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Here are popular day trips for Bangkok,
Chiangmai, Phuket, etc. These can be arranged in any order, and with a
private English-speaking guide and driver, or Sit In Coach. (SIC)
SIC
means you join other clients signed up for tour of the day in the same
coach. The coach will pick up clients from different hotels, and at end
of day drop clients off at selected hotels. Cost is less than using a
private guide/driver, program is more structured, some time is lost with
the pick ups and drop offs.
Bangkok
Royal Grand Palace Tour
Day Tour
for $20 land only rate based on sit in coach, private rates available.
Visit the Royal Grand Palace, then go through the dazzling Wat Phra Kaew
with its revered Emerald Buddha, the Golden Chedi, Pantheon of the
Chakri Kings, a miniature replica of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the
eight colored towers.
City & Temples Tour
Day Tour for $15 land only
rate based on sit in coach, private rates available.
Visit Wat Trimit
with its golden Buddha. Then go through Chinatown to the flower market
at Pak Klong Talad. Visit Wat Po, the temple of the Reclining Buddha.
Drive past the Royal Grand Palace along Ratchademnern Avenue, passing
the Democracy Monument, various ministries and government offices, the
Royal Plaza and the Marble Throne Hall before visiting the Marble Temple
and its galleries where the most beautiful Buddha images in various
positions are kept.
Jim Thompson's Thai House and Suan Pakkard Palace
Day Tour for $20 land only rate based on sit in coach, private rates
available.
Visit the famous house of Thailand's late "Thai silk King,"
Jim Thompson, consisting of seven very old Thai houses skillfully
grouped into one, with an outstanding collection of Thai and Asian
objects. Also visit the unique Lacquer Pavilion at Suan Pakkard Palace,
decorated with 17th-century murals in gold leaf and magnificent
woodcarvings. See old Thai architecture and a collection of rare
antiques representing every branch of Thai art.
All-Day River Cruise to Ayutthaya
Day Tour for $65 land only rate based on sit in coach, private
rates available.
Travel by air-conditioned motorcar to the picturesque
ruins of the ancient capital city of Ayutthaya, then visit the beautiful
Bang Pa-In Summer Palace. Return to Bangkok in a leisurely cruise along
the Chao Phya River in the luxurious air-conditioned Oriental Queen and
enjoy a sumptuous lunch aboard. Alternatively, the outward journey may
be on the Oriental Queen (with lunch), returning by motorcar.
All Day River Kwai and Damnernsaduak Floating Market.
Day Tour for $38 land only rate based on sit in coach, private rates available.
Travel by
air-conditioned motorcoach and then by boat to Thailand's famous
floating market at Damnernsaduak. Also visit the Bridge over the River
Kwai of film fame, the War Cemetery of Allied soldiers who perished
while building the notorious Death Railway during captivity in World War
II, and the War Museum. On the way back stop at Nakhon Pathom, where
Buddhism is believed to have first taken root in Thailand and now the
site of the country's most massive pagoda, a towering structure covered
in copper-colored tiles. (Lunch included.)
Vimanmek and Abhisek Dusit Museum
Day Tour for $15 land only rate based
on sit in coach, private rates available.
Visit Vimanmek, the
magnificent golden teakwood residence of King Chulalongkorn. Exhibits
include photographs taken during his reign (A.D. 1868-1910), antique
furniture, glassware, porcelain, and many other historical items. Then
visit the Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall, which has been converted into a
museum of Thai handicrafts made under the sponsorship of Her Majesty the
Queen.
Thai Set Dinner on Manohra Cruise
Day Tour for $50
You will
experience and enjoy the endless variety of river life - passing the
famous Wat Arun (The Temple of Dawn), the magnificent Grand Palace, the
Royal Barges boathouse, and numerous other Wats (Temples) and points of
interest. Dinner is served on board. (Please note that transfers are
not included)
Chiang Mai
City & Temples Tour
Day Tour for $15 land only rate based on
sit in coach, private rates available.
Visit Wat Chiang Mun, the oldest
temple within the city walls. Drive through many different parts of the
northern capital, passing residential areas, notable foreign
establishments, handsome government buildings and shopping at the busy
Ton Pa Yom or Som Pet Market where you can buy local products in season.
