Itinerary in brief
Day 1: Bangkok - Ayutthaya - Lopburi - Phitsanulok
Day 2: Phitsanulok - Sukhothai - Sri Satchanalai - Lampang
Day 3: Lampang - Lampoon - Chiang Mai
Day 4: Chiang Mai
Day 5: Chiang Mai - Thatorn
Day 6: Thatorn - Chiang Rai
Day 7: Chiang Rai - Bangkok

This is an example of one of our classic tailor-made holidays in Thailand - we'll be pleased to design similar Thailand vacations with dates and itinerary customised to your personal preferences.

A week of exploration in the lush, beautiful and inspiring Northern Thai Provinces taking in the famous abandoned Thai capital Ayutthaya enroute. This is a cultural tour that will awe you - exotic locations, stunning views, cultural insights and great experiences. You will touch on the heart of what makes Thai's Thai.

Detail Itinerary

Day 1: Bangkok - Ayutthaya - Lopburi - Phitsanulok (L,D)
Rise early to be picked up for the journey from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, former capital of Thailand. The main sights are the gigantic bronze statues of Wat Mongkol Borpith, the three ancient pagodas at Wat Phra Srisanpetch and Wat Pranangcherng. Continue your trip via Saraburi to Phra Buddha Badh with its shrine of the holy footprint of Lord Buddha. Enjoy a delicious lunch in Lopburi. After lunch, visit the museum at Narai Raja Nives Palace, the Prang Sam Yod (Sacred Three-Spired Pagoda), ruins of Wat Phra Sri Ratana Maha Dhat, as well as the Monkey Temple. Your bus will bring you to Phitsanulok where you will check in at your hotel.
Overnight at the Amarin Lagoon Hotel or similar.

Day 2: Phitsanulok - Sukhothai - Sri Satchanalai - Lampang (B,L,D)
After breakfast, visit Wat Maha Dhat with its revered Buddha statue, Phra Buddha Jinaraj. Continue for Sukhothai, where you will visit the famous ruins of Thailand's first capital (1257-1379). See Wat Maha Dhat, the Ramkamhaeng Museum, Wat Sra Sri and Wat Sri Chum. After lunch at a local restaurant, continue to Sri Satchanalai, a northern outpost town of the Kingdom of Sukhothai, built by King Ramkamhaeng. Here you will visit Wat Chang Lom, Wat Chedi Jet Thaew, Wat Nang Phya and Wat Phra Sri Ratana Maha Dhat on the site of the Khmer fort "Chalieng". Continue to Lampang and check in at your hotel.
Overnight  at the Lampang River Lodge or similar.

Day 3: Lampang - Lampoon - Chiang Mai (B,L,D)
After breakfast, depart for Ko Kah to see Wat Phra Dhat Lampang Luang, housing the only Emerald Buddha other than the one at Wat Phra Keo in Bangkok. Continue to visit Wat Phra Keo Don Tao, a very interesting Burmese-style temple, plus Wat Chedi Sao, with its many small pagodas. Continue to Lampoon, where you will visit the famous Wat Haripoonchai, built in 1157 - one of the most sacred monuments in the North of Thailand. Continue to Chiang Mai to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon visit Handicraft Villages, to observe manufacturing of lacquer ware, spinning and weaving of Thai Silk and paper umbrella making. Also visit a famous Thai wood-carving factory, with the possibility of purchasing Burmese antiques. Check in at your hotel in the afternoon.19:30-21.00 Khao Soy Dinner, a signature dish of northern Thai cuisine at "Just Khao Soy Restaurant".

Optional: Opportunity for bargain-hunters to visit city's night market.
Overnight at the Amari Rincome Hotel or similar  

Day 4: Chiang Mai (B,L,D)
After breakfast enjoy a Chiang Mai city tour, where you will visit the most interesting temples in Chiang Mai, like Wat Phra Singh with its famous Buddha image, Wat Chiang Man, the oldest temple in Chiang Mai (built by King Mangrai), and Wat Suan Dok, housing remains of many generations of the old Chiang Mai royal families. Also visit Wat Doi Suthep, tucked away in the mountains at 1,056 meters above sea level. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. The afternoon is free at your own leisure.

19:15-22:15 Kantoke Dinner. Enjoy a typical Thai dinner with presentation of ancient dances from northern Thailand, followed by a performance of dances and songs of various hilltribes.

Optional: Opportunity for bargain-hunters to visit city's night market.
Overnight at the Amari Rincome Hotel or similar  

Day 5: Chiang Mai - Thatorn (B,L,D)
After breakfast, depart Chiang Mai to visit an orchid farm. Continue your tip with a visit at the Mae Ping elephant camp and watch elephants handling the huge logs. The elephants' strength and strategic teamwork will amaze you.
Recommended Option:
Take one-hour elephant safari into the surrounding countryside.
Extra: Baht 600.- per person (two person per elephant).

Enjoy lunch at Ban Krating Resort from where you will continue to Thatorn via Chiang Dao and Fang. En route, visit Chiang Dao Cave at Wat Tham Chiang Dao. The caverns are full of sacred Buddha images and natural formations. The main cave is illuminated by electric lights, while deepest recesses can be explored with oil lanterns.In the late afternoon, arrive in Thatorn, a small village just a few kilometers from the Burmese border. Check in at your hotel.
Overnight at the Mae Kok River Village Resort or similarr

Day 6: Thatorn - Chiang Rai (B,L,D)
After breakfast, depart Thatorn for a  visit of Ban Lorcha, a Phami Akha hilltribe community center. This community-based tourism development project promotes sustainable, self-reliant development to improve the quality of life of villagers of this Akha Community, and is a model for tourism in Hilltribe villages. Drive to Ban Pha Tai and board on motor-powered traditional boats for three-hour journey down Kok River, passing tiny hilltribe villages, bamboo huts and jungle.At noon, you will arrive in Chiang Rai and disembark at The Legend Chiang Rai Boutique River Resort and Spa. Check in at the hotel and enjoy a relaxing lunch at the Legend Chiang Rai Boutique River Resort & Spa.In the early afternoon, continue to explore Chiang Rai City, and be stunned by sights such as Wat Phra Keo where the much venerated Emerald Buddha image was once enshrined and Wat Phrasing where one of the most beautiful Buddha images in Chiang Saen style is enshrined. Visit the statue of King Mengrai who built Chiang Rai City and the Hilltribe Museum and a local market before returning to the hotel. Overnight at The Legend Chiang Rai Boutique River Resort & Spa or similar

Day 7: Chiang Rai - Bangkok (B,L)
After breakfast, depart Chiang Rai by minibus to visit the Golden Triangle where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. Take a short boat ride on the mighty Mekong River and enjoy a picnic lunch on board. Your journey will end with a transfer to Chiang Rai Airport.

12:35 Depart Chiang Rai by TG-133 (Air Ticket is not included).
13:50 Arrive in Bangkok with transfers to your Bangkok hotel.

Itinerary: Due to the nature of the tour, the weather, road condition, local circumstance, prevailing safety factors, the route & itinerary may vary to those published but the content of the tour will remain similar. The final decision of the actual itinerary will be made by the tour operator's staff on the day of the tour.

Destination: Thailand (Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Lopburi, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai)
Activity: Hilltribe Tour, Historical Tour, Local Life Style
Start City: BangkokTour
Type: Join In / Private
Departure Date: Daily departure for private tour. Every Wednesday & Sunday for join-in tour.

Price: Contact us today for more details.