12-Day Thailand Family Holiday

Upon arrival, your private tour guide and driver will greet you at the airport and then drive you to your hotel. The rest of the day will be free for you to explore at your leisure.

Explore Bangkok's famous highlights in the morning when it is cooler. The landmarks of Bangkok include Wat Pho, the Grand Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and the Temple of Dawn.

Try out Bangkok's different forms of public transport — the public taxi boat, a long-tail boat, and the infamous Thai tuk-tuk. This is a fun excursion that gives you a fantastic insight into the capital as well as the local people. Conclude your day with a visit to the bustling Chinatown area.

The Magnificent Wat Pho

After breakfast, drive out for about an hour southwest of Bangkok to Maeklong Railway Market. What makes it special is that the market is located on a train line where, a few times a day, the train runs directly through the market.

Later, visit Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. It is the most popular floating market in Thailand and is great for photo opportunities, food, and giving you an insight into a bygone way of life.

After that, take a 2-hour drive to Kanchanaburi, and visit the famous bridge over the river Kwai, which was built by prisoners of war during World War II, overseen by the Japanese. Walk across the bridge and learn about how World War II affected Thailand.

After the tour, you guide and driver will transfer you to the Phutakien Pier, where you will take a motorized long-tailed boat, passing by unspoiled mountains and jungle, to your hotel — The Float House River Kuai.

Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Erawan National Park is one of the most famous national parks in Thailand. The major attraction in the park is Erawan Falls, which has emerald green ponds that you are allowed to swim in. This is a good place to visit, especially for families with children. You can enjoy some gentle trekking in the forest, splashing around in the water, and relaxing while you spot some wild monkeys.

The Second Tier of Erawan Waterfalls

Check out of your hotel among the mountains and forests, then drive for about 4 hours to Bangkok airport, and take an hour's flight to Chiang Mai.

Upon your arrival, your guide and driver will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to your hotel in downtown Chiang Mai.

After breakfast in your hotel, visit a vibrant food and flower market where local Thais do their shopping. Later, head for Doi Suthep mountain, where you will visit one of the most sacred temples in Northern Thailand — Wat Phra That (founded in 1383). After climbing up 309 steps, you will be rewarded with a superb panoramic view of Chiang Mai city!

Continue to Wat Suan Dok, just outside the ancient city walls of Chiang Mai. The temple was built in the 14th century to accommodate important priests visiting from Sukhothai and to be a place for local monks to shelter from the rain.

Return to Chiang Mai, and take a rickshaw ride through its busy streets and quiet alleys.

Doi Suthep mountain

About 1½ hours' drive from Chiang Mai, beside a Karen village in a densely forested mountainous region, Elephant Jungle Sanctuary is surrounded by a spectacular forest landscape. During the program there, you can change into traditional Karen clothing, get to know each of the remarkable elephants and gain a special understanding of their daily lives and behaviors. Learn how to make herbal medicine balls, feed the elephants, and then walk with the elephants to the river. Bathe and brush the elephants.

Finally, eat some snacks and seasonal fresh fruit, before enjoying once again the impressive rural scenery as you drive back to Chiang Mai.

Interact with elephant

Loy Krathong (the floating lantern festival) is one of Thailand's most-loved festivals. During the celebrations, Thai people make their own krathong (floating lantern). On the night of the November full moon, they make a wish as they release their krathongs to float down the river.

To offer you the opportunity to experience the local culture and traditions of Loy Krathong, we have arranged a lantern-making-and-releasing activity at a peaceful and secluded restaurant overlooking the Ping River. Making lanterns together would create unforgettable moments for you and your family.

After creating your lantern, take a break to try some delicious northern Thai dishes while enjoying the view of the sunset over the river.

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

After breakfast, you will have a private transfer to the airport, and from there fly to Koh Samui.

Upon your arrival in Koh Samui, we'll provide a private transfer to your beautiful hotel by the beach.

Spend some quality time at the wonderful beach in Koh Samui

These days are free from arrangements, allowing you to spend them at your leisure by the beaches of Koh Samui.

After breakfast, your driver will transfer you to Koh Samui Airport, where you will take a morning flight back to Bangkok, and then connect with your international departure flight.