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Around Thailand
Tour
7 Days - Bangkok - Ayuthaya - Lopburi - Pitsanuloke
- Sukhothai - Lampang - Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai - Price from 31,660
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| Day 1 - Bangkok - Ayuthaya - Lopburi -
Pitsanuloke (L/D) |
• 06:00 Pick up passengers from major Bangkok
hotels.
• 07:00 Depart from Bangkok to Ayuthaya,
former capital of Thailand. Principal sights are the gigantic
bronze statues of Wat Mongkol Borpith, 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 for lunch.
• Visit museum at Narai Raja Nives Palace, the Prang
Sam Yod (Sacred Three-Spired Pagoda), ruins of Wat Phra Sri
Ratana Maha Dhat, as well as the Monkey Temple.
• Proceed by bus to Pitsanuloke
• check in at Amarin Lagoon or similar hotel.
• Dinner and accommodations. |
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| Day 2 - Pitsanuloke - Sukhothai - Sri
Satchanalai - Lampang (B/L/D) |
• Breakfast
• 08:00 Visit Wat Maha Dhat with its revered
Buddha statue, Phra Buddha Jinaraj. Depart for Sukhothai, visit
famous ruins of Thailand’s first capital (1257-1379). See
Wat Maha Dhat, the Ramkamhaeng Museum, Wat Sra Sri and Wat Sri
Chum.
• Lunch at local restaurant. Continue to
Sri Satchanalai, northern outpost town of the Kingdom of Sukhothai,
built by King Ramkamhaeng. Visit Wat Chang Lom, Wat Chedi Jet
Thaew, Wat Nang Phya and Wat Phra Sri Ratana Maha Dhat on the
site of the Khmer fort "Chalieng.”
• Proceed to Lampang and check in at Lampang
River Lodge, Lampang Wiengthong or similar hotel. Dinner
and accommodations |
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| Day 3 - Lampang - Lampoon - Chiang Mai
(B/L/D) |
• Breakfast
• 08:00 Depart for 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. Afternoon visit
to Handicraft Villages, to observe manufacturing of lacquerware,
spinning and weaving of Thai Silk and paper umbrella making.
Also visit famous Thai wood-carving factory, with possibility
of purchasing Burmese antiques.
• Check in at Amari Rincome or similar hotel.
• 19:30-21.00 Khao Soy Dinner, a signature
dish of northern Thai cuisine at “Just Khao Soy Restaurant”.
• Optional: Opportunity for bargain-hunters
to visit city's night market.
Accommodation. |
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| Day 4 - Chiang Mai (B/L/D) |
• Breakfast
• 08:00-12:00 City Tour. Visit the most interesting
temples in Chiang Mai, like Wat Phra Singh with its famous Buddha
image, Wat Chiang Man, the oldest temple in Chiang Mai (built
by King Mangrai), and Wat Suan Dok, housing remains of many
generations of the old Chiang Mai royal families. Also visit
Wat Doi Suthep, tucked away in the mountains at 1,056 meters
above sea level. Lunch at local restaurant.
• Afternoon free.
• 19:15-22:15 Kantoke Dinner. Enjoy a typical
Thai dinner with presentation of ancient dances from northern
Thailand, followed by a performance of dances and songs of various
hilltribes.
• Accommodations at Amari Rincome
or similar hotel.
• Optional: Opportunity for bargain-hunters
to visit city's night market. |
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| Day 5 - Chiang Mai - Thatorn (B/L/D) |
• Breakfast
• 07:00 Depart Chiang Mai to visit an orchid
farm. Continue visit Mae Ping elephant camp and watch elephants
handling the huge logs. The elephants’ strength and strategic
teamwork will amaze you.
• Recommended Option:
Take one-hour elephant safari into the surrounding countryside.
Extra: Baht 600.- per person (two person per elephant).
• 12:30 Lunch at Ban Krating Resort.
• 13:30 Proceed to Thatorn via Chiang Dao
and Fang. En route, visit Chiang Dao Cave at Wat Tham Chiang
Dao. The caverns are full of sacred Buddha images and natural
formations. The main caven is illuminated by electric lights,
while deepest recesses can be explored with oil lanterns.
• 17:00 Arrive Thatorn, a small village just
a few kilometers from the Burmese border.
• Check in at Mae Kok River Village Resort or
similar hotel.
• Dinner and accommodations. |
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| Day 6 - Thatorn - Chiang Rai (B/L/D) |
• Breakfast
• 08:00 Depart Thatorn to visit Ban Lorcha,
a Phami Akha hilltribe community center. This community-based
tourism development project promotes sustainable, self-reliant
development to improve the quality of life of villagers of this
Akha Community, and is a model for tourism in Hilltribe villages.
Drive to Ban Pha Tai and board on motor-powered traditional
boats for three-hour journey down Kok River, passing tiny hilltribe
villages, bamboo huts and jungle.
• 12:30 Arrive Chiang Rai and disembark at
The Legend Chiang Rai Boutique River Resort & Spa.
Check in on arrival and followed by lunch at the hotel.
• 13:30 Continue visit Chiang Rai City, such
as Wat Phra Keo where the much venerated Emerald Buddha image
was once enshrined and Wat Phrasing where one of the most beautiful
Buddha images in Chiang Saen style is enshrined. Visit the statue
of King Mengrai who built Chiang Rai City and the Hilltribe
Museum and a local market before returning to the hotel.
• Dinner and accommodations. |
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| Day 7 - Chiang Rai - Bangkok (B/lunch
box) |
• Breakfast
• 07:30 Depart Chiang Rai by minibus to visit
Golden Triangle where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos
meet. Take short boat ride on Mekong River. Picnic lunch box
provided. Transfer to Chiang Rai Airport.
• 12:35 Depart Chiang Rai by TG-133.
• 13:50 Arrive Bangkok with transfers to
your Bangkok hotel. |
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