Chiang Rai And The Golden Triangle – 3 Days

Three days in Thailand’s far north, at an easy pace. From the temples and art of Chiang Rai you travel by boat along the Mae Kok River, then up to the old city of Chiang Saen and the Golden Triangle, where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet on the Mekong.

• Wat Phra KaewThe Chiang Rai temple where the Emerald Buddha was once enshrined.
• Baan DamThe Black House of national artist Thawan Duchanee, part studio, part museum, part home.
• Mae Kok RiverA boat cruise from Chiang Rai to a Karen village.
• Chiang SaenAn ancient city on the banks of the Mekong.
• House of OpiumThe story of the opium trade that once defined this corner of Asia.
• The Golden TriangleA boat on the Mekong where three countries meet.

A short northern escape with one full day in and around Chiang Rai and a final day at the Golden Triangle, timed to end back in Chiang Rai for your onward flight. Every part of it can be adjusted: add a night, swap a visit or change the hotel class, and we will shape the plan around you.

Indulge in a vivid, sensory panorama of our cherished destinations, carefully curated to ignite your wanderlust and craft a tantalizing prelude to your forthcoming journey!