Thailand with Erinn

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Bangkok to Chiang Mai, April 2 to 9, 2027

Eight days, day by day

Here is how the week unfolds. Swipe or use the arrows. Hotels are 4-star, double occupancy with a few single rooms, and the full itinerary lives on the booking page.

Bowls of Thai noodles
Day 1

Welcome to Bangkok

Meet in the hotel lobby at 5:30 PM for a welcome dinner at a local restaurant: a set Thai menu with appetizer, main and dessert. Fly into BKK.

Dinner included. Mercure Bangkok Surawong or similar.

Boats at a floating market
Day 2

Floating markets and street eats

Mae Klong Railway Market, where vendors fold their awnings for the passing train, a sugar palm farm, then Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and a local lunch. In the evening, Bangkok street eats by EV tuk-tuk.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Farm terraces with red lanterns
Day 3

Rice farm to feast

A morning at Kok Na Sai Farm, then a hands-on cooking class in a community kitchen, making lunch from ingredients grown right there. Afternoon to rest before dinner.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Train passing through a market
Day 4

Ayutthaya ruins and the night train

The temple complexes and statues of old Ayutthaya, a food market for local snacks, then the overnight sleeper train north to Chiang Mai. Cover shoulders and knees at the temples.

Breakfast and lunch included. Night on the sleeper train.

Night market stalls
Day 5

Good morning, Chiang Mai

Arrive by train, check in and take the day at your own pace. An optional Thai massage if you want it. In the evening, a night market street eats tour of Northern Thai dishes.

Breakfast and dinner included. Away Chiang Mai Thapae Resort or similar.

Temple rooftops in the Chiang Mai hills
Day 6

Temples, mountains and a home-cooked meal

By songthaew to Huay Kaew Waterfall, Wat Pha Lat and Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Lunch at Chuan Chom. In the late afternoon, a Lanna family cooking class and dinner at their compound in Hang Dong.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Mango sticky rice
Day 7

Your day, then a farewell dinner

A free day for shopping, favorite food spots, sightseeing, or an optional trip into the mountains at Mae Kampong. We gather for a farewell dinner to close the week.

Breakfast and dinner included.

Erinn on a hilltop in Thailand
Day 8

Wave goodbye to the Land of Smiles

A final breakfast, then onward. Fly out of CNX if you are leaving straight from the hotel.

Breakfast included.

Included in $2,456

  • Double occupancy in 4-star hotels and the sleeper train (limited single rooms)
  • Local guide throughout the trip
  • All city transfers
  • 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 6 dinners
  • Two optional wellness check-ins with Erinn, in Bangkok and Chiang Mai

Not included

  • International flights
  • Food and drinks except as noted
  • Visas and travel insurance
  • Airport transfers
  • Optional add-ons: traditional Thai massage, Mae Kampong village day

Last day to register with a deposit is December 31st.

Erinn at the Big Buddha in Thailand

Thailand with Erinn, April 2 to 9, 2027

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  • Day by day: floating markets, Ayutthaya, the overnight sleeper train, a Lanna family cooking night
  • What is included: 4-star stays, 17 meals, city transfers and excursions
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