Welcome To Bangkok – Thailand! 

Bangkok is a city that has modernized quickly but still retains its authentic charm with beautiful temples, pagodas, spirit houses and historic sites, food markets and typical chaotic street scenes amidst the skyscrapers, busy expressways and colorful billboards. 

When you arrive at the arrival terminal of Bangkok International Airport, go through immigration and customs, please proceed to GATE B or GATE B and look for DOOR 6 where your English-speaking guide, holding a sign with your name on it, will be waiting for you.  You will then be transferred (approx. 45 minutes) to your hotel for check-in.

Check-in time is at 02:00pm and early check-in is subject to availability upon arrival. The remainder of the day is free at leisure.  Lunch and Dinner are on your own arrangement.

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*** Ladies should wear short-sleeved top with full-length trousers or knee-length skirts. Gentlemen should wear trousers and short-sleeved shirts for religious reasons. Sandals or flip-flops are allowed.)

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, this morning is free at leisure or enjoy the hotel’s facilities. Lunch is on your own.

At around 01:00pm, meet your guide at the hotel lobby and transfer to visit the Royal Grand Palace, which is the most important shrine in the Kingdom. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha, known as Wat Phra Kaew, with its solid jade Buddha Image, is one of the country’s most adored relics and a must-see for any visitor. Visit the Throne Hall, State Reception Hall, and the Coronation Hall.  Then move on to Wat Po, which was built by King Rama I nearly 200 years ago and houses the gigantic Reclining Buddha and is the spiritual home of traditional therapeutic Thai Massage. Then take part in the private Thai Buddhist Blessing. The Monk is chanting, beautiful Buddhist chants, echoing throughout the temple. After that, you join hands in pouring the holy water from a small bottle into a bronze bowl that you give to the head Monk and will receive the holy water sprinkled lightly all over your body. You will then give the Monk simple offerings to be blessed for you and all your family and friends. Experience one hour Thai massage. Wat Po is also the spiritual home of authentic therapeutic Thai massage. The architecture is stunning so be sure to bring plenty of film for your camera!  This will surely be a highlight of your stay in Bangkok. Then walk a few steps to local pier for boarding an engine-powered long-tail boat to make your way along the fascinating Chao Phraya River, also referred to as the “River of Kings.” Enjoy an up-close look at the homes, temples, and daily activities along the river. Continue past the Temple of Dawn, locally known as Wat Arun, built in the late 1700’s and one of Bangkok’s best-known landmarks.

Expect to return to your hotel around 05:00pm – 05:30pm.

At around 07:00pm, you will be escorted by your guide to enjoy the evening food tour, one way by van and return by tuk-tuk (07:00pm – 10:30pm). Drinks & food during the street food tour are included.

Food stalls on the streets of Bangkok can look a little intimidating to foreigners, but they provide convenient, delicious and cheap meals to the locals. Wherever you go in the city, these food stalls are plentiful and very often you will find a high concentration of them in particularly busy areas. Some street vendors operate in groups, often in local markets, which means you can go to the same place every night and have a different choice of meal. Some even open around the clock. The main attractions usually include a noodles stall, a made-to-order food stall, and ‘curry on rice’ stall. Knowing what’s what is essential when eating from food stalls. You should be able to figure out what kind of food a particular stall is selling by observing the ingredients in the glass display window and the way they’re being prepared. There are many kinds of noodle stalls available; chicken noodles, duck noodles, egg noodles with wonton and ‘moo daeng’ (red barbequed pork), beef and meatball noodles, ‘yen ta four’ (noodles in red soybean paste with fish ball, squid and morning glory) – the list is endless. The noodles themselves come in different sizes and shapes too. Afterward, you will be transferred by Tuk Tuk back to your hotel for relaxation. You will be back at the hotel around 10:00pm – 10:30pm.

Highlights:Bangkok city tour including street food tour

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** The pickup time for visiting the Railway Track Market must be at 07:00am in order to meet the train schedule at Railway market. If you would not want to visit the Railway Track market, the pick-up time for the Damnoensaduka Floating Market will be at 08:00am.

Enjoy early breakfast at hotel. 

At around 07:00am, meet your guide at your hotel lobby and depart for a 1.5-hour drive to visit the Railway Track Market in Samut Songkram. This is a unique experience as you will see the vendors quickly pack up their stores as the train approaches the tracks.  Then continue to drive through Bangkok’s rural outskirts to visit Damnoensaduka Floating Market, stepping back in time to experience the traditional way farmers would trade their produce. The canals are lined with boast that is paddled by local women and piled high with vegetables, fruit and even souvenirs for the tourists. Almost always crowded with hundreds of vendors, purchasers and tourists, the best way to experience the atmosphere of the market is to board a rowing boat yourself and make your way through the small canals to buy fresh produce from the vendors. Sit back and soak up the atmosphere as the locals go about their daily life and entertain you with their haggling techniques. This is the only place to see the traditional way of selling and buying goods in Thailand.

