B1: ROYAL GRAND PALACE TOUR

Everyday at 08.15-12.00 hrs and 12.30-17.30 hrs. 
Price per person:  THB 1,130.00

Visit the Royal Grand Palace, then go through the dazzling Wat Phra Kaew with its revered Emerald Buddha, the Golden Chedi, Pantheon of the Chakri Kings, a miniature replica of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the eight coloured towers. Certain buildings in the Palace grounds are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Wat Phra Kaew is Thailand’s most sacred temple.  Visitors wearing shorts, sandals without heel strap, T-shirts, sleeveless shirts, divided skirts, Bermuda shorts or tights are not allowed to enter.

B2: CITY & TEMPLES TOUR

Everyday at 08.15-12.00 hrs / 12.30-17.30 hrs.
Price per person: THB 980.00

Visit Wat Trimit with its golden Buddha.  Then go through Chinatown to the flower market at Pak Klong Talad.  Visit Wat Po, the temple of the Reclining Buddha.  Drive past the Royal Grand Palace along Ratchadamnern Avenue, passing the Democracy Monument, various ministries and government offices, the Royal Plaza and the Marble Throne Hall before visiting the Marble Temple and its galleries where the most beautiful Buddha images in various positions are kept.  

B3: CROCODILE FARM

Everyday at 12.30-17.30 hrs 
Price per person: THB 1,080.00 (min. 2 pax)

The biggest crocodile farm in Thailand, located 18 miles from Bangkok.  See over 30,000 crocodiles of all sizes and ages from tiny babies up. Witness an exciting show demonstrating how an unarmed man can overcome a pit full of crocodiles.  A large variety of tropical animals is also kept here in a small zoo. 

B4: KLONG TOUR                                                                    

Every Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday at 08.00-1.30hrs.  
Price per person: THB 1,130.00

Take an early morning motor launch trip along the bustling Chao Phya River and quiet klongs (canals), passing picturesque scenes of Thai river life.  Also visit Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn.         

B5: JIM THOMPSON’S THAI HOUSE AND SUAN PAKKARD PALACE   

Every Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 08.15-12.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 930.00 (min. 2 pax)

Visit the famous house of Thailand's late "Thai Silk King", Jim Thompson, consisting of seven very old Thai houses skillfully grouped into one, with an outstanding collection of Thai and Asian objets d'art.

Also visit the unique Lacquer Pavilion at Suan Pakkard Palace, decorated with 17th-century murals in gold leaf and magnificent wood carvings.  See old Thai architecture and a collection of rare antiques representing every branch of Thai art.

B6: ROSE GARDEN TOUR

Everyday at 12.45-18.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,100.00 (min. 2 pax)

See Thai culture in a skillfully presented show of great beauty and variety. Witness a colorful Buddhist ordination procession, a fingernail dance, Thai boxing, a simple but attractive hilltribe dance, Thai sword-fighting, elephants at work, a folk dance and a traditional Thai wedding ceremony.               

B7: BOAT & BARGE CRUISE

Everyday at 14.00-17.30 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,270.00
 

Travel in an express river boat along cool, winding canals, and see Thai rural life. Stop at
Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat, built by King Rama III about 180 years ago, where gable, door and window frames of the main shrine hall are decorated with porcelain. The monks’ living quarters are a traditional Thai-style house. The return journey is slow and relaxed. You travel in a comfortable converted rice barge, where you can sip a long, cold drink.       

B8:  ANCIENT CITY

Everyday at 12.45-18.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,450.00 (min. 2 pax)

The Ancient City is the world's largest living outdoor museum, where Thailand's past is re-created in its full splendor.  A tour of only a few hours through the 200-acre park will bring to you the most outstanding replicas of Thai architecture, history and way of life.                               

B14: VIMANMEK AND ABHISEK DUSIT MUSEUM        

Every Wednesday/Friday/Sunday at 08.15-12.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 850.00 (min. 2 pax)

Visit Vimanmek, the magnificent golden teakwood residence of King Chulalongkorn. Exhibits include photographs taken during his reign (A.D. 1868-1910), antique furniture, glassware, porcelain, and many other historical items. Then visit the Abhisek Dusit Throne Hall, which has been converted into a museum of Thai handicrafts made under the sponsorship of Her Majesty, the Queen.      

