THAILAND
Trip Duration: 2 weeks
Time of Year: May 2015
Traveled With: 1 week with 6 friends, (Chiang Mai & Bangkok) 1 week as a couple (Islands)
Highlights:
- Full day of travel to get there! Recommend staying 2+ weeks if you can!
-So cheap once you arrive! Meals for $2, all inclusive accommodations….
-Confirm which season you are going. Weather is unpredictable regardless, but do not be discouraged! Our forecast was 100% rain every day. That was not the case!
-Watch out for scammers in Bangkok
-Do your research of animal sanctuaries. Do they treat the animals well?
Before you Go -General Tips/Knowledge:
Trip Cost: $895 round trip flight BKK to JFK
DAY 2 – Chiang mai
Waterfall hike, white water rafting & Elephant tour package
DAY 3 - Chiang mai
Today’s Thai adventures featured a cooking class at the Chiang Mai Thai Cooking Farm!
To this day, this was one of our favorite global cooking experiences.
We learned how to make several soups, curries & other local dishes. We got to pick many of our ingredients straight from the farm ourselves. Our instructor was absolutely entertaining and had us laughing the entire time!
All over the city you can find fish spas. They have tanks of tiny teeth-less fish that nibble away your dead skin.
Don’t worry, it doesn’t hurt. However, be ready to be tickled like never before. We’re talking unlimited giggles here :)
day 4 - chiang mai
Tiger Kingdom
day 5 - chiang mai
Thai Elephant Home, including a baby elephant sanctuary.
Intimate. Special. Memorable. Dream-like.
Best pad thai.
day 6 - bangkok
Tour with Tong - Floating Market & Train Market
day 7 - Bangkok
All dispersed to do activities of our choosing. Markets. Thai massages. Custom thai shirts.
We regrouped later in the day to attend an authentic Muay Thai Fight!
Evening at Khao San Road for our social entertainment!
day 8 - phuket
Fantasea
day 10 - krabi / phi phi island
Maya Beach
day 11 - krabi
Full day excursion! Scuba @ The Dive
day 12 - krabi / Railey beach
Today we booked an adventure tour package featuring: rock climbing & abseiling! Railey Beach is world renowned for its rock climbing, so we knew this was a must-do. We were not disappointed!
The 1st half of our adventure included rock climbing overlooking the beach. Gorgeous. Great for beginners. Perfect weather!
The 2nd half began by climbing through the inside of a cave. It was pitch dark and we climbed up, up, up using ladders & ropes to assist us. It was quite exhilirating! We were rewarded at the top with a view of the coast quite different than at sea-level. We must have been 5 stories up and it was sure a sight to soak in. The adventure had only just begun though. Now it was time to abseil down the size of the cliff with the ocean behind you. We totally loved it!
