Spend the day at Elephant Nature Park to walk alongside rescued elephants in a strictly no-riding sanctuary. Observation platforms and riverside paths bring you close to gentle giants in their social herds.

Guides share the elephants’ histories, rehabilitation and habitat needs in this ethical wildlife encounter that supports UN SDG 15: Life on Land. Your visit directly contributes to long-term welfare and protection.

Head into the foothills to visit a Hmong hilltribe village before exploring the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden and its forest canopy walkway. Mountain air, orchids and fern houses set a fresh tone.

Browse handicrafts and learn about highland crops and traditions, then enjoy sweeping views over Mae Rim’s valleys. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

• 5 Dinner (D)
• 13 Breakfast (B)
• 4 Lunch (L)

• Bangkok: Join locals in Lumpini Park for a morning Tai Chi lesson and see how many Bangkok residents begin their day. Learn the basics of the practice in one of the city’s best-known green spaces before continuing your discoveries of the Thai capital.
• Bangkok: Visit the Grand Palace, built for the kings of Siam and still one of Thailand’s most important ceremonial landmarks. As you explore the complex, see the scale, detail and craftsmanship that reflect the power and tradition of the Thai monarchy.
• Bangkok: Visit Wat Pho, home to the Reclining Buddha and one of Bangkok’s most important temple complexes. Beyond its religious significance, it is also known as an early centre of traditional Thai medicine and learning, giving you a broader view of Thai culture and knowledge.
• Stop at a coconut palm sugar plantation and see how sap is collected from the trees before being cooked down into sugar. Learn more about a process that has long supported local livelihoods and discover how this everyday ingredient is used in Thai cooking.
• Damnoen Saduak Floating Market: Visit one of Thailand’s best-known canal markets, where traders sell fruit, vegetables and local goods from wooden boats. As you move through the busy waterways, see a long-established way of trading that still shapes daily life in this part of the country.
• Kanchanaburi: Bask in the views of the Kwai River as you make your way across wooden viaducts on your scenic train ride.
• Kanchanaburi: Discover the “Death Railway” when you visit Hellfire Pass and learn about the horrible conditions of which the prisoners of WWII had to endure when building this landmark.
• Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: Explore Ayutthaya, the former capital of Siam and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, through temple ruins that reflect the scale of the ancient city. Visit Wat Sri Sanphet, Wat Yai Chaimongkhol and Wat Mahathat, where the iconic Buddha head entwined in tree roots remains one of its best-known sights.
• Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: Board a traditional rice barge for dinner and see Ayutthaya from the water. As you cruise past heritage landmarks, you’ll enjoy Thai dishes that reflect the country’s signature balance of sour, salty, sweet and spicy flavours.
• Sukhothai: Explore Sukhothai Historical Park by bicycle or tram, passing temple ruins, Buddha images, moats and city walls within the former capital of Siam. Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the park covers the remains of the old city, with monuments and structures spread across its grounds.
• Sukhothai: Wake up early to experience the traditional alms offering ceremony,a cherished part of Thai daily life. At dawn, monks walk peacefully across the bridge, creating a calm and picturesque scene that reflects the spiritual heart of Sukhothai.
• Sukhothai: Visit Baan Suan Suda, where you’ll stroll through the garden with your host and see the herbs, fruit and vegetables used in Thai cooking. Then roll up your sleeves for a hands-on cooking experience before sitting down to enjoy the dishes you’ve prepared together.
• Sukhothai: Join a Local Specialist after dark to look for fireflies in the hotel’s garden at Treasure Farm. During the summer months, sightings can be at their best, although viewing remains dependent on weather and natural conditions.
• Chiang Mai: Visit Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, one of northern Thailand’s most important temples. As you explore, you’ll see the wooden buildings, layered roofs and sacred structures that reflect the design and traditions of the Lanna Kingdom.
• Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep: Visit Wat Doi Suthep, which is one of Thailand’s most sacred temples and listen closely for the chanting of the monks.
• Wat Suan Dok: Meet a monk at Wat Suan Dok Temple and learn more about Buddhist traditions in Thailand. As you explore the temple grounds, you’ll also see the white chedis that hold the ashes of Chiang Mai’s former royal family.
• Chiang Mai: Visit San Kamphaeng District, long known for its connection to northern Thailand’s handicrafts. As you spend time here, you’ll find locally made souvenirs and traditional crafts that reflect the materials, techniques and skills still associated with the region.
• Phuket: Explore Phuket Old Town, where Sino-Portuguese shop-houses, Buddhist temples and Chinese shrines reflect the communities that shaped the island. Visit the amulet market, walk Krabi Road and Soi Romanee, then stop for local snacks, coffee and lunch as you discover a side of Phuket beyond its beaches.

• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• 4-star stays
• Deluxe coach and train travel, and select flights

Unwind with a traditional Thai massage that blends acupressure and assisted stretches to ease travel-tight muscles and restore flow along energy lines.

