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ANICIENT CAPITALS - 6 Days / 5 Nights
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ANICIENT CAPITALS - 6 Days / 5 Nights |
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ARRIVE BANGKOK | |
| Arrive in
Bangkok and transfer to hotel. In the early afternoon proceed to the Royal
Grand Palace (closed on Sundays – the alternative is the National Museum).
See Wat Phra Kaeo, the holiest Buddhist site in the country, housing the
Emerald Buddha; the Golden Chedi; the Pantheon of the Chakri Kings and the
Eight Coloured Towers. Overnight in Bangkok.
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BANGKOK - AYUTHAYA (B, L) | |
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breakfast, board a cruise upriver to the former capital of Thailand,
Ayuthaya. Visit the Historical Park and its temples among them Wat Phra Si
Sanphet, Wat Phra Mahathat, Wat Phra Meru, Wat Yai Chaya Mongkol and the
ancient ruins of Wat Chai Wattanaram. Lunch during the cruise. Dinner at
leisure. Overnight in Ayuthaya.
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AYUTHAYA - SUKOTHAI (B, L) | |
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breakfast, drive to Sukothai, via Lopburi. Lunch at a local restaurant in
Pithsanulok. Short drive to Sukhothai, Thailand’s first capital, ruling Siam
from the mid-13th century to the late 14th century, the “Golden Age” of Thai
culture and visit the Sukhothai Historical Park. Overnight in Sukothai.
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SUKOTHAI - CHIANG MAI (B, L, D) | |
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After breakfast, drive to and visit Sri
Satchanalai, a less restored and less visited site. Continue to Lampang, and
stop for lunch at a local restaurant. Reach Chiang Mai in the afternoon and
visit its main temples within the city walls: Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Chiang
Man and Wat Phra Singh. In the evening enjoy a Kantoke dinner spectacle
accompanied by a hill tribe dance show. Overnight in Chiang Mai.
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CHIANG MAI - CHIANG SAEN (B, L) | |
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breakfast, drive up Doi Suthep mountain overlooking Chiang Mai to visit Wat
Phrathat Doi Suthep. After lunch at a local restaurant, drive northwards to
Chiang Rai and Chiang Saen, a former Lanna principality dating back to 1328.
Overnight in Chiang Saen.
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CHIANG SAEN - MAE SAI - CHIANG RAI (B, L) | |
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breakfast, visit Wat Phra That Chom Kitti and Wat Chedi Luang before heading
to Sop Ruak, a small trading village and the actual point where Thailand,
Myanmar and Laos meet. Continue to Mae Sai, the northernmost Thai town on
the Myanmar border. Walk around the local market or cross the border to the
Burmese town of Takhilek. After lunch at a local restaurant, drive to Chiang
Rai and transfer to the airport for onward flight.
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