This 10 days tour allows you to experience many different activities from North to South of Thailand. Starting from Chiang Mai, you’ll visit many temples, see wild elephants up close, and interact and cook with the land’s hill tribe. Then travel South to Phuket where you can spend your time swimming, snorkeling, and relaxing on some of the most beautiful sites of Thailand. Spend your night in a combination of homestays and top-notch resorts to make your trip more memorable.
Arriving in Chiang Mai, you’ll climb to the top of Doi Pui Mountain and follow the trail on the ridgeline to come and visit a Hmong village, a hill tribe that lives friendly with others and the surrounding environment. You should try some locally grown and roasted coffee. Then, keep going on and see the 800-year-old ruins before coming to Suthep Temple, one of Chiang Mai’s most popular.
Mountain Doi Pui
Return to hotel. Free time.
Included: Transportation, Accommodation.
After having breakfast at the hotel, prepare yourself for a full-day adventure in Siri Lanna National Park – the eighth-largest national park in Thailand.
It will take you two hours to drive to Mae Ngat Dam. From here you will be kayaking for 2 hours to get to your restaurant for lunch. If you want to go for a swim, just dive into the water from the deck. If you feel like you had enough activity for the day, just relax on the deck.
Bua Thong Waterfall
After lunch, you will visit Bua Thong Waterfalls, also known as the “Sticky Waterfalls” by taking a long-tail boat to return to the dam and then 30 minutes more through the mountain passes.
Included: Transportation, Accommodation, Meals: Breakfast, lunch.
On the third day of your 10 days adventure in Thailand, you’ll drive uphill past the north side of Doi Inthanon National Park. From here, take a 30-minute hike to see a waterfall and go for a midday swim (if you want to), before continuing your journey to one of the small villages in the region, outside of Mae Cham, which is belonged to the members of the Karen Tribe. Pronounced, “Kah-Ren”. They are originally from Tibet, located near Thailand – Burma border.
Stay with An Indigenous Family
Coming to the village, you’ll meet your friendly homestay family. The rest of the day, you will learn more about their culture by cooking with the hosts and learning to weave baskets from one of the elders in the village.
Overnight at the Karen family’s home.
Included: Transportation, Accommodation, Entrance fees, Meal: Breakfast.
You’ll say goodbye to the Karen family and leave early in the morning. From here, you’ll be trekking for less than two hours to find wild elephants. Spend some time watching these creatures in their natural habitat, and have lunch in the jungle.
Wild Elephant in Their Natural Habitat
Then, you’ll travel to a traditional Thai town, where the hosts Ging and Bu will greet you. You will stay overnight in their bungalow, which they built inside their longan orchard. Here you can see their antique collections and learn how to make traditional Northern Thai dishes and dine with your hosts.
Included: Accommodation, Meals: Breakfast, dinner.
Time to go South! At the detailed time, you’ll depart the homestay and power to Chiang Mai Airport. Take an approximately two-hour flight to get to Phuket.
Phang Nga Bay, Thailand
But you will get there later. First, you’ll move North and check in at the Baan Suen Jungle Lodge, where you’ll stay for two nights in Phang Nga Bay. Tonight, you can try Southern Thailand’s specialties at a restaurant that is well known for its tasty organic seafood, among other things.
Included: Private transport, Accommodation, Meals: Breakfast, dinner.
On the 6th day of your 10 days tour in Thailand, after finishing your breakfast at the lodge, you will then start today’s adventure by walking on a nature trail through a mangrove forest. After that, a drive to see Sarasin View Point, which is considered the border of Phuket and Phang Nga Bay. You’ll return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you can explore the mangrove forest by water on a kayak in a nearby estuary, or relax at the lodge in a hammock and enjoy the views.
Explore The Mangrove Forests
Included: Private transport, Accommodation, Meals: Breakfast.
You’ll wake early and spend the morning with a local fisherman in a small fishing village. Join him on his daily fishing rounds. During this trip, you can relax on a small island, and go for a swim while waiting to collect your catch.
Early Morning in A Fishing Village
Tonight you are staying in a small homestay in a Muslim fishing village, called Ban Samchong. The village is situated on the edge of Phang Nga Bay and overlooks the other islands scattered around the bay. You’ll stay among family members, with traditional Thai-style home equipment. Enjoy the simplicity of life in Southern Thailand, and have dinner on-site, you should try some local spicy food!
Included: Transportation, Accommodation, Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Coming to the final days of your Thailand tour, today, you’ll have a day trip cruising on your private long-tail boat through the limestone islands of Phang Nga Bay. Stay the night in the village will allow you to reach the iconic areas of Phang Nga Bay before the tourists coming from Phuket. The first stop will be at Khao Phing Kan and Khao Ta Poo.
Phang Nga Bay
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant on Pan-Yee Island with huge, almost vertical limestone cliffs. You’ll see lots of shacks, restaurants, and houses built on stilts over the surrounding sea.
After returning, you will check in at the elegant Aleenta Phuket Resort & Spa. Here you can take an evening walk on Natai Beach while watching the sunset over the Andaman Sea.
Included: Private transport, Accommodation, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Today is for you to do as you please. You can relax at the beach resort, sunbathe, and swim in the sea.
The resort also offers an excursion including a cooking class, a cycling excursion, and a cultural tour. Or, you can go to Phuket City to explore the colorful Sino-Portuguese architecture. A walk around town can give you a chance to visit both Thai temples and Chinese shrines, as well as museums and beautiful old mansions.
Relax on Your Last Day in Thailand
In the early evening, you can head to Thalang Road with a bustling night market. Visit the lively stalls serving tasty Thai street food before returning to your resort.
Included: Accommodation, Meals: Breakfast.
It’s time to say goodbye to Thailand! Spend your morning relaxing at the resort until it’s time to check out. You’ll transfer to Phuket airport to get to Bangkok before connecting to your international flight.
Phuket, Thailand
Included: Private transport, Accommodation, Internal Flight from Phuket to Bangkok.
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