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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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