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Tour
code : SMT-OBT 14DL
Bangkok – Ayuthaya – Lopburi
– Pitsanuloke – Sukhothani – Sri Satchanalai – Lampang - Phayao - Golden Triangle
Chiang Rai - Chiang Saen - Doi Mae Salong
- Mae Sai - Chiang Mai – Kanchanaburi - River Kwai - Phu
ket - Phang nga bay - Phi Phi island
14 days / 13 nights
(B) = Breakfast ; (L) = Lunch ; (D) = Dinner
Day 1
: Arrive Bangkok
Arrive Bangkok
International Airport. Transfer to hotel – Free at leisure
- Overnight in Bangkok
Day 2
: Bangkok-Ayuthaya-Lopburi-Pitsanuloke
Breakfast in hotel - Depart from Bangkok
to Ayuthaya, former capital of Thailand. Principal sights are
the gigantic bronze statues of Wat Mongkol Borpith, the three ancient
pagodas at Wat Phra Srisanpetch and Wat Pranangcherng. Continue via
Saraburi to Phra Buddha Badh with its shrine of the holy footprint of Lord
Buddha. Proceed to Lopburi for lunch. Visit museum at Narai
Raja Nives
Palace, the Prang Sam Yod (Sacred
Three-Spired Pagoda), ruins of Wat Phra Sri Ratana Maha Dhat, as well as
the Monkey Temple. Overnight in Pitsanuloke
Day 3 : Pitsanuloke-Sukhothai-Sri Satchanalai-Lampang
Breakfast in hotel - Visit Wat Maha Dhat with its revered
Buddha statue, Phra Buddha Jinaraj. Depart for Sukhothai, visit famous
ruins of Thailand's
first capital (1257-1379). See Wat Maha Dhat, the Ramkamhaeng Museum,
Wat Sra Sri and Wat Sri Chum. Lunch at local restaurant. Continue to Sri
Satchanalai, northern outpost town of the Kingdom of Sukhothai,
built by King Ramkamhaeng. Visit Wat Chang Lom, Wat Chedi Jet Thaew, Wat
Nang Phya and Wat Phra Sri Ratana Maha Dhat on the site of the Khmer fort
"Chalieng." Proceed to Lampang and check in Overnight in Lampang
Day 4 : Lampang
- Phayao - Golden Triangle - Chiang Rai
Breakfast in hotel - Drive to Ko Kah to see Wat Phra Dhat
Lampang Luang housing the only Emerald Buddha besides the one at Wat Phra
Keo in Bangkok.
Depart for Phayao, a unique rural town and once the princely state whose
former glory will be seen at Wat Sri Kom Kam. Proceed to Chiang Rai and
lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to Chiang Saen, the former capital of
the first Thai Kingdom, situated directly on the Mekong River
at the border between Thailand
and Laos.
Visit Wat Phra Dhat Jom Kitti by climbing up 383 steps to the top of the
hill. Also visit Wat Chedi Luang and the small museum near by. Continue by
longtailed speedboat upriver on the Mekong towards the Golden Triangle
where the borders of Thailand,
Myanmar and Laos
convene. Proceed to Chiang Rai – Check in and Overnight in Chiang Rai
Day 5 : Chiang
Saen - Doi Mae Salong - Mae Sai - Chiang Rai
Breakfast in hotel - 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 Mae Sai, the northernmost Thai town on the Myanmar border. Walk around the
local market with opportunity for shopping. Return to Chiang Rai. Overnight
in Chiang Rai
Day 6 : Chiang
Rai - Chiang Mai
Breakfast in hotel - Depart from Mae Chan and short stop at
a 'Hot Spring'. Proceed to Chiang Mai and lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon visit to Handicraft Villages to see the manufacturing of
lacquerware, spinning and weaving of Thai Silk and how paper umbrellas are
made. Also visit Thai wood carving factory with possibility to buy Burmese
antiques. Overnight in Chiang Mai
Day 7
: Chiang Mai
Breakfast in hotel - Visit the Mae Ping Elephant Camp to
watch the elephants taking timber in the forest. Their strength and clever
teamwork will amaze you. Take an one hour elephant
riding into the jungle. Continue to visit the Orchid Farm and lunch.
