Chiang Rai Travel Guides and Tours

Design Your Own Tour... A great way to travel independently, relax and enjoy the tour of your dreams. Combine city modules for a custom vacation created to your specifications Your choice of tour offerings, plus transfers and sightseeing Transfers take the worry out of arriving in an unfamiliar city on your own Included sightseeing tours help you to familiarize yourself with the highlights of each city

WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

• 2 nights in the Five-Star; Le Meriden Chiang Rai
• 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches
• Sightseeing activities as noted in itinerary
• Local guide (local guides provide sightseeing, information and assistance)
• Baggage handling, hotel taxes, service charges
• USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program

Design Your Own Tour... A great way to travel independently, relax and enjoy the tour of your dreams. Combine city modules for a custom vacation created to your specifications Your choice of tour offerings, plus transfers and sightseeing Transfers take the worry out of arriving in an unfamiliar city on your own Included sightseeing tours help you to familiarize yourself with the highlights of each city

WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

• 2 nights in the Superior First Class; Wiang Inn
• 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches
• Sightseeing activities as noted in itinerary
• Local guide (local guides provide sightseeing, information and assistance)
• Baggage handling, hotel taxes, service charges
• USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program

Experience cities of colorful temples, hill tribes, and the Golden Triangle Add Air Special - See dates and prices tab.

Featuring Bangkok, northern Thailand and the Golden Triangle.

Featuring Bangkok, northern Thailand and the Golden Triangle.

OUR WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

• Round-Trip Transpacific Air & Fuel Surcharges Included
• All intra-Thailand air/land transportation
• Includes all intra-Thailand transfers between airports and hotels (initial arrival and final departure transfers are included when transpacific air is purchased through Pacific Delight Tours, Inc.)
• 12 nights in Deluxe hotels
• 23 Meals
• Comprehensive sightseeing, special cultural activities and performances as noted
• Includes baggage handling, hotel taxes and service fees
• USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program

CULTURAL DISCOVERIES

• BANGKOK: Royal Grand Palace; Coronation Hall; Wat Phra Kaeo's Emerald Buddha Temple; Gems Factory and Thai Silk; Floating Market tour at Damnern Saduak
• CHIANG MAI: Doi Suthep Temple and the Holy Pagoda containing a relic of Loard Buddha; Thai Handicraft Village; Sankhempeng Silk & Cotton Handweaving factories; Borsang umbrella and paper making village; shopping at Night Bazaar; elephant camp; a temple tour including 700 year old temple Wat Chiang Mun, Wat Prra Singh (AD 1345), and Wat Chedi Luang (AD 1411)
• CHIANG RAI: visit Hill Tribes of Karen Long Necked and Big Earings Hill Tribes; world famous Golden Triangle; scenic view at Mae Sai

On this incredible journey to Thailand, experience Thailand’s culture, villages, history, and religion—the vacation of a lifetime! Begin your trip in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city. Your sightseeing tour starts with a boat ride through the klongs, Bangkok’s canals, to see the everyday way of life and traditional Thai culture as you pass family homes and temples. See the Temple of the Dawn, whose 260-foot-tall spire has become identified with Bangkok, as well as the Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple. Depart Bangkok for a glimpse into local life with a longtail boat ride through the canals of the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market; witness small flat boats expertly paddled by ladies ready to stop and bargain at a moment’s notice. Next stop: Kanchanaburi to see the Bridge on the River Kwai, Tiger Temple (a sanctuary and conservation center for Indochinese Tigers), Cemetery of the Allied Prisoners, and a ride on the Thailand-Burma Railway. Then, head to Ayutthaya and visit shrines and temples typical of ancient Thai religious architecture. On the way to Chiang Mai, stop at the Sukhothai Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, marvel at the standing Buddha statues as you explore the ruins of temples and monasteries. In Chiang Mai, rise early to witness and participate in the almsgiving ceremony, a very special Thai custom. Each morning before dawn, Buddhist monks don their distinctive saffron-colored robes and walk along the streets carrying alms bowls and receiving boiled rice and condiment donations. Personally present alms to the monks, and you will receive their blessings. Then drive up a winding mountain road to visit the White Hmong People, one of northern Thailand’s Hill Tribes, to witness life in the village. Also, in Chiang Mai, another treat awaits you—a traditional Thai massage.Visit an elephant camp and ride an elephant before heading to Ban Thaton to visit the Paduang Long-Necked Women. Early in life, brass rings are placed on the necks and legs of the village girls, creating the visual illusion of stretched necks as they age. Take a boat ride on the Kok River and visit Baan Mai, a silk- and sa paper-making village, before traveling to Chiang Rai.Drive to the Golden Triangle, where the Ruak and mighty Mekong Rivers meet, and enjoy views over Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand. Fly back to Bangkok and enjoy leisure time to explore and tour the city on your own. You’ll arrive home with lots of stories and photos from this amazing Thailand vacation.

Kanchanaburi, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Chiang Rai, Ayutthaya

Destinations

Bangkok, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Siem Reap

Your Itinerary Includes

• Internal business class air in Asia (where offered)
• All round trip private airport transfers
• 3 nights Bangkok at The Peninsula
• Canals and Grand Palace private half day tour
• City and temple private half day tour
• Damnern Saduak floating markets
• 3 nights Chiang Rai at Four Seasons tented Camp
• Mahout (elephant driving) training full day
• Golden Triangle and Mekong River excursion
• 2 nights Chiang Mai at Four Seasons Resort
• Mae Tang trek through hill tribes
• 3 nights Phuket at Trisara
• 2 nights Siem Reap Amansara
• Dawn and dusk private tailored temple tours to Angkor
• 1 night Bangkok (Airport) Novotel Suvarnabhumi
• 12 breakfasts, 4 lunches