The Charms of Central and Northern Thailand
Code: TAI 001
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greater Thai history and culture traveling north through
the cradle of Thai civilization visiting ancient capitals
and landmarks. Continue to the very north to explore
Chiang Mai, the Golden Triangle and the Thai-Burmese
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| 7D / 6N ROUTING |
Bangkok - Ayuthaya - Phitsanuloke - Sukothai - Sri Satchanalai - Phrae - Golden Triangle - Chiang Rai - Mae Sai - Tachilek (Burma) -
Chiang Mai - Bangkok |
| GETTING
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Guided service starts
and ends at Bangkok airport. Ask our destination experts
how to best integrate this program into your larger
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| Day 1: Arrive in Bangkok |
 Upon arrival in Bangkok, meet your guide after Customs & Immigration formalities, and transfer to your hotel. For the remainder of the day, you are at your leisure.
Meals: None
Accom: Fortune Hotel |
| Day 2: Bangkok - Grand Palace - Wat Pho - Old Bangkok by Riverboat - Bangkok |
 After breakfast, your guide & driver will pick you up to visit the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, enjoy lunch in a local restaurant, and take a walk through one of Bangkok's most extensive flower markets. Then take a local-style, long-tail boat and visit the "klongs" (canals) of Thonburi. Return to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accom: Fortune Hotel
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| Day 3: Bangkok - Ayuthaya - "Real Thailand" Village Stop - Phitsanuloke |
 After breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer to Ayuthaya to visit the ancient ruins. This town, an ancient capital of Thailand, flourished for several hundred years (1350 - 1770), was sacked by the Burmese, and then taken over again by the Thais! This was the last location of the capital before the government based itself in Bangkok. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in the city, and in the afternoon, continue to Phitsanuloke. En route, your guide will pick a village where we can stop for refreshments, and a short walk to explore "real life" in a Thai village. Check in to your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure. Dinner on your own.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accom: Phitsanuloke
Thani Hotel |
| Day 4: Phitsanuloke - Sukhothai & Si Satchanalai Historical Parks - Burmese-style Temples of Phrae - Phrae |
 After breakfast, check out and continue on to Sukhothai, to visit the historical park and ruins, many of which have been restored now by the Thai Fine Arts Department. This ancient capital preceded the later Ayuthaya period, and one can tell because the architecture is markedly different. The first site where we stop is in the centre of the town of Sukhothai. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then proceed to Phrae town. The Burmese-style temples of Wat Chom Sawan and Phrathat Shoe Hea are notable among other attractions, and we will visit these today. Check into the Maeyom Palace Hotel. Dinner on your own.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accom: Maeyom
Palace Hotel
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| Day 5: Phrae - Golden Triangle - Chiang Rai |
 After breakfast at the hotel, check out and visit Wat Baan Pratabjai, which is a house of beautifully carved teak pillars, in the traditional & graceful Thai style. Then proceed to Phayao, en route visiting Pae Muen Pee / Wat Sri Kom Kam. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Then take a boat trip on the Mekong with a local Mekong Riverboat to visit the famous Golden Triangle. Return in the late afternoon for overnight at Wang Come Hotel in Chiang Rai. For dinner, you are on your own.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accom: Wang Come Hotel |
| Day 6: Chiang Rai - Mae Sai - Hilltribes - Burma* - Chiang Mai |
 After breakfast, proceed to Mae Salong Mountain to visit the Akha & Yao hilltribe villages there before continuing the drive to Mae Sai, the northernmost town in Thailand, on the border with Burma. Here you can explore the local market. Sometimes the border is open for visitors to walk into Burma for shopping! (* no visa necessary when Border open - dependant on daily conditions). After lunch at a local restaurant, continue your drive to Chiang Mai. Check in at the hotel, and relax or explore on your own until dinnertime. Enjoy a classical "Kantoke dinner" (Traditional) with a Hill Tribe show.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accom: Lanna Palace Hotel |
| Day 7: Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep - Elephant camp - Orchid farm - Bangkok |
 After an American breakfast in the hotel, you will visit Wat Doi Suthep, a mountain temple on the edge of town. Continue on to visit an Elephant Training Camp. Enjoy meeting the huge, friendly pachyderms! You can feed them bananas and fruits that are available on site. Then take a short elephant safari into the jungle. Riding elephants is bouncy, but very exciting! Enjoy lunch in local restaurant and visit a local orchid farm. See the many varieties of the Orchidea family.some are for perfume and others just for the eyes. Transfer to Chiang Mai airport for flight to Bangkok.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accom: None
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| Rates
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The Charms of Central and Northern Thailand (CODE:TAI001)
Tariff: Based on Thai BAHT per person on twin sharing room
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Period |
1
Pax |
2
Pax |
3-4
Pax |
5-6
Pax |
7-9 Pax |
SS |
May 1st, 08 - Oct 31st, 08 |
62,160 |
33,712 |
25,527 |
19,053 |
16,313 |
4,140 |
Nov 1st, 08 - Oct 31st, 09 |
62,850 |
34,057 |
25,872 |
19,398 |
16,658 |
4,485 |
Hotel surcharge:
Phitsanulok Thani Hotel:
- Compulsory Gala Dinner on 24th Dec 08 @ THB 800 /person
Wangcome Hotel:
- Compulsory Gala Dinner on 31st Dec 08 @ THB 1,500 /person
Lanna Palace Hotel:
- Dec 28th, 08 – Jan 1st, 09 @ THB 500 /room/night
- pr 12th – 16th, 09 @ THB 500 /room/night
- Jan 26th – 29th, 09 @ THB 500 /room/night
- 12th – 12th Nov 08 @ THB 500 /room/night
- Compulsory Gala Dinner on Dec 31st, 08 @ THB 1,450 /person
Price Include:
- All Accommodation
- All Transfers and transportation as
described
- All Meals as described
- English-speaking guide for the duration
of the tour
- All Admission fees
- All Activities described in the itinerary
plan
Price does not Include:
- Items of a personal nature
- Alcohol and soft drinks at meals
- Meals not described in the itinerary
at the bottom of each day
- Tips and Gratuities
- Air ticket Chiang Mai – Bangkok
- 4% Credit card charge
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