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Downtown THAILAND Providing Fascinating Travel Experiences
Classic Thailand
8 days
Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Lopburi, Pitsanuloke, Sukhothai, Sri Satchanalai, Lampang, Phayao, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai
and return to Chiang Rai to check-in at the hotel for dinner and accommoda- tion. [B/L/D]
Day 5 – Sat: Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai
Check out of the hotel after breakfast and start the day with a visit to the famous Wat Rong Khun or White Temple, with its unique “kanok” architecture and fantastical sculp- tures. Continue driving to Ban Lorcha, a Phami Akha hill tribe community center. Proceed to Chiang Mai and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit handicraft ateliers to observe the manufacture of lacquer ware, the spinning and weaving of Thai Silk and to watch how paper umbrellas are made. Check in at your hotel. Later enjoy a typical Thai Kantoke dinner with ancient dances from northern Thailand, followed by a performance of dances and songs by various hill tribes. Overnight in Chiang Mai. [B/L/D]
Day 6 – Sun: Chiang Mai, Bangkok
Start your day with breakfast at the hotel before a visit to an orchid farm where you will see a greater variety of species and colors of this king of flowers that grows in Thailand. Afterwards, drive to Elephant Poopoo Paper Park, that introduces and explains the unique steps involved in making paper products from ele-
phant poop fibers! Then, continue to The Dara Pirom Palace Museum an elegant house of the late Princess Jao Dara Rasamee. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and drive up the serpentine road to the magnificently situated Wat Phra Dhat Doi Suthep perched on a forested mountain (3,280 ft). This most sacred Chiang Mai temple provides a superb view over the city as well as a wealth of images and frescos. ReturntoChiangMairailwaystationto board an A/C train with sleeping berth for your return to Bangkok. Dinner-
box and overnight on train. [B/L/D]
Day 7 – Mon: Bangkok
Arrive at Bangkok Railway Stationand transfer to your Bangkok hotel for check-in. Start your tour at Wat Trimitr, an ancient golden temple home to the world’s largest Buddha statue sculpted in pure gold weighing 12,125 pounds and standing 10 feet high. Continue through China Town to arrive at Wat Pranangcherng Wat Pranangcherng Wat Pranangcherng Wat Pranangcherng Wat Pranangcherng royal temples com- plex that houses a reclining Buddha 151 feet long and the tombs of the kings. One the oldest temples in Bangkok, the Wat Pho was declared a Royal Monastery during the kingdom of Rama I of Thailand. The sightseeing
will end with a visit to Wat Benchamabophit, known as the “Marble Temple” due to the Italian mable imported f rom Carrara to build the “ubosoth”, a structure used for the ordinance of priests. Return to the hotel. Overnight in Bangkok.
Day 8 – Tue: Bangkok, USA
At the appointed time you’ll be picked-up by your driver and trans- ferred to the international airport to board your flight back home. [B]
Your Tour includes:
F Private airport transfers
F Shared transfers as per itinerary
F 7 nights accommodation
F Breakfast daily
F 4 lunches
F 4 dinners
F Entrance fees
F Sightseeing and visits as per itinerary
F Touring by A/C vehicles
F English speaking guides
F Boat trips as indicated
F 2nd class A/C sleeping berth train ticket Chiang Mai-Bangkok
F Baggage handling F Service charges F Room tax
F VAT
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