Fascinating Thailand package tour North and South
14 Days / 13 Nights – Overland tour from North to South
Highlight of the program:
- Ascend to the northernmost point of Thailand In the land of the Golden Triangle
- See deep through the Hill tribes in sophisticated systems of customs, laws, and beliefs.
- Get to know the history from the beginning of Thailand in Ayuthaya and Sukhothai the World Heritage City
- Getting to know the time changes during World War II. in the part of our Country.
- Enjoy trekking and swimming in Erawan National Park.
- Touch and experience life with elephants the largest animal in the world
- Visit the must-see place in Thailand "Damnoen Saduak Floating Market"
- Have fun and excitement at the train route in the middle of the market that locals call "Railway Market"
Itinerary:
Day 1: Chiang Rai City Tour
Arrive at Chiang Rai, Pick up from Chiangrai Airport, meet and greet with our guide, start the tour today at Choui Fong Tea Plantation is the biggest and arguably the most beautiful tea plantation in Chiang Rai. Then drive to the “Golden Triangle” which is where the borders of Thailand, Burma, and Laos meet. Later you’ll take a short hike up to “Phrathat Phu Khao Temple” which has a beautiful view of the Golden Triangle. After the temple, you’ll Visit the Opium House Museum to learn more about opium and why it was once as expensive as gold. Then travel by long-tail Boat down the Mae-Klong River, cross into Laos and go to the market at Don Sao Island. Continuing to Hotel
Overnight: Phowadol Resort & Spa (Standard) or similar class
Phowadol Resort & Spa: 183 Moo 3, Tambon Rimkok, Muang Chiang Rai 57100
Meals (2) Lunch / Dinner
Day 2: Chiang Rai / Wat Rong Khun Temple / Chiang Mai / Orchid Farm / Hill Tribe Village / San Kamphaeng Village / Chiang Mai
“Wat Rong Khun Temple” the temple was built by Mr. Chalermchai Kositpipat, who is the most famous architect in Thailand. This temple was recently built and is known as the white temple, it is made from small pieces of glass. End sightseeing, and proceed to “Chiang Mai. First visit Orchid Farm which has many different kinds of orchids. Then continue to Hill Tribe Village, the tour’s main destination is a visit to different hill tribe villages, namely the Akha, the Palong, the Karen, the Lahu, the Lisu, and the Long Necks. Every tribe has its own culture, distinct colorful dress, and language, which only exists in the spoken form. Afternoon visit “San Kamphaeng Village”. At the village, you’ll see handcrafted wares such as silk, silver, and lacquer, After getting an experience of Thai Food from the first day on tour, today you will deepen your appreciation of our world-famous cuisine and understand why Thai food plays such an important part of our nation’s culture with "Chiang Mai Street Food" before driving back to the hotel in Chiangrai.
Overnight DusitD2 Chiang Mai (Delux room) or similar class
Meals (3) Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 3: Chiang Mai / Doi Suthep/ Wat Prathat Lampang Luang/ Sukhothai
After Breakfast travels up Chiangmai and sees the Golden Temple “Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep” which has a magnificent view of Chiang Mai province.
After that drive to Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, a paradigm of temple building in Lanna with a golden Chedi in Lanna architectural style containing a Holy Relic. Also in the back is another Vihan with beautiful murals on wooden walls, said to be the oldest in the North.
Continue to “Sukhothai Province” which was the first capital of Thailand from 1238-1365 A.D. Visit “Sukhothai Historical Park”.
Wat Mahathat, Wat Sra Sri, Wat Sri Sawai Temple, which is one of the World Cultural Heritage sites, designated by UNESCO.
After visiting you’ll check in at the hotel and have dinner.
Overnight: Legendha Sukhothai Historical Park Resort (Delux room) or similar class
214 Moo 3 Tambon Muang Kao Amphur Muang Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai 64210
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 4: Sukhothai / Ayutthaya Historical Park
Breakfast at the hotel, then check-out and go further to “Ayutthaya” which was the former capital of Thailand.
You will visit the ruins “Of Viharn Mongkol Bophit and “Wat Phra Sri Sanphet” which was the first temple ever built in Ayutthaya and is over 600 years old. After the Temple visits a Local Market of Ayutthaya you will see many kinds of dessert in Ayutthaya style.
