Day 1 Bangkok

Welcome to Thailand!

Upon arrival, you will be greeted by our tour guide and transferred from airport to the hotel you stay by private van. The rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation: Hotel in Bangkok for 4 nights

Day 2 Bangkok (B/L)

Breakfast will be served at hotel.
Today you will have a full day private tour of Wat Pho, Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple. Enjoy a local lunch. In the afternoon, you will have a river and canal tour by boat and Wat Arun. After visit, you will be transferred back to the hotel you stay.

Day 3 Bangkok (B/L)

Breakfast will be served at hotel.
Today, you will join a full day tour of Ayutthaya by van/coach for historical sites visit and return by river cruise with lunch served on board, including pick up and drop off at the hotels in main area. Highlight of the tour: You will be picked up in the morning from the hotel and transferred to the meeting point with other passengers, where the tour starts. Join transport (van or bus) for driving to Ayutthaya, 1.5 hours north of Bangkok. Ayutthaya is the second capital of Thailand, with its historical park currently declared as a World Heritage. Visit the interesting ancient ruins of palaces and temples scattered in this historical city. Drive on to visit the Royal Summer Palace in Bang-Pa-In. Located on the banks of the Pahsak River downstream from Ayuthaya, the summer palace was built in the reign of King Rama IV. A cluster of buildings, in Thai, Italian, Victorian and Chinese architectural styles stand around a palatial pond. The palace was a favourite summer resort of King Rama V. Return to Bangkok by joining the river boat and enjoys buffet lunch served on board, while you cruise back to Bangkok, a wonderful way to see the rural life along the river. Transfer back to the hotel in late afternoon.

Day 4 Bangkok (B/L)

After breakfast, you will join a half day Amita Thai Cooking Class with lunch, including pick up and drop off at the hotel.
Highlight of the tour: The cooking class starts in the morning. At Amita Thai Cooking class, you will learn how to prepare and cook many favorite Thai dishes from our extensive list of recipes such as Khang Keaw Wan Gai (Gren Curry Chicken in Coconut Milk), Phad Thai (Stir fried soft rice noodles with prawns and tamarind sauce) and Tom Yum Goong (Clear hot and sour soup with fresh prawns). Classes are completely hands-on, encouraging you to practice Thai cooking techniques. Our instructors will introduce you to Thai cuisines and explain the four delicious dishes you will be cooking, before leading you through our nursery herb garden to pick first-handedly fresh Thai ingredients for your dishes. Among the plants varieties found in the school’s garden are guinea pepper, holy basil, kaffir lime, piper sarmentosum, plate brush and Thai basil. Our instructors will then present a cooking demonstration and provide tasting samples. At your personal cooking station, the instructors will guide you through the recipe step by step as you cook the dish. At the end of the class, a delicious four-course meal prepared by you will be set up for lunch at our Thai style veranda overlooking the river of Chao Phraya. The place is well shaded by many mango, star fruit and rose apple trees. 

After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel

Day 5 Bangkok-Phuket/ Pattaya/ Chiang Mai/ Chiang Rai

Breakfast will be served at the hotel.
Today you will be picked up and transferred to airport for your destination to start your long stay program for the following 17 days. Accommodation: Hotel in you select for 17 nights

Day 6-21 Phuket/ Pattaya/ Chiang Mai/ Chiang Rai (B)

Daily breakfast will be served at the hotel you stay.
You will have a full day at leisure to enjoy the hotel facilities. Optional tours are available upon request at extra cost in private or seat-in-coach basis

Day 22 Phuket/ Pattaya/ Chiang Mai/ Chiang Rai- Departure (B)

Breakfast will be served at hotel.
Transfer from hotel to Bangkok airport for departure flight by private van.