Discover Thailand in 21 days. This tour will take you from north to south of Thailand, you will discover the most beautiful regions and natural and picturesque sites. Moments of discovery, moments of relaxation, a journey without hurry.
Route
Day 1
Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Kanchanaburi
From Bangkok to Kanchanaburi via Nakhon Pathom
Meals
Pick up at your arrival at Bangkok airport.
On the way to Kanchanaburi city. Approximately 2h30 drive.
The stupa is located in Wat Phra Pathom Chedi Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan, a temple located in the center of Nakhon Pathom, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. Phra Pathom Chedi is the biggest stupa in Thailand.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
Kanchanaburi, near Myanmar border, is home to the famous River Kwai Bridge . During WW II, Japan constructed meter-gauge railway line from Ban Pong, Thailand to Thanbyuzayat, Burma. The line passing through the scenic Three Pagodas Pass runs for 250 miles.
Relaxation, free time.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Day 2
Sai Yok
Sai Yok discovery
Meals
Start from your hotel in Kanchanaburi city .
Optional transfer from Bangkok.
The Erawan Waterfall or Erawan Waterfall is located in Erawan National Park, Si Sawat District, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The Erawan waterfall is one of the jewels of Thailand. His name is a reference to the mythological Elephant Erawan. One of its names means 'one who weaves or binds the clouds', because the myth says that these elephants are capable of producing clouds.
Lunch.
Hellfire Pass is a section of the famous Death Railway where the Japanese prisoners cut a long and deep trench into a huge rock mass to allow the passage of the railway. This passage dug in the rock extends on 500 meters, on a height of 26 meters. This place was named Hellfire Pass by the prisoners, because at night, the lighting was provided by torches, which gave it an infernal and ghostly appearance. The Hellfire Pass museum displays photos, maps, models, and illustrations from the time. Information is provided about the railway and what happened in this area. The museum has a small screening room, where a short video shows some stages of the construction and where we can also hear the dialogues of several Australian prisoners of war.
Option 'Funny buggy' or Mountain bike, on demand.
Optional thai massage. On demand.
The restaurant is on a floating raft on the Kwai Noi River. It is surrounded by waterfalls on one side: Sai Yok Lek, on the other: Sai Yok Yai.
What makes the charm of these floating pavilions, equipped with western bedding and fan, is that they are at the foot of the waterfall Khao Chon (Sai Yok Yai). An authentic and unforgettable experience that worth all the air conditioning and swimming pools of the world!
Day3
Thong Pha Phum, Sangkhlaburi
Discovery walks and splendid views
Meals
Breakfast.
The local market of Thong Pha Phum allows you to enjoy all the colors, the smiles of Thailand and to discover all the particularity of the typical Thai cooking and also, in this area close to the border which counts many refugees, all the flavors of Burmese cuisine.
Wat Tha Khanun belongs to Maha Nikaya Buddhism , one of the two main branches of Thai Buddhism. It is the largest Theravada order in Thailand. This temple occupies a space of about fifteen hectares in the district of Thong Pha Phum.
Beautiful sceneries on the way to Sangklaburi, all along the lake.
Lunch at the Three Pagodas Pass.
The three pagodas pass and the local market discovery.
Walk on the wooden môn bridge.
Longtail boat on Khao Laem lake to discover the engulfed temple.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel with A / C and hot water. P. Guesthouse hotel or equivalent.
Day 4
Sankhlaburi
Easy trek and relaxation in the nature
Meals
Breakfast.
Easy trek around 1 hour in Sangkhlaburi jungle.
Bamboo rafting.
Eating in the bush.
Hin Dad Hot Springs also known as Kui Mang Hot Springs are natural sources of hot water at around 45 - 55 ° C. They were reported to have been discovered near a freshwater stream by Japanese troops during the Second World War. However, there are references to this source for over 150 years.
Back to Sai Yok.
