Seventeen Days

Canal sightseeing cruise, Bangkok. • Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, Cambodia. • Fabulous temples and pagodas of Yangon • Colorful hill country region of Inle Lake • Visit to a silk weaving factory • Fascinating Jumping Cat Monastery • Colonial hill station of taunggyi, Exploration of intriguing Mandalay • World’s largest uncracked bell at Mingun • Temple plain of Pagan, remarkable center of religious art and architecture

The elegant lotus flower, rising in triumph from the mud of everyday life, is a symbol of the Buddhist religion and extension, a symbol of the countries visited on this fascinating itinerary. Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar have all been deeply influenced by the teachings of Buddha, though the varied modes each culture finds to express its faith is one of the joys of this program.

The Golden Lotus begins with a brief stop in Bangkok, Thailand, visits Cambodia’s Siem Reap-stepping-off place for the archaeological treasures of Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and the Bayon Temple. You then fly to Myammar - for years known as Burma – is an enigma to most Western travellers. Until very recently this large, politically socialist and profoundly Buddhist country had voluntarily shut itself off from the rest of the world. Its gilded doors are now opened, eager to show its treasures to an appreciative world.

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.