Save $120CAD Per Couple - Thailand Land of a Million Smiles with Tourcan Vacations
Price: $4,140CAD Per Person Sharing (4* First Class Hotels) or $4,965CAD Per Person Sharing (5* Deluxe Hotels)
(Based on land only; double occupancy; Deluxe 4* or Luxury 5*. October 2021 - December 2022. Peak season supplements apply.)
International airfare available upon request.
Photo: Phuket Amatara Wellness Resort
Highlights:
Bangkok
- City Tour including Grand Palace
- Floating market and Sampran Riverside
Chiang Mai
- Elephant Camp Visit
- Doi Suthep and Meo Hilltribe visit
- Tour of the Old Walled City
- Khantoke Dinner
Phuket
- Resort stay
- Phang Nga Bay, James Bond Island and Khai Nai Island Visit
Inclusions:
- Accommodation at choice of hotel
- Economy class airfare on domestic sectors: Bangkok / Chiang Mai/ Phuket / Bangkok only
- Local English speaking tour guide services during sightseeing only
- Daily breakfast at the hotels
- 2-lunches and 1-dinner
- Transfers and sightseeing by standard private, air conditioned vehicles
- Drinking water and cold towels during sightseeing
Exclusions:
- Airfare and taxes on international sectors
- Visa and visa fees
- Insurance
- Personal expenses like baggage porterage at airports/hotels, tips, gratuities, laundry, telephone calls, etc.
- Any item not mentioned above
Photo: Bangkok City Tour
Thailand Land of a Million Smiles Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Bangkok Flight (Not Included)
Upon clearing Customs and Immigration, proceed towards the exit gate of the airport and look for our representative holding a placard in your name to assist and transfer you to the hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Riva Arun Bangkok (Riva Arun Studio) – 4* / Akyra TAS Sukhumvit Bangkok (Superior Room) – 5*
Meals: None
Day 2: Bangkok
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 am pick up from the hotel lobby and proceed for sightseeing in Bangkok. Travel by motor launch on the picturesque Chao Phraya River and canals to see farmers in tiny flat-bottomed boats market their produce. Observe the family homes and temples along the water-ways which gives this city the name "Venice of the East". Pass the Temple of Dawn whose 79 metre spire silhouette has become so identified with Bangkok. Later tour the Grand Palace. Within the compound, the Chapel of the Emerald Buddha, a 75 cm statue of jade that sits atop an 11 metre golden pedestal. Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight: Riva Arun Bangkok (Riva Arun Studio) – 4* / Akyra TAS Sukhumvit Bangkok (Superior Room) – 5*
Meals: Breakfast
Please note that you are required to wear proper attire (no bare shoulder, bare knees or strapless-heel shoes). Shoes must be removed before entering all temple buildings.
Photo: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Day 3: Bangkok
Early breakfast at the hotel.
07:00 am pick up from the hotel lobby and proceed to the Floating Market and Sampran Riverside. To discover the way Bangkok used to be, travel approx.100 km. outside of Bangkok, to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market with its many colors, flavors and exotic fragrances. Start with a scenic ride on a narrow longtail-speedboat, passing riverside villages and fruit plantations, before entering the vibrant market. There will be many photo-opportunities along the way and on the colorful market on the water. Afterwards continue to Nakorn Pathom, regarded to be the oldest city in Thailand. Pay a visit to Phra Pathom Chedi, which is the largest pagoda in Southeast Asia. Lunch at the picturesque Sampran Riverside. The Sampran Riverside has extensive landscaped gardens, a lake, several traditional Thai-style houses and a village. Afterwards, you will have the chance to experience life in a traditional Thai- village. This includes tending to the herbal gardens, rice planting or harvest and various handicrafts such as cooking, weaving or pottery. Return to your hotel in the late afternoon.
Duration: 8.5 - 9 hrs. depending on the hotel location and traffic situation.
Overnight: Riva Arun Bangkok (Riva Arun Studio) – 4* / Akyra TAS Sukhumvit Bangkok (Superior Room) – 5*
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4: Bangkok/Chiang Mai Flight
Breakfast at the hotel.
Check out of the hotel and transfer to the airport to board your flight for Chiang Mai. Arrive Chiang Mai, transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Bodhi Serene Hotel (Deluxe Room) – 4* / Ratilanna Riverside Spa Resort (Deluxe Room) – 5*
Meals: Breakfast
Tentative Flight: PG217 BKK-CNX at 12:10-13:25
Photo: Chiang Mai Elephant Camp Visit
Day 5: Chiang Mai
Early breakfast at the hotel.
