Lord Buddha. Proceed to Lopburi, stop for lunch at a local restaurant. Visit museum at Narai Raja Nivas Palace, the Prang Sam Yod (Sacred Three-Spired Pagada). Ruines of Wat Phra Sri Ratana Maha Dhat, the Monkey Temple. Proceed to Phitsanuloke and check at Amarin Lagoon hotel or similar.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Phitsanuloke – Lampang – Chiang Mai (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel
08:00 Visit wat Maha Dhat with its revered Buddha Statue, Phra Buddha Chinnaraj, Depart for Chiang Mai. On the way visit Ko Kah to see Wat Phra Dhat Lampang Luang, housing the only Emerald Buddha other than the one at Wat Phra Keo in Bangkok. Continue to visit Wat Phra Keo Don Tao, a very interesting Burmese-style temple. Plus Wat Chedi Sao, with its many small pagodas. Proceed to Lampoon. Visit famous Wat Haripoonchai in Lampoon, built in 1157 one of the most sacred monuments in the north. Continue to Chiang Mai. Lunch at local restaurant, Check in at Chiang Mai Plaza hotel or similar.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 5: Chiang Mai (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel
08:00 City Tour. Visit the most interesting temples in Chiang Mai, Wat Phra Singh, Wat Chiang Man, Wat Suan Dok and Wat Doi Suthep. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon visit to Handicraft Village.
19:30 Kantoke Dinner
Overnight at hotel
Day 6: Chiang Mai – Hmong Hilltribe Lodge (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel
08:00 Depart Chiang Mai to visit elephant camp and watch elephants taking timber in forest. Their strength and strategic teamwork will amaze you. You can enjoy one hour Elephant ride in jungle. Continue visit of Orchid Farm lunch at Mae Sa Village resort. Proceed to visit Meo hilltribe village at Nong Hoi Mai and continue to Ban Meo Mae Ki. Afternoon free to discover many activities in the hilltribe village.
Dinner and overnight at Hmong Hilltribe Lodge followed b presentation of Meo dance.
Day 7: Hmong Hilltribe Lodge – Thatorn – Chiang Rai (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel
08:00 Depart for Fang and Thatorn via Chaing Dao. Short stop at village of Chiang Dao for drinks and stroll around local market. En route, visit Huay Luek, a Meo hill tribe village. After arrival in Thatorn, a small village just a few kilometers from the Burmese border, lunch is served at Mae Kok River Lodge. Depart by coach passing tiny hilltribe villages, bamboo huts and jungle. The first stop is the village of Mae Salah, a river checkpoint. Further down river, visit a Lahu hilltribe village, after passing a few rapids. The last stop before arriving in Chiang Rai is at a cave housing many sacred statues of Lord Buddha. Arrive early evening in Chaing Rai and check in at Wiang Inn Hotel.
Dinner and overnight at hotel
Day 8: Golden Triangle Tour (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel
07:00 Depart Chiang Rai by bus to visit Golden Triangle. Visit Doi Tung and continue to Mae Sai for a stop at the Bridge to Burma. After that reaching Golden Triangle. Take short boat ride on Mekong River. Lunch at local restaurant. Visit Chiang Saen Museum. Return to Chiang Rai in the evening.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 9: Chiang Rai – Sukhothai (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel
08:30 Depart to Shkhothai. Stop to take the lunch on the way at a local restaurant. Arrive in the afternoon in Shukhothai. Check in hotel.
Dinner and overnight at hotel
Day 10: Sukhothai – Bangkok (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel
08:30 Sightseeing of Sukhothai the old capital of Siam and historical park.
12:00 Drive to Bangkok. Lunch on the way, upon arrival check in to hotel in Bangkok.
Day 11: Bangkok (B)
Breakfast at hotel
Free time at leisure until time to transfer to airport to connect the fight