Essence of Thailand & Malaysia

Upon arrival, you will be transferred 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.

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.

Visit Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, the most sacred temple containing a holy relic of the Lord Buddha. The temple compound offers a great view of Chiang Mai and surrounding countryside. A visit to Meo village will be made then transfer to the airport for a flight to Bangkok.

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.

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.

Free until transfer to the airport for a flight to Kuala Lumpur. Upon arrival, pick up at the airport then transfer to Malacca. Check-in at your hotel and free at leisure.

Visit the Melaka River Cruise tour and then transfer to visit Porta de Santiago Cir. 1512, Ruins of St. Paul's Church Cir. 1571, and Dutch Square. Next, you will take the sightseeing at Stadhuys, Christ Church, Clock Tower, Queen Victoria Fountain, and Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, St. Peter's Church. Cross the historic Malacca River and Bukit Cina then enjoy a Short Trishaw Ride and finish your tour with a stroll on Jonker Street.

Transfer back to Kuala Lumpur. In the evening, you will visit Chinatown and then stop at Sri Mahamariamman Temple near Chinatown, a colorful and ornate Hindu temple adorned with decorative features and intricate carvings of Hindu deities.

Enjoy sightseeing in the National Mosque, National Monument, Cenotaph, and Gate of King’s Palace. Then explore Kuala Lumpur on foot, starting with Little India and passing by Jewelry and Saree Shops at Brickfields. Next, take an underground train to visit Masjid Jamek Mosque then walk to Merdeka Square. In the evening, enjoy a 30 minutes foot reflexology session.

Free at leisure to explore the city more on your own or you can go shopping until transfer to the airport for your departure flight.