A Touch of Chiang Mai for Families
Code TAI014
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Holiday travel is increasingly seen as a way for families to re-connect, and we design our Family / Inter-Generational programs with this in mind. Our Chiang Mai family tour is especially suited for the whole family! |
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Chiang Mai – Lampang Elephant Camp – Lampang by horse carriage – Cycling around Chiang Mai - Cooking class –
Bamboo rafting – Chiang Mai |
| GETTING THERE: |
Guided service begins and ends in Chiang Mai. Our guide and driver will meet you at the airport or your hotel in Chiang Mai unless otherwise instructed. |
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Day
1: Chiang Mai – Lampang Elephant Camp – Lampang by horse carriage – Chiang Mai |
Pick up from Chiang Mai Airport and transfer to Hotel for check-in.
Depart to Lampang Elephant hospital and
conservation camp. You will have a chance to practice driving an elephant,
visit the hospital which gives free care to all elephants, see the artistic
skills of the elephants and take a saddle-back ride through the forest.
Have lunch in a local restaurant.
After lunch drive to Lampang and visit by
horse carriage this unveiling ancient city, which is believed to be the
earliest historical settlement in the Chiang Mai area established by Mon
settlers as a satellite town for the Haripoonchai kingdom. Archaeological
remains excavated at the site, such as the stone tablets with Mon inscriptions,
pottery, earthenware moulds, Buddhist sculpture and architecture, suggest that
there has been a long and continuous history of settlement in the area dating
back to the 8th century Haripoonchai era.
Later that afternoon return to Chiang Mai
and spend the rest of your evening at leisure.
Dinner is on your own
Accom: See
pricing options below
Meals: Lunch
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Day
2: Cycling around Chiang Mai |
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Optional: Alms giving with 05:30 Pick up
from your hotel for alms offering to Buddhist monks at Wat Srisoda.
Return to hotel for your breakfast.
After breakfast depart to Wat Umong Suan
Putthathum and start cycling from the temple to Ang Kaset Reservoir for a
scenic view point of the city of Chiang Mai. Continue to bike to Ban Chao-na
(Thai farmer’s house), going through Chiang Mai University campus. Stops are
made at Wat Chedyod and Chiang Mai National Museum. Embark the “Scorpion-tail”
vessel and cruise along the Ping River for about 40 minutes to Wat Chai
Mongkol. Picnic lunch is served during the trip. Take a trishaw for a ride to
Warorod Market, Chiang Mai’s oldest and largest market and return to your
hotel.
Spend the rest of the day at leisure,
dinner is on your own
Accom: See
pricing options below
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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| Day 3 Chiang Mai – Cooking class –
Bamboo rafting – Chiang Mai |
Breakfast at your hotel.
Transfer to the cooking school and meet your chef. You will start the day with a visit to a local market to experience what all Thai cooks typically do when shopping for ingredients. This is a time for 'Q & A' and getting-to-know the ingredients. After shopping for necessary items for today's menu we then drive to the cooking school and get ready for class.
Thai and Lao cultures tend to be very flexible, so be prepared for last minute menu adaptations; this is partly because local conditions may allow for the creation of a special dish, according to availability of various ingredients in the local market. However, rest assured that you will learn how to create a 3-5 course Thai meal on this day! Learn the steps in creating the dishes, create them, and then eat!
In the afternoon drive to Mae Taman, about 50km out of town in the mountains and enjoy 1 hour bamboo rafting down the Mae Taeng river (this is not white water rafting! It is a gentle float down this beautiful river).
Then drop off at Chiang Mai or airport.
Accom: None
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
End of Service
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| Rates
and Other Information |
Chiang Mai for Families (CODE: TAI014)
Tariff: Based on Thai BAHT per person
on twin sharing room
CONVERT to currency of your choice.
Hotels suggestions:
Standard: Lanna Palace Hotel
Deluxe: Central Duang Tawan Hotel
First: Tamarind village
Lanna Palace Hotel (Deluxe
room):
Nov 1st, 07 – Oct 31st, 08
2 adults:
THB 13,530 /person
Children under 12 yrs (extra bed) in the parent
room @ THB 3,533
Children more than 12 yrs (extra bed) in the
parent room @ THB 3,958
Single supplement for children @ THB 2,390
Central Duang Tawan Hotel
(Superior room):
Nov 1st, 07 – Apr 22nd, 08
2 adults:
THB 14,010 /person
Children under 12 yrs (extra bed) in the parent
room @ THB 3,423
Children more than 12 yrs (extra bed) in the
parent room @ THB 3,848
Single supplement for children @ THB 2,980
Apr 23rd, 08 – Oct 31st, 08
2 adults:
THB 13,770 /person
Children under 12 yrs (extra bed) in the parent
room @ THB 3,423
Children more than 12 yrs (extra bed) in the
parent room @ THB 3,848
Single supplement for children @ THB 2,500
Surcharge for Peak season @ THB 600 /room/night during on Dec 24th, 07 – Jan 4th, 08 and @ THB 300 /room/night for Loy Krathong Festival (5th Nov 07), Chinese New Year (18th – 20th Feb 08) and Songkran Festival (12th – 15th Apr 08)
The Tamarind Village
(Lanna Deluxe room):
Nov 1st, 07 – Oct 31st, 08
2 adults:
THB 18,330 /person
Children under 12 yrs (extra bed) in the parent
room @ THB 4,683
Children more than 12 yrs (extra bed) in the
parent room @ THB 5,108
Single supplement for children @ THB 10,840
Price Includes:
- 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
- 4% Credit card charge
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