North Thailand Adventure Tour for Couples (8 Days Tour)

Elegant Relaxation in Chiang Rai

Land in Chiang Rai and soak up the panorama. Jungle clad mountains dominate the landscape, a thousand shades of green mingling amidst rugged rock and gaping valleys. Smiling locals wave hello and the quaint town blends into its natural surroundings. Welcome to Northern Thailand, a place where harmony and vibrancy combine with enthusiastic locals and elegant experiences.

Your experienced driver guide is waiting in arrivals and it’s just a short transfer to Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort, the town's only five-star accommodation. This peaceful riverside paradise is ideal for recuperating from your international flight; soak up the elegant views from your private veranda, indulge in sumptuous gastronomic feasts, and allow the magic of Northern Thailand to slowly soak into your senses.

Today enables you to explore Chiang Rai at your own pace. The guide and vehicle are at your disposal and the guide will be full of suggestions depending on your mood. Chiang Rai sparkles with authentic culture; the town is imbued with a deep sense of spirituality and ancient relics.  Explore vivid local markets, weave into the mountains for stunning vistas, and experience the resplendent brilliance of Wat Rongkhun.

Admire the unique kanok architecture of Wat Rong Khun and learn about the region's history at the Hill Tribe Museum. Or simply sit back and settle into the region's serene rhythm.

What's Included: overnight at Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort, airport transfer, private driver guide

Thrilling Elephant Mahout Experience and Sailing along the Mekong

Elephants wake you from slumber, their trumpeted calls floating through the trees. Birds sing from the treetops and the call of monkeys adds another voice to nature's soundtrack. Head into the deep jungle and meet your elephant, the two-ton friendly giant greeting you with a wave of the trunk. Elephant trekking is popular all over Northern Thailand but today's mahout experience offers a more intimate involvement with nature. A mahout is an “elephant driver,” a trained expert who can control an elephant's movements with verbal commands.

After a lesson in elephant language you sit on the pachyderm's neck, this aerial vantage point offering fresh impressions of the jungle. Guide your elephant through the trees and towards its bathing space. Stay on board as the water spurts out of trunks and you use thick brushes to clean their immense frames.

Return to the camp and enjoy a leisurely lunch, the calming charms of the riverside providing the complimentary visuals. This afternoon you take another traditional form of transport, a private long-tail boat cruising along the Mekong River.

Admire the local life by the riverside; men fish from tiny wooden canoes, women wash clothes in the shallows, and waving children seem to come at increasingly regular intervals. Cruise along to the exact point where three countries meet and then explore a local market, the baritone shouts of traders floating between stalls of fresh produce. There's even time for a temple visit before you return to the Four Seasons Tented Camp.

Every romantic escape should include some memorable candlelit dinners. Tonight you walk into a jungle clearing and sit down amidst the trees, elephant silhouettes wandering in the distance and soft moonlight accompanying the bliss. A sumptuous five-course dinner is served as nature's organic chorus accompanies this private piece of paradise.

What's Included: overnight at the Four Seasons Tented Camp, private elephant mahout experience, private long-tailed boat cruise to the Golden Triangle, luxury private dinner in the jungle, all meals

Serene Enchantment in Chiang Mai

Early risers are rewarded in Chiang Mai, your 6 am wake-up call bringing the city's most evocative sight. Red-robed monks wander barefoot in the dawn light, a procession of spirituality moving through the streets.

Participate in this daily alms giving ceremony by placing food into the monks' bowls, then continue the spiritual slant by climbing the 309 steps of the Golden Naga staircase. You're now standing above Chaing Mai at Wat Doi Suthep, one of Thailand's most famous temples. Admire the fabulous murals and pagodas, feel the enchantment of incense filled temple rooms, and listen to the monks' soft chanting as it floats on the mountain breeze.

The tour continues at Wat Umong, a mysterious temple hidden beneath moss and trees, standing in an indelible sense of decay. Slowly wander beneath the greenery and through the transcendent hallways, holding hands as you follow the incense smell to a darkened temple room. A monk waits for you, softly reciting mantras and conducting a private blessing ceremony.

This unique and rare experience brings the architectural relic to life, epitomizing the blend between aesthetic exterior and hypnotic interior. Return to the Chedi Chiang Mai for lunch and a leisurely afternoon. Then an evening discovery tour unveils further enchantment; join the monks in their nightly chanting, stroll through the vivid stalls of the Waroros Market, and then dine at the fabulous Pillars 137 colonial house, where gastronomic brilliance merges with graceful surroundings.

What's Included: overnight at the Chedi Chiang Mai in a deluxe room, guided morning Chiang Mai tour, private blessing ceremony in Wat Umong temple, evening discovery tour, dinner at Pillars 137, all meals

A Day of Natural Wonder in Doi Inthanont

Northern Thailand's landscape has revealed its intimate beauty, the last six days filled with journeys into the wilderness and through the jungle. For your final day it's time to appreciate the scale of the landscape. Drive to Doi Inthanont and it's just a short hike to the nation's highest peak. Look left and green valleys effortlessly roll beyond the horizon. Look right and it's the same view.

In fact, spin around with the camera and take in the 360 degrees of natural splendor in all its vivacious glory. Dozens of hiking trails head off through the park and the two of you can decide which is best suited. Whether it's 20 minutes or two hours, expect every corner to bring more astonishing vistas and jungle clad valleys.

While the itinerary is extremely flexible in Doi Inthanont National Park, there are a few enigmatic highlights that are difficult to miss.

Nestled between the trees is the King Inthavitchayanont Stupa, a captivatingly unique monument lost in the jungle. Wander to the Vachiratarm Waterfall, an idyllic spot for a picnic in the wilderness. As you descend from the mountains and wind back to Chiang Mai, there's time to stop at the Doi Suthep, a hilltop temple and one of Northern Thailand's most famous.

The evening is free so soak up the enchantment of Northern Thailand for one final night; your guide is always full of ideas for indulging in personal romantic revelry.

What's Included: overnight at the Chedi Chiang Mai in a deluxe room, excursion to Doi Inthanont National Park, breakfast and lunch