OPTIONS
We offer a range of extra options, which can be added onto our set tour itineraries. Details of which options are available on a particular tour, and how they fit in with the rest of the itinerary, are given on the tour page on our website, and in the detailed tour factsheet. A full list with descriptions and prices is given below.
You can select options you would like to take when you make a
reservation through our website, after you book, or while you are on
the tour itself (not available for all options - details in the tour
factsheet). If an option has a minimum number required to run it, and
you don't have enough people in your booking to meet that number, you
may still be able to do it if other people in your group also choose
it.
If you have any questions about how the options would fit into your tour, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
You may also find this list of options useful if you are looking at constructing your own
tailor made tour. For more details or help please
contact our office here in the UK, either by email or by phone.
Extra Days
If you would like to extend your time in
, or your flight times mean you need extra nights in the hotel at the start of finish of the tour, then we are happy to arrange extra days/nights at each of our tour levels - economy, standard and superior. These prices are per person per night, and include breakfast, all taxes, and your airport transfer. The hotels we normally use for each tour are detailed on the
Accommodation page of our website, and are linked to from the
Tour Facts Box on all of our tour pages.
|
Economy |
Standard |
Superior |
|
twin/single
UK£10/UK£15 |
twin/single
UK£20/UK£25 |
twin/single
UK£45/UK£60 |
If required, we can arrange a transfer from Bangkok international airport, to your hotel in the city centre. Transfers are by shared AC car or minibus, and include assistance from one of our English-speaking reps at the airport. If you will be arriving a day or two early and would like us to arrange hotel accomodation for you, please contact us and we'll be happy to help.
This option provides a shared arrival airport transfer from Bangkok international airport to your hotel. The service is available 24 hours a day.
This option provides a private departure airport transfer from your hotel to Bangkok international airport. The service is available 24 hours a day.
This option is designed for private departures on our Treasures of Thailand tour, and upgrades your accommodation from our normal Superior level 5 star hotels, to some of Thailand's very finest hotels. This price covers the Sukothai Bangkok (deluxe studio), the Pavilion Rim Kwai Resort (executive suite), and The Chedi (club suite) in Chiang Mai. Further supplements may apply during peak seasons. Other hotels are also available on request.
This option is designed for private departures on our Taste of Thailand tour, and upgrades your accommodation from our normal Superior level 5 star hotels, to one of Thailand's finest hotels, the Sukothai Bangkok (deluxe studio), and one of the best hotels available in Kanchanaburi, the Pavilion Rim Kwai Resort (executive suite). Further supplements may apply during peak seasons. Other hotels are also available on request.
If required, we can arrange a transfer from your hotel in the city centre to Bankgok international airport. Transfers are by shared AC car or minibus, and include assistance from one of our English-speaking reps. If you will be leaving a day or two after your tour finishes, and would like us to arrange hotel accomodation for you, please contact us and we'll be happy to help.
You need to have your own diving course manual, to take away with you after the course is completed (the dive schools are no longer able to keep and provide copies for use just during the course). This manual should be purchased from the dive centre at the start of your course.
This option is designed for private departures on our Classic Bangkok tour, and upgrades your accommodation from our normal Superior level 5 star hotel, to one of Bangkok and the world's finest hotels. This price covers a deluxe studio room at the Sukothai Bangkok (further supplements may apply during peak seasons). Other hotels are also available on request.
This option is designed for people booking the tour on their own (i.e. just one person travelling). It covers a single room throughout, and also the extra costs for running the tours and transfers for just one person. You do not need to add the Single Room Supplement as well.
This option is designed for people booking the tour on their own (i.e. just one person travelling). It covers a single room throughout, and also the extra costs for running the tours and transfers for just one person. You do not need to add the Single Room Supplement as well.
This option is designed for people booking the tour on their own (i.e. just one person travelling). It covers a single room throughout, and also the extra costs for running the tours and transfers for just one person. You do not need to add the Single Room Supplement as well.
This option is designed for people booking the tour on their own (i.e. just one person travelling). It covers a single room throughout, and also the extra costs for running the tours and transfers for just one person. You do not need to add the Single Room Supplement as well.
This option is designed for people booking the tour on their own (i.e. just one person travelling). It covers a single room throughout, and also the extra costs for running the tours and transfers for just one person. You do not need to add the Single Room Supplement as well.
This option covers the extra cost of a single room for all 4 nights in the hotels in Cairo and Luxor.
If you are a single traveller, you only need to add this option if you want to guarantee yourself a single room (otherwise we will share you in a twin or triple room with other members of the same sex).
If you have not dived for over 6 months, then you must do a Refresher Dive before you can start the course. An instructor will go over your skills and knowledge with you, to ensure you are ready to dive again, with a buddy but without hands-on supervision. You can also take up this option if you just want to brush up on your skills before starting your diving. All equipment is included in the price.