B19: CHINATOWN AND FLOWER MARKET

Every Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday at 08.15-12.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,110.00 (min. 2 pax)

Drive to Chinatown for a guided walking tour of the area. During this walk, you pass Chinese shrines, colorful markets, narrow lanes with tiny shops and houses. In these lanes you will get glimpses inside typical Chinese households. Chinatown has been the main Chinese trading centre since the Chinese community was moved from its old site more than 200 years ago to make way for the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew complex. Then visit the flower market at Pak Klong Talad. A stop will also be made at Wat Suthat with its superb carved wooden doors and the remains of beautiful murals dating from the reign of Rama III (1842- 1851). In front of the temple is the tall, spectacular Giant Swing. Then return to the hotel.

B20: ELEPHANT THEME SHOW

Everyday at 12.45-18.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,060.00 (min. 2 pax)

Visit Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo. Watch a crocodile wrestling show, and an elephant show in which the great beasts demonstrate their working skills, play games, dance and are rounded up after a prayer rite to the forest spirits. Also, a historical re-enactment depicting their their role during the ancient Siam war will also be shown.

B21: BANGKOK CITY TOUR

Everyday except Wednesdays at 08.15-12.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB Baht 1,110.00 (min. 2 pax)

  

Visit the Pasteur Institute and see the extraction of snake venom. Then drive to the old section of the city passing the Giant Swing and shops selling various Buddhist religious articles. Stop at Wat Rajpradit, one of the most beautiful temples in Bangkok; its doors are inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting royal decorations and regalia. 

Then visit the recently restored Loha Prasat (Metal Pavilion) at Wat Ratchanadda on Mahachai Road. This Royal Temple was built in the reign of King Rama III in 1846. Situated nearby are a pavilion where the Bangkok governor welcomes visiting Heads of State and a memorial statue of King Rama III.

B23: BUDDHA’S PRECINCT AND HUMAN IMAGERY MUSEUM

Every Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 12.45-17.30 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,110.00 (min. 2 pax)

  

Travel along a wide and very beautiful 3.5 km ornamental avenue, built only recently and leading directly to the Buddha’s Precinct which commemorates the 2,500th anniversary of the Buddha’s death. The main feature of the Precinct is a 15 meter-high walking Buddha statue. See also the Tripitaka or Buddhist Scriptures, the equivalent of 46 volumes, elegantly engraved on huge marble slabs. Then visit the nearby Thai Human Imagery Museum, Thailand’s equivalent of sculptures of people from all walks of life including famous Buddhist monks.

B24: ARTS OF THE KINGDOM - A NEW MUSEUM IN A SPLENDID LOCATION

Every Wednesday/Friday/Sunday at 08.30-12.00 hrs
Price per person: THB 1,000.00 (min 4 pax)

Visit Wat Rajbopit where the curving walls of the buildings are covered with beautiful glazed colored tiles and the doors and inlaid with mother of pearl, the work of master craftsman. Then proceed to the new Royal Museum at the magnificent Ananta Samakom Throne Hall which was opened recently. Discover an exquisite display of hundreds of arts and crafts meticulously created by artists trained under Queen Sirikit’s SUPPORT Training Centre. You can buy the beautiful hand-made products by the artisans at inexpensive prices. Enjoy a Thai lunch at a local restaurant before returning to your hotel.

B25: DAMNERNSADUAK AND NAKHON PATHOM

Everyday at 07.00-13.30 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,220.00 (min. 4 pax)

Depart early morning for a visit to the bustling floating market at Damnernsaduak with a stop at a sugar palm cottage industry, and taste the rich sweetness of their natural products.  Return to Bangkok around 1330 hours.

B9: ALL-DAY RIVER KWAI & DAMNERNSADUAK

Every Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday at 07.00-18.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,660.00

Travel by air-conditioned motorcoach and then by boat to Thailand's famous floating market.  Also visit the Bridge over the River Kwai of film fame, the War Cemetery of Allied soldiers who perished while building the notorious Death Railway during captivity in World War II, and the War Museum. On the way back, stop at Nakhon Pathom, where Buddhism is believed to have first taken root in Thailand and now the site of the country's most massive pagoda, a towering structure covered in copper-coloured tiles. (Lunch included.)

