Very interesting tour! From boiling eggs in a hot spring to the White Temple and to visit Laos ( make sure you have your passport). Our guide, Kitty ( sorry if I don't spell it right) was wonderful. Very informative. Answered to all of our questions and took lots pictures for us. _br/_ Worth every penny. Thank you again!
Review by: Gordon F, November 2017
This is a very long day and some parts could be cut out to make it more pleasureable. We were picked up at 7am and didnt get back till nearer 9pm most of which was spent in the back of a minibus. The guide, Anna, was superb, her English was excellent and she spoke loudly enough for us to hear her in the back row of the bus. The hot springs were a bit of a waste of time to start with, nothing much there at all, that part could be removed. Next was the White temple in Chiang Rai which was amazing, well worth it. Then over to the hill tribes village, this was disappointing. Very little to see just a row of market stalls selling tourist stuff. We were offered the chance to see a long necked woman for an extra 300Baht each, so we didnt bother. Then onto lunch which was a pleasant surprise. We were taken to a high class riverside resort for a full buffet, very impressive. Then up to the Myanmar border bridge which was quite cool to see. Lastly over to the Golden Triangle itself, this was well worth it and the point of the trip, including a visit inside the opium museum. A few downsides but largely a great day.
Review by: Ronald S, November 2017
contacted the day before with pick-details and transport turned up as promised on time. We were the only two guests on the trip so figured we had a good day in store with lots of attention from the guide - oh how wrong we were! Poor language and general communication skills and spent much of trip either speaking with the driver or on his phone. The driver I'm sure is no worse than other local drivers but double yellow lines to us spell no overtaking! He seemed to take this as an invite to overtake even on blind bends!! The excursion itself was worthwhile but sadly lacked in meaningful input from our hosts.
Review by: ALEXANDROS N, October 2017
Our guidewas a very professional person, very friendly and approachable.she explained everything,she created a very nice atmosphere for all of us in the group, excellent driver the minibus was very clean.Thanks to the excellent organizational skills of our guide we had time to see and explore everything,enough time for lunch as well.With regards to the places that we visited,each and every one was worth visiting, very nice places full of energy and historical background.This excursion is highly recommended of you want to escape for a while from the busy city centre of Chiang Mai.
Review by: Sonu A, October 2017
Chiang Rai was definitely worth seeing. However, the golden triangle part was ok, but not worth the extra drive.
Review by: Edel C, September 2017
Very enjoyable tour, guide terrific, optional trip to Laos well worth it delighted we did the tour. However It is a really long day, hot springs only for feet and lunch was poor, would advise Viator to reassess these aspects
Review by: Judith L, September 2017
The reviews and the description of the tour are not reality. You cannot swim in the hot springs as described. The Most northern Thailand border was just a crossing at the end of the road. There was no look out at the Golden Triangle and the opportunity to see the long neck tribe was non existent.
Review by: Be K, August 2017
What a great but long day, starting at 7am we were collected by minibus, we were incredibly lucky to be the only ones on the tour for that particular day. Sid our guide was incredibly friendly and knowledgable of the places we visited, his English is also very good._br/_ After about an hours drive the first stop was at the hotsprings for feet only then another 45 minute drive to the White Temple- which was amazing!!!!! Then another hours drive past Chiang Rai to a lovely buffet lunch. We wanted to take a boat trip on the Mekong with a short trip to Laos, Sid arranged the tickets and paperwork take your passport with you it cost an extra 550 baht but was completely worth it. The next stop was the Opium Museum and then a visit to the Hill Tribe where we got lots of handmade souvenirs. Then a 4 hour drive back to Chiang Mai, arriving back at our hotel about 7.30pm. _br/_ Yes there was a lot of driving involved but it was an absolutely fantastic day. I often get travel sick, the driving through the hills/mountains did not make me sick at all i did in the alps and in Indonesia and Scotland however the roads are not dangerous or steep in any way and our driver was very good. A thoroughly enjoyable and memorable day trip.
