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15-Day Bangkok & Myanmar Super Value
Tour Code:
7AS15BM
ESCORTED/
LOCALLY GUIDED IN
THAILAND
Bangkok
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Ayutthaya
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Inle
Lake
• Taunggyi • Mandalay • Bagan
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Yangon
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DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY: |
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Day 1 • Depart San Francisco for Bangkok
Fly transpacific aboard United Airlines. |
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THAILAND |
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Day 2 • Arrive Bangkok |
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Upon arrival, you are met and escorted to the hotel.
Shangri-La Hotel |
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Day 3 • Bangkok |
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This morning, visit the Royal Grand Palace complex, then proceed
through the dazzling Wat Phra Kaeo with its revered Emerald Buddha,
Golden Chedhi, Pantheon of Kings and the Eight Colored Towers. This
evening enjoy a Thai dinner with classical dance show.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Dinner Show |
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Day 4 • Bangkok |
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Drive through the countryside to Damnoen Saduak and its Floating
Market, where vendors hawk their exotic goods along the canals (klongs)
from produce-laden skiffs. Visit Nakhon Pathom, the tallest pagoda
in the world. This afternoon, enjoy a delightful lunch at the Rose
Garden Country Resort while watching Thai cultural shows: Buddhist
ordination procession, northern hill tribe fingernail dance;
charming folk dances, Thai boxing and sword fighting, elephants at
work and a traditional Thai wedding ceremony.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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Day 5 • Bangkok/Ayutthaya/Bangkok |
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Full day tour takes you by coach to see Thailand's ancient capital,
Ayutthaya and its temple ruins. Continue on to visit Bang Pa In,
the summer palace, before boarding a relaxing cruise down the Chao
Phraya River back to Bangkok. Lunch is served during the cruise.
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch |
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MYANMAR |
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Day 6 • Bangkok to Yangon/Heho/Inle Lake, Myanmar |
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This morning transfer to the airport for your flights to Yangon and
on to Heho. From Heho, drive through rural Myanmar to Inle Lake.
Lunch is included en route. On arrival at Inle Lake, transfer by
boat to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Inle Princess Resort Hotel
MEALS: American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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Day 7 • Inle Lake |
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Today, an excursion on scenic Inle Lake, where the calm waters are
dotted with floating gardens and the shores rimmed with high hills
and local villages built on stilts. Learn about village life, local
methods of fishing and the fishermen's unique “leg-rowing
techniques.” Lunch at a local restaurant. Return to your hotel for
dinner and overnight.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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Day 8 • Inle Lake/Taunggyi/Heho/Mandalay |
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This morning, cross Inle Lake and continue by motor coach to
Taunggyi where you will visit the colorful Central Market, a gem
market, the Shan State Museum, Pa-O Cultural Center, and a cheroot
factory. Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue by coach to Heho,
where you fly on to Mandalay.
Sedona Hotel
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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Day 9 • Mandalay |
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Mandalay, a city of scenic beauty, was the last capital of Myanmar
before the British takeover in 1885. Its Buddhist monasteries are
among the most important in the country. Visit Mandalay Fort, the
imposing walled palace compound; Kyauktawgyi Pagoda with its
colossal marble Buddha; the Maha Muni Pagoda, the city's holiest
shrine; Shwenandaw Kyaung Monastery; and the Kuthodaw Pagoda with
its 729 small pagodas built in 1857 to house the marble tablets,
which, for the first time, recorded the entire Buddhist canon.
Enjoy dinner at the hotel this evening.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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Day 10 • Mandalay/Bagan |
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Today's excursion by motor coach takes you to Sagaing and Amarapura.
Sagaing, located on the banks of the Irrawaddy River, is the center
of Buddhist faith in Myanmar where over 5,000 monks reside.
Amarapura, called the “City of Immortality,” had only a brief
period as the capital, from 1783-1823. Enjoy lunch at a local
restaurant before returning to Mandalay for your flight to Bagan.
Thiripyitsaya Sakura Hotel
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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Day 11 • Bagan |
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The 5,000 temples and shrines rising from Myanmar's central plain
at Bagan are a spectacular sight. Treasuries of Buddhist art, visit
several of Bagan's revered temples including Ananda Pahto, the
largest and most well preserved dating from 1105 AD; Shwegugyi;
Thatbyinnyu Pahto, the “Omniscient” temple; and Nathlaung Kyaung,
Bagan's only Hindu temple. Lunch is included. Later, return to your
hotel for a relaxing dinner this evening.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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Day 12 • Bagan/Yangon |
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This morning, visit Mount Popa, a pilgrimage site for over 700
years, with its majestic monastery at the summit. From Bagan,
transfer to the airport and fly to Yangon, capital of Myanmar,
located in the fertile delta country of the south.
