DAY 1. On arrival at CHIANGMAI Airport you will be met and transferred to Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiangmai, where your reservation is for the next 5 Nights and includes Breakfast. En route to the Hotel, your Guide will give you an introduction to Thailand and your Program. The rest of the day is at your leisure in the Resort, or available for local sightseeing. (Specific aspects of your Sightseeing, etc. can be discussed with your Guide).

DAY 2. Special Early Morning Experience
This morning we arrive early at the foot of Doi Suthep we can make merit by giving Alms (some food & drink, etc.) to the local Monks from Wat Sri Soda. This is an amazing and moving site with usually hundreds of Saffron Robed Monks walking out of the Temple.

After this we continue with a drive up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep,the most venerated Temple in Chiangmai, situated on the hill-side some 3000 ft. above the City in the Doi Pui National Park. On the way up the mountain we stop for a short coffee break before visiting The Temple itself (before all the crowds arrive !!). Here we can climb the 306 stairs, to reach the Temple which encloses a large traditional, "Lanna" style Chedi covered with gold plates (A small mountain Tram is also available if the stairs are too much effort !!) From the Temple Grounds there are also panoramic views over Chiangmai and the surrounding area.

During the rest of the day we can spend in and around Chiangmai City, again specific interests and details can be discussed with your Guide, but could include visiting some of the various Traditional Local Handicrafts & Craft villages that Chiangmai is renowned for or other Cultural & Historical sights to your interest.(Again specific aspects of your Sightseeing, etc. can also be discussed with your Guide).

DAY 3. Today we drive North to the Chiang Dao Elephant Camp. On arrival we will see the Elephants bathing in the river after which there is an interesting demonstration of training and working Elephants. We then take an Elephant Ride through the "jungle" to a Lisu Hill Tribe Village (approx. 45 minutes). After a look around the Village to see the Hill Tribes way of life, we return by Elephant, or have the option for a short walk back to the Elephant Camp, where we have a gentle trip down-river on a Bamboo Raft (approx. 45 minutes).

We will stop for lunch at a local restaurant and then drive to the Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens for a look around these impressive Gardens, which have been compared by experts to the famous Kew Gardens in London and we can also call in to see a local Orchid Garden before returning to the Hotel.

This is an EXAMPLE of the type of Private Program that we can offer – While this can be booked directly as it is (and would be an very comprehensive and interesting Trip for your Clients to get an excellent insight to the History, People, Beautiful Scenery and Unique Culture of Chiangmai), it could also be used as Guideline to help you prepare an individual Program that we can arrange and finalize for your Clients.