Now that your adventure is really cooking, you'll be scooped up north to Sukhothai on an included flight with a guide.

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In Thailand, for example, the present Chakri royal family was preceded by two others - that of the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya houses.

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Have a "pinch me" moment as you view the Wat Mahathat temple at sunset, and then gingerly cruise the streets of Old Town on a bicycle tour before resting at The Legendha Sukhothai Resort.

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If you tire of Thai fire and spice, tuck into meticulously prepared Italian classics such as veal carpaccio, fillet of baccala (cod), or dry aged steaks from the open kitchen at La Scala, located on the lush, tranquil grounds of the Sukhothai Bangkok hotel on Sathorn Road.

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