Chiang Mai & Bangkok Loy Krathong Festival

Day 1: Arrival Chiang Mai: (-)

Upon arrival at Chiang Mai airport, you are welcomed by our local guide and escort to your hotel. Check in hotel & Free time. Overnight in Chiang Mai.

Day 2: Chiang Mai: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

After breakfast at hotel, meet with tour guide and proceed to visit Doi Suthep Temple which is place of worship dates back to the year 1383 when the first Chedi was built. It is an important pilgrimage spot for the devout and is sacred site to many Thai people where visitors can climb 309 steps to reach the pagodas on top of the hill. In the top of the hill, enjoy spectacular views of Chiang Mai City and its surroundings from the top of this mountain, where the panoramic view and local culture can be enjoyed. After that, visit to Hmong Hill – Tribe Village (the village of colorful costumes tradition) is located on the boundaries of the Doi Suthep – Pui National Park. Explore a quaint and picturesque hill-tribe village set in an attractive hillside spot. Discover their culture and history through their evidences at the museum. Lunch at local restaurant. Free at your own time. Dinner at local restaurant in the evening, the you will joint Loy Krathong Festival is a colorful festival held every year on the full moon of the twelfth month in the Thai Lunar Calendar.This Thai Festival is held all over the country, but there are particularly beautiful celebrations held in Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, where the celebrations take place over several days. In Chiang Mai the celebration is known as Yee Peng (the full moon of the second month), as the twelfth month in the Thai Lunar Calendar corresponds to the second month in the traditional calendar of the old northern Lanna kingdom. The festival features beautifully illuminated lanterns, which are either carried, displayed in houses and temples, and even launched into the night sky. Krathong which are an offering – traditionally made out of a banana stalk and adorned with candles, incense and some money – are floated down the rivers. Back to hotel & & Free time. Overnight in Chiang Mai.

Day 3: Chiang Mai-Bangkok: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

After breakfast & check out at hotel, meet with tour guide and transfer to Chiang Mai airport for flight departure to Bangkok(*NOTE: the domestic flight is EXCLUDED in this package*). Arrival at Bangkok airport
, meet with tour guide and proceed to Temple city tour half day. This tour includes the most unusual Buddhist temples in Bangkok: At First Wat Trimit with its invaluable Golden Buddha (5 ½ tons of solid gold) – Wat Po, the most extensive temple in Bangkok, with its colossal Reclining Buddha and the Chedis of the Kings. The Grand Palace is one of the most beautiful samples of an ancient Siamese court. It used to be the residence of the Kings of Thailand. Here you will see palaces which were used for different occasions: the Funeral Palace, the Reception Palace, the Throne Hall, the Coronation Hall, the Royal Guest House, and the beautiful Emerald Buddha Temple.Lunch at local restaurant. Free for shopping at Siam Paragon, Central World, Big C, Central World, Patunum, Platinum Plaza Mall, MBK Mall. Dinner at local restaurant. Check in hotel & Free at your own leisure.

Overnight Bangkok.

Day 4: Departure Bangkok: (Breakfast)

After breakfast & check out at hotel. Free time at your leisure until transfer to Bangkok airport for flight departure home/ next destination.