Review by: Diane M, July 2017
Great tour guide. Nothing was too much trouble. We had a full day and even managed a boat trip to Laos. Yes, it was a long way from our base in Chiang Mai but well worth it.
Review by: Alyssa L, July 2017
Very long day - not worth the trip or the money. There are much more interesting and cheaper things to do in Chiang Mai than this. _br/_ My partner and I did this tour a few weeks ago. We were the only people on the tour. Didn't know that! It was a little weird to be a giant van with just us, the tour guide and the driver for a full 12 hours. _br/_ The tour guide wasn't very knowledgeable. If he didn't know the answer to a question we asked, he would just ignore it and move along. Our favourite part was going to see the Karen Longneck People which isn't even included in the tour. It costs about 500 bots extra to go there. The actual triangle itself isn't really that interesting. You just look out over a pier onto the water and see Myanmar and Laos in the distance. The lunch wasn't anything great either. Big buffet but nothing worth a long drive like that. Also, if you get car sick easy, I wouldn't recommend this. They drive super fast and it is basically all winding roads. Finally, had a hard time getting in touch with the tour group the day before to confirm. Our hotel tried to help us but they couldn't reach anyone by the phone number provided either.
Review by: Stuart C, July 2017
Although both the stop at the White Temple and Golden Triangle were impressive it's very much a case of jump off the bus grab a few pictures before heading to the next destination. Altogether the tour lasted 14 hours but at least 12 of these are spent on the bus.
Review by: CHERYL M, May 2017
We were collected from our hotel at 7 am and didn't return until around 8.30 pm after a very scary drive home in the dark from Chiang Rai. We thoroughly enjoyed the sights on the day and our buffet lunch was very nice. The highlight of our day was visiting the hill tribes of Karen Longneck and Big Ears. Whilst we would recommend this tour we were very uneasy on the drive back to Chiang Mai in the dark and narrowly missed having head on collisions with on-coming traffic when our driver and other drivers all overtake on winding mountain roads where the road was clearly marked with double lines indicating it was not safe to do so. If you suffer from motion sickness, I would recommend you find another way to get to Chiang Rai because it is definitely worth seeing this part of Thailand.
Review by: Joy G, April 2017
This tour was great. A little fast paced but didn and #39;t feel as if he was rushing us. Our tour guide was really nice and gave us information about each location.
Review by: noelle.c.owens, April 2017
This tour was amazing! It was a long day, but we got to travel to Laos, visit the Longneck Karen tribe, and see the magnificent white temple. Highly recommended
Review by: James D, March 2017
A great way to see a load of sights in one day! For those with a base in Chiang Mai who don and #39;t have several days to add on for Chiang Rai and beyond this is well worth it. Even though it is a long tour we found the pace ok and the variety of things you see makes the trip worthwhile!
Review by: Kelly F, March 2017
Quite an enjoyable tour with multiple stops during a long bus ride, making it much more comfortable. The guide Maggie was quite enthusiastic and also explains about the background history of the sites that we visited. The driver is very polite all the time and drives safely. Overall would recommend going on this tour if you have a whole day to spare during your trip.
Review by: ivan c, February 2017
It was definitely a full day. Picked us up at 7 and did not return till 8 at night. Everything was amazing and first class. Our tour guide was so awesome and friendly. We were able to do so many things that day that we would not have thought of without our guide and driver.
Review by: Linda H, February 2017
It is the best way to see everything, but it was a really long day and a long time spent in the car, but if you only have a day, I would recommend this tour.
Review by: Peter B, February 2017
A long day out but very interesting. Of special interest was the White Temple and Chiang Rai. Good views of the Mekong at the Golden Triangle.
Review by: Victor B, February 2017
The guide doesnt tell us nothing about history or important things about the different places that we visited. Good transportation was very confortable, good food too.
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