Hotel with A / C and hot water. Tree Tara Hotel or equivalent.
Day 5
Sai Yok, kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya
A day with elephants
Meals
Breakfast.
The former traditional ''Pang Chang Saiyok'' camp has given birth to two distinct entities that respect the ethical principles of Elephant Nature Park: '' Elephant Haven '' and '' Saiyok Elephant Park'' . '' Safarine uses the (identical) services of one or the other indifferently.
Meal preparation for the elephants.
Learn how to feed them, how to know them, how to interact with them.
Jungle walk with the elephants. Elephant riding is not practiced during the walk.
Take pleasure in seeing these animals free and happy.
Swimming, bathing and playing with elephants.
This trip on a quiet and peaceful stream will take you from Wat Tha Nam Tuen to drift along luxuriant and green shores along the water to the Bridge on the river Kwai.
On the way to Ayutthaya. About 4 hours and 30 minutes drive.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Or equivalent.
Day 6
Ayutthaya, Sukhothai
Temples and history
Meals
Breakfast.
On the way to Sukhothai. About 4:30 drive.
Lunch.
A little outside from the historic park, this temple is often forgotten by visitors. But it is a really beautiful place, with his huge seated Buddha covered with stucco. It is the largest of its kind in Thailand.
The Wat Phra Phai Luang is located near the San Luang gate in the North city wall, just outside of the old walled town. The temple dates to the end of the 12th century or early 13th century before the founding of the Sukhothai Kingdom, which makes it one of the oldest monuments in Sukhothai.
Relaxation, free time.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Night at Charme hotel or equivalent.
Day 7
Sukhothai
Sukhothai, meeting with the past...
Meals
Breakfast.
On the way to Sukhothai Historical Park. The Sukhothai Historical Park is one of the precious UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The King Ramkamhaeng Museum displays artifacts and antiques discovered during a series of excavations in the historic Sukhothai and Sri Satchanalai Parks in the 1960s. The highlights of the museum are the Buddha's images Sukhothai style. Sukhothai is considered the most beautiful Buddhist style in Thai history. In addition, the exhibits also feature Chinese porcelain and precious objects that are evidence of Sukhothai's prosperity during its heyday.
Sukhothai (or Sukothai) is the first capital of Siam (Thailand) founded in 1238 and ending the Khmer kingdom of Angkor Wat. Sukhothai was listed in 1991 as World Heritage of Humanity. It is more famous for her art than for it political achievements. Located about 450 kilometers north of Bangkok, the huge city of Sukhothai is now in ruins. The wooden palace of his kings has disappeared. However, the city still has many remains of temples, built laterite and brick. Most of the buildings that have been discovered, and partly raised, are inside a rampart reinforced with moats. But many other buildings, scattered in the surrounding rice paddies, are waiting to be cleared of the earthen envelope that covers them. Much of the artifacts found in Sukhothai are found at the Bangkok National Museum.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
On the way to Chiang Mai via Lampang province. 4 hours ride.
Dinner with traditional dance show from the north.
Overnight in a Chiang Mai hotel with A / C and hot water. Khampaeng Ngam Hôtel or equivalent.
Day 8
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai the beautiful
Meals
Breakfast.
Formerly known as Doi Aoy Chang, Doi Suthep Pui National Park owns its name from the mountain where the hermit Sudeva lived for many years. The park is located in Chiang Mai Province, just a few kilometers northwest of Chiang Mai City and covers 265 km². Doi Suthep is part of the Thanon Thong Chai Range, most of its bedrock is granite.
Climb the 306 steps to the temples. You can also take the funicular that leads to the temple at 1,100 m above sea level.
Or take the funicular that leads to the temple at 1,100 m above sea level.
San Khampaeng is a small village where people derive their income from agriculture and make many handicrafts. They are famous for weaving silk and cotton, making silver jewelry, lacquered objects, carving wood, umbrellas...
