Discover Thailand the amazing sites and rich culture while exploring Bangkok, Phuket, and Chiang Mai. Explore the beautiful beaches of Thailand while touring Phuket and Phi Phi Islands. Visit world renown temples and enjoy an exciting visit to the National Park where you’ll meet hill tribes and take in the sites of waterfalls along the way. Become inspired by an up close experience with elephants at a sanctuary where you’ll learn more about their history and evolution.
Itinerary highlights
- A Journey Back in Time with Temples and Grand Palace Tour
- Explore Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Lao Tak Lak Riverside Community
- A morning with the elephants is an eye-opening and inspiring experience.
- Travel by speed boat to Phi Phi Island to enjoy a swim or snorkeling along the beach.
- Explore Chiang Mai by Bicycle
- Hite Sand, Clear Water Hmong Experience
What's included
- 24/7 in destination support
- VIP Meet and Greet
- Private driver for tours and transfers
- Hotel accommodation in the selected category with breakfast
- All accommodations with breakfast, tours and transfers for scheduled activities are covered outside of flights.
Journey Details
*VIP Meet and Greet at Bangkok Airport
Your escort will be waiting to welcome you as soon as you arrive at the terminal. You will be fast-tracked through immigration and airport formalities to collect your baggage before meeting your guide.
Private Transfer to Hotel
A Journey Back in Time
Bangkok is a city of contrasts - Buddhist temples, golden-topped palaces, trendy sky bars, and traditional Thai living along the waterways - called khlongs - offering marvelous photo opportunities. This morning, head with your private guide to the historic center of Bangkok and start your day at Wat Suthat. Few visitors come to this temple early, so much the better to enjoy the monks melodic chanting ritual. It’s an incredible sensory experience. From here, a walk to Wat Pho (famous for its 141-foot-long reclining Buddha) allows you a glimpse into small alleys with wooden houses, guardian spirit signs and lively fruit and flower markets. Your next stop takes you to the most revered shrine in the Kingdom, Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, as well as the splendor of the adjacent Grand Palace. For your last stop, we cross the Chao Phraya River by water-taxi to visit Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn. Unique from the rest of Bangkok’s temples, Wat Arun’s iconic stunning design is made up of colorfully decorated spires that look as if to stand guard over the river. Enjoy a leisurely lunch Savoey Restaurant to conclude your morning, and experience the mid-day bustling atmosphere of the lively Chao River. After lunch your guide will accompany you back to your hotel.
A Sight To Behold
The countryside surrounding Bangkok is dotted with lively traditional floating markets, where colorful vendors paddle along in their canoes brimming with fresh fruit, vegetables and souvenirs hawking their wares to shoppers on the banks. Beat the crowds and depart the city early in the morning with your private guide for a visit to the kingdom’s largest floating market, Damnoen Saduak, located 50 miles southwest of the city. There is a lot of activity at this bustling vibrant market, and bargaining is common – but don’t expect to get the price down more than a few baht. Navigate the maze of canals for the perfect photo of colorful long-tail boats brimming with tropical fruit and be sure to snack on a bowl of noodle soup. Stretch your legs for a walk along the canal to the neighboring Lao Tak Lak Market where Damnoen Saduak originated for your included lunch. The market here is much calmer, and the architecture from the late 19th century preserves a Thai way of life dating back to when the canals were the main means of transportation. Pass rice paddies and shrimp farms on the return to Bangkok, pausing on route to visit the largest pagoda in Thailand, Nakorn Pathom. This afternoon your guide will assist you with shopping for anything you are looking for. You can visit the Siam Paragon Mall, and local markets.
Flight from Bangkok to Phuket
Private Transfer to Airport
Fun in the Sun
Phuket is Thailand's largest and most famous island. The hotels here offer a multitude of activities to entertain, or choose to do simply nothing at all. With tropical forests to explore and pristine beaches to relax on, we highly recommend a day at leisure. Try one of the country's famous massages, dine on just-caught seafood, jump in a taxi and head down to one of the local fishing villages to mingle with locals - so much is at your fingertips in this island paradise.
