Thailand Treks and Tours

Day 1
Arrival in Bangkok and transfer from the airport to your hotel.

Day 2 (B)
Discover Bangkok on your own, for information you can go to our own tour counter in the hotel.

Day 3 (B, L, D)
Between 06.00 and 06.30 AM you will be picked up at the lobby of your hotel and we depart to Kanchanaburi. At 09.00 AM we arrive at the War Museum, we visit one of the many war cemeteries and the impressive bridge over the river Kwai. At about 12.00 we make a historical and scenic boat trip over the River Kwai, on the way you pass unspoiled mountainous jungle scenery to get to your accommodation, the Jungle Rafts where your lunch will be served. These floating bungalows are build on bamboo rafts and at night lightened by oil lamps. In the afternoon you can make an exciting boat ride downstream and continue to visit the Hell Fire Pass memorial. AT 7.00 Pm your dinner will be served, after that there will be a presentation of Mon dancing.

Day 4 (B,L,D)
After breakfast you will visit the nearby Mon village. It is possible to ride on an elephant over here (not included). This is the place where the movie “The Deerhunter” with Robert de Niro has been filmed. At lunch time back to the rafts where a Thai/Burmese lunch will be served. Afternoon free at leisure, enjoy your hammock or swim in the river. Dinner and overnight at the Jungle Rafts.

Day 5 (B,L)
Late morning you will go to Nam Tok train station and you will board the train over the Burma Railway, slowly moving along the wooden tracks. Then back to Bangkok by air conditioned minivan where you will arrive around 6.00 PM

Day 6 (B)
Today you have 1 more free day in Bangkok, in the evening you will take the overnight sleeper train to Chiang Mai

Day 7
Arrival in Chiang Mai and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure.

Day 8 (B,L,D)
Departure from the hotel by Pick Up truck, drive half an hour north of Chiang Mai to visit a local market. We continue for another 1.5 hour to a Shan village where we have lunch. After that we walk for about half an hour to a Hmong village. This tribe used to fight side by side with the Americans during the Vietnam war. From here through the beautiful jungle in about 2.5 hours to the Karen village where we will spend the night.

Day 9 (B,L)
After breakfast we will walk for about 1 hour to reach the elephant camp where we will ride these majestic animals for about 1.5 hours. From here it is another 1.5 hour walk to the water fall where your guide will prepare lunch. After that we follow the river for about 1.5 hours to the place where our truck is waiting. We continue by truck to the rafting camp where we will do bamboo rafting for about 1 hour. Then back to Chiang Mai where we will arrive late afternoon.

Day 10 (B)
Free at leisure. You could for example do a cycling tour or learn how to cook Thai food. Late afternoon your aircon sleeper bus leaves for Hua Hin or Pattaya (Choose please)

Day 11
In the morning you will arrive in Hua Hin or Pattaya where you can take a local taxi to the hotel.

Day 11/13 (B)
Enjoy your beach stay.

Day 13
Transfer to Bangkok airport for your connecting flight back to your country.

Includes:

All Accomodation in 3 star hotels with breakfast (except during Trek),
Transfer from the airport to the hotel on Day 1
River Kwai Tour full board
Night Train Ayutthaya-Chiang Mai, aircon sleeper Transfer from train station to hotel on Day 7
Two day trek with elephant riding, bamboo rafting and full board
English speaking guide during trek (day 8/9)
Transfer hotel – bus station at day 10
Night Bus Chiang Mai-Hua Hin or Pattaya aircon VIP
Transfer Hua Hin/Pattaya-Bangkok (airport or hotel) on Day 13
Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)

Excludes:

Other meals, Entrance Fees,

Hotels

Bangkok - Royal
Kanchanaburi - Jungle Rafts
Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai Gate
Hua Hin - Hua Hin Grand