Departure for Damnoen-Saduak. Canoe trip and free time for a personal discovery of the floating market. Departure to Kanchanaburi. Stop at the cemetery of Allied soldiers who built the Kwai River Bridge. Lunch. Discovery the famous bridge and board the “Train of Death” along the Kwai River. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 4: Kwai River – Bangkok

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Back to Bangkok. Walk in Nakhom Pathom and its impressive chedi 127m hight. Lunch. Visit the “City of Angels”: discover the sumptuous Royal Palace and its Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the most venerated statue of the country. Then motorized boat ride on the river. Stop at Wat Arun, Temple of Dawn. Dinner show with traditional Thai dances. Night at the hotel.

DAY 5: Bangkok – Ayuthaya – Phitsanulok

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Road to Ayuthaya. Visit the main ruins of the city which was capital of the country from the 14th century and destroyed in 1767 by the Burmese. Then you will join Lopburi, “the city of monkeys”. Lunch. Visit Prang Sam Yod, a typical example of the Khmer style to finish in Phitsanulok. Having dinner. Night at the hotel.

DAY 6: Phitsanulok – Sukhothai – Chiang Rai

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Visit the main temple of Phitsanulok and its golden Buddha. Then visit the ruins of the Sukhothai Historical Park, the first capital of Siam in the 13th century. Lunch. Road to Phayao Lake. Walking in a pineapple field with tasting. Arrival in Chiang Rai. Dinner. Night at the hotel.

DAY 7: Chiang Rai – Golden Triangle – Chiang Mai

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Road to the site of the Golden Triangle (on the border of Myanmar and Laos). Excursion by canoe on the river Kok with stop in a village of minority of the North. Lunch. Departure for Chiang Mai. Accomodation at the hotel for 2 nights. Kantoke dinner of Northern specialties with minority dances show. Night at the hotel

DAY 8: Chiang Mai

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Excursion to the Temple of Doi Suthep, one of the most beautiful in the country. Lunch. Then, discover the crafts in the surroundings of Chiang-Mai (objects in lacquer, silk, silverware, etc.). Dinner and free time to enjoy the many stalls of the night market. Night at the hotel.

DAY 9: Chiang Mai – Bangkok (by night train)

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Visit of a butterfly and orchid farm. Lunch on the spot. Return to Chiang Mai. Free time. Transfer to the station. Departure by train-berths. Dinner (meal tray) and night on board.

DAY 10: Bangkok

Arrival at Bangkok Station, transfer to your hotel and free day until your departure for the airport.

1 night train ride air-conditioned berths (day 9)
Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
French- or English-speaking tour guide during the whole tour
8 nights in 3*/4* hotels (local standards) or similar, including 1 night by train (day 9)
Special meals mentioned
1 garland of flowers on arrival
1 welcome drink at each stage
Mentioned excursions, visits and shows

International flight
The drinks
Optional excursions and tours
Personal expenses
Wearing luggage
Tips for guides, drivers and baggage handlers
Travel insurance: assistance / repatriation / cancellation

List of hotels 3* category:

Bangkok: TRUE SIAM

Kanchanaburi: HOME PHUTOEY

Phitsanulok: TOPLAND

Chiang Rai: KHAMTANA COLONIAL

Chiang Mai: RATANA HOTEL CHIANG MAI

2 persons: 42 000 THB/pers
4 persons: 28 500 THB/pers
6 persons: 23500 THB/pers

The price is valid until October 2019

From Bangkok to the mythical Golden Triangle, passing through the Kanchanaburi region and the famous Kwai River to the ancient capital of the northern kingdom of Siam and its ethnic minorities. Follow the Royal Road to a country of many facets, modern and deeply rooted in its traditions.