WKT 017 Chiang Mai - Ang Khang - Tha Ton

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North Thailand

Chiang Mai, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai

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5 days/4 nights - starts every day in the week

B= Breakfast / L= Lunch / D= Dinner

We can modify this program if you already have arranged a hotel in Chiang Mai

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This go round tour is arranged privately only for your party. The program can be extended with other activities in The North as well as other parts of the country.

Day 1 - Arrival in Chiang Mai

Folklore at Galare Food Centre

Meet and greet in Chiang Mai Airport or Train Station.

Transfer to Suriwongse Hotel, located right at the famous Night Bazaar. The rest of the day at your own interests.

A short walking distance from the hotel you will find the place called Galare Food Centre. In the evening you can watch superb local dancing, free of charge. Show starts 20:30

Night in superior room at Suriwongse Hotel

Wat Doi Suthep possession

Day 2 - Wat Doi Suthep, Home Industry & Thai massage (B + L)

09:00 - Private tour in air conditioned minivan. We visit the holy mountain of Doi Suthep with its magnificent temple where we have a splendid view of the whole of Chiang Mai town.

The Buddhist faith has many rituals and we shall see locals light up incense sticks, donate money and present lotus flowers to the icons of the temple. The monks recite holy scripts while they spray holy water on the worshippers.

Siddhartha Gauthama, better known as The Buddha, was in fact a prince from northern India, who lived 560 to 480 years before Christ. The official year in Thailand is therefore 2551.

According to the legend the temple on Doi Suthep was build here because of, a white elephant carrying relics of Buddha, suddenly ran away from a parade going through Chiang Mai. The white elephant headed for this mountain, which was covered in forest, and began climbing pursued by monks. After some time the elephant had reached high up the mountain but was now on the verge of collapse. It trumpeter three times with its trunk and then it died. The monks perceived this as an omen that this place was holy and therefore the temple was build here.

When we return to Chiang Mai City we enjoy a delicious international buffet lunch on the way. The afternoon we spend at the craft village where we see the production of silk, from cocoon to weaving, and the sliver smith.

On the way back to our hotel we have now deserved one hour of relaxing traditional Thai massage. Dressed in a special massage outfit we enjoy the treatment while our sore muscles are worked on. Thai massage is a several hundred years old art form and all the staffs here have graduated from the best schools in Chiang Mai.

Night in superior room at Suriwongse Hotel

Burmesisk munk. Det er ikke forbudt for en munk at ryge

Buddhism is very tolerant!

Why not enjoy a good cigar

Massage after the tour

Day 3 – Ang Khang (B + L)

Akha – meet me in the North

08:00 - We will today be heading for the North of Thailand.

On the way out of town we will stop at the Orchid and Butterfly farm with most types of Thai orchids.

Continuing through mountainous landscapes we arrive in Ang Khang, called the Swiss Alps of Thailand.

This place is known for the successful Royal Ang Khang Research Station there have showed great results in introducing alien fruits, vegetables and other crops to be cultivated in Thailand. The Research Station is under the patronage of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, The King of Thailand.

About noon we will have our lunch break with Thai set menu and Ang Khang special dishes.

After lunch we visit the different hill tribe villages. The Muse & Lahu people in the area there now benefits form the research program. Before the hill tribe’s only source of income came from growing opium. Now thanks to the stations research the farmers now grow high income crops as a replacement for opium.

This area is right on the borderline to Burma (Myanmar) and we will also visit Kob Dhong village where can see Burma’s military camp only 100 meters from Thailand

After this exciting experience we climb down the mountain and will soon be on the lowland plateau again.

We will be heading for the charming town of Tha Ton with the Big Buddha landmark to be seen from miles away.

Night in superior room Tha Ton Chalet

Karen Padaung / Long Neck

Day 4 – Long Neck, Long Tail & Elephant Ride. (B + L)

Check out after breakfast and visit a branch of the Karen tribe. The Karen Padaung. These are a predominant tribe, once occupying central Myanmar before the Myanmar arrived from the north. Most commonly known as the Long-Neck, this term signifies the practice of adorning their women with brass rings around the neck. The origin of the ring-wearing ritual remains unclear, resulting in many possible sometimes embarrassing explanations. According to the Padaung legend, the mother of their tribe was a dragon with a long beautiful neck and their unique custom is an imitation of her. Some people claim that the ring-wearing arose out of a need to protect woman from tiger attacks.

On the Nam Mae Kok River vi board a long-tail boat and pass Teak plantations on the mountain slopes and the fishermen reaping the riches of the river, before we arrive to a Karen Village on the river bank.

The Karen has had training elephants as a skill for centuries. We take a ride in the nature surroundings.

The trip continues to the city of Chiang Rai. We check in at Wangcome Hotel only 5 minutes walk form the night marked.

Night in Deluxe Room Wangcome Hotel .

Day 5 – Golden Triangle & Mae Sai (B + L)

We head for the most Northern tip of Thailand Mae Sai. This is the border town into Burma and a lot of traders are offering different goods for sale. Gem stones, cheap Chinese electronics and tobacco are among the most common items.

We follow the borderline and arrive to Sop Ruak from where you can view Laos and Burma from across the mighty Mekong River from Thailand. Her we take lunch and visit the opium museum hereafter.

At 13:30 this will be the end of the itinerary and you can now choose if you want to be driven to Chiang Rai Airport for connecting flight to Bangkok or if you would like to continue with the transport 4 hours back to Chiang Mai.