Golden Triangle & Mae Sai Border + Doi Mae Salong

Full D Destination: Chiang Rai
Drive up to Doi Mae Salong, on the way stops at Akha Hill tribe Village, visit to Yao Hill tribe Village, Santi Kiri Village. Continue to Mae Sai, the Thailand-Myanmar border..

Golden Triangle & Mae Sai Border + Doi Mae Salong
Chang Rai Sightseeing


Drive up to Doi Mae Salong, on the way stops at Akha Hill tribe Village, visit to Yao Hill tribe Village, Santi Kiri Village. Continue to Mae Sai, the Thailand-Myanmar border. Visit to the world famous Golden Triangle, Opium Museum. Experience with Long-tail Boat Trip along the Mae Khong River, made a stop at Don Sao Village, Laos [Optional]. Then drive to the archeological remains at Chiang Sean.



Overview

Destination : Chiang Rai
Start City : Chiang Rai
End City : Chiang Rai
Tour Type : Private Tour (From City Area)
Duration : Full Day



Golden Triangle & Mae Sai Border + Doi Mae Salong



Itinerary

Visit Emerald Buddha Temple (Phra Kaew Temple); where the Emerald Buddha image was once enshrined. Now it is replaced with a jade Buddha image which was made to commemorate the 90th birthday of the late Princess Mother.

Visit Blue Temple (Rong Sued Ten Temple); designed by the local Chiang Rai artist who used to the team work of White Temple before. The main temple building is a distinctive blue colorwith the new philosophy of Buddhist art

Visit Black House, (Baandum Museum); belongs to the national artist Thawan Dachanee who is celebrated for his eerie sculptures made from horns and bones, repDrive to Doi Mae Salong Mountain.
Mae Salong’s early history centred on the the opium trade of the Golden Triangle. Today, Doi Mae Salong has become one of the main tourist attractions in Chiang Rai, offering the succulent native Chinese cuisine, lovely houses with flowers and many plantations from fruits to coffee and tea while there are still many tribes living there.

Visit Akha Hill Tribe; the most beautiful women’s head wares, decorated with assorted coins, shells, beats feathers and animals. They are originated from China. Explore the villages that are very simple, unique costumes, their own tradition and dialect.

Visit to Yao Hill tribe Village who originate in southern China, and are the only hill tribe to have a written language and their houses built usually of wooden planks on a dirt road.

Continue to Santi Kiri Village, with its tea & coffee plantations and also co-op store where home made wines, medical herbs and other locally grown products are sold. The villagers are ethnic Yunan Chinese, descendents of KMT (Kuo Min Tung) Nationalist Chinese army regiment that took refuge in Thailand almost 50 years ago when Communist Forces won the civil war in mainland China.

The trip continues to Mae Sai, the Thailand-Myanmar border which is also the northernmost point of Thailand. Enjoy shopping local products from China and Myanmar.

Lunch serve at a local restaurant.

Visit the world famous Golden Triangle where the borders of three countries; Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar are met. See the Golden Buddha Statue and the panoramic view of Mekong River.

Then visit Opium Museum, a small museum with historical displays pertaining to opium culture include all the various implements used in the planting, harvest and all information about how dangerous of opium.

Then visit the archeological remains at Chiang Sean, which probably dates from the 12th century and was once original capital of the Lanna kingdom.


Rates [Valid 01-NOV-2017 – 31-OCT-2018]

PaxPrice (THB)
1 Pax:

7,400

2 Pax:

3,900

3-4 Pax:

2,850

5-8 Pax:

1,950

Inclusions:
  • Air-conditioned vehicles with experienced driver
  • English speaking licensed guide
  • All admission fees as mentioned in the program
  • Lunch
  • VAT 7% and all Government taxes (no service charge)
Exclusions:
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Tips or Gratuities to guide and driver
Child Policy:
  • For children under 3 years old will be Free of charge.
  • For children 3-12 years old we charge 70% of the adult’s price.
  • For children over 12 years old we charge normal price.


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