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Women-only Thailand: Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Sukhothai and Chiang Mai

9 days from Bangkok to the north for women only, led by a See Sight Tours woman guide: the River Kwai, Ayutthaya at sunset, Sukhothai at sunrise by bike, three nights in Chiang Mai and the White Temple on the way to Chiang Rai.

9 days · Bangkok to Chiang Rai · up to 12 guests

The facts

At a glance

Length
9 days, 8 nights
Start and end
Bangkok to Chiang Rai
Group size
7 to 12 guests
Longest drive
5 h on day 6
Activity level

Easy

Mostly easy walking on flat temple grounds and old-town streets, 2 to 4 hours a day on foot in heat. One flat bike ride of about 10 km over three hours in Sukhothai, or ride in the vehicle between temples. About 300 steps at Doi Suthep, with a lift alongside. One road day of close to five hours, broken by a temple stop and lunch.

Meals included
8 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 2 dinners
Room of your own
+ CAD 495 (estimated price)
Season
November to February

Highlights

Why this trip

  • A slow first evening: an early welcome dinner and a frank briefing on temple dress and conduct from your woman guide
  • The Grand Palace at opening, before the tour coaches, then the 46 m reclining Buddha at Wat Pho
  • The Thailand–Burma Railway Centre and the War Cemetery with time to read, then the Bridge over the River Kwai at dusk
  • Ayutthaya's ruins in late light and a sunset boat around the old island
  • North by daytime express train across the central plains, about three hours instead of nearly five in a van
  • Sukhothai Historical Park by bike at sunrise, about three hours rather than two
  • A northern Thai cooking class and a visit to a women's weaving or craft group near Chiang Mai, where we can confirm one
  • A day at an elephant sanctuary with no riding and no bathing, and the White Temple on the way to Chiang Rai

What makes this trip different

  • Short drives, all published

    Every drive is listed day by day. The longest is 5 h, on day 6.

  • Free time is part of the plan

    Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.

  • Solo without the penalty

    A room of your own is + CAD 495 (estimated price).

Day by day

Itinerary

The longest drive is 5 h, on day 6.

THAILANDMYANMARGulf of ThailandAndaman Sea12345BangkokDays 1 to 3Damnoen SaduakDay 3KanchanaburiDays 3 to 4AyutthayaDays 4 to 5PhitsanulokDay 5SukhothaiDays 5 to 6Lampang LuangDay 6Chiang MaiDays 6 to 9Chiang RaiDay 9

Tap any stop on the map to open that day

Arrive in Bangkok

Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang airport to your hotel near the old city

  • Welcome dinner
  • Stay in Bangkok
  • Drive about 1 h

Fly into Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), or Don Mueang (DMK) if you arrive on a regional flight, and a driver meets you in the arrivals hall, holding a See Sight Tours sign with your name, for the ride into the city, usually 45 minutes to an hour depending on traffic.

Evening

Flights from North America often land late at night or around dawn, and Bangkok is 12 hours ahead of eastern Canada in winter, so today asks nothing of you; if you land early, tell us your flight and we can book the room from the night before. Our hotel is in a walkable area near the old city and the river. Tonight is deliberately short and slow. At about 6:30 pm your See Sight Tours guide, a woman who travels with you to the last day, meets the group in the lobby for a half-hour briefing: temple dress, monks and shrines, room sharing and the cash worth carrying. Then an early welcome dinner of Thai dishes close to the hotel, at a women-run kitchen if we can confirm one with your dates, with everyone back by about 9 pm.

Included

  • Pick-up at Suvarnabhumi (BKK) or Don Mueang (DMK) airport
  • Briefing on dress and conduct with your woman guide
  • Early welcome dinner

Free time: Free until the 6:30 pm briefing

  1. Bangkok2 nights
  2. Kanchanaburi1 night
  3. Ayutthaya1 night
  4. Sukhothai1 night
  5. Chiang Mai3 nights
  6. Chiang Raiend
  • Overnight stop
  • Day trip
  • By boat or train
Print itinerary

Wildlife and weather: November to February is the cool, dry season and the best time for this route. March to May is hot, often above 35°C, and the north is often hazy from crop burning between February and April. June to October brings the rains, mostly as afternoon downpours, with green rice fields and fewer visitors.

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Before you book

Right for you?

