DAY 1 : BANGKOK – CHIANG RAI – CHIANG SAEN
Pick up from Bangkok hotels and transfer to the airport for flight TG 130 (11:15 – 12:40 hrs) to Chiang Rai. Transfer to the deluxe Baan Boran Resort. No lunch included. The afternoon is reserved for a boat trip on the mighty Mekong River to cruise along the border of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar (Burma). Return to hotel. No dinner included.

DAY 2 : CHIANG SAEN (B, L)
American breakfast at the resort and then depart by 4WD to the border area between Myanmar and Thailand at Mae Sai, the “Northern Most Point of Thailand” to process the required documentation to enter Myanmar. The border area of Myanmar is rich with temples and traditional villages providing a wealth of photo opportunities. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. We then go to Muang Lane, via a traditional hill tribe village of the Akha people and stop at Tachilek before the return back into Thailand. No dinner included. Overnight at Baan Boran Resort. NOTICE : 3 photos and 3 copies of passport needed for visa

DAY 3 : CHIANG SEAN (B, L)
American breakfast at the resort. We then go to Sop Ruak, a small trading village and the point where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. We then travel on long-tailed speed boats on the Mekong river alongside the Laotian border, downstream to Chiang Kong. We pay a visit en route to a Laotian weaver factory. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Proceed by 4WD to Chiang Saen, the capital of ancient Thailand. On the way we stop at Baan Moung Karn, a traditional Hmong hill tribe village. At Chiang Saen, we will visit the famous Wat Phra That Jom Kitti, a majestic temple, built on the banks of the mighty Mekong, on the border with Laos. We also make a visit to Wat Chedi Luang, an ancient stupa with tall teak trees. Return to the hotel. No dinner included.

DAY 4 : CHIANG SAEN – CHIANG MAI (B, L, D)
American breakfast, then check out and travel by boat for 1.5 hours on the Maekok river to Chiang Rai, with visits to riverside hill tribe communities. Return to Chiang Rai for a Thai lunch at a local restaurant. Then proceed by bus with a stop en route at a hot spring. Arrive in Chiang Mai, hotel check-in, followed by a traditional Kantoke dinner, accompanied by hill tribe shows.

DAY 5 : CHIANG MAI (B)
American breakfast at the hotel. Visit Wat Phra Thad Doi Suthep and walk up the the colourful Naga staircase to the beautiful Chedi containing a holy relic of the Lord Buddha. This has a panoramic view of Chiang Mai province from 3,500 feet above sea level. Then transfer to Chiang Mai International Airport for flight TG 111 (14:15 – 15:25 hrs.) to Bangkok and transfer to hotel.