Package includes :

• Other meals than mentioned in the program
• Optional tours
• Expenditures of personal nature

Wednesday / Saturday
Day 1 : BANGKOK - AYUTHYA - LOPBURI - PITSANULOKE (-/L/D)

Pick up passengers from various major Bangkok hotels. Depart from Bangkok to Ayuthaya, the former capital of Thailand. The 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 Lopburi. After lunch at a local restaurant, visit to the museum at Narai Raja Nives Palace and the local market. Passing the Prang Sam Yod (Sacred Three Spired Pagoda) as well as the Monkey Temple, continue to Pitsanuloke and check-in at AMARIN LAGOON HOTEL. Dinner and accommodation.

Thursday / Sunday
Day 2 : PITSANULOKE - SUKOTHAI - SRI SATCHANALAI - LAMPANG (B/L/D)

After breakfast, visit Wat Maha Dhat with its revered Buddha statue, Phra Buddha Jinaraj. Depart for Sukhothai. Visit Sukhothai Historical Park, the Ramkamhaeng Museum and Wat Sri Chum with the gigantic Buddha statue. Lunch at Wang Yom Restaurant in Sri Satchanalai. Continue to Lampang and check-in at LAMPANG RIVERLODGE.

Optional tour : Lampang is the only town in Thailand, where horse carriages are still used as a means of transportation. Take a leisurely ride on the colorful horse-drawn carriages along the river and visit Ban Sao Nak, an antique teak wood house built on 100 wooden columns. Price per person: 350 BAHT.

Dinner at hotel and accommodation.

Friday / Monday
Day 3 : LAMPANG - LAMPOON - CHIANG MAI (B/L/D)

After breakfast, depart for Ko Kah to see Wat Phra Dhat Lampang Luang housing the only Emerald Buddha besides the one at Wat Phra Keo in Bangkok. Continue to visit Wat Phra Keo Don Tao, a very interesting Burmese style temple. After short stop at the colorful Tung Kwian Market, where handicrafts, fruit, vegetables, live animals and the famous Lampang Ceramics are on sale, proceed to Lampoon for a visit to the famous Wat Haripoonchai, one of the most sacred monuments in the north. Continue to Chiang Mai and lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit of handicraft manufactures, where the process of making lacquer -ware, spinning and weaving of Thai Silk and painting of paper umbrellas can be observed. Also visit a famous Thai wood carving factory with the possibility to buy Burmese antiques. Check-in at CHIANG MAI PLAZA HOTEL. Tonight you will savor a traditional Northern Thai style dinner at the “Just Khao Soy” Restaurant. After dinner, take a walk to the famous Chiang Mai Night Market or transfer back to the hotel.

Saturday / Tuesday
Day 4 : CHIANG MAI (B/L/D)

Breakfast and morning at leisure.

Optional Tour A : Balloon Flight over Chiang Mai
Riding in a hot air balloon is a one-in-a-lifetime experience that you should do at least once. You will be amazed at how quiet and peaceful it is as you float gently on the breeze, without a care in the world. There is no better way to see the beauty of Thailand than by a gentle free-floating balloon flight over the mysterious countryside. Balloon flights take place in the early morning before the earth heats up. Flights will take approximately one hour and you will gently rejoin the world of earthbound beings over a glass of champagne. You will also receive a flight certificate from the pilot.
Flights operate between October and February only!
Book early, since only 8 persons can participate in this unique experience per day!
Price per person: 9,500.- Baht

Optional Tour B: Half-day bicycle tour around Chiang Mai
Get ready for take-off at 08:30 a.m., leaving the hotel for the streets of Chiang Mai. Traffic is light at about that time and we begin our journey south, following the Ping River downstream. The ride is pleasant and green due to the proximity of the river. Our first stop brings us to a setting reminiscent of the early years of the century. Although a former leper colony, riders will find here a heaven of tranquility in woodland surroundings. Cycling over small country roads you will discover the real rural Thailand. At the end we explore the temple ruins of the former capital of Lanna before we cycle back to Chiang Mai. Entering the city will be no problem. Our bicycles are part of the solution! Arrival at the hotel is around 12:30 p.m.
- Distance: around 30 km
- Terrain: flat with about 1.5 km unsealed road
- Landscape: (green) with various kinds of nature, good contact with local people
- Age group: everyone between 7 and 77 in normal condition
- Category: leisure cycling (but it is compulsory to wear a cycling helmet)
- Beverage: water and snacks will be provided
- Bicycles: Very good, modified mountain bikes with 24 gears and front suspension
Price per person: 1,550.- Baht

After lunch at the hotel, visit the most interesting places in Chiang Mai such as Wat Phra Singh with its famous Buddha image, the Hill tribe Museum (closed Saturday and Sunday), and Wat Doi Suthep, tucked away in the mountains at 1,056 meters above sea level.

In the evening enjoy a typical Thai dinner with a presentation of traditional dances from Northern Thailand. Accommodation at CHIANG MAI PLAZA.

Sunday / Wednesday
Day 5 : CHIANG MAI - HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE (B/L/D)

After breakfast, depart Chiang Mai to Mae Sa Valley. Visit an elephant camp to watch the elephants at work. Their strength and clever teamwork will amaze you.

Optional : Take a one-hour elephant ride into the jungle surroundings. Cost per person: 700. - Baht.

Continue to an Orchid Farm, lunch at Suan Bua Restaurant. Proceed to visit the Meo Hill tribe Village at Nong Hoi Mai and continue to Ban Meo Mae Ki (for group sizes of 7 or more persons, transportation to the Hill tribe village is on pick up trucks / Landrovers). Check in at The Hmong Hilltribe Lodge. The afternoon is at leisure, take a walk through the hill tribe village or rent a bicycle to explore the neighborhood. B.B.Q.dinner at Hmong Hilltribe Lodge followed by presentation of Meo dances and songs. Accommodation at HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE.

Monday / Thursday
Day 6 : HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE - THATORN - CHIANG RAI (B/L/D)

After breakfast, depart for Fang and Thatorn via Chiang Dao. Short stop at the village of Chiang Dao for drinks and walk around the local market. En route, visit to Huay Luek, a Meo hilltribe village. After arrival in Thatorn, a small village just a few kilometers away from the Burmese border, lunch is served at Maekok River Village Resort. Depart by long tailed motor boats from Ban Phatai for a three hour journey down the Kok River, passing tiny hill tribe villages consisting of simple bamboo huts among lush vegetation. A stop will be made to visit a Lahu hill tribe village and at a cave housing many sacred Buddha statues. Arrival in Chiang Rai in the early evening. Check-in at the GOLDEN PINE RESORT. Dinner and accommodation.

Tuesday / Friday
Day 7 : CHIANG RAI - BANGKOK (B/L/-)

After breakfast, visit the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos convene. Boat trip on the Mekong River to Chiang Saen. After lunch at a local restaurant, transfer to Chiang Rai Airport. Depart Chiang Rai by afternoon flight to Bangkok. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel in Bangkok.