15 days discovering beautiful Thailand and Cambodia

Arrive CHIANG MAI by .................

Arrive Chiangmai by flight…..Meet & Greet. Then transfer to hotel

Evening tour will start with Wat Umong. Wat Umong is a 700 year old temples nestled in the forest at the foot of Doi Pui mountain. The temple here is famous for its underground tunnels and large Chedi, there is also a field containing broken Buddha statues, the twilight hours is definitely the best time to visit this atmospheric temple.

Following Wat Umong the tour will proceed to Chiang Mai's most famous temple, the most sacred temple upon the hill with its enormous mythological Nagas staircase of 306 steps and inside the cloister is an intriguing copper-placed chedi topped by five-tier gold parasol, which contains relics of Lord Buddha.

Enjoy the unique views of Chiang Mai at Night and will see the city lit up below. 

Meal: Not include

Hotel: Sharingla-Chiang Mai: Luxury Hotel in Chiang Mai | Shangri-La Chiang Mai - Deluxe

American Breakfast

Visit Chiang Mai city tour, include Wat Pra Singh, It is one of over 200 ancient Buddhist temples located around the city, one of the most well regarded examples of Lanna architecture.

And Wat Chediluang, The temple is the site of an enormous pagoda, originally 280 feet high, and which was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 1545. Then transfer to Warorot market, to see and feel the real northern people’s way of life.

Lunch at a restaurant.

Afternoon visit local workshops of craftsmanship in Sankampang Road, east of the city. Along this road you will touch very specializes in the making of Sa Paper umbrellas, the weaving handloom for Thai silk & cotton, silverware making and lacquer ware.

Meal: Lunch

Hotel: Sharingla-Chiang Mai: Luxury Hotel in Chiang Mai | Shangri-La Chiang Mai - Deluxe 

Visit Doi Inthanon National Park, driving through the beautiful scenery and Paddy fields. Visiting pagodas of the King and the Queen built by royal Thai air force to commemorate their 60th birthdays. At the pagodas you will admire beautiful scenery of the mountains in the park from the viewpoints there.

Transfer to visit Karen hill tribe village. Stop at Hill tribe market and on a return trip visit Wachiratharn waterfall.

Mae Klang luuang Nature trail. This trail will get you well away from the main tourist route and allow you to see a very interesting cross section of this stunning national park. The trail will first follow a forested route down hill before the trail meets the river. You will spend some time following the river. The trail will pass Pa Dok Siew Waterfall where at the base if you want to cool off please feel free to take a dip in the cool waters. The trail will eventually open out into agricultural land which surrounds Mae Klang Luang Karen village. you will see coffee bushes and rice paddies. We will make a stop at a local coffee house where they roast, hand grind and prepare freshly brewed coffee form the hills surrounding the village.

Meal: Lunch

Hotel: Sharingla-Chiang Mai: Luxury Hotel in Chiang Mai | Shangri-La Chiang Mai - Deluxe 

Check out and drive through scenery from Chiangmai to Chiangrai (200 Kms. away) by road along picturesque scenic routes pass the several beautiful northern mountains and valley, short stop at Maekachan hot spring.

Arrive Chiangrai. Visit Wat Rongkhun, better known as “the White Temple” is one of the most recognizable temples in Thailand. The temple outside the town of Chiang Rai attracts a large number of visitors, both Thai and foreign, making it one of Chiang Rai’s most visited attractions. There was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat, a famous Thai visual artist.

Visit Wat Rong Suea Ten (Blue temple) This is also an important religious place of the province. The whole area is quite colorful, which attracts many tourists. All architectures are decorated in many tones of colors, for examples, blue, golden, orange, green etc. Then continue to hotel, free at leisure.

Meal: Lunch        

Accommodation: The Riverie by Katathani: The Riverie by Katathani : เดอะ ริเวอร์รี บาย กะตะธานี : รีสอร์ท เชียงราย 5 ดาว - Deluxe      

Morning drive up hill to Doitung, visit Royal flora garden.

Then lead to the Golden Triangle area, visiting Sop Ruak, where the river Ruak joins the mighty Mekong and where converge the borders of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos.

Lunch at restaurant.

Enjoy Maekhong boat trip around Golden triangle. Visit Opium House. Visit Chiangsean, the ancient’s city. Then return to hotel

Meal : Lunch

Accommodation: The Riverie by Katathani: The Riverie by Katathani : เดอะ ริเวอร์รี บาย กะตะธานี : รีสอร์ท เชียงราย 5 ดาว - Deluxe        

Pick up time : 08.30 – 09.00 am from hotel

A covered pick-up truck will transfer you to the starting point outside Chiang Rai city; it takes about 15 minutes. After a short safety briefing and personalized bicycle fitting, we begin our cycling through villages and rice fields, follow the Lao River downstream. The bicycle ride is pleasant with much greenery due to the proximity of the river. While you are cycling you will discover real rural Thailand and see the local lifestyle on the outskirts of Chiang Rai. We will cycle past various fruit orchards and rice fields. After that we will cycle to have lunch at local restaurant. After lunch our covered pick-up truck will transfer you back to your hotel (1.00 – 2.00 pm). Rest of the day, free at leisure

Meal: Lunch

Accommodation: The Riverie by Katathani: The Riverie by Katathani : เดอะ ริเวอร์รี บาย กะตะธานี : รีสอร์ท เชียงราย 5 ดาว - Deluxe      

0720 Private Transfer from RIVERIE BY KATATHANI, THE to CHIANGRAI AIRPORT FOR PACKAGE

1020 Depart CHIANG RAI by flight TG 131

Upon arrival at the arrival halls you will be met by your local guide and driven to your hotel for check in. ( Subject based on room availability ) The rest of the day is free to relax and explore this charming town on your own.

