photographer who offers tips on getting great pictures! If you wish, take a cruise to see the floating villages of Tonle Sap Lake. Meals BLD
10. ON TO CHIANG MAI & DOI SUTHEP Fly to Bangkok this morning, then on to Chiang Mai, Thailand’s “Rose of the North,” for three nights at Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai. A scenic drive into Doi Suthep National Park visits Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, overlooking all of scenic Chiang Mai. Enjoy dinner at your choice of restaurants at your hotel this evening. Meals BD
11. ELEPHANTS OF THAILAND’S NORTH The elephant has always been an integral part of Thai culture. At the Chiang Dao Elephant Training Center, you’ll feed these gentle giants, watch them demonstrate skills in a teak forest, and climb aboard one for a memorable elephant trek*! Meals BLD
12. VISITING THE HILL TRIBE VILLAGES Among the hill tribe villages of Chiang Mai, meet people of the Padong, Palong and Karen tribes. Observe their unique folkways and crafts, visit village children while they’re in school, and even try on the Karen tribe’s traditional neck rings. Meals BD
13. FLY TO BANGKOK, THAILAND’S CAPITAL Take a morning flight to legendary Bangkok for a three-night stay in deluxe Krungthep Wing rooms at the Shangri-La Hotel. Have lunch at the city’s Seafood Market; later, a Chao Phraya River dinner cruise welcomes you to this intriguing city. Meals BLD
14. GRAND PALACE & THE RECLINING BUDDHA Depart your hotel via express boat for a morning of Bangkok sightseeing. Walk to the dazzling 18th-century Grand Palace, where Thai kings resided until the turn of the 20th century. View the opulent Emerald Buddha and visit Wat Pho, home to the Reclining Buddha. Enjoy a traditional Thai lunch. Meals BL
15. BANGKOK KLONGS & JIM THOMPSON HOUSE Cruise up the Chao Phraya River and through a network of canals called klongs for a close-up look at daily life along the
river, stopping to visit Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). Ride a tuk-tuk (auto rickshaw) from the riverside to the Jim Thompson House Museum for a guided tour of the art-filled home of the American architect, intelligence officer and entrepreneur who revitalized the postwar Thai silk industry before his mysterious disappearance in the 1960s. Tonight, mark the end of your incredible journey with your farewell dinner. Meals BD
16. JOURNEY HOME Tour ends: Bangkok. A transfer is included from Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok to Bangkok International Airport; please allow a minimum of 3 hours for flight check-in at the airport. Meals B
16 DAYS FROM $5,390* PLUS AIRFARE (15 Breakfasts, 10 Lunches & 13 Dinners)
BEGINS HANOI
Jan 6, 9, 16, 23, 27 Feb 3, 10, 13, 17, 27 Mar 9, 16 Sep 14, 21 Oct 1, 8, 19, 26 Nov 5, 12 Dec 14, 17
Dates in blue indicate Small Group Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced from $6890 per person double plus on-tour air; specific dates apply – inquire at time of booking.
Special Single Savings: dates in red indicate special departures where you save $400 on the single room price; inquire at time of booking.
Go to
www.tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability; additional departures may become available as these sell out.
January – February; October – December *LAND PRICE R ON-TOUR AIR (5 flights) U TOTAL PER PERSON
Double $5890 R $1100 U $6990 Single $7630 R $1100 U $8730 Triple $5650 R $1100 U $6750
March – September *LAND PRICE R ON-TOUR AIR (5 flights) U TOTAL PER PERSON
Double $5390 R $1000 U $6390 Single $7160 R $1000 U $8160 Triple $5135 R $1000 U $6135
International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on international air, in coach or business, for travel originating in the U.S. (subject to availability).
Please ask about additional hotel nights before or after your tour and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Product.
Note: *For activities marked with an asterisk (*), participation is at your own risk and a signed liability waiver will be required.
Night 1,2 Night 3
Night 4,5 Night 6,7
Night 8,9
FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi La Residence Hotel & Spa Furama Resort Da Nang Sheraton Saigon
Hotel & Towers
Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor
Night 10-12 Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai
Enjoy “China Beach” during a stay at the Furama Resort Da Nang 22
Hanoi, Vietnam Hué, Vietnam
Da Nang, Vietnam Night 13-15 Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Siem Reap, Cambodia Chiang Mai, Thailand Bangkok,Thailand
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