Good for you if you want

  • Women who want to see Thailand for the first time with other women and a woman guide
  • Solo women travellers who want company and a matched roommate
  • Travellers who want the history explained: the Death Railway, Ayutthaya and Sukhothai
  • Food lovers: a street-food night, a cooking class and real lunches on travel days
  • Anyone who wants to meet elephants without riding them

Not for you if you want

  • Couples or mixed groups: book our Bangkok, Ayutthaya and Chiang Mai trip, or a private departure
  • An all-women crew: drivers, boatmen and some local guides will be men
  • Homestays and hill-village treks: there are none on this route
  • Travellers who want two nights everywhere: Kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya and Sukhothai are one night each
  • Beach time: our Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Krabi islands trip covers that
  • Step-free access: temple grounds are uneven and Doi Suthep has steps, though there is a lift

Minimum age: 18

Book flights after we confirm your seat.

8 nights

Where you'll stay

Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.

  • Bangkok2 nights
  • Kanchanaburi1 night
  • Ayutthaya1 night
  • Sukhothai1 night
  • Chiang Mai3 nights

One price

What's in the price

Included

Accommodation

  • 8 nights in central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard, chosen with women travellers in mind (24-hour front desk, well-lit entrance): 2 in Bangkok near the old city, 1 in Kanchanaburi by the river, 1 in Ayutthaya, 1 in Old Sukhothai near the historical park, 3 in Chiang Mai inside or beside the old-city moat
  • Rooms shared with a matched roommate, or your own for a supplement
  • Hotels named when we confirm your dates

Transport

  • Pick-up at Suvarnabhumi (BKK) or Don Mueang (DMK) airport
  • Drop-off at Chiang Rai airport (CEI), or a morning drop at Chiang Mai airport (CNX)
  • Our own air-conditioned van and driver for the group from Bangkok to Chiang Rai
  • Daytime express train from Ayutthaya to Phitsanulok, about 3 to 3.5 hours, with your luggage carried in our vehicle
  • Paddle boat at Damnoen Saduak and a long-tail boat around Ayutthaya
  • Bikes in Sukhothai

Your guide

  • A See Sight Tours woman guide with the group for the whole trip, airport to airport
  • Sanctuary guides and keepers at the elephant sanctuary, and your cooking teacher in Chiang Mai; we ask for women guides and teachers and confirm who is available with your dates

Activities

  • Bangkok: the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, Wat Pariwat
  • Bangkok: a Chinatown (Yaowarat) street-food dinner
  • Damnoen Saduak floating market
  • Kanchanaburi: the War Cemetery, the Thailand–Burma Railway Centre and the Bridge over the River Kwai
  • Ayutthaya: Wat Mahathat, Wat Phra Si Sanphet and Wat Chai Watthanaram, with a sunset boat around the island
  • Sukhothai Historical Park by bike, with Wat Si Chum
  • Lampang: Wat Phra That Lampang Luang
  • Chiang Mai: a day at an elephant sanctuary, no riding
  • Chiang Mai: market visit and northern Thai cooking class
  • Chiang Mai: a women's weaving or craft group, where we can confirm one
  • Chiang Mai: Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
  • Chiang Rai: Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple)

Meals

  • 8 breakfasts
  • 7 lunches, days 3 to 9, including a late lunch in Phitsanulok on the train day, at the sanctuary and the lunch you cook
  • 3 dinners: an early welcome dinner in Bangkok, a Chinatown street-food dinner and a farewell dinner in Chiang Mai

Not included

  • International flights to Bangkok and home
  • The domestic flight from Chiang Rai or Chiang Mai to Bangkok
  • Visa fees, if your passport needs one
  • Travel insurance
  • Dinners on days 3 to 7 and lunches on days 1 and 2
  • Drinks
  • Tips for your See Sight Tours guide, local guides, boat crews and the driver
  • Optional activities, such as massages
  • Anything you buy at the craft group
  • Personal expenses: laundry, shopping, phone data
  • Extra hotel nights before or after the trip

Extras

Room of your own
CAD 495 (estimated price)

When you can go

Dates and prices

Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.

Prefer to travel without a group or guide? Ask us about arranging hotels, transport and city tours for you to travel independently.

Before you book

Booking terms

Nothing is charged now. Full terms and the cancellation schedule come with your quote, before you accept.

Business addresses

See Sight Tours Trips (USA): 3172 N Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89108, United StatesSee Sight Tours Trips (Canada): 5305 50 Avenue, #1091, Red Deer, AB T4N 4B6, Canada+1-888-961-6584

Guest reviews

What guests say

Reviews from guests on our day tours.

Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
google

5/5

Parminder did a great job guiding us around, giving us tips & teaching us the history of the falls. A great experience!

Jane
October 06, 2026
gyg

5/5

Good views of the surrounding area of Halifax in a comfortable minivan

Susan
October 06, 2026
gyg

5/5

June was brilliant- made good contact beforehand and really attentive and knowledgeable. Made me feel like I was special- something only experience can do. Thank you June.

Tom L
October 05, 2026
tripadvisor

5/5

Our host was very knowledgeable, friendly and even provided some humor.

MandL83
October 05, 2026
tripadvisor

5/5

Peter was a very good guide, giving us insight into the various parts of the Park, including parking lot congestion details, trail and viewing location suggestions.

Darren O
October 05, 2026
tripadvisor

5/5

Excellent morning spent with my guide Nancy. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Thoroughly enjoyed my trip

4.7/5 from 38,601 guest reviews

Good to know

Questions

Prices in these answers apply from Jan 1, 2027. Black Friday offer: 15% off the small-group price for requests received by Dec 1, 2026. From CAD 2,265 per person. Dec 2 to Dec 31: from CAD 2,450. From Jan 1, 2027: from CAD 2,665.

What does the price include?

Eight nights in central hotels, breakfast daily, seven lunches and three dinners, airport transfers at both ends, our own van and driver, the daytime express train north, your See Sight Tours woman guide throughout, and every visit in the day plan, including the Grand Palace, the floating-market boat, the elephant sanctuary, the cooking class, the women's craft visit, Doi Suthep and the White Temple.

Who can join a women-only trip?

Anyone who identifies as a woman, aged 18 and over, travelling alone or with friends, sisters or daughters. Every guest on the departure is a woman. If you want to travel with a partner or a mixed group, our Bangkok, Ayutthaya and Chiang Mai trip follows the same route, or we can run this one privately.

How big is the group?

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 women, never more. That keeps everyone within earshot of the guide at the Grand Palace, on one boat in Ayutthaya and around one table at lunch, and it lets the group move quickly at early openings.

Who leads the trip?

A See Sight Tours woman guide travels with the group from the Bangkok airport pick-up to the Chiang Rai drop-off, without a handover partway through. Sanctuary guides, keepers and a cooking teacher join for their parts, and we ask for women there. Drivers and boatmen will be men. We name your guide when we confirm your dates.

How fit do I need to be for this Thailand tour?

Easy fitness is enough. Expect 2 to 4 hours a day on foot on flat temple grounds in heat, a flat bike ride of about 10 km in Sukhothai, which you can do from the vehicle instead, and about 300 steps at Doi Suthep, with a lift beside them.

I am travelling solo. Can I share a room, or have my own?

Either. Ask to share and we match you with another woman on the same departure, at the shared price. A room of your own is CAD 495 more, shown when you request to book and never added later. If we cannot find you a roommate, we tell you before you confirm, so you are never charged the supplement by surprise.

Is Thailand safe for women, and what should I wear?

Thailand is one of the easier countries in Asia for women travellers; most trouble is petty theft or overcharging. Watch your drink in bars and use hotel-booked taxis late at night. At temples, cover shoulders and knees, take shoes off before halls, and do not touch or hand things directly to monks.

When is the best time to go to northern Thailand?

November to February is the best time: cool, dry and clear. March to May is hot, often above 35°C, and the north can be hazy from crop burning between February and April. June to October is the rainy season, with afternoon downpours, green rice fields and fewer visitors.

How does booking work?

Choose a date and send a request to book. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request. If a date cannot run, we tell you straight away and suggest the nearest one that can.

Can we travel privately or on our own dates?

Yes. Besides the small group, the trip runs as a private trip for your party only, on a date you choose, with your own woman guide, from CAD 4,800 per person. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we will quote the same route without a group.

Do I need a visa for Thailand?

Canadian and US passport holders currently enter Thailand without a visa for a short stay, but the length allowed changed in 2024 and has been under review since, so we confirm the rule when you book. Every visitor also completes the online Thailand Digital Arrival Card before arrival.

Is the elephant sanctuary ethical?

We only use a sanctuary with no riding, no bathing with the elephants and no shows or painting, where the elephants can walk away from people. You walk with the keepers at the distance they set and help prepare food. We name the sanctuary when we confirm your dates.

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