- Breakfast at the hotel

- Pick-up by your guide in the lobby and departure

- Visit the Thai Floating Market of Damnoen Saduak

- Lunch at local restaurant in Bangkok

- Visit the Grand Palace and the Chapel of the Emerald Buddha

- Visit the Temple of the Reclining Buddha

- Drop off at the hotel by the end of the day

- Evening at leisure to enjoy the swimming pool, relax or explore Bangkok

- Overnight

- Breakfast at the hotel

- Departure to the ancient capital city of Siam, Ayutthaya

- Stop & Visit the 'Summer Royal Residence' and see the unusual 'Neo Gothic' Buddhist Temple

- Lunch at local restaurant in Ayutthaya

- Explore the ruins of the main temples and Chedis of Ayutthaya

- Return to Bangkok Airport & Evening flight to Chiang Rai (flight time aprox. 1h 20min)

- Meet & Greet with your guide at Chiang Rai Airport and transfer by private A/C vehicle to your hotel

- Buffet Dinner at the hotel

- End of the evening at leisure

- Overnight

- Breakfast at the hotel

- Pick-up by your guide in the lobby and departure to Chiangsean

- Discover the city's historic past (city wall ruins, temples and ditches)

- Sail up the Mekong River on a long tailed boat to Sopruak (geographic point of the 'Golden Triangle' where Thailand,

  Laos and Myanmar meet)

- Visit the 'Ho Fi' Hall of Opium - an interactive and western museum

- Lunch at local restaurant in

- Way back to Chiang Rai

- See the local market where locals and ethnic populations meet to sell their goods

- Visit the famous White Temple (which has no religious vocation)

- Drop off at your hotel

- Evening at leisure

- Overnight

- Breakfast at the hotel

- Departure to the village of Doi Mae Salong (used to be one of the world's biggest opium production sites)

- Discover stunning landscapes, tea planatations and ethnic minorities during the morning

- Lunch at local restaurant in Mae Salong (opportunity to taste different teas from this region)

- Depart towards Chiang Mai via Tathon

- Arrival in Chiang Mai by the end of day & Check-in

- Rest of the day at leisure to enjoy the swimming pool or explore the city own your own

- Overnight

- Breakfast at the hotel

- Pick-up by your guide in the lobby and departure to Mae Hong Son

- Pass by green mountains, admire scenic landscapes and drive through villages where few or no tourists ever go

  You will live a superb experience off the beaten tracks - genuine Thailand which is still completely preserved from mass tourism

- Drive through the superb Doi Inthanon National Park and then towards Mae Jem

- Lunch at local restaurant

- Explore Mae Jem and visit the Wat Pa Daet (local wooden temple has a chapel built on pillars and standing in

  the center of a ceremonial pond)

- Continue the journey towards Mae Hong Son

- Arrival in Mae Hong Son by late afternoon & leisure time at the hotel

- BBQ Dinner in the garden of the hotel

- Rest of the evening at leisure

- Overnight

- Breakfast at the hotel

- Drive to the banks of the River Pai  and embark on a long tailed boat

- Visit a village populated by a Paduang community (subdivision of the ethnic Karen)

  Visit the village and meet its inhabitants

It is important to understand that Padaung Women (Known as Long Neck) do not wear rings around their neck or legs to amuse tourists passing by. It is also false to believe that Thais use this ethnic to lure tourists for their money.

Padaung were and still are persecuted by Burmese Army. Some made off Myanmar to shelter in Thailand where they seek protection as refugees. Behind help provided by Thai government, Padaung generate part of their incomes by selling their goods (mainly fabrics – Padaung are skilled weavers) on the local markets or to tourists coming to visit them

- How can we behave when visiting such a village?
- How to understand and respect their own culture and uses ?
- How can we help them ?

It is effectively important to consider that such a village is not a zoo and that our western model of civilization, our uses and habits are not a universal model, but the one peculiar to us… Hence, each individual has right to his/her own model and to his/her own differences.

Therefore, once we arrive in such a place, let us not steal pictures, but ask for permission… Let us not pay back the pictures we shot with peanuts we have bought in a supermarket or with candies we have carried with from home or worse, with money… The best way to thank these people to welcome us in their village is to buy fabric they have made. By doing so, we show them that we care, we consider them not as a curious living being, but as equal, as merchant… Nothing will be more rewarding to them

- Return to Mae Hong Son and visit the outstanding Burmese style temples (incl. Wat Jonklang & Wat Jonkram)

- Visit the local market

- Lunch at local restaurant

- Departure to Pai

- Stop at the Cave Tam Lod on the way (if weather and time permits)

- Arrival in Pai towards the end of the afternoon

- Enjoy the facilities of the hotel, which is the only one directly located in the National Park territory with hot spring water sources

- Dinner in the hotel restaurant by the river

- Overnight

- Breakfast at the hotel

- Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and say good bye

- From this point onwards you can continue the trip by yourself or we can arrange the end of your trip as follows:

- Additional visits and overnights in the province of Chiang Mai

- A direct flight down to southern Thailand and it's unique islands and beaches

- A connection to Bangkok either by direct flight or by overnight train (sleeping cabin) instead of the last night

  in Chiang Mai on day 10

  Please consult us for detailed options!