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Value Thailand - 13 Days / 11 Nights

Starting at $1899*
Departures: November 2009 - October 2010

Experience Thai culture, glittering golden temples, centuries of history and traditions, delicious cuisine, and tropical sunsets. Fascinating, vibrant and colorful, Bangkok also has friendly people, gleaming skyscrapers, and its famous klongs (canals). A visit to Ayuthaya, former capital of Siam and site of the Ancient Palace, is mesmerizing and memorable. Thailand's second largest city is Chiang Mai, the perfect place to explore the lush tropical jungles, see working elephants and visit the remote hill tribes. Come with us to visit Thailand - The land of smiles!

Includes:

Thailand Value Tour	Price PP/ Double occupancy	Single occupancy supplement
Book Now. Click on the requested date of departure.	Price PP/ Double occupancy	Single occupancy supplement
2010
Aug 18; Sep 22; Oct 20	$1949	$320
Nov 10, 10, 10, 10; Dec 1, 1, 1, 1	2039	350

Round-trip air transportation on Cathay Pacific from New York/JFK. Fuel surcharges included (valid at time of printing).
Flight within Thailand from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and all ground transportation and transfers.
Hotel accommodations for eleven nights, including hotel taxes and service charges.
Visit the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Laos, and Burma meet.
See elephants at work in Chiang Mai.
Services of a professional English-speaking tour director throughout.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1: Depart USA.

Day 2: Bangkok: Change planes in Hong Kong and arrive in Bangkok, the exotic capital city of Thailand. Welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 3: Bangkok: Enjoy a half day Bangkok city and temples tour. Included sights are Wat Trimitr (the Temple of the Golden Buddha), Wat Po (the Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and Wat Benchamabophit (the Marble Temple). The balance of the day is free at leisure or join an optional Klongs (Canal) tour, featuring a boat ride along the "River of Kings" and its quiet canals, and visiting the Temple of Dawn ($33). This evening enjoy a welcome dinner in your hotel.

Day 4 & 5: Bangkok: These two days are at leisure to discover all that the vibrant capital city of Thailand has to offer. Dine, relax, shop for bargains, or perhaps take one of the optional tours available. Highly recommended is the tour of the Grand Palace, former residence of the Kings of Bangkok, and Emerald Buddha ($35). In the evening perhaps enjoy a dinner cruise on the Chao Phaya, or River of Kings ($49).

Day 6: Bangkok/Kanchanburi: Depart early this morning for colorful Damnoensaduak Floating Market where you will see traditional Thai lifestyles going back into history. Continue to Kanchanaburi Province to visit the Allied War Cemetery and JEATH War Museum, which is a replica of a prisoner of War Camp containing photographic memorabilia. Board a train to take a ride on the Death Railway along the original wooden viaducts. Later continue to the River Kwai and your hotel in Kanchanburi.

Day 7: Kanchanburi/Ayuthaya: After breakfast depart for Ayuthaya via Suphan Buri. The scenery near the Burmese border is dominated by fertile farmland and jungle-clad mountains. Ayuthaya is the former capital of Siam from 1350 to 1767, and our visit includes the Ancient Palace and Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, the largest temple ruin in Ayuthaya Historic City.

Day 8: Ayuthaya/Sukhothai: Travel by road to Sukhothai, enroute visiting Lopburi to visit Phra Prang Sam Yod, a temple with three towers and impressive ornaments as well as the shrine of the Hindu Goddess Kali at the Sarn Prakarn Temple. Continue further north to Sukhothai and its famous Historical Park. Founded in the 13th century, Sukhothai was the first capital of Thailand, and enjoyed a golden age under the King Ramkhamhaeng, credited with creating the Thai alphabet. The superb palaces, temples and monuments of this great city have been lovingly restored in the Sukhothai Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Day 9: Sukhothai/Chiang Rai: Depart for Lampang and pay a short visit to the old temple Wat Phra That Lampang Luang. Continue further north to Chiang Rai, gateway to the "golden triangle", the point in Thailand that borders the countries of Laos and Myanmar (Burma). Arrive in Chiang Rai and check into your hotel.

Day 10: Chiang Rai: Enjoy a free day at leisure in Chiang Rai, or perhaps experience an optional boat ride on the Mae Kok River with visits to local hill-tribe villages ($30).

Day 11: Chiang Rai/Chiang Mai: After breakfast visit Mae Sai, geographically the most northern town of Thailand on the border to Myanmar. The two countries are connected by a bridge over the Mae Sai River, which allows a lively cross border traffic between the Thais and Burmese (foreigners do require a special visa though). Then continue to the center of the famous "Golden Triangle", the meeting point of the borders of Burma, Laos and Thailand. Continue onward to Chiang Mai with an Eco tour enroute to visit a plantation growing Pineapple, Tobacco, Sweet Corn, Orange, Rice Paddy and Lychee. Arrive in Chiang Mai, nicknamed "The Rose of The North" it is over 700 years old and the North's largest city. Tonight we recommend an optional Khantoke Dinner, a delicious evening of northern Thai cuisine together with a colorful hilltribe show of song and dance ($24).

Day 12: Chiang Mai: This morning visit a working elephant camp in Mae Sa. You can see elephants taking their morning bath in the running streams before starting their daily training and work for the day. Afterwards visit a large Orchid Nursery and Butterfly Farm. The balance of the day is at leisure.

Day 13: Chiang Mai/Bangkok/U.S.: Bid farewell to Thailand as you fly to Bangkok to connect to your onward flights back to the USA.

Please note: Though rare, it may be necessary to substitute hotels and adjust itineraries due to local conditions. Included features may not be available on all departures.

*Prices are subject to change without prior notice. Prices per person based on double occupancy. Prices listed do not include U.S. and International airport taxes and fees of up to $350.00 which varies by travel program. These additional fees include the September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per U.S. enplanement (up to $10.00 per round-trip); passenger facility charges of $4.50 per segment (up to $18.00 per round-trip); Immigration fee of $7.00 per person; travel facilities tax of $8.00 per direction; customs user fee of $5.50; APHIS user fee of $5.00; federal domestic segment fee of $3.60 per segment; and international transportation tax of $16.10 per arrival or departure.


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