China Travel Specialists

Day 1 • LOS ANGELES to BANGKOK
Board a Northwest Airlines transpacific jet and begin your holiday. Cross the International Date Line enroute to Thailand's capital, Bangkok.

THAILAND

Day 2 • ARRIVE BANGKOK

Our representative welcomes you at the airport and accompanies you to the Century Park Hotel to relax.

Day 3 • BANGKOK

Regal dignity and Buddhist serenity unfold as you visit the Grand Palace complex, the 100-building former residence of the Thai royal family and the city's most recognizable landmark. At sacred Wat Phra Kaeo behold the rare and priceless Emerald Buddha. After lunch, visit the Jim Thompson House, furnished with priceless antiques, porcelains and works of art. This evening, enjoy a classical Thai dance performance with your dinner of sumptuous traditional specialties.
MEALS: American Breakfast, lunch, Dinner Show

Day 4 • BANGKOK

After breakfast, we drive through the countryside to Damnernsaduak and its Floating Market, where vendors hawk their exotic goods along the canals (klongs) from produce-laden skiffs. Visit Nakorn Pathom, the tallest pagoda in the world. Lunch at the Rose Garden Country Resort ushers us into an afternoon of magical sights and sounds: a Thai fingernail dance, a Buddhist ordination ritual, Northern hill tribe folk dances, exciting Thai boxing and sword fighting, a traditional Thai wedding ceremony, and rousing demonstrations of working elephants.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch

Day 5 • BANGKOK to AYUTTHAYA/SARABURI/ LOPBURI/PITSANULOKE

Our luxury coach takes you on a short and scenic trip hundreds of years back into Thailand's history. Visit the somber ruins of ancient Ayutthaya, glorious capital of the Thais from 1350 to 1767. The inspiration for modern-day Bangkok, Ayutthaya awes even the most well-traveled with Wat Mongkol Borphlit's imposing bronze statuary, serene Phanan Cheong by the water, and three towering pagodas. Nearby, Saraburi is home to the Phra Buddha Bhat, a holy temple that enshrines the Footprint of the Lord Buddha. After lunch, continue to Lopburi where you visit the Pagoda of Three Spires, Monkey Temple, and the Narai Raja Nivas Palace Museum before arriving at Pitsanuloke for dinner and overnight at the Hotel Amarin Lagoon.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 • PITSANULOKE to SUKHOTHAI/ LAMPANG

Discover why Wat Phra Si Ratana Maha That's statue of the Buddha is Pitsanuloke's most venerated. We drive on to the magnificent ruins of palaces and temples in Thailand's first capital, the legendary Sukhothai. The artifacts of Ramkamhaeng Museum, and historic Si Satchanalai, round out the day's treasure-filled sightseeing. Dinner and overnight at Lampang River Lodge.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7 • LAMPANG to LAMPHUN/CHIANGMAI

Today we visit Lampang's important Buddhist sites including the temple at Ko Kah, home to the only Emerald Buddha other than at Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok, and the pagodas of Wat Chedi Sao. Continue to Lamphun and visit the Haripoonchai temple. At noon, arrive in Chiangmai for lunch and a walking tour of the Home Industries Village, boasting a plethora of intricate fabric, jewelry, lacquerware and other gems of Thai handicraft. Dinner and overnight at the Chiangmai Plaza Hotel.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8 • CHIANGMAI

Feel the presence of seven centuries of history as you visit ornate temples, the ancient city wall and the hilltop shrine of Doi Suthep. The rest of the day is free to relax or explore at your own pace. Tonight we treat you to a dinner of northern Kantoke cuisine and a charming cultural show by graceful hill tribe performers.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Show

Day 9 • CHIANGMAI to HMONG HILL TRIBE VILLAGE

Today is highlighted by a trip to an elephant camp to see the gentle giants' feats of brawn and brain. You may opt to try an age-old mode of jungle transport: perched atop a tame elephant's back. Visit a fragrant orchid plantation and enjoy lunch. A drive to a Meo hill tribe village follows, capped by a barbecue dinner and Meo cultural performance. You'll stay at the Hmong Lodge.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Show

Day 10 • HMONG HILL TRIBE VILLAGE to THATON/CHIANGRAI

This morning, drive to a colorful marketplace at Fang. Then on to Thaton near the Burmese border for a hearty lunch. A boat ride along the Kok River is the day's high point. We glide past villages hewn from the jungle, go on shore to see native life, and navigate a stretch of rapids. At a Lahu hill tribe village, you view holy relics enshrined in a cave. We settle at Chiangrai's Wiang Inn Hotel for dinner and overnight.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11 • CHIANGRAI to GOLDEN TRIANGLE/BANGKOK

This morning visit the legendary Golden Triangle, the junction of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Laos. Enjoy a boat trip with picnic lunch on the Mekong River. You then fly to Bangkok and transfer to the Century Park Hotel. Enjoy a farewell dinner at the hotel this evening.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel

Day 12 • BANGKOK to LOS ANGELES

You are escorted to the airport for your return trip home aboard Northwest Airlines. Or, choose to extend your stay in Southeast Asia with our 5 Day Angkor Wat or 8 Day Vietnam extensions. Click on box above for details.

Guaranteed departures shown in Bold below
Note: For tour to operate as Escorted, a minimum number of passengers is required. Please scroll down to view Escorted Tours paragraph under IMPORTANT NOTES, for specific information.

Tour Code: 5AS12BK

Tour Cost (Per Person)

LAND ONLY^*

AIR/LAND
from
Los Angeles

Single
Supp.

2005:

Apr 7, 21

$869

$1649

$180

May 5, 19

$869

$1649

$180

Jun 9, 23

$869

$1649

$180

Jul 7, 21

$869

$1799

$180

Aug 4

$869

$1799

$180

Sep 8, 22

$869

$1649

$180

Oct 6, 20

$869

$1649

$180

Nov 10, 24

$869

$1569

$180

Dec 8

$869

$1569

$180

2006:**

Jan 5, 12, 19, 26

$869

$1609

$180

Feb 2, 9, 16

$869

$1609

$180

Mar 2, 9, 16, 23

$869

$1699

$180

EAST COAST CITIES AND OTHER GATEWAYS: For domestic Add-On air fares from interior U.S. cities to Los Angeles, please refer to Add-On Fare Chart below.
*Land Only rate does not include transpacific air fare.
**2006 tour fares are subject to change.