Exploring Thailand’s most compelling natural splendors is a remarkable adventure. Remote villages, sheer limestone mountains, prehistoric sea caves, pristine jungles hiding a myriad of wildlife, rafting, biking, canopy experiences, and a unique interactive elephant sanctuary, offer rare opportunities to discover the secrets of this intriguing land.
Arrive in Bangkok; meet your guide and private transfer to hotel.
Enjoy the fun of a full day city tour using public transportation. Go by boat to the “Temple of Dawn. Visit Wat Po, with its huge Reclinning Buddha and the Grand Palace. Go by boat to (Chinatown) and take a tuk-tuk to WatTraimit to enjoy a fascinating street food tour and then to Pahurat, Bangkok’s Little India.
Visit the man-made island of Koh Kret on bike. Visit Wat Poramai, Mon style pottery villages and experience both rural and urban life.
Fly to Chiang Mai. Visit Doi Suthep Temple and the oldest market in Chiang Mai.
Learn about life in mountainous tea fermenting villages and visit the small village of Mae Khumpong. Hike through the pristine forest to Mae Kampong Waterfall. Choose zip lining, (Flight of the Gibbon), or walk on the sky bridges over the canopy and possibly visit Muang Onn temple cave.
Drive to Mea Taeng River and Sop Kai Village to experience untouched wilderness and quaint hill tribe villages. Tackle the untamed Mae Taeng River , paddling through grade 3 and 4 rapids.
Fly to Phuket. Rest of day at leisure.
Experience the “Must Do” Phang Nga Bay Sea Canoe Tour. Explore amazing hidden limestone sea caves, tunnels, and island lagoons by special ‘sea-canoes’ paddled by expert guides.
The Amazing Elephant Experience – Overnight Elephant Hills Camp
Drive to the Elephant Hills Camp in Khao Sok. Relax on a jungle river canoe trip then on to the elephant conservation project and sanctuary. Interact with the elephants; learn the secrets of the mahouts and how to care for the elephants. Afterwards, relax in your luxury safari tent with panoramic mountain views.
Spectacular Cheow Lan Lake – Overnight Rainforest Camp
Explore Cheow-Lan-Lake, habitat of wild elephants, the rare Asian ox, tropical birds, monkeys, tigers, leopards and a myriad of wildlife species. Amidst sheer limestone mountains, head to the luxury Floating Elephant Hills Rainforest Camp for an unparalleled life experience. On foot, explore the amazing ecology of one of the world’s oldest rainforests.
Flora and Fauna in the Fabulous Forest
Time for early exploration at your own pace. Return to Phuket or Krabi (on request) and your onward flight.
B: Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner
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