BANGKOK – 5 nights - $1899 per person double occupancy

Feel the magic of Thailand, the Royal Palace with walls of semi-precious stone glittering in the sunlight, the majestic Buddha made of emeralds, the wat temples, the crazy tuk-tuk drivers, the boats on the Chao Phraya river, the floating markets, the night market, the monks in saffron robes, the energy of it all. Bangkok is one of the most fascinating cities in the world to explore.

Price includes:

• Roundtrip air on Singapore Airlines from LAX or SFO, midweek, coach class
• 5 nights at Hotel Tawana Bangkok, with breakfast
• Roundtrip airport transfers
• Half day tour of Grand Palace and Temple of Emerald Buddha
• Airline fuel charges ($666- subject to change)

VALIDITY:
Until June 9, and from July 16 to Dec 9, 2013
Add $300 for travel from June 10 to July 15, 2013

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $290

ADD-ON CITIES:
Houston: $150
JFK - $300
Denver, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle- $190
Chicago, Miami, Atlanta- $300
Wash DC, Rochester, Boston - $450
Add-ons available from most US cities
Hotel upgrades available. Bangkok has a large selection of excellent hotels.

ADDITIONAL SIGHTSEEING IN BANGKOK (seat-in-coach tours):
Rice Barge cruise- $38
Open Air dinner cruise - $60
Full day Ayutthaya, the Ancient Capital, one way by coach and return by boat - $80

Add-ons to beach resorts, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son and Northern Thailand, Cambodia and Laos available.

BANGKOK AND PHUKET - 3 nights Bangkok, 3 nights Phuket from $1999 per person double

Includes:

• Roundtrip air on Cathay Pacific from LAX or SFO, midweek, coach, into Bangkok , return from Phuket
• 3 nights at Tawana Bangkok Hotel, with breakfast
• Half day Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha tour
• Flight to Phuket
• 3 nights at Seaview Patong Hotel with breakfast
• Roundtrip airport transfers in both Bangkok and Phuket
• Fuel Surcharge ($666, subject to change.)

Hotel Options	Double Occupancy Price	Single Occupancy Price
3 stars Bangkok - Tawana Hotel Phuket - Seaview Patong Hotel	$1,999	$2,319
4 stars Bangkok - Amari Watergate Phuket - Amari Coarl Beach	$2,176	$2,639
5 stars Bangkok - Centara Grand Phuket - Dusit Thani Laguna	$2,299	$2,889

VALIDITY: From July 16 to Nov. 30, 2012
Airfare is higher from June 9 to July 15 – Add $300

ADD-ON CITIES:
HOUSTON: $100
JFK - $300
Denver, Portland, Seattle- $200
Albuquerque, Salt Lake- $250
Wash DC, Rochester, Boston - $450
Add-ons available from most US cities
U.S. Government taxes not included. ($114, subject to change.)

 

BANGKOK AND KRABI - 3 nights each - $2179 per person, based on double occupancy

Price includes:

• Roundtrip air on Singapore Airlines from LAX or SFO, midweek, coach class, flying into Bangkok, returning from Phuket.
• 3 nights at Hotel Tawana Bangkok, breakfast
• Roundtrip airport transfers
• Half day tour of Grand Palace and Temple of Emerald Buddha
• Flight from Bangkok to Krabi on Thai Airways
• 3 nights at Golden Beach Resort, Aonang Beach, Krabi, on Andaman Sea, breakfast
• Arrival transfer to hotel
• Transfer from Krabi to Phuket airport
• Airline fuel charges ($622 – subject to change)

VALIDITY: From Jan 21 to June 9, 2012, and from July 16 to Oct 31, 2012
Add $300 from June 10 to July 15

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Add $420

ADD-ON CITIES:
HOUSTON: $100
JFK - $300

Add-ons available from most US cities

BANGKOK and HONG KONG - 3 nights Bangkok, 3 nights Hong Kong – from $1,899 per person double

Includes:

• Roundtrip air on Cathay Pacific Airlines from LAX or SFO, Midweek, coach
• 3 nights in Bangkok at Tawana Bangkok Hotel, with breakfast
• Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Tour in Bangkok
• Roundtrip airport transfers in Bangkok
• 3 nights in Hong Kong at BP International House, Kowloon , with breakfast
• Half day Hong Kong Island tour
• Fuel surcharge ($166, subject to change.)

ADD $100 FOR DEPARTURES FROM CHICAGO OR NEW YORK

Note: Price is based on availability of discounted class of service on Cathay Pacific Airlines.

