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Golden Triangle
The Golden Triange is only an hour or so from Chiang Rai. The Legend offers day trips to the area. Here the Ruak and Mekong Rivers come together and Thailand, Laos and Burma all share borders.
In the Golden Triangle RegionChiang Saen: an ancient town on the bank of the Mae Kong River. National Museum Wat Chedi Luang Wat Pa Sak: teak forest temple Wat Phrathat Phu Kao Wat Phrathat Chom Kitti Opium museum in Sop Ruak Legend Full Day Tours that include Golden TriangleWe offer three full day tours that include the Golden Triangle. All of these tours include:
CEI 1 : Full Day TourYao, Long Neck Karen, Lahu and Akha villages; Mae Sai, Golden Triangle and Chiang Saen.
Private tour
CEI 3 : Full Day TourDoi Tung, Mae Sai, Golden Triangle and Chiang Saen
Private Tour
CEI 6: Full Day TourGolden Triangle, Mae Khong River Cruise, Monkey Cave, and a Burmese border crossing to visit the city of Tachilek.
Private tour
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less than an hour from The Legend... remote Thailand... at the border to Myanmar/Burma
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Drive in a van to visit authentic and colourful Yao, Adkha, Long Neck Karen and Lahu villages. We will also go to Mae Sai, the most northern town on the Thai-Myanmar border, and on to the Golden Triangle area where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar converge. After lunch, we will continue on to Chiang Saen on the steep banks of the Mae Khong river opposite Laos, and explore the magnificent ruins and ancient temples. Afterwards, we return to the hotel.
Drive one hour to Doi Tung mountain where the royal project of HRH the King’s Mother is situated. Her vision and determined efforts helped resolve several troubling issues for the nearby tribal villages. The hill projects combine both northern Thai and Swiss flower garden themes and surround her winter villa. We will then drive to the northern town of Mae Sai on the Burmese border. After lunch, we will have time for shopping and a short visit to the famous Burmese jade working centre. In the afternoon, our stops will include the Golden Triangle, the Hall of Opium, and the ancient city of Chiang Saen.
This tour incorporates all aspects of the history of the Golden Triangle, including a visit to the Hall of Opium, a modern museum devoted to explaining the mysteries and the culture of the “black gold” trade here. The trip also includes an hour-long Mae Khong River Cruise with a stop in a Lao village. After lunch, we will visit the Monkey Cave, where hundreds of wild monkeys congregate. Later, we will drive to the Burmese border and take a local taxi around to explore the community, Burmese temples and markets.