18-Day Thailand & The Golden Triangle SuperValuesm
Tour Code: 8AS18BK
Featuring Bangkok, northern Thailand, and The Golden Triangle. LOCALLY GUIDED
OUR WORLD OF DIFFERENCE:
Round-trip transpacific air transportation
All intra-Thailand air/land transportation
Locally guided: local guides provide transfers, sightseeing, information and assistance in each city
16 nights in Deluxe and Superior First Class hotels
15 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 10 dinners
Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel, baggage handling, hotel taxes and service charges
Sightseeing, cultural activities and performances as noted
Northwest WorldPerks® members: earn frequent flyer credit with the purchase of each air/land package
$100,000 Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific air ticketed by Pacific Delight Tours
CULTURAL DISCOVERIES:
BANGKOK: 6 Nights Menam Riverside Hotel Royal Grand Palace • Wat Phra Kaeo's Emerald Buddha • Golden Chedhi • Pantheon of Kings • Eight Colored Towers • Floating Market Tour at Damnoen Saduak • Nakhon Pathom • River Kwai
AYUTTHAYA: Day Tour
Bang Pa In • ruins
at Ayutthaya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site • Luncheon Cruise on Chao Phraya River
CHIANG RAI: 4 Nights Dusit Island Resort
Doi Tung Development Project
(ethnic minority village and agricultural training center) • Handicraft Vocation Center & Cottage Industries • Chiang Saen • "Golden Triangle" Cruise • Mae
Sai Village
CHIANG MAI: 6 Nights Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel
Chiang Mai temple tour including Wat Chedi Luang • Wat Phra Singh • Wat Chiang Man's Sacred Buddhas • Wat Suan Dok • traditional
Kantoke
dinner
with performance by ethnic hill tribe troupe • handicraft villages tour • visit to an elephant camp • Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden • tour the temple of Wat Phra Thad Doi Suthep • farewell dinner party
WEDNESDAY DEPARTURES; TUESDAY ARRIVALS:
Guaranteed with minimum 2 passengers
Land Only tour fares include intra-Asia fuel surcharge of approx. $32. Air & Land tour fares include U.S.
and intra-Asia fuel surcharge of approx. $282
TUESDAY DEPARTURE; FRIDAY RETURN ON NORTHWEST AIRLINES TOUR CODE: 8AS18BK
Tour Cost (per person)†
Departure
Date
Return
Date
LAND ONLY
AIR & LAND
from
Los Angeles
starting from
Single
Supp.
2008:
Apr 15
May 2
$2,318
$3,528
$830
May 20
Jun 6
$2,318
$3,528
$830
Jun 10
Jun 27
$2,318
$3,528
$830
Jul 15
Aug 1
$2,318
$3,708
$830
Sep 2
Sep 19
$2,318
$3,708
$830
Oct 7
Oct 24
$2,318
$3,528
$830
Nov 18
Dec 5
$2,318
$3,468
$830
Dec 16
Jan 2
$2,518
$3,908
$930
2009:
Jan 6
Jan 23
$2,318
$3,468
$830
Jan 13
Jan 30
$2,318
$3,468
$830
Jan 20
Feb 6
$2,318
$3,468
$830
Feb 3
Feb 20
$2,318
$3,468
$830
Feb 10
Feb 27
$2,318
$3,468
$830
Mar 3
Mar 30
$2,318
$3,468
$830
*Effective as of January 23, 2008 Special Savings are applicable on guaranteed departures indicated in red only and valid when payment is received by deposit and final payment due dates.
†Special Notes: • East Coast Cities & Other Gateways: For domestic Add-On airfares from interior U.S. cities to Los Angeles, please see below.
• Government-imposed taxes and fees, including the 9/11 Security Fee, apply and are additional. Refer to Air and Land Information in our Terms & Conditions.
• Land Only rate does not include transpacific air, or initial arrival and final departure transfers in Asia.
• Tour fares are subject to change.
