Day 02 – HISTORICAL TEMPLES + MEDITATION RETREAT

(Breakfast, lunch & dinner included)

After breakfast and check-out from hotel, we continue our visit of the ancient ruins of Wiang Kum Kam (the capital of the Lanna Kingdom before Chiang Mai) and followed by Wat Suan Dok. Wat Suan Dok is a majestic Buddhist temple with the temple grounds housing mausoleums.

We will then proceed to have an early lunch before registering at the meditation centre.

The programme for the meditation retreat is as follows:

Meditation Retreat Day One

-   Registration at Temple (1pm)

-   Introduction to Buddhism and Meditation

-   Departure for Meditation Training Centre

-   Meditation Practice

-   Dinner

-   Evening Chanting and More Meditation Practice

-   Bedtime (930pm)

Day 03 – MEDITATION RETREAT + TEMPLE TOUR

(Breakfast, lunch & dinner included)

Meditation Retreat
Day Two
• 0500 hrs - Chanting, Exercise and Meditation Practice
• Alms offering and Breakfast
• Dharma Discussion
• Meditation Practice
• Lunch
• Meditation Practice

Group Photo and departure
1300 hrs - After our joyous meditation practice, we will visit an important temple - Wat Phra
Singh - to dedicate our merits to all sentient beings. Home to Chiang Mai's most revered Buddha image, Wat Phra Singh was built in1345 by King Pa Yo in honour of his father and to house his father's ashes.

After Wat Phra Singh, we will visit Wat Chedi Luang - Luang means "big" in northern dialect
and Wat Chedi Luang was thought to be one of the tallest buildings from ancient Lanna era.

In the evening, check-in to hotel. During dinner, we will have a relaxing discussion of our experience and evaluate activities for the remainder of the trip.

Day 04 – CHIANG RAI ONE DAY TOUR

(Breakfast,, lunch & dinner included)

Morning Travel to Chiang Rai. (3-hr ride). Stop by at the Mae Khachan hotspring. Reach Chiang Rai, visit the famous White temple (Wat Rong Khon) and Blue Temple. Wat Rong Khon, also known in Chiang Mai as the White Temple. The life mission of artist - Chalermchai Kositpipat -, Wat Rong Khon gives visitors the sense of the bizarre and awe.
Afternoon Enjoy lunch at a local place and continue visit to Wat Phra Kaew and Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong.

Not to be confused with the Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok, Wat Phra Kaew in Chiang Rai city is an important and revered temple in North Thailand. Originally named Wat Pa Yah after the dense yellow bamboo groves found locally,
it was later renamed Wat Phra Kaew after a legend of a discovery of the Emerald Buddha. Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong is located within this mondop is a Buddha relic, believed to be part of the Buddha's skull. The relic will be taken out during important Buddhist holidays and occasions to be displayed for devotees to worship.

Evening

Travel back to Chiang Mai.

Day 05 - DEPART FROM CHIANG MAI

(Breakfast@hotel included)

Hotel check-out, depart from hotel to airport

** Dependent on your day of arrival and interest level, our tourism host will advise on the which night market(s) to visit. There is the Chiang Mai night Bazaar, Chinatown market, Maya shopping mall in the shopping district Nimman.