May 2008 become a marvellous Year for us all!
I already made my good intentions for this year and one of them is preparing a trip to Thailand for family, friends and relatives.
Because of the Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing I will have no work in China at that time. So August would be the perfect time, which is also the time in Belgium to go on holiday!
I worked out a program for a 2 weeks round trip which has accents on culture, nature and entertainment. The concept of this trip is to travel cheap, but with some necessary comfort. So basically a trip defined between backpackers and normal organized tours. The program presented is a mix of some standard round trip but tuned to my preferences.
The hotel or guesthouses are not decided yet. They will be cheap but still have the needed comfort like own bathroom and airconditioning, ...
Cost will be kept low, as I get no commission and the bigger the group the more deduction I can get. The major cost will be the international airplane ticket. The best (cheap+comfort) airline at the moment is Etihad airline, which has good connections to and from Brussels. Hotel and guesthouse costs will be average less than 10 euro/day/room. And during your stay for transport and excursions about 25 euro/day should be enough. If I get some interested people about this tour I will publish a detailed pricelist, after I negotiate with local accomodations.
Program from August 1 (Friday) to August 15 (Friday) :
DAY 1 Friday Aug 1
Boarding Airplane to Bangkok Suvarnaphumi
DAY 2 Saterday Aug 2 - Bangkok
(very relaxed day)
Arrival Bangkok
Transfer to guesthouse in the neighbourhood of Khao Sarn.
Lunch in Khao Sarn
Visit Chinatown
International buffet dinner with Calypso show (Most famous Ladyboy Cabaretshow of Bangkok)
DAY 3 Sunday Aug 3 - Bangkok
(Relax day)
Visit of Royal Palace, Wat Po (temple of reclining Buddha)
Lunch
Klongtour (Boat tour through old town of Bangkok), visit Wat Arun (temple of dawn)
Free evening (Go to RCA, Suan Lum Night Bazar, see Bangkok nightlife)
DAY 4 Monday Aug 4 - Kanchanaburi
(some hours of bus)
Early departure from Bangkok
Visit local train market
Visit Floating Market
Driving to Kanchanaburi, Lunch
Visit famous Bridge over River Kwai, war cemetery and museum
Night safari (washing elephants and elephant ride) + dinner
DAY 5 Tuesday Aug 5 - Phitsanulok
(Long transfer day)
Driving to Lopburi to visit Prang Sam Yot (Old Khmer temple full of wild monkeys)
Lunch in Chainat in most beautiful restaurant of Thailand
Afternoon driving to Phitsanulok
Visit insect market and dinner near river
DAY 6 Wednesday Aug 6 - Chiang Mai
(Long transfer in afternoon)
Visiting Sukhothai (UNESCO-ruins of first Thai capital) by bicycle
Lunch in Si Satchanalai
Driving to Chiang Mai + Visit local wild market in Lampang
Dinner in Daidomon restaurant (all you can eat Korean BBQ)
DAY 7 Thursday Aug 7 - Chiang Mai
(relax day)
Elephant show + Safari (Elephant ride, oxcart ride and bamboo raft)
Lunch in elephant camp
Free afternoon
Khantoke dinner (local food and Thai traditional dances) + go night market
DAY 8 Friday Aug 8 - Chiang Mai
(Fun day)
Visit Doi Suthep (Most important temple of Chiang Mai)
Lunch at lake
Adventure afternoon (paintball, quad, giant trampoline)
Dinner in food court and Karaoke evening
Day 9 Saterday Aug 9 - Mae Hong Son
(Relax day)
Morning flight to Mae Hong Son
Lunch in city
Visit Phasua waterfall, Hmong and Shan hilltribes and Lake near Burma
Dinner and free time on night market
Day 10 Sunday Aug 10 - Mae Hong Son
(Very relaxed day)
Visit local market
Visit Long neck village by boat
Lunch near river
Visit Doi Kungmu (Temple that gives the viewpoint on Mae Hong Son)
Moo-kata dinner (All you can eat)
Day 11 Monday Aug 11 - Phuket
(Transfer day)
Flight to Chiang Mai
Lunch
Flight to Phuket
Day 12 Tuesday Aug 12 - Phuket
(Beach)
Visit Krabi
Free
Day 13 Wednesday Aug 13 - Phuket
(Beach)
Free
Day 14 Thursday Aug 14
Flight to Bangkok with connecting International Flight
Day 15 Friday Aug 15
Arrival home
I already made my good intentions for this year and one of them is preparing a trip to Thailand for family, friends and relatives.
