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DAY 1: CHIANG MAI (D)
Arrive in Chiang Mai, meet and transfer to hotel.
This evening participate in a Khantoke dinner with northern Thai and hill tribe cultural shows. This is a northern Thai tradition of receiving guests to their homes and putting on some form of entertainment for the honored guests. Pick up at the hotel lobby at 7pm and return to the hotel at about 9.30pm, or to the Night Bazaar to stroll in the interesting night market filled with northern Thai and hill tribe handicrafts. There are coffee cafes, ice cream parlors, health massage places, restaurants and almost everything a tourist could want here.
Overnight in a hotel, Chiang Mai.
DAY 2: CHIANG MAI (B,L)
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Morning excursion to the "Elephant Sanctuary Park" to have a hands-on interaction with elephants roaming freely in the park. Get to bathe them, feed them, give them commands and ride on them like mahouts do on the neck instead of in a howdah. You will learn a great deal about elephants and have a great time.
Lunch in a riverside restaurant before traveling back to Chiang Mai. isit the Doi Suthep mountain monastery that is highly revered by the local people, and have a panoramic view of Chiang Mai city below.
Free evening.
Overnight in a hotel, Chiang Mai.
DAY 3: CHIANG MAI - MAE HONG SON (B,L,D)
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Morning transfer to Chiang Mai airport for the flight to Mae Hong Son. At Mae Hong Son airport your guide will meet and take you to your hotel. This mist-covered beautifully mountainous area is home to a mixture of Burmese and Lanna cultures. You see evidence of this in the way the locals dress, eat and play, and in their temple and house architecture. You enjoy pristine environment inhabited by hill tribes and cultures you would be delighted to see and know.
Lunch in a restaurant or at the hotel.
Then in the afternoon explore the uniqueness of this place. Visit Wat Phrathat Doi Kong Moo on a hilltop overlooking the town for a fine panoramic view of the town. Then we drive to Wat Phra Non and to the twin temples of Wat Jong Klang and Wat Jong Kam on the lake in town. These temples are constructed in traditional Burmese style. Drive north from the town to a pleasant park and walk to the cave of sacred fish to feed the blue carps beside a hermitage. You might like to talk to the hermit if you can find him.
Overnight in hotel, Mae Hong Son.
DAY 4: MAE HONG SON - CHIANG MAI (B,L)
Breakfast at the hotel. At 9am be picked up at your hotel for a morning tour to a Padaung ("Longneck") Karen village. We drive for 20 minutes to the Pai River, then travel by boat through forested countryside to the Burmese border where the Padaung village is located. Originally nomadic, the Padaung now rely on the sale of their handicrafts for a living. The women wear striking clothing and as many neck-rings as they can afford to spare from their meager earnings from tourists. Return by boat from this village to an elephant camp for a ride on elephant back through the forest to where your vehicle waits to take you back to your hotel. Lunch in a restaurant or at the hotel. Free until about 1pm when it's time to transfer to the airport to board your flight back to Chiang Mai.
At Chiang Mai airport, meet and transfer to hotel and be free at leisure.
Overnight in hotel, Chiang Mai.
DAY 5: CHIANG MAI - DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
End of Program
Tour cost in Japanese Yen per person in the group
| CHIANG MAI & MAE HONG SON, 5 DAYS | Superior | First class | Deluxe |
| 2 pax | 42000 | 45000 | 52000 |
| 3 - 5 pax | 41000 | 44000 | 51000 |
| 6 - 9 pax | 40000 | 42000 | 50000 |
| 10 - 14 pax | 38000 | 41000 | 48000 |
| 15 - 19 pax | 37000 | 39000 | 47000 |
| 20 pax & up | 36000 | 38000 | 45000 |
| Single room sup | 6000 | 8000 | 15000 |
| Per CHILD (without bed) | 33000 | 35000 | 39000 |
| Per CHILD (with extra bed) | 39000 | 41000 | 48000 |
*Prices above include 4 nights hotel accommodation with daily buffet breakfast, 3 lunches, 3 dinners, tours and all entrance fees, boat fare, transfers and transportation in air-conditioned vehicles, and services of station guides.
NOT INCLUDED: Airfare and airport tax, use of hotel minibar, laundry and phone calls, and drinks at meals other than what is served.
HOTELS USED:
SUPERIOR: ROYAL LANNA, MOUNTAIN INN & RESORT
FIRST: RYDGES TAPAE, ROOKS HOLIDAY BUNGALOW
DELUXE: TAMARIND VILLAGE, DUANG TAWAN, IMPERIAL MAE PING, IMPERIAL TARA, ROOKS HOLIDAY RESORT.
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