North Thailand Tour 4 days: Chiang Rai Exploration

Our North Thailand Tour 4 days: Chiang Rai Exploration will lead you to the highlight sites and help you to get an amazing elephant riding experience. With abundant natural tourist attractions and antiquities, Chiang Rai is a travelers paradise. This area has a more relaxed and down-to-earth feel compared to Chiang Mai. The city retains a strong Lanna identity with various historical and cultural attractions of its own.

4 days 3 nights

Thailand

Classic Highlights

- Short Trips

Attractions

Chiang Rai

Duration

4 days 3 nights

Code

TCT06

Overview

Embark on a captivating North Thailand Tour 4 days: Chiang Rai Exploration! With abundant natural tourist attractions and antiquities, Chiang Rai is a travelers paradise. Compared to its sister town Chiang Mai, it has a more relaxed and down-to-earth feel but is never short on historical and cultural attractions of its own. The city retains a strong Lanna identity, mostly through its impressive collection of temples, art, language, cuisine and music. Our tour will lead you to the highlight sites and help you to get an amazing elephant riding experience. End of the excursion of Chiang Rai with the visit to ethnic villages to the nearby Chiang Saen.

HIGHLIGHTS

Visit the beautiful temples
Have an amazing elephant riding and rafting experience
Admire the spectacular landscape along the Mekong river
Explore Golden Triangle border region of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos
Learn more about culture of Thailand by visiting the villages of ethnic minorities

Itinerary

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Upon arrival in Chiang Rai, 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 Rai
Meal : Not available

Morning after breakfast, we will visit the local market to discover the local products. After that we visit the world famous Wat Phra Kaew, where the Emerald Buddha image was once enshrined.

We move on to Wat Phra Singh, which was the storage of Phra Buddha Sihingh statue. The main structures of the Lanna style temple are the ubosot, the viharn, a chapel containing a footprint of the Buddha and the Kuti or monks living quarters.

Continue to visit Baan Dam (Black House), an eclectic mix of traditional northern Thai buildings interspersed with some outlandish modern designs.

We have lunch then take a boat to cruise on Mae Kok river from Chiang Rai to Karen village where you can watch elephants or feed them, especially enjoying your 1 hour elephant riding.
Heading back to Chiang Rai to overnight.
Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Rai
Meal : Breakfast

After breakfast, we visit the Mae Fah Luang botanical garden, sited high up on the mountain of Doi Tung. Coming here, visitors are rewarded with a stunning display of plants and flowers.

We continue the trip by heading to the northern Thailand to Doi Mae Salong, which has early history focusing on opium trading. Here, you will get a chance to admire the green hills and taste the delicious tea of the region.

From Doi Mae Salong, we will visit two villages of ethnic minorities: the village Akah of Loyo, and the village Lisu of Ban Hanygo.
Having lunch at the local restaurant at the Golden Triangle, then taking a boat trip along Mekong Kong River to see Thailand, Burma & Laos, confluence at the Golden Triangle. It is known for its beautiful scenery including a large golden Buddha image seated in a boat, an ancient temple on a hill and the House of Opium Museum.
Return to the hotel and you are free to relax.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Saen
Meal : Breakfast

Have breakfast and free time until transfer back to Chiang Rai for departure or transfer directly to Chiang Mai.

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
The price is except for peak season during 20 Dec 18 – 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 festivals: 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