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A Bed & Breakfast Journey

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Visit Chiang Mai, Thailand; Luang Prabang, Laos; and Siem Reap, Cambodia, all from the comfort of a bed & breakfast. Each bed & breakfast is richly decorated in traditional style and run by an excellent local staff and experienced English speaking management. Explore the cultural capitals of these three countries in this amazing 13-day Bed & Breakfast Journey.

Day 1 - Chiang Mai - Arrival

Fly from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Thailand where you’ll be met by our Thai guide and transferred to the luxurious Mae Ping Bed & Breakfast, 30 km outside Chiang Mai.

Enjoy lunch at Mae Ping and spend the afternoon relaxing by the pool or exploring the local countryside. In the evening travel into Chiang Mai for dinner and a walk around the fascinating night market.

Day 2 - Chiang Mai - Elephants at Work

Visit an elephant camp and watch a one-hour show before enjoying a peaceful elephant ride through the jungle. Have lunch at a restaurant overlooking a lovely gorge and waterfall before taking a raft ride down a river passing beautiful scenery and small rapids. Finish with a visit to the Chiang Mai Orchid Farm.

Return to Mae Ping, where you can enjoy dinner under the stars, by the pool or in your room.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3 - Chiang Mai - Cooking Class

Take a full day Thai cooking class. You will be taken to the market to learn about many of the fruits and spices. After getting your ingredients you will be taught to make several Thai dishes before enjoying a huge feast together to celebrate your newly acquired skills!

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4 - Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep & Home Industries

In the morning visit the Hill Tribe Museum on your way to Doi Suthep, the most important Wat in Chiang Mai. Perched high above the city, it offers wonderful views of the city and countryside below. After lunch visit the Chiang Mai home industries. See the process of creating lacquer-ware, silk and traditional Thai umbrellas; look through the stores filled with the beautiful finished products.

Tonight attend a traditional Khantoke Show dinner and dance.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 - Luang Prabang - Arrival

Transfer to Chiang Mai Airport for your onward flight. Upon arrival in Luang Prabang you will be met at the airport and transferred to Le Calao Inn, a lovely boutique hotel overlooking the Mekong River. Have the afternoon at leisure exploring Luang Prabang and don't miss the night market.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 6 - Luang Prabang - City Tour & Mekong River

Take a guided tour of the towns Wats, an amazing array of Buddhist temples and stupas all in use today. Watch monks chanting and going about their daily lives. After lunch journey up the Mekong River in a longboat to visit the Pak Ou Caves. Along the way you can stop and visit traditional villages each selling their unique craft. Pak Ou Caves are set high above the river and are filled with thousands of Buddha images. These images have been placed here for centuries by visiting pilgrims.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 7 - Luang Prabang - Trekking

You will be met at your hotel and driven to the starting point of your trek.  Your local guide will introduce you to the three hill tribe groups as you walk through stunning scenery to remote villages, exploring how the Lao traditionally live. Hike to the Kuang Si Waterfalls where you can enjoy a well deserved swim and lunch and return to Luang Prabang by minivan. 

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 9 - Siem Reap - Arrival

Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. You will be met by a Journeys Within representative and taken to Journeys Within Bed & Breakfast where you will meet your hosts Andrea and Brandon Ross. In the evening head into town for a traditional dinner and dance show.

Meals included: Dinner

Day 10 - Siem Reap - Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom

After breakfast head to Angkor Wat in an air-conditioned car with your guide. Explore this majestic temple throughout the morning while it is still cool and has fewer tourists. Return to Journeys Within for lunch and a nap. In the afternoon head to Angkor Thom, the famous walled city and see the many temples within its borders, including the fascinating Bayon temple. Watch the sun set over Angkor Wat, or climb Phnom Bakeng and watch the sunset from on high.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 11 - Siem Reap - Banteay Srei and Tonle Sap

Wake up early and our English speaking guide will escort you to Angkor Wat to watch the sun rise over this amazing building. Return to Journeys Within for a delicious breakfast.

After breakfast travel in an air-conditioned car with your guide to Banteay Srei, the intricately carved temple just 30 km beyond Angkor Wat. On your way back stop at the Land Mine Museum, a rather humble look at the land mine problem, past and present, in Cambodia.

After a rest enjoy the drive through rural Cambodia to the Tonle Sap Lake where you will take a boat ride to visit the floating village and a Cambodian fish farm. Climb Phnom Krom and see the ancient ruins high on the hill and watch the sun set over the miles and miles of rice paddies and the Tonle Sap.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 12 - Siem Reap - Rolous Group and Markets

Visit the Rolous Group, a group of Angkorean temples 15 minutes outside of Siem Reap in a beautiful area, in the morning. Enjoy lunch at the Foreign Correspondence Club on the banks of the river and then take a walk around the Old Market and pay a visit to Artisans de Angkor.

Later in the afternoon head back to the temples where you will visit Banteay Kdei and Ta Prohm, two of the prettiest temples in the complex. Watch the sunset from inside Ta Prohm or from the Angkor Wat promenade.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 13 - Siem Reap - Departure

Transfer to the airport in time to catch your flight.

Meals included: Breakfast

Price includes:

• Air tickets (Bangkok – Chiang Mai - Luang Prabang - Siem Reap – Bangkok)
• Bed & Breakfast accommodation
• Tours and admission fees as mentioned above
• Meals as specified above

Price excludes:

• Personal expenses
• Visa fees
• Airport tax
• Alcohol
• Tips

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