Hot springs from San Kamphaeng (น้ำพุ ร้อน สันกำแพง) deliver water at 105 ° C, an ideal temperature for cooking an egg.
Several pools are built in the busiest part, you can sit and soak your feet. The water temperature is 40 to 50 ° C depending on the location. Behind these basins, a pool allows children to bathe entirely. Further, we can see two geysers whose access is prohibited to the public.
The thermal springs of San Kamphaeng: 105 ° C is ideal for cooking an egg. You can buy small baskets with three or more eggs on the spot and cook them for cooking, boiled or hard, a packet of soy sauce is provided with the eggs. There are special basins equipped with small hooks to hang your baskets.
Originally built between 1495 and 1515, Wat Si Suphan (วัดศรีสุพรรณ) has been destroyed and rebuilt over the centuries. Bounds show the original building. The temple is located in the goldsmith district of Chiang Mai. The ubosot is covered with silver plates, inside and outside.
Walk in the night market, 2 hours of free time.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Overnight in a Chiang Mai hotel with A / C and hot water. Khampaeng Ngam Hôtel or equivalent.
Day 9
Chiang Mai, Chiang Dao
Discovery trek and hidden waterfall
Meals
Breakfast.
Departure from your hotel in Chiang Mai at 8 am.
A covered staircase leads to the Chiang Dao Caves Complex, which consists of more than one hundred caves that stretch for ten to twelve kilometers.
The caves have served as a bivouac for Burmese troops before the attack on Chiang Mai in the mid-1400s.
Inside the cave you can let your imagination play to interpret the shape of stalagmites and stalactites.
Lunch.
Small trek in the jungle to visit a hidden waterfall.
Relaxation, free time.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Overnight in Chiang Dao in a hotel with A / C and hot water. Hotel Rabiang Chumpa or equivalent.
Day 10
Mai Sai, Chiang Saen
Discovery of Mai Sai
Meals
Breakfast.
Road to Thaton
Visit Wat Tha Ton, known also as Phra Aram Luang, located at the top of the mountain, beautiful view of the Kok River.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
In this royal villa, the Mother Princess has spent a lot of time improving the life of local tribes and promotes abandoning the opium culture.
Discovery of a beautiful log palace with a wonderful flower garden.
Thais, Chinese and Burmese cross the border to Mae Sai to trade and work.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Overnight in Chiang Saen, hotel with A / C and hot water. River Boutique Resort or equivalent.
Day 11
Chiang Rai, étape au Laos
See Chiang Rai and short trip to Lao
Meals
Breakfast.
The Golden Triangle is a famous opium production area. It is a mountainous region on the Laos, Burma and Thailand borders. The triangular border on the three countries lies at the confluence of the Mekong and its affluent, the Ruak in the agglomeration of Sop Ruak.
Boat ride on the Mae Khong River.
Brief visit to Laos. A visa is not necessary.
Visit of Chiang Rai Province.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
Typical of Thai kitsh, Wat Rong Khun is immaculate white. It is encrusted with fragments of mirrors. The temple symbolizes the purity of Buddhism. Its construction began in 1997 under the leadership of a contemporary local Thai artist, Chalermchai Kositpipat. Inside murals mingle traditional Buddhist symbols, animals and elements of pop culture: Batman, Matrix, Spiderman... At the foot of the bridge that leads to the main building, a basin filled with hands of the ground and skulls seeming to escape from hell. Porticoes decorated with a death's head evoke the misdeeds of cigarettes and alcohol.
Hot springs from San Kamphaeng (น้ำพุ ร้อน สันกำแพง) deliver water at 105 ° C, an ideal temperature for cooking an egg.
Several pools are built in the busiest part, you can sit and soak your feet. The water temperature is 40 to 50 ° C depending on the location. Behind these basins, a pool allows children to bathe entirely. Further, we can see two geysers whose access is prohibited to the public.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel : Khampen Ngam Hotel
Day 12
Chiang Mai, Krabi
Breakfast.
