14-Day Northern & Central Thailand Discovery Tour Bangkok • Ayutthaya • Sukhothai • Chiang Mai • Pai (2 nights) • Chiang Rai with Ethical Elephant Sanctuary & Golden Triangle Cruise

Description

Itinerary

• Day 1 – Bangkok: Famous Temples & Grand Palace
• Visit Wat Trimit, Wat Pho, and the Grand Palace. Lunch included. Evening free.
• Day 2 – Bangkok: Free Day
• A full free day for shopping, cafés, street food, canal tours, or optional excursions.
• Day 3 – Bangkok → Ayutthaya → Phitsanulok
• Visit Bang Pa-In Summer Palace and Ayutthaya’s major temples.
• No monkey temple.
• Continue to Phitsanulok for overnight.
• Visit Bang Pa-In Summer Palace and Ayutthaya’s major temples.
• No monkey temple.
• Continue to Phitsanulok for overnight.
• Visit the Buddha Chinnarat at Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat.
• Explore Sukhothai Historical Park.
• Drive to Chiang Mai.
• Evening: Khantoke Dinner with cultural show.
• Day 5 – Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep & Handicraft Villages
• Visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep (cable car included).
• Explore Chiang Mai’s silk, silver, and woodcraft workshops.
• Day 6 – Chiang Mai → Ethical Elephant Sanctuary → Pai (Night 1)
• Spend the morning feeding and walking with rescued elephants (no riding).
• After lunch, drive to Pai through scenic mountain roads.
• Evening: explore Pai Walking Street.
• Day 7 – Pai: Valley Highlights (Night 2)
• Visit Pai’s essential attractions:
• - Wat Tham Pla (Fish Cave)
• - Pai Hot Springs
• - Wat Phra That Mae Yen – famous white Buddha with panoramic views
• Evening free at Pai Walking Street.
• Day 8 – Pai → Return to Chiang Mai
• Check out from Pai and drive back through the mountains to Chiang Mai.
• This is a relaxing travel day with no rushed sightseeing.
• Arrive Chiang Mai → Check-in → Free afternoon & evening.
• Day 9 – Chiang Mai: Free Day
• A full free day to enjoy Chiang Mai your way.
• Recommended optional activities:
• - Thai cooking class
• - Spa & Thai massage
• - Old City walking tour
• - Zipline adventure
• - Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden
• - Café hopping in Mae Rim
• Day 10 – Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai
• Drive north with a hot spring photo stop.
• Visit the spectacular White Temple (Wat Rong Khun).
• Check in and relax.
• Day 11 – Golden Triangle, Hill Tribes & Mekong Cruise
• Visit Akha & Yao hill tribes → Mae Sai border → Golden Triangle → Opium Museum → Mekong boat trip (Don Sao Island stop).
• Day 12 – Chiang Rai → Blue Temple → Bangkok
• Visit the famous Blue Temple (Wat Rong Suea Ten).
• Explore local markets.
• Afternoon flight back to Bangkok.
• Day 13 – Bangkok: Free Day
• One more free day to enjoy the capital — perfect for last-minute shopping or a relaxing spa day.
• Day 14 – Departure
• Airport transfer to Suvarnabhumi. End of tour.