Linked to teachings once formalized at Wat Pho, this therapy favors comfort over oil and music—just skilled hands and calm focus. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Feel the city’s energy as you ride a tuk tuk through Bangkok’s buzzing streets to visit Wat Pho, home to the vast Reclining Buddha and a sweeping temple complex of chapels and chedis.

Explore cloisters where stone inscriptions once taught traditional medicine and see the birthplace of Thai massage. Incense curls through shaded courtyards while bronze bells chime, creating a reflective counterpoint to the kinetic streets outside.

Begin the day like a local and join a Tai Chi session in Lumpini Park, moving through gentle forms as the city stirs. Palms rustle, joggers pass and the lake mirrors the soft morning light.

Guided by a practitioner, you’ll learn how breath and balance anchor this moving meditation, a calming ritual that reveals Bangkok’s community rhythm beyond shrines and skylines.

Explore the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, a mosaic of color where vendors in wooden skiffs trade tropical fruit, spices and sweets. Canals hum with bargaining voices while cameras capture canal-side life at close range.

Learn how waterways have long shaped commerce in the Mae Klong basin and see ingredients that define Thai kitchens, from green papaya to palm sugar confections made nearby.

Visit a family-run grove to see how coconut palm sugar is made, from tapping flower sap to simmering it in traditional boiling pans. The air fills with a sweet, nutty aroma as liquid amber thickens.

Discover why this staple sweetener underpins Thai balance of flavors, lending mellow depth to curries, snacks and desserts, while sustaining rural livelihoods across the region.

Trace a poignant route as you cross the Bridge over the River Kwai and ride the Death Railway along sheer cliffs. Windows frame jungle, river bends and the famous wooden viaduct where you can pause for photos and reflection.

Hear how wartime construction carved this line through unforgiving terrain, then contrast its history with today’s serene river scenery.

Walk the scar of history at Hellfire Pass and explore the Memorial Museum, where exhibits, diaries and photographs illuminate the experiences of POWs and Asian laborers. In the rock cutting, cicadas and wind replace the clang of tools.

This contemplative visit connects landscape and story, inviting quiet remembrance amid bamboo thickets and sandstone walls that once glowed under makeshift torches.

Explore Ayutthaya’s UNESCO-listed ruins, from the regal halls of Wat Phra Si Sanphet to the monumental chedi of Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon and the famed Buddha head embraced by roots at Wat Mahathat. Red-brick prangs rise over grassy precincts.

Once a cosmopolitan capital on maritime trade routes, Ayutthaya blends Khmer forms and Thai elegance. Your visit reveals courtly scale, sacred geometry and the city’s enduring spirit.

Delve into royal heritage at the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum, viewing Ayutthayan gold, ceramics and Buddha images recovered from ruined chedis. Continue to the lakes and pavilions of Bang Pa-In Royal Palace.

From an airy Thai pavilion to European-influenced halls favored by King Chulalongkorn, the summer palace blends styles beside mirror-still water, offering exceptional photo perspectives and insight into Siam’s modernizing court.

Board a traditional rice barge for an evening dinner cruise along Ayutthaya’s waterways. As lamps flicker and chedis silhouette against the sky, Thai dishes arrive in a rhythm that invites unhurried conversation.

Float past monasteries and riverside neighborhoods that speak to centuries of life on the water. The gentle current and temple outlines create a quietly atmospheric backdrop to your meal.

Witness a serene morning alms ceremony as lines of saffron-robed monks walk in silence. Locals offer rice and flowers in the soft pre-dawn light, a moment of grace that centers the day.

Learn how merit-making anchors community life in Theravada Buddhism, connecting households, temples and the passing on of wisdom across generations in Sukhothai.

Discover Sukhothai Historical Park by bicycle or tram, gliding past moats, lotus ponds and elegant laterite pillars. Stately images at Wat Mahathat and bell-shaped chedis emerge from lawns dotted with frangipani.

As Thailand’s first capital, 13th-century Sukhothai refined a graceful sculptural style and urban plan. Your visit highlights sacred symmetry, royal city walls and the tranquil beauty of this UNESCO site.

Stroll a family garden to brush fragrant herbs and tropical fruit, then roll up your sleeves for a hands-on cooking session at Baan Suan Suda. Pound curry paste, balance seasonings and plate vibrant dishes.

Guided by your host, you’ll decode Thailand’s famed harmony of sweet, salty, sour and spicy while hearing how home kitchens keep regional recipes alive.

As darkness falls, join a Local Specialist to look for fireflies around Treasure Farm. On a warm tropical night, tiny lights gather above water channels and trees, a fleeting glittering display.

Sightings vary with season and weather; this quiet stroll invites attentive eyes and an appreciation for the delicate rhythms of rural ecosystems.

Visit Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, one of the north’s most revered temples, with teakwood viharns, lacquered pillars and layered Lanna roofs. The hilltop complex feels timeless amid rice fields and palms.

