12-Day Leisure Tour in Thailand with Krabi Island
Duration
12 Days | 11 Nights
Destinations
Thailand
Travel Type
Private | Customizable
Places You’ll Visit
Tour Overview
Welcome to join us on a 12-day Thailand tour with Krabi Island adventure. In bustling Bangkok, you will be guided to explore some grand temples and unique markets. Khao Yai National Park is a great destination for meeting wildlife and hiking to waterfalls.
Discover the ancient charm of Chiang Mai with Doi Suthep Temple and rickshaw ride. Spend a whole day in an elephant sanctuary to get up close with them by feeding. Last, fly to the pristine beaches of Krabi. This place allows you to relax and adventure like rock climbing, cave exploring, and snorkeling. This comprehensive Thailand trip showcases the best of Thailand, from vibrant cities to tranquil islands.
Highlights of This Tour
- Explore Bangkok’s downtown area and learn about past glories by visiting the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun.
- Hike through the jungle and meet spectacular waterfalls in Khao Yai National Park.
- Experience an exciting night safari.
- Visit two of Bangkok’s iconic markets: Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.
- Get a panoramic view of the old city of Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep Temple.
- Get up close to wild elephants by feeding and walking them.
- Relax at Ao Nang Beach, swim, sunbathe and capture amazing sunsets.
- Enjoy free time in Krabi, rock climbing, snorkeling and exploring local attractions.
Itinerary
Welcome to this 12-day Thailand tour package! Upon your arrival at Bangkok, your tour guide and driver will meet you and transfer you to your well-selected hotel. Check in to your hotel and recover from your journey.
The remaining of the day is at your leisure to relax or explore the nearby areas on your own.
Meal: N/A
Accommodation: in Bangkok
In the morning, meet your tour guide and then be transferred to see a very large reclining Buddha in one of the oldest temples in Bangkok, Wat Pho. With the Buddha of 46 meters long and 15 meters high, It is made of iron, covered in gold, and adorned with precious stones. It almost occupies the entire hall, so it is difficult for tourists to take a full picture of it. Besides, you can get a glimpse of its cultural heritage.
Afterwards, hop on a tuk tuk and cross Pak Khlong Talat flower market to reach the magnificent Grand Palace. The Siamese style palace complex gathers Thai painting, sculpture, and decorative arts. The tour guide will explain the royal history of Thailand to you. Don’t miss the opportunity to take photos with the royal guard wearing white regalia.
Next, pay a visit to Wat Arun after a long tail boat along the ancient canals of Thonburi. This used to be the royal temple of Rama II. Be guided to tour the main hall and five Buddhist pagodas, highlighting its intricate carvings.
Afterwards, move to Chinatown, one of the busiest commercial districts with a history of nearly 200 years. Most of the houses here are relatively old, and the operators are almost all Chinese. It is said that most of Bangkok’s gold shops are located in Chinatown. In addition, you can find Chinese bookstores, newsstands, Chinese cinemas, and more.
Meal: Breakfast + Lunch
Accommodation: in Bangkok
After breakfast, we will travel to Khao Yai National Park, a great natural park and wildlife sanctuary in Northeast Thailand. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. With an area of 2,168 square kilometers, Khao Yai is the second largest national park in Thailand. In addition to its natural beauty and waterfalls, visitors can experience jungle hiking and observe a variety of wildlife and birds such as red grouse, green peacocks, gibbons, and Asian elephants.
Your guide will first take you to visit the Khao Yai National Park Museum, which showcases the history and ecosystem of the park. We then go on a hike that will lead you to Haew Narok Waterfall. The park’s most spectacular waterfall, it is divided into three tiers, the first of which is about 60 meters high, while the second and third tiers flow into the valley for a total length of about 90 meters. The best time to see the waterfall is at 10 a.m., when the sunlight enters the valley and shines on the waterfall, visitors will see a rainbow.
In the evening, experience an exciting night safari. You will see deer, elephants and other nocturnal wildlife.
Meal: Breakfast + Lunch
Accommodation: in Khao Yai
After breakfast, your Thailand tour in Khao Yai continues. Start today’s trekking with a professional guide along another trail within the park. Along the way, you may encounter lizards and crocodiles.
Haew Suwat Waterfall is also popular in the park. This waterfall was once featured in the famous movie The Beach. If you visit during the rainy season (June-September), the waterfall is quite majestic as it cascades down the cliff. There are pools at the bottom of the falls for visitors to splash around in.
At the end of the visit, we will leave the park and return to Bangkok for the night.
