BANGKOK – RAILWAY MARKET – FLOATING MARKET – KANCHANABURI – ERAWAN PARK – AYUTTHAYA – BANG PA-IN PALACE – BANGKOK – CHIANG MAI – CHIANG RAI – MAE SALONG – GOLDEN TRIANGLE – CHIANG SAEN – ROSE FARM – ELEPHANT POOPOOPAPER – BANGKOK – TRAT – KOH CHANG ISLAND – BANGKOK
To begin your tour in Thailand, visit Bangkok Capital City with Buddist Temple attractions.
Discover Railway Market, Floating Market and experience long-tailed boat trip along the river, Kermit tuk tuk.
Visit National Park, Tribe villages, Golden Triangle, Elephant Poopoopaper.
Spend 3 last day at the beach is the best way ending up your holiday.
DAY 1: BANGKOK ARRIVAL (-/-/-)
DAY 2: BANGKOK DISCOVERY (B/-/-)
DAY 3: RAILWAY MARKET – FLOATING MARKET – KANCHANABURI (B/-/-)
DAY 4: KANCHANABURI – ERAWAN PARK – AYUTTHAYA (B/-/-)
DAY 5: AYUTTHAYA – BANG PA-IN PALACE – BANGKOK – CHIANG MAI (B/-/-)
DAY 6: CHIANG RAI DISCOVERY (B/-/-)
DAY 7: CHIANG RAI – MAE SALONG – GOLDEN TRIANGLE – CHIANG SAEN (B/-/-)
DAY 8: CHIANG SAEN – CHIANG MAI (B/-/-)
DAY 9: CHIANG MAI DISCOVERY (B/-/-)
DAY 10: CHIANG MAI – ELEPHANT POOPOOPAPER – BANGKOK (B/-/-)
DAY 11: BANGKOK – TRAT – KOH CHANG ISLAND (B/-/-)
DAY 12: KOH CHANG FREE LEISURE (B/-/-)
DAY 13: KOH CHANG FREE LEISURE (B/L/-)
DAY 14: KOH CHANG – TRAT – BANGKOK – DEPARTURE (B/-/-)
DAY 1: BANGKOK ARRIVAL (-/-/-)
Upon arrival at Bangkok Airport, be warmly welcomed and picked up, then transferred to hotel in the center for check-in. Enjoying your first-hand exploration of city on your own and overnight at a hotel in Bangkok.
DAY 2: BANGKOK DISCOVERY (B/-/-)
After breakfast, hotel pick-up at your hotel and drive to the old part of Bangkok.
Grand Palace - located in the old city of Bangkok on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. The Grand Palace is a magnificent complex of buildings of great significance.
Visit Wat Phra Kaew - the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, regarded as the most important Buddhist temple in Thailand.
Admire the Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho - the oldest and largest temple complex in Bangkok. This temple is famous for its enormous gold plated Reclining Buddha image.
Board on a local boat, through many bustling interior canals; enjoy the fantastic views of local life along the Chao Phraya River.
Stop at Wat Arun - Wat Chaeng is a colorful decorates spires and stands majestically over the water.
Enjoy your lunch in a floating restaurant for the real taste of Thai food.
In the afternoon, visit Wat Traimit - the world's largest Golden Buddha, which is five meters in height and weighing five and a half tons.
Back to your hotel and stay overnight.
DAY 3: RAILWAY MARKET – FLOATING MARKET – KANCHANABURI (B/-/-)
After having breakfast, drive 1 hour away from the bustling streets of Bangkok into Thai rural countryside.
Visit the Mae Klong Railway Market - a traditional Thai market selling fresh vegetables, food and fruit. This market is located within a small town surrounded by many shops and eateries; this is where the train runs directly through the market few times a day. The market sellers will close the umbrellas in their market just in time for the train to pass through. Enjoy your time walking through the railway market.
Next, visit Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - a rural floating market.
Upon arrival, hop on a long-tailed boat trip along the waterway to the picturesque floating market of Damnern Saduak.
Enjoy your time to soak in the vibrant atmosphere of the market. The wooden boats are overflowing with fruit and vegetables, which they sell to people standing on land.
Note: Weekend tour offers the optional of Damnoen Saduak or the smaller and less touristic Tha Kha Floating Market with a visit to an old Thai Duse make coconut palm sugar.
Head out to Kanchanaburi.
Upon arrival, visit the World War II Memorial, including the Jeath War Museum and Don Rak War Cemetery.
Enjoy your own lunch at a floating restaurant, next to the Kwai River Bridge.
Take a walk on the Bridge over the River Kwai and enjoy the 30 minutes train ride along the beautiful river, over Wang Pho Viaduct to Ban Kao Station.
Get in the car and transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay.
DAY 4: KANCHANABURI – ERAWAN PARK – AYUTTHAYA (B/-/-)
Having breakfast and depart to Erawan National Park.
Take a walk to see the picturesque Erawan Waterfall - a beautiful seven-level waterfall.
Have lunch and enjoy swimming at this nature pool.
Head out to Ayutthaya.
Dating back in 1350, lies along Chao Phraya river, this ancient city is known as the "Venice of the East".
Upon arrival, hotel check-in and overnight stay.
DAY 5: AYUTTHAYA – BANG PA-IN PALACE – BANGKOK – CHIANG MAI (B/-/-)
After breakfast, enjoy Kermit tuk tuk ride to visit Wat Yai Chaimongkol Temple, Wat Mahathat.