Enjoy Authentic Thai lunch at local restaurant (with soft drinks/mineral water). After lunch, you will be transferred back to your hotel for relaxation. Dinner is on your own.

Highlights:   Damnoensaduka Floating Market

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Flight: WE132 BANGKOK/CHIANG RAI 11:30A/12:55P– Economy class / Low-cost airline

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and check-out of your hotel at 08:30am. 

Morning is free at leisure until 09:00am, you will be picked up and transferred to Bangkok airport for your afternoon flight to Chiang Rai. Chiang Rai Province has such a diversity of attractions that its capital is often overlooked. This small delightful city is worth getting to know, however, with its relaxed atmosphere, good-value accommodation and great local food. It’s also the logical base from which to plan excursions to the more remote corners of the province.

Upon arrival at Chiang Rai airport, you will meet your guide and will be transferred to visit Bandaam Museum, created by Thailand national artist Thawan Duchanee, includes nearly 40 small black houses made of wood, glass, concrete, bricks, or terracotta in various unique styles and design scattered around the temple area. The cluster of houses accommodates Thawan’s collections of paintings, sculptures, animal bones, skins, horns, and silver and gold items from around the world.

The next stop will be ‘Rai Mae Fah Luang’ – it was originally developed as a centre of education and youth development extending scholarship programs sponsored by the Mae Fah Luang Foundation to disadvantaged students from impoverished communities in remote areas of the country. The last class of the Foundation’s Remote Area Student Program is due to celebrate their graduation in 2004. With its original founding mission successfully accomplished, Rai Mae Fah Luang enters the next phase, completing the transition from education and youth development to its new role as a cultural centre and a centre of Lanna studies dedicated to the conservation and promotion of Lanna heritage. Then you will be transferred to your hotel for check-in. Lunch and Dinner are on your own.

Highlights:            Move to Chaing Rai

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Enjoy breakfast at your hotel.

 At around 08:00am, meet your guide at your hotel lobby and depart for The Kao Pleuk Village to visit Padong hill tribe people, also known as the Karen Long Neck people. This tribe moved to Thailand from the Burmese border sometime in the 1950’s and is known for the brass rings worn around the women’s necks. Continue to visit Choui Fong Tea Plantation, it is one of the biggest tea producers in the city of Chiang Rai, situated at the top of a hill with a bird’s eye view of the surrounding fields. Experienced travelers find themselves straying further from the beaches of the south and instead travel directly to the Thai mountains for gems like this. There is a tea shop and restaurant on site with expansive views over the rolling hills and mountains in the distance. It is a modern, clean, and intricately designed building with a terrace and huge windows opening out onto the scenery. There are numerous open fields to wander through and a menu with a diverse tea selection to choose from.

Afterward, enjoy a breathtaking trip to the highest peak of the area on the Thai-Burmese border, Doi Tung. The area provides the perfect opportunity to visit both Lahu and Akha hill tribe villages. En route, enjoy views of scenic farming terraces and see from a distance the palace built for the Princess’s mother. Located at the top of the peak of Doi Tung is Wat Phra That Doi Tung, offering stunning views over the river and rice fields below. The botanical gardens are a treat for the eyes as the cool climate allows some beautiful flowers to blossom throughout the year. Continue with a visit the infamous Golden Triangle where the Ruak river joins with the Mae Khong River bordering 3 countries Thailand, Burma and Laos. A thrilling ride via long-tail boat (20 minutes cruising) along the Mae Khong River provides an adventurous experience along the Laotian countryside.  Arrive back at your hotel at around 05:00pm.  Lunch and Dinner are on your own.

Highlights:  Explore hilltribe villages surrounding Chaing Rai

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Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Your guide will meet you in your hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m. Transfer (approx. 1.5 hours) to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Breathe clear mountain air as you drive through the beautiful agricultural countryside of Northern Thailand and get a glimpse of local life outside of the city. Upon arrival, you will be walked to the Sanctuary, and teach you a little about elephants and the local way of life.  Get changed into traditional Karen clothing.

After having a short brief of the Sanctuary, grab some bananas and sugar cane to feed elephants. Learn about elephant’s behavior and discover the unique and interesting history of each elephant as you touch, play, feed, and photograph them. Once you have met and spent time with each of the elephants, you can retire to a relaxing platform overlooking a picturesque river and jungle. There, you will enjoy a delicious lunch of traditional Thai food and fresh fruit, before being re-united with your elephant friends. At this point during the day, you will walk alongside the elephants to a nearby river and join them for a bath in the refreshing water. Here, you will have the opportunity to bathe and brush the elephants while they enjoy wading through the water.  Next, it’s time for a therapeutic mud spa. Feel free to get muddy as you cover the elephants in a protective layer of mud. Have fun playing with them and watch as they joyfully frolic in the mud spa. When it’s time to say goodbye to the elephants, you can take some final photos with the m to preserve this precious memory, then head upstream and wash off your remaining mud, or relax with a swim in the fresh, clean water. Finally, you will change clothes and take a scenic walk back through the Karen village.

