Arrive at Bangkok airport where your guide is waiting for you and transfer to the hotel. Free time until check-in at the hotel according to availability (normally the rooms are available after 2:00 p.m.)
After breakfast, this excursion includes a visit to the temple of the reclining Buddha, then transfer by tuk-tuk to the flower market and the Royal Palace, one of the most beautiful examples of the Siam courts. Formerly it used to be used as the residence of the kings of Thailand. Here you can admire palaces used on different occasions: the funeral palace, the reception palace, the throne room, the coronation room, the house of the royal guests and the wonderful temple of the Emerald Buddha. Lunch in a restaurant along the river. In the afternoon, a walk along the river and in the canals with a visit to the museum of royal boats and the Temple of Aurora. Transfer from the hotel to the Banyan Tree Bangkok and a dinner cruise Apsara Cruise.
Meeting with the guide at the reception of your hotel and transfer to 80 km southwest of the city to visit the famous train market. Watch as the train approaches the market the merchants fold their stalls to allow the train to cross the middle of the market! After the visit is over, we will go to the Damnoen Saduak floating market. There we will take a boat to navigate the canals until we reach the market and observe how fruit, vegetables, etc. are traded. At the end of the excursion, we will return to your hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel, check-out and transfer to Bangkok airport for the flight to Chiang Mai.
Arrival at Chiang Mai airport. Visit Wat Doi Suthep, a superbly located temple, perched on top of a wooded mountain at 1000 meters high. This sacred temple offers a spectacular view of the city, as well as a great variety of images and frescoes. Then, we will descend and tour the largest market in the city, Talat Warorod, before finishing with two important temples, Wat Chedi Luang and Wat Phra Singh. Wat Phra Singh, the Temple of the Lion Buddha, is the most visited in Chiang Mai, built in 1345 and one of the most prominent examples of Lanna architecture, and the epicenter of Songkran festivities among the Buddhist faithful. Then, you will visit Wat Chedi Luang, built around 600 years ago around a partially ruined Lanna-style chedi dating from 1441, believed to be one of the tallest structures in ancient Chiang Mai. Apart from these two temples, you will also visit Wat Suan Dok, which houses the remains of many generations of the Chiang Mai Royal Family.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Chiang Mai Thaicookery School for a half day Thai cooking class. After finishing, transfer back to the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with your guide to leave for Patara Elephant Farm, where we will get to know these animals very closely. We will do a training session that includes, hiking to find the elephant in the jungle, where we will learn about the agricultural management of the elephant and the elephant breeding program. We will get closer and be with the elephants, where we will also learn and observe their temperament, and we will also coincide with their time to eat. We will learn about daily health care for elephants, pregnancy tests and caring for the mother with her babies. Learn about elephant skin care and bathe it in the river. We will make a trip on the back of the elephant to a waterfall, where we will have a picnic lunch and refresh ourselves. When finished, return to the farm for the elephant feeding time. After a photoshoot with the elephants, return to the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Chiang Mai airport to take the flight to Krabi. Arrival at Krabi airport and transfer to the hotel for check in.
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day at leisure.
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day at leisure.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from hotel in Krabi to Phi Phi Island without guide
Free day at leisure.
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day at leisure.
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day at leisure.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Krabi airport to take the flight to your next destination.
