Gold Exotic Siam “Phuket and Bangkok” (HKT-BKK) with THY
Phuket (4 nights) – Bangkok (2 nights)
6 nights 8 days | Visa-free travel opportunity
Day 1 | Istanbul – Phuket
Meeting in front of the Turkish Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Istanbul Airport at 14.45. After ticketing, baggage, and passport procedures, departure to Phuket at 17.45 with Turkish Airlines flight TK0166. Overnight on board.
Day 2 | Istanbul – Phuket
Landing at Phuket Airport at 07.30 local time. After passport and baggage procedures, transfer from the airport to our hotel by our vehicle. We complete check-in and settle into our rooms. Overnight at our 4* Sawaddi Patong Resort & Spa by Tolani (or similar) hotel in Phuket.
Day 3 | Phuket | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Phi Phi Island tour with lunch 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 (or similar) hotel in Phuket.
→ Phi Phi Island tour with lunch | 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 speedboat toward the Phi Phi Islands. On the Phi Phi Islands, made up of two islands, after snorkeling among hundreds of colorful ocean fish and 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 DiCaprio’s film “The Beach,” seen in almost all Phuket photos, was shot. On the way back, after another snorkeling and swimming break at 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 area, we will arrive at the impressive world of 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 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, we will watch the legend of the Kingdom of Kamala in a 3,000-seat, state-of-the-art theater hosting an award-winning Las Vegas-style theatrical production, with a very large cast and 13-14 different animals accompanying them.
Day 4 | Phuket | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional James Bond Island tour with lunch organized by our guide. Overnight at our 4* Sawaddi Patong Resort & Spa by Tolani (or similar) hotel in Phuket.
→ With lunch James Bond Island tour | 70 EUR adult – 55 EUR child (04-11.99 years)
The island, whose original name is Koh Tapu and which is known as Nail Island, became famous with the James Bond film “The Man with the Golden Gun” from the series filmed in 1974 and began to be called James Bond Island. Our tour will start with departure from the Marina by speedboat to the world-famous Phang Nga Bay. The bay is one of Phuket’s most special regions, formed by a break in the last Ice Age, with about 30 islands, 300 cliffs, and mangrove forests that receive river connections from about 20 places. During the tour, after a cave visit on Panak Island, an enjoyable canoe ride on Hong Island, lunch in the famous Muslim village of Panyee, the only settlement in the region, and finally a beach sunbathing and swimming break on Naka Island, the most enjoyable island in the area, we will return to Phuket and our hotel.
Day 5 | Phuket | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Coral Island tour with lunch organized by our guide. Overnight at our 4* Sawaddi Patong Resort & Spa by Tolani (or similar) hotel in Phuket.
→ Coral Island tour with lunch | 55 EUR adult – 40 EUR child (04-11.99 years)
On this tour, we will depart from our hotel early in the morning to Chalong Harbor. After about a 30-minute journey 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 the lunch we will have at Coral Beach, we will be able to spend time in the sea here, the most beautiful beach of Phuket and its surroundings, sip our cocktail at the beach bar, and participate in various activities. At the end of the tour, return to Phuket and our hotel.
Day 6 | Phuket – Bangkok | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete check-out and head to Phuket Airport. After ticketing and baggage procedures, we fly to Bangkok with a local airline. After a flight of about 1.5 hours, landing at Bangkok Airport. After baggage procedures, we depart from the airport by our vehicle to begin the Bangkok temples and city tour. In our city tour, the places we will see 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 (or similar) hotel in Bangkok.
→ Bangkok canals tour | 35 EUR adult – 25 EUR child (04-11.99 years)
Our vehicle will take us to the pier where we will board our boat. We will go on a tour with long-tail boats among the small canals of the Chao Phraya River. Our ride through the canals will give us the opportunity to see traditional Thai life more closely. We will experience a unique journey passing by wooden houses raised on pillars, floating kitchens, Buddhist temples where we can feed the sacred catfish in front of them, and small family businesses. When Bangkok, especially its old part Thonburi, was first founded, nearly all transportation was by 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 elderly vendors rowing 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 true today.
Day 7 | 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 Baiyoke Sky and Asiatique Riverfront tour with dinner organized by our guide. Overnight at our 4* Prince Palace Hotel Bangkok (or similar) 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 souvenir items made from this tree. After that, with a short journey, we will reach the pier where local boats depart. From the pier, we will board the boats and reach the famous Floating Market on a pleasant journey of about half an hour amid exotic Thai scenery. 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 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.
→ Baiyoke Sky and Asiatique Riverfront tour with dinner | 55 EUR adult – 40 EUR child (04-11.99 years)
On this tour, we will first go to Baiyoke Sky, the tallest building in Thailand 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 we will have our buffet dinner in the restaurant on the 78th floor of the building, accompanied by this magnificent view. After that, we will go to Asiatique, the newest entertainment and shopping center in Bangkok, with more than 1,500 shops and restaurants, where history and renewed modernism 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 the free time we will have for strolling and shopping here.
Day 8 | Bangkok – Istanbul | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete check-out and head to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. After ticketing, baggage, and passport procedures, departure to Istanbul at 10.20 with Turkish Airlines flight TK0065. Landing at Istanbul Airport at 16.45 local time and the end of our tour. We say goodbye, looking forward to meeting again on our next distinguished and enjoyable trip.
Explanation of abbreviations: [B] = Breakfast, [L] = Lunch, [D] = Dinner