Recommended Option:
Take one-hour elephant safari into the surrounding countryside.
Extra: Baht 600.- per person (two person per elephant).
12:30 Lunch at Ban Krating Resort.
13:30 Proceed to Thatorn via Chiang Dao and Fang. En route, visit Chiang Dao Cave at Wat Tham Chiang Dao. The caverns are full of sacred Buddha images and natural formations. The main caven is illuminated by electric lights, while deepest recesses can be explored with oil lanterns.
17:00 Arrive Thatorn, a small village just a few kilometers from the Burmese border. Check in at MAE KOK RIVER VILLAGE RESORT or similar hotel.
Dinner and accommodations.
Friday
Day 6 Thatorn—Chiang Rai (B/L/D)
Breakfast
08:00 Depart Thatorn to visit Ban Lorcha, a Phami Akha hilltribe community center. This community-based tourism development project promotes sustainable, self-reliant development to improve the quality of life of villagers of this Akha Community, and is a model for tourism in Hilltribe villages. Drive to Ban Pha Tai and board on motor-powered traditional boats for three-hour journey down Kok River, passing tiny hilltribe villages, bamboo huts and jungle.
12:30 Arrive Chiang Rai and disembark at THE LEGEND CHIANG RAI BOUTIQUE RIVER RESORT AND SPA. Check in on arrival and followed by lunch at the hotel.
13:30 Continue visit Chiang Rai City, such as Wat Phra Keo where the much venerated Emerald Buddha image was once enshrined and Wat Phrasing where one of the most beautiful Buddha images in Chiang Saen style is enshrined. Visit the statue of King Mengrai who built Chiang Rai City and the Hilltribe Museum and a local market before returning to the hotel.
Dinner and accommodations.
Saturday
Day 7 Chiang Rai—Bangkok (B/lunch box)
Breakfast
07:30 Depart Chiang Rai by minibus to visit Golden Triangle where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. Take short boat ride on Mekong River. Picnic lunch box provided. Transfer to Chiang Rai Airport.
12:35 Depart Chiang Rai by TG-133.
13:50 Arrive Bangkok with transfers to your Bangkok hotel.
HOTEL ADDRESSES:
- Amarin Lagoon Hotel, 52/299 Pra-Ongkhao Road, A. Muang, Pitsanuloke 65000. Tel.: (055) 220999, Fax: (055) 220944
- Lampang River Lodge, 330 Moo 11 Chompoo, A. Muang, Lampang 52000. Tel.: (054) 226922, Fax: (054) 336640
- OR: Lampang Wiengthong Hotel, 138/109 Phahonyothin Road, Suandok, Lampang 52000. Tel.: (054) 225801, Fax: (054) 225803
- Amari Rincome Hotel, 1 Nimmanhaemind Road, Suthep, Chiang Mai 50200. Tel.: (053) 221044, Fax: (053) 221915
- Maekok River Village Resort, 84 Moo 3, Tambol Thaton, Amphur Mae Ai, Chiang Mai 50280. Tel: (053) 459328, Fax: (053) 459329
- The Legend Chiang Rai Boutique River Resort & Spa, 124/25 Moo 11, Kohloy Road, T. Robwiang, A. Muang, Chiang Rai 57000. Tel. (053) 910400-29, Fax. (053) 719650
Remarks:
- Minor program changes are sometimes necessary, depending on road and time conditions and room availability.
- Should VAT (currently 7%) or any other government taxes be introduced or raised within the contract period, we reserve the right to adjust our rates accordingly to reflect the change.
- We reserve the right to adjust the rates if the fuel cost increase by over 20% (currently Baht 28.-per litre, 91 octane) within the contract period.
TOUR COST
Cost per person on twin share basis as per itinerary - Minimum TWO persons
On joint tour with others – Thai Baht 25,360 per person
PLUS Acceptance Payment £200 (euro 190) per person
PLEASE NOTE:
Validity: 01 November, 2008 – 31 October, 2009
Domestic airfares, included in above cost, are subject to change without notic
There are the following surcharges:
High season surcharge on 24 December, 2007 to 5 January, 2008 = USD 42.40 per room per night.
Compulsorydinner on 24 December, 2007 = USD 84.20 per person.
Compulsory dinner on 31 December, 2007 = USD 92.10 per person.
- The Legend Chiang Rai Boutique River Resort & Spa
High season surcharge on 21 December, 2007 – 02 January, 2008 = USD 72.70 t per room per night.
Payment.
1. On acceptance - £200 (euro 190) per person, Acceptance Payment/Deposit (non refundable) by cheque payable to “S W & M Miller” in England.
Your Contract for all tour arrangements is directly with our Associate Company in Thailand to whom payment for the tour is made.
2. You pay eight weeks prior to arrival in Thailand, or on Acceptance - 50% of the total in US $, by Credit Card or International Bank Transfer.
3. On arrival in Bangkok– the balance of 50% is payable, in US $, by Credit Card or Cash.
Please Note: A credit card charge may apply.
Cancellation Charges
35 days prior to arrival a cancellation fee of US$200 per person will be applicable.
30 days notice of cancellation a fee of 25% of the total amount will be applicable.
25 days notice of cancellation a fee of 50% of the total amount will be applicable
Less than 25 days notice incurs the full amount.
Acceptance Payment non refundable
Included in the Cost
- Accommodation on a twin sharing basis in the hotels mentioned above or equivalent – subject to availability. Accommodation in air conditioned room with bath (room with shower at Maekok River Village Resort) and meals as mentioned in the programme
- Any single room subject to supplement shown.
- Room and breakfast basis – or meals as indicated in the itinerary (B), (L) and (D)
- Full board at Wildlife Park if applicable.
- Transfers, entrance fees, and tours by air conditioned car/minibus with English/German/French/Italian/Spanish-speaking guide
- Services of an English speaking local guide (or a naturalist in National Parks)
- Entrance fees at monuments and parks where applicable
- Train journeys where applicable - 2nd class airconditioned sleeper berth train ticket Chiang Mai-Bangkok
- Domestic economy airfares, indicated in the itinerary, are subject to change - Domestic air ticket Chiang Rai-Bangkok
- Boat trip
- Basic porterage at airports, rail stations and hotels (not tips).
- All currently applicable taxes.
- Where US$ or Thai Baht are quoted, the UK pounds price shown is for comparison only and is subject to change.
- Excluded from the Cost
- Expenses of a personal nature: table drinks, laundry, telephone calls, Internet charges, mineral water, tips, shopping etc.
- Any other meals or services not mentioned in the itinerary or ‘includes’ list.
- Any international airfares to India and Asia
- Any airport taxes where applicable in each country
- Any subsequent increase in airfares, fuel costs, monuments/sightseeing fees.
- Any other taxes subsequently introduced by Government, State or Tourist Ministry.
- Travel Insurance
- Visa Fees, if applicable, in any country
- Any Christmas, New Year and Gala Dinners
General note:
All elements included in this quotation are subject to availability until the booking is made. The hotels/ services as quoted may change when giving you the final confirmation, based on current availability.
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