Gold Exotic Siam “Bangkok and Phuket” (BKK-HKT) with THY, 6 nights Bangkok (2) - Phuket (4)
Gold Exotic Siam “Bangkok and Phuket” (BKK-HKT) with THY
Bangkok (2 nights) – Phuket (4 nights)
6 nights 8 days | Visa-free travel opportunity
Day 1 | Istanbul
Meeting at 22.40 in front of the Turkish Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Istanbul Airport. Overnight on the plane.
Day 2 | Istanbul – Bangkok
After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, we fly to Bangkok at 01.40 with Turkish Airlines flight TK0068. Landing at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport at 15.10 local time. After our baggage procedures, we depart from the airport by vehicle to start our Bangkok temples and city tour. Places to be seen on our city tour include the Golden Buddha Temple (Wat Traimit), the Reclining Buddha Temple (Wat Pho), the Flower Market, Chinatown, the Parliament Building, and the Democracy Monument. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. We complete check-in and settle into our rooms. Guests who wish may join the optional Bangkok canals tour organized by our guide. Overnight at our 4* Prince Palace Hotel Bangkok (etc.) hotel in Bangkok.
→ Bangkok canals tour | 35 EUR adult – 25 EUR child (04-11,99 years)
Our vehicle will take us to the dock where we will board our boat. We will embark on a tour among the small canals of the Chao Phraya River in long-tail boats. Our journey through the canals will give us the opportunity to see traditional Thai life up close. We will have a unique experience passing through wooden houses raised on pillars, floating kitchens, Buddhist temples where we can feed sacred catfish in front of them, and small family businesses. When Bangkok, especially its old part Thonburi, was first founded, almost all transportation was done via rivers and canals (khlong). Houses, shops and markets were built along the canals and people went to work, school and the market by boat. There were “waterways” instead of streets, and for this reason foreigners who came here called it the “Venice of the East”. When we see old vendors paddling up and down the canal selling everything from vegetables and noodles to modern products such as electric fans and radios, we will be able to observe that this name is still accurate today.
Day 3 | Bangkok |[B]
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Floating market tour organized by our guide. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Evening dinner Baiyoke Sky and Asiatique Riverfront tour organized by our guide. Overnight at our 4* Prince Palace Hotel Bangkok (etc.) hotel in Bangkok.
→ Floating market tour | 45 EUR adult – 25 EUR child (04-11,99 years)
For this tour we will leave Bangkok. First, we will visit a coconut farm. At the farm, we will learn about where the Thai people make use of the coconut tree and see souvenirs made from this tree. After that, with a short journey, we will reach the pier from which local boats depart. We will board the boats from the pier and, with a pleasant half-hour journey accompanied by exotic Thai landscapes, reach the famous Floating Market. Floating markets are part of Thailand’s and the local people’s way of life. Wherever there is a floating market, there is food. Eating food by the riverside is an integral part of this lifestyle. We will see the open market set up on canoes on this river and have the opportunity to shop. After this unique experience, return to Bangkok and our hotel.
→ Evening dinner Baiyoke Sky and Asiatique Riverfront tour | 55 EUR adult – 40 EUR child (04-11,99 years)
On this tour, first we will go to Baiyoke Sky, Thailand’s tallest building with 85 floors and a height of 309 meters. From the observation terrace on the 77th floor of the building, we will be able to see all of Bangkok in 360 degrees. Then, in the restaurant on the 78th floor of the building, we will have our open buffet dinner accompanied by this magnificent view. Afterwards, we will go to Asiatique, the newest entertainment and shopping center in Bangkok with more than 1,500 shops and restaurants, where history and renovated modernity intertwine, based on the old warehouses of the East Asiatic Company, built in the period when the first trade between European countries and Thailand began at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Return to our hotel at the end of our free time for sightseeing and shopping here.
Day 4 | Bangkok – Phuket | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and head to Bangkok Airport. After ticket and baggage procedures, we fly to Phuket with a local airline flight. After a flight of about 1.5 hours, landing at Phuket Airport. After our baggage procedures, transfer to our hotel by vehicle from the airport. We complete check-in and settle into our rooms. Overnight at our 4* Sawaddi Patong Resort & Spa by Tolani (etc.) hotel in Phuket.
Day 5 | Phuket | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Lunch included Phi Phi Island tour organized by our guide. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional FantaSea Show and dinner tour organized by our guide. Overnight at our 4* Sawaddi Patong Resort & Spa by Tolani (etc.) hotel in Phuket.
