Day 1
Bangkok
-
Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep - Pui (L)
Am Meet and pick up from
Chiang
Mai
Airport
or the railway station. Travel by van to visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Then travel to the entrance of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park. Start to have a nature walk from there to the
Highland
Crop
Research
Center
. Stop to have a fresh coffee at the
Research
Center '
s Coffee Shop. After that continue walking to visit Hmong Hilltribe village, then walk through beautiful
Pine
Forest
and Dipterocarp
Forest
, Lychee orchard, rice field, and end at Huay Tueng Tao
Lunch at a local restaurant, located on the beautiful bank of Huay Tueng Tao
Pm Return to Chiang Mai. Free at leisure
Overnight at Ridge Amora Tapae Resort, located on
Tapae Road
*(nature walk: moderate walking about 3.30 hrs.)
*(A cultural walking street would be operated on
Tapae Road
on every Friday)*
Day 2 Chiang Mai -
Mae
Kampong
Village
(B,L)
Am Breakfast. Travel to
Mae
Kampong
Village
(about 1.30 hrs. drive), located in the beautiful mountainous area. Observe the way of life of local Northern people.
And wander around the village - temple, community forest, help people collect tea leave & stream it. Sip a local tea and chew tea leaves, the real Northern Thai ways.
Lunch in the village. Late afternoon return to the town of
Chiang Mai
.
Overnight at Ridge Amora Tapae Resort
Day 3 Chiang Mai - Chiang Rung (Jing Hong) by flight (B,L,D)
Transfer to
Chiang
Mai
Airport
for the flight (TG...) to Chiang Rung
On arrival, meet a Chinese guide at the JingHong airport
Transfer to visit the
ManTin
Garden
Overnight at
Dai
Garden
hotel or same class(4*)
Day 4 Jinghong - Menghai(about 1hrs. drive) (B/L/D)
Visit the local market, the Octagon Pavillion, and Tea Factory
Overnitht at Dai Garden Hotel or same class (4*)
Day 5 Jinghong - Mengla(about 5hrs. drive) (B/L/D)
Visit the local market and temple,
Menglun
Botanical Garden,
the Jinuo village
Overnitht at Jin Xiu Hotel(2*)
Day 6 Mengla - Mohan Border(about 1.5hrs) - Mengla - Boten(
Laos
) = Luang Namtha (B)
Drive to Mohan Border and make entry into
Laos
around 11.oo hrs.
Meet with your
Laos
guide.Drive an a pick-up truck to Luang Namtha.Arrive mid-
afternoon. Visit Luang Namtha and surroundings. At evening arrive Boat Landing Guesthouse.
Day 7 Luang Namtha - Muang Sing (B)
Breakfast.Continue on a pick-up truck to Muang Sing the first capital City of the former Lu Kingdom of Sip Song Phan Na (!2000 ricefields). Arrive late morning. Discover the Small town and the villages of various ethnic groups such as the Lantere, the Black Hmong, the Iko. The Lu.. Short walk from a village to another. Overnight in a simple guest house, Chiang Thung Resort, or similar.
Day 8 Muang Sing - Oudomxay (B)
Breakfast.Visit the colourful market of Muang Sing before to depart an a pick-up truck to Oudomyxay, by a mountainous road surrounded by beautiful sceneries and wild forests. Several stos on the way to discover traditional villages of ethnic groups mostly , Hmong ,Iko or Khmus Arrive by the end of the day.
Overnight in a Hongkham hotel Or similar
Day 9 Oudomxay -
Nam
Ou/Mekong Boat Trip - Luang Prabang (B)
Breakfast. Continue by pick-up truck to Luang Prabang through Nam Ou valley. Several stops on the way to visit charming villages such as Pak Mong. At Ban Hat Kho,
village
of
Lu
ethnic a slow motorized sampan and cruise downNam Ou to the holy caves of Pak Ou. Visit and continue boat trip an the
Mekong
River
to Luang Prabang. Arrive late afternoon. Transfer to Villa Santi (or similar first class hotel) for overnight.
Day 10 Luang Prabang (B)
Breakfast.Visit Luang Prabang and her most beautiful temples such as Wat Xieng Thong. Wat Khilly , Wat Vixun , Wat May Wat That Luang . Excursion in the afternoon to Ban Xang Khong and Xieng Lek , villages well known for their weavings and handmade paper production. Return late afternoon to enjoy the sunset from the Phousy holy hill .
Overnight at Villa Santi
Day 11 Luang Prabang (B)
Breakfast. Free for your own discovery of Luang Prabang Recommend to visit the former royal palace and the main markets of Luang Prabang.
Overnight at Villa Santi
Day 12 Luang Prabang - Vientiane- Udon Thani -
Bangkok
(B)
Breakfast. Late morning transfer to the airport for a flight to
Vientiane
an QV 102
(1125 /1205 ). On arrival, sightseeing of the
Lao
Capital
City
before transfer to the
Friendship
Bridge
.
Cross to
Thailand
before 17h30 and transfer to
UdonThani
Airport
for an evening flight to
Bangkok