Your accommodation is booked at the Banthai Village and check in is permitted from 1400hrs onwards. If you are flying into Chiang Mai today, please advise us of your flight details. If not, simply make your way to the Banthai Hotel

You first evening is totally free, perhaps visit the famous Chiang Mai night market and customise yourself with the sights, smells and taste of this amazing regions. Or simply walk around the old town and market to get a feel for this beautiful city.

Your accommodation is booked at the Banthai Village and check in is permitted from 1400hrs onwards. If you are flying into Chiang Mai today, please advise us of your flight details. If not, simply make your way to the Banthai Hotel

You first evening is totally free, perhaps visit the famous Chiang Mai night market and customise yourself with the sights, smells and taste of this amazing regions. Or simply walk around the old town and market to get a feel for this beautiful city.

This three-day tour starts with an introduction into the unique tastes of northern Thailand with a visit to bustling Warorot Market to explore the range of local spices, herbs and popular ingredients.

We can sample local snacks, including sai oua (grilled northern-style sausage) and cap moo (crispy pork skin), before soaking up the colours at a neighbouring flower and fruit market.

We then head out of the city to sample kao soi, soft yet crispy wheat noodles in curry broth, before visiting the ancient city of Wiang Kum Kam, which is home to excavated items that date

This three-day tour starts with an introduction into the unique tastes of northern Thailand with a visit to bustling Warorot Market to explore the range of local spices, herbs and popular ingredients.

We can sample local snacks, including sai oua (grilled northern-style sausage) and cap moo (crispy pork skin), before soaking up the colours at a neighbouring flower and fruit market.

We then head out of the city to sample kao soi, soft yet crispy wheat noodles in curry broth, before visiting the ancient city of Wiang Kum Kam, which is home to excavated items that date back to the 8th century. This includes stone tablets with Mon inscriptions and pottery and Buddhist sculptures.

We return to the city to check-in at your hotel, stopping off at a quaint café that serves award-winning coffee.

In the evening, we enjoy a traditional Kantoke dinner accompanied by cultural performances before heading to the night bazaar or a bar.

Overnight at Banthai Village.

We head to the countryside to spend the morning surrounded by lush greenery at Araksa Tea Plantation in the heart of Mae Tang district’s rolling hills.

Here we will learn more about the tea-growing process and join tea pickers, who select the leaves based on age-old traditions, before sampling an infusion.

We return to Chiang Mai for a lunch of delicacies hailing from Yunnan in China before we take a picturesque drive to Wat Doi Suthep. Perched on a forested mountain, this is Chiang Mai’s most sacred temple and affords sweeping views across the city.

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We head to the countryside to spend the morning surrounded by lush greenery at Araksa Tea Plantation in the heart of Mae Tang district’s rolling hills.

Here we will learn more about the tea-growing process and join tea pickers, who select the leaves based on age-old traditions, before sampling an infusion.

We return to Chiang Mai for a lunch of delicacies hailing from Yunnan in China before we take a picturesque drive to Wat Doi Suthep. Perched on a forested mountain, this is Chiang Mai’s most sacred temple and affords sweeping views across the city.

We continue to a hill tribe village at Doi Pui that is home to Hmong people who wear, beautiful, colourful native dress, before returning to the hotel.

In the evening, we sample more of the tastes of Thailand on a night street food tour. Led by a guide, we will visit the city’s best food stalls and street eateries to sample delights such as pad Thai and tom yam kung.

Overnight at Banthai Village.

Today completes your culinary adventure in Chiang Mai with a morning cookery class at Grandma’s Home Cooking School. A new cooking course has been developed that gives an insight into authentic, home-made Thai food.

Situated just 20 minutes from central Chiang Mai, Grandma’s Home Cooking School is located in a small, charming village in Saraphi district. This idyllic destination also provides a rural farm life experience. Guests are picked up from respective hotels at 8.30 am for the morning session.

This fun activity starts with a visit to a local market to source

Today completes your culinary adventure in Chiang Mai with a morning cookery class at Grandma’s Home Cooking School. A new cooking course has been developed that gives an insight into authentic, home-made Thai food.

Situated just 20 minutes from central Chiang Mai, Grandma’s Home Cooking School is located in a small, charming village in Saraphi district. This idyllic destination also provides a rural farm life experience. Guests are picked up from respective hotels at 8.30 am for the morning session.

This fun activity starts with a visit to a local market to source exotic ingredients. The class starts with instruction into the preparation of rice, including the popular sticky rice version. It is then time to source vegetables, herbs and even free-range chicken eggs from an organic farm, followed by a soup and stir-fry session and a tasting.

The lesson then proceeds to the creation of spicy curries – a mainstay of Thai cuisine and desserts, followed by another tasting.

After eating the fruits of your labour, we transfer to Chiang Mai airport for your next destination.

Nestled in a bustling neighbourhood just off Tapae Road and in walking distance to the Tapae Gate entrance to the old city.

