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INDIA

If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India! - Romaine Rolland (French writer)

CHINA

China has been a beguiling enigma for centuries; its vastness, coupled with a veil of mystery, has always attracted outsiders. It is the new second world superpower, going through rapid social, economic and philosophical changes. China has the third highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka’s “Up Country” is one of the most mysterious, awe-inspiring landscapes dotted with waterfalls and lush floral, its mist-shrouded green fields seem to extend on forever, which says nothing of the legendary tea grown here.

CAMBODIA

Once home to the powerful Khmer Kingdom, Cambodia was off limits to the tourist trail for many years and its secrets lay undiscovered for centuries.

PERU

Standing 2,430 m above sea level, in the midst of a tropical mountain forest in an extraordinarily beautiful setting, Machu Picchu was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height.

AFRICAN SAFARIS

The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the “Seven New Wonders of the World”.

5 Day Golden Trianlge Explorer

From Bangkok fly to Chiang Mai and by road to Chiang Rai stopping at a local village en route. Travel by a long tail speedboat on the Mekong River to the Golden Triangle. Visit the northern most Thai town on the Burmese border. Stay overnight in Meo-style bungalows near a traditional hilltribe village. You can take in a visit to a working elephant camp before returning to Chiang Mai.

ITINERARY

Day 1: Bangkok - Chiang Mai - Golden Triangle
Today You fly to Chiang Mai and then continue by road to Chiang Rai with a stop at a Karen village and the Hot Springs. After lunch, continue to Chiang Saen and climb the 383 steps to Wat Phra Dhat Jom Kitti for some dramatic views over the Mekong River. Afterwards, travel up the river by long-tailed speedboat to the Golden Triangle where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet.

Day 2: Golden Triangle - Chiang Rai
After breakfast drive to Mae Sai, the northern-most Thai town on the Burmese border, visiting a Jade factory, colourful market, Fish and Monkey Cave. Continue on to Doi Mae Salong, passing through beautiful mountain scenery. After lunch, visit local Akha, Yao and Lisu hilltribes before continuing to Chiang Rai.

Day 3: Kok River - Hilltribe Country
Enjoy an early morning long-tailed boat cruise - an exhilarating journey through thick jungle, fringed by riverside bamboo huts of hilltribe villages. There are stops at a Lahu hilltribe village and the village of Ban Pha Tai before lunch at Maekok River Village Resort. Continue by road to Mae Rim and the Hmong Hilltribe Lodge for an overnight stay in Meo-style bungalows near a traditional hilltribe village. Tonight, enjoy a barbecue dinner around a camp fire, followed by a dance performance by hilltribe people.

Day 4: Hilltribe Country - Chiang Mai
Visit a working elephant camp where there is time to enjoy an optional hour-long elephant ride in the surrounding jungle (approx. 12 paid locally).
Continue on to an Orchid Farm before arriving in to Chiang Mai this evening for a Kantoke dinner.

Day 5: Chiang Mai - Bangkok
A morning sightseeing tour to visit Chiang Mai's most famous temples, including Wat Phra Singh with its famous Buddha image and the Wat Doi Suthep, tucked away in the mountains at 1,056 meters above sea level. After lunch transfer to the airport for your flight to Bangkok.

End of Tour.

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