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DAY 1 - Wednesday - Depart Los Angeles for Bangkok, Thailand
Fly transpacific aboard Northwest Airlines.
DAY 2 - Thursday - Arrive Bangkok
Upon arrival, you are met and escorted to the hotel.
DAY 3 - Friday - Bangkok
After breakfast, sightseeing begins at the Royal Palace complex, a fairyland of gilded pavilions and elegant temples guarded by golden statues. In Wat Phra Keo, you see the Emerald Buddha, Thailand's most sacred icon. Thailand is known for its precious and semi-precious stones. Visit a jewelry factory before returning to the hotel. The afternoon is free at leisure. This evening enjoy a welcome dinner with traditional Thai dance performance. MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner Show
DAY 4 - Saturday - Bangkok
Free day – you might consider taking one of our optional tours. Perhaps visit the floating market at Damnoen Saduak where you see the colorful sampans piled high with fruits and flowers. For information on optional tours in Bangkok, click here. Then continue to Kanchanaburi with lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch visit the world-famous bridge on the River Kwai and the memorial dedicated to the 9,000 Allied soldiers who died building the bridge and railway. MEALS: American Breakfast
DAY 5 - Sunday - Bangkok/Chiang Rai
Transfer to the airport for your domestic flight to Chiang Rai. You are met on arrival and escorted to the Dusit Island Resort with its lovely pool and riverside location. The balance of the day is free. MEALS: American Breakfast
DAY 6 - Monday - Chiang Rai/Golden Triangle
Chiang Rai province is known as the gateway to the Golden Triangle. Visit the small village of Chiang Saen near the Burma/Laos border. Travel through lush fields of strawberries, pineapples and tobacco. Then visit the famed Golden Triangle, a lush mountainous region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar (Burma) all meet. Enjoy a boat trip with picnic lunch on the Mekong River. MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 7 - Tuesday - Chiang Rai/Chiang Mai
Depart by motorcoach this morning, with a stop at a hill tribe village on the way to Chiang Mai. Your hotel is within walking distance of the famed night market, the largest in Thailand. Dinner is at the Gallery Café tonight, with a lovely outdoor setting on the Ping River. MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 8 - Wednesday - Chiang Mai
This morning, visit the National Elephant Institute. This peaceful sanctuary, devoted to elephant conservation, is unique in that these noble animals are treated with love and respect. It houses the only baby elephant school in the world, and is home to the only Elephant Hospital in the country. See the elephants bathe and then take an optional hour-long jungle trek atop these gentle giants. Then on to tour Doi Suthep Temple before returning to your hotel. This evening enjoy a typical Northern Thailand Kantoke feast with a traditional Thai dance performance. MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Show
DAY 9 - Thursday - Chiang Mai
On today's Home Industries tour, take a short ride to the outskirts of Chiang Mai, where most of the local industries are still located in individual houses. The villages of Bor Sang and Sankam Pang are large centers of Thai cotton and silk weaving, silverware, lacquerware, woodcarving, leather work and Thai doll making. Also stop at the Umbrella Village and Celadon Kilns. The rest of afternoon is at leisure. MEALS: American Breakfast
DAY 10 - Friday - Chiang Mai/Bangkok
Transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Bangkok. Check in to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for last minute shopping. MEALS: American Breakfast
DAY 11 - Saturday - Depart Bangkok for Los Angeles
Fly homeward on Northwest Airlines |
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WHATS INCLUDED
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- Round-trip transpacific air transportation with Land and Air price.
- Locally guided
- 9 nights in Superior First Class hotels
- 8 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners
- All baggage handling, hotel taxes and service charges
- Sightseeing, cultural activities and performances as noted
- Nothwest WorldPerks members: earn frequent flyer credit with the purchase of each air/land package
- $100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific air ticketed by Pacific Delight Tours
CULTURAL DISCOVERIES
- BANGKOK: 4 nights Menam Riverside Hotel
Royal Grand Palace; Wat Phra Kaeo's Emerald Buddha; jewelry factory; welcome dinner with Thai dance performance
CHIANG RAI: 2 nights Dusit Island Resort
Chiang Saen village; “Golden Triangle” cruise on the Mekong River with picnic lunch
CHIANG MAI: 3 nights Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel
National Elephant Institute with an optional jungle trek aboard an elephant; tour of the temple of Wat Phra Thad Doi Suthep; traditional Kantoke dinner with performance by ethnic hill tribe troupe; Home Industries Village tour to Sankam Pang and Bor Sang; Umbrella Village, Celadon Kilns
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HOTELS
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BANGKOK - Menam Riverside Hotel
CHIANG RAI - Dusit Island Resort
CHIANG MAI - Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel | | ^Top |
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