Itinerary
- Day 1
Bangkok
You'll arrive in Bangkok and check into your hotel. This evening, you'll meet your Travel Director and the rest of the group for a welcome dinner to kick things off.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner with Travel Director and fellow guests)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Montien Surawong)
- Day 2
Bangkok
The morning offers a choice: join an optional early Thai Chi session in Lumpini Park with locals, or sleep in and join a city tour instead. After that, you'll head to the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew temple, then see the massive reclining Buddha at Wat Pho where you can also get a traditional Thai massage. Later, you'll take an express river boat back to your hotel, cruising past the Temple of the Dawn along the way.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Montien Surawong)
Included Activities
- Join locals for T'ai Chi practice in Lumpini Park
- Visit Bangkok's Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand
- See the largest reclining Buddha at Wat Pho in Bangkok's oldest temple
- Traditional Thai massage at Wat Pho temple massage centre
- Express river boat cruise on Chao Praya River past Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn)
Landmarks Grand Palace Wat Phra Kaew Wat Pho Wat Arun Lumpini Park - Day 3
Bangkok
You'll start with a cooking class led by a Local Specialist in a colonial-style house, visiting a local market to pick up fresh ingredients that represent Thai cuisine's five flavor profiles. After preparing and sampling your dishes, the afternoon is yours to spend as you like around Bangkok, or you can take an optional trip to Jim Thompson's House if that interests you.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Sample results from cooking class), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Montien Surawong)
Included Activities
- Traditional cooking class with Local Specialist in colonial-style house
- Visit to local market to source fresh ingredients for cooking class
Optional Activities
- Visit to Jim Thompson's House (impressive collection of Asian art)
Landmarks Jim Thompson's House - Day 4
Bangkok - Kanchanaburi
Early on, you'll head to the Damnoen Saduak floating market and paddle through the busy canals with merchants selling fresh produce. Next, you'll visit a coconut palm sugar plantation to see how farmers extract sap for sugar making. Following lunch, you'll see the Bridge over the River Kwai, walk across it, check out the Thailand-Burma Railway Museum for WWII history, and pay respects at the War Cemetery.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local restaurant), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Dheva Mantra Resort and Spa)
Included Activities
- Visit to famous Damnoen Saduak floating market with paddle through canals
- Stop at coconut palm sugar plantation to learn sugar extraction from palm trees
- Visit Bridge over the River Kwai with walk across the bridge
- Visit to Thailand-Burma Railway Museum
- Visit to War Cemetery
Landmarks Damnoen Saduak Floating Market Bridge over the River Kwai Thailand-Burma Railway Museum 
- Day 5
Kanchanaburi
You'll visit Hellfire Pass, a section of the Death Railway, to learn about the harsh conditions WWII prisoners endured while building this line. After lunch, you'll take a thrilling train ride across wooden viaducts along the winding Kwai River, then walk across one of them. Later, you'll have dinner at a local restaurant.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Dheva Mantra Resort and Spa)
Included Activities
- Visit to Hellfire Pass (section of the Death Railway)
- Train ride across wooden viaducts along Kwai River
- Walk across wooden viaduct
Landmarks Hellfire Pass - Day 6
Kanchanaburi - Bangkok - Sukhothai
Following breakfast, you'll travel to the UNESCO-listed ancient city of Ayutthaya, which was once the second-most important capital and largest city in the world. You'll explore its rich trading heritage and historical sites that were damaged during the 18th-century Burmese invasion. After lunch at a local restaurant, you'll head back to Bangkok for your flight to Sukhothai.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local restaurant in Ayutthaya), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sriwilai Sukhothai Resort and Spa)
Included Activities
- Visit to UNESCO-listed Ayutthaya
- Exploration of Ayutthaya's trading heritage and historical sites
Landmarks Ayutthaya 
- Day 7
Sukhothai
You'll check out Sukhothai, Thailand's first capital that shaped the country during its golden age in the 13th-14th centuries. The UNESCO-listed Sukhothai Historical Park contains thousands of years of history and a 15-meter seated Buddha. You can explore by bicycle or internal tram, whichever you prefer. In the afternoon, you'll visit a local family's home to learn the art of amulet making.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sriwilai Sukhothai Resort and Spa)
Included Activities
- Visit to UNESCO-listed Sukhothai Historical Park
- Choice to explore Sukhothai Historical Park by bicycle or tram tour
- Visit to local family home to learn amulet making
Landmarks Sukhothai Historical Park - Day 8
Sukhothai - Chiang Mai