B10: ALL-DAY DAMNERNSADUAK & ROSE GARDEN              

Everyday at 07.00-18.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,740.00

Visit the bustling floating market at Damnernsaduak with a stop at Nakhon Pathom where the largest Buddhist pagoda in Thailand is located. Proceed to lunch at the picturesque Rose Garden. Afterwards, enjoy the colorful Thai Village Show - Buddhist ordination procession, sword-fighting, elephants at work, a folk dance and a traditional wedding ceremony.

B11:  ALL-DAY RIVER CRUISE TO AYUTTHAYA                                  

Everyday at 07.30-17.30 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,800.00

Morning coach trip to visit the picturesque ruins of the ancient capital city of Ayutthaya, then visit the nearby beautiful Bang Pa-In Summer Palace. Return to Bangkok in a leisurely cruise along the Chao Phya River in a luxurious air-conditioned river cruiser and enjoy a buffet lunch aboard.

B12: ALL-DAY PATTAYA TOUR

Everyday at 07.00-20.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 2,060.00 (min. 4 pax)

Full-day tour to Pattaya, the starting point for a boat trip to a nearby island, Koh Larn, for swimming and relaxing. Lunch is provided on the island. Return to Bangkok, arriving around 8.00 p.m.

B15: KLONG AND ELEPHANT THEME SHOW

Every Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday at 08.15-12.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,740.00 (min. 2 pax)

An all-day excursion which proceeds westwards for about 35 miles to Sanam Chan Palace on the road to Nakhon Pathom. The palace was built by King Rama VI (King Vajiravudh) in 1907 while he was still Crown Prince, and consists of two main buildings linked by a bridge over a canal. A statue of the King’s favorite dog stands nearby. Proceed by road to Wat Rai Khing where the Nakhon Chaisi River teems with “pla sawai”, a local fish. Board a longtailed boat for a cruise along canals lined with fruit orchards. Then proceed to Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo for lunch, followed by a crocodile wrestling show and an elephant show.

B16:  ALL-DAY RIVER KWAI WITH DEATH RAILWAY

Every Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Sunday at 07.00-18.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,740.00

Visit the War Cemetery in Kanchanaburi, 80 miles northwest of Bangkok. Then take a scenic train ride along "Death Railway", crossing the "Bridge on the River Kwai". Lunch at a local restaurant and return by coach to Kanchanaburi. Visit the War Museum, then return to Bangkok.

B17: FULL-DAY AYUTTHAYA TOUR

Everyday at 08.15-17.00 hrs
Price per person: THB 1,740.00 (min. 2 pax)

Visit Thailand’s world-famous former capital (from AD 1350 to 1767) and now a World Heritage Site. See some of the ruins which have survived from this once magnificent city. Start with the Elephant Kraal,

a spacious enclosure made of teak logs once used to capture wild elephants. Then see the ruins of Phra Maha That temple followed by a short elephant ride

to Wat Phra Si Sanphet, the most important temple within the old Royal Palace compound. Lunch at a local restaurant by the river. After lunch, take a ride in a longtailed boat, passing more historical monuments, temples and Thai houses along the river. Then travel by road to the ruins of Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple before returning to Bangkok.

B18: SAFARI WORLD  

Everyday at 07.00-18.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,860.00 (min. 2 pax)

Safari World is a unique 170-acre wildlife park. You can be driven through the Park, coming close to giraffes, zebras, lions, tigers and many other animals in their natural habitats. Playful, intelligent orangutans perform ingenious tricks, as do dolphins in the Marine Park through which you can stroll.  In the Bird Show you'll see well trained eagles, owls, macaws and parrots. In the Elephant Show you can see the great beasts performing unexpected feats, and there's also an exciting stunt show. These shows take place at different times, so you can see all of them in one visit.

B22: ELEPHANT RIDE AND BAMBOO RAFTING

Every Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday at 07.00-18.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 1,981.00 (min. 4 pax)

Kanchanaburi, a large province with rainforests and bamboo jungles only 130 kms west of Bangkok, offer and opportunity to ride on elephant-back and enjoy bamboo raft followed by 30 minutes on the elephant’s back-two refreshing experiences. After lunch at a local restaurant, take a short ride on the original Death Railway train passing over a very long wooden viaduct among sheer cliffs, before traveling back to Bangkok.

