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CHIANG MAI-CHIANG RAI:White temple-Golden Triangle-Maesai Boder-Boat trip-Karen Long Neck

• Destination:           Thailand (Chiang Rai)
• Start City:               Chiang Mai
• Tour Type:             Private / Join in Group
• Duration:                Full Day (7.00-21.00 hrs.)

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ITINERARY:

07.00 - 07.30 am. Pickup from your hotel depart to ==>

•  - Hot Spring
•  - White Temple (Rong Khun Temple)
•  - Maesai Boder
•  - Karen Long Neck Village
•  - Golden Triangle (Where Thailand , Laos & Myanmar meet)
•  - Boat Trip to Laos PDR (not included Immigration Tax 30 THB)

21.30 - 22.00 hrs, arrive to your hotel

*Please bring real passport with you.*

ACTIVITIES:

1.    Rong Khun Temple is unique from other temples in that it has been constructed entirely in a radiant white color with sparking reflections from mirrored glass mosaics embedded in the white plaster. The temple is the idea of Mr. Chalermchai Kositpipat, one of Thailand most renowned artists, who wanted to build a temple all in white to signify the purity of Lord Buddha. The artist continues to puts his religious belief and desire to enrich Buddhism in Thailand into his contemporary art design.

2.    Mae Sai, is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand. The town of Mae Sai is a major border crossing between Thailand and Myanmar. Asian Highway Network AH2 (Thailand Route 1 or Phahonyothin Road) crosses the Mae Sai River to the town Tachileik in Myanmar.

3.    The Golden Triangle is the area where the borders of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet at the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong rivers. The name "Golden Triangle"coined by the CIA is commonly used more broadly to refer to an area of approximately 950,000 square kilometres (367,000 sq mi) that overlaps the mountains of the three adjacent countries. Along with Afghanistan in the Golden Crescent, it has been one of the most extensive opium-producing areas of Asia, and of the world, since the 1950s. Most of the world's heroin came from the Golden Triangle until the early 21st century when Afghanistan became the world's largest producer

4.    Karen Long Neck: Visiting one of the numerous Karen Long Neck villages in Thailand is one of the most exotic experiences on the planet. The mystery and beauty that sound the tradition of using brass rings for exaggerated jewelry is something better seen in person than in a book. We had ethical questions on if it these hill tribe villages would feel like human zoos, but thankfully we decided to visit anyway. It is a real-life National Geographic Magazine experience to have to see to believe.

5.    BOAT TRIP: Visit to Laos PDR by Boat present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to the kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao (Kingdom of a Million Elephants Under the White Parasol), which existed for four centuries as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Due to Lan Xang's central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom became a popular hub for overland trade, becoming wealthy economically as well as culturally.