TCEI01 - A glimpse into Myanmar and The Golden Triangle Tour
A day trip to explore Myanmar and the golden triangle. Visit Mae Sai, the bustling border town between Myanmar and Thailand. You will cross into Myanmar on a day pass and explore Tachilek. Continue to the famous Golden Triangle of Northern Thailand where Laos, Thailand and Myanmar intersect.
Famous Mae Sai border town, a smaller copy of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Tachilek, Myanmar. The borderland at Golden Triangle.
Your guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel. Drive to Mae Sai, the bustling border town. Cross the border into Myanmar. By tuk tuk we will explore Tachilek. You will visit the Temple of the Enrobened Elephant and the Mahamyatmuni Temple, a fine example of typical Burmese temple architecture. Continue to Tachilek’s own Shwedagon Pagoda, a smaller copy of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. After this we will enjoy an authentic Burmese lunch in a local restaurant.
After lunch there will be time to visit the interesting border market, a favorite destination for Thai day-trippers. Return to Thailand. Continue to the Golden Triangle, the place where the borders of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar meet. Visit the Hall of Opium, an excellent museum that tells the history of the use of Opium, poppy cultivation and the opium trade in the Golden Triangle*.
Return to your hotel in Chiang Rai later this afternoon.
- Transportation by private AC car
- English speaking guide
- Sightseeing as indicated
- Lunch
- Entrance fees (except for the Long Necks)
- Day pass Myanmar
- Drinking water
- All drinks except drinking water
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Entrance fee for the Long Necks
- Other expenses that are not mentioned in the itinerary
* The Hall of Opium is closed on Monday. If the tour is on this day we will make visit a smaller Opium Museum instead and make a boat trip on the Mekong River.
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