Meal: Breakfast + Lunch
Accommodation: in Bangkok
In the morning, we explore Bangkok’s unique markets. First, you will be guided through the Maeklong Railway Market, the main place where locals go to buy their daily groceries. You’ll see a wide variety of authentic ingredients, daily necessities and groceries, and get a chance to see what life is like for the locals. Known as the world’s most dangerous food market, Maeklong is unique – a train passes through the market every day, and vendors quickly withdraw their stalls as the train approaches, and then return to their stalls when the train leaves.
Continue your market explorations to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, located southwest of Bangkok, which has remained a Thai floating market for over a hundred years. It has been the setting for many movies, notably one in the James Bond series. There, you can buy local goods from vendors on a traditional Thai boat.
Meal: Breakfast + Lunch
Accommodation: in Bangkok
After breakfast, take a morning flight to Chiang Mai. Located in northern Thailand, Chiang Mai is 750 kilometers away from Bangkok. This historic city boasts a history of 730 years. After arrival, you can tour the ancient city on your own.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: in Chiang Mai
Early in the morning, feel the daily life atmosphere of the locals and taste some special breakfast in a local food and flower market. Next, be guided to explore Wat Suan Dok, outside the ancient city of Chiang Mai. Built in the 14th century, it was the location of the Lanna Dynasty monarch’s garden and is therefore also known as the “Temple of Gardens”. The entire temple covers a vast area and looks magnificent. The main hall has three floors and houses a Thai golden Buddha statue with a history of over 500 years. This is also the location of the religious university in northern Thailand.
Next is the highlight of Chiang Mai – Doi Suthep, a Buddhist holy site in Thailand with an altitude of over 1600 meters. The forest in the mountains is dense, with flowers competing for beauty. The climate is cool and pleasant, and the air is very fresh. Visit the temple on the mountaintop, where you can overlook the panoramic view of Chiang Mai from the observation deck.
Afterwards, return to the ancient city of Chiang Mai and take a 20-minute ride by rickshaw, a traditional mode of transportation. You have a chance to sample some delicious Thai cuisine.
Meal: Breakfast + Lunch
Accommodation: in Chiang Mai
Today, your Thailand tour of Chiang Mai takes you to join in a tour of Elephant Rescue Park, the most popular attraction on TripAdvisor in Chiang Mai. And you will spend a whole day here in getting close to the elephants, by feeding them, taking leisurely walks with them, and bathing them.
The Elephant Rescue Park mainly shelters abused or retired elephants. There are about dozens of elephants, with the oldest being 80 years old and the youngest being only 3 months old. The founder of the park is a woman who is known as the ‘Elephant Mother’. She was the first person in their small mountain village to obtain a university degree. You will learn more about the stories here.
Meal: Breakfast + Lunch
Accommodation: in Chiang Mai
After breakfast, fly to the seaside town of Krabi (2 hours). Krabi, located in the south of Thailand, is a tropical peninsula like a paradise. The white soft sand, warm clear sea water, palm trees swaying in the wind, gurgling waterfalls, wild animals everywhere… it is a beautiful and adventure-friendly vacation destination.
Upon arrival, spend your free time at the beautiful Ao Nang Beach, Krabi’s liveliest and most famous sandy beach, which ends at a cliff surrounded by lush native forest. You can swim, sunbathe, walk on the beach and enjoy the sunset.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: in Krabi
Today is completely free for you. You can enjoy yourself at your own pace.
Tiger Cave Temple is located roughly 8 kilometers from the center of Krabi town, at the foot of a lush jungle mountain. Following a circular trail through a small canyon, you can see the main hall of Tiger Cave Temple. The most striking is the two large golden-colored tigers. Actually, the temple got its name not because of the real tigers, but the nearby rocks formed the claws that resemble those of a tiger.
Krabi is a rock climbing destination. The mountain walls on the east and west sides of the beach are natural practice grounds. In good weather days, you can see people practicing their rock climbing skills there at any time. There are many local professionals who provide facilities and training for rock climbing.
Besides, you can go snorkeling to explore the beautiful underwater world.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: in Krabi
Spend the day relaxing: exploring the little town of Krabi, lying on the beach, enjoying a relaxing spa treatment…
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: in Krabi
Enjoy your free time in Krabi. After that, your driver will escort you to the airport for your return flight to Bangkok according to your flight. At Bangkok airport, catch your next flight back home. Your Thailand tour is over. Hope you had a great time with us.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A
What’s Included
Dates & Availability
Tuesday
15 Sep,2024
Wednesday
24 Sep,2024
Total price
$1,049
Tuesday
15 Sep,2024
Wednesday
24 Sep,2024
Total price
$1,049
