Trip Style
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Budget
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Guide Level
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Overview
Read reviews and enjoy exclusive savings on G Adventures 7 Day Bangkok to Chiang Mai Express. If you’re short on time but want to see the sights north of Bangkok (and really, who doesn’t?), this is the express trip for you. Take seven days, pack them full of wonderment and reflection in Northern Thailand — Kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya, and Chiang Mai, and plenty of temples, palaces, and small villages to explore — and you’ve got a recipe for one of the most memorable weeks you’ll ever have. Toss in the ease of travel by trains and buses and there’s no way you’ll...read more feel like you’re missing out on anything in this dynamic region.
Itinerary
Arrive at any time. Stay: Hotel Royal Bangkok @ Chinatown
Enjoy a klong boat tour of Bangkok including a visit to Wat Pho. Travel to Kanchanaburi and head to your floating rafthouse accommodation. Stay: Pung-Waan Resort (B/D)
Enjoy a day of sightseeing at Erawan Falls and the Bridge on the River Kwai. Stay: Good Times Resort (B)
Explore the Allied War Cemetery and the Thai-Burmese Railway Centre to learn more about the area's history. Travel to Ayutthaya and visit the historical sites of the old capital city. In the evening board an overnight train to Chiang Mai. (B)
Chiang Mai is a vibrant city with heaps to see and do. Famous for its night market and cooking classes, it's a feat to fit it all in. Experience the flavours and scents of traditional northern Thai cuisine by pre-booking the Northern Thai Cooking Class. Stay: Chiang Mai Gate Hotel
Chiang Mai is a vibrant city with heaps to see and do. Famous for its night market, it's a feat to fit it all in. Experience the flavours and scents of traditional northern Thai cuisine by pre-booking the Northern Thai Cooking Class. Stay: Chiang Mai Gate Hotel (B)
With a little extra time in the area, hilltribe treks are easily accessible, as is the Golden Triangle. (B)
Trip Inclusions
- Explore magnificent temples and palaces.
- Sleep in a floating rafthouse.
- See the multi-tiered Erawan Falls.
- Visit the old capital city of Ayutthaya.
- Learn about the sombre history of Kanchanaburi.
- Your Welcome Moment: Meet Your CEO and Group
- Wat Pho visit
- Klong riverboat tour
- Erawan Falls and Bridge on the River Kwai visit (Kanchanaburi)
- Thai-Burma Railway Centre and Allied War Cemetery visit
- Temple ruins tour (Ayutthaya)
- Doi Suthep temple visit (Chiang Mai)
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
- Hotels/guesthouses (4 Nights), rafthouse (1 Night), sleeper train (1 Night)
- A variety of styles of hotels/guest houses are used on this trip. In many instances they might not be like what you are used to back home as service and efficiency can vary. In some areas we stay in simple local guest houses in stunning locations - rooms are small and simple and there may only be shared toilet facilities and showers.
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout, local guides
- 5 breakfasts, 1 dinner
- Train, private van, walking
- Accommodation, itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and internal flights as specified. Flights not specified are not included
Trip Reviews (1) Most Recent 'Bangkok to Chiang Mai Express' Reviews
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Easy way to see the highlights of Thailand 1
Casey, WA, Australia, Mar 2024
For those travellers who want somebody to do all the trip planning and admin for them, this trip is a great way to see all of the main highlights of Thailand. You’ll also get plenty of free time to do what you choose to do. Hotels and included meals were quite good too.
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