Return to your hotel by driving through the picturesque rural scenery in the pleasant glow of the afternoon sun. Dinner is on your own.

Highlights:            Explore Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

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Wake up early morning at 05:00am. 

Then drive up to mountains to visit Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep at dawn- this is remarkable. The temple was quiet, the monks are just rousing and going out for alms offerings, the view is incredible, the light is magical. There are no crowds at all. It is the beginning of a great and wonderful day. Doi Suthep temple on the top of Doi Suthep mountain is the most landmark of Chiang Mai, up there it offers you shiny golden pagoda, on the platform down the hill you can enjoy the complete panoramic views of whole Chiang Mai city and wonderful countryside landscape while the sun is rising behind Chiang Mai city and mountains, The morning golden sky and views becomes beautiful paintings! The sound of temple bells, the monks chanting, and fascinating view of Chiang Mai will fill your heart. Morning life in that temple is unforgettable. A cup of coffee is possible. Don’t leave this impression.

Afterward, you will be transferred to Ton Payom market to do merit-making by giving Alms (some food and drink, etc. prepared for you) to the local monks wearing saffron robes. We add Thai touches to your experience by arranging food offerings to monks, a ceremony called Tak Bart in Thai. This is a morning ritual and an act of sharing and giving by Thai Buddhists. We invite you to experience this Thai morning ritual first-hand. You will find this to be a great start to the day, as your spirit will be delighted and blessed. Then return to your hotel for breakfast around 9:00am.    

The remainder of the day is free at leisure. Lunch is on your own. 

Late afternoon around 04:00pm, you will enjoy a private cooking class at Thai Garden Farm Cookery School. Firstly, you will visit Local Fresh Market with your guide. Then, drive to the Thai Garden Farm Cookery School. It has been built in center of garden. They grow tropical a variety of flowers, vegetables, herbs and fruits. Some herbs and vegetables are used as the main the ingredients of the cooking, being aromatic, colorful and full of flavor in the garden. You can walk to see and picking some herbs, vegetables for your own cooking. Some herbs are also used for local medicine. You can taste and stimulating for your sense. Enjoy the cooking class with Chef who has gotten a lot of Thai cooking, farming tips and techniques. Taste your dishes (with soft drinks & mineral water) afterwards.  Drive back to your hotel for relaxation. Arrive back at your hotel at around 08:30pm.

Highlights:            Chiang Mai city tour and cooking class

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Enjoy early breakfast at hotel and check-out of hotel at 08:00am.

At around 08:30am, you will be met by your guide and transferred to Chiang Mai airport for your morning flight to Phuket. Phuket is Thailand’s largest island and one of Asia’s most renowned holiday destinations. For generations, it has offered respite and relaxation to weary travelers who come in search of dazzling beaches, abundant marine life and warm Thai hospitality. While Phuket has risen in popularity, it is still a great option for a luxury destination to spend some time with your family and yearn for the excellent facilities at the resort.  

Upon arrival inside the arrival terminal of Phuket International Airport, look for your local guide who will be holding the signboard with your names on it at the waiting area outside the terminal. You will be then transferred for a 60-minute drive to your resort for check-in and remainder of the day is free at leisure.

 The check-in time is at 02:00pm, early check-in is NOT included and subject to availability. Lunch and Dinner are on your own.

Highlights:            Fly to Phuket

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Enjoy breakfast at hotel. 

*** Private vehicle & guide for round trip transfer included
*** The tour is based on join-in service with other passengers (Max. 40P)
*** Simple lunch and dinner (with drinking water) included.
*** Timing 11:00am-08:30pm.

Late morning at around 11:00am, you will be met by your guide and transferred via private van to Phang Nga Bay. Board a local motorboat (shared boat) that transfers you to one of the islands of the bay and enjoy a light lunch on board (with drinking water) before disembarking and boarding a sea canoe.

Paddle through a sea cave with an experienced canoeing guide and continue to explore Hong Island. Observe the magnificent beauty of the place and witness the tranquility that surrounds you. Relax and have some free time and paddle through the area by yourself until the sun sets. Enjoy swimming if you like before a sunset buffet dinner (with drinking water) is served under a star-filled sky. 

Return to the shore afterward and transfer via private van back to your hotel. Expect to arrive back at your resort at around 08:30pm.

Highlights:            Boat tour surrounding Phuket

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Free and easy day to enjoy beach activities or hotel’s facilities.

Highlights:            Free day on beach

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Enjoy early breakfast at hotel.

Check out no later than 12:00p.m..  You will be met by your guide and transferred to Phuket Airport for your flight home.

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