Traders Hotel Yangon
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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Day 13 • Yangon |
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Today's city sightseeing includes the Shwedagon Pagoda, whose great
golden dome encrusted with thousands of gems, rises 326 feet above
the heart of Yangon; Botataung Pagoda; Ngadatkyi Paya with its huge
seated Buddha appropriately known at the “five-story” Buddha; the
National Museum and Buddhist Art Museum. Lunch at a local
restaurant. This evening, enjoy dinner at your hotel.
MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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Day 14 • Yangon/Bangkok |
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Transfer to the airport for your flight to Bangkok. The balance of
the day is free to enjoy on your own.
Shangri-La Hotel
MEALS: Breakfast |
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Day 15 • Depart Bangkok for San Francisco. |
CULTURAL
HIGHLIGHT:
BANGKOK: 5 Nights
Shangri-La Hotel
Royal Grand Palace • Wat Phra Kaeo's Emerald Buddha • Golden Chedhi
• Eight Colored Towers • Thai Dinner with Classical Dance Show •
Floating Market tour at Damnoen Saduak • Nakhon Pathom • Lunch at
Rose Garden Country Resort • Afternoon of Thai Cultural Shows
AYUTTHAYA: Day Tour
Bang Pa In • Ruins at Ayutthaya • Luncheon cruise on Chao Phraya
River
INLE
LAKE: 2 Nights
Inle Princess Resort Hotel
Excursion on Inle Lake
TAUNGGYI:
Day Tour
Gem Market • Shan State Museum • Pa-O Cultural Center • Cheroot
Factory
MANDALAY: 2 Nights
Sedona Hotel
Mandalay
Fort • Kyauktawgyi Pagoda • Maha Muni Pagoda • Shwenandaw Kyaung
Monastery • Kuthodaw Pagoda • Sagaing • Amarapura
BAGAN:
2 Nights
Hotel at Tharbar Gate
Ananda
Pahto; Shwegugyi; Thatbyinnyu Pahto; Nathlaung Kyaung; Mount Popa
YANGON: 2 Nights
Traders Hotel Yangon
Shwedagon Pagoda • Botataung Pagoda • Ngadatkyi Paya • National
Museum • Buddhist Art Museum |
ALL
INCLUSIVE FEATURES:
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Round-trip transpacific air transportation
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United Mileage
Plus® members earn: frequent flyer credit with the purchase of each
air/land tour package
• All Thailand & Myanmar air/land transportation
• Escorted throughout Myanmar; locally guided in Thailand
• 13 nights in Five-Star, Deluxe and Superior First Class
hotels
• 12 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 9 dinners
• Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel, baggage
handling, hotel taxes and service charges
• Sightseeing, cultural activities and performances as noted
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$100,000
Automatic Flight Insurance for transpacific air ticketed by PDTours
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USTOA $1
Million Travelers Assistance Program |
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THURSDAY
DEPARTURES; THURSDAY ARRIVALS ON UNITED AIRLINES: |
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Tour Cost (Per Person)† |
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Departure
Date |
Return
Date |
LAND ONLY |
AIR & LAND
from
San Francisco |
AIR & LAND
from
New York |
Single
Supp. |
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2007: |
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Apr
12 |
Apr 26 |
$2,728 |
$3,468 |
$3,668 |
$920 |
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Apr 26 |
May 10 |
$2,728 |
$3,468 |
$3,668 |
$920 |
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May
3 |
May 17 |
$2,728 |
$3,468 |
$3,668 |
$920 |
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May 17 |
May 31 |
$2,728 |
$3,468 |
$3,668 |
$920 |
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Jun
7 |
Jun 21 |
$2,728 |
$3,528 |
$3,728 |
$920 |
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Jun 21 |
Jul 5 |
$2,728 |
$3,688 |
$3,888 |
$920 |
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Jul 12 |
Jul 26 |
$2,728 |
$3,688 |
$3,888 |
$920 |
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Aug 9 |
Aug 23 |
$2,728 |
$3,688 |
$3,888 |
$920 |
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Sep
6 |
Sep 20 |
$2,738 |
$3,538 |
$3,738 |
$920 |
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Sep 20 |
Oct 4 |
$2,738 |
$3,538 |
$3,738 |
$920 |
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Oct
4 |
Oct 18 |
$2,788 |
$3,588 |
$3,788 |
$980 |
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Oct 18 |
Nov 1 |
$2,788 |
$3,588 |
$3,788 |
$980 |
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Oct 25 |
Nov 8 |
$2,788 |
$3,588 |
$3,788 |
$980 |
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Nov
1 |
Nov 15 |
$2,788 |
$3,528 |
$3,728 |
$980 |
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Nov 29 |
Dec 13 |
$2,788 |
$3,548 |
$3,748 |
$980 |
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Dec 13 |
Dec 27 |
$2,788 |
$3,748 |
$3,948 |
$980 |
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2008: |
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Jan
10 |
Jan 24 |
$2,788 |
$3,548 |
$3,748 |
$980 |
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Jan 24 |
Feb 7 |
