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Thailand Executive Travel guide will meet you at your hotel in Bankok at 08:00am.
From Bankok you visit the magnificent ruins of the ancient Thai Capital of Ayutthaya which was the Thai capital for 417 years. Art works can be seen in the city that was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong. Ayuttaya was the Thai capital of Thailand until it was destroyed by the Burmese in 1767. During its reign, 33 kings of 5 dynasties ruled the kingdom.
Lunch will be served at a Thai resturant to the river or a hotel buffet.
From Ayuttaya you are off to Korat where you overnight at your hotel.
Early morning in Korat 07:00am you are off to see the famous monument of Yaa Moh Korat's hero who was a woman who was wife of the assistant governor.
During the reign of King Rama III Khunying Mo led the villagers in a battle against Chao Anuwong from Vientiane who was on his way to attack Bangkok. Khunying Mo's generalship led the villagers to victory.
Now Khunying Mo is referred to as Thao Suranari and a monument to her stands at Chumphon Gate, the main gate to the old city.
From Korat you are off to Phanom Rung Historical Park
This is a grand and majestic Khmer site over a thousand years old. This is a definite highliBuilt on an extinct volcano, it is originally a Hindu religious site and later became a Buddhist one. During the 15th-18th Buddhist century, several additions were made.
The first thing visitors see when they arrive at the site is the grand stairway from the foot of the hill up to the top. Most of the buildings of the sanctuary are made of laterite and sandstone, all with elaborate designs. The buildings are lined all the way to the main pagoda. This layout is according to Hindu belief of the layout of the heaven of the god Shiva.
From here you visit the site of Prasat Muang Tam which is similar Phanom Rung Historical Park.
From here you are off to Surin where you will overnight in your hotel.

At 08:00 you are off to Khwao Sinaring Village
Which is famous for fine silk, weaing with unique patterns and notable silver beads. Then off to Prasat Sikhoraphum consists of five prangs, the principal one reaching a height of 32 metres. The Khmer ruins are noted for their carvings of Hindu deities on the lintel and doorways of the main prang. Then off to Prasat Hin Ban Pluang, a Khmer sanctary, the sandstone structure is noted for its beautifully carved lintels. From here you are off to Prasat Ta Muean, which is a khmer santuary on the Thai-Cambodian border. Prasat Ta Muan Tot has a square base made of sandstone, similar to those at Ban Phluang. Prasat Ta Muan Thom is 200 metres from Ta Muan Tot sanctuary. Situated near a stream, it consists of 3 pagodas with floral and idol designs. There are also 2 laterite buildings and a pool beyond them
Overnight in your hotel at Si Saket

At 08:00am you are off to an exciting day in Khao Phra Wihan national park which is on the border of Thailand and Cambodia where there is beautifull natural jungle and Khmer ruins which are bigger than Phanom Rung Historical Park.
Khao Phra Viharn was built over 10 centuries ago and is one of the most spectacular Angkor-period sites. Built as a Hindu temple, it begins in Thailand and rises to 600 meters with the main temple being in Cambodia.
There is a long walk to the summit, where you will have a breathtaking view over Cambodia. The size and complexity of the temple ruins is impressive. Due to these ruins only being opened recently to Thailand few tourists have visited the area, the ruins are unrestored and give visitors a wonderful feeling of discovery.
At Ubon Ratchatani you overnight in Ubon Ratchatani.

After breakfast from Ubon Ratchatani set off to see the very unusual rock formations and prehistoric paintings at Pha Taem National park, and then head off Nakon Phanom on the Laos border where you ovenight.

8:00am start from off Nakon Phanom to Kon Kaen where you will visit local villages where you will see a Cobra show and then you visit Phra That Kham Kaen, a Lan Chang-style Chedi, which is a very important religious site for people in Khon Kaen and a beautiful place to visit. You overnight at your hotel in Khon Kaen.

Start at 08:00am from where you are off to Phitsanuloke where you will see what is believed by Thais to be the most beautiful Buddha in Thailand, Phra Buddha Chinnarat. This Buddha was built in Ayuttaya Kingdom. King Aketotsarot performed the first ceremony in Sukothai for the Buddha in the 17TH century.Then tour the Buddha factory where you can witness the manufacturing process. Then off to Thai Folklore Museum were you can see many implements used in Thai homes and farms in the past. You overnight in your hotel at Phitsanuloke.

Start at 08:00am and head off to Sukhothai to wander in the Ancient ruins of Sukothai City. This is the best time of day for natural sunlight to produce good photographs Lunch will be served in Si Satchanalai , built after Sukhothai and which dates back to the 12th century where you can wander in the ancient city ruins. From here you are off to the ancient Lanna Capital of Thailand - Chiang Mai where you overnight in your hotel.

08:00am Continue with a Nothern Thailand Tour , or transfer to Chiang Mai International Airport for your next destination.
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