Highlights
Bangkok: Join local vendors in a Bangkok flower market to make a traditional phuang malai garland before bringing your handmade offering into Wat Pho, where floral garlands are presented as a sign of respect in Buddhist worship.
Bangkok: Visit one of Bangkok’s oldest and largest temple complexes, home to the 46 m (151 ft) Reclining Buddha and long recognised as a centre of traditional Thai learning. As you explore the grounds, you’ll see one of the city’s most important religious sites at close hand.
Bangkok: Explore the Grand Palace, established in 1782 at the heart of Bangkok. This vast walled complex served as the official royal residence from 1782 to 1925 and is still used for major royal ceremonies today.
Kanchanaburi: Board a local train for one of the most memorable stretches of the historic Death Railway. As you travel through Kanchanaburi, you’ll cross wooden viaducts including the Wang Po Viaduct, one of the line’s best-known surviving sections, built during the Second World War as part of the Thailand-Burma Railway.
Kanchanaburi: Arrive at FloatHouse River Kwai Resort by longtail boat and step straight into your floating villa on the river. Reached only by water, the resort brings a different side of Kanchanaburi into view from the moment you arrive.
Death Railway Museum: Visit one of the most challenging sections of the Thailand-Burma Railway, where prisoners of war and Asian labourers cut through the rock by hand in 1943. The pass and memorial site bring into focus the scale of the railway’s construction and the human cost behind it.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: Discover Ayutthaya, where ruined palaces, monasteries and temple compounds reveal the scale of the Siamese kingdom at its height. Once a major trading capital with links across Asia, Europe and the Middle East, it shows how influential Old Siam became.
Chiang Rai: Visit Chiang Rai’s best-known contemporary landmark, created by Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat and opened to visitors in 1997. Its white exterior and mirrored decoration set it apart from Thailand’s older temple architecture and make it one of the country’s most distinctive modern religious sites.
Chiang Mai: Visit Wat Chedi Luang, one of Chiang Mai’s most important Old City temples, known for its vast brick stupa completed in 1481. Once home to the Emerald Buddha, it remains one of the city’s most significant religious landmarks.
Chiang Mai: Visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai’s most important temple, in time for sunset. Known for its golden pagoda and hilltop setting above the city, it remains one of northern Thailand’s most sacred religious sites.
Death Railway Museum: Visit one of the most challenging sections of the Thailand-Burma Railway, where prisoners of war and Asian labourers cut through the rock by hand in 1943. The pass and memorial site bring into focus the scale of the railway’s construction and the human cost behind it.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: Discover Ayutthaya, where ruined palaces, monasteries and temple compounds reveal the scale of the Siamese kingdom at its height. Once a major trading capital with links across Asia, Europe and the Middle East, it shows how influential Old Siam became.
Chiang Rai: Visit Chiang Rai’s best-known contemporary landmark, created by Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat and opened to visitors in 1997. Its white exterior and mirrored decoration set it apart from Thailand’s older temple architecture and make it one of the country’s most distinctive modern religious sites.
Chiang Mai: Visit Wat Chedi Luang, one of Chiang Mai’s most important Old City temples, known for its vast brick stupa completed in 1481. Once home to the Emerald Buddha, it remains one of the city’s most significant religious landmarks.
Chiang Mai: Visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai’s most important temple, in time for sunset. Known for its golden pagoda and hilltop setting above the city, it remains one of northern Thailand’s most sacred religious sites.
Itinerary
Discover Thailand through local life, regional flavors and some of the country’s most important cultural and historic sites. From Bangkok’s temples and markets to Kanchanaburi’s wartime history, Chiang Rai’s tea country and Chiang Mai’s Lanna traditions, this journey brings together hands-on experiences, meaningful local encounters and time to explore at your own pace. With your Small Group, you'll travel by tuk tuk, longtail boat and local train, meet local hosts, learn through MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences and even stay in distinctive settings, including a floating villa on the River Kwai.
day 1Welcome to Bangkok
Arrive in Bangkok, the gateway to Thailand, where royal landmarks, Buddhist temples and fast-paced city life come together in one of Asias most distinctive capitals. On arrival, youll be greeted and transferred to your hotel, with time to settle in before joining your Travel Director and your small group for dinner at a local rooftop restaurant overlooking the city skyline.
day 2Explore Bangkok
day 3Relaxation and Royalty in Bangkok
day 4Kanchanaburi by Train and Boat
day 5Hellfire Pass
day 6Ayutthaya and off to Chiang Rai
day 7Chiang Rai
day 8Onwards to Chiang Mai
day 9Explore the Thai Countryside
day 10Chiang Mai Elephants
day 11Farewell Chiang Mai
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