Ancient City Tour from Chiang Rai with Golden Triangle and Royal Villa
Description
Visit the Ancient City of Chiang Saen on a full-day tour from Chiang Rai City. Enjoy the flexibility of a profesionall guide throughout the day as you visit the Botanical Gardens and Royal Villa of the Queen mother, Golden Triangle, Mae Sai and more, with a break for lunch in a local restaurant. This 8 hours tour from Chiang Rai includes pickup and drop-off at city hotels, lunch, and entrance fees, and it’s a fun, personal way to explore the sites of northern Thailand. • Exploration of Chiang Rai's must-see sights in 1 day • Cultural heritage in the ancient ruins of Chiang Saen • Panoramic landscapes over magnificent Mekong River • Pivotal Golden Triangle bordering Thailand, Myanmar & Laos • Informative, friendly and professional guide
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Itinerary
Pick up from hotel or starting point then start your journey to Doi Tung with a scenic drive along the mountains.
Doi Tung with a scenic drive along the mountains. Amid the mountain air, take in a remarkable, panoramic view of Thailand and Myanmar.
Continue your journey with a visit to a hill-tribe village, once a site of opium cultivation.
Next, visit the Mae Fah Luang Garden and enjoy the beautiful, elegant, and well-manicured garden of colorful flowers
Continue your trip to the Royal Villa, the former home of Srinagarindra, the Princess Mother. This elegant villa is constructed from recycled pine wood and discarded teak trees.
Complete your trip farther up the mountain with a visit to the Wat Phra That Doi Tung. Built in the year 911 AD, this temple was erected from Buddha’s left collarbone and is regarded as the oldest and holiest sanctuary in the region.
After that we will go the Golden Triangle (This is the frontier between Laos, Myanmar and Thailand and is separated by the Mekong Rivers).
There are magnificent views over the Mae Khong River to the physical triangle made by Burma, Laos and Thailand at the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong River. For a small fee (have to pay extra 300THB), you can also enjoy the boat ride to view the splendor of mighty Mae Khong River. Then we will have a buffet lunch .
After lunch visit Mae Sai is located at the border between Thailand and Myanmar. This border town has a big market for shopping .
At the end of this program we will visit the ancient city of Chiang Saen, a city abandoned for more than 100 years and recently revived. See the grand double city walls and antiquities from the city's history. Then, you'll begin the return trip to Chiang Rai where this tour concludes with a drop-off at your hotel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Free Door To Door Pick up for our tours at the following location with NO CHARGE - City Center Chiang Rai District area (3 KM radius) An additional surcharge for hotel pickup outside 3 miles (5 km) radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please bring along a valid passport in the day of travel
Reviews(9)
This tour was expensive but very rewarding. It takes you to the Royal Villa and beautiful gardens at Doi Tung, downtown Mae Sai including the border crossing, the ruins of an ancient temple at Chiang Saen, and the Golden Triangle. Very comfortable vehicle, leisurely pace, and driver with good English and reasonable knowledge of geography.
The highlight of this wonderful tour was our guide, Bank. He was informative, attentive and funny. The sights were amazing and an opportunity to get away from the crowds and hustle of the cities. We got to see the country side around Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle.
Our tour was with Bank..Extremely knowledgeable and easy to understand. Had information on sites we visited also on royal family, current government structure , economy, former opium trade and business, healthcare system, and alot of good knowledge. All the sites and where we went very interesting. Household of Queen Mother was wonderful and so was what she did for her country. Ask for Bank!
If you have a whole free day to spare in Chiang rai I would absolutely do this tour I had the best day ever!!! I have been in Thailand many times and done many tours but this was my favourite! Gap my tour guide was the best!! He speaks great English and has so much knowledge to share. I learnt so much..
Very proficient guide, excellent service. Photo’s, lunch was super good. Do it again with same tour group
Great day exploring the places on this tour. The tour guide was informative and safely got us from place to place.
Best experience for us was the lunch cruise at the golden triangle. Suzy was a knowledgeable and friendly guide. Flexible when she realized we had already toured the White Temple and instead toured tea plantation. Overall, we would recommend this experience. Thanks again for a great day!
With tourism globally impacted by to COVIDvirus, our minibus tour was in a comfortable private car with just us 2 and the driver/guide. Over 8 hours, leaving from Chiang Rai, we covered all that was listed in the itinerary, albeit not necessarily in the same order as advertised. There were many highlights, including the beautifully maintained Mae Fah Leung Garden and Royal Villa at Doi Tung, the delicious Thai smorgasbord at a roadside stop, people watching at the Thai/Myanmar border crossing at Mae Sae, standing at the confluence of the Ruok and Mekong Rivers, looking simultaneously from Thailand to Laos and Myanmar, some impressive ancient Wat and the Opium Museum - well presented and informative. On the downside, smoke from Myanmar impeded what should have been awesome mountain vistas, and our guide/driver provided a couple of heart- stopping moments by crossing to the wrong side of the road on blind downhill corners. Fortunately traffic was light. We live to tell the tale!
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