Especially "Roti Saimai (Cotton Candy)". It is very well known and for sure you can see how to make it and test it!!
Then continue to Wat Mahathat is typical of the Ayutthaya ruins: large crumbling stupas surrounded by low laterite walls and rows of headless Buddhas. One Buddha's head is in a tree trunk.
After the visit drive directly to Bangkok Airport to take a flight to Hadyai.
Overnight: Centara Hotel Hat Yai (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 5: Songkla - Hadyai
After Breakfast, go to Songkhla mosque which is the biggest in Thailand as the Taj Mahal model, and go to Samila beach to see the symbol of the town a bronze mermaid.
13.30 Songkla Old Town, There are Chinese row houses, Chino-Portuguese classical Buildings, The spirit house of Guan Yu, Nang Ngam Hotel (the hotel of the beauty queen), and ancient wooden hotels decorated with an exquisite wooden-engraved pattern, including Hokkien Chinese row houses mingled with other buildings along both sides of the road. Some buildings were renovated by newly painted; however, they were not changed in structure, reflecting the importance city in terms of politics and economy dating back to the Thonburi Era. Moreover, it is the town next to the sea leading to being influenced by the culture of various races mixing with the specific culture of Songkla.
16.00 Folklore Museum The Institute for Southern Thai Studies, Thaksin University
17.00 pm Dinner at Koh Yor (Recommend but not include)
18.00 pm End of the tour transfer to hotel and Overnight
Overnight: Centara Hotel Hat Yai (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 6: Satun
After Breakfast drive to the pier to take a local longtail boat, visit "Sanlang Mangkon" (สันหลังมังกร), a tombolo or a strip of sand dune-shaped like a dragon’s spine, is a natural phenomenon amidst the Andaman sea that will appear when the tide recedes.
The sand dune originated from the deposits of over a million seashells that formed a meandering path. Next to "The Prasat Hin Pun Yod" sinkhole is a series of limestone spires just off the Satun mainland that make for a superb kayaking trip. This natural attraction is the result of millions of years of erosion and looks like a jagged rocky castle protruding out of an emerald sea. After the boat trip (around 5 hours)
Overnight: See Sea Resort (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 7: Satun - Trang - Talay Noi
After Breakfast drive to visit "Tham Le Stegodon" Tham Le Stegodon (ถาํเลสเตโกดอน) is a Cave in the elongated limestone mountain ranges that is characterized as a tunnel inside the mountain with a 4-kilometer distance extending from the cave’s mouth to the end. Inside the meandering cave were found elephant and rhino fossils from the Pleistocene Era. For sightseeing, visitors are required to kayak into the tunnel accompanied by the Park officers and villagers. The tour takes about two hours, then continue to the "Treetop walk at Thung Khai Botanical Garden"
"Treetop Walk at Thung Khai Botanical Garden", is a new tourist destination for those interested in the study of nature and flowers. Featuring a botanical Garden, a herbal garden, a botanical library, a plant museum, and a technical meeting center, the highlight is actually the Canopy Walkway, which is a 175-meter-long walking trail into a lowland jungle, spanning 3 levels of heights (10, 15 and 18 meters) and five boardwalks. For real fun, follow signs for “canopy walk” as they lead you deeper into the jungle. Seemingly out of nowhere, the first of six red steel “canopy stations” appears like the gate to a hidden treehouse village.
Leave your acrophobia behind and start the climb. Constructed in 2003, the five narrow suspension bridges are connected by observation towers with staircases that each lead higher than the last. The first walkway is only 10 meters off the ground, but further on they ascend to 18 meters -- high enough to spot bats and birds on the treetops.
End of work drive to Talay Noi
Overnight: Sri Pag Pra Resort (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 8: Thaley Noi - Pag Phanang - Nakorn Sri Thammarat
"Talay Noy", the name translates as the small sea. One of the most biodiverse sites in Thailand, Thale Noi is a vast freshwater lagoon located in the southern Thai province of Phatthalung just to the north of Songkhla Lake. The wetlands are home to more than 280 species of aquatic birds with some staying here all year round. The number of birds at Thale Noi swells in the summer months with hundreds of thousands migrating to the Phatthalung wetlands to feed on the floating marshes and carpets of lotuses and water lilies. Thale Noi is a globally important wetland site (Ramsar site) and is a must-visit attraction for birdwatchers and anybody interested in nature.
