Day 1: Istanbul–Jeddah
Meet at 15:25 in front of the Saudi Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Istanbul New Airport. After baggage and passport procedures, we depart for Jeddah at 18:25 with Saudi Airlines flight SV278. Arrival in Jeddah at 22:20.
Day 2: Jeddah–Bangkok
Then we depart for Bangkok at 02:00 on Saudi Airlines scheduled flight SV844. After breakfast served on the plane, we arrive at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport at 13:40 local time. Meet our guide waiting at the airport and depart with our private vehicles for a Bangkok city tour. Some of the sights to be seen on this panoramic Bangkok tour are the Golden Buddha Temple, Flower Market, Chinatown, Parliament Building, and Democracy Monument. During this tour, we will have the opportunity to get to know both Bangkok’s exotic beauty and Buddhism, which deeply influences Thailand. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel, room allocation, and check-in. Guests who wish may join the optional Bangkok Canals Tour. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Baiyoke Tour.
Optional Tour: Bangkok Canals Tour Per Person: 25 Euro
You cannot say you have seen Bangkok without taking this tour. During our tour, we will see unusual sights that can be found nowhere else in the world as we travel by private boat along Bangkok’s historic canals. We will closely observe the life of the Thai people on the canals and witness the mingling of Thailand’s wealthy and poor. We will feed sacred catfish in front of one of the temples.
Optional Tour: Dinner at Baiyoke Sky & Asiatique Riverfront Night Market: Per Person 50 Euro
On this tour, Baiyoke Sky, with its height of 309 meters, is Thailand’s tallest 85-story building. At the restaurant on the 77th floor, with a 360-degree view of the entire city, a wonderful open-buffet dinner awaits against a magnificent view. Afterwards, we go to Asiatique, built in the area where the first trade between Thailand and overseas European countries took place, dating back to the historic Siam Kingdom. It is Bangkok’s newest entertainment center, where history and modernity meet, with more than 1,500 shops and restaurants. Free time for shopping, then transfer to our hotel.
Day 3: Bangkok
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Floating Market Tour during the day, and in the evening may join the optional Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise & Asiatique Riverfront Night Market Tour. Overnight at our hotel.
Optional Tour: Floating Market Tour Per Person: 50 Euro
On this tour, we leave Bangkok and first stop at a coconut plantation in the town of Samut Songkhram, the birthplace of the world-famous Siamese twins. Here we learn about how the Thai people benefit from the coconut tree and see souvenirs made from this tree. You may also visit the orchid garden inside. After leaving here, we take about a 10-minute bus ride to the pier where Thai-style boats depart. From there, after an enjoyable half-hour journey by boat through beautiful exotic Far Eastern scenery, we arrive at the famous Floating Market, featured on magazine covers and in documentaries. You will see the open market set up in canoes on the river and have the opportunity to shop. On the way back to Bangkok, you will taste Thailand’s most famous tropical fruits selected by your guide.
Optional Tour: Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise: Per Person 50 Euro
On this tour, a live-music dinner awaits you on our 41-meter-wide boat on the Chao Phraya, Bangkok’s royal river, known as the Venice of the Far East. After dinner, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4: Bangkok – Pattaya
After breakfast, we depart for Pattaya. Visit to the world-famous jewelry factory belonging to the royal family and arrival in Pattaya, Thailand’s most famous entertainment resort. Transfer to our hotel and free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Elephant Safari and Crocodile Farm Tour. After the tour, guests who wish may join the world-famous optional ALCAZAR SHOW tour in the evening. Overnight at your hotel.
Optional Tour: Elephant Safari Tour Per Person: 35 Euro
How many times in your life can you go on safari on an elephant? Here is the opportunity coming to you. After receiving information about elephants, we go on an elephant safari through the forest.
Optional Tour: Crocodile Farm Tour: Per Person 20 Euro
On this tour, we will watch a dangerous crocodile show and then walk through a beautifully landscaped garden. You can take souvenir photos with tigers, feed the elephants by hand, and see various Far Eastern animals in the lovely garden.
Optional Tour: Alcazar Show Tour: Per Person 35 Euro
In this beautiful cabaret show, the best of Thailand in the Lido style, we enjoy a wonderful evening filled with changing stage sets, changing costumes, dancers, and magnificent lighting and sound systems.
Day 5: Pattaya
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Coral Island Tour, famous for its coral reefs. Overnight at our hotel.
Optional Tour: Coral Island Tour: Per Person 50 Euro
Unlimited sun and ocean enjoyment... From Pattaya beach, we go by private speedboats to Coral Island, with its white sandy beach made of coral powder among palm trees, where we can swim in turquoise waters all day. Lunch consists of grilled fish, shepherd’s salad, and tropical fruits.
Day 6: Pattaya – Phuket
After breakfast, airport transfer will take place at the time specified by our guide. After ticketing and baggage procedures, our pleasant journey of about 1.5 hours to Phuket begins with local airlines. Arrival in Phuket and transfer to our hotel by our private vehicle waiting for us. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Siam Niramit Show Tour.
Optional Tour: Siam Niramit Show Tour (With Dinner): 60 EUR per person
After taking our dinner as an open buffet before the show, we move to the theater area where the performance is held. Presenting Thailand’s culture and history to the audience through unique choreographies, the Siam Niramit Show promises an unforgettable evening with its gigantic stage, listed in the Guinness Book of Records, its cast of over 150 dancers, and the world’s latest stage technology. We watch the storytelling of Thai culture in a magical atmosphere with 4D effects, eye-catching stage costumes, aerial ballet, acrobatics, and lights and stage decorations.
Day 7: Phuket
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional full-day James Bond Island and Canoe Tour with lunch, departing at 07:30. Overnight at your hotel.
Optional Tour: James Bond Island and Canoe Tour (With Lunch): 70 EUR per person
On our journey to James Bond Island by authentic boats, we will have the chance to see rocky islets, one of the world’s most beautiful geological formations. Upon arrival, we will have the opportunity to see the places where the James Bond film was shot and do some shopping. On the way back, we will have lunch at a seafood restaurant.
Day 8: Phuket
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Phi Phi Island Tour. Overnight at your hotel.
Optional Tour: Phi Phi Island Tour: 70 EUR per person
We organize a full-day trip to perhaps Thailand’s most exotic island by speedboat. With our speedboats, we quickly reach Phi Phi Don, the first of Phuket’s two paradise coral islands. We see the macaque monkeys at Monkey Beach and have the opportunity to swim and snorkel among thousands of colorful fish. We also have time to swim and sunbathe at Maya Bay, where some scenes of Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Beach were filmed, with its palm-fringed beach and crystal-clear turquoise sea. Later, we visit Viking Cave and have lunch on Phi Phi Island.
Day 9: Phuket–Jeddah–Istanbul
After breakfast, free time until the time specified by our guide. At the appointed time, our airport transfer takes place. After ticketing and baggage procedures, we depart for Jeddah at 23:55 on Saudi Airlines scheduled flight SV853.
Day 10: Jeddah–Istanbul
After ticketing and baggage procedures, we arrive in Jeddah at 04:55 local time. Then we depart for Istanbul at 09:40 on Saudi Airlines scheduled flight. Arrival at Istanbul New Airport at 13:45 and end of our tour.
Hotels to be used:
3* Bangkok Forum Park Hotel or similar
3* Pattaya Travellodge Hotel or similar
4* Bauman Buri or similar