BUSINESS CLASS AIR AVAILABLE
NORTHWEST AIRLINES ADD-ON AIR FARE CHART
ZONE 1: To Los Angeles: No Additional Charge
Portland, OR
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
ZONE 2: Add $400.00 to Los Angeles tour fare
Honolulu, HI
ZONE 3: Add $50.00 to Los Angeles tour fare
Albuquerque, NM
Las Vegas, NV
Salt Lake City, UT
Anchorage, AK
Palm Springs, CA
San Diego, CA
Eugene, OR
Phoenix, AZ
Spokane, WA
ZONE 4: Add $200.00 to Los Angeles tour fare
Austin, TX
Detroit, MI
Lexington, KY
New Orleans, LA
Chicago, IL
Fargo, ND
Little Rock, AR
Oklahoma City, OK
Cincinnati, OH
Grand Rapids, MI
Louisville, KY
Omaha, NE
Cleveland, OH
Houston, TX
Madison, WI
Saginaw, MI
Columbus, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Memphis, TN
San Antonio, TX
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Kalamazoo, MI
Milwaukee, WI
St. Louis, MO
Dayton, OH
Kansas City, MO
Minneapolis, MN
Tulsa, OK
Denver, CO
Knoxville, TN
Mobile, AL
Wichita, KS
Des Moines, IA
Lansing, MI
Nashville, TN
ZONE 5: Add $160.00 to Los Angeles tour fare
Albany, NY
Fort Lauderdale, FL
New York, NY
Raleigh, NC
Allentown, PA
Fort Myers, FL
Newark, NJ
Richmond, VA
Atlanta, GA
Greensboro, NC
Norfolk, VA
Rochester, NY
Baltimore, MD
Greenville, SC
Orlando, FL
Syracuse, NY
Boston, MA
Harrisburg, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Tampa, FL
Buffalo, NY
Jacksonville, FL
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington, DC
Burlington, VT
Manchester, NH
Portland, ME
West Palm Beach, FL
Charlotte, NC
Miami, FL
Providence, RI
7-Day Tokyo & Kyoto SuperValue and 12-Day Japan In-depth SuperValue Tours depart from Detroit. See individual tours for applicable add-on air fares from Detroit.
If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for information.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The above add-on fares are applicable only when using flights on Northwest Airlines. Valid from April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009; Fares subject to change.
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Depart Los Angeles for Bangkok
Fly transpacific aboard Northwest Airlines.
THAILAND
DAY 2 • Arrive Bangkok
Upon arrival, you are met and escorted to the hotel. Menam Riverside Hotel
DAY 3 • Bangkok
The exotic tapestry of Thai culture unfolds as you embark on a visit to Bangkok's landmarks. See the resplendent seat of the Thai royal family, the Royal Grand Palace with its 100-building opulence. No less awe-inspiring are the Emerald Buddha at Wat Phra Kaeo, the Eight Colored Towers, Pantheon of Kings and Golden Chedhi. The rest of the day is at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a welcome Thai dinner with dance performance.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner Show
DAY 4 • Bangkok
A scenic drive takes you to visit Damnoen Saduak and its Floating Market, where vendors hawk their exotic goods along the canals (klongs) from produce-laden skiffs. Visit Nakhon Pathom, the world's tallest pagoda.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 5 • Bangkok/Ayutthaya/Bangkok
A drive to Bang Pa In, King Rama V's magnificent summer residence, starts the day's sightseeing. The ruins of Ayutthaya, an ancient Thai capital and UNESCO World Heritage Site, loom in regal dignity as you walk along its well-planned byways. Lunch is served aboard a motor launch as you cruise down the “River of Kings,” Chao Phraya, returning you to Bangkok. Evening is at leisure.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 6 • Bangkok/River Kwai/Bangkok
Today, a full day tour to the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi, featuring the railway and bridge whose World War II construction cost hundreds of lives and spawned epic tales of courage. Visit the memorial dedicated to over 9,000 Allied soldiers who died building the so-called “Death Railway”. Evening is at leisure.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 7 • Bangkok/Chiang Rai
Today, fly to Chiang Rai where the balance of day is at leisure. Enjoy dinner at the hotel this evening. Dusit Island Resort
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner in the Hotel
DAY 8 • Chiang Rai
Intricate designs and the fetching color of Thai handicrafts surround you as we visit the Doi Tung Development Project
