Thai Burmese Delicacy

Upon landing at Chiang Rai airport, transfer (45mn drive) to Ahsa Farm, an eco-farm stay surrounded by acres of organic plantations and forest. Check-in for 2 nights. Once settled in a guide will be ready to escort you on a tour of the estate and farm. Join the activities at the farm, or simply relax and enjoy nature.
- Pick up / collect Fresh Ingredients from our Farm, Mushroom, Egg, Vegetable
- Planting the Rice or Collecting the Rice (Seasonal)
- Harvest the rubber from Rubber Tree
- Monk Alms giving or visit temple nearby for offer the food
- Feed the Buffalo.
17:30 Cooking class or demonstration for dinner. Dinner served at the farm.

Jungle Trek & Farm Life After an early breakfast, you will be guided into the juggle for a morning trek with a lunch improvised in the jungle using bamboo to cook in the forest.
14:00 return to farm to relax or join farm activities.
Around 16:00, try the chicken coop Sauna, facial mask, making soap (traditional well being!). Then around 17:30, preparation of the dinner.

Leave the farm in the morning to the city of Chiang Rai where we will visit
- The Black House aka “Ban Dam”. It is the proud work of Thawan Duchanee (1939-2014), a contemporary painter, architect, and sculptor, who achieved international renown during his lifetime. His work represents the darkness in humanity. The Black House is an interesting and unique open-air museum of buildings and exhibits.
- Wat Rong Suea Ten aka the Blue Temple. This is also a Buddhist temple that has been developed in this century. Thawan Duchanee, the Thai national artist who created the Black House, designed the dragon statues that are in front of the assembly hall.
- The red temple, Wat Huay Pla Kang, a remarkable, Chinese-style temple with a giant statue of Kuan Im, the goddess of Mercy. This temple complex is unlike any other in North Thailand. The temple functions as a center of social welfare. It raises donations that the temple uses to take care of more than 500 orphans. Apart from that donations pay for the construction of a hospital on the temple compound, that will offer free medical treatment to local people.
- and finally - Wat Rongkhun aka the White Temple.
Thai national artist Chalermchai Kositpipat founded the White Temple in 1997. Since then, it has become the most popular tourist attraction in Chiang Rai province. Over time they added more buildings to the White Temple. There are now large parking areas and many shops, and restaurants around Wat Rong Khun. It is a dazzling, exceptional place where we will spend at least an hour.
We may skip one or two venues if you prefer to go earlier to Chiang Mai (about 2h30mn drive). In Chiang Mai, we drop you directly at your hotel. Once you have checked in, you will have the rest of the day to yourself and to do as you please.

After an early breakfast your guide for the day will meet you at eight in the morning and drive you to the first stop of the day, the Ancient Lanna House on the Ping River. A ‘samlor’ (rickshaw) driver will be waiting for you to pedal you across the river to visit the Sanpakoy Market. This is very much a local market, off the tourist trail, and your guide will give you the opportunity to taste some of the delicacies on sale here. Continuing your discovery of old Chiang Mai through the backstreets of Chiang Mai your samlor driver will next take you to the Buddhist temple of Wat Ket Karam. Don’t miss the museum here with a fascinating collection of old photographs of Chiang Mai as it once was. Your guide will then walk you across the Ping River via the Chansom Memorial Bridge and share with you the stories of the different bridges that used to span the Ping River. Once on the western bank, take a stroll through the most famous markets of Chiang Mai - the adjoining Warorot and Ton Lamyai markets. Your guide will escort you through these ancient and vibrant markets and will let you taste some of the typical Northern Thai delicacies before stopping to visit an old Chinese pagoda in what is Chiang Mai’s Chinatown along the way. On exiting the market your ‘samlor’ driver will be here to pick you up again and pedal you to your next stop at Wat Mahawan - a beautiful temple of Burmese and Lanna style. At lunchtime, your guide will take you to a riverside restaurant to enjoy a delicious Thai lunch. After lunch, we will return to the old city within the moat to visit two of the city’s most spectacular temples - Wat Chedi Luang and Wat Phra Sing. On completion of your visit to these two temples, you will be returned to your hotel. We may make a reservation at one of our Secret Tables if you like.

Option 1: In the morning, depart for Mae Taeng located approximately an hour North of town. You will go down the river on a bamboo raft. You will continue to Sri Lanna Park and stop to see a lovely waterfall set around a forest. You can climb up to the top of the waterfall, go down on foot, or take a refreshing swim then return to town. In the afternoon, you will go to the mountain that dominates Chiang Mai and visit the highly regarded Doi Suthep Temple. Access to this temple is via a large staircase with ramps in the shape of naga, the mystical serpent. You can also access the temple on a little funicular to embrace the views of Chiang Mai and the valley below. Return to hotel after your day of exploring around.

