Best of Thailand Tour 8 Days

ITINENARY

DAY 1: BANGKOK ARRIVAL (MEALS: NO)

Upon your arrival at the airport, our driver and guide will pick you up and take you back to your hotel for check-in. You stay overnight at a hotel in Bangkok.

DAY 2: BANGKOK CITY TOUR (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up to visit famous destinations in Bangkok:

The Grand Palace: a magnificent building built in 1872 that attracts visitors by its beautiful and unique architecture.

Wat Phra Kaew: the holiest temple in Thailand located in the center of Bangkok. The temple was built in 1785 when King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) moved the capital from Thonburi to Bangkok.

The Wat Pho: the most attractive temple in Bangkok located to the south of the Royal Palace with a giant reclining Buddha statue. After that, you take a stroll through the bustling Chinatown of Bangkok, which is known for many of the most famous delicious dishes in Thailand. You visit Wat Traimit and Wat Arun and then return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Bangkok.

DAY 3: BANGKOK – AYUTTHAYA – BANGKOK (MEALS: B)

You wake up early and depart for Ayutthaya – the ancient capital of Thailand for 417 years. You take a tuktuk to explore the magnificent ruins of ancient temples in Ayutthaya historical park: Wat Mahathat, WatYaiChai Mongkol, Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Viharn Phra Mongkhon Bophit and Wat Chaiwatthanaram.

Afternoon: you visit and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Wat Phanan Choeng – a Buddhist temple built in 1326 with unique and attractive architecture. Next you visit the Summer Palace – built by King Rama IV with beautiful neoclassical European architecture.

You return to the hotel and rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Bangkok.

DAY 4: DAMNOEN SADUAK FLOATING MARKET – CHIANG RAI (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you depart for south of Bangkok to visit Samut Songhkhram in the Mae Klong Delta area. You visit MARKET ALONG THE RAILWAY TRACKS to learn a lot of interesting information about this unique market. Then you visit the famous Sugar Palm factory here. Next, you board a traditional long-tail boat to visit Damnoen Saduak floating market to learn about the life and culture of the locals. You visit the unique teak carving factory.

After visiting the floating market, our driver and guide will take you to the airport for a flight to Chiang Rai. Upon arrival at the airport, our driver will take you back to your hotel for check-in and rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Chiang Rai.

DAY 5: CHIANG RAI – GOLDEN TRIANGLE (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you visit Doi Tung Factory – you will see how to make handmade paper and hand-woven. Next, you visit the botanical garden in Doi Tung and the Royal Palace. The Doi Tung project was initiated by King Bumiphol’s mother to encourage the tribal people to reduce their dependence on opium as a source of livelihood. This project replaces new agricultural crops with Arabica coffee and Macadamia nuts. After that, you stop to rest at the Golden Triangle – the intersection of three countries: Myanmar – Laos – Thailand. You will take a long-tail boat to Laos and see the beautiful scenery of the Mekong River merging with the Ruak River to form a Golden Triangle of 3 countries Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. You return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight in Chiang Rai.

DAY 6: CHIANG RAI – SOI SUTHEP TEMPLE – CHIANG MAI (MEALS: B)

Morning: You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you leave Chiang Rai and stop to visit the White Temple with its modern and spectacular design. Next, you visit Wat Rong Kun on the outskirts of Chiang Rai – where the white color symbolizes purity and Buddhist wisdom.

Afternoon: You visit the famous Doi Suthep temple located in a beautiful area. Then, you visit Wat Chedi Luang – a Buddhist temple in the historical center of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The temple grounds were originally made up of three temples: Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Ho Tham and Wat Sukmin. Then you visit Wat Phra Singh – one of the most impressive temples in Chiang Mai and home to the city’s most revered Buddha image.

You return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Chiang Mai.

DAY 7: CHIANG MAI – KANTA ELEPHANT CAMP (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up and take you to the Kanta Elephant Sanctuary. You change into traditional clothes and prepare fruit for the elephant. Then you will experience feeding them and playing with them.

At noon: You have lunch at the restaurant.

Afternoon: You prepare to cook sticky rice mixed with herbs for elephants to eat. You will learn about the history and health care, behavior of elephants. After that, you go for a walk and ride the elephant to the river to bathe them. You will have the opportunity to take many beautiful pictures with them. You enjoy tea and coffee then return to Chiang Mai. You stay overnight in Chiang Mai.

DAY 8: CHIANG MAI DEPARTURE (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel and then our driver takes you to the airport for a flight back to Bangkok to back home or continue traveling to other countries. End of services! See you again!