Thailand Family Vacation 15 Days

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When you get to Bangkok, your private guide and driver will be there to meet you. They will then take you to your hotel.

As soon as you step foot in this vibrant metropolis, you will feel the stifling heat and hectic pace of Thailand's bustling capital. After you have checked into our hotel, you are free to do some independent sightseeing, relax your muscles with a therapeutic massage, or just lie by the pool and take in the first rays of that delicious Thai sunlight.

Overnight in Bangkok

Your tour guide will come to the hotel to get you up. Visit one of Rattanakosin Island's most well-known and historically significant community markets—the amulet market—along the way.

Learn about the Emerald Buddha Temple, or Wat Phra Kaew, also known as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, the temple's official name. It's the holiest Buddhist temple in all of Thailand.

Go on a tour of the Grand Palace, the royal palace of Thailand. Certainly among Thailand's most impressive palaces. After King Rama, I relocated the capital from Thonburi to Bangkok in 1782, and construction on the Grand Palace began that same year. It was the royal palace of the Chakri dynasty in Thailand from the 18th century onward.

Our tour of Bangkok's temples continues as we make our way across the city to Wat Po, where we'll see the massive reclining Buddha and the Chedis (stupas containing the ashes of the Kings). Find out how King Rama I made this previous temple his main temple and how some of his remains are interred here. UNESCO has included it in its "Memory of the World" project. Moreover, it is the original site of Thai massage, which is now taught and practiced in the temple as it has been for centuries.

Visit Wat Arun (the Temple of Daw); it is one of Bangkok's most recognizable sights. The temple is located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River and is most famous for its 70-meter tower covered with tiny bits of colorful glass and surrounded by Chinese porcelain.

Our afternoon ends in Bangkok's Chinatown, which is one of the city's oldest areas. It is possible to buy almost anything you can think of in this chaotic labyrinth of narrow streets and busy sois (alleys), which are overrun with restaurants, stores, street markets, and food booths. You will also make a pit stop to try some of the most delicious food the city has to offer, such as odd snacks in a market, some of the best noodles in the city, or dessert. There is no need to bother eating in advance because you won't feel hungry at any point during the event. Throughout the course of the tour, vegetarian meal alternatives will be provided.

Note

• The chapel is a national shrine and you will be required to wear proper attire: no bare shoulders and knees, or strapless-heel shoes.
• Shoes must be removed before entering the temple buildings as a matter of respect.
• Photography is permitted in the Royal Palace Grounds and in the compounds of the Emerald Buddha Temple, but not inside the buildings.

Overnight in Bangkok

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

Ayutthaya was the capital of Siam during its golden age, and its temple ruins are a sight to behold.

After breakfast, your guide will pick you up for the drive to Wat Lokayasutha, which is the first stop in Ayutthaya, after traveling there in a luxurious and air-conditioned vehicle from Bangkok. This temple is famous for its enormous picture of a Buddha that is reclining because it is one of the few constructions that has been preserved here.

Your next stop will be at Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, which is located within the complex of the royal palace and was used by the royal family for religious ceremonies. It is widely acknowledged as Ayutthaya's most significant religious structure.

After that, you should go to Wat Mahathat Ayutthaya. It is said that the sacred relic of the Buddha was formerly kept within this temple, making it one of the oldest and most important in Ayutthaya's history. Take a moment to appreciate the iconic Buddha head that has been sculpted into the roots of a Bodhi tree.

After that, you will have a delicious lunch at a local Thai restaurant, where your guide will be available to provide recommendations on the regional delicacies served there.

Your journey should come to a close at the magnificent Wat Chaiwattanaram, which is located along the river. As you make your way through the gigantic grounds, don't forget to keep your eyes peeled for the captivating architectural style that was inspired by the Angkor Wat complex in Cambodia.

Overnight in Bangkok

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

After breakfast, we depart to Damnoen Saduak is 110 kilometers west of Bangkok. You'll begin your trip with a relaxing drive across rice paddies and salt fields.

You'll hop on a speedboat for a 30-minute ride along a fruit plantation to visit authentic Thai homes and learn about Thai culture.

Then, reach the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. When you visit this area, you will see boats of all sizes and shapes being used by local merchants to transport their goods, which will captivate you. You have the option of hiring a small boat or board to take you along the market to shop for local products.

Leave the floating market to Kanchanaburi. You should stop by the Death Railway's Bridge over the River Kwai, built by Allied POWs. Walk about the city and snap some photos of the famous Death Railway.

Take a scenic train trip over the Death Railway and go over the historic wooden viaduct built by Allied POWs.

Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.

Return to Bangkok after passing through lush paddy fields, quaint towns, and ancient temples en route from Kanchanaburi.

Overnight in Bangkok.

