A three-day Chiang Rai introduction featuring the White and Blue Temples, Baan Dam, a Long Neck Karen community, Mae Sai and the Golden Triangle.
Arrive at Chiang Rai Airport, meet your local English-speaking guide, and depart to visit White Temple (Wat Rong Khun), designed by a celebrated national artist. Its distinctive white main building, decorated with fragments of reflective glass, can be seen glimmering from afar.
Continue to Wat Rong Suea Ten, the Blue Temple, for vivid colour and contemporary Buddhist art.
Then visit Black House (Baan Dam Museum), the home of a celebrated national artist known for eerie sculptures crafted from horns, bones, reptile skins, and traditional woodcraft, spread across 32 Lanna-style pavilions.
Visit Wat Huay Pla Kang, home to the tallest statue of Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, standing 79 metres tall, and the Nine-Story Pagoda, its layered roofs decorated in Chinese style with dragons. After the visit, transfer to your hotel for check-in and leisure time.
Overnight: Chiang Rai