Because of the Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing I will have no work in China at that time. So August would be the perfect time, which is also the time in Belgium to go on holiday!
I worked out a program for a 2 weeks round trip which has accents on culture, nature and entertainment. The concept of this trip is to travel cheap, but with some necessary comfort. So basically a trip defined between backpackers and normal organized tours. The program presented is a mix of some standard round trip but tuned to my preferences.
The hotel or guesthouses are not decided yet. They will be cheap but still have the needed comfort like own bathroom and airconditioning, ...
Cost will be kept low, as I get no commission and the bigger the group the more deduction I can get. The major cost will be the international airplane ticket. The best (cheap+comfort) airline at the moment is Etihad airline, which has good connections to and from Brussels. Hotel and guesthouse costs will be average less than 10 euro/day/room. And during your stay for transport and excursions about 25 euro/day should be enough. If I get some interested people about this tour I will publish a detailed pricelist, after I negotiate with local accomodations.
Program from August 1 (Friday) to August 15 (Friday) :
DAY 1 Friday Aug 1
Boarding Airplane to Bangkok Suvarnaphumi
DAY 2 Saterday Aug 2 - Bangkok
(very relaxed day)
Arrival Bangkok
Transfer to guesthouse in the neighbourhood of Khao Sarn.
Lunch in Khao Sarn
Visit Chinatown
International buffet dinner with Calypso show (Most famous Ladyboy Cabaretshow of Bangkok)
DAY 3 Sunday Aug 3 - Bangkok
(Relax day)
Visit of Royal Palace, Wat Po (temple of reclining Buddha)
Lunch
Klongtour (Boat tour through old town of Bangkok), visit Wat Arun (temple of dawn)
Free evening (Go to RCA, Suan Lum Night Bazar, see Bangkok nightlife)
DAY 4 Monday Aug 4 - Kanchanaburi
(some hours of bus)
Early departure from Bangkok
Visit local train market
Visit Floating Market
Driving to Kanchanaburi, Lunch
Visit famous Bridge over River Kwai, war cemetery and museum
Night safari (washing elephants and elephant ride) + dinner
DAY 5 Tuesday Aug 5 - Phitsanulok
(Long transfer day)
Driving to Lopburi to visit Prang Sam Yot (Old Khmer temple full of wild monkeys)
Lunch in Chainat in most beautiful restaurant of Thailand
Afternoon driving to Phitsanulok
Visit insect market and dinner near river
DAY 6 Wednesday Aug 6 - Chiang Mai
(Long transfer in afternoon)
Visiting Sukhothai (UNESCO-ruins of first Thai capital) by bicycle
Lunch in Si Satchanalai
Driving to Chiang Mai + Visit local wild market in Lampang
Dinner in Daidomon restaurant (all you can eat Korean BBQ)
DAY 7 Thursday Aug 7 - Chiang Mai
(relax day)
Elephant show + Safari (Elephant ride, oxcart ride and bamboo raft)
Lunch in elephant camp
Free afternoon
Khantoke dinner (local food and Thai traditional dances) + go night market
DAY 8 Friday Aug 8 - Chiang Mai
(Fun day)
Visit Doi Suthep (Most important temple of Chiang Mai)
Lunch at lake
Adventure afternoon (paintball, quad, giant trampoline)
Dinner in food court and Karaoke evening
Day 9 Saterday Aug 9 - Mae Hong Son
(Relax day)
Morning flight to Mae Hong Son
Lunch in city
Visit Phasua waterfall, Hmong and Shan hilltribes and Lake near Burma
Dinner and free time on night market
Day 10 Sunday Aug 10 - Mae Hong Son
(Very relaxed day)
Visit local market
Visit Long neck village by boat
Lunch near river
Visit Doi Kungmu (Temple that gives the viewpoint on Mae Hong Son)
Moo-kata dinner (All you can eat)
Day 11 Monday Aug 11 - Phuket
(Transfer day)
Flight to Chiang Mai
Lunch
Flight to Phuket
Day 12 Tuesday Aug 12 - Phuket
(Beach)
Visit Krabi
Free
Day 13 Wednesday Aug 13 - Phuket
(Beach)
Free
Day 14 Thursday Aug 14
Flight to Bangkok with connecting International Flight
Day 15 Friday Aug 15
Arrival home
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