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

In the morning, we take an early flight to Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai, the former capital of the Lanna Kingdom, is your destination today. Lanna, which had been on par with the Ayutthaya Kingdom, was dissolved and incorporated into the new Siamese kingdom in the late nineteenth century. Northern Thailand is still home to the Lanna people with their own language, culture, cuisine, and traditions.

When you arrive, we'll take you to your hotel so you can check in or drop off your bags. (Early check-in is NOT included and depends on the hotel's availability)

We start our sightseeing through the old city and learn everything about the fascinating past of this city and its double moat. Then, head to the peak of Doi Suthep, a mountain on the outskirts of town, to look out over the city and its environs. One of the most revered temples in the country may be found at the summit, where you can also receive a blessing. Before heading to your hotel, visit Wat Umong, one of the city's most interesting temples built in the 14th century, a heavily forested temple covered by moss and small plants offering a unique yet charming sense of natural decay. The temples' underground tunnels were built to contain a mad monk.

The rest of the day is yours to do anything as you, please.

Overnight in Chiang Mai.

Meals included: Breakfast

Start a new day with fresh air and breakfast at your hotel.

Visit an elephant rescue center in the jungle just outside of Chiang Mai for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that is truly one of a kind. Take a dip in a waterfall, taste a lunch prepared in the traditional style of Thailand, and spend the day acting as a caretaker for the elephants as you interact with them, feed them, and watch them in their natural habitat.

Begin from your hotel after breakfast. Take a trip to the southwest of Chiang Mai and enjoy the beautiful scenery as you pass by local farms, communities inhabited by hill tribes, and rice fields.

You should take a trip to the Mae Wang Waterfalls so that you may unwind and cool off in the water there. Elephant Sanctuary, which is located deep in the jungle, is where you will arrive. A host will greet you as you enter the sanctuary, and then a guide will take you through the entire experience.

Put on some traditional garb from the Karen hill tribe, such as the clothes that the elephant keepers wear. The following step is to receive an orientation on Asian elephants as well as the history of the sanctuary. You are invited to visit the tame elephants who have been rescued and give them bananas. Join the elephants as they make their way up the hill through the forest in search of food. See how different elephant families interact in their natural habitat. Get in the river with the elephants and take a refreshing dip. Join the elephants on their walk back to the sanatorium, where you can reflect on your time with them and say your goodbyes.

Before being dropped off at your accommodation in Chiang Mai, you will finish off the day with a bamboo rafting ride along the Mae Wang River, which is known for its breathtaking scenery.

After a journey of one hour back to Chiang Mai, you will be dropped off at your hotel. The rest of the day is at your disposal to do as you like.

Note: You should bring extra clothes, comfortable shoes, sandals you don't mind getting wet and dirty, shampoo and soap, a camera, and mosquito spray or bug repellent.

Overnight in Chiang Mai

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

Enjoy your morning with breakfast at the hotel. Meet the tour guide and start the trip to Chiang Rai. We will stop at a hot spring. When we go to Chiang Rai Town, we're going to check out the White Temple (Wat Rongkhon), which was designed and constructed by a top architect in Thailand, and then we're going to move on to the historic city of Chiang Saen. Then go on to the "Golden Triangle," where three countries' boundaries intersect.

Have lunch at a nearby eatery before making the trip to Mae Sai, the city that serves as the border between Thailand and Myanmar. After seeing the Long Neck Karen Village and the Akha and Yao villages, you'll head back to Chiang Mai.

Overnight in Chiang Mai.

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel.

Participating in a cooking lesson at Chiang Mai Cookery Class is something that may be done today. Learn the ins and outs of Thai food, including its nuanced flavors and distinctive presentation styles. Learn another facet of this intricate cuisine with a private cooking class that focuses on the cuisine of the Lanna region of Thailand. Go beyond the standard red, green, and yellow curries as well as pad thai, which are typically associated with Thai food. The cuisine of this region is characterized by a predilection for salty and fiery flavors, and it is built around the use of jungle vegetables and herbs, pork, and sticky rice. Cook your lunch on a traditional charcoal stove using food purchased at the market or grown on the farm, and enjoy your lunch in a sala pavilion.

After that, we transfer you to the airport for a flight to Surat Thani.

Upon arrival, transfer to the pier and get on a speed boat to reach Koh Samui – one of the most beautiful islands.

Overnight on Koh Samui

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

The transport will pick you up from your hotel's lobby, and your guide will drive you to the dock. After getting helpful information from your guide, you will next embark on a journey to Angthong National Marine Park via speedboat.

You will begin your journey with a stop first at Koh Wao, which is made up of three islands with a shallow, sheltered bay in between. The clear seas and rich marine life make this an ideal place to go snorkeling.

Keep going until you reach Mae Koh Island, and then hike up to the viewpoint that overlooks Emerald Lagoon.

