The Grand Thailand
Temples, hill country and the Andaman woven into one seamless journey. A private, tailored journey of 10-14 days in Thailand, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$14,000 per traveler.
- Culture · Beach
- Ideal length: 10-14 days
- Best time: November through February brings dry, temperate days across the country, ideal for the beaches of the south and the cool mornings of the north.
- Private guiding, access and transfers throughout
- From US$14,000 per traveler — a starting point, tailored to you
- Designed one-to-one by a Forest Travel advisor
- Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels
Temples, hill country and the Andaman woven into one seamless journey. A private, tailored journey of 10-14 days in Thailand, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$14,000 per traveler.
Thailand rewards you with a rare ease, where the finest luxury hotels, warm seas and centuries of ritual meet quiet, effortless hospitality.
When to go
November through February brings dry, temperate days across the country, ideal for the beaches of the south and the cool mornings of the north. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.
The experiences
A sense of what this journey can hold — each one arranged privately and shaped to you:
- A private arrival in Bangkok, with the temples and the river opened for you before the crowds.
- A journey north to Chiang Mai for the hills, the retreats and the slow rituals of the Lanna country.
- A close to the journey among the isles and warm seas of the Andaman, on your own yacht and villa.
- A seamless private transfer at every stage, so the country unfolds without a single seam.
A sense of the rhythm
This is Thailand read from end to end. You begin with the capital and its river, move north into the cool hills and their quiet, and close on the Andaman coast with the sea and the light. Each chapter has its own tempo, and we hold the transitions so gently that the whole feels like a single, unbroken journey.
How to do it well
The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:
- Allow the full span of days; woven properly, this journey should never feel hurried.
- Let us carry your logistics between regions so no travel day ever costs you a morning.
- Vary the register as you go, pairing the capital's energy with the north's stillness and the sea's ease.
- Reserve the most in-demand tables, retreats and yacht days well before you travel.
What only your advisor can open
The difference between a good trip and an unrepeatable one is access — and access is a relationship, not a booking. Every guide, room and moment is chosen and sequenced for you.
Who it's for
Travelers who value privacy, time and doing it once — beautifully — and who would rather have one trusted advisor orchestrate every detail than assemble it themselves.
Estimated investment
From US$14,000 per traveler, based on double occupancy — scaled to your dates, party size and level of privacy. A starting point, not a final quote; confirmed once your advisor tailors the itinerary.
Designed entirely around you
Nothing here is a package. A Forest Travel advisor shapes the whole journey and stays one message away before and throughout your trip.
Your Virtuoso privileges
As a Virtuoso member, Forest Travel includes benefits reserved for Virtuoso guests at the finest luxury hotels, at no added cost: a room upgrade on arrival when available, daily breakfast for two, a property credit toward dining or spa, and early check-in with late check-out when the hotel allows.
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Questions, answered.
Moving south to north to sea lets the trip build from culture to calm to the coast, ending on the water; the reverse opens with the beaches and finishes among the temples. Most travellers prefer to close by the sea, though we shape the order entirely around you.
Every stage is linked by a seamless private transfer, so the country unfolds without a single seam. Your Forest Travel advisor carries the logistics between regions so that no travel day ever costs you a morning, and the transitions are held so gently that the capital, the northern hills and the sea feel like a single, unbroken journey rather than separate trips.
The journey opens with a private arrival in Bangkok, with the temples and the river opened for you before the crowds. It is the most energetic chapter of the trip, and our advisors suggest pairing that energy with the stillness of the north and the ease of the sea that follow, so the pace shifts naturally as you travel through Thailand.
Reserve the most in-demand tables, retreats and yacht days well before you travel. That includes the retreats of the hills around Chiang Mai, where the journey slows into the rituals of the Lanna country, and the time on your own yacht among the isles and warm seas of the Andaman, where the journey closes. Your advisor chooses and sequences each one for you.
The Grand Thailand is designed for 10-14 days, and our advisors recommend allowing the full span so the journey never feels hurried. You begin with the capital and its river, with the temples opened for you before the crowds, then move north to Chiang Mai for the cool hills, the retreats and the slow rituals of the Lanna country, and close on the Andaman coast with your own yacht and villa. Private transfers and advisor-held logistics mean no travel day costs you a morning.
As a private, tailored journey it starts from roughly US$14,000 per traveler (double occupancy) and scales with your dates, party and level of privacy — a starting point, never a fixed package price. Your advisor confirms the figure once the itinerary is tailored.
November through February is the best time for The Grand Thailand. Those months bring dry, temperate days across the country, ideal for the beaches and warm seas of the Andaman in the south and for the cool mornings in the hills around Chiang Mai in the north. Your Forest Travel advisor times the journey to the light, the crowds and your own calendar, so the temples of Bangkok and the river are opened for you before the crowds arrive.
Chiang Mai is the quiet middle chapter of The Grand Thailand. After Bangkok, the journey moves north into the cool hills for the retreats and the slow rituals of the Lanna country, all arranged privately and shaped to you. Our advisors use this stillness as a counterpoint to the capital's energy, and from November through February the north is at its best, with dry, temperate days and cool mornings.
The Grand Thailand closes among the isles and warm seas of the Andaman, on your own yacht and villa. After the capital's energy and the stillness of the northern hills, this final chapter is about the sea, the light and an easier pace. Most travellers prefer to end the journey by the water, and the dry, temperate days from November through February are ideal for the beaches of the south.
For a couple on The Grand Thailand, US$30,000 sits close to the starting point rather than well above it. The journey starts from US$14,000 per traveler, based on double occupancy, so from about US$28,000 for two over 10–14 days between Bangkok, Chiang Mai and the Andaman coast. The final figure scales with your dates, party size and level of privacy. Forest Travel's planning fee is US$250 per itinerary, and your advisor confirms the full figure once the route is tailored.
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