THAILAND – Chiang Mai

Sawadika and welcome to Thailand. Upon arrival at Chiang Mai airport you are met and transferred in a private car to your hotel in Chiang Mai. Check in and rest of the day is free for leisure.
Later in the night enjoy a Khantoke Dinner, the Northern Thai style dinner with Thai dances - Fingernail dance, sword dance candle dance, Ramwong dance and Firework display, and also the hill tribe shows which are performed by Akha, Yao, Meo, Lisu and Karen tribes. Overnight in Chiang Mai.

Choice of Tours:
Bike and Raft Adventure
Just a short hop from Chiang Mai get on your bikes and ride through the verdant landscape of Mae Taeng on secret trails, snaking through the natural surroundings that will take you up and down for 20 km. Offering stunning views of the valley formed by the Mae Taeng River, see local plantations during your ride. We'll stop for drink and snack breaks as we need. Ending with the reward of lunch of local Thai food by the river we will be shortly rafting down. We will now get to know its full power as we embark on an exhilarating downstream run through grade 3 and 4 rapids. We'll ride the rivers swell, pushing its way out of the mountainous tropical rainforest around Chiang Mai. During the 10 km route that will take about two hours, experience the beauty of surrounding as we follow the river through untouched wilderness and past rural hill tribe villages.

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Pedal and Paddle Adventure
Begin slowly on quiet country roads that pass through paddy fields, orchards with backdrops of stunning mountains and into the Sri Lanna National Park. We are privileged to be allowed to ride across the dam of the sixth largest park in Thailand. Sri Lanna is comprised of valleys and mountains, and an endless number of streams that feed the Mae Ngad reservoir. The park is fringed with forests and the mirrored surface of the water reflects the peacefulness. The next phase of the adventure is paddling kayaks along the jungle edge of the lake, looking for monkeys, and perhaps sighting a colourful kingfisher bird. Take lunch at a floating restaurant. The rest of the afternoon is free to explore isolated nooks of this 430 m deep lake, or to swim in the stream-fed waters before paddling back to our put out point at the end of an active yet relaxing day.

Overnight in Chiang Mai

Today enjoy the Thai Cooking Course with Lunch. The Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School has courses for you to learn the main techniques for cooking Thai food. All courses begin with a morning activity such as shopping at the market or introduction to Thai ingredients and paste-making or vegetable carving. After the morning activity you will cook four dishes. Each dish will be demonstrated to you by experienced staffs, who all speak excellent English. They will give you tips about alternative cooking methods and substitutes throughout the demonstration. Then, it is your turn to cook each dish yourself and the teachers will be on hand to help and guide you with step-by-step instructions. Once you have cooked four dishes, you will then have all the food for lunch. After lunch, you will be transferred to your hotel.

Optional - The Voyage of Golden Lanna 90 Minutes
Experience Thailand's renowned deluxe day spa in Chiang Mai by taking this 90-minute "Voyage of Golden Lanna". This Spa offers the unique "Lanna-style" spa experience which you will delight in the graceful attention that defined Northern Thailand's golden era. This program features the combination of an original, culturally inspired Music Therapy masterpiece along with the unique four-handed Golden Lanna Massage can guide you to extreme wellbeing unlike anything you have experienced. Our unique musical masterpiece and massage work together synergistically along with fragrant oil infused with pure gold to transport you on a 90-minute journey of rejuvenation, recovery, and yes, even self-discovery that will make you glow both inside and out.

Overnight in Chiang Mai.

Post breakfast this morning its time for you to check out & be escorted to the Airport in order for you to board your flight back home. Hope you have had a great Holiday!!