Amazing Thailand

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Amazing Thailand

April 4-13, 2008
$1879 **
CHIANG MAI BANGKOK PHUKET
	Included - 10 days/8 nights - Roundtrip air non-stop LAX/Bangkok; Bangkok/Chiang Mai; Chiang Mai/Phuket; Phuket/Bangkok One night Bangkok (arrival 6:40 am) 2 nights Chiang Mai 4 nights Phuket (based on Dbl. occup.) City tours in Bangkok and Chiang Mai 7 Buffet breakfasts Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel Khontike Cultural Dinner Show in Chiang Mai Klong canal tour in Bangkok Day tour to Elephant Chiang Dao Camp, riding elephants, lunch Welcome lunch in Chiang Mai All service charges and hotel taxes **Not included- Airline and fuel surcharge taxes, international and domestic are $244.18 (subject to change until departure)
	Reservations and Cancellation Policy: To confirm a reservation a $200.00 is required. Final payment is due 45 days prior to trip departure. Cancellations more than 60 days prior to departure will be charged $100.00 cancellation charge. Cancellations 59-30 days prior to departure is $2000 and cancellations less than 30 days will have no refund unless a replacement is found. If a replacement is found, then there is a $125.00 name change fee.
	Bangkok - the Venice of the East Thailand’s vibrant capital - offers a variety of delightful sights and activities for your final two days. Here you’ll discover the spectacular marvels of an ancient culture which includes golden temples and sumptuous Royal Palaces. Explore picturesque open-air markets packed with bargain souvenirs and the bustling life on the Chao Phraya River and canals (klongs) which surround the city. Included is a sightseeing tour with a visit to the Royal Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha Temple. This has been described as “too gorgeous, too colorful to be true.”
	Chiang Mai After two nights in Bangkok, we’ll depart for Chiang Mai (one hr. flight north of Bangkok) located in a lush valley surrounded by verdant, forest hills. The “Shangri-LA” of Thailand, the nation’s principal northern city is noted for its history, culture, antique temples and unique traditional handicrafts. Your two day stay provides a wonderful introduction to the scenery and cultures of “up country” Thailand. Included on our stay here will be an afternoon tour to Wat Phrathat Do Suthep, one of the most magnificent of the city temples. After our visit here we’ll descend back to Chiang Mai for more sightseeing. Once back you are free to more fully explore Thailand’s premier crafts center with literally hundreds of shops bursting with crafts to suit every taste. After dinner, THE NIGHT BAZAAR is the place to be. And don’t forget to enjoy a Thai massage ($9 hr.). The next day (optional trip) is a day that you’ll be sure to remember fondly. We start with a morning visit to the Maetamann Elephant Camp (1 hr. north), where we set out on a 1 1/2 hr. forest trek by elephant-back! We’ll be working our way to the Lahu and Palong Hilltribe people. We return to camp by jeep and then do some trekking by oxcart. After lunch we’ll board bamboo refts that will gently float us downstream.
	Phuket Located off the SW coast of Thailand, (2 hr. flight from Chiang Mai), is Thailand’s largest island. Phuket is internationally renowned for its beautiful beaches & excellent seafood. Here you’ll find fine sandy beaches, clear blue seas with colorful coral reefs, and a wide variety of water sports, diving & snorkeling. We’ll be providing optional day excursions to Phi Phi Island (site of the movie “The Beach”) and also to Phang Nga Bay with its weird limestone outcrops & James Bond Island.

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