B26: ALL–DAY TIGER TEMPLE, RIVER KWAI AND WAR MUSEUM

Everyday at 07.00-18.00 hrs.
Price per person: THB 2,900.00 (min. 4 pax)

The highlight of this full-day excursion is a visit to the remote forest temple of Wat Pha Luangtabua some 160 kms from Bangkok. In these beautiful surroundings, dedicated Buddhist monks live with numerous wild animals including ten tigers, which they take for a walk on a leash every afternoon. This is one of the most extraordinary sights you will ever see in Thailand, and is probably unique in the world. In such proximity to the tigers, all visitors must exercise caution, and never act in any way that might disturb or frighten the beasts. In the morning, the tour visits the famous "Bridge on the River Kwai" and the newly-opened War Museum, which has a number of fascinating exhibits. Lunch is provided at a restaurant close to the bridge.

Day 1:
Depart from Bangkok Airport for Chiang Mai
Spend half day visiting the sacred mountaintop temple of Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep and a picturesque Meo hilltribe village.

Day 2:
Visit the famous Thai Celadon Kiln and see exquisite high-fired stoneware being handmade by traditional methods. See Thai silk and cotton being woven on handlooms by pretty girls of Sankampaeng and the colorful paper and parasols makers of Bor Sarng. See also lacquerware, teak-wood carving and silverware making.

Day 3:
Leave Chiang Mai for Tha Ton landing on the Mae Kok River and see elephants at work en route. Then take a scenic trip by longtail boat to Chiang Rai, making stops at various hilltribe villages along the way. Lunch and soft drinks are provided. Dinner and overnight in Chiang Rai.

Day 4:
Visit the border town of Mae Sai, Thailand’s northernmost point and an ancient Thai-Burmese trading post. Proceed for lunch at the Golden Triangle, the point where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar (Burma) and Laos meet. Also visit the Opium Museum. Afterwards visit Chiang Saen and its old temple.

Transfer to Chiang Rai Airport for Bangkok. In Bangkok airport, transfer to hotel or connecting flights.

Day 1   
Transfer from hotel to Bangkok’s domestic airport for a flight to Phuket.
Arrive in Phuket Airport, meet and transfer to hotel.
Afternoon spent on a Phuket sightseeing tour.
Overnight.

Day 2               
Full-day tour to Phang-Nga Bay to see Muslim stilt village, a beautiful grotto and James Bond Island.  (Lunch included)

Day 3   
Transfer from hotel to Phuket Airport for flight to Bangkok.
Arrive in Suvarnabhumi Airport, connect flight onward or transfer to hotel in Bangkok.

Day 1
Transfer from hotel in Bangkok to Pattaya.
Arrive in Pattaya, check-in at Hotel.
Attend Cabaret Show at Alcazar in the evening.

Day 2
Full-day Coral Island Tour with lunch. Visit one of the local islands where the water is clear and clean.  A one-hour boat ride  will bring you to a sheltered beach where you can relax or enjoy various water sports
before a seafood lunch

Day 3
At leisure.
Check out of the hotel in the afternoon and transfer to Suvarnabhumi Airport or hotel in Bangkok.

Day 1   
Transfer from hotel in Bangkok to domestic airport to depart for a flight to Krabi.
Arrive in Krabi Airport, meet and transfer to hotel.         
In the afternoon, visit Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Monastery), a quiet secluded spot where Buddhist monks practice meditation.  Their living quarters are very small huts or caves in the interior of a ring of tree-covered cliffs shaped rather like a doughnut, which is reached by a short climb via well-made concrete steps leading up the outside and down to the central inner area. Then visit Hat Noppharat Thara, one of Krabi’s most beautiful beaches, and a shell cemetery.

Day 2   
Excursion by speed boat to visit several beautiful offshore islands such as Poda Island, Chicken Island, Tab Island and Phra Nang Beach. Ample time will be allowed for swimming and sunbathing.  Picnic lunch will be provided.

Day 3   
At leisure.
Transfer to Krabi airport for flight to Bangkok.
Arrive in Suvarnabhumi Airport, connect flight onward or  transfer to hotel in Bangkok

Day 1
Transfer to Domestic Airport, fly to Samui Island, via Bangkok Airways.
Arrive in Samui airport, meet and transfer to hotel.
At leisure.

Day 2   
Samui City Tour.

Day 3   
Transfer to Samui airport for flight to Bangkok.
Arrive in Bangkok, connect flight onward or  transfer to hotel in Bangkok.

31^st July 2009
Deadline for Early-Bird Registration