We first arrived to Bangkok, we spent there a couple of days, we managed to visit China town, Damnoen Saduak floating market, the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun. Watching all of these in only a couple of days was demanding but also was very worthy and we don´t regret at all the plan, we enjoyed a lot everything. Special mention to the restaurant suggested by Sasa in Bangkok (The Deck by Arun Residence) with amazing views to Wat Arun and the river.
The day after we visited the summer Palace in our way to Ayutthaya. In the city we were able to see many temples as they were in the 18th century and we loved them. We also tried Roti that which we enjoyed.
Then we flew to Chiang Rai, where we saw the Black House, The Blue temple and also the White Temple. Was very nice on the guide to stop in the Blue Temple as this was our last minute suggestion. We specially loved the White Temple that is impressive.
On the same day we were driven to Chiang Mai, when we arrived we set up in the hotel that was in our opinion the best one (BanThai Village) and then we have enough time to explore the city on our own and meet the guide afterwards for the Kantoke dinner (very tasty!!).
Next day in the morning we visited Doi Sutep managed to climb all the stairs and enjoyed the magnificent temple and its views of the city.
In the afternoon we were picked up in the hotel by the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary staff, and driven to their location. The activity with the elephants was one of the most incredible things we have ever done (just feeding and bathing, no riding!!).
Next day we went to the airport and flew to Pattaya, we were picked up by the driver and taken to Ban Phe Pier to take the boat to Koh Samet. It was a good idea to go to that island, because we save some time of traveling and we noticed it was not that much crowded. The days in the resort Sai Kaew were very nice too. We enjoyed a good weather and we were able to catch some sun in the beach.
So in summary, an amazing trip!
- We managed to visit many places in just one week thanks to the schedule arranged between Tshering and us, that was exactly what we wanted.
- Sasa (our guide in Bangkok) did a great job, contributing to make our experience even nicer, giving us many facts about the country culture and the city and showing us many places.
- All the hotels were incredible and relation quality-price is outstanding.
- The activity with the elephants (Elephant Jungle Sanctuary) was probably the best highlight of the trip
Nothing related with the trip or agency themselves. The worst for us was for example the tropical weather of Thailand.