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Option 2: Doi Inthanon National Park and Pha Dok Siew Nature Trail and Thundering Waterfalls Your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel at 0800. Doi Inthanon is the highest mountain of Thailand (2,565 m). It became a national park in 1972. The park boasts the highest diversity of forest types and bird species found in any single park in the country and has many beautiful waterfalls. We will drive up to the summit of Doi Inthanon where we will visit the two chedis, one called Naphamethinidon, meaning “by the strength of the land and air”, and the other, Naphaphonphumisiri, meaning “being the strength of the air and the grace of the land”. After this, we will visit the Karen village Ban Mae Klang Luang. Along the way, we will stop at the Hmong market where products from the Royal Project are for sale.
We will trek for about two hours, first along a majestic waterfall and then through the fields of the Karen people with a local Karen guide to accompany us. Return to Chiang Mai. Along the way, we will stop at the Vachirathan waterfalls. After an exhilarating day, we will drop you off at your hotel.

Have an early breakfast before checking out, to catch your flight to Bangkok where a new guide will be waiting to take you north to Ayutthaya to visit the ancient royal capital. You will first take a one-hour excursion onboard a large tuk-tuk that will take you along the river to witness the remains of the ancient capital. You will visit Wat Phra Si Sanphet, the symbol of Ayutthaya in the heart of the ancient royal palace, and Wat Mahathat with its Buddha head buried in the roots of a banyan tree. You will then proceed in your minivan and head to the outer part of the Island with its majestic Wat Chaiwatthanaram which lies on the edge of the river. You will also see the very picturesque Wat Yai Chai Mongkol, and its reclining Buddha and various other statues. You will then continue onwards to the Suphanburi region. Around 16:00, your driver will stop along the river where the fish will be waiting for you to feed them. Next, you will take a boat up the river to a small, quaint village and check into your private pool residence, right front the pontoon. Enjoy some free time swimming in the pool and exploring the peaceful environment. Dinner will be prepared for you tonight at the Villa.

Depending on what you would have decided with your guide the day before, whether you just want to relax in your villa or spend the day exploring the area. If you wish, you can get up before dawn and participate in the daily alms ceremony held right next to the residence. Witness the procession of monks donning saffron-colored robes and silk umbrellas, as they offer up their alms bowls so that the villagers place rice into their bowls as an offering. Afterwards, you can go back to sleep, or go for a swim before breakfast. Go out and enjoy some local dishes while exploring the area. You can walk or bike ride around the village and explore the paths along the rice paddy fields in the heart of the country’s “rice bowl”. Go fishing for some famous river prawns, then learn how to cook authentic Thai food for the day is yours.. In the afternoon, have a snack, work out at the gym, and play petanque. Head to your private jetty to take your boat up the river along the peaceful banks to see the houses and temples. Stop by one of the temples where your guide can help you start a conversation with the monks. Keep in mind that there will be lunch and dinner prepared for you today at the residence.

Enjoy some breakfast before checking out to be driven down to Bangkok Don Mueang Airport to catch your flight to Ranong. Upon landing in Ranong, a representative from Wa Ale Resort will be there to help every step of the way. He will pick you up from Ranong Airport (20mn drive to jetty+20mn boat to Myanmar Immigration) and help you with immigration for both Ranong and Kawthaung. The boat transfer from the Kawthaung Jetty to Wa Ale departs by 14:00 (1h40mn boat ride), then you will settle in your tented villa around 16:00.
Wa Ale is a private island resort, barefoot bohemian luxury.
Enjoy the rest of the day – All meals included at the resort.

No set program for these 3 full days on the island. The list of activities (boating, diving, snorkeling, trekking, kayaking, bird-watching, fishing village tours, mangrove excursions...). Many activities can be arranged directly at the resort, but your stay is inclusive of :
- House wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages: which include sodas, juices, coffee and tea. (Note: limited to 2 bottles of wine per day and per villa)
- Internet
- Marine and land-based activities (paddle boarding, kayaking, snorkeling, jungle hikes and cultural visits)

Breakfast and checkout at 8.00 am as the boat from Wa Ale to the Kawthaung Jetty depart by 8am, assistance for emigration and drive to Ranong Airport to catch the flight to Bangkok. Upon arrival at Bangkok Airport, another driver will meet you and transfer you to Chakrabongse Villas – a riverside oasis located in the historic heart of Old Bangkok, near the Grand Palace and facing Wat Arun. (we can add a few more nights if you like).
We recommend you to taste their traditional royal cuisine in a Sala by the river.

Breakfast and ay at leisure, and depending on your flight, a driver will pick you up at the villa at least 3hrs before take off time.

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