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| City Stays | Escorted Tours | Main Index | Thailand & The Golden Triangle SuperValue - 14 Day Superior Escorted Tour Visiting Bangkok, Kanchanaburi (River Kwai), Pitsanuloke, Sukhothai, Lampang, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai Bangkok Floating Market In Bangkok, you can kneel before an emerald Buddha, gaze at golden temple, shop for sparkling red rubies and deep blue sapphires, and dine on red, green or yellow curries. Along canals, known as klongs, women paddle their shallow boats and sell ivory-colored orchid leis and yellow plantains.  A building is graced by a five-and-a-half ton, solid-gold Buddha, discovered purely by accident when plaster used to hide its value from thieves cracked and revealed the treasure inside. Beautiful and friendly, the Thai people bring new meaning to the word welcome. from $2,968* Package includes:- Round-trip transpacific air transportation All intra-Thailand air/land transportation Escorted by a professional Tour Manager 12 nights in superior first class hotels 11 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 7 dinners Round-trip transfers between airport and hotel, baggage handling, hotel taxes and service charges CULTURAL DISCOVERIES BANGKOK: 4 nights Menam Riverside Hotel Royal Grand Palace; Wat Phra Kaeo's Emerald Buddha; Thai dinner; klong tour of Thonburi, Temple of Dawn; Wat Traimit's 5-ton gold Buddha; Floating Market tour at Damnoen Saduak KANCHANABURI: 2 nights River Kwai Resotel River Kwai tour; Mon Village tour; Tiger Conservation Project; Erawan Waterfall; dinner party with Mon dance performance UTHAITHANI: Sightseeing Market village tour, Sakaekrang River cruise with lunch PITSANULOKE: 1 night Hotel Amarin Lagoon SUKHOTHAI: Sightseeing Tour via tram of this UNESCO World Heritage Site; Wat Mahathat; oxcart ride to visit Wat Sri Chum; historic Sri Satchanalai LAMPANG: 1 night Lampang River Lodge National Elephant Institute with optional elephant trek through the jungle CHIANG MAI: 2 nights Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel Doi Suthep Temple; Home Industries Village tour; Night Bazaar THATON: Sightseeing Kok River boat ride; Lahu hill tribe village visit CHIANG RAI: 2 nights Wiang Inn Hotel Golden Triangle excursion including cruise with lunch on Mekong River   Departure Date Return Date LAND ONLY** AIR/LAND from Los Angeles Single Supp. 2008: May 21 Jun 3 $1,758 $2,968 $600 Jun 11 Jun 24 $1,758 $2,968 $600 Jul 16 Jul 29 $1,758 $3,148 $600 Sep 3 Sep 16 $1,758 $3,148 $600 Oct 22 Nov 4 $1,758 $2,968 $600 Nov 19 Dec 2 $1,758 $2,968 $600 Dec 17 Dec 30 $1,758 $3,148 $600 2009:*** Jan 14 Jan 17 $1,758 $2,908 $600 Jan 21 Feb 3 $1,758 $2,908 $600 Feb 4 Feb 17 $1,758 $2,908 $600 Feb 11 Feb 24 $1,758 $2,908 $600 Mar 4 Mar 17 $1,758 $2,908 $600 Mar 18 Mar 31 $1,758 $2,908 $600 EAST COAST CITIES AND OTHER GATEWAYS: For domestic Add-On air fares from interior U.S. cities to Los Angeles, please refer to Add-On Fare Chart below. **Land Only rate does not include transpacific air fare. ***2009 tour fares are subject to change. Add-On Air Fare Chart ZONE 1: To Los Angeles: No Additional Charge Los Angeles, CA 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 Ontario, CA Sacramento, CA Spokane, WA Anchorage, AK Palm Springs, CA Salt Lake City, UT   Las Vegas, NV Phoenix, AZ San Diego, CA   ZONE 4: Add $160.00 to Los Angeles tour fare Albany, NY Denver, CO Milwaukee, WI Portland, ME Atlanta, GA Detroit, MI Minneapolis, MN Providence, RI Baltimore, MD Ft. Lauderdale, FL Montreal, Canada Richmond, VA Boston, MA Grand Rapids, MI Nashville, TN Rochester, NY Buffalo, NY Hartford, CT New Orleans, LA Sarasota, FL Charlotte, NC Houston, TX New York, NY St. Louis, MO Chicago, IL Indianapolis, IN Newark, NJ Syracuse, NY Cincinnati, OH Kansas City, MO Norfolk, VA Tampa, FL Cleveland, OH Louisville, KY Omaha, NE Toronto, Canada Columbus, OH Madison, WI Orlando, FL Washington, D.C. Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX Memphis, TN Philadelphia, PA W. Palm Beach, FL Dayton, OH Miami, FL Pittsburgh, PA   ZONE 5: Add $230.00 to Los Angeles tour fare Akron-Canton, OH Evansville, IN Ottawa, Canada Shreveport, LA Appleton, WI Huntsville, AL Panama City, FL Tallahassee, FL Burlington, VT Lexington, KY Pensacola, FL Toledo, OH Erie, PA Lincoln, NE Poeria, IL Tulsa, OK Tours including JAPAN 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-December 31, 2008; subject to change for 2009 departures.  Tour Program Details Call (800) 990-3454 for reservation * Package price in US Dallars, per person, double occupancy including round-trip air from Los Angeles.   All rates are subject to availability.  Restrictions apply.  Not include international taxes and fees of $67 and Passenger Facility and Security Charges of $20.  8AS14BK