Name: Grand Tour of Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai & Phuket withOptional Cambodia Ext.
Start: 2025-02-28T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-13T21:00:00-04:00

**Grand Tour of Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai & Phuket**
**with Optional Cambodia Extension**
FEBRUARY 28, 2025-MARCH 13, 2025

If you’re wondering what it takes for a country to earn the nickname the Land of Smiles, you’ll find the answer on this small group Adventure Tour of Thailand. Go off the beaten path to discover that the locals are as nice as it gets, each regional dish hits a spicy-salty-sweet high note, and that everything from ancient sites to local fishing villages recall a history that goes back thousands of years.
WHATS INCLUDED:

* 12 nights in handpicked hotels
* 12 breakfasts
* 4 lunches
* 4 dinners with beer or wine
* 1 cooking class
* 4 food tastings
* 12 sightseeing tours
* Expert Tour Director & local guides
* Private deluxe motor coach
* 3 on-tour flights

HIGHLIGHTS OF TOUR

* Grand Palace
* Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
* Organic Thai farm visit
* Ayutthaya Historical Park
* Oolong tea plantation
* Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
* Thai cooking class
* Chiang Mai Night Market
* ChangChill elephant sanctuary
* Buddhist monk chat
* Ao Phang Nga Bay National Park

**Day 1: Travel day**
Board your overnight flight to Bangkok today
**Day 2: Arrival in Bangkok**
Welcome to Thailand! Settle in to your hotel tonight.
**Day 3: Sightseeing tour of Bangkok**
This morning, join your Tour Director on a sightseeing tour of Bangkok. Explore the sprawling Grand Palace complex, Step inside the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho)the famous 150-foot-long statue of Buddha, Tour the city’s canals, called klongs, on a speedboat and converted rice barge.
**Day 4: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Maeklong Railway Market & organic farm**
Ride through canals and villages on a long-tail boat to arrive at the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market where locals sell goods. Explore the Maeklong Railway Market. Take part in a hands-on planting workshop with the local farmers
**Day 5: Ayutthaya Historical Park & flight to Chiang Rai**l
Journey to Ayutthaya, Thailand’s capital, guided tour of the Ayutthaya Historical Park. Tour the ruins of palaces and monasteries, which are decorated with statues of the Buddha draped in saffron robes
Flight to the town of Chiang Rai, where buddhist shrines and the ruins of ancient civilizations, dot the hills.
**Day 6: Mekong River cruise & oolong tea plantation tour**
Spend today exploring the waterways, villages, and markets outside of Chiang Rai. Board a long-tail boat and venture past hill tribe villages along the Mekong River. Visit the Golden Triangle, where the three countries of Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos meet on the Mekong River
Head to an oolong tea plantation for a tour
**Day 7: Chiang Mai via Wat Rong Khun, Doi Suthep & cooking class**
Enjoy the stunning scenery as you stop at some of the region’s most impressive temples and historic sites on your way to Chiang Mai.
Stop at Wat Rong Khun, the otherwordly “White Temple” which blends modern art with traditional Buddhist symbolism. Take a cable car to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. On to Chiang Mai & take part in a Thai cooking class.
**Day 8: Chiang Mai Night Market**
Free day in Chiang Mai
**Day 9: Sightseeing tour of ChangChill elephant sanctuary**

* Learn about Asian elephants as you watch them roam freely during a hands-off elephant exploration walk along the hillsides.
**Day 10: Buddhist monk visit & flight to Phuket**
This morning, visit the Wat Suan Dok Buddhist temple where you’ll meet a resident monk to discuss Buddhism and learn how the monks of the temple live. This afternoon, fly to Phuket

**Day 11: Sightseeing tour of Ao Phang Nga Bay & Talu Island canoeing**
Depart Phuket Island and spend today boating the deep turquoise waters surrounding jungle-crowned tropical islands on a tour. Board a speedboat and cruise around Ao Phang Nga Bay National Park, known for its towering limestone rock formations, known as karsts, thick mangrove forests, and almost 200 bird species.
Visit the iconic steep shores of Khao Phing Kan, or James Bond Island, made into a popular tourist destination when it was chosen as one of the locations for *The Man with the Golden Gun* starring Roger Moore
**Day 12: Free day on Phuket Island**
**Day 13: Flight to Bangkok**
Fly to Bangkok this afternoon. Tonight, farewell dinner.
**Day 14: Departure**
Transfer to the airport for your early morning flight home, or continue your tour in Cambodia.

**Day 14: Flight to Siem Reap & sunset at Angkor Wat**
**Day 15: Angkor Thom & Ta Prohm**
**Day 16: Cambodian Landmine Museum & flight to Bangkok**
**Day 17: Departure**
(Full details available)

COST: $3349.00 PER PERSON, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
CAMBODIA EXTENSION $1009.00 PER PERSON, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT LIMITED AVAILABILITY
DEPOSIT IS $450 OR $99 ON PAYMENT PLAN
Bring a friend/relative not a member and get $100.00 off.
Travel insurance Required
Contact Brenda 407-375-8435 to get deposit in.
All cancellation fees may apply (Tour company, Travel agency, Airline etc)

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