This full day tour (approx. 07.30-17.00) takes you first by road to the World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya to visit the historic ruins of this former capital of Thailand, and also to Bang Pa-In, the former Summer Palace. Afterwards, we board a luxurious river cruiser for lunch which will be served while cruising to Bangkok along the Chao Phraya River (min 2 people).
This option provides an evening dinner cruise on the Chao Phraya river through the centre of Bangkok on either the modern luxury Wat Po boat, or on a traditional rice barge. A sumptuous Thai meal is served, and the Wat Po boat features a cultural dance show. Transfers to and from your hotel are included. You can book this option in advance or while you are in Bangkok.
This introductory half day tour is done on foot and using a wide selection of different public transport to familiarise you with the city of Bangkok and its many different sites and features. We concentrate more on learning about the life of the city rather than visiting famous sites which you may seeduring the main part of your tour.
This half-day tour will enthrall you with the spectacular yet delicate beauty of some of Bangkok's most famous monasteries and temples. We visit the Marble Temple, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, and the Golden Buddha Temple (if you have already visited some of these during your tour, the itinerary will be adjusted slightly to visit other sites such as Wat Ratchanatdaram, the only existing Metal Palace in the world, the amulet market, the Giant Swing, and Wat Suthat, for the outstanding Ordination Hall and beautifully crafted wooden doors).
Lasting all day from around 07.00-18.30, this tour begins with a canal boat cruise to the bustling vibrant and colourful and floating market at Damnoen Saduak. We have lunch at The Rose Garden, where we enjoy a cultural show depicting Thai village life, complete with various Thai sports and folk dancing (min 2 people).
This half day tour runs from around 07.00-11.30 and leaves Bangkok for Ban Paew to start a boat cruise along the Damnoen Saduak Canal where you enjoy the beautiful sights along the way and witness the day-to-day activities of the Thail people who live on the canals. The cruise ends at the most colorful floating market in Thailand, where numerous fruit, vegetables, and a myriad other goods are sold on the water (min 2 people).
This full day tour (approx. 06.20-17.30) visits historic Kanchanaburi, and includes visits to the Allied War Cemetery, war museum, and the Bridge on the River Kwai. We take a train journey on the Death Railway over the new bridges, and view the rmains of the wooden viaduct buildt by the allied prisoners of war. We also enjoy a short, long-tailed boat trip along the Kwai Noi River before returning to Bangkok. Lunch is included (min 2 people).
This half day tour features a long-tail boat trip through the surprisingly green and peaceful canals (Klongs) of the Thonburi area of Bangkok. You'll enjoy watching the daily lives of the people who live by the canals, and a variety of stops en-route allow us to visit a local temple school, walk through vegetable and herb gardens, and visit an orchid farm. We may also stop to gain some good karma by feeding the local fish from a local temple, and visit the boat-house where the Royal barges are kept (min 2 people).
Lasting for half a day, this tour visits the villages of Bor Sang and San Kampaeng which are famous for their craft industries. We observe the manufacture of silk, hand-made cotton goods, and the traditional techniques still emplyed in woodcarving and in the production of silverware, lacquerware and paper umbrellas (min 2 people).
This half-day tour visits some of Chiang Mai's famous and historic monasteries with their distinctive northern style, including Wat Phra Sing, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat suan Dawk and Wat Jet Yot, all dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries. We also see Wat Chiang Man, the city's oldest monastery, founded in 1296 (min 2 people).
A day to change the way you cook and eat forever! This full-day course at the Baan Hong Nual cookery school in Chiang Mai is devoted to an introduction to the main ingredients used in Thai cuisine, their uses, storage and suitable alternatives. The uses of these ingredients will then be demonstrated with the assistance of the participants in preparing a typical Thai lunch. Afterwards there is the opportunity to learn more about, and taste, a selection of Thai fruits and snacks.
Lasting a full day (approx. 07.00-17.00), this tour first visits the Elephant Conservation Centre, where you see elephants bathing and demonstrating their skills at hauling lumber. We also tour the facilities of the elephant hospital, to which sick and injured elephants are brought from all over the country, and see how young elephants are weaned form their dependence on humans in preparation for release into the wild. Continuing to Lampang, we visit one of the most sacred temples in the North, Wat Phrathat Lampang Luang, and the Burmese-style temples Wat Phra Kaew Dontao, and Wat Sri Longmuang, before returning to Chiang Mai (min 2 people).
This half-day tour (approx. 14.00-18.00) starts with a cruise in a long-tailed boat to witness the scenic life of people living along Bangkok's waterways. We learn some of the secrets of Thai cooking at the house of a Thai family located on the banks of one the canals. We will discover how fresh herbs and spices are blended into tasty dishes, and have time for discussions and to test the tastes of all that is demonstrated (min 2 people).
This option adds an extra free day in Bangkok to the end of your tour. The price includes one night in an Economy level hotel (normally the Trang Hotel in a standard a/c room), breakfast, and all taxes. Your departure airport transfer can be arranged if required, see Departure Airport Transfer option for more details.
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