(an ethnic minority village and agricultural training center). Rest of the day is at leisure with dinner at the resort.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner in Hotel
DAY 9 • Chiang Rai
A day at leisure, or join one of our optional tours. We suggest a full day tour to visit the unique and fascinating Long Neck hill tribe village (Padong Karen) before continuing to Doi Mae Salong village, located on the highest peak in Chiang Rai, an area known as Thailand 's “Little Switzerland.” Here, visit the hilltop village of Santikhiri. Return to Chiang Rai for a trishaw trip in the city. This evening in Chiang Rai, dinner is included.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner in the Hotel
DAY 10 • Chiang Rai
Wonders of Chiang Saen, a city that dates back to the 1300s, is the highlight of today's sightseeing. Board a longboat for a cruise to the Golden Triangle, the fabled region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar (Burma) converge. Formerly notorious for raising the area's opium poppy crop, the Golden Triangle is now a showcase of lush fruit orchards and coffee plantations sponsored by the Crown of Thailand. Continue on to the border trading town of Mae Sai.
MEALS: American Breakfast,
Dinner in the Hotel
DAY 11 • Chiang Mai/Chiang Rai
Free morning before you depart for Chiang Mai. Dinner is at the hotel. You may wish to enjoy an after-dinner walk along the glittering Night Bazaar of Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel MEALS: American Breakfast,
Dinner in the Hotel
DAY 12 • Chiang Mai
Experience centuries of Thai history as you visit the ancient city wall and ornate temples, of which the Wat Chedi Luang and the 1345 A.D. Wat Phra Singh are the prime examples. Wat Chiang Man enshrines two Buddha images and a remarkable chedi guarded by elephant head statuary. Wat Suan Dok houses the ashes of the royal family of Chiang Mai and other relics. The rest of the day is at leisure. Tonight we treat you to a traditional northern Kantoke dinner and a cultural show by a troupe of ethnic hill tribe performers.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner Show
DAY 13 • Chiang Mai
The beauty and intricacy of Thai cottage arts comes to life during a visit to local handicraft villages. Enjoy the selection of wondrous silk and other fabrics, elaborate jewelry, handmade celadon, lacquer ware, paper umbrellas, and other gems of Thai handicraft. The rest of the day is free. This evening, enjoy dinner at a charming riverside restaurant (dinner in the hotel with less than minimum 4 participants).
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 14 • Chiang Mai
Today is highlighted by a trip to an elephant camp at Mae Sa to see the gentle behemoths' feats of brain and brawn. You may opt to try an age-old mode of jungle transport:
a ride
atop a tame elephant's back. Then visit Queen Sirikit's famed Botanical Garden and an orchid farm, with tropical hues and fragrance in abundance. Enjoy Lunch at a local restaurant. The rest of the day is at leisure for your own activities.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 15 • Chiang Mai
Doi Suthep awaits us this morning, as we drive up the mountain pass that takes us to the temple compound of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, famous for its breathtaking vistas of Chiang Mai below. The balance of the day is at leisure.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner in the Hotel
DAY 16 • Chiang Mai
Discover Chiang Mai's treasures on your own, or take an optional tour. A popular option is a full-day visit with lunch to Lamphun and Pasang. This tour features Wiang Kum Kam's relics, and the impressive ruins of Lamphun, the former capital of the Haripoonchai Kingdom. Buddhist monks now study at a school built on the site of the magnificent palace that presided over Lamphun in the 9th century. Amphur Pasang's cotton weaving industry and the White Karen hill tribe village are must-see features of the optional tour. We host a farewell dinner party in your honor this evening at the hotel.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner Party
DAY 17 • Chiang Mai/Bangkok
Transfer to the airport and fly to Bangkok. Transfer to your hotel. Menam Riverside Hotel MEALS: American Breakfast
DAY 18 • Depart Bangkok for
Los Angeles
Board your Northwest Airlines flight homeward bound.
