Single room supplement

This introductory half day tour is done on foot and using a wide selection of different public transport to familiarise you with the city of Bangkok and its many different sites and features. We concentrate more on learning about the life of the city rather than visiting famous sites which you may see during the main part of your tour.

This half-day tour will enthrall you with the spectacular yet delicate beauty of some of Bangkok's most famous monasteries and temples. We visit the Marble Temple, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, and the Golden Buddha Temple (if you have already visited some of these during your tour, the itinerary will be adjusted slightly to visit other sites such as Wat Ratchanatdaram, the only existing Metal Palace in the world, the amulet market, the Giant Swing, and Wat Suthat, for the outstanding Ordination Hall and beautifully crafted wooden doors). 

This half day tour runs from around 07.00-11.30 and leaves Bangkok for Ban Paew to start a boat cruise along the Damnoen Saduak Canal where you enjoy the beautiful sights along the way and witness the day-to-day activities of the Thail people who live on the canals. The cruise ends at the most colorful floating market in Thailand, where numerous fruit, vegetables, and a myriad other goods are sold on the water (min 2 people).

This full-day tour provides a fun way to visit Wieng Kum Kam, an ancient city built by King Mengrai in the 14th Century, and only recently rediscovered. We bike to the royal temple of Wat Kanthorn, the shrine of King Mengrai, and the Wat Hao Nong temple, before viewing some of the recently unearthed buildings. After several more stops including one for lunch, we visit a local market and then head back to the hotel (min 2 people, on a joining basis, min age 12, lunch included). 

This half-day tour visits some of Chiang Mai's famous and historic monasteries with their distinctive northern style, including Wat Phra Sing, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat suan Dawk and Wat Jet Yot, all dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries. We also see Wat Chiang Man, the city's oldest monastery, founded in 1296 (min 2 people). 

A day to change the way you cook and eat forever! This full-day course at the Baan Hong Nual cookery school in Chiang Mai is devoted to an introduction to the main ingredients used in Thai cuisine, their uses, storage and suitable alternatives. The uses of these ingredients will then be demonstrated with the assistance of the participants in preparing a typical Thai lunch. Afterwards there is the opportunity to learn more about, and taste, a selection of Thai fruits and snacks. 

Lasting a full day (approx. 07.00-17.00), this tour first visits the Elephant Conservation Centre, where you see elephants bathing and demonstrating their skills at hauling lumber. We also tour the facilities of the elephant hospital, to which sick and injured elephants are brought from all over the country, and see how young elephants are weaned form their dependence on humans in preparation for release into the wild. Continuing to Lampang, we visit one of the most sacred temples in the North, Wat Phrathat Lampang Luang, and the Burmese-style temples Wat Phra Kaew Dontao, and Wat Sri Longmuang, before returning to Chiang Mai (min 2 people).