VALIDITY:
HOTELS - April 1-Oct 10, 2012; Nov 1, 2012 – Mar 31, 2013.
Hotel prices in Hong Kong may be higher at other times
AIRFARE - From AUGUST 16 TO DEC 9, from June 1 to Aug 15, 2012 - Add $450
U.S. Government taxes not included. ($114, subject to change.)
HOTEL UPGRADES AVAILABLE IN BANGKOK AND HONG KONG

ADD-ON FARES ON AMERICAN OR ALASKA AIRLINES:
Seattle, Boise, Portland, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Reno, Sacramento - $140
Denver, Salt Lake - $240
Boston, Albany, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Wash DC (via JFK only) - $140

 

 

NORTHERN THAILAND - 7 nights for $2,819 per person double occ

Includes:

• Roundtrip air on Singapore Airlines, coach, midweek departure from LAX or SFO
• Fully escorted tour starting in Bangkok in air
• con van.
• Visit the ancient capital of Ayutthaya , with its temples and Royal Palace
• Drive to Lopburi, the 10th Century Khmer capital with Hindu temples, Buddhist structures
• 1 night at Amarin Lagoon in Phitsanulok, with breakfast
• Visit Sukhothai, the first capital of the Thai Kingdom , dating to the 13th Century, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with lunch.
• Drive to Chiang Rai
• 2 nights Teak Garden Resort and Spa, Chiang Rai with breakfast
• Visit the Akha and Yao hilltribe village of North Thailand , the Golden Triangle border area of 3 countries, Mae Sai, the Burmese border town.
• 2 nights at Empress Hotel or Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel in Chiang Mai,
• Kantoke dinner and hilltribe dance program
• City tour of Chiang Mai with Doi Suthep temple
• Visit to elephant camp to watch elephants at work
• Flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok
• Full board in Northern Thailand
• tours and sightseeing at each location
• 2 nights in Bangkok at Tawana Bangkok Hotel or similar, with breakfast,
• Half day Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha tour, Bangkok
• Airline fuel charges included ($666-subject to change)

TRIP DEPARTS EVERY TUESDAY. 2 PERSON MINIMUM.

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT ONLY IF 2 OTHER PASSENGERS ARE ALREADY GOING.

SINGLE OCCUPANCY: $3169

VALIDITY DATES: From July 17 to Nov. 30, 2012.

ADD-ON CITIES:
HOUSTON: $100
JFK - $300
Denver, Portland, Seattle- $200
Albuquerque, Salt Lake- $250
Wash DC, Rochester, Boston - $450
Add-ons available from most US cities

BANGKOK AND ANGKOR WAT, CAMBODIA - 6 nights starting at $2,239 per person double

Includes:

• Roundtrip air on Singapore Airlines from LAX or SFO, midweek, coach. Fly into Bangkok , returning from Siem Reap , Cambodia
• 4 nights in Bangkok at the Tawana Bangkok Hotel, with breakfast
• Flight from Bangkok to Siem Reap
• 2 nights at Steung Siem Reap Hotel, with breakfast
• Roundtrip airport transfers in both cities
• Half day Royal Palace and Emerald Buddha tour in Bangkok (private)
• 1 ½ days temple tour in Angkor Wat, Cambodia (private)
• Airline fuel charges ($666, subject to change)

VALIDITY: July 16 – Dec 9, 2012.
Add $300 from June 10 to July 15, 2012

Cambodia Hotel Options	Double Occupancy	Single Occupancy
Steung Siem Reap Hotel	$2,239	$2,539
Tara Angkor	$2,259	$2,559
Sokha Angkor	$2,319	$2,689

ADD-ON from most US cities available. Below is a sample of add-on prices:
HOUSTON: $100
JFK - $300
Denver, Portland, Seattle- $200
Albuquerque, Salt Lake- $250
Wash DC, Rochester, Boston - $450

GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND HILLTRIBES ADVENTURE -
3 DAYS from Chiang Mai - $599 per person double

Includes:

• Elephant ride through the jungle
• Bamboo rafting adventure on the river with lunch
• Visit the Padong hilltribe village
• 1 night at Palong village – dormitory style rooms
• 1 night at Nature Lodge in the Prao district, with breakfast.
• Drive to Chiang Dao Cave
• Visit Lisu and Akha hilltribes with lunch
• Visit Chinese refugee village at Doi Mae Salong
• 1 night at Rimkok Resort, Chiang Rai, dinner and breakfast
• Visit Mae Sai village, on the Burmese border
• Trip to Golden Triangle, where Burma , Thailand and Laos borders meet
• Boat trip on Mekong River to Donsao Island, with lunch.

