Truly Northern Thailand - 6 Days - DEC03

Arriving in Chiang Rai, you will be welcomed by  Asiatica’s tour guide. Departure to Chiang Saen, where you will visit the Wat Phra That Chedi Luang temple , inside which there is an old bell-shaped 18-octagonal chedi designed in the ancient style of Chiang Saen or Lanna. Continue to visit the infamous Golden Triangle , an imprecise but effective geographical name, which became famous in the '70s. Gold was actually the opium and the astronomical richness that generates the production of heroin. Lunch in a local restaurant. Continue the trip by  visiting Mae Sai , a small town on the border with Burma (visa not included). Return to Chiang Rai, visit the White temple. Check-in and enjoy dinner at the hotel. Overnight at Hotel.

After breakfast, departure at 7 o'clock by boat to go up Kok river (a right tributary of the river Mekong with a length of 326 km) and get up to Patai. Stop on the way to visit some ethnic villages. Arrive at Tathon and visit the temple to enjoy a splendid view of the valley. Lunch in a local restaurant. Stop at Mae Malai villag,e where there is a market with all the most featured products of Thailand. Continue to Pong Duern to visit the geysers and relax in the thermal waters of the park. Arrive in Pai in the evening. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. 

After breakfast, you will be transfered to Mae Hong Son for a visit to the great Lod Caves system, in which nature has created a wonderful exotic subterranean environment, immersed in darkness and shrouded in mystery; the Caves of Pisces , where thousands of carp live, of some are really giant;  "Giraffe Women" - the village of the Pa Dong Karens, a farming community of hill tribes who grow rice, tea and tobacco, where you can find some women Pa Dong with elongated neck, because they wear brass rings around his neck, from an early age. The tour ends with a journey on the elephants. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. 

After breakfast, around 7 a.m, you will visit the local market and departure for Chiang Mai via Mae Chaem. Along the way, we pass through the Doi Inthanon National Park, which is rich in plant and animal species, especially birds, and some ethnic minorities live there. Stop to visit some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Chiang Mai province.

Arrive in Chiang Mai in the evening. Dinner in hotel. Overnight at Hotel.

After breakfast, departure to visit Doi Suthep temple , one of the most sacred places in the country, located on the hills above the city, from where you can admire a magnificent panorama. Lunch in a local restaurant. Afterwards, you will visit  some artisan factories in Borsang and Sankampeng , which have made Chiang Mai’s reputation all over the world: silk, silver, cotton, jewels and hand-painted umbrellas are just some of the many objects you can find. In the evening, you will have free time to visit the Night Market.

After breakfast, free time for personal activities until being transfered to the airport for your return flight.