Bangkok, 3 Nights Northern Thailand and Phuket

Grand Palace Wat Mahathat Wat Sri Sawai Wat Sra Sri Motorboat Wat Doi Saket Wat Prathat Doi Suthep long-necked women of the Padaung ethnic group Railway Market Phuket Phuket Phuket

Description

Category
Smart (Scheduled Tour) Half Board 3 & 4 Stars en, es, it
Price includes - Hotel in Standard room with breakfast - Meals as per program - Transfers and excursions as scheduled - English Speaking guide - Assistance during the entire stay - 24-hour "URGENCY" telephone number - During long transfers, water and refreshing wipes. Price does not include - Flight Chiang Mai - Bangkok on day 5 - Flight Bangkok - Phuket on day 6 - Intercontinental flights - Anything not mentioned in "The price includes" - Special supplements imposed by some hotels such as dinners and obligatory extras during the Christmas and New Year periods or other holidays
First Category (Scheduled Tour) Half Board en, es, it
Price includes - Hotel in Standard room with breakfast - Meals as per program - Transfers and excursions as scheduled - English Speaking guide - Assistance during the entire stay - 24-hour "URGENCY" telephone number - During long transfers, water and refreshing wipes. Price does not include - Flight Chiang Mai - Bangkok on day 5 - Flight Bangkok - Phuket on day 6 - Intercontinental flights - Anything not mentioned in "The price includes" - Special supplements imposed by some hotels such as dinners and obligatory extras during the Christmas and New Year periods or other holidays

Program

Day 1:
BANGKOK
Transfer from the airport (Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang) to the hotel. Half day visit to the Royal Palace, symbol of the nation and the most glorified monument in the whole country. Inside we visit Wat Phra Keo which houses the Emerald Buddha, the Golden Chedi, the Pantheon of the Chakri Kings and the Eight Colored Towers. Photography is permitted outside the palace and around the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, but not inside the buildings. Appropriate clothing is required to visit the palace: T-shirts and shorts are not permitted, you must wear long-sleeved shirts or otherwise have shoulders covered and knee-length trousers or skirts. You are required to take off your shoes to enter the temples. Back to the hotel.

Day 2:
BANGKOK - BANGKOK - AYUTTHAYA - PHITSANULOK - SUKHOTHAI (Breakfast, Lunch)
Departure from Bangkok to reach the Bang Pa In Summer Palace, the place where the royals of Thailand took refuge to escape the heat of Bangkok in the summer. You stroll through peaceful gardens, graced with lotus-covered ponds and beautiful residences, each built in a unique style as a fusion of traditional Siamese and European styles fashionable at the time. We visit the most particular palaces before leaving for the nearby Ayutthaya, the ancient capital of Siam, founded in 1350. Arrival at the Archaeological Park, one of the richest in all of Asia, and visit the most important temples: the Wat Mahathat, Wat Phrasrisanphet and Wat Mongkolbophit. It starts again with a northerly direction to reach Sukhothai. Lunch in a typical restaurant along the road. We reach Phitsanuloke for a short visit to Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, a temple that houses one of the most revered and famous Buddha images in the country, the best example of the artistic style of the Sukhothai period. We reach Sukhothai in the late afternoon. Arrival at the hotel.

Day 3:
SUKHOTHAI - CHIANG RAI (Breakfast, Lunch)
Early morning departure to reach the nearby Archaeological Park, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here we visit Wat Srisawai, Wat Mahathat and Wat Sra Sri. After about two hours of travel we arrive at Wat Phrasrirattanamahatat "Chalieng", one of the most famous pre-Angkorian sites in the country, dating back to the Angkor Thom period. After the visit we set off again towards Chiang Rai, making a stop along the way at Wat Phra That Suthon, a very original and colorful temple, strongly influenced by the Burmese artistic style. Lunch in a typical restaurant. Continue to the center of Chiang Rai to visit the most important temples of the city, Wat Phra Kaew. It is here that the Emerald Buddha was found in 1434, which is now visible at the homonymous temple inside the Royal Palace in Bangkok. Arrival at the hotel.

Day 4:
CHIANG RAI - CHIANG MAI (Breakfast, Lunch)
Departure for Chiang Saen to embark on motor launches for a trip on the Mekong River, which here marks the border between Thailand and Laos. We arrive at the famous Golden Triangle viewpoint, from which we observe the shores of Burma, Laos and Thailand. Visit to the interesting Opium Museum. Lunch in a typical restaurant. Return to Chiang Rai to visit the famous Wat Rong Khun, known as the White Temple. One of a kind, this temple was conceived in a dream by a world famous local artist and built entirely at his expense. The style, extremely modern and imaginative, is totally different from any other Buddhist temple. Departure to reach Chiang Mai via Doi Sakhet, passing by national parks and through a very luxuriant nature typical of the north of the country. Arrive in the city and visit the temple of Wat Prathat Doi Suthep, the most revered and famous temple in the North. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 5:
CHIANG MAI - BANGKOK (Breakfast)
Early morning departure for the visit of the famous long-necked women of the Padaung ethnic group Transfer to the airport for the flight to Bangkok (Flight not included. Flight to be booked after 15.00) Transfer from the airport (Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang) to the hotel.

Day 6:
BANGKOK - PHUKET (Breakfast)
Early morning departure from Bangkok to reach the Damnersaduak pier in the Ratchaburi province, where one of the liveliest and most colorful floating markets in the whole of Asia is located. We pass through Mae Klong and visit the so-called Railway Market, unique in the world in that a train passes through slow speed through the market at certain times of day, forcing vendors to move their wares quickly. We arrive at the floating market, where people, aboard traditional pirogues loaded with fruit, vegetables and other products, meet to buy and sell. Trade takes place from boat to boat creating a floating market. Return to Bangkok and transfer to the hotel. Daily excursion on SIC basis with departure only in the morning at 7:00. Transfer from hotel to airport (Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang). Flight to Phuket (Flight not included. Flight to be booked after 16.00) Transfer from Phuket airport to Phuket hotel. (No Guides)

Day 7:
PHUKET (Breakfast)
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8:
PHUKET (Breakfast)
Overnight at the hotel

Day 9:
PHUKET (Breakfast)
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10:
PHUKET (Breakfast)
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11:
PHUKET(Breakfast)
Check out hotel. Transfer from Phuket hotel to Phuket airport. (No Guides)

Price includes

- Hotel in Standard room with breakfast
- Meals as per program
- Transfers and excursions as scheduled
- English Speaking guide
- Assistance during the entire stay
- 24-hour "URGENCY" telephone number
- During long transfers, water and refreshing wipes.

Price does not include

- Flight Chiang Mai - Bangkok on day 5
- Flight Bangkok - Phuket on day 6
- Intercontinental flights
- Anything not mentioned in "The price includes"
- Special supplements imposed by some hotels such as dinners and obligatory extras during the Christmas and New Year periods or other holidays

Itinerary

Accommodations provided in each place