$2,788 |
$3,548 |
$3,748 |
$980 |
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Feb 4 |
Feb 18 |
$2,788 |
$3,528 |
$3,728 |
$980 |
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Feb
14 |
Feb 28 |
$2,788 |
$3,528 |
$3,728 |
$980 |
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Feb 21 |
Mar 6 |
$2,788 |
$3,528 |
$3,728 |
$980 |
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Feb 28 |
Mar 13 |
$2,788 |
$3,528 |
$3,728 |
$980 |
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Mar
6 |
Mar 20 |
$2,788 |
$3,528 |
$3,728 |
$980 |
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Mar 13 |
Mar 27 |
$2,788 |
$3,528 |
$3,728 |
$980 |
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Mar 20 |
Apr 3 |
$2,788 |
$3,528 |
$3,728 |
$980 |
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*EarlyBird
Savings are valid only on departure dates indicated in RED and are
applicable to final payment.
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Special Notes:
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Other Gateways: For domestic Add-On airfares from interior U.S.
cities to San Francisco, refer to Add-On Fare Chart below.
• Air taxes and fuel surcharges are additional and subject to
change.
• Land Only rate does not include transpacific air, or initial
arrival and final departure transfers in Asia.
• Tour fares are subject to change. |
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BUSINESS CLASS AIR UPGRADE AVAILABLE |
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UNITED AIRLINES ADD-ON AIRFARE CHART |
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ZONE 1: Not Applicable |
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Honolulu, HI |
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ZONE 2: No Additional Charges |
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Los Angeles, CA |
Portland, OR |
Seattle, WA |
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ZONE 3: Add $40.00 to San Francisco tour fare |
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Eugene, OR |
Las Vegas, NV |
Phoenix, AZ |
Sacramento, CA |
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Fresno, CA |
Palm Springs, CA |
Reno, NV |
Spokane, WA |
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ZONE 4: Add $120.00 to San Francisco tour fare |
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Albuquerque, NM |
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX |
Houston, TX |
San Antonio, TX |
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Austin, TX |
Denver, CO |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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ZONE 5: Add $120.00 to San Francisco tour fare |
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Anchorage, AK |
Kansas City, MO |
Omaha, NE |
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Detroit, MI |
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
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ZONE 6: Add $180.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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Chicago, IL |
Columbus, OH |
Memphis, TN |
St. Louis, MO |
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Cincinnati, OH |
Green Bay, WI |
Milwaukee, WI |
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Cleveland, OH |
Indianapolis, IN |
Nashville, TN |
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ZONE 7: Add $200.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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New York, NY |
Newark, NJ |
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ZONE 8: Add $220.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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Baltimore, MD |
Hartford, CT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Syracuse, NY |
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Boston, MA |
Manchester, NH |
Richmond, VA |
Washington, DC |
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Buffalo, NY |
Philadelphia, PA |
Rochester, NY |
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ZONE 9: Add $260.00 to San Francisco tour fare
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Atlanta, GA |
Greensboro, NC |
Orlando, FL |
West Palm Beach, FL |
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Charlotte, NC |
Jacksonville, FL |
Raleigh-Durham, NC |
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Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Miami, FL |
Tampa, FL |
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If your city is not shown on the lists above, please call us for
information. |
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
The above add-on fares are applicable only when using flights on
United Airlines. Valid from April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008. Fares
subject to change. |
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For
payment, trip cancellation, please refer to the Terms &
Conditions |
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feel free to contact us at 1-800-865-6221 or email to
us at info@chinacustomtours.com
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