Signature · 9D | 8N
The Lanna North
Five nights in the old town with the temples, the sanctuary and a cooking day, then the hill road north to Chiang Rai and the white temple.
- Best time
- November to February
- Route
- Chiang Mai · Chiang Rai · Doi Inthanon
Day by day
9 days, planned in full
Five nights in the old town with the temples, the sanctuary and a cooking day, then the hill road north to Chiang Rai and the white temple.
Day 1
Arrive in Chiang Mai
Met at the airport and driven into the old town inside the moat. An evening walk to Wat Chedi Luang and khao soi for dinner.
- Night
- Chiang Mai
- Meals
- Dinner
Day 2
The temples inside the walls
Wat Phra Singh's teak assembly hall, Wat Chiang Man's crystal Buddha, and the ruined brick chedi at Chedi Luang, then the Lanna folklife museum.
- Night
- Chiang Mai
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 3
Doi Suthep, and Doi Pui
Up the mountain at seven to reach the 306 steps before the crowds, then a Hmong village and the coffee smallholdings behind it.
- Night
- Chiang Mai
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 4
The elephant sanctuary
A full day in the Mae Taeng valley: preparing food, walking with the herd, and the river at the end. Observation, not riding.
- Night
- Chiang Mai
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 5
Doi Inthanon
Thailand's highest point, the twin royal chedis, the Ang Ka cloud-forest boardwalk, Wachirathan falls, and the Mae Klang Luang rice terraces.
- Night
- Chiang Mai
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 6
A market and a kitchen
Shopping at Ruamchok market with a cook, then a half day making khao soi, sai ua sausage and nam prik ong from scratch.
- Night
- Chiang Mai
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 7
North to Chiang Rai
The hill road with a stop at the Mae Kachan hot springs, then Wat Rong Khun — the white temple, still unfinished after thirty years.
- Night
- Chiang Rai
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 8
The Golden Triangle
Where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet on the Mekong, the opium museum at Sop Ruak, and the blue temple back in town.
- Night
- Chiang Rai
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 9
Fly home
The morning flight from Chiang Rai to Bangkok and the connection onward.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
- 8 nights in 4-star old-town hotels and a Chiang Rai riverside lodge
- Return economy airfare from Kolkata, Delhi or Mumbai via Bangkok
- All internal flights and private air-conditioned road transfers
- Full-day ethical elephant sanctuary visit with lunch
- Doi Suthep, Doi Inthanon and Golden Triangle days with a guide
- Half-day northern Thai cooking class with the market walk
- All temple and national park entries, and daily breakfast
Not included
- Meals not named in the itinerary
- Travel insurance
- Massage and spa treatments
- Tips for the guide and driver
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