5-day Golden Triangle Tour

Itinerary

Day 1: BANGKOK—CHIANG MAI—CHIANG RAI—CHIANG SAEN

Stop At: Mae Khachan Hot Spring, Mae Chedi Mai, Wiang Pa Pao 57260 Thailand
Arrive Chiang Mai Airport. Drive to Chiang Rai, on the way short stop at Mae Kajan Hot spring .
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Wat Rong Khun, Lahaul-Spiti Pa O Don Chai Subdistrict, Chiang Rai 57000 Thailand
Wat Rong Khun, the temple is well known for its decorations with white tone decorated reflected mirrors.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Thailand
Continue to Chiang Saen, former capital of the first Thai Kingdom, situated directly on Mekong River at border between Thailand and Laos. Visit Wat Phra Dhat Jom Kitti by climbing 383 steps to top of hill. Also visit Wat Chedi Luang and small museum nearby.
Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Golden Triangle, Sob Ruak Village, Chiang Saen 57150 Thailand
Continue by longtail speedboat upriver on the Mekong toward Golden Triangle where borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet.

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Check in at IMPERIAL GOLDEN TRIANGLE or similar hotel accommodation.


Day 2: CHIANG SAEN—DOI MAE SALONG—MAE SAI—CHIANG RAI

Stop At: Mae Sai District Office, 99 หมู่ที่ 10 Phahonyothin Rd, Tambon Wiang Phang Kham, Amphoe Mae Sai, Chang Wat Chiang Rai 57130, Thailand
Depart from Chiang Saen to Mae Sai, the northernmost Thai town on the Myanmar border. Walk around the local market with plenty of shopping opportunities. Proceed with a visit to the Fish and Monkey Cave.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai Thailand
Then continue the trip to Doi Mae Salong, passing through beautiful mountain scenery. Mae Salong lays 1800 meters above the sea level and is famous for its tea plantations. There are Chinese temples, ethnic tribes living in the area, and plenty of open air bazaars offering Chinese specialties such as tea and locally grown preserved fruits.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Baan Dam Museum, 333 Moo 13, Nang Lae, Chiang Rai 57100 Thailand
After lunch, drive to Chiang Rai where you visit the Black House (Baan Dam). This impressive structure is the unique creation of national artist, Thawan Duchanee. Part art studio, part museum, part home, Baan Dam is an eclectic mix of traditional northern Thai buildings interspersed with some outlandish modern designs.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: A Yunnan-style lunch is served at Mae Salong Villa.
Accommodation included: Check in at THE LEGEND CHIANG RAI BOUTIQUE RIVER RESORT & SPA or similar hotel.

Day 3: CHIANG RAI—THATORN—HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE

Pass By: Union Hilltribe Villages, 262 Moo 6 Ban Paoo Nanglae, Chiang Rai 57100 Thailand
Leave hotel for boat landing. Board simple longtail motorboats for three-hour journey up Kok River, passing tiny hilltribe villages, bamboo huts and jungle scenery.

Stop At: Wat Tha Ton (Phra Aram Luang), Tha Ton, Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai 50280, Thailand
After lunch, visit Wat Thatorn, a large temple complex in a very attractive setting only a few kilometers from the border with neighboring Myanmar. The temple is located on top of a hill overlooking the village of Ban Thaton and the Mae Kok River.
Duration: 45 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE.

Day 4: HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE—CHIANG MAI

Stop At: Elephant POOPOOPAPER Park Chiang Mai, 87 Moo. 10, T. Maeram, A. Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, อำเภอแม่ริม เชียงใหม่ 50180, Thailand
Drive to Elephant POOPOO PAPER Park. An eco-friendly, naturally built outdoor museum park that introduces and explains the unique steps involved in making paper products from elephant poop fibers.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Dara Pirom Palace, Dara Rasamee Border Patrol Police Camp Rim Tai Subdistrict, Mae Rim Thailand
continue to The Dara Pirom Palace Museum (closed on Monday). An elegant house of the late Princess Jao Dara Rasamee, one of the princess consorts of King Rama V, transformed into the museum full of exhibits showing the palace décor as well as Chiang Mai’s rich culture and history at the time of her life.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: THE EMPRESS HOTEL

Day 5: CHIANG MAI—BANGKOK

Stop At: Chiang mai, Pa Daet Sub-district, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
Visit the most interesting temples in Chiang Mai, like Wat Phra Singh with its famous Buddha image, Wat Chiang Man, oldest temple in Chiang Mai and built by King Mangrai, and Wat Suan Dok, housing remains of many generations of the old Chiang Mai Royal Family. Also visit Wat Doi Suthep, tucked away in the mountains at 1,056 meters above sea level.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.