Talat Roi Pi Mueang Pak Phanang(100 Years Old Pag Phanang) is an old wooden market over 100 years with a simple and natural way of life, selling local food and desserts; such as Khanom La, Man Khi Nu (Hausa potato), tiger nut, fresh seafood, as well as dried mullet, which is a famous product and souvenir of Pak Phanang. After a visit take a ferry to Baan Kanom La(Hoi Rag) “Ban Si Sombun (Hoi Rak)” Also known as “Khanom La Village”, Ban Si Sombun was once known as "Ban Hoi Rak" and is a community famous for making Khanom La. Khanom La is a traditional dessert of the Southern region and is a famous product of Nakhon Si Thammarat province. It is made by mixing rice flour and sugar together and then pouring the flour using containers with many holes into the pan that is thinly covered by egg yolk to create a golden web and then folding the web into a roll. Khanom La is one of the five desserts used during the Festival of the 10th Lunar Month. A visit to Ban Si Sombun village allows visitors to observe the making of Khanom La as well as purchase the product.
Talung Folk Museum “BAN NANG TALUNG SUCHART SUBSIN”, the museum at the home of Suchart Subsin was founded in 1987 by Suchart and his family. The Subsin family has collected shadow puppets from various regions of Thailand and some other countries including China, Cambodia, and India. The award-winning museum has won local and international praise for its role in education and preserving ancient folk arts. Local students regularly visit the museum which has become a source of great pride to the people of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Characters from the nang talung plays have become synonymous with the city and depictions of them can be seen in various locations around Nakhon Si Thammarat and on souvenirs from the area.
"Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan" is a royal temple of the first class. Formerly named Wat Phra Borom That, this temple is one of the most important historical sites in Thailand. According to the legend of Phra Borom Thad Nakhon Si Thammarat, Prince Thanakuman, and Queen Hem Chala took Buddha relics to Hat Sai Kaeo and built a small
pagoda to mark the location. Afterward, King Si-Thamma Sokarat established the city of Nakhon Si Thammarat and built a new pagoda on it. The present pagoda has a distinctive Sri Lankan style. It is 55.78 meters high (measured by the Fine Arts Department during the renovation of the golden top in 1995). The height from the lotus base to the golden top is 6.80 meters. The top is entirely covered by pure gold. Inside the temple are many edifices especially the royal building which has beautiful architecture from the Ayutthaya period and the Sam Chom building where Phra Si Thamma Sokarat, the Buddha image attired in royal clothes, is housed. There are also the Phra Maha Phinetkrom (the equestrian image) building and the Thap Kaset building. In addition, the Khian and Pho Lanka buildings are used to display artifacts donated to the temple by Buddhists. After the temple takes a short stop for testing the popular local food of Nakorn Sri Thammarat “Kanom Cheen Sen Sod Muang Kon”. Continue to “Srichon Community”
Overnight Home Stay and BBQ Sea Food Dinner
Overnight: Home Stay Srichon (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 9: SRICHON - RATCHAPRAPA DAM
After Breakfast, drive around 2 hours to “RATCHAPRAPA DAM AND CHEOW LARN LAKE, Sitting in the heart of Khao Sok National Park, magnificent Cheow Larn Lake are one of the most beautiful locations in Thailand. Ringed by jungle-clad mountains and with vertiginous limestone karsts and submerged trees breaking the surface of the water, it’s a spectacular place to visit.
Almost as amazing as the scenery is the fact that this massive lake in southern Thailand didn’t exist prior to the 1980s. 10 am Pick up from Cheow Lan Lake Pier to board your long-tail boat Scenic tour of limestone karst formations on the way to your Rafthouse Check in to the raft house (deluxe or basic bamboo). Enjoy a traditional Thai Lunch prepared with rich southern Thai curries, delicious local vegetables, and fruit for dessert. Afternoon wildlife safari by boat, return to the raft house for a swim, relax, and enjoy the scenery.
