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A TASTE OF CHIANG MAI & MAE SA VALLEY - 6 days/ 5 nights (CMC)

Private Tour - daily departure

Beyond being renown for its unsurpassed charm, magnificent natural beauty, bustling entertainment and heart-warming hospitality, Thailand is equally known as a gourmet paradise. Explorient is proud to present our food carnivores an opportunity to not only savor these tantalizing delights, but a chance to bring home Thailand's best-kept culinary treasures to friends and family.

This tour features an enchanting visit to Chiang Mai, a charming city with a beautiful cultural personality blessed with majestic natural beauty. Your memorable experience includes visits to an elephant camp, one of the region's primitive hilltribes, and a full day culinary course at the Chiang Mai Cooking School. Then, travel by road and experience a magical encounter with Mae-Sa Valley, an ideal haven for quiet relaxation and soul restoration. Two thousand feet high, in an area of great scenic charm, the landscape has been adapted to provide a new experience in holiday enchantment. Here, you'll have an opportunity to refine your new-found art of Thai cooking at the majestic Mae Sa Valley Cultural Village.

Our meticulously planned itinerary invites our guests to enjoy each city's revered landmarks, cook with Thailand's top chefs at state-of-the-art facilities, dine at outstanding restaurants, shop at outdoor food markets, and immerse themselves in the Thai food culture.

Special discounted airfares are available for this tour -- contact us for details.  

TOUR INCLUDES:

• 3 nights in Chiang Mai at Puripunn Baby Grand Boutique Hotel

• 2 nights in Mae Sa Valley at Mae Sa Valley Resort

• 2 Full-day culinary lessons at the Chiang Mai Cooking School & Mae Sa Valley Cultural Village

• Daily breakfasts at the hotel

• 4 lunches

• 2 dinners

• All transportation between Chiang Mai and Mae Sa Valley

• Private Tour*: Sightseeing & Transfers by private car, driver and Professional English-speaking guides

*except during culinary lessons. Classes are conducted on join basis

TOUR ITINERARY:

Day 1.  Upon arrival, transfer to the Puripunn Baby Grand Hotel. This evening enjoy a Khantoke dinner and hill-tribe cultural show. (D)

Day 2.  A full day tour visiting an elephant camp, where the elephants and their “ Mahouts “ show us how these enormous creatures have been working in the jungles for the past centuries, followed by bamboo rafting and trekking down a stretch of the Ping River. After lunch, enjoy a visit to the Meo hilltribe village. (B, L)

Day 3.  Full day Thai cooking lesson at the Chiang Mai Cooking School. (B,L)

Day 4.  Depart for Mae Sa Valley by 4-wheel drive. Enroute visit Nhong Hoi Royal Project Development Center and a Mong Hilltribe Village. After a picnic lunch, enjoy an elephant ride over the forest trails. Dinner at a local restaurant. Accommodations at Mae Sa Valley Resort. (B,L,D)

Day 5.  Full day cooking lesson at the Mae Sa Valley Cultural Village. (B,L)

Day 6.  Transfer to Chiang Mai airport for your departure flight. (B)