National celebrations are concentrated in mid-April, with programming that can extend beyond the central days.
THAILAND · CULTURE + FESTIVAL
THAILAND — SONGKRAN
Celebrate the Thai New Year among traditional rituals and the energy of the wet streets of Songkran.
DURATION7 days
BEST TIMEApr
EXPERIENCECulture + Festival
COUNTRYThailand
THE JOURNEY
Route map
Bangkok → Chiang Mai
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FEATURED
Key highlights
1Bangkok — heritage and local atmosphere
2Chiang Mai — heritage and local atmosphere
3Thai New Year between rituals, water, temples and street celebrations in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
4Destination-adjusted travel pace
In Songkran, Bangkok and Chiang Mai transform the Thai New Year into a celebration in which water, temples and crowded streets coexist side by side. The festival is exuberant, but it maintains roots in rituals of purification and family respect.
SEASONALITY
When to go
A STARTING POINT
Suggested base itinerary
DAY 1
Arrival in Bangkok
Arrival and start of the trip in Bangkok, with a light pace to enter the destination and prepare the next steps without overloading the first day.
DAY 2
Chiang Mai — Identity of Destiny
Time dedicated to local heritage, neighborhoods, and traditions in Chiang Mai, with choices adjusted to the weather, operation, and travel profile.
DAY 3
Chiang Mai - Top Experience
Time dedicated to architecture and cultural life in Chiang Mai, with choices adjusted to the climate, operation and travel profile.
DAY 4
Chiang Mai—Time to Deepen
Time dedicated to living and everyday history in Chiang Mai, with choices adjusted to the climate, the operation and the profile of the trip.
DAY 5
Chiang Mai — Identity of Destiny
Time dedicated to local heritage, neighborhoods, and traditions in Chiang Mai, with choices adjusted to the weather, operation, and travel profile.
DAY 6
Chiang Mai - Top Experience
Time dedicated to architecture and cultural life in Chiang Mai, with choices adjusted to the climate, operation and travel profile.
DAY 7
End of the trip
Last hours in Chiang Mai and end of the itinerary, with logistics adjusted to the flight, train or continuation of the trip.
THE EXPERIENCE
The spirit of the journey
Celebrate the Thai New Year between traditional rituals and the energy of the wet streets of Songkran. The proposal gains depth by connecting Bangkok → Chiang Mai, with the concept of Thai New Year between rituals, water, temples and street celebrations in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. and rhythm designed so that each stage has its own reason within the trip.
YOUR WAY
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