Thailand: The Untraveled Northeast – People, Nature and Archaeology

Highlights

• Explore Bangkok
• Visit the Grand Palace
• Enjoy Grand Pearl Cruise boat on Chao Phra River to the Summer Palace
• Visit Khao Yai National Park and Mahawirawong National Museum
• Visit Sukhothai Historical Park

What's this trip about?

Far less frequently visited than the hill tribe areas of the northwest, Esaan, or Northeast Thailand, has a beauty all of its own and rice fields that stretch for miles. This special trip blends visits to rural villages with bronze age archeology, the Khmer heritage, and some of Thailand’s national parks. Beginning in Bangkok, you head northeast to Khao Yai National Park and on to Khorat. Here you can visit the archaeological finds of Ban Chiang, as well as the Khmer temple of Phimai. Crossing into Laos, you will wander the temples and streets of Vientiane and then walk Phu Hin Rongkla National Park. The trip finishes with a visit to Thailand’s first capital, the magnificent city of Sukkothai.

What's excluded

• International airfare
• Comprehensive insurance coverage, including medical, evacuation, baggage loss/delay, cancellation ins., etc.
• Meals where not indicated with a Break fast,Lunch,Dinner
• Tips/gratuity (porters, drivers, local guides, etc.)
• Domestic and international airport taxes
• Other items of a personal nature including laundry, alcoholic beverages, etc.
• Additional expenses resulting from the delay or extension of the trip due to causes beyond our reasonable control

Accommodation