Day 01
Chiang Mai Arrival (D) [Thailand]
Upon arrival at the airport, you will meet our driver then transfer to the hotel for check-in. In the evening, enjoy Khantoke dinner with a music show by local dancers and singers. Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Visit the Mae Taeng where you will see the demonstration of how the elephants are used as work animals including elephant bathing in the river, working in the jungle, dragging and pushing the logs and responding to commands. Then you will ride an elephant for 45 minutes through the jungle, stopping at Lisu village. After lunch, you will take the bamboo raft along a river and then return to the hotel. On the way, stop to visit the orchid & butterfly farm.
Day 03
Chiang Rai – Golden Triangle (B, L)
Transfer to Chiang Rai. On the way you will visit Wat Rong Khun, known for its famous white temple. Next, visit the famous Golden Triangle then enjoy the boat ride for a panoramic view of the Mekong River. Continue to Mae Sai, the border between Thailand & Myanmar. Enjoy shopping for Myanmar products at the local market and then drive back to Chiang Mai. On the way, stop to visit the villages of Akha, Yao and Long Neck.
Day 04
Chiang Mai – Flight to Bangkok (B)
Free time until transfer to the airport to take a flight to Bangkok. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel for check-in.
Transfer to visit the Grand Palace complex and it consists of not only royal and throne halls, but also a number of government offices as well as the renowned Temple of the Emerald Buddha. And then visit Wat Phra Kaew. After lunch, take a joint local public ferry crossing the Chao Phraya River. Along the way, stop at Wat Arun and then take a joint local public back to visit Wat Pho, you will also visit the Golden Buddha. A walk to visit Chinatown before going back to the hotel for relaxing.
Day 06
Floating Market – Railway Market (B, L)
Transfer to South west of Bangkok – a green and wet delta area, criss-crossed by canals and full of coconut plantations. You will enter the Damnoen Saduak floating market by long-tailed boat via a labyrinth of narrow canals through the orchards. After lunch, visit the Maeklong Market where most stalls are placed on the railway. When the train comes through, all vendors must move, swing their stalls away from trails but return to normal in the short term.
Day 07
Bangkok – Flight to Bali (B) [Indonesia]
Free at leisure until transfer to the airport for a flight to Bali. Upon arrival, pick up at the airport then transfer to your hotel in Kuta for check-in. Free to enjoy the beach in Kuta, Bali.
Day 08
Kuta – Temples, Rice Terrace (B, L)
Transfer to visit Taman Ayun Temple in the Mengwi Village. Next, visit Jatiluwih Rice Terrace, Pura Luhur Batukaru and Ulun Danu Bratan Temple. Overnight in Kuta.
Day 09
Kuta – Temples, Local Village (B, L)
Depart to Tunjuk Village in Tabanan regency to observe what the locals do in their daily lives and in a traditional lifestyle. After lunch, transfer to visit Tanah Lot Temple. The Temple is built on a rock formation and has been part of Balinese mythology for centuries and then back to your hotel. Overnight in Kuta.
Day 10
Kuta – Temples, Rice Terrace, Waterfall (B, L)
Transfer to visit the Tegallalang Rice Terraces. This place alone offers a panoramic perspective that stretches before you and in the distance on the slopes of the valley. Then, proceed to visit Tirta Empul, a legendary setting for a traditional story about good versus evil. Afterwards, continue to Penglipuran. It is a village that succeeded in preserving its 75-hectare bamboo forest. Next, visit Tukad Cepung Waterfall. Well-guarded by the circular cliffs, this waterfall is difficult to locate for the first-time visitor and then turn back to your hotel. Overnight in Kuta.
Day 11
Kuta – Temples, Local Village, Kusamba Town (B, L)
Depart to visit Kusamba Town – a fishing town where the colorful ‘Batangas Prahu’ dot the black sand beaches. Then transfer to Goa Lawah – a sacred Bali temple and many altars that protect its entrance surround the temple. Afterward, continue to visit the Tenganan Village, the most famous town of Bali to observe the local traditional life. Finally, you will visit Tirta Gangga. The site is a refuge with water surrounding the area, and the set of pools decorated with an unusual statuary and back to your hotel. Overnight in Kuta.
Day 12
Bali – Free at Leisure (B)
Free to relax and enjoy the beach. Overnight in Kuta, Bali.
Day 13
Bali Departure (B)
You are free at leisure to relax at the hotel or enjoy the beach in Kuta until transfer to the airport for your own departure flight home.
