North Thailand Tour 4 days: Chiang Mai Discovery

This epic North Thailand Tour 4 days: Chiang Mai Discovery allows you to immerse yourself in the cultural and natural wonders of Chiang Mai, Thailand's "Rose of the North." Chiang Mai, easily accessible with a short flight from Bangkok, boasts stunning temples, captivating elephant encounters, and unique handicrafts. This adventure is the perfect way to experience Chiang Mai's highlights!

4 days 3 nights

Thailand

Classic Highlights

Attractions

Chiang Mai

Duration

4 days 3 nights

Code

TCT07

Type of tour

Private tour

Overview

Come to Chiang Mai to explore its magnificent with our North Thailand Tour 4 days: Chiang Mai Discovery. Just an hour’s flight from Bangkok, Chiang Mai is Thailand’s rose of the North and is a cultural and natural fairytale city with ethnic diversity, a variety of attractions, and welcoming hospitality. The tour will show you the highlight sites in this magnificent city. Start the excursion from Doi Suthep Hill with the ancient temples then head to Chiang Dao to get an amazing elephant experience and end at Poopoo paper park to learn more about paper products from elephant poop fibers.

HIGHLIGHTS

Visit the beautiful temples
Learn more about local life with the visit to market of Warorot
Have an amazing elephant riding and rafting experience
Pay a visit to Poopoo Paper park to explore paper products from elephant poop fibers

Itinerary

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Upon arrival in Chiang Mai, we will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. Cheking-in and then you are free to relax by yourself.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Mai
Meal : Not available

Today morning, we have a walking tour to the old town with a stop at the old wall, the moat and a door of the old town. You will see the most beautiful temples of Chiang Mai: Wat Phra Singh temple, built in Lanna style architecture. Known as “The Monastery of the Lion Buddha’, this temple houses a number of highly revered and very old Buddha images.

The next is Wat Phan Tao, an ancient temple sitting right next to the sacred Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai town.
Next to Wat Phan Tao is Wat Chedi Luang. This is a Buddhist temple in the historic centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Then you will stroll along small streets lined with traditional houses, where you will take a rickshaw tour. After that, you will take a walking through the central market of Warorot, which is a great spot for travelers wanting to experience the true Thai culture and daily life.

In the afternoon we visit the Doi Suthep hill. The mountain's temple is one of the most historically and spiritually significant places in Thailand. So, many Thais and foreigners come to experience the special magic of this holy place.
Return to the hotel and you can relax or enjoy going to the night market.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Mai
Meal : Breakfast

After breakfast, departure for Chiang Dao, famous for huge limestone mountains. Interstingly, when you visit an elephant camp, you can watch the elephants taking their morning bath and demonstrating some their skills. You will also learn how to properly ascend the elephant and lumber along a trail in the dense, leafy forest and along the Mae Ping River.

Lunch is served at local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will get an up-close look at the river on a bamboo raft trip. You will languidly cruise past traditional teak houses high on stilts along the lush banks. Bidding farewell to chilled-out Chiang Dao and its gentle people won’t be easy. Soften the blow with a stop at an orchid farm on your return to Chiang Mai. Revel in the assortment of colors and designs from stripped to dots. At the end of the day, you’ll have seen that Thailand’s natural bounty is an open-air art museum.
Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Mai
Meal : Breakfast

Morning after breakfast, we transfer to Elephant Poopoo Paper Park, which is an eco-friendly, naturally built, outdoor museum park that shows how the paper is produced from elephant poop fibers!

In the afternoon, time would be free at your own until we transfer you to the airport for your flight to next destinations.

Accommodation: Not available
Meal : Breakfast

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Trip notes

Tour includes:

Accommodation in a double or twin share room with daily breakfast
Private air-conditioned vehicle during all tours and transfers.
Entrance fees for all visits as mentioned in the itinerary
Experienced English speaking guide during all tours and transfers
Meal as specified in the itinerary
Ferry, boat, cruise in the itinerary (if any)
Water & cool towels
Government taxes & service charge
NOTES: The price is except for peak season during 20 Dec 2018 - 15 Jan 2019

Tour excludes:

Thailand Visa stamp fee
International airfare and departure taxes
Meals, if not specified in the itinerary
Early check in/ late check out
Domestic flights and domestic airport taxes
Compulsory Gala dinner on 24th and 31st December
Surcharged for festival: Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, Compulsory Gala Dinner, Chinese New Year, Songkran Festival
Drinks and meal not mentioned
Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone, drinks … etc.
Personal travel insurance (we highly recommend that you purchase adequate insurance).
Gratuities/ Tipping
All other services not specified in the itinerary