Stroll through a local market on the way to Wat Phra Srisanphet.
Visit will the Bang Pa-In Royal, a favorite summer palace of the King, built during the Ayutthaya era. The palace showcases an eclectic collection of buildings that blend European, Khmer, Thai and Chinese architectural styles.
Head out to Bangkok for your flight to Chiang Rai.
Enjoy your evening free leisure in Chiang Rai and an overnight stay.
DAY 6: CHIANG RAI DISCOVERY (B/-/-)
After having breakfast, we will visit the local market to discover local products of Thailand.
Visit Wat Phra Kaew - the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, regarded as the most important Buddhist temple in Thailand.
Next, Wat Phra Singh, built in 1385, this is one of Chiang Rai’s oldest temples.
Then, take a short drive to Baan Dam (Black House) the unique creation of the national artist, Thawan Duchanee. The Baan Dam Museum is an eclectic mix of traditional buildings from northern Thailand interspersed with some extravagant modern designs.
Enjoy lunch on your own.
In the afternoon, from Chiang Rai, take a cruise on the Mae Kok River to Karen Village where you can observe and feed the elephants, especially enjoy your one-hour elephant ride.
Return to Chiang Rai and an overnight stay.
DAY 7: CHIANG RAI – MAE SALONG – GOLDEN TRIANGLE – CHIANG SAEN (B/-/-)
After having breakfast, we continue the journey to the north of Thailand - a forested, mountainous and beautiful region.
This morning, you will explore the surroundings of this area.
You will first stop at Doi Mae Salong Village, located in Mae Fah Luang, the northwesstern region of Chiang Rai, along the border of Myanmar. This is a beautiful village with delicious Yunnanese food.
You will be going up and down the green hills, which are covered with tea plantations. And from here, you will have chance to taste the delicious tea produced by one of many plantations of the region.
Continue your way to the Golden Triangle, we will visit ethnic minority villages: the Akah Village and the Karen Village.
Then, we will visit Mae Fah Luang Botanic Garden.
Finally, transfer to Golden Triangle to enjoy a cruise along the Mekong where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet at the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong rivers.
Overnight in Chiang Saen.
DAY 8: CHIANG SAEN – CHIANG MAI (B/-/-)
After breakfast, heading to Thaton.
Your first stop is at Patai Village to meet Long Neck Padong Karen Tribe.
Then, discover a traditional Chinese medicine store: herbs, roots, plants and ointments.
Having lunch and take some rest.
In the afternoon, enjoy your road trip to Chiang Mai, stop over for a walk in the labyrinth of underground galleries in Chiang Dao.
Overnight stay in Chiang Mai.
DAY 9: CHIANG MAI DISCOVERY (B/-/-)
Breakfast at the hotel.
The morning will be mainly devoted to walking tour of the old town with a stop at the old wall, visit most beautiful temples of Chiang Mai:
Wat Prah Singh, Chiang Mai most beautiful temples and it holds the city's most revered Buddha image: Phra Sing (Lion Buddha).
Wat Phan Tao, one of the older temples of Chiang Mai found in the old walled center of the city. The first structures were likely built towards the end of the 14th century.
Wat Chedi Luang, one of Chiang Mai’s most important temples known as the Jedi Luang and “The temple of the Great Stupa”.
Then you will walk along small streets lined with traditional houses, where you will experience rickshaw ride.
After that, stroll through the central and visit Warorot Market, a large market area with indoor, outdoor, and covered areas. There are spices, street food vendors, fruit and vegetables, clothing, specialty stores and so on.
In the afternoon, you will visit Doi Suthep Hill; the mountain overlooks the city from the northwest, providing commanding views.
Enjoy your free evening leisure, visit night market.
Overnight stay in Chiang Mai.
DAY 10: CHIANG MAI – ELEPHANT POOPOOPAPER – BANGKOK (B/-/-)
After breakfast, start your memorable adventure to Poopoopaper Elephant Farm, a natural, eco-friendly outdoor museum park, which presents and explains the unique stages of making paper from elephant poop fiber. Eight pavilions in the park will introduce you to the procedure of turning the elephant poopoo into paper and the opportunity to train to make cocoa paper.
In the afternoon, board on boat along the Mae Ping River for 2 hours, observe the scenery along the river, see many traditional teak houses.
Finally, take the night train in first class cabin to Bangkok.
DAY 11: BANGKOK – TRAT – KOH CHANG ISLAND (B/-/-)
Having breakfast and being transferred to the airport for your flight to Trat.
Upon arrival, drive to the pier to get the ferry to Koh Chang Island. The island is the most popular in the eastern Thailand with less touristic.
Enjoy the beach site at the resort.
Overnight at Koh Chang Island.
DAY 12: KOH CHANG FREE LEISURE (B/-/-)
Having breakfast and free time to relax and overnight at Koh Chang Island.
DAY 13: KOH CHANG FREE LEISURE (B/L/-)
Enjoy your breakfat at the resort, having a free leisure today and an overnight at Koh Chang Island.
DAY 14: KOH CHANG – TRAT – BANGKOK – DEPARTURE (B/-/-)
After breakfast, say good-bye to the beautiful island, being transferred to the airport, fight back to Bangkok for your flight back home. Tour ends.
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