Continue your journey to Phaluai Island, where you may savor a delectable meal prepared at a Thai restaurant. Sea gypsies, who make their living off of fishing. You can take a leisurely journey along the coastline with natural rock formations by sea kayak, or you can unwind and take in the sunshine on the quiet Son Pee Hong Beach.

The journey ends on Koh Hua Talap, the main island, where visitors can swim, snorkel, and relax on white sand beaches surrounded by turquoise water or go to Pha Chan Charat Viewpoint. When the tour is over, you'll head back to the Koh Samui dock and get a ride back to your hotel.

Overnight on Koh Samui.

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

You can do whatever you choose today, from lounging around your resort to strolling along the lovely beach. Savor the tasty seafood and other dishes or use utility at the hotel.

Overnight on Koh Samui.

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

After your breakfast, check out the hotel.

Today you will take a songtaew, a boat, then a minivan to Khao Sok National Park. It will take roughly five hours to make the trip. The park contains some of the oldest jungles in the world and is the wettest place in Thailand. Marvel at the impressive limestone cliffs and maybe even spot some monkeys in the wild. Take a hike to see waterfalls and spend the night in a jungle

Overnight in Khao Sok

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

Spend a day exploring Chiew Lan Lake, during which you will not only have the opportunity to marvel at the breathtaking scenery that seems like something out of a fairy tale, but you will also get the chance to see wildlife in its natural habitat. The Anurak Community Lodge will be the starting point for our one-day, group tour that begins at 9 AM. You will be carried to the lake pier in a small group with other travelers who share your enthusiasm for outdoor activities and the natural world about forty minutes after leaving the lodge in a vehicle. Once you have reached the lake, your local guide will take you on a jungle hike that will eventually lead you to either a cave or a lookout point, depending on the weather. You will get the chance to go swimming in the lake before lunch is served at the floating raft houses, which have a charmingly rustic appearance that will captivate your imagination. Make your way back to the lodge at about 17:30 to 18:30.

Overnight in Khao Sok

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

After breakfast, you'll be picked up and driven (in about three hours) from Khao Sok to Ao Nang, a popular beach destination. After checking into your hotel, let's head straight to the beach. Enjoy the crystal-clear sea for swimming or snorkeling, kick back on the beach with a good book, and unwind with a drink as the sun sets. You can do whatever you like in your leisure time.

Overnight in Ao Nang

Meals included: Breakfast

Take a speedboat out to the Phi Phi Islands for a day of pampering in the sun and blue waters. Phi Phi, featured in the Oscar-winning film, "The Beach," is a tropical paradise located about 30 miles off the coast of Thailand.

Phi Phi Don, the largest of the two islets that make up Phi Phi, is where you'll find the best beaches and most impressive coral reefs. Ton Sai and Lodalam are two gorgeous curved bays that offer a variety of tourist amenities.

You may swim in some of the purest water on the planet at Maya Bay, snorkel at the stunning Hin Klang; and discover Viking Cave, where millions of swallows make their home throughout the day.

Explore the secluded bays of Phi Phi Lee, such as Phi Lee Bay, where towering limestone cliffs rise directly from the sea. Visit the coral reefs of Ao Maya and Ao Lo Sama for a snorkeling adventure. Surrounded by perfect sand beaches, you can view leopard sharks and other marine life.

Monkey Beach, on the southwest side of Ton Sai Bay, is another destination on your itinerary. It's a beautiful stretch of white sand beach, about 150 meters long, with emerald water lapping at its edges. At dawn, you can find a troop of monkeys having breakfast on the sand.

Phi Phi Don, the bigger of the two sister islands, is where the morning session will conclude. In the Phi Phi Cliff Beach Resort's restaurant, guests can enjoy a sumptuous Thai buffet for lunch. Then you can start your exploration of Ton Sai Island's trails, which run between the two sweeping bays of Ton Sai Bay and Loh Dalum Bay.

In the afternoon, you can go swimming and snorkeling at Bamboo Island, a small, flat island covered in lush flora and flanked on all sides by a white sand beach and a reef that extends out to 500 meters. You'll feel like you're swimming in an aquarium when you visit this deserted sanctuary just 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the northern point of Koh Phi Phi Don.

What to bring?

Suns lotion/Sunglass/Hat and towel/Camera with a Plastic bag or waterproof case/swimming suit.

Overnight in Ao Nang

Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

Enjoy your breakfast and check out the hotel, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to the airport for your next flight.

The tour ends. That doesn't mean you have to call a stop to your trip just yet, though! If you would like, you can stay for a couple of extra days and continue to immerse yourself in the culture and cuisine of Thailand. If you would like to start another destination in Asia, we will be pleased to help you get a great itinerary.