Overnight: CHEOW LARN LAKE (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 10: RATCHAPRAPA DAM - KHAO SOK
Breakfast at the raft, explore the surrounding area by kayak check out from the hotel at 10:30 am, The tour ends around noon at the main pier.
Lunch at a Local Restaurant then drive to Khaosok for check-in.
Overnight: Khaosok Boutique Camp Resort (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 11: Tracking at Khao Sok - Over Night Night Khaosok
After Breakfast, enjoy a full day of Khao Sok trekking deep into Khao Sok National Park. As you walk along the path, your guide will give you interesting details on the different kinds of bamboo, orchids, and lianas growing in the park. You can choose from several trekking routes, including a cascading waterfall and sacred swimming pools. On your trek, keep your eyes open to see 3 species of monkeys, giant hornbills, and even gibbons.
Duration: 3 hours of moderate to challenging hiking
Overnight: Khaosok Boutique Camp Resort (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 12: Little Amazon - Jams Bond Island (Ao Phang Nga National Park)
Late morning, drive to Takuapa Town, north of Khao Lak. Get on a canoe, rowed by a professional crew, and sail along salt water in the Amazon-like swamp forest swamp "Sung Nae Canal" or so-called "Little Amazon". Get a chance to see reptiles, birds, and spectacular banyan trees. Lunch at a Local Restaurant then drive to Ao Phang Nga National Park) to take a Longtail Boat to “Jams Bond Island”
Overnight: Hotel Gahn Khao Lak (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 13: Similan Island
Early Morning welcomes you on board at the private pier to check in and pick up snorkeling equipment. Depart to Similan Islands by speed boat. Arrive at Similan Islands, first snorkeling and appreciating the underwater world, viewing beautiful fishes and colorful corals at Islands No.5 and No.6. Take you to Island No.4 (Koh Miang), relaxing at Princess Bay with your own leisure on the beach. Enjoy with quality lunch box set on Island No.4(Koh Miang). Depart from Island No.4 to Island No.9(Koh Ba Ngu) for snorkeling at Christmas Point or Namchai Bay, the highlighted area where there are attractive coral reefs and a variety of colorful fishes.
Take you to visit a Sailing rock which is the landmark of “Similan Island” at Island No.8 (Koh Similan) where you can relax, swim, take pictures, or climb up to a viewpoint on the top of a Sailing rock.
Depart from Similan with a smile and impression.
Arrive at the private pier(Tub-Lamu), and transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight: Hotel Gahn Khao Lak (Deluxe Room) or similar class
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 14: Khao Lak - Phuket
After Breakfast, before leaving from Khaolak you will visit The International Tsunami Museum and then drive to Phuket. Then drive to Phuket to visit Phuket Old Town, Old Town is an area of historical interest in the city of Phuket. The main streets of Old Town are Thalang, Phang Nga, Krabi, Dibuk, and Yoawarat. Old Town is noted for Sino-Portuguese buildings on both sides of the street. Many old buildings have been converted into shops, hotels, restaurants, and museums. After the visit drive to Phuket Airport
Meals (3): Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Price: Per Person
Share TWIN ROOM / Joint Min. 2 Travelers & gasoline maximum cost = THB-32.00 / liter
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CHILD POLICY :
- For children under 4 years and height below 110 cm, charge 50% of the adult price.
- For children 4-10 years old charge 75% of the adult price.
- For children over 10 years old charge 100% for normal price.
Tour Included :
- Room accommodation with daily breakfast
- Meals as indicated in the program
- Transportation with air conditioned vehicles
- German speaking guide
- Admission fee as mentioned
- Travel insurance
Tour excluded:
- All personal expenses
- Meals not specified in the itinerary
- Admission fee not mentioned
- All additional cost of “Compulsory” Dinner either Gala Dinner to be separately charged per person as per below date and subject to change depends on the policy of hotels that concern.
- All cost of surcharges on “ Peak Season” either “Festival” to be separate charged per room per night during below date and subject to change depends on the policy of hotels that concern.
- Expenses in addition to items such as food and beverages. All added Phone, laundry, mini bar, private spending, etc.
- Tipping Guide & Driver