Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai Full-day White Temple and Golden Triangle Tour with Boat Trip

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Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai Full-day White Temple and Golden Triangle Tour with Boat Trip, Thailand

Duration

10 hours

Language

English

Guests

1-15

This tour is very popular for the people who do not have much time to visit Chiang Rai.

Highlights:

Visit Rong Khun Temple
Explore the Golden triangle (Where Thailand, Laos & Myanmar meet)
Ride on a boat to Laos PDR (not included Immigration Tax 30 THB)

Included:

Round trip transfer from and to your hotel
Guide
Admission fees
Lunch
Insurance

Not included:

Immigration Tax
All the personal expenses

Please note: Infant 1-2 years old will be free of charge (Sitting with parent). Children 3-6 years old have Child rate. Children 7+ have the Same price as Adult. Passport is needed.

Itinerary:

Rong Khun Temple is unique from other temples in that it has been constructed entirely in a radiant white color with sparking reflections from mirrored glass mosaics embedded in the white plaster. The temple is the idea of Mr. Chalermchai Kositpipat, one of Thailand most renowned artists, who wanted to build a temple all in white to signify the purity of Lord Buddha. The artist continues to puts his religious belief and desire to enrich Buddhism in Thailand into his contemporary art design.

The Golden Triangle is the area where the borders of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet at the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong rivers. The name "Golden Triangle"coined by the CIA is commonly used more broadly to refer to an area of approximately 950,000 square kilometres (367,000 sq mi) that overlaps the mountains of the three adjacent countries. Along with Afghanistan in the Golden Crescent, it has been one of the most extensive opium-producing areas of Asia, and of the world, since the 1950s. Most of the world's heroin came from the Golden Triangle until the early 21st century when Afghanistan became the world's largest producer.

Boat trip: Visit to Laos PDR by Boat present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to the kingdom of Lan Xang Hom Khao (Kingdom of a Million Elephants Under the White Parasol), which existed for four centuries as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Due to Lan Xang's central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom became a popular hub for overland trade, becoming wealthy economically as well as culturally.
Maesai: One-day passes for non-Burmese nationals crossing into Myanmar are issued at Myanmar customs in Tachileik. Passports are confiscated and a temporary travel permit is issued; the permit is exchanged for the traveler's passport upon crossing back into Thailand. (No longer available as of 2016.) Since the changes in Thai immigration policy since March 2016 crossing this border as a foreign national is highly depended on individual Thai customs officers as they have discretion. Visa runs are no longer available as of May 2016.