No Additional Charge - $100,000 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT INSURANCE
with each regularly scheduled airline ticket issued
and/or paid for by Pacific Delight Tours, Inc. Master Policy # SRG 0008062646 underwritten by
American International Life Assurance Company of New York
IMPORTANT NOTES
We want you to get the most out of your vacation. For your own guidance, please carefully read and be sure that you fully understand the IMPORTANT NOTES and TERMS & CONDITIONS as stated below. Receipt of your payment represents your acknowledgement and acceptance of these terms and conditions. Your travel agent or Pacific Delight Tours, Inc. (PDTI) will be happy to clarify any questions you may have.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Cruise accommodations are based on double occupancy of twin-bedded stateroom with private bath. Triple occupancy in cabins is only available in Deluxe or Shangri-La suites. All Yangtze River cruise ships are People's Republic of China registry.
Hotels are based on double occupancy. Single supplement is indicated on the itineraries. On occasions when accommodations must be assigned on a share basis due to insufficiency of single rooms, an appropriate refund will be made after returning to the U.S. Triple rooms are on request and subject to availability. Hotels are subject to change; substitutions, if any, are similar class to listed hotels. Tour accommodations are subject to availability at time of booking.
MEALS: Meals are included, as specified in the itineraries.
TOURS: Due to occasional flight delays, weather conditions or other unforeseen situations, it may not be possible to include some sightseeing tours as scheduled.
Cultural and acrobatic shows and other performances may not be available during holidays and seasonal recess in China.
If it becomes necessary to change the means of transportation or any other service, or for the tour to be prolonged through circumstances beyond the control of the ground operator, any additional tour cost must be borne by the passenger and is payable immediately. Due to weather, varying water levels on the Yangtze River or construction at the Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River cruise routes and shore excursions are subject to possible change.
ESCORTED TOURS: GOLD EXPERIENCE tours: A group size of 10-16 participants will be fully escorted from arrival in Asia by a professional bilingual U.S. Tour Director throughout the tour. With less than 10 passengers, the tour may be escorted or locally guided, depending on final group size; and we reserve the right to alter arrangements to best accommodate a smaller group, or to cancel the tour.
IMPERIAL EXPERIENCE tours: A group size of 15 or more participants will be fully escorted from arrival in Asia by a professional bilingual U.S. Tour Director throughout the tour. A group size of 10-14 participants will be escorted by a bilingual Tour Manager throughout China and locally guided in Hong Kong, when applicable. A group size of less than 10 participants will be locally guided; and we reserve the right to alter arrangements to best accommodate a smaller group, or to cancel the tour.
On GOLD EXPERIENCE and IMPERIAL EXPERIENCE tours, hotel porterage tipping is included.
ESCAPADE tours: A group of 10 or more participants will be escorted by a bilingual Tour Manager throughout China and locally guided in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Japan, when applicable. A group size of less than 10 participants will be locally guided; and we reserve the right to alter arrangements to best accommodate a smaller group, or to cancel the tour. 17 Day Mongolia Escapade is locally guided in Beijing and escorted throughout Mongolia based on a minimum of six (6) participants. Should the group fall below six (6) participants supplemental charges may apply; and we reserve the right to cancel the tour.
SUPERVALUE tours: A group of 10 or more participants will be escorted by a bilingual Tour Manager throughout China and locally guided in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Japan, when applicable. 10 and 13 Day Yangtze River tours and 13 Day Beijing, Xi'an & Shanghai tour are locally guided. We reserve the right to alter arrangements to best accommodate a smaller group, or to cancel the tour. 19 Day Classic China & Yangtze River and 14 Day Ancient Capitals of China require a minimum of six (6) participants; with less than six (6) supplemental charges may apply, and we reserve the right to cancel the tour.
