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Tour Number: 2224025ZP
Group Leader: Alixandra Collins
Requested Departure Date: 7/9/2021
Requested Return Date: 7/22/2021
Requested Departure Gateway: Washington, DC area (incl. Baltimore, MD)

ABOUT EF

For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

14 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Thailand

  • Day 2: Bangkok

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  • Day 3: Bangkok

    Take a boat tour of Chao Phraya River and Thonburi klongs 

    Visit the enormous Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho

    Learn about Thai culture and history at the Museum of Siam

  • Day 4: Bangkok

    Take an excursion to Ayutthaya

    Enjoy a tour of Ayutthaya's old town 

    Return to Bangkok by boat

  • Day 5: Bangkok • Ratchaburi • Kanchanaburi

    Travel via Ratchaburi to Kanchanaburi 

    Explore Damnoen Saduak floating market 

    Visit the Death Railway Museum 

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Thai Cooking Class

    Thai Cooking Class

    Enjoy an in-depth evening with a professional Thai chef. Gain insight into Thai culinary culture as your host provides instructions on how to prepare your own meal. Then, enjoy your meal riverside.

  • Day 6: Kanchanaburi

    Walk to the beautiful Erawan Waterfall 

    Stop at the Hell Fire Pass Memorial

    Experience a train ride on the "Death Railway"

  • Day 7: Kanchanaburi • Phitsanulok

    Travel through Suphanburi to Nakorn Sawan 

    Visit Bo Ya Cave

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Night Market Rickshaw Tour

    Night Market Rickshaw Tour

    Every traveler to Asia should enjoy a spin in a man-powered rickshaw. Get your camera ready-this evening your rickshaw peddler will take you on an exhilarating tour of the local market. See vendors tossing Pak Boong Loy Fah, or "Flying Morning Glory," the odd (but wildly popular) signature dish of Phitsanulok province.

  • Day 8: Phitsanulok • Chiang Mai

    Travel through Lampang to Chiang Mai

    Active guests can tour by bike with a local guide 

    Visit the Sukhothai Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site  

    Strike a bargain at the lively Chiang Mai Night Market

  • Day 9: Chiang Mai

    Visit Mae Taeng Valley and an elephant sanctuary

    Enjoy a traditional Khantoke dinner and show

  • Day 10: Chiang Mai • Bangkok

    Visit a monastery for a local exchange with one of the head monks 

    Visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep 

    Fly to Bangkok

  • Day 11: Bangkok • Hua Hin

    Visit Khao Luang cave

  • Day 12: Hua Hin

    Enjoy free time at Hua Hin beach

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Day Tour Kaeng Krachan Nature Reserve

    Day Tour Kaeng Krachan Nature Reserve

    Drive northwest of Hua Hin to Kaeng Krachan Nature Reserve, Thailand's largest national park. Learn from a local naturalist and gain insight and information on the park. Visit Kaeng Krachan reservoir, which dams the Petchaburi River and creates a huge lake covering 45 square kilometers. Take a boat trip around the lake to observe the beautiful scenery of wooded islands. Lunch is included at a Thai restaurant that overlooks the reservoir.

  • Day 13: Hua Hin • Bangkok

    Enjoy free time at Hua Hin beach

  • Day 14: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Thailand

  • Day 2: Bangkok

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  • Day 3: Bangkok

    Take a boat tour of Chao Phraya River and Thonburi klongs 

    Visit the enormous Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho

    Learn about Thai culture and history at the Museum of Siam

  • Day 4: Bangkok

    Take an excursion to Ayutthaya

    Enjoy a tour of Ayutthaya's old town 

    Return to Bangkok by boat

  • Day 5: Bangkok • Ratchaburi • Kanchanaburi

    Travel via Ratchaburi to Kanchanaburi 

    Explore Damnoen Saduak floating market 

    Visit the Death Railway Museum 

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Thai Cooking Class

    Thai Cooking Class

    Enjoy an in-depth evening with a professional Thai chef. Gain insight into Thai culinary culture as your host provides instructions on how to prepare your own meal. Then, enjoy your meal riverside.

  • Day 6: Kanchanaburi

    Walk to the beautiful Erawan Waterfall 

    Stop at the Hell Fire Pass Memorial

    Experience a train ride on the "Death Railway"

  • Day 7: Kanchanaburi • Phitsanulok

    Travel through Suphanburi to Nakorn Sawan 

    Visit Bo Ya Cave

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Night Market Rickshaw Tour

    Night Market Rickshaw Tour

    Every traveler to Asia should enjoy a spin in a man-powered rickshaw. Get your camera ready-this evening your rickshaw peddler will take you on an exhilarating tour of the local market. See vendors tossing Pak Boong Loy Fah, or "Flying Morning Glory," the odd (but wildly popular) signature dish of Phitsanulok province.

  • Day 8: Phitsanulok • Chiang Mai

    Travel through Lampang to Chiang Mai

    Active guests can tour by bike with a local guide 

    Visit the Sukhothai Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site  

    Strike a bargain at the lively Chiang Mai Night Market

  • Day 9: Chiang Mai

    Visit Mae Taeng Valley and an elephant sanctuary

    Enjoy a traditional Khantoke dinner and show

  • Day 10: Chiang Mai • Bangkok

    Visit a monastery for a local exchange with one of the head monks 

    Visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep 

    Fly to Bangkok

  • Day 11: Bangkok • Hua Hin

    Visit Khao Luang cave

  • Day 12: Hua Hin

    Enjoy free time at Hua Hin beach

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Day Tour Kaeng Krachan Nature Reserve

    Day Tour Kaeng Krachan Nature Reserve

    Drive northwest of Hua Hin to Kaeng Krachan Nature Reserve, Thailand's largest national park. Learn from a local naturalist and gain insight and information on the park. Visit Kaeng Krachan reservoir, which dams the Petchaburi River and creates a huge lake covering 45 square kilometers. Take a boat trip around the lake to observe the beautiful scenery of wooded islands. Lunch is included at a Thai restaurant that overlooks the reservoir.

  • Day 13: Hua Hin • Bangkok

    Enjoy free time at Hua Hin beach

  • Day 14: Depart for home


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