The day starts with a community experience in Natonchan village, where your visit supports their eco-tourism project. You'll meet villagers and learn about traditional 'gymnastic doll' making and how cotton clothes are mud-soaked to prevent fading. Later, you'll travel to Chiang Mai and take an evening walk with your Travel Director through the lively Sunday market in the old town.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Movenpick Suriwongse Hotel)
Included Activities
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER experience at Natonchan village supporting eco-tourism project
- Meet villagers and learn about gymnastic doll making
- Learn about traditional mud-soaking technique for cotton clothes
- Evening walk through Chiang Mai's Sunday market with Travel Director
Landmarks Natonchan village Chiang Mai Sunday Market 
- Day 9
Chiang Mai
You'll visit Wat Suan Dok temple and meet a local monk to learn about Buddhism with the temple's golden chedi as your backdrop. Then you'll join a family in their traditional stilt house for a northern Thai-style lunch experience. Afterward, you'll see the delicate hand-painted fans and colorful paper umbrellas that Chiang Mai is known for in the Sankamphaeng district.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Northern Thai-style meal at local family's stilt house), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Movenpick Suriwongse Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Wat Suan Dok temple and meet a local monk
- Learn about Buddhism at Wat Suan Dok
- Be My Guest lunch experience with local family in traditional stilt house
- Northern Thai-style meal with local family
- Admire hand-painted fans and paper umbrellas in Sankamphaeng district
Landmarks Wat Suan Dok Sankamphaeng district - Day 10
Chiang Mai
Your morning is free, though there's an optional visit available to meet the Kayan tribe and learn about the women wearing traditional brass neck rings and their centuries-old customs. Later, you'll go to Wat Doi Suthep, one of Thailand's most sacred temples, and watch the sunset while listening to the monks chanting. By evening, you'll gather with your Travel Director and fellow travelers for dinner at a local restaurant.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Movenpick Suriwongse Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Wat Doi Suthep, one of Thailand's most sacred temples
- Sunset views at Wat Doi Suthep
- Listen to monks' chanting at Wat Doi Suthep
- Dinner at local restaurant with Travel Director and group
Optional Activities
- Visit to Kayan tribe to meet women with traditional brass neck rings and learn about customs
Landmarks Wat Doi Suthep - Day 11
Chiang Mai - Bangkok - Siem Reap
You'll transfer to the airport for a short international flight to Siem Reap in Cambodia with a connection through Bangkok. When you arrive, you'll meet your local Cambodian Travel Director. The rest of the day is yours to spend freely and explore on your own.
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Tara Angkor)
- Day 12
Siem Reap - Angkor
You'll walk through a pyramid-shaped gateway into the ancient lost city of Angkor. Crossing the causeway over the moat brings you into Angkor Wat, where you'll see its impressive size, intricate carvings, and murals of celestial nymphs and mythical serpents. You'll also visit Banteay Srei Temple, the 'Citadel of Women', with its delicate 10th-century carvings honoring the Hindu God Shiva. The day ends with a community experience in Krabei Riel where you'll learn traditional palm leaf weaving, followed by Cambodian cuisine and traditional Apsara dance entertainment.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Traditional Cambodian cuisine with Apsara dance performance)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Tara Angkor)
Included Activities
- Visit to ancient Angkor Wat and crossing causeway over moat
- Explore Angkor Wat's intricate carvings and murals
- Visit Banteay Srei Temple (Citadel of Women) with 10th-century carvings
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER experience at Krabei Riel local village
- Learn traditional palm leaf weaving at village
- Walk and interact with villagers
- Cambodian cuisine dinner
- Traditional Apsara dance performance
Landmarks Angkor Wat Banteay Srei Temple Krabei Riel village 
- Day 13
Siem Reap - Angkor
You'll head into Angkor Thom to visit the Terrace of Elephants, Royal Enclosure, and Bayon Temple with its famous smiling Buddha faces. From there, you'll wander through Ta Prohm's mossy ruins, finding towers, courtyards, and stone carvings hidden among the foliage (you might recognize it from 'Tomb Raider'). In the afternoon, you'll visit Artisans d'Angkor to support Khmer silk making and wood carving. You'll also get a private blessing at Wat Damnak where a sacred thread is tied around your wrist. If interested, you can join an optional sunset boat cruise on Tonle Sap Lake.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Tara Angkor)
Included Activities
- Visit Angkor Thom and explore Terrace of Elephants
- Visit Royal Enclosure at Angkor Thom
- Visit Bayon Temple with smiling Buddha faces
- Explore Ta Prohm temple with mossy ruins
- Visit Artisans d'Angkor supporting Khmer silk making and wood carving
- Private blessing at Wat Damnak with sacred thread ceremony
Optional Activities
- Sunset boat cruise on Tonlé Sap Lake
Landmarks Angkor Thom Bayon Temple Ta Prohm Wat Damnak Tonlé Sap Lake - Day 14
Siem Reap
Your trip concludes as a shuttle service to the airport has been arranged to make sure your departure for your onward flight goes smoothly.