→ Lunch included Phi Phi Island tour | 70 EUR adult – 55 EUR child (04-11,99 years)
We will leave our hotel early in the morning and go to Royal Marina, one of Phuket’s luxury marinas. After the tour introduction by our guide, we will set off by speedboats toward the Phi Phi Islands. In the Phi Phi Islands, which consist of two islands, we will snorkel among hundreds of colorful ocean fish and, after seeing the monkeys living on the island, we will dock at Phi Phi Don Island for lunch. On our tour, we will also go to Phi Phi Lay Island and visit Viking Cave and Pileh Lagoon in order, then stop at the world-famous Maya Bay, where Leonardo Di Caprio’s “The Beach” movie, seen in almost all Phuket photos, was filmed. On the way back, after another snorkeling and swimming break on Khai Island, we will return to Phuket and our hotel.
→ FantaSea Show and dinner tour | 70 EUR adult – 55 EUR child (04-11,99 years)
On this evening tour, after a short journey from Phuket’s coastal region, we will arrive at the impressive world of the Phuket Fantasea Show. First, we will tour what may be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, perhaps the best cultural theme park in this world. Then we will have our open buffet dinner in the world’s most magnificent 4,000-seat restaurant, where visitors can enjoy feasts made up of the most splendid Thai royal dishes and popular international cuisines. After dinner, in a state-of-the-art 3,000-seat theater hosting an award-winning Las Vegas-style theatrical production, we will watch the legend of the Kingdom of Kamala with a very large cast and 13-14 different animals accompanying them.
Day 6 | Phuket | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Lunch included James Bond Island tour organized by our guide. Overnight at our 4* Sawaddi Patong Resort & Spa by Tolani (etc.) hotel in Phuket.
→ Lunch included James Bond Island tour | 70 EUR adult – 55 EUR child (04-11,99 years)
The island, originally named Koh Tapu and known as Nail Island, became famous with the James Bond series film “The Man with the Golden Gun,” filmed in 1974, and began to be referred to as James Bond Island. We will start our tour from the Marina by speedboat to the world-famous Phang Nga Bay. The bay is one of Phuket’s most special regions, with about 30 islands, 300 rocks, and mangrove forests living in seawater, formed by the break in the last Ice Age and receiving river connections from about 20 places. During the tour, we will have a cave visit on Panak Island, an enjoyable canoe trip on Hong Island, lunch in the famous Muslim village of Panyee, the only settlement in the area, and finally, after a beach sunbathing and swimming break on Naka Island, the most enjoyable island in the region, we will return to Phuket and our hotel.
Day 7 | Phuket | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Lunch included Coral Island tour organized by our guide. Overnight at our 4* Sawaddi Patong Resort & Spa by Tolani (etc.) hotel in Phuket.
→ Lunch included Coral Island tour | 55 EUR adult – 40 EUR child (04-11,99 years)
On this tour, we will depart early in the morning from our hotel to Chalong Harbor. After approximately 30 minutes of travel by speedboat, we will arrive at the famous Racha Island. In addition to snorkeling among colorful fish and corals, we will be able to enjoy the sun and sea on the beach. After lunch at Coral Beach, the most beautiful beach in Phuket and its surroundings, we will be able to spend time in the sea here, sip our cocktail at the beach bar, and join various activities. At the end of the tour, return to Phuket and our hotel.
Day 8 | Phuket – Istanbul | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and have free time until transfer time. At the transfer time announced by our guide, we head to Phuket Airport. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 22.25 with Turkish Airlines flight TK0173. Overnight on the plane.
Day 9 | Phuket – Istanbul
Landing at Istanbul Airport at 05.25 local time and the end of our tour. We say goodbye until our next distinguished and enjoyable trip.
Abbreviations: [B] = Breakfast, [L] = Lunch, [D] = Dinner
What's Included
- Round-trip economy class airline ticket on Turkish Airlines scheduled flights on the IST-BKK and HKT-IST routes
- One-way economy class airline ticket on local airline flights on the Bangkok-Phuket route
- Airport taxes
- 2 nights in Bangkok at a 4* hotel with bed and breakfast accommodation
- 4 nights in Phuket at a 4* hotel with bed and breakfast accommodation
- Panoramic Bangkok city tour
- All airport – hotel – airport transfers
- Turkish-speaking guide service
- Professional liability insurance (pursuant to Law No. 1618)
Not Included
- Exit fee for leaving the country
- Hotel city tax
- All museum and archaeological site entrance fees not stated as included
- Meals and drinks during meals not stated as included
- Tours stated as optional
- Personal expenses
- Tour guarantee and travel health insurance
- All services not explicitly stated as included in the tour program
- Tips for local guides, hotel staff, and drivers (Optional 5 EUR per person per day will be collected by the guide)