Flight with Air Asia Chiang Mai/Krabi.
Dinner
Hotel : Phra Nang Inn, hôtel d’Ao Nang Krabi
Day 13
Krabi
Seaside day
Meals
Breakfast.
A day visit of 4 islands by boat.
Lunch on the beach
Relaxation and free time on the beach.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel : Phra Nang Inn, Ao Nang Krabi
Day14
Krabi, Phuket
Phuket and relax...
Meals
Breakfast.
Transfer Krabi/Phuket. Departure at 9 am. Journey time around 2 hours 30 minutes.
Lunch.
Afternoon relax by the pool.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel : Centara Kata Resort Phuket
Day 15
Phuket
A nice day in Phuket
Meals
Breakfast.
Wat Chalong is the largest of Phuket's twenty-nine Buddhist temples, located in Chalong District, Mueang Phuket District.
A must visit in Phuket, a walk in the old town. The magnificent architecture along these roads will take you back to the charm of a past century. According to Pranee Sakulpitpatana, lecturer at Phuket Rajabhat University, the architecture is a reflection of the European influence on the island. Europeans, including the Portuguese and the British, had been interested in Phuket since the 16th century because of its wealth of tin.
Lunch.
The Big Bee Honey Farm is a place that sells everything that is honey-based. You will be able to see the bees that make honey, then you can buy the products. Everything is organic and very good quality! You will not pay for the samples and the store has a lot of samples...
The nuts produced here are either plain or prepared with various spices. The flavor {{Tom Yam}}, named like this because of the famous Thai soup, is undoubtedly the most special and enjoyable.
Stopover at the point of view on Patong Beach.
Stop at the viewpoints to enjoy the sunset.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel : Centara Kata Resort Phuket
Day 16
Les iles Similan, Phuket
Visit of the islands and relaxation
Meals
Breakfast.
The Similan Islands is an archipelago of the Andaman Sea in the province of Phang Nga in southern Thailand. Consisting of nine islands : Koh Bon, Koh Bayu, Koh Similan, Koh Payu, Koh Miang, Koh Payan, Koh Payang and Koh Huyong, it is a national park since 1982, open from November to May and closed the rest of the year.
Lunch on a boat.
Relaxation and free time on the beach.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel : Centara Kata Resort Phuket
Day 17
Ko Panyi, Phuket
The James Bond island and sea caves
Meals
Breakfast.
Visit of the James Bond Island and cruise to Phang Nga Bay which is the second most popular activity in the area, 25 km northeast of Phuket. Many spectacular limestone cliffs emerge from the waters. The most famous is James Bond Island with its needle-shaped limestone rock immortalized in the James Bond film {{The Man with a Golden Rifle}}.
Lunch.
Explore the nature and the sea caves by canoe on Talu Island with experienced paddlers as guides.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel : Centara Kata Resort Phuket
Day 18
Ko Lipe, Phuket
Relaxation and swimming in Ko Lipe
Meals
Breakfast.
Departure for Ko Lipe at 8 am. About 5 hours by car and boat
Lunch.
Relaxation and free time on the beach.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel : Bella Vista Beach Resort Ko Lipe
Day 19
Ko Lipe
Paradise islands and relaxation
Meals
Breakfast.
A day visit of 4 islands by boat.
Lunch on the beach
Relaxation and free time on the beach.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel : Bella Vista Beach Resort Ko Lipe
Day 20
Ko Lipe
Free day at Ko Lipe
Meals
Breakfast.
Free day and relaxation.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Hotel : Bella Vista Beach Resort Ko Lipe
Day 21
Phuket, Bangkok
Back to Bangkok or transfer
Meals
End of this Safarine tour. Safarine transfers to the city of your choice in Thailand, either at the end of the tour or the day of your choice. Safarine offers a wide choice of direct or staged transfers. For any information do not hesitate to contact us.
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