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OPIUM HAS GONE, BUT TEA HAS COME (BUDGET)

Code :NS.TH.MT-CNX09

Type :INDIVIDUAL BASED

Price :From 5870 baht / person

 

 

 

  •  Why book with NS Travel?

     

    We are located in BANGKOK and a specialist for your HOLIDAY in THAILAND, also for CHIANG MAI in combination with GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND HALL OF OPIUM – Check for punctual discounts on this program & special rates for groups
OPIUM HAS GONE, BUT TEA HAS COME (BUDGET)

This 3 DAY TOUR starts in CHIANG MAI and brings you to places like Chiangsaen, the HALL of OPIUM and more. An ideal package for your HOLIDAY in northern THAILAND

 
Chiangsaen would have been founded early fourteen century by a nephew of king Mengrai (who founded Chiangmai). But it is told that the spot was once a Chinese trade counter, on the banks of the mighty Mekong River (important sailing way to the South).
 
The little city is neglected by tourists for most believe the region lacks major interest. Nevertheless, the golden triangle is still a preserved cultural highlight, full with interesting spots and places to visit, a real masterpiece of ‘Unseen THAILAND’.
 
CHIANG RAI  has a very animated and colorful market where many minorities use to flock to sell the product of their land.
 
Chiangsaen has still ruins of walls and moats dating from its ‘splendor’. Some very old chedis and temples are spread among the houses of the modern city, and old nice temples are found in the whole surroundings.
 
Mountains here are superb and host the famous Mae Fah Luang foundation www.maefahluang.org and its unavoidable ‘Doi Tung’ botanical garden. Plenty of ethnic minorities settled down in the mountains. Chinese communities are found in Mae Salong area where they grow tea leaves, in breathtaking landscape scenery. Descendants of the soldiers of the KUOMINTANG grow tea nowadays instead of opium in the mountains of MAE SALONG
 
The whole region is full with interesting spots like the ‘Hall of Opium’ www.goldentrianglepark.org which is not to miss either. This modern and very educative museum is unique in the world. The highlights of the province, the pure landscapes, the humility of the population, the quality of its cuisine as well as the presence of some bery good hotels make a trip to this region a real MUST for connoisseurs and amateurs of authenticity

PROGRAM

DAY 1: 

MEAL: Dinner
           Meet and greet by your guide at the reception of your hotel in Chiangmai and public transfer to Chiangmai bust terminal – You embark on a public coach for a trip to the Golden Triangle – Arrival and transfer to your hotel in Chiangsaen – Departure for a short discovering of the city by bike – End afternoon and evening at leisure – Dinner at the hotel – Overnight
 

DAY 2:

MEALS: Breakfast / Dinner
          Meet and greet by your guide at the reception of your hotel – Visit the incredible Hall of Opium http://www.maefahluang.org/hall_opium.php - This interactive museum is highly educative. It is dedicated to opium in the region and its former impact on Thailand as on the neighboring countries. It also tells us the famous tragedy of the ‘Boxers’ War’. The disaster this war made in China as well as the problem heroin caused in Western countries. You will afterward take the road to the Royal Realm of Doi Tung managed by the Mae Fah Luang foundation http://www.doitung.org/ – Lunch can be taken on the spot – The rest of the afternoon will be spent, admiring this hidden but superb realm. You will namely discover the Royal Residence, which was the residence of the Princes Srinakarin, the mother of King Rama IX. You will also discover the Memorial, telling how the Princess was committed for the ethnic minorities in these remote territories. You will discover the orchid nurseries and of course the superb botanical garden overlooking the whole region. Views from the mountains from Doi Tung far over Myanmar border will mesmerize you – End afternoon and evening at leisure – Dinner at the hotel – Overnight
 

DAY 3:

MEALS: Breakfast / Dinner
        Meet and greet by your guide at the reception of your hotel and private transfer by A/C vehicle towards the amazing mountains of Doi Mae Salong – Halt at the tea plantations and visit at a tea fabric of the little village. If you are lucky, you will see hilltribes harvesting tea leaves. You can have your lunch in a local restaurant before visiting the village founded by the former soldiers of the Kuomintang army. When Mao Tse Tung did reconquer China, the Kuomintang soldiers who were based in Southern Yunnan province had no way out to flee to Taiwan with the rest of their fellow soldiers. They found shelter in the mountains of the Golden Triangle and started cultivating and smuggling opium in these remote territories. After this unusual visit, your will go up to the Wat Borommathat which overlooks the whole region and offers amazing panoramas. Visit of a genuine Akkha hilltribe minority before leaving the village – End afternoon and evening at leisure – Dinner at the hotel – Overnight.
 
 

DAY 4:

MEALS: Breakfast
             Meet and greet by your guide at the reception of your hotel and transfer to the bus terminal of      the Golden Triangle - You embark on a public coach for a trip back to Chiangmai – Arrival at the Chiangmai bus terminal – End of the program
 

CODE

 

PROGRAM / PERIOD

 

PRICES PER PERSON ( 1/11/2011 - 31/10/2012 )

JOINING

1PAX

2PAX

3PAX

4PAX

5PAX

6PAX

NS.TH.MT-CNX09 

01/NOV/11 TO 23/DEC/11 

N/A 

19230 

10860 

8280 

7120 

6320 

5870 

NS.TH.MT-CNX09* 

24/DEC/11 TO 02/JAN/12 

N/A 

20350 

11420 

8660 

7680 

6770 

6430 

NS.TH.MT-CNX09 

03/JAN/12 TO 31/OCT/12 

N/A 

19230 

10860 

8280 

7120 

6320 

5870 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

INCLUDED
* Private licensed Englsih speaking guide
* Public VIP transportation from Chiangmai to Chiangsaen and back
* All local transfers in Chiangmai and Chiangsaen and local car with driver to explore the Golden Triangle (as per program)
* 2 overnights in Chiangsaen River Hill (standard room)
* All meals as per program
* All entrance fees to visited sites
* All local taxes, service and vat
* Insurance (Thai standards)
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EXCLUDED
* Personal expenses
* Meals not mentioned in the program
* Beverages during meals
* Tips to guide, driver and luggage boys
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REMARKS

* 20% discount is given to kids escorting parents (below 12 years old and 120cm high)
* rates for private program (blue columns) are given per person (from 1 to 6) traveling together
* rates for joining-up program (green column) are given for person joining-up existing group
* n/a = not available
* o/r = on request