Tour Itinerary - as of 9 May 2002
Return
May 10 - Amelia and Hans' 1450 flight NW17 New York-->Tokyo, arrive 1730 May 11
Fri - Amelia and Hans' 1825 flight NW17 Tokyo-->Hong Kong, arrive 1020
May 11 - Amelia and Hans in Hong Kong through May 16
Sat - Overnights in Hong Kong, The Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel
May 17 - Amelia and Hans' 1615 flight CX921 Hong Kong-->Cebu, Philippines, arrive 1850
Fri - Amelia and Hans in Cebu, Philippines through May 19
- Overnights in Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort, Mactan Island, Philippines
May 20 - Amelia and Hans' 1950 flight CX920 Cebu-->Hong Kong, arrive 2225
Mon - Amelia and Hans in Hong Kong through May 22
- Overnights in Hong Kong, The Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel
May 23 - Steve Jones' 1230 flight TG911 London-->Bangkok, arrive 0605 May 24
Thur - Hans 1850 flight TG633 Hong Kong-->Bangkok, arrive 2030
- Hans overnight in Bangkok, Comfort Suites Hotel
May 24 - Steve and Hans' 0800 flight PG930 Bangkok-->Siem Reap, arrive 0850
Fri - Check in lodgings, decompress, reconnoiter
- Amelia's 0800 flight TG603 Hong Kong-->Bangkok, arrive 0940
- Amelia's 1130 flight PG932 Bangkok-->Siem Reap, arrive 1230
- Lunch
- Afternoon Angkor touring
- Angkor Hotel
May 25 - Angkor touring: visit South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon,
Sat Baphoun, Phimean Akas, Terrace of Elephant and Leper King,
Srah Srang, Banteay Kdei, Ta Phrom, and sunset at Phnom Bakheng
- Angkor Hotel
May 26 - Angkor touring: visit Banteay Srei, Banteay Samre,
Sun Prasat Kravan, Preah Khan, Neak Pean, East Mebon, Pre Rup
- Angkor Hotel
May 27 - 0530 departure for Prek Tol Bird Sanctuary tour (sunrise
Mon for this day is at 0638), guided by woman with three years
experience working at sanctuary. Travel is by small boat to
allow closer access to birds than the larger, noisier tour boats.
- Additional time touring floating village as we return by boat from birding
- Angkor Hotel
May 28 - Morning Angkor touring: visit Roluos
Tue temples Preah Ko, Bakhong, and Lo Lei
- Early afternoon flight Siem Reap-->Phnom Penh
- Late afternoon Phnom Penh touring as time permits (see below)
or settling in and making suit pressing arrangements!
- Hotel Cambodiana
May 29 - Phnom Penh touring, options include
Wed Silver Pagoda, Throne Hall, Napoleon Hall, National Art Museum,
Wat Ounalom, Tuol Sleng Museum, Choeung Ek Killing Fields
- Hotel Cambodiana
May 30 - The Wedding of H.R.H. Norodom Pekina and Marc Howard Coumeri
Kantha Bopha Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Thu - Hotel Cambodiana
May 31 - 1050 flight TG697 Phnom Penh-->Bangkok, arrive 1155
Fri - Early afternoon drive Bangkok-->Ayutthaya
- Afternoon: Ayuthaya touring if time permits
- Krungsri River Hotel, Ayutthaya
Jun 01 - Ayutthaya touring
Sat - Evening drive Ayutthaya-->Bangkok
- Landmark Hotel, Bangkok
Jun 02 - Bangkok guided touring of Grand Palace in morning,
Sun Jim Thompson House in afternoon
- Landmark Hotel, Bangkok
Jun 03 - 0700 TG201 flight Bangkok-->Phuket, arrive 0830
Mon - Drive Airport-->Tree Tops Jungle Safari,
Khao Sok National Park (approx 2 hrs)
- Begin Tree Tops Jungle Safari Tour:
"After refreshments, time for a late morning walk with very
experienced guide into the National Park. The guide will
bring a picnic lunch for this hike to a beautiful waterfall.
Swimming conditions are excellent. Dinner & overnight in your
Tree House with mosquito net, double bed and toliet."
Jun 04 - Tree Tops continues:
Tue "Breakfast and transfer by open pick-up truck to Raja Phraba Lake.
