Premium Northern Thailand

Discover a land of mouth-watering food, stunning landscapes, fascinating history and incredibly hospitable locals on a 12-day Premium journey through Northern Thailand. Get to know the innermost essence of Thai culture as you travel from city streets to mountain tops. Explore the ancient temples of Ayutthaya, spend time with Lisu hill tribes, meet the experts at an elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai and uncover the country’s past in Kanchanaburi. With a local leader by your side, you’ll soon see there’s more to Thailand than what meets the eye.
Activities
- Complimentary Arrival Transfer
- Bangkok - Welcome Dinner
- Bangkok - Grand Palace
- Bangkok - Wat Pho
- Bangkok - Khlong boat canal tour
- Bangkok - Temple Merit Making
- Benjarong - Ceramics Workshop
- Kanchanaburi - Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
- Kanchanaburi - Bridge over the River Kwai
- Kanchanaburi - Erawan National Park Visit
- Kanchanaburi - Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum
- Baan Nong Khao - Weaving Community Visit
- Ayutthaya - Temple Visit
- Ayutthaya - Traditional Rice Barge Dinner Cruise
- Ayutthaya - Train to Phitsanuloke
- Sukhothai - Morning Alms Offering
- Sukhothai - Historical Park Visit and Bike Ride
- Sukhothai - Dinner in a local home
- Muang Kued - Village Visit, Cooking Class, and Handicraft Workshop
- Mae Taeng - Mae Tamaan Base Camp BBQ Dinner
- Chiang Mai - Elephant Nature Park Half Day Trip
- Chiang Mai - Yim Soo Cafe
- Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep Temple Visit
- Chiang Mai - Farewell Dinner
- Experience a different side of bustling Bangkok during an Exclusive Experience – rise early and visit a local temple where you’ll ‘make merit’ by bringing an offering to the temple’s monks
- Stay in the beautiful Lisu lodge for your Feature Stay. This community-based project employs Lisu villagers and allows you to immerse yourself in local culture while enjoying creature comforts.
- Cruise the waterways on board a traditional rice barge as you watch local life pass by and enjoy a delicious meal during an Exclusive Experience.
- Support an important animal welfare initiative, speak with local experts and get close to incredible creatures at the Elephant Nature Park.
- Unleash your creativity and learn about the history of Benjarong, a traditional style of painted Thai porcelain, with a visit to a Benjarong ceramics community.
- By travelling on this trip, you’ll learn about our Intrepid Foundation partner, World Animal Protection. Donations support them to promote better living conditions for elephants in captivity and help rescue elephants from inhumane conditions. Intrepid will double your impact by dollar-matching all post-trip donations made to The Intrepid Foundation.
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...Intrepid Travel is a world leader in sustainable experience-rich travel that has been taking travelers off the beaten track to discover the world's most amazing places since 1989.
That's over 30 years of adventures, visiting new places and old friends, and countless, unforgettable moments. More than 30 years of changing the way people see the world on small group trips with like-minded explorers and a local leader to show you around.
Intrepid offers travels to all 7 continents, and offers more than 900 unique itineraries, and every trip – whether closer to home or further afield - is designed to truly experience local culture. Travelers eat, sleep and get around the local way, going where the bigger groups can’t. With its own network of 30+ destination management companies, Intrepid has unique local expertise and perspectives.
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Itinerary
Day | Destination | ||
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1 | Bangkok | ||
2 | Bangkok | ||
3 | Kanchanaburi | ||
4 | Kanchanaburi | ||
5 | Ayutthaya | ||
6 | Ayutthaya to Sukhothai | ||
7 | Sukhothai | ||
8 | Mae Taeng | ||
9 | Mae Taeng | ||
10 | Chiang Mai | ||
11 | Chiang Mai | ||
12 | Chiang Mai |