Thrilling Thailand vacation package for foodies
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About
Thailand is comprised of soft, white sandy beaches, breathtaking scenery, and magnificent hills and mountains, offering a treat to the senses. The friendliness of the locals and the warm hospitality pull you in, making it rightfully “The land of smiles.” It also offers a world of culinary delights that take you on an adventure where your tastebuds tingle. Thai cuisine is popular due...
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Bangkok
- Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to Bangkok Hotel With Guide
- Stay Included
- After arrival in Bangkok, a representative will pick you up to drop you at your accommodation - The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon.
- Situated in one of the most iconic buildings in the city, it is comprised of 155 rooms, a fitness center, meeting rooms, a terrace pool, and a wide variety of food, drink, and nightlife venues.
- There is the Parlor, the hotel's hub for lounging, cocktails, socializing, live music and more.
Day 2
Half-Day Monk Chanting, Wat Pho, and Grand Palace
- Evening Chinatown Food Experience
- Breakfast
- Get picked up at 8 am.
- Get a closer look at the Buddhist culture.
- This day begins with a trip to Wat Pho, Bangkok's most enchanting temple.
- Arrive to get a glimpse behind the scenes as the resident monks come together for their morning chants.
- Witness this spiritual ritual to get a better sense of Thailand's Buddhist heritage.
- Walk around Wat Pho to see the vast collection of religious treasures on display.
- Admire the renowned Buddha image, which stretches 45 meters in length.
- Know more about the symbolism of the Buddha's footprint and watch the devotees making offerings to this revered image.
- Continue to the nearby Grand Palace, which serves as the seat of Thailand's revered Royal family.
- Stroll around the grounds to explore the temples, museums, and throne halls within the compound.
- Visit the Emerald Buddha, the most worshiped Buddhist image in Thailand, and hear about its mysterious origins.
- Return to the hotel before heading to indulge in a delicious food experience in Chinatown during the evening hours.
- The city comes alive with the great smell of delicious food, sweet treats, and savory delights alike in the famous Chinatown.
- Explore these streets on foot, as there is no better way to discover the best-kept food secrets.
- Explore the sparkling and vibrant Chinatown's Yaowarat Street to get an introduction to the area’s history and street food artisans.
- Grab tasty bites of various foods, including the famous Chinese dumplings, Chinese donuts, peppered pork noodles, and many more!
- Indulge in some Chinese desserts or visit a tea shop house.
- Return to the hotel after the tour for an overnight stay.
Evening Chinatown Food Experience (280 minutes)
From the savoury bites of traditional Chinese dumplings to the sweet treats of fried sugary donuts, taste the delicacies of Bangkok's famous Chinatown.
Day 3
Morning Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market
- Breakfast
- Have your breakfast as this day begins.
- Prepare to travel away from Bangkok's city center to visit the local markets and countryside neighborhoods.
- Take a drive to enter the land of verdant landscapes and traditional wooden houses.
- Stop at a railway station that has a bustling country market along the tracks.
- Witness the train pulling into the station and the vendors clearing their stalls off the railway.
- Once the train passes by, witness the shops get set up and recommence business.
- Next, proceed to the famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.
- Although the stalls mostly sell items for tourists, it resembles a traditional floating market.
- Stroll around and marvel at the floating shops that are selling typical Thai snacks and fresh fruits.
- Leave the market’s main area to take a paddle boat ride.
- Pass through an older section of the floating market to go into some of the quiet canals.
- Check out the houses alongside the waterways and admire a glimpse of the local life in this rural Thai province.
- Return to your accommodation by the end of the tour.
Day 4
Bangkok To Chiang Mai
- Breakfast
- Bangkok Hotel to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Chiang Mai Airport to Chiang Mai Hotel
- Stay Included
- After reaching the airport, you will be transferred to the hotel.
- Check into your hotel- Chiang Mai- Rati Lanna Riverside Spa Resort and enjoy a delectable breakfast.