Island Time
Elephants have long been a symbol of Thailand – integral to the Royal Family and common Thai people alike for their incredible strength, agility, and intelligence. Your English-speaking guide will accompany you by private vehicle on the drive to Phuket Elephant Sanctuary. The sanctuary is home to retired working elephants, set on 30 acres of lush tropical jungle. The sanctuary does not allow elephant riding. Start your visit at the Tree Top Reception and Observation Platform with a viewing of an educational video to prepare you for your encounter with the elephants and learn about why their protection is necessary. Meet the elephants and feed the gentle giants a tasty selection of bananas, pineapples, and cucumbers. After their meal, walk alongside the elephants into the jungle. Retreat to the safe distance of an Observation Sala, overlooking the elephants enjoying their free time bathing and playing in the pond to socializing with each other. As the sanctuary’s top priority is the health and well-being of the playful pachyderms, the sanctuary does not offer rides, shows, bathing, trunk hugging, elephant kisses, sitting on the elephants, loud and noisy groups, or people crowding around the elephants. Todays’ visit will leave you inspired and informed, and your visit goes a long way towards supporting the elephants in the sanctuary and caring for future rescued animals through an ethical approach to elephant interactions and conservation. End your visit with a meal at the Phuket Elephant Sanctuary before your guide and driver accompany you back to your hotel.
Island Time
In the early morning, meet your guide and driver for a private transfer to the Royal Phuket Marina where you will join a small group to explore Phi Phi Island. Depart by speedboat to Phi Phi Island. First stop will be at Bamboo Islands after an hour journey, where you can swim, snorkel, or sunbathe. Depart to Phi Phi Don Islands and lunch will be served at a restaurant on Phi Phi Don. In the afternoon, travel by speedboat to Phi Phi Ley Island to visit Monkey beach, Viking cave, Pileh Cove. Later stop at Hin Phae and return to Royal Marina Pier in the pier. From here, meet your private guide and for a transfer back to your hotel by private vehicle.
Flight from Phuket to Chiang Mai
This morning, explore the streets of Chiang Mai and its surroundings by bike. Downtown traffic will be light as we begin our bike journey following a river downstream – a pleasant, green ride. A visit to a local rehabilitation center – gives some insight into the activities of missionaries in days gone by. As we bike out of town along small country roads we discover a truly rural side of Thailand’s North. We pedal past fruit orchards and encounter the rural Thai way of life among the villages on the outskirts of Chiang Mai. We explore the temple ruins of Wiang Kum Kam, the former capital of Lanna, before we cycle back to Chiang Mai. Afterwards you’ll be dropped off at your hotel.
Private Transfer to Phuket Airport
White Sand, Clear Water
This morning, head to Ban Mae Sa Mai, the largest Hmong community in Northern Thailand. Visit the small Hmong museum, try local snacks and take a beautiful three-hour nature trail easy trek on the slopes of Doi Suthep. A local Hmong guide will talk to you about the lush vegetation. Here and there, the thick foliage gives way to magnificent views of the surrounding hills. After the trek descend back into the Mae Sa Valley where you visit a Royal Project in the Hmong village, Nong Hoi. This project is one of the largest producers of vegetables for the Royal Project Marketing Division, as well as a research center for herb and vegetable production. After lunch in the village, take a walk through a couple of villages and meet some of the friendly villagers. You will be transferred back to Chiang Mai city-center or to your hotel at the end of this tour.
How Our Travel Concierge Service Works
Step 1
Have an idea or need help planning? Submit an inquiry to tell Flight Club VIP about your desired travel.
Step 2
Your personal Flight Club VIP concierge will schedule a facilitate a brief Trip Discovery Consultation.
Step 3
Once a deposit is received, the Flight Club VIP Team will begin customizing your travel itinerary. This itinerary can be refined and adjusted based on your preferences.
Step 4
Go online to our booking site and make your payment based on your custom payment plan.
Step 5
Sit back, Relax, and Enjoy your unforgettable experience.