Chiangrai & the Golden Triangle (Code 12)


This day trip takes you to the infamous Golden Triangle where The borders of Western Laos, Eastern Burma and Northern Thailand meets-a vaguely triangular area in which the opium Poppy is grown illegally and extensively.

Opium the raw source For heroin, morphine and codeine. And the term 'golden' Literary means the wealth opium generates. Chiang-Saen, a town East of Chiangrai has many historical sites was the ancient capital has also many interesting sites to visit. The hill tribes here namely the Yao and E-kaw.

The Yaos are aristocratic originating from South China and at a certain time had considerable power in the Chinese empire. The only hill tribe with a written language. At the apex of Thailand is a small trading town known as Maesai A frontier town with much coming and going as this town is joined to Burma by a small stream with many goods both genuine and fakes to tempt the visitors.(Lunch Provided)