- It is a luxurious boutique resort located along the Mae Ping River bank and is close to the city's popular Chiang Mai Night Bazaar.
- There are 75 guestrooms with private balconies, widescreen plasma TV, home theatre, broadband internet, and bathrooms with built-in LCD TVs and rain showers.
Day 5
A day checking out Wat Doi Suthep and White Hmong Hilltribe
- Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Adventure
- Breakfast
- Your guide will meet you at the hotel to take you away from the city center of Chiang Mai for an insightful look at the country’s rich culture.
- Begin the visit to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep.
- Located on a mountain above the city, the sacred pagoda provides an incredible view of Chiang Mai and its surroundings.
- Walk the stairs to see the gilded stupa and learn about Thai Buddhist beliefs.
- Then, continue higher into the hills and travel by Songtaew- a local truck.
- Drive through rugged roads to the Chang Khien Coffee Research Project.
- Enjoy the locally-produced Arabica coffee and learn all about the North's growing coffee industry.
- It's a short ride to a White Hmong hilltribe village. Spend a few moments exploring the village, meeting the dwellers, and learning more about the traditions and customs of this unique ethnic group.
- After this visit, drive back to Chiang Mai.
- You will be transferred to the hotel.
- In the evening, venture into the South Gate of the old city, then towards the traditional street food market.
- While walking, the delicious aromas will tempt you as they emanate from the various food stalls and simple carts.
- Your guide will be on hand, introducing the local dishes on offer.
- Try out the dishes you like.
- Some of the local specialties to try include fried taro and pancakes, kanom jeen (rice noodles with curry soup), noodle soup, kanom krok (Thai coconut pudding), pad Thai, and the summer favorite- sweet mango with sticky rice.
- In case, you get the opportunity, remember to sample the local rice whisky.
- After the fun-filled gastronomic adventure, get back to the hotel.
Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Adventure (180 minutes)
This evening, enjoy a lively night in Chiang Mai, wandering through the South Gate of the old city to the traditional street food market.
Day 6
Half Day Araksa Tea Experience
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Have your breakfast before driving out of Chiang Mai City to Mae Tang District to visit Araksa Tea Garden.
- The specialty is in producing high-quality Assam tea named after the largest tea-growing region of India.
- After arrival there, receive a warm welcome from the local guide.
- They will explain the process and methods used to cultivate the tea plants, choose seeds, and pick the leaves.
- Take a bamboo basket and participate in harvesting tea.
- As asked by the guide, pick and collect tea leaves in the basket.
- Next, move to the roasting station to enjoy the art of tea making by hand, starting with kneading till roasting tea leaves.
- Once its done, enjoy tasting tea with delicious Thai snacks.
- Before you return to your hotel in Chiang Mai, you will be served a Thai set lunch at the on-site restaurant.
Day 7
Chiang Mai To Koh Samui
- Breakfast
- Chiang Mai Hotel to Chiang Mai Airport
- Koh Samui Airport or Pier to Koh Samui Hotel or Pier
- Stay Included
- After landing in Koh Samui, get transferred to your hotel.
- Melia Koh Samui is a perfect blend of traditional Thai hospitality and modern architecture
- It overlooks the Choeng Mon Beach.
- It has a stylish, U-shaped resort featuring well-appointed guest rooms and luxurious suites. The property is also home to the award winning YHI Spa.
Day 8
Day at Leisure
- Breakfast
- Have a delectable breakfast.
- Today is free, and you may plan as you wish.
- Take advantage of the optional activities or simply relax.
Day 9
Half Day Samui Elephant Kingdom
- Samui Elephant Kingdom
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Begin today's tour with a short drive from your hotel to the Samui Elephant Kingdom.
- Get a warm welcome and learn about the elephants and the sustainable work that the Samui Elephant Kingdom.
- Discover a Napier grass plantation and indulge in cooking the supplementary diet for elephants in a PowerBall Kitchen.
- Provide a fruit basket to feed the majestic giants on the 400-meter-long skywalk.
- Observe them expressing their natural habits and lives.
- Watch, meet, and walk with the elephants to observe their bathing behavior and a mud spa.
- Enjoy a Thai vegetarian buffet lunch along with seasonal fruit.
- Transfer back to the hotel.
Samui Elephant Kingdom (280 minutes)
You will be met with a warm welcome and introduction to the Samui Elephant Kingdom project.
Day 10
Full Day Shared Organic Thai Cooking Class
- Organic Thai Cooking Class
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- On this exciting day, get a unique hands-on cooking class experience.
- Meet and get transferred to Island Organics.
- Chef Lat and her team will welcome you.
- Take a walk through the organic garden to learn about the growing herbs and fruits.
- Lat will explain about the organic process and its health benefits.
- Walk around and pick fresh produce used to prepare lunch today.
- Enter the kitchen, wear an apron, and start cooking.
- Prepare the ingredients via traditional techniques using mortar and pestle.
- Chef Lat will lead the group through the whole cooking process.
- Cook dishes such as green curry and other tasty items.
- Chit-chat with Lat to get insight into the local culture and the Thai obsession with food.
- Enjoy the delicate flavors of authentic, fresh Thai cuisine after the dishes are ready.
- Bid farewell to Lat before returning to your accommodation.
Organic Thai Cooking Class (180 minutes)
Day 11
Leaving Koh Samui
- Breakfast
- Koh Samui Hotel or Pier to Koh Samui Airport or Pier
- End this cultural tour of Koh Samui with a hearty breakfast.
- Checkout of the hotel and get transferred to Koh Samui Airport.
- Transfer
- Stay Included
- Dinner as per Itinerary
- Guided private tour of Wat Pho, Monk Chanting, & Grand Palace in Bangkok
- Evening food experience tour in Chinatown in Bangkok
- Guided private tour of Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.
- Guided private tour of Wat Doi Suthep and White Hmong Hilltribe
- Guided Evening Street Food Adventure Tour and Araksa Tea Experience in Chiang Mai
- Organic Thai Cooking Class in Koh Samui
- Samui Elephant Kingdom Tour
Hotels
Day 1-2-3
Bangkok
The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon
Day 4-5-6
Chiang Mai
RatiLanna Riverside Spa Resort
Day 7-8-9-10
Koh Samui
Melia Koh Samui
- Private arrival and departure airport transfers in Bangkok, Chiang Mai & Koh Samui
- Accommodation at The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon- 3 nights
- Accommodation at RatiLanna Riverside Spa Resort- 3 nights
- Accommodation at Melia Koh Samui- 4 nights
- Breakfast- 10
- Lunch- 3
- Half Day private and guided tour of Wat Pho, Monk Chanting, & Grand Palace in Bangkok
- Private and guided evening food experience tour in Chinatown in Bangkok
- Private and guided tour of Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.
- Private and guided tour of White Hmong Hilltribe and Wat Doi Suthep
- Private and guided Evening Street Food Adventure Tour in Chiang Mai
- Private and guided Araksa Tea Experience in Chiang Mai
- Half a day shared Samui Elephant Kingdom Tour
- Full-day shared Organic Thai Cooking Class in Koh Samui
- Travel Insurance
- International and domestic airfare & airfare taxes
- Visa fees, if applicable
- Meals and beverages not mentioned in the inclusion
Hotel included in package:
Starting from:
$2750 $3300
per adult on twin sharing
Destination covered
Bangkok, Chiang Mai , Koh Samui
Thailand Package for 10 nights and 11 days : Frequently asked questions
The best time to visit Thailand is from November to early April when the season is dry and cool. The temperatures are usually between 28°C to 35°C. But the climate varies throughout the country, and one may visit all year round.
The best must-try dishes are Pad Thai, Tom Yum Goong, Kaeng Lueang, Gaeng Daeng, Gaeng Keow Wan Gai, and Khao Soi, to name a few.
Yes, this adventure package is customizable as per one's needs and preferences.