SUPERVALUE tours (Japan): 12 Day Japan In-Depth tour requires a minimum of six (6) participants; all Japan tours are locally guided. We reserve the right to alter arrangements to best accommodate a smaller group, or to cancel the tour.
SUPERVALUE tour (Southeast Asia): 14 Day Thailand & Golden Triangle tour is escorted. With less than six (6) participants, supplemental charges may apply; and we reserve the right to cancel the tour. 12 Day Visions of Vietnam tour is escorted in Vietnam with six (6) or more passengers and locally guided in Bangkok; with less than six (6) passengers, it will be locally guided throughout; and we reserve the right to cancel the tour. 15 Day Bangkok, Vietnam & Cambodia tour is escorted in Vietnam and locally guided in Bangkok and Cambodia with six (6) or more passengers; with less than six (6) participants, it will be locally guided and we reserve the right to cancel the tour. 11 Day Bangkok, Chiang Rai & Chiang Mai and 18 Day Thailand & Golden Triangle tours are locally guided throughout with a minimum of two (2) passengers; we reserve the right to alter arrangements, or to cancel the tour if we have less than the minimum number of participants.We reserve the right to alter arrangements to better accommodate a smaller group, or to cancel the tour. 11 Day Bangkok, Chiang Rai & Chiang Mai is locally guided throughout; and we reserve the right to alter arrangements to better accommodate a small group, or to cancel the tour.
SUPERVALUE SINGLE DESTINATION TOURS & any PRE/POST-TOUR EXTENSIONS offered are locally guided with a minimum of two (2) passengers, we reserve the right to alter arrangements, or to cancel the tour if we have less than the minimum number of participants.
NOTE:
1. If any tour is operated with less than the minimum number of passengers, a supplemental charge will apply. Please note that we reserve the right to cancel any tour with less than the minimum number of passengers.
2. Participants on locally guided tours will be transferred in each city, but will not be accompanied on flights between cities. When travel between cities is by motor coach, a guide will travel with the group.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: U.S. passports with a six-month validity AFTER the date of return are required for all tour participants. Passports must have four (4) blank pages, excluding pages 22, 23 & 24 which are not accepted as visa pages.
Upon request, PDTI will secure the visa for entry into the People's Republic of China (not required for Hong Kong) for a nominal fee. All applications must be forwarded to the Chinese Consulate for their approval. PDTI cannot guarantee the acceptance of your visa application. If for any reason your application is denied, a full refund will be made on any payment.
It is the responsibility of all to check visa and health requirements with appropriate consulates, in addition to travel agent, and to have the correct documentation prepared for travel outside of the U.S.
Passengers traveling to Tibet: Entry permits to Tibet are handled by Pacific Delight Tours, Inc. Your China visa is required in order for us to issue your entry permit into Tibet. Please note that if your China visa is not handled by PDTI, we require a copy of the China visa no less than four weeks prior to departure.
Please contact PDTI for helpful information regarding visas for Vietnam and Cambodia.
HEALTH: In general, tours are quite active and require a good deal of walking, frequently including stairs. Tibet requires travel into areas of high altitude and with extreme temperature fluctuation. We strongly recommend that you discuss any health concerns regarding these points with your personal physician.
Additional Assistance: In order to ensure the smooth operation of the tour for all group members, any traveler requiring special assistance must be accompanied by an adult who is responsible for providing all such assistance.
PDTI is under no obligation whatsoever to provide any special assistance. You are required to notify PDTI, in writing, prior to the time of booking of any physical disability or medical condition which may require any special assistance during the tour. Please note that
for the physically challenged, access to some facilities may not be available at the same required levels standard in the US.
PDTI's tour directors and their designees reserve the right to exclude passengers from participating in tours if, in their sole discretion, they believe that the tour may be challenging to the passenger or could detract from the full enjoyment of the other tour participants.
Currently, vaccinations are not required. As health requirements change without notice, please check with your personal physician or public health service for current required or recommended inoculations.
For more information, please call one of our offices below:
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West Antrim Drive 
