From CAD 1,086 Was CAD 1,449
Guarantee
Small Group
Easy
Rating
(20 reviews)
Experience Overview
If you’re short on time but want to see the sights north of Bangkok (and really, who doesn’t?), this is the express trip for you. Take seven days, pack them full of wonderment and reflection in Northern Thailand — Kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya, and Chiang Mai, and plenty of temples, palaces, and small villages to explore — and you’ve got a recipe for one of the most memorable weeks you’ll ever have. Toss in the ease of travel by trains and buses and there’s no way you’ll feel like you’re missing out on anything in this dynamic region.
Highlights
- Explore magnificent temples and palaces
- Sleep in a floating rafthouse
- See the multi-tiered Erawan Falls
- Visit the old capital city of Ayutthaya
- Learn about the sombre history of Kanchanaburi.
Trip Details
Product Code: 1583
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Budget
Transport: Train, private van, walking.
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Budget
Supplier Code: ATNR
Starts: Bangkok, Thailand
Finishes: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Duration: 7 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical rating:
Easy
Includes
Activities
- Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
- Wat Pho visit
- Klong riverboat tour
- Erawan Falls and Bridge on the River Kwai visit (Kanchanaburi)
- Thai-Burma Railway Centre and Allied War Cemetery visit
- Temple ruins tour (Ayutthaya)
- Doi Suthep temple visit (Chiang Mai)
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodation
- Hotels/guesthouses (4 nts), rafthouse (1 nt), sleeper train (1 nt).
- 5 breakfasts, 1 dinner
Transport
- Train, private van, walking.
Group Leader
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout, local guides.
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD 1086 (CAD 155 /day)
Itinerary
Day 1: Bangkok
Arrive at any time.
Day 2: Bangkok/Kanchanaburi
Enjoy a klong boat tour of Bangkok including a visit to Wat Pho. Travel to Kanchanaburi and head to your floating rafthouse accommodation.
Day 3: Kanchanaburi
Enjoy a day of sightseeing at Erawan Falls and the Bridge on the River Kwai.
Day 4: Kanchanaburi to Ayutthaya to Chiang Mai
Explore the Allied War Cemetery and the Thai-Burmese Railway Centre to learn more about the area's history. Travel to Ayutthaya and visit the historical sites of the old capital city. In the evening board an overnight train to Chiang Mai.
Day 5: Chiang Mai
Arrive in Chiang Mai and explore the city. Visit Doi Suthep in the afternoon.
Chiang Mai is a vibrant city with heaps to see and do. Famous for its night market and cooking classes, it's a feat to fit it all in. Experience the flavours and scents of traditional northern Thai cuisine by pre-booking the Northern Thai Cooking Class.
Day 6: Chiang Mai
Take a full free day to relax or explore the countryside of northern Thailand.
Chiang Mai is a vibrant city with heaps to see and do. Famous for its night market, it's a feat to fit it all in. Experience the flavours and scents of traditional northern Thai cuisine by pre-booking the Northern Thai Cooking Class.
Day 7: Chiang Mai
Depart at any time.
With a little extra time in the area, hilltribe treks are easily accessible, as is the Golden Triangle.
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Tour Operator
G Adventures
G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.
In Business Since 1990
Reviews
Peter W. - Traveled, December 2023
Support of local businesses and traveling as a local
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/29/2023
William V. - Traveled, December 2023
It was an amazing experience with knowledgeable CEO
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/29/2023
Christopher S. - Traveled, December 2023
I love the team at G. I am the travel agent and hosted the groups for our Cambodia and Thailand trips. Our CEO Minty could not have been better. She was understanding, knowledgeable, resourceful and truly cared about our group and group members. I encouraged our group members to tip her very well. We did have a few snags, but none caused by Minty. She was a 10/10.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/29/2023
Marcin O. - Traveled, December 2023
You can see sites you normally wouldn't see, everything is planned out for you but you are not forced to participate, you can take a break and do your own thing.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/29/2023
Zachary F. - Traveled, December 2023
I thought G Adventures did an amazing job organizing a great trip for me
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/29/2023
Kurt S. - Traveled, December 2023
Great balance between adventure/exploring as well as accommodations
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/29/2023
Barry W. - Traveled, December 2023
The reason I didn't give a '10' score is because the tour included several long days', ground travel (and one night by train) between locations, where flights could have been offered as an alternative, whether having travelers book these themselves or having G Adventures arrange booking and transfers. Since the ground transportation isn't based on head count when renting a bus or van, other than just size of the vehicle, there may be quite a few who would take it due to additional cost of flights or preference for grand transportation. I'm not sure how this would be constructed financially, however, a total of 3 days and a night were lost to simply nothing but riding in a bus.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/29/2023
Kyle C. - Traveled, December 2023
Our tour guide Minty was phenomenal. She is a trove of information and knowledge on how to navigate around that part of the world I was previously unfamiliar with. I can't begin to express how grateful I am to have her with us.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/29/2023
Amy W. - Traveled, December 2023
Well organized tour alongside like minded people
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/22/2023
Timothy H. - Traveled, November 2023
high score for quality
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/15/2023
Mats N. - Traveled, November 2023
Amazing way to see large parts of Thailand (in my case Bangkok, Ayyutaya and Chiangmai). Great exposure to cultural and historical monuments. Traveled with the night train, which was nowhere near as daunting as some (including the CEO lead us to believe haha). Got lots of relevant information from the CEO before every stop about the cultural and historical significance of what we were about to see/tour. If I HAD to put my finger on a downside it would be language barrier of our CEO, who had a wide range when it comes to vocabulary, just maybe pronounced some things a little differently, leading to some misunderstandings. Additionally the way the next day was presented was often times confusing, but always understandable when we asked him to repeat the instructions (for example what time we were getting up, eating breakfast, leaving hotel, getting at first, second, third sights to see, how much time we had at the respective sights). This is in part also due to the large amounts of info to digest given all at once (again with somewhat difficulty understanding). I think an excellent way to avoid this would be to send all the info to be delivered in bullet form in the WhatsApp group, tell everyone the info is sent, give them 2 mins to read it, go through it verbally, then ask if there's any questions. Easier for all parts. More on the plus side is the CEOs extreme outgoingness and easy going, which made him a joy to speak with and interact with. He also made all trips to restaurants and events go extremely smoothly - for example taking orders from people in the group to make the food come faster, working as a go between if we had any questions to the people in the stores/shops/markets/etc. Overall highly recommend this trip. If the communication bit had the above improvements this trip would have been absolutely stellar!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/08/2023
Beverly B. - Traveled, November 2023
Excellent tour, the pace was great with daily group activities and enough time to explore on our own time. Our tour leader Ronnie was excellent!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/08/2023
Peter G. - Traveled, November 2023
Poor hotel quality
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/08/2023
Ingvild Halle T. - Traveled, November 2023
Get to see a lot of different things in a short amount of time
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/08/2023
Sarah G. - Traveled, November 2023
Well organized itineraries with excellent guides
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/08/2023
David B. - Traveled, November 2023
This trip was a well organized fast paced experience and we loved it. Our leader Ronny was so good and looked after everyone very well. Thank you Ronny.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/08/2023
Colin M. - Traveled, November 2023
Everything was as advertised or better. Our CEO was nothing less than fantastic.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/05/2023
Diane B. - Traveled, November 2023
It was a wonderful adventure with long lasting memories
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/05/2023
Petra M. - Traveled, November 2023
Small travel-group
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/03/2023
Tyeki B. - Traveled, November 2023
Could have done without seeing so many temples and been able to enjoy 1 location or hotel stay for more than just to sleep there
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/01/2023
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