TOUR OVERVIEW

Price From : 4,400 - 16,900 Baht 

If you have three days in Chiang Mai this three-day package of tours will take in all the most famous sites as well as getting you off the main tourist trails. You will visit Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and the highest mountain in Thailand situated in Doi Inthanon National Park

TOUR DESCRIPTION

Day 1 - Chiang Mai city tour

Get ready for an early start on day one of this three-day package as we need to get out into the city early to catch the monks go about their early morning alms rounds. You will get to see the lively city of Chiang Mai at this early hour as the city's population goes about its morning business. Amongst the hustle of the morning market, you will get to offer alms (make food offerings) to the monks as they go about their morning alms round. The next part of the morning tour will be to take the winding road up the mountain to Chiang Mai's most prominent and important Temple Doi Suthep. In the morning you will enjoy a more calm and cool visit to this spectacular temple as you will miss the tourist crowds and avoid the heat of the day. After the temple, you will head down the mountain where you will be provided with a local breakfast. After breakfast, we will take in a couple more of the cities interesting temples. You will see Wat Chedi Luang which was once Chiang Mai's highest structure and we will see Wat Srisuphan which is at the heart of the silver-making area on Wualai Rd. Our final stop of the day will be a Warorot Market to see firsthand one of the commercial areas frequented by locals in their droves to purchase fresh and dried food items of all descriptions. As you were awake at an early hour you may be ready to be returned to your hotel this can be arranged however if you did want to extend your tour into the afternoon we can arrange a visit to The Chiang Mai Art and Culture Museum. This local muse lies at the heart of Chiang Mai. Various exhibits are offered in this recently refurbished muse detailing the historic Lanna way of life.

Overnight

Chiang Mai
 

Day 2 - Doi Inthanon and Pa Dok Siew Nature hike

Another early start will be required on day two especially if you want to catch the Saturday Buffalo Market at Sanpatong! We will depart Chiang Mai and if you are doing this tour on a Saturday we will make a stop at the weekly Sanpatong Buffalo Market. This is a once-weekly market where buffaloes and a variety of other livestock are traded. Around this agricultural market, a large local market springs up in the morning offering a whole host of local items and foodstuffs to the hungry market-goers.

The tour will continue to Doi Inthanon National Park. You will first visit the spectacular Wachiritharn Waterfall and then onto the start of the Mae Klang Luang trail. This trail will get you well away from the main tourist route and allow you to see a very interesting cross-section of this stunning national park. The trail will first follow a forested route downhill before the trail meets the river. You will spend some time following the river. The trail will pass Pa Dok Siew Waterfall where at the base if you want to cool off please feel free to take a dip in the cool waters. The trail will eventually open out into agricultural land which surrounds Mae Klang Luang Karen village. you will see coffee bushes and rice paddies. We will make a stop at a local coffee house where they roast, hand grind, and prepare freshly brewed coffee from the hills surrounding the village.

It will then be time for lunch. Lunch will be taken at a local Karen restaurant and then you will board the minibus to see some of the other popular sights Inthanon has to offer. You will see the two majestic king and queen pagodas at the top of the mountain and enjoy the views from this high vantage point. You will visit the highest part of Doi Inthanon which is also Thailand’s highest mountain and you will walk the Angkha Nature Trail (400m short walk) where you will see a unique variety of flora which only flourishes at this high altitude.

If you have not already seen enough waterfalls you can take the option to see Mae Ya which is Doi Inthanon’s biggest falls (However the part authorities does close this waterfall in the wet season months as a safety precaution against water surges after heavy rainfall

Overnight

Chiang Mai

Day 3 - Chiang Rai

On day three we will leave Chiang Mai to visit Chiang Rai Province and The Golden Triangle, the meeting point of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. After collecting you from your Chiang Mai hotel your first stop will be Maekhajan hot springs a good spot to take a morning cup of coffee before heading up to Chiang Rai where will stop i to see the stunning Wat Rong Khun, frequently referred to as The White Temple. Chiang Saen which is situated on the banks of the mighty Mekong River is the next stop. Chiang Saen was once the site of an important northern Thai kingdom and much surviving architecture and Buddha images can be found in this area we will see one of the better-preserved temples - Wat Chedi Luang. A short drive from Chiang Saen will bring us to the Golden Triangle meeting points of Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos. Here you will have the option of a boat trip across the Mekong River to the Laos island of Don Sao. The tour will proceed to Mae Sai the Thai border town with Myanmar this is a good spot for some shopping, dried foodstuffs and counterfeit goods such as handbags and CD/DVD’s are all in abundance here. You will also get a glimpse of Myanmar itself with it only being situated a mere ten meters away across the river or if you feel more adventurous we can arrange for you to pop over the border into the Burmese town of Tachilek. On the return to Chiang Mai, we can arrange an option to visit the Long Neck village.

Note: You will be required to show your original passport if you want to take the boat ride on the Mekong to the Laos side. Please bring this with you if you want to take this option.

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