The Classic Thailand - 6 Days / 5 Nights • Bangkok to The Northern Frontier
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Explore the cultural and natural highlights of Thailand on this tour from Bangkok up to the Golden Triangle. Travel by car or bus, boat and horse carriages to ancient temples, magnificent palaces and rural villages. From Chiang Mai, the “Rose of the North” take a night train back to Bangkok.
Day 1 BANGKOK - PHITSANULOKE (L)
Pick up from your hotel in Bangkok to Bang-Pa-In to visit the magnificent of Bang-Pa-In Summer Palace. Proceed to Ayutthaya, the old capital of Siamese Kingdom to admire the ancient ruins of Wat Panan Choeng, Wat Yai Chai Mongkol and Wat Chai Wattanaram. Continue to Lopburi. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Lopburi. After lunch, visit San Phra Karn (the MonkeyTemple) and the Prang Sam Yod (the Three Spire Pagoda), the ancient Hindu Shrine in Khmer style architecture, a landmark of Lopburi Town. Leave Lopburi via the central plain of the kingdom for Phitsanulok. Late afternoon, arrival in Phitsanulok followed by a short visit of Wat Phra Sri Rattana Maha Dhat which houses the fine seated Buddha image “Phra Buddha Chinaraj”. Check in at The Grand Riverside Hotel. Overnight at The Grand Riverside Hotel.
Day 2 PHITSANULOKE - LAMPANG (B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit the private Ethnic & Folklore Museum at the house of Mr. Thavee Buranakhet (closed on Monday). Transfer to Sukhothai to visit the Sukhothai Historical Park and its compound as well as Wat Sri Chum with its giant seated Buddha image. Depart Sukhothai via Sawankalok for Sri Satchanalai, a sister city of Sukhothai in the past, located by the Yom River. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit Sri Satchanalai Historical Park, a World Cultural Heritage, designated by UNESCO. Afterwards transfer to Lampang. Late afternoon, arrival in Lampang, followed by a horse carriage ride to visit Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao, one of the most revered Buddhist temples in town. Check in at the Wienglakor Hotel. Dinner & overnight at the Wienglakor Hotel.
Day 3 LAMPANG - CHIANG RAI (B/L)
After breakfast at the hotel, a short visit will be made to Baan Sao Nak, a Lanna-style wooden house with a lot of wooden pillars and Wat Chedi Sao with twenty cute pagodas. Depart Lampang for Phayao to visit Kwan Phayao, the largest Fresh Water Swamp in Thailand. Also visit Wat Sri Khom Kham, one of the finest Buddhist temples at the Phayao lake with a large, massive Buddha image. Depart Phayao for Chiang Rai with an opportunity to visit a colourful pineapple plantation en-route. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Chiang Rai. After lunch, enjoy a boat cruise on the Mae Kok River to visit the White Karen Hill tribe before checking in at Wiang Inn Hotel. Overnight at Wiang Inn Hotel
Day 4 CHIANG RAI - CHIANG MAI (B/L)
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Mae Sai, the northernmost town in Thailand, bordering Myanmar. Enjoy strolling, shopping and bargaining at the local market of the town before leaving for the Golden Triangle. Visit the Golden Triangle, where the border of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar converge. Proceed to Chiang Saen to visit the 1st Ancient Empire of the “Tai Tribe” Kingdom by the Mae Khong River, as well as the Chiang Saen Museum and Wat Pa Sak. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. After lunch, leave Chiang Saen for Chiang Mai via Chiang Rai and Wiang Pa Pao with an opportunity to visit the Hot Springs at Mae Kha Chan en-route. Arrival in Chiang Mai in the early evening and check-in at The Amity Green Hills Hotel. Overnight at The Amity Green Hills Hotel
Day 5 CHIANG MAI - BANGKOK (B)
After breakfast the rest of the day at leisure. In the early evening, transfer to Chiang Mai Railway Station for boarding the 2nd Class air-conditioned Express Train (Sleeper Berth) to Bangkok. All participants overnight on train and arrives Bangkok on the next day’s morning.
Day 6 ARRIVAL IN BANGKOK
Arrival in Bangkok (no breakfast) will be in the early morning. Transfer from Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lam Pong Station) to your hotel in Bangkok.
RATES Are about $468pp depending on time of year check in with us
PRICE INCLUDES:
- Tours & transfers as per the itinerary by air-conditioned vehicles with local English speaking guide.
- Baggage handling.
- Admission fees as per itinerary
- Accommodation with daily breakfast
- Services as stated in the program
- Train ticket Chiang Mai – Bangkok (2nd Class Air-conditioned Express Train – Sleeper Berth)
- Service charge and applicable government tax.
PRICE EXCLUDES:
- International airfare & International airport tax
- Optional tours and/or supplementary services
- Other meals or services than mention in the program
- Expenditure of a personal nature.
- Compulsory meals during festive event.
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