5-Day Yi Peng Lantern Festival Mini-Group Tour from Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep Mountain and Elephant Rescue Park

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Product Code: 689277

OVERVIEW

Highlights

    • Breakfasts at hotels and listed meals included
    • Experience an enchanting moment at the largest lantern release venue with a premium seat
    • Have a memorable Thai full-moon-day by creating and releasing your own Thai krathong
    • Enjoy a Loy Krathong riverside dinner
    • Interact with elephants at Elephant Rescue Park
    • Pilgrimage to the most sacred temple of Northern Thailand on Doi Suthep mountain
    • See the festival parade and enjoy the festival celebrations with the locals
    • Savor Northern Thailand's local cuisine
Tour Code
689277
Duration
5 day
Departure City
Chiang Mai
End City
Chiang Mai
Language
English

IS THIS TOUR FOR ME?

Tour Themes: Cultural & Historical

Learn about history and local culture with in-depth tours and activities

Tour Type: Fully Guided Tour

Tour director/guided escort is available from the beginning to the end of the vacation

Group Size: Small group tour

Take an intimate and semi-private trip with a small group

Activity Level: Moderate

Designed for travelers in good health who are comfortable with light walking or hiking

Itinerary

Day 01
Chiang Mai

Arrive in Chiang Mai

Hotel: Novotel Chiangmai Nimman Journeyhub or similar

Meal: B:Excluded L:Excluded D:Excluded

Welcome to Chiang Mai, renowned among locals as 'Rose of the North' for its beauty and charm. Hotel transfers are by your own arrangement.


Meal

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  • L:Excluded
  • D:Excluded
Day 02
Chiang Mai

Mount Doi Suthep and Yi Peng Festival Sky Lantern Release

Hotel: Novotel Chiangmai Nimman Journeyhub or similar

Meal: B:Included L:Excluded D: Included (Buffet dinner at the Chiang Mai CAD venue)

After breakfast, head for Doi Suthep Mountain, where you will visit one of the most sacred temples in Northern Thailand - Wat Phra That. Continue to Wat Suan Dok, just outside the ancient city walls of Chiang Mai. Return to Chiang Mai and take a rickshaw ride through its busy streets and quiet alleys.

In late afternoon, you will be taken to the Yi Peng Festival Celebration and Sky Lantern Release venue at Chiang Mai Flower Field (Chiang Mai CAD) and enjoy Premium access to your seats.

【Exclusive Premium Experience】

- Round-trip private transfers between your hotel and the event venue, maximizing your time during the busiest time of the lantern festival

2 sky lanterns for each traveler

Buffet dinner at the 'special food zone' (enjoy Thai cuisine, soft drinks, juice, and water)

Visiting Attractions

  • Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

Meal

  • B:Included
  • L:Excluded
  • D: Included (Buffet dinner at the Chiang Mai CAD venue)
Day 03
Chiang Mai

A Memorable Lantern Festival Full Moon Day

Hotel: Novotel Chiangmai Nimman Journeyhub or similar

Meal: B:Included L:Excluded D: Included (Set menu dinner)

Today, you can get up late and relax in the morning.

In late afternoon, your private guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to our selected restaurant.

First, learn how to design and make a Thai floating lantern with traditional materials. Then make your own lantern or make the lantern together with your partner or loved one(s). Take a break to try some delicious northern Thai dishes while enjoying the view of a sunset over a river.

Once it is dark, release your floating lantern onto the river and don't forget to make a wish!

In the evening, your guide will lead you to see the festival parade near Tha Phae Gate. Enjoy the festival celebrations with the locals.

Meal

  • B:Included
  • L:Excluded
  • D: Included (Set menu dinner)
Day 04
Chiang Mai

Meet Elephants in the Jungle at Elephant Rescue Park

Hotel: Novotel Chiangmai Nimman Journeyhub or similar

Meal: B:Included L: Included (Simple lunch in Elephant Rescue Park) D:Excluded

Situated in a pristine and picturesque valley, about 1½ hours' drive from Chiang Mai city, Elephant Rescue Park is a paradise for homeless elephants. It provides a safe, loving, and secure environment for all the elephants that go there. Take a half-day Memorable Caring Experience there. You'll learn a lot about elephants and interact with them - you can feed them, walk with them, hug them, and bathe them.

After the program, have lunch at the park. Your private guide and driver will transfer you back to your hotel at around 2 p.m.

Meal

  • B:Included
  • L: Included (Simple lunch in Elephant Rescue Park)
  • D:Excluded
Day 05
Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai Departure

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Depart Chiang Mai. Airport transfer will be on your own arrangement.

Meal

  • B:Included
  • L:Excluded
  • D:Excluded
Please note that order of day-to-day itinerary is adjustable depending on tour start day.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Package Includes

    • 4-night accommodations
    • English-speaking tour guide and business vehicle service
    • All guided sightseeing as detailed in the itinerary
    • Breakfasts at hotels and listed meals in the itinerary
    • Governmental taxes

Package Excludes

    • Airfares or related transportation between your home and destination
    • All personal expenses including hotel room service and meals; however, you have the option to pay for meals that tour guide arranges
    • Optional tours (Items and prices may vary due to different seasons and are subject to the final confirmation made by tour guide when on tour.)
    • Tips for the guide and the driver

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation made within:

  • 0 - 09 Days Prior to Departure Date - Non-refundable
  • 10 - 16 Days Prior to Departure Date - 50% of total purchase amount can be refunded
  • 17 - 23 Days Prior to Departure Date - 70% of total purchase amount can be refunded
  • 24 or More Days - 100% of total purchase amount can be refunded

Special Notes

  • The time we mentioned in the itinerary is for reference only. Please refer to your guide on tour for the actual arrangement. The visiting order and duration might be changed according to actual and practical situation for better service.
  • This tour/activity is overseen by a select local operator in the region. Upon booking your tour or activity and after receiving confirmation, you will be issued an e-ticket detailing the local operator's name and contact information. If you require assistance finding a specific tour, please contact us for more information.

Pricing Info

Your reservation is always subject to confirmation by email, normally within one to two business days.

* Price for Single Occupancy applies when one person stays in one standard hotel room.
* Price for Double applies when two people stay in one standard hotel room respectively.
* Maximum room capacity: 2 people.

Reservation Info

    1.Immediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a Receipt of Reservation via email.
    2. Within one to two business days of submitting your reservation you will receive a status update email from us. If you need to book an airline ticket, we recommend that you do so after you receive a confirmation of your tour reservation from us.
    3. An E-Ticket will be sent to you via email as soon as details of your reservation are confirmed or your supporting information is received by us. We will provide you with all detailed information about your tour on the E-Ticket. Contact information for local tour provider will be included on E-Ticket for your convenience or re-confirmation purpose if re-confirmation is required.
    4. Simply print your E-Ticket and present it with your valid photo ID on the day of your activity to your tour guide. Please remember E-Ticket is your proof of purchase.

Terms and Conditions

    - Your purchase does not guarantee confirmation. Your purchase will initiate a reservation process. We will confirm with you via email within one to two business days.
    - Prices may vary due to availability. We reserve the right to make price adjustment without prior notice.
    - Please refer to our Standard Amendment, Cancellation and Refund Policy before you make reservation.
    - Please refer to Customer Agreement before you make reservation.
    - Local tour provider reserves the right to make modifications to tour arrangements including order of tour activities, hotel and its location if deemed necessary.

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