Eleven Days

Bangkok sightseeing cruise by private boat, Markets and temples of Bangkok, Walled city of Sukhothai, Horse-and-buggy tour of Lampang, visit Hilltribe village, Elephant-back forest trek and Pai River cruise in Mae Hong Son, Pa Dawn village tour

Highlights of Thailand is designed with the time-pressed traveller in mind: the business person who would also like to do a little sightseeing, the vacation traveler who wants to add Thailand to another journey in the Orient, or the holidaymaker who simply wants a short getaway. This tour offers the highlights of an ancient and beautiful land on a comfortable trip of just eleven days, with transportation ranging from horse-drawn taxi to elephant-back.

Thought brief, Highlights of Thailand takes no short cuts in either comfort or content. From the moment your plane lands in Bangkok, you will be impressed by the peace and dignity of this Buddhist culture. After touring the temples and treasures of Phitsanulok and Sukhothai, you travel to upcountry Lampang to spend some time in the rural world so important to any understanding of the country, visiting the border town of the Mae Hong Son and the ancient walled city of Chiang Mai, touring hill tribe and Pa Dawn villages and exploring verdant upcountry forests. Your journey ends with a return to Bangkok, threaded through by the Chao Phraya River and countless busy canals.

Your land arrangements include:

• All prices include airfare from Canada: Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. USA: New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Add on fares are also available from other major Canadian and U.S. cities.
  
• Hotel accommodations as indicated in the itinerary or similar
  
• Meals as indicated in the itinerary; domestic bottled water with meals
  
• All sightseeing as shown, including entrance fee
  
• Services of a professional escort
  
• All baggage handling

Not included: airport taxes; personal expenses such as laundry; travel insurance and gratuities; excess baggage fees; cost of obtaining passports or visas; meals, beverages or sightseeing not included in the itinerary.

Special notes: Tour prices will be guaranteed when deposit/payment are received. Otherwise, they are subject to change without notice.