Drive through Ta Pae, the main street and shopping center, and on to
three others splendid temples: Wat Shedi Luang where the Emerald Buddha
was once enshrined; Wat Phra Singh where a 1,500 year-old Buddha image
and fine carvings are to be found; and Wat Suan Dok where the ashes of
Chiang Mai's Royal Family are interred. Proceed to Wat Jed Yod with its
seven spires and unusual architecture commemorating the year 2000 of the
Buddhist era.
Elephants at Work & Elephant Ride to Lisu Hill tribe Village
Day Tour for $75 land only rate based on minimum of 2
participants, sit in coach not available.
Visit the Elephant Training
Center where young elephants are taught forest-working skills and learn
how to grow up independently of their mothers. Then take an
approximately one-hour round trip on elephant-back to visit a Lisu
village, which is inaccessible by other means.
Chiang Rai / Chiang Saen & Golden Triangle
Day Tour for $75 land only rate based on minimum of 2
participants, sit in coach not available.
Full-day tour by road along
picturesque scenic routes, passing beautiful northern mountains and
valleys to visit Chiang Rai, the archeological remains at Chiang Saen
and the Golden Triangle, the point where the borders of Thailand,
Myanmar (Burma) and Laos meet. On the way back visit Mae Sai, the border
town. Lunch is included.
Elephant Ride and Bamboo Rafting
Day Tour for $60 land only rate based
on minimum of 2 participants, sit in coach not available.
Visit an
elephant camp in Maetang and see how elephants are trained for use in
lumber work and other skills. Then take a ride on elephant-back to a
Lisu hill tribe village through the rain forest for approximately one
hour. Take a short ride on an oxcart formerly used to transport garden
produce. Thai lunch will be provided at a restaurant near the camp.
After lunch, take an easy bamboo raft ride for an hour before returning
to hotel.
Doi Intanond National Park
Day Tour for $62 land only rate
based on minimum of 2 participants, sit in coach not available.
Visit Doi
Intanond, the highest peak in Thailand at 8,514 feet above sea level.
The whole area is now a National Park with much beautiful scenery
including waterfalls. Stops are made at a Meo hill tribe village and a
Karen hill tribe village as well as the interesting Wat Phrathat Chom
Thong. (Lunch included).
Chiang Rai Tours Mae Kok, Lahu and Karen Hill tribe villages
Day Tour for $35 to 55 depending on hotel pick up. Land
only rate based on minimum of 2 participants, sit in coach not
available.
Take a boat trip up the famous Mae Kok River to visit an
elephant-training village and the Karen, the most populous hill tribe in
Thailand. Then proceed to a Lahu village upstream to visit a less
frequented tribe and a hot spring before taking a boat back to Chiang
Rai.
Doi Tung
Day Tour for $42 to 55 depending on hotel pick up. Land
only rate based on minimum of 2 participants, sit in coach not available.
Drive north from Chiang Rai towards Mae Sai, then drive up to a
mountaintop where a most sacred and elegant temple, Doi Tung, is
located. From here, a spectacular view can be seen when the weather is
clear. The Palace of the late Princess Mother (the King's mother) can be
seen in the distance. Visit a beautiful botanical garden near the
palace. Lunch is provided.
Golden Triangle, Mae Sai and Hill tribe villages.
Day Tour for $47 to 52
depending on hotel pick up.
Land only rate based on minimum of 2
participants, sit in coach not available
Drive north from Chiang Rai to Mae Chan to visit Yeo and Akkha hilltribe
villages where their highly skilful and beautiful artifacts can be
purchased. Then drive to Chiang Saen and visit Wat Chedi Luang, the
first temple founded there. Next, take the road alongside the Mekong
River for 12kms to the Golden Triangle, where the borders of the three
countries meet— Thailand, Myanmar and Loas. After lunch at the Golden
Triangle, proceed to Mae Sai at the northernmost tip of Thailand
bordering Myanmar, through which passes an ancient trade route leading
to Myanmar and Yunnan in China. Here many Burmese and local handicrafts
are on display.
Hill tribe villages and elephant safari in Chiang Rai
Day Tour for $55
to 90 depending on hotel pick up. Land only rate based on minimum of 2
participants, sit in coach not available.
Depart the hotel and take a
long tail boat to Karen hill tribe village (50 minutes). After a visit
of the hill tribe village, take a ride on elephant to a Yao hill tribe
village (1 hour 30 minutes). Lunch at a local restaurant is followed by
a short trek to Huey Maesai waterfall. A stop is made at the Akha
village on way back to your hotel.
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