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Day 1 : Arrive Chiang Mai (D)
Arrive Chiang Mai – Visa formality – Welcome Group bu Thai
Tourguide – Transfer to hotel – After Dinner , free walking to visit city's
night market.
Overnight in Chiang Mai
Day 2 : Chiang Mai (B, L
, D)
Breakfast in hotel – Full day Chiang Mai 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. 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. Lunch at local
restaurant. 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.
Overnight in Chiang Mai
Day 3 : Chiang Mai-Hmong Hilltribe Lodge (B, L
, D)
Depart Chiang Mai to visit Mae Ping elephant camp and watch
elephants taking timber in forest. Their 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).
Continue visit of orchid farm and lunch at Mae Saa Valley Resort.
Proceed by landrover to Hmong Hilltribe Lodge. On the way,
visit Meo hilltribe village at Nong Hoi Mai and Ban Meo Mae Ki.
BBQ dinner at HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE followed by presentation of Meo dances
and overnight there
Day 4 : Hmong Hilltribe Lodge-Thatorn-Chiang Rai (B, L
, D)
Depart for Fang and Thatorn via Chiang Dao. Short stop at village of Chiang Dao for drinks and stroll
around local market. En route, visit Huay Luek, a Meo hilltribe village.
After arrival in Thatorn, a small village just a few kilometers from the
Burmese border, lunch is served at Mae Kok River Village Resort. Continue
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. Arrive early evening in Chiang
Rai and check in at hotel .
Dinner and Overnight in Chiang Rai.
Day 5 : Chiang Rai – Golden Triangle – Chieng
Khong (B, L , D)
Breakfast in hotel - By car to Golden Triangle. Take boat
ride on Mekong River where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar
and Laos
meet. Depart for
Chiang Saen to visit the Lisu
Village at Baan Mae
Kaotom and continue to Doi Mae Salong passing through beautiful mountain
scenery. The view from the top takes in a large part of Thailand, Myanmar
and the Mekhong
Valley which makes
this trip very worthwhile. Lunch at Mae Salong Villa in Doi Mae Salong.
Drive to 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 Commnuity, and is a model for tourism in Hilltribe villages.
Continue to Chieng Khong , the border city between Thailand/Lao for Dinner
and Overnight in Chieng Khong
Day
7 : Chieng Khong / Houisay – Pakbeng
- Hongsa (B, L, D)
Breakfast in hotel - Across Chiangkong-Houisay Immigration Check-Point
(Thailand / Lao border) , visa formality – Welcome Group at border by Lao
Tourguide then take a boat trip down south along the Mekong River to
Pakbeng Visit Hmong and Khmu villages at Ban Houei Lampen en route, where
unique traditions are still being preserved. See women in traditional
uniforms with solid silver necklaces showing their embroidery outside their
houses. Also stop to visit Lu village on the bank of the Mekong
river where most women still practise in crafts. Continue by boat to Ban
Thaxouang and then transfer to Hongsa by road. Arrive in Hongsa – Dinner
and Overnight in Hongsa.
Day
8 : Hongsa
– Luang Prabang (B, L, D)
After breakfast, visit Hongsa cultural house, the only place
where you can see a lignite become logs with the age of 25-40 millions year
old and other ethnic belongings. Transfer to Ban Thaxoang along the Mekong river by speed boat. En route visit the Pak Ou
cave with their lacquered Buddha statues and Ban Xangxai, the rice wine
distillation village. Also visit Vat Longkhoune, the royal temple which has
survived, where the king used to stay for several days on retreat before
being enthroned. Arrive in Luang Prabang by crossing the Mekong river
(Luangprabang , the former Royal capital City of Laos , the crown jewel of
the ancient Lane Xang
Empire (pronounced ‘lane sang’) – the
Land of a Million Elephants ) - Transfer by car to hotel –
Check in – Dinner – Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day
9 : Luang Prabang – Kwangsi waterfall (B, L)
Full day city tour of this ancient capital city of the Lao Kingdom
beautifully situated on the Mekong
surrounded by hills. Visit Wat
Visoun, Wat May, Wat Xieng Thong (Wat Xieng Thong is considered to emphasize
& characterize the uniqueness of Luang Prabang’s local style: its
several roofs sweep low to the ground.
See also the impressive "tree of life" mosaic here. The
gilt panel on the exterior of the chapel depicts semi-erotic episodes from
the Ramayana) , Wat
Praphuthabat, National Museum known as former
Royal Palace .PM. excursion to visit Khuang Si waterfall , the falls cascade over many calcified tiers and down several hundred
feet into a series of cool, turquoise pools. The water here has a clear
blue-green tint due to the high mineral content. You can climb the stairs and look down
from various high viewpoints on the way to the top!. Late p.m. return
trip to Luangprabang to visit Ban
Phanom weaving village and Ban Sangkong village (paper making from mulberry tree) and
followed by enjoy sunset over Mekhong river and panoramic view of
Luangprabang City on Chomsi/Phousi Mount. Phou Sii hill stands right in the center of this small
city. Climb its 350 steps to enjoy
commanding views for many miles in each direction. Wat
Phu Sii sits atop the mountain, along side the skeletons of Indochina war anti-aircraft
guns! Then continue to visit Wat Mai. Built in 1796, the five-tiered roof of the
wooden Sim (chapel) emphasizes the graceful Luang Prabang architectural
style - Free for exploring city. Luang
Prabang is a wonderful walking town and you can find dinner on your own at any number of clean &
delicious international restaurants - Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day
10 : Luang
Prabang - Xieng Khoang (B,
L, D)
Early morming 05h00 to go to the monks procession in town. You can give the monks the
food (rice , fruits …). Back to hotel for Breakfast. After breakfast drive with your guide by car up to Xieng Khouang through
the moutainous road via Phoukhoune, on the way you
will have a chance to have an overview the experience the local life
style along the mountianous road through the tropical rain
forest . Upon arrival at Phonsavan
, visit the plain of jars (The Mysterious Plain of Jars scattered
on a hill frame slope , about 12 Kilometers
ourtside ( Phonsavan ) are over 300 giant jars of unknown origin
they weight between one and six tons each and must be over 1000 years age. -
on way back , visit Phonsavanh Market - O/N in
Xieng khoang.
Day
11 : Xieng Khouang – Vientiane
(B, L , D)
After breakfast ,
transfer to the
airport for the flight to Vientaine –
Welcome Group at airport by Vientiane Tourguide - Transfer to hotel
– Full day visit Vientiane : go
on tour to some of the main monastories in the areas such as Prakeo ( the
original home of the emerald Buddha) , Anousavari (Vientiane arc de
Triumph), Wat Sisaket (the house of thousand Buddha images), Prathatluang stupa (the stupa that kept
the relic of Lord Buddha) and enjoy
sunset at Mekong Riverside. –Have dinner with traditional folklore
songs and dances of Lao – O/N in Vientiane.
Day 12 : Vientiane (B)
Breakfast in hotel – At leisure
before transfer to airport for departure
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