By boat to the raft house where we arrive for lunch after 3-hr
travelling. After swimming and tubing in the lake, a three hours
hike to a view point giving a dramatic and panoramic view of the
lake and its limestone mountains. Back to the raft house for dinner
and some relaxing evening, an evening walk to observe the natural
night life of the rain forest. Overnight in your Raft House."
Jun 05 - Treetops continues:
Wed "An early morning wake-up call will get you for breakfast and a
long hike into jungle to observe, and learning more from your
guide about the flora and fauna. Make a trip by canoe, one of
the best ways to spot widelife and visit a cave in which you
can swim. Lunch at raft house. Transport back by boat and pick-up
truck to Tree Tops Bungalows. Dinner and overnight in your forest
Tree Top shelter."
Jun 06 - Morning Treetops activites:
Thu "After breakfast, an easy walk in the surrounding area of Tree Tops
to visit some small caves and a village temple or go tubing or on
a raft down the Klong Sok River in inner-tubes and observe dramtic
mountain cliffs and life along the stream."
- After lunch drive Treetops-->Krabi (approx 2 hrs)
- Afternoon: Krabi activities
- Fritto Misto Villa, Krabi
Jun 07 - Krabi activities
Fri - Fritto Misto Villa, Au Nang, Krabi
Jun 08 - Early morning drive Fritto Misto Villa-->Krabi airport
Sat - TG250/140 1010 flight Krabi-->Chiang Rai, arrive 1505
- Transfer to hotel, afternoon at leisure in Chiang Rai
- Wiang Inn Hotel (excess luggage to be left here during trek)
Jun 09 - Hilltribe Trek:
Sun "Depart hotel by car to visit Yao Hilltribe village
and then to Wat Thaton Temple. Lunch at local restaurant.
Continue by car then foot to visit nearby Shan village, then
take boat on Kok river to visit Akha Hill tribe, where you
can stop and chat to villagers. In the evening transfer to the
Lahu Lodge and stay in local guesthouse (Bamboo style cottage)."
- Homestay overnight
Jun 10 - Hilltribe Trek:
Mon "After early breakfast, trek to Visit Red Lahu village at
Bann Hauy Rim and return to Lahu Lodge by boat. Lunch at local
restaurant. Continue by boat to the hot springs at Bann Hauy Makliem
and dinner at campsite where you will spend the night."
- Camping overnight at hot springs
Jun 11 - Hilltribe Trek:
Tue "Breakfst at village then long tail boat to Karen (Raum Mit) hilltribe
village with an elephant ride to another Lahu village. After lunch
continue trekking around village and ont waterfall at the Yao Hill tribe
village. Get back to the car late afternoon to arrive Chiang Rai in the evening."
- Trek ends late afternoon/early evening back in Chiang Rai
- Wiang Inn Hotel
Jun 12 - Morning: begin driving tour Chiang Rai-->Sukhothai,
Wed stopping at Lampang to visit Wat Phrathad Lampang Luang
- Lunch
- Visit Si Satchanalai
Options include Si Satchanalai Historic Park, Sawankhalok Kilns,
and Hat Siaw-style silk textile museums, such as Village Old Clothes
Musuem in central Si Satchanalai, and Sathorn Textile Museum and shop
in northern Si Satchanalai near Tha Sadao
- Sukhothai Resort Hotel
Jun 13 - Tour Old Sukhothai
Thu Options include the Ramkamheng Museum and wats within the Historical Park,
such as Wat Mahathat, as well as wats in the zones outside Historical Park,
such as Wat Pra Pai Luang, Wat Si Chum, and Wat Chang Lom
(bicycles are avail to better tour this large area--can guide's car be used as well?)
- Lunch
- Additional Old Sukhothai touring
- Late afternoon visit to Sargeant Major Thawee Folk Museum
and/or Buddha Casting Foundry (both in Phitsanulok) if time permits
- Onward travel to Bangkok, arrive approx. 9:00 PM
- Steve's Late evening 0110 flight TG910 Bangkok-->London
arrive London 0715 Jun 14 (Hello Leigh!)
- Hans and Amelia overnight Bangkok, Comfort Suites Hotel
Jun 14 - Hans and Amelia's 0800 flight TG600 Bangkok-->Hong Kong, arrive Hong Kong 1145
Fri - Overnight Hong Kong, Regal Airport Hotel
Jun 15 - Amelia and Hans' 0835 flight NW18 Hong Kong-->Tokyo, arrive 1355
Sat - Amelia and Hans' 1525 flight NW18 Tokyo-->New York, arrive 1500 (same day!)
- Home Sweet Home
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