Stories of devotion surround the ancient chedi said to enshrine a Buddha relic, while intricate woodwork showcases the craft traditions of the former Lanna Kingdom.

Share a warmly hosted Be My Guest dinner in Ban Thi, savoring seasonal northern dishes cooked from family recipes. Conversation flows as textiles and crafts of the Thai Lue tribe come into view.

Your hosts open a window onto village life, from ancestral stories to foodways shaped by gardens and markets. It’s an intimate exchange grounded in generosity and flavor.

At Wat Suan Dok, enter a shaded sala to meet a Buddhist monk and explore the principles of mindfulness, compassion and daily practice. White chedis of the royal cemetery gleam against the mountain backdrop.

In a respectful Q&A, discuss temple life and modern Thailand’s connection to Theravada teachings, gaining context that enriches every shrine you’ll see afterward.

Climb to the hilltop sanctuary of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, where the golden chedi crowns the mountain and evening air turns cool. As dusk deepens, listen to evening monk chants echo through the cloisters.

Lanterns glow, bells sound softly and views stretch over Chiang Mai’s grid of streets, offering a contemplative close to your time in the north.

Gather for a riverfront farewell dinner at Deck One, where open-air seating catches breezes from the Ping River. Contemporary plates showcase northern flavors with a refined touch.

As lights shimmer on the water, share highlights with fellow travelers and savor an easy-going final evening in Chiang Mai’s relaxed cultural capital.

Explore Phuket Old Town, threading past Sino-Portuguese shop-houses, Buddhist temples and Chinese shrines to stately Baan Chinpracha and the insightful Thai Hua Museum. Historic facades glow with pastel shutters and stucco scrollwork.

Browse the amulet market and stroll Krabi Road, Dibuk Road and Soi Romanee, pausing for local snacks and coffee before lunch in town. Tales of tin barons and Peranakan culture reveal an island identity far beyond the beach.

Settle into Bangkok with a convivial welcome dinner at the stylish Pullman Bangkok G. Seasonal Thai flavors and contemporary plating introduce the balance and brightness of the national table.

The hotel’s Pullman heritage—named for 19th-century rail innovator George Pullman—nods to journeys and design. It’s an easygoing evening to meet your Travel Director and traveling companions.

Step into mid-century Bangkok at the Jim Thompson House, a compound of antique teakwood homes filled with Khmer statuary, Benjarong ceramics and shimmering Thai silk. Lush canalside gardens wrap shaded verandas.

Hear the story of Thompson’s silk revival and his enigmatic 1967 disappearance. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise the Chao Phraya River past the lit spires of Wat Arun, the Grand Palace and landmark bridges while dining on Thai specialties. Reflections ripple across the water against an illuminated skyline.

It’s Bangkok in a different register—cool breezes, camera-ready views and leisurely courses. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Zip through Bangkok by night in an open-air tuk tuk, gliding between neon-lit streets, temples and markets. Stop for street-food tastings that showcase the city’s late-night appetite.

See a side of the capital that comes alive after dark, from buzzing alleys to quiet riverfront viewpoints. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Venture into Erawan National Park to visit the seven-tiered Erawan Falls, following jungle trails to viewpoints over turquoise limestone pools. The soundtrack is birdsong, leaf-rustle and falling water.

Time permitting, relax by the cascades and cool your feet at easier tiers. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Meet a local family to craft a protective amulet, learning the symbols, blessings and folk beliefs that give these talismans meaning in Thai life. Clay, stamps and stories shape a keepsake.

Gain insight into household rituals and the continuity of tradition between temples and homes. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join your Travel Director for a flavorful stroll to sample regional street foods at Sukhothai’s night market. Slurp signature Sukhothai noodles, try grilled skewers and nibble coconut sweets under hanging lights.

It’s a relaxed immersion in everyday taste and talk. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Skim across emerald water on a Phang Nga Bay speedboat trip amid limestone karsts and sea caves. Step onto James Bond Island (Ko Tapu) for photos, then continue to the stilted Sea Gypsy village of Koh Panyee.

Expect dramatic scenery and rich maritime culture in one outing. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cook alongside a local chef in a hands-on Thai cooking class, mastering the balance of sweet, sour, salty and spicy across aromatic curries and stir-fries, with sizzling wok aromas.

Leave with recipes and tips to recreate Phuket flavors at home. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Trafalgar

Discover Thailand’s royal heart as you visit the Grand Palace and step inside Wat Phra Kaew, home to the Emerald Buddha. Wander courtyards framed by shimmering spires, guardian yaksha statues and cloistered galleries alive with gilded murals.

Hear how the palace complex has anchored the Chakri dynasty since 1782 and safeguarded ritual life in Rattanakosin Bangkok. Your Travel Director helps decode craftsmanship, symbolism and court ceremonies that continue to shape national identity.