7:00am~7:30am | Pick up from your hotel in the central Chiang Mai area Depart for Chiang Rai |
Arrive at Mae Khachan Hot Spring - Stretch your legs from sitting in the vehicle & watch a geyser | |
Arrive at White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) - Marvel at the unconventional temple designed by famous Thai visual artist, Chalermchai Kositpipat | |
Arrive at the Golden Triangle - Have a view of the natural borders of the 3 countries along the Mekong - Imagine how the opium trade have been made across the regions and to China | |
Get on a boat to Don Sao Island in Laos along the Mekong river (optional) - Browse the vendors selling bags, snake whisky and some handicrafts | |
Have lunch | |
Arrive at Mae Sai - Look around the bustling border market in the town - Have a glimpse of Myanmar, being only about 10m away across the river | |
Depart for Chiang Mai | |
Arrive at Yao, Akha, and Karen Long Neck Hill Tribe villages (optional) - Take a look at the outfits of the hill tribes and handicraft goods they make | |
9:00pm | Arrive at your hotel in the central Chiang Mai area |