Afternoon visit Wat Doi Suthep, tucked away in the mountains at an
elevation 1,056 meters, the temple is reached by a staircase with 290
steps, flanked by a NAGA balustrade on either side. The monastery was built
by King Gue-Na in 1383. The center is a big Chedi (spired pagoda) which
contains partial relics of Lord Buddha. Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Day 8 : Chiang
Mai – Bangkok
Breakfast at hotel - visit Chiang Mai morning market
then transfer to the Chiang
Mai Airport.
Flight to BKK – PM Visit Golden Buddha / The Royal Grand Palace , boat trip
on Chao Phraya river – Overnight in Bangkok
Day 9 : Bangkok-Kanchanaburi-River Kwai
Breakfast at hotel - Depart to Kanchanaburi. Visit war
museum, a realistic depiction of POW living quarters, with photographic,
pictorial and physical memorabilia dating from World War II. Visit Allied
War Cemetery, resting-place for over 6,000 Allied prisoners of war (POWs).
Visit world-famous BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI, a part of the Death Railway constructed
by Allied POWs.
Ride on Death Railway through magnificent scenery, passing over original
wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs to Nam Tok Station, terminal of
Thailand-Burma Railway. Arrive at Nam Tok Station. Lunch at
PAKSENG PIER restaurant. Depart by longtail boat to River Kwai Resotel,
passing through unspoiled mountainous jungle scenery. Check-in on arrival,
afternoon at leisure. Dinner at River Kwai Resotel, followed by traditional
Mon & Burmese dances (45-minute presentation of dance and songs with
original Mon and Burmese musical instruments).
Accommodations at RIVER KWAI RESOTEL.
Day 10 : River
Kwai - Phuket
Breakfast at hotel - Take an exciting boat ride
downstream to Resotel Pier and continue to visit to the Hell Fire Pass
Memorial. After Lunch , depart to Phuket. Arrive Phuket – Walking
to visit city– Overninght in Phu Ket
Day 11: Phu ket -Phang nga bay
Breakfast at hotel , transfer to
Phang Nga pier. Arrive the pier , sightseeing
along the Phang
Nga Bay
boat. Visit a Muslim village on bay then continue visitting many attraction
places such as Koa Ta Poo “Nail
Island” the best of
the rock is narrow but having a board peak giving the strange a beautiful
appearance of a spike driven into the sea.
Koa Ping Kan ,
here may seenn a spectacular high cliff that appears to have been cloven in
two , the halves supported by leaning against each other a sight of rare
and exquisite beauty. Lunc at
restaurant on Koh Panyee. In the
afternoon visit Tham Lod , this cave is another
spot of interest in Phang
Nga Bay
area. – Boat back to Phuket forn Dinner and overninght in Phuket
Day 12 : Phuket – Phi Phi island
Breakfast at hotel., then transfer
to the port. Depart to Phi Phi Island
by Jet Cruise, soft drinks and snacks will served
on board. Relax and enjoy the
scenery along the trip. Arrive Koh Phi Phi at Leam Tong area free at leisue on
Koh Phi Phi. Personal activities
such as swimming, sunbathing or snorkeling.
Overnight on Phi Phi island
Day 13 : Phi Phi island - Phuket – Bangkok
Breakfast at hotel , depart from
Koh Phi Phi by Jet Cruise to Phuket city. Visit city :
“Wat Chalong”Chalong
Temple the historial
temples of Phuket. Visit “Leam Prom Thep” Prom Thep cape to watch the most
beautiful sunset and Photo Spot then transfer to airport for flight back to
Bangkok . Overnight in Bangkok.
Day 14 : Bangkok
departure
Breakfast in hotel – At leisure before transfer to airport
for departure.
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