TRIP ORIGINATES IN CHIANG MAI AND ENDS IN CHIANG RAI

AIRFARE NOT INCLUDED

BANGKOK & CHIANG MAI - 6 nights for $2219 PER PERSON double

Price includes:

• Roundtrip on Cathay Pacific from LAX or SFO, midweek, coach
• 3 nights at Tawana Hotel, Bangkok , breakfast (3 ½ star hotel)
• Half day tour of Royal Palace and Emerald Buddha
• Flight to Chiang Mai
• 3 nights at Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai, breakfast
• Visit Chiang Dao Young Elephant Training Camp with 1 ½ hr elephant ride in jungle
• Visit Doi Suthep Temple
• Roundtrip airport transfers in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, breakfast daily
• Airline fuel charges ($329 –subject to change)

VALIDITY DATES: Until Oct. 31 2013

HOTELS	DOUBLE OCC.	SINGLE OCC.
3 STAR: The Tawana Bangkok (superior room) and Empress Hotel Chiang Mai (superior room)	$2,219	$2,479

ADD-ON CITIES:
JFK, Chicago- $120
Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle- $150 (on AA)
Wash DC, Philadelphia, Boston - $150
Miami, Tampa: $350 (on AA)
Atlanta, Dallas, Houston: $300 (on AA)

U.S. Government taxes not included. ($114, subject to change.)

NORTHERN THAILAND AND LAOS WITH MEKONG CRUISE
10 nights starting at $3469 per person double

Price includes:

• Roundtrip air from SFO or LAX, on Singapore Airlines,
  • Midweek, coach class
  • 2 nights in Bangkok at Tawana Bangkok Hotel, breakfast, roundtrip transfers with half day tour of Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple
• 3 nights at Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai , North Thailand , breakfast, arrival transfer
• Full day visit to Chiang Dao Elephant Camp to observe working elephants, 1 ½ hr elephant ride through the jungle, lunch, bamboo rafting on Mae Ping River .
• Tour of Doi Suthep Temple complex
• Drive from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
• Visit Wat Rong Khun known as White Temple , Yao and Akha hilltribes with lunch.
• 1 night at Rimkok Resort, Chiang Rai, breakfast
• Transfer by boat to Laos
• 2 day Luang Say Cruise on the Mekong River with village stops along the way, buffet lunch on board. Overnight at Luang Say Lodge in Pakbeng, dinner on the terrace overlooking the Mekong , hilltribe dance show.
• Stops at hilltribe villages on the river
• Visit Pak Ou Caves and its thousands of Buddha images
• 3 nights in Luang Prabang, Laos at Villa Santi, a former palace in the heart of this French colonial town, breakfast, transfers
• Half day city tour including Royal Palace , Wat Xiengthong, shrines and temples.
• Airline fuel charges charges ($666, subject to change.)

VALIDITY - Nov. 30, 2012

Laos Hotel Options	Double Occupancy	Single Occupancy
Villa Santi	$3,469	$4,099
Maison Souvannaphoum	$3,669	$4,499

ADD-ON CITIES
HOUSTON: $100
JFK - $300
Denver, Portland, Seattle- $200
Albuquerque, Salt Lake- $250
Wash DC, Rochester, Boston - $450
Add-ons available from most US cities

HOTEL	DOUBLE OCCUPANCY	SINGLE OCCUPANCY	HOTEL STAR RATING	EXTRA NIGHT PER PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE
STANDARD
NARAI	$1279	$1529	2 ½ STAR	$38
INDRA REGENT	$1289	$1599	2 ½ STAR	$40
REMBRANDT	$1329	$1649	2 ½ STAR	$50
SUPERIOR
TAWANA BANGKOK	$1339	$1699	3 STAR	$50
RAMADA PLAZA MENAM	$1349	$1709	3 STAR	$53
ARNOMA	$1369	$1749	3 STAR	$55
MONTIEN	$1389	$1799	3 ½ STAR	$60
AMARI WATERGATE	$1429	$1819	4 STAR	$65
FIRST CLASS
LANDMARK	$1549	$2069	4 STAR	$85
DELUXE
DUSIT THANI	$1469	$1959	4 ½ STAR	$73
HOLIDAY INN BANGKOK	$1479	$1979	4 ½ STAR	$75
ROYAL ORCHID SHERATON	$1619	$2269	5 STAR	$98
SHANGRI-LA	$1649	$2309	5 STAR	$103
INTERCONTINENTAL	$1769	$2549	5 STAR	$125

Note: All package prices include roundtrip air from LAX or SFO, 5 nights hotel, roundtrip airport transfers, half day Royal Palace and Emerald Buddha tour, hotel taxes, breakfast. Fuel charges are not included and have been changing constantly. Prices range from $325-350 at this time and are subject to change.

Should you decide to use a different airline, fuel charges will be different again. The airfare may be lower but the fuel may be higher. It’s a confusing situation at the moment.