07:00 am pick up from the hotel lobby and proceed to visit the Elephants at Work at Mae Sa Camp. This morning see elephants at play and work deep in a teak forest. Watch them demonstrate their prowess by moving lumber and serving as a mode of transportation within the jungle area. There will be an opportunity to feed and ride on these elephants. Visit Doi Suthep and Meo Hilltribe. This afternoon visit Doi Suthep and Meo Hilltribe. Some 20 different tribes of semi-nomadic people live in the northern hills. Culturally, each is distinctively different having their own language and custom. The next visit is at the resplendent Wat Phra on Doi Suthep.
Overnight: Bodhi Serene Hotel (Deluxe Room) – 4* / Ratilanna Riverside Spa Resort (Deluxe Room) – 5*
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6: Chiang Mai
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 am pick up from the hotel lobby and proceed on your sightseeing in Chiang Mai.
Tour this old walled city and it's temples. Visit the 700 year old Wat Chiangmun, the oldest temple within the city wall, Wat Pra Singh to view the 1500 year old Buddha image and Wat Suandok and drive along the Northern capital passing residential areas, and the famous Varoros Market. Evening Khantoke dinner. The ''kantoke'' dinner is a traditional dinner eaten in the north where a series of dishes are served in small bowls (Kan) and diners are seated on cushions at a low table (toke). Enjoy superb northern Thai cuisine and enjoy watching on the dancers performing the finger dance, sword dance, candle dance and the Thai folk dance.
Overnight: Bodhi Serene Hotel (Deluxe Room) – 4* / Ratilanna Riverside Spa Resort (Deluxe Room) – 5*
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Photo: Doi Suthep
Day 7: Chiang Mai/Phuket Flight
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning at leisure. Check out and transfer to the airport to board your flight for Phuket. Arrive Phuket, transfer to the hotel.
Overnight: Novotel Phuket Resort (Superior Room) – 4* / Amatara Wellness Resort (Bayview Suite) – 5*
Meals: Breakfast
Tentative Flight: PG248 CNX-HKT at 14:35-16:40
Days 8 - 11: Phuket
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day at leisure.
Overnight: Novotel Phuket Resort (Superior Room) – 4* / Amatara Wellness Resort (Bayview Suite) – 5*
Meals: Breakfast
Day 12: Phuket
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 am pick up from the hotel and proceed to Phang Nga Bay; Khai Island by shared services. Depart from the pier at Royal Phuket Marina. Arrive Phang Nga Bay and pass Panak and Hong Island. At Koh Hong we will explore by canoes. Visit Koh Tapu, known as James Bond Island. Then go to through Mangrove swamp and pass Tham Lod Noi and Lod Yai. Lunch at Koh Panyi, a Muslim village built on pillars. Depart to Khai Nai Island Relax, snorkel and sunbathing at Koh Khai Nai. Return to our pier at Royal Phuket Marina and transfer back to your hotel.
Duration: 8.00-17.00 hrs.
Included:
- Round-trip transfer
- English speaking guide
- Trip by speed boat
- Soft drink, seasonal fruits, snack, drinking water
- Lunch
- Snorkeling equipment
Note: This program is subject to change according to the weather and sea conditions.
Overnight: Novotel Phuket Resort (Superior Room) – 4* / Amatara Wellness Resort (Bayview Suite) – 5*
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 13: Phuket/Bangkok Flight
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning at leisure. Check out of the hotel and transfer to the airport to board your flight for Bangkok. Arrive Bangkok, transfer from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel (hotel shuttle bus) without representative. The Hotel Airport Representative will be stationed at Level 2 Gate No 4 (24 hours) at Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel Counter. The complimentary shuttle van services are on first come first serve basis.
Overnight: Novotel Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (Superior Room) – 4* / Novotel Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (Deluxe Room)
Meals: Breakfast
Tentative Flight: PG274 HKT-BKK at 14:50-16:20
Day 14: Depart Bangkok Flight (Not Included)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Check out of the hotel and transfer from Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport hotel to Suvarnabhumi airport (hotel shuttle bus) without local representative. The Hotel Airport Representative will be stationed at Level 2 Gate No 4 (24 hours) at Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel Counter. The complimentary shuttle van services are on first come first serve basis.
Meals: Breakfast