Thailand Laos Tour 19 days: Fabulous Islands Exploration

Welcome you to Phuket airport. The driver will pick up you and transfer you to Phuket hotel. Overnight at hotel in Phuket.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Phuket
Meals: NA

Have a free day. Enjoys and relax at hotel in Phuket.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Phuket
Meals: Breakfast

The islands are wonderful and sea clear turquoise.
Travel with us by speed boat only 50 minutes arrive at Phi Phi Ley Island.
 

Itinerary
07:30: Pick you up from hotel and transfer to pier.
08:30: Warm welcome at pier with a registration forms, serve you with a snacks and variety of drinks and briefing.
09:00: Depart to Phi Phi Ley Island, visit the beautiful scenery of Maya Bay with touching a white sandy beach (highlight), snorkeling at Loh Samah bay and also visit Pileh Lagoon for swimming, visiting cave. 12:30 hrs. Having a great lunch on Phi Phi Don Island
14:30: Arrive at Khai island. Free time on the beach & take a photo with a wonderful tiger fish.
16:15: Arrive at pier and transfer back to your hotel by pleasant trip. Notice: The program is subject to be changed due to weather conditions without advance notice.

Package Includes:

• Speed boat trip
• Round trip hotel transfer (Patong, Kata, Karon beach)
• National Park fee 
• Professional tour guide and crews - Mask, snorkel and life jacket
• Lunch
• Soft drink, fresh fruits
• Insurance

Accommodation: At the hotel in Phuket
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Free time at your hotel.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Phuket
Meals: Breakfast

You have free day until the driver will pick up you at your hotel transferring to Phuket airport and have the flight to Koh Samui. Overnight at Koh Samui

Accommodation: At the hotel in Koh Samui
Meals: Breakfast

ITINERARY
08.00-08.20: Transfer from hotel to the pier.
Check-in and have some light breakfast.
09.00: Board a speed boat to Koh Tao and Koh Nangyuan.
10.30: Arrive at Koh Nang Yuan. You can simply relax on the beach, snorkeling with beautiful corals in crystal clear water around the snorkeling point called “Japanese Garden", or sightseeing by climbing up the view point to make a memory.
12.00: Have lunch at the restaurant on Koh Tao 13.00: Depart from Koh Tao to snorkeling points Ao Muang bay or Ta-Toh bay (or other bay depends on the weather) around the eastern of Koh Tao, just 10 minutes riding. Enjoy snorkeling the beautiful coral and marine life.
15.00: Return to Koh Samui.
16.30: Arrive at Koh Samui and transfer to your hotel.
Tour Included: Round trip transfer, English, Chinese or Thai-speaking guide, Light breakfast, Lunch, Drinking water, Seasonal fruits, Life jacket, Snorkeling equipment, Travel insurance
Tour Excluded: Admission fee to Koh Nang Yuan - Foreigner - Adult: THB 250 /person
Pick up zone
Lipa / Phang Ga/ Taling Ngam / Namuang / Nathon / Butterfly Garden             07:00 07:20
Khao Laemyai / Bangpor / Lamai                                                                 07:20 07:40.
Maenam / Chaweng Noi                                                                              07:30 07:50 
Chaweng / Bophut / Choengmon / Bangrak / Plai Leam                                   08:00 08:20

Accommodation: At the hotel in Koh Samui
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You have a free time at your hotel. 

Accommodation: At the hotel in Koh Samui
Meals: Breakfast

You have a free time at your hotel. 

Accommodation: At the hotel in Koh Samui
Meals: Breakfast

You have free day until the driver will pick up you at your hotel transferring to Koh Samui airport and have the flight to Chiang Mai. Overnight at Chiang Mai

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Mai
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast served at the hotel. The morning will be mainly devoted to the walking tour of 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, Wat Phan Tao temple, Wat Chedi Luang temple. 
Then you will take a walking through the central market of Warorot. 
In the afternoon you will visit the Doi Suthep hill. 
Then visit craft villages: lacquer factories, silk weaving, manufacture of umbrellas, wood carvings and goldsmith work.
Then transfer back to the hotel. To brighten up your evening, browse the Night Market for yourself. Stay overnight in Chiang Mai.
 
Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiangmai
Meals: Breakfast

Our tour today starts with a transfer to Doi Inthanon National Park. 
It will take approximately 2 hours to trek to the highest peak of Thailand - Doi Inthanon National Park. 
On arrival, we will spend 2-3 hours trekking through the jungle following a narrow mountain trail which leads us to stunning hidden waterfall in the middle of lush jungle. Along the way before reaching the Pagagayaw Karen hill tribe village, we will pass through the farmland where you will see the coffee plantation, flowers farm and the beautiful rice terraces. Discover the Pagagayaw Karen hill tribe village and taste a cup of locally grown coffee then move on to Wachirathan Waterfall, a 80 meters high thunderous waterfall. Enjoy the cool fresh air at the waterfall before we continue back to the ground. 
Afterwards you will visit the beautiful architecture of Napamaytanidol Chidi and Phra Mahathat Napaphon Bhumisiri which build to honor the 60th birthday of King Bhumipol and Queen Sirikit. Then transfer back to Chiang Mai.
 
Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Mai
Meals: Breakfast

Start from the hotel in Chiang Mai driving along a wildly route via Doi Saket through scenic hills, valleys and villages. A short break is made at Mae Khachan Hot Spring.
Visit White Temple. It nevertheless very recent temple is the most visited monument in the region, the work of Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat, started in 1997. Its creator himself announces that he will only be completed 60 to 90 years after his death. Its uniqueness, its whiteness, making it a unique temple of its kind. In wihaan a fresco mixing Buddhist codes with Matrix, Star Wars, the bombing of the Twin Towers in New York and even Kung Fu Panda stands out from the usual decorations such monuments.
Proceed to Chiang Rai province. Lunch on your own.
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. Move on to Wat Phra Singh where one of Thailand’s most beautiful Buddha images is now enshrined. 
Then short drive from Chiang Rai City to Black House. Baan Dam (Black House) is the unique creation of national artist, Thawan Duchanee. Part art studio, part museum, part home, Baan Dam is an eclectic mix of traditional northern Thai buildings interspersed with some outlandish modern designs. 
Check in at the hotel. Overnight in Chiang Rai.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Rai
Meals: Breakfast

Morning after breakfast, we will 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.
Then in the afternoon, you will have a free time at your hotel, you can trek some near villages.

You will stay at hotel in Chiang Rai to overnight. 

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Rai 
Meals: Breakfast 

After breakfast we continue the trip by heading to the northern Thailand - a wooded, mountainous and beautiful area. This morning, you will explore the surroundings and the first road you will take is the one that leads to Mae Salong. Climb up and down the green hills, covered with tea plantations.
Here, you can enjoy a cup of tea in a traditional Chinese tea house overlooking the mountains and tea fields before continuing your way towards the Golden Triangle. From Doi Mae Salong, we will visit two villages of ethnic minorities: the village Akah of Loyo, and the village Lisu of Ban Haygo.
Afterwards we will visit the Mae Fah Luang botanical garden. Last but not least, transfer to Golden Triangle where we take a boat trip on Mekong River to see Thailand, Burma & Laos triangle. Overnight in Chiang Saen.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Saen 
Meals: Breakfast 

Today you will be picked up at your hotel and transfer you to Thai - Lao border No. 4. From here you will have several options for a Mekong slow boat to Laos for example Mekong Smile, Shompoo cruise …
Boarding the traditional boat for a cruise along the Mekong River towards Pakbeng. During the cruise, you will make stops and visits to villages of ethnic minorities living at the rhythm of the Mekong. Lunch on board the boat. Arrive in Pakbeng in the late afternoon, check in at the hotel.
Free time for a walk in the city
Overnight in Pakbeng.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Pakbeng 
Meals: Breakfast 

Breakfast at the Lodge (optional: walk to the Pakbeng Market, where minorities come to sell their wares).
At 08:30, we will embark for a second day of cruising. Visit a village of Hmong before lunch buffet on the cruise. Then visit the Pak Ou caves, “cave of thousands of Buddha”. Then stop at Ban Xang Hai village to observe the local rice liquor making. Arrival in Luang Prabang before sunset.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Luang Prabang 
Meals: Breakfast 

Your full day city tour begins after breakfast, with a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts.
We then enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture.
We then visit Wat Visoun, dating back to 1513 during the reign of King Wisunarat (Visoun), this is Luang Prabang’s oldest temple and was once home to the Prabang Buddhas. From there we stroll around to visit Wat Aham, which was once the residence of Sangkharat, the supreme head of Lao Buddhism.
In the afternoon, we will drive out of the city to visit Ban Xangkhong, the Thai Lue village, which is famous for its arts and crafts. We also visit the nearby village of Ban Xienglek specializing in making the traditional Saa paper.
Late afternoon, we climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic sunset view of the city and the Mekong River. 
The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. 
Overnight in Luang Prabang

Accommodation: At the hotel in Luang Prabang 
Meals: Breakfast 

Today, our guide will pick up you at hotel in Luang Prabang city and start our trip to Living Land Lao Organic Farm at Phoung Van village. Upon arrival, the farm owner will give us introduction in briefs about the tradition and activity of the farm.  You will have chance to experience the real activities and life of a Lao farmer.
 You will feel how hard to grow the rice when you try to do all the activities such us ploughing, seeding, manuring, until reaping the harvest. Moreover, you will never regret to learn and realize many type of vegetable by visiting the garden and our guide will kindly help and teach you well.  Learning all those things for the first time could be a real interesting experience.
After lunch, we will reach one of the most beautiful Kuang Si Falls situated 30 kilometers of Southern Luang Prabang
The Kuang Si Waterfall consists of a tiered many of turquoise pools put amongst the dense Laotian jungle where we will have plenty of time to refreshing swim in the pools and hike around the falls.
You’ll also visit the Kuang Si Falls Butterfly Park, one of the must-visit spots, a project that was newly opened on January 2014 studying about Laos butterflies, host plants and preservation.
We stop at one of the local villages before getting to Wat Siphouthabath to admire the sunset then find the way back to your hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Luang Prabang.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Luang Prabang 
Meals: Breakfast 

You are free to stroll around the town before taking the departure flight. End of services.

Accommodation: NA
Meals: Breakfast