ELEGANT BANGKOK PHUKET TOUR WITH ETIHAD AIRWAYS VISA-FREE! EXTRA TOURS INCLUDED! BANGKOK (2) - PHUKET (5) 1st Day ISTANBUL – ABU DHABI – BANGKOK FLIGHT DETAILS: EY0544 ISTAUH 07:25 12:55 EY0400 AUHBKK 14:50 00:25* EY0401 BKKAUH 02:35 06:00 EY0541 AUHIST 09:30 13:20 IMPORTANT NOTE: Flight information may vary according to travel dates. We kindly ask passengers who will purchase domestic connecting tickets to get information. We gather at the international departure terminal of Istanbul Airport three hours before the flight. After luggage, ticket, and boarding procedures, we begin our flight to Abu Dhabi with Etihad Airways. Following our arrival in Abu Dhabi, we will transfer to our flight to Bangkok. After arriving in Bangkok, we proceed to our special bus waiting at the airport. Transfer to our hotel and free time. Accommodation at our hotel. 2nd Day BANGKOK We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then we head out for our Panoramic City Tour of Bangkok. During this panoramic city tour, we will visit Chinatown, the Flower Market, the Democracy Monument and Street, Ministry Street, the Parliament Building, and the King's Palace. We will also see the world-famous Golden Buddha Statue. After the tour, we transfer back to our hotel and have free time. Accommodation at our hotel. 3rd Day BANGKOK – PHUKET After breakfast at the hotel, we check out and start our Floating Market tour with our guests. This tour will take us outside Bangkok, stopping first at a coconut farm in Samut Songhkhram, the birthplace of the world-famous Siamese twins. Here we learn about the uses of the coconut tree by the Thai people and see souvenirs made from this tree. You can also visit the orchid garden inside. After this, we take about a 10-minute bus ride to the pier where Thai style boats depart. We will board the boats and enjoy a delightful 30-minute journey with exotic Southeast Asian views until we arrive at the famous Floating Market, which has been featured on magazine covers. During the tour, we will see the open market set up on canoes and have the opportunity to shop. We will explore the floating market until it closes for lunch. On the way back to Bangkok, you will have the chance to taste some of Thailand's most famous tropical fruits, provided by your guide. We then head to Bangkok airport. After arrival, we proceed with bag checks for our flight to Phuket with a local airline. After arriving in Phuket, we transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. 4th Day PHUKET We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards, we depart for our full-day Phi Phi Island tour with lunch included. We quickly reach Phi Phi Don, the first of two paradise coral islands near Phuket, by speedboat. Take a dip in the ocean and sunbathe at Maya Bay, where scenes from Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio's film “The Beach” were filmed. Next, we visit Phi Phi Ley, where we will see the Viking Cave. Our lunch will be on Phi Phi Island. After the tour, we transfer back to our hotel and have free time. Accommodation at our hotel. 5th Day PHUKET We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. We depart from the hotel for our Phuket Island tour. Our first stop is the Chalong Temple, built in the 19th century, the oldest temple on Phuket Island. After our temple visit, we head to Phuket Old Town, known for its colorful Sino-Portuguese architecture, small shops, and street vendors. Then we climb to the Great Buddha viewpoint, Thailand's third-highest Buddha statue, for a birds-eye view of Phuket. Our last stop will be Phuket View Point, where we can take stunning photographs. After the tour, we