Accommodation: Park Hyatt Siem Reap: 5 Star Luxury Hotel Near Angkor Wat | Park Hyatt Siem Reap  - Park View Room 

After breakfast, enjoy a full day excursion to discover Angkor Thom and Temples. Firstly, you will visit the wonderful Angkor Thom (the Great City) including the Southern Gate, famous Bayon temple (12th century in the centre of city remains one the most enigmatic temples of the Angkor group composed of 54 gothic towers decorated with 216 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara. Baphuon temple is lying just to the north of Bayon a pyramidal representation of mythical Mont Meru. Terrace of Elephants used   as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king’s grand audience hall ; Terrace of the Leper King  a platform 7m high, with statue and temple walls covered in emerald-green moss intertwined with roots which many deem the most charming of all, Ta Prohm.

Lunch is Khmer style in a local restaurant. Regain your energy enjoying a sumptuous Khmer feast near Sras Srang, the Royal Pool of Ablutions, originally reserved for the King and his consorts. Enjoy a spread of great local food followed by a nap lazing in a hammock, or explore to see the traditional way of life and say hello to the Cambodians near here.

Afternoon, it is time to visit the wonderful Angkor Wat Temples – one of the seven greatest architectural wonders of the world, as a temple and mausoleum forKing Suryavarman II at the peak of the Khmer empire in the first half of 12th. Angkor Wat is probably the best-preserved of the Angkorean temples, with a central tower surrounded by four smaller towers. The central monument represents the mythical Mount Meru, the holy mountain at the centre of the universe, which was home to the Hindu God Vishnu. The whole complex covers 81 hectares, a rectangular wall measuring 1025 meters by 800 meters borders the inner edge of the moat, and temple's greatest sculptural treasure is its 2 km-long bas-reliefs around the walls. In the late afternoon, visit to the Phnom Bakheng temple, is the first temple in Angkor region build by the Yacovarman I King in the first of 9th century, located on a slope gently hill where thousands tourist are grouping on the hilltop to catch a memorable time of life when viewing the marvellous sunset, the distant Angkor Wat in the jungle. This day will end,  enjoying the beautiful sunset at Prasat Chroung, on the walls of Angkor Thom, accompanied by a bottle of champagne and fresh fruit. After the sun wanes you will return via the Royal boat cruise through the ancient moat.

This evening, enjoy buffet local dinner with Cambodian Cultural Performance including Apsara Show

Accommodation: Park Hyatt Siem Reap: 5 Star Luxury Hotel Near Angkor Wat | Park Hyatt Siem Reap  - Park View Room

Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion to Mount Phnom Kulen.

• We will see the river “thousands of lingams” - the bottom of which is decorated with stone carvings from the image of deities for hundreds of meters. Climbing the holy mountain Phnom Kulen and visiting the 16th-century temple with a carved 8-meter silhouette of the “recumbent” Buddha. A visit to the waterfall (optional, you can swim - we recommend taking towels and bathing accessories).

• Next visit to the Banteay Srei temple, built at the end of the X century. A pink sandstone Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. The temple site is surrounded by a wall, behind which there is a moat. The temple consists of three prasat towers. The walls of the towers are decorated with reliefs. The Banteay Srey Temple is also called the "Citadel of a Woman."

On the way back stop at Pradark Village, where you will see the villagers making palm sugar, handicraft for selling to tourist. It’s a nice chance for you to see the local people living at the country side with their struggling for daily life.

Afternoon will visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located south of 10 kilometers Siem Reap. We take a boat trip in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. We spend the rest of time visiting the "Chantiers Ecoles - Les Artisans d'Angkor" which provides training to young Cambodians in an effort to revive the ancient Khmer traditions of stone carving and wood sculpting. Spend the rest of time to visit one of the city’s lively open markets, Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale!

Accommodation: Park Hyatt Siem Reap: 5 Star Luxury Hotel Near Angkor Wat | Park Hyatt Siem Reap  - Park View Room

After breakfast we drive two hours to north east, your first stop is the 10th century capital of Koh Ker. Whilst there are known to be over 200 temples within the boundaries of this ancient city, only 96 have been discovered thus far and in fact most of your morning is likely to be spent at just one; Prasat Thom, much of which is partially buried. Whilst the visitor numbers vary from one day to another they are always low, and it is not uncommon for you to have the site to yourself. At the far end of Prasat Thom there is towering pyramid, somewhat reminiscent of the Mayan or Inca architecture.