The Banthai Village is a cozy retreat that also affords easy access to much of Chiang Mai’s best attractions including the Sunday Walking Street market and the Night Bazaar.

The small luxury village still gives you a choice of accommodations, 30 Superior rooms, 8 Deluxe rooms, 2 Family rooms, 3 Junior Suites and one of Banthai Suite, all very chic and accommodating including a rain shower and wireless internet.

To work out and indulg

Nestled in a bustling neighbourhood just off Tapae Road and in walking distance to the Tapae Gate entrance to the old city.

The Banthai Village is a cozy retreat that also affords easy access to much of Chiang Mai’s best attractions including the Sunday Walking Street market and the Night Bazaar.

The small luxury village still gives you a choice of accommodations, 30 Superior rooms, 8 Deluxe rooms, 2 Family rooms, 3 Junior Suites and one of Banthai Suite, all very chic and accommodating including a rain shower and wireless internet.

To work out and indulge your tired muscles, a swimming pool with Jacuzzi and The Pool Bar & Bistro, the charming spots are invite you to relax and dine. We are serving simple Thai and Western fare as well as your favorite beverages.

The warm and friendly atmospheres are awaiting you at Banthai Village-Chiang Mai. All our rooms are based on Superior types. For other rooms, please contact us for supplementary costs.

When booking your tour, we want you to be sure you are choosing correctly, as changing things at a later date may be difficult or not even possible.

So to ensure you book correctly. Enter the exact dates of the tour you prefer. We have three departures this season with more to be added due to their popularity! Currently, you must choose one of these three departures.

Check In: 05 May 2023 Check Out: 08 May 2023
Check In: 07 July 2023 Check Out: 10 July 2023
Check In: 04 Aug 2023 Check Out:07 Aug 2023

You can book up to three rooms at one ti

When booking your tour, we want you to be sure you are choosing correctly, as changing things at a later date may be difficult or not even possible.

So to ensure you book correctly. Enter the exact dates of the tour you prefer. We have three departures this season with more to be added due to their popularity! Currently, you must choose one of these three departures.

Check In: 05 May 2023 Check Out: 08 May 2023
Check In: 07 July 2023 Check Out: 10 July 2023
Check In: 04 Aug 2023 Check Out:07 Aug 2023

You can book up to three rooms at one time. The results will show the cost of the entire trip for all people in your booking.

Make sure you choose the correct currency

Be sure to choose the correct extras

You can make special request when entering your details like bed type preference etc. These cannot be guaranteed.

Early bird booking discount will automatically be shown for all bookings made on or before the 31st March 2023

*The prices shown on the header of this page are per person and subject to rate of exchange at time of booking.

Inclusions:
• Tours and transfers with licenced English-speaking guiding services / assistance.
• Accommodation in sharing twin / double room with air-conditioning;
• Transportation for tour and transfers by air-conditioned vehicle, unless otherwise stated.
• Meals, foods & snacks tasting activities as mentioned.
• Joined tour and activities at Araksa Tea Plantation.
• Joined cooking class at Pantawan Cooking School.
• All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the program.
• All applicable taxes and service charges.
• All meals as

Inclusions:
• Tours and transfers with licenced English-speaking guiding services / assistance.
• Accommodation in sharing twin / double room with air-conditioning;
• Transportation for tour and transfers by air-conditioned vehicle, unless otherwise stated.
• Meals, foods & snacks tasting activities as mentioned.
• Joined tour and activities at Araksa Tea Plantation.
• Joined cooking class at Pantawan Cooking School.
• All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the program.
• All applicable taxes and service charges.
• All meals as indicated in the program (food only)

Exclusions:
• Voluntary Carbon Offset Compensation: THB 50 per person per day.
• Personal expenses such as other meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours/ visits, unless otherwise stated.
• Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement.
• Any domestic / international airline tickets, airport taxes, visa fees, specific camera / video fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general pick-up / drop-off regions (such as airports, out-of-town resorts, ports, harbours and accommodation in surrounding towns).
• Any accommodation expenses of a personal nature. This includes (compulsory festive) meals and drinks, mini-bar consumption, laundry, room service, any telephone or other communication cost not mentioned in the program.
• International travel and medical insurance coverage for customers.

Good to know:
• Natural elements of any kind have a destructive effect on electronic equipment. It the customer’s own responsibility to ensure that any camera, mobile telephone or other device is properly wrapped and protected against these elements. We cannot be held responsible in any way for negligence and/or not following suggestions for any damage related to this.
• Tours and excursions often include obstacles of various kinds that may not make this excursion suitable for wheelchair users or guests with limited mobility.
• The protection of the country’s flora, fauna and its historical and cultural treasures is of immense importance for us. We will not pursue any activities that are not in line with our animal, wildlife and environment protection principles.
• Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us. Even when it is cloudy, the sun still has an immense power.
• All mentioned times, durations and stops are based on approximations and may change due to unforeseen circumstances, weather and traffic conditions beyond our control.