Complete Thailand — 13 days

Bangkok, Chiang Rai's Golden Triangle and the Andaman islands. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Bangkok; Markets & Wat Arun; Ayutthaya (day trip); Flight to Chiang Mai.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Bangkok

07:00 — Arrival at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi BKK
09:00 — ARL / taxi → city centre
12:00 — Hotel in Sukhumvit or Silom
14:30 — Grand Palace + Wat Phra Kaew — Rattanakosin
17:00 — Wat Pho — Reclining Buddha — Rattanakosin
Taxi to Chinatown — Rattanakosin → Yaowarat
20:00 — Street food in Chinatown (Yaowarat) — Yaowarat

Day 2 — Markets & Wat Arun

07:00 — Damnoen Saduak floating market — Outskirts of Bangkok
Van to the floating market — Bangkok → Outskirts of Bangkok
12:30 — Wat Arun — Temple of Dawn — Thonburi
Taxi to Jim Thompson House — Thonburi → National Stadium
15:00 — Jim Thompson House — National Stadium
BTS to Silom — National Stadium → Silom
19:30 — Rooftop bar with a skyline view — Silom

Day 3 — Ayutthaya (day trip)

07:30 — Train to Ayutthaya (1h30) — Bangkok station
09:30 — Temple ruins by bike — Ayutthaya
13:00 — Riverside lunch
15:30 — Back to Bangkok
20:00 — Last evening on Khao San Road — Khao San Road

Day 4 — Flight to Chiang Mai

09:00 — Flight Bangkok → Chiang Mai (1h20) — DMK → CNX
Taxi to the old city — DMK → CNX → Chiang Mai Old City
11:30 — Guesthouse in the old city — Chiang Mai Old City
14:00 — Wat Phra Singh & Wat Chedi Luang temples — Chiang Mai Old City
Songthaew to Nimman Road — Chiang Mai Old City → Nimman Road
20:00 — Khao soi (northern curry) — Nimman Road

Day 5 — Elephant Sanctuary

08:00 — Elephant Nature Park — North of Chiang Mai
13:00 — Meal included at the sanctuary
17:00 — Doi Suthep temple — Doi Suthep
20:00 — Dinner in the old city

Day 6 — Chiang Rai (day trip)

07:00 — Minivan Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai (3h)
10:30 — Wat Rong Khun — White Temple — Chiang Rai
13:00 — Wat Rong Suea Ten — Blue Temple — Chiang Rai
Drive to the Golden Triangle — Chiang Rai → Sop Ruak
16:00 — Golden Triangle — Mekong/Ruak confluence — Sop Ruak
19:00 — Hotel in Chiang Rai

Day 7 — Back to Chiang Mai & Cooking

08:00 — Minivan back to Chiang Mai (3h)
12:00 — Thai cooking class — Chiang Mai
18:00 — Night Bazaar — Chiang Mai
Walk to dinner — Chiang Mai → Old city
20:30 — Last dinner in Chiang Mai — Old city

Day 8 — Flight to Krabi & Ao Nang

09:00 — Flight Chiang Mai → Krabi (via Bangkok, ~3h)
14:00 — Beachfront resort in Ao Nang
16:00 — Ao Nang beach + Four Islands tour — Krabi
20:00 — Seafood barbecue on the beach

Day 9 — Koh Phi Phi & Maya Bay

08:30 — Ferry Krabi → Koh Phi Phi (1h30)
11:00 — Maya Bay — the bay from "The Beach" — Phi Phi Leh
Longtail boat to the reefs — Phi Phi Leh → Koh Phi Phi
14:00 — Coral reef snorkelling — Koh Phi Phi
18:00 — Sunset at the Phi Phi Don Viewpoint
21:00 — Bungalow on Koh Phi Phi

Day 10 — Free Day on Koh Phi Phi

09:00 — Long Beach — snorkelling — Koh Phi Phi
13:00 — Longtail boat trip — Bamboo Island — Koh Phi Phi
Longtail boat to Tonsai — Koh Phi Phi → Tonsai Beach
17:00 — Thai massage on the beach — Tonsai Beach
Walk to the village — Tonsai Beach → Tonsai Village
19:30 — Seafood dinner — Tonsai Village

Day 11 — Koh Lanta

09:00 — Ferry Koh Phi Phi → Koh Lanta (1h30)
12:00 — Koh Lanta Old Town + sea cave — Koh Lanta
15:00 — Klong Nin beach — white sand — Koh Lanta
18:00 — Sea-view bungalow on Koh Lanta

Day 12 — Relaxing on Koh Lanta

09:00 — Snorkelling in Mu Ko Lanta National Park (Koh Haa) — Koh Lanta
13:00 — Lunch on the boat
15:30 — Thai massage by the beach — Klong Nin
19:00 — Seafood + sunset

Day 13 — Return & Departure

07:30 — Last sunrise on the beach
08:30 — Breakfast facing the sea — Klong Nin
10:00 — Boat + van → Krabi Airport KBV
15:00 — Flight Krabi → Bangkok → home