Having seen more of the surrounding temples, return in the direction of Siem Reap, stopping to explore another of the lesser visited temples - Beng Mealea, similar in size to the better known Angkor Wat (both were built by Suryavarman II). Utterly swallowed by jungle, and with minimal restoration work, it is easy to imagine what it must have been like for early explorers discovering these temples for the first time. Return to Siem Reap in the late afternoon.

Accommodation: Park Hyatt Siem Reap: 5 Star Luxury Hotel Near Angkor Wat | Park Hyatt Siem Reap  - Park View Room

Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to airport for flight to Bangkok.

Arrive Bangkok By .................

Private Transfer From Suvarnabhumi International Apt To Hotel In Bangkok Private Car / English Guide

Check In At Amari Bangkok

Accommodation: Park Hyatt Bangkok: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/thailand/park-hyatt-bangkok/bkkph - Deluxe

Among the MUST SEE attractions in Thailand is a visit to Ayutthaya, the former capital of Thailand situated 76 kilometers north of Bangkok. The Thai capital for 417 years, Ayutthaya is one of Thailand's major tourist attractions. Many ancient ruins and art works can be seen in the city, which was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong. 33 kings of 5 dynasties ruled the kingdom until it was destroyed by the Burmese in 1767.

BANG PA IN , the former Royal Summer Residence, which represents a fine example of Thai architecture.

During this day trip you will visit the principal sights: Wat Sri Sanphet - this important and outstanding monastery was used as a residential palace in the reign of King Ramathibodi I.

WAT MAHATHAT with its iconic Buddha head entwined in the roots of a tree is among the most photographed sites in Ayutthaya. Built during the 14th century, the temple was an important venue for Royal ceremonies and later destroyed during the Burmese invasion in 1767, who also vandalized many Buddha images by cutting off their heads.

WAT YAI CHAIMONGKOL The chedi at this monastery is among the largest in Ayutthaya and was built by King Naresuan (1590-1605). There are many Buddha images and a beautiful garden behind this chedi. OR Visit Wat Chai Wattanaram which is the most beautiful landscape ruin temple in Ayutthaya

WAT PHANANCHEONG existed before Ayutthaya was founded as the capital. The principal 19 meters high Buddha image is made of stucco and is the most revered by the inhabitants of Ayutthaya.

This tour also includes a boat trip.

 (Boat trip is subject to change routing depend on the river condition)

Accommodation: Park Hyatt Bangkok: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/thailand/park-hyatt-bangkok/bkkph - Deluxe

Our guide pick up you from hotel and then transfer to the largest flower market in Thailand PAK KLONG TALAD the car will drop you at the market and our guide will take you walk along the market. Try some fruits, local snack, see how they make flower garland and experience to make garland and decorate lotus flower like Thai people do when they go to the temple.

And then walk through the market where you can see vegetable, flower, fruits and then continue walking to visit one of the oldest temples in Bangkok, WAT PHO houses the famous 45m (14ft) reclining Buddha as well as the original school of traditional Thai massage. At 0900am you will see and hear monk chanting (depend on the temple).

After that continue to visit GRAND PALACE, home to the most revered Buddha image in Thailand, The Emerald Buddha (which is actually made of jade or jasper, rather than emerald). From Grand Palace by walk to the pier for long-tail boat ride along the klong (canal) of Thonburi to get a flavor of local life.

Stop at WAT ARUN (you can see from outside or can get in to the temple), once the Grand Royal Temple to King Rama II. Return to the pier.

After that our guide will take you experience Tuk Tuk ride to CHINA TOWN for a first-hand look at Old Bangkok. Walk along Yaowarat Road with the shops selling everything from gold. Explore the bustling Talad Kao Market where a variety of food fresh and dry fruits, and Chinese herbs.

After that we will drop you at your choice of MBK (the most popular shopping mall for tourist) or your hotel.

End of the tour.

NOTES:

                - For temple visits, it is recommended women wear short/long-sleeved tops with full-length trousers or knee-length skirts and men wear trousers and short/long-sleeved shirts. No sandals or flip-flops allowed.

                - The monks chanting ritual only in the morning and subject to change without prior notice.

                - By Bangkok’s law, the street food stall and shops are not allow to open on Monday.

                - Please bring a copy of passport for security check before entering the palace.

                - These following clothes are strictly not allowed in Grand Palace: Shorts, mini-skirts, short skirts, tight fitting trousers, and tights ; See-through shirts and blouses, as well as culottes or quarter length trousers; Sleeveless shirts or vests; Sandals (without ankle or heel straps); Rolled-up-sleeved shirts; Sweatshirts and sweatpants, wind-cheaters, pajamas and fisherman trousers.

Accommodation: Park Hyatt Bangkok: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/thailand/park-hyatt-bangkok/bkkph - Deluxe

Free and easy

Accommodation: Park Hyatt Bangkok: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/thailand/park-hyatt-bangkok/bkkph - Deluxe

Free and easy, then our guide will pick you up to airport for flight home, trip ends!