Overview:
Available Daily; 6:00am: Experience all the highlights of Chiang Rai province in a day. The days highlights include, The Golden Triangle, the magnificent Wat Rong Khun (White Temple), and taking a boat ride on the Mekong across to the Laos Island of Don Sao.
Description:
Visit Chiang Rai Province and The Golden Triangle (meeting point of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar). After we pick you up at your Chiang Mai hotel, your first stop will be the Maekhajan Hot Springs, a good spot to have a morning cup of coffee before heading up towards the stunning Wat Rong Khun also called The White Temple due do its dazzling white color inlaid with mirrored glass. We will proceed to the Golden Triangle where you can see the the meeting points of Thailand, Burma and Loas. Here you have the option of boarding a boat along Mekong River to the Laos island of Don Sao. The tour will proceed to Mae Sai the Thai border town with Myanmar where we can spend some time at the bustling border market. You will also get a glimpse of Myanmar itself with it only being situated a mere ten meters away across the river. On the return leg to Chiang Mai we will stop at an Akha and Yao Hill Tribe village.
**Important**: Please be aware that this a one day tour. We highly recommend that you opt for the 2 or 3 day version of this tour that can be found under the Chiang Rai Tours tab on our main page. With so many things to see it is very important that you only spend 15 minutes at each site as certain parts of this tour close by 5:00pm. If you are interested in spending time exploring these sites and want to have the luxury of leisure this tour is not for you. During this whirlwind tour you will drive over 700km and spend more than 9 hours in your tour vehicle. It is for this reason we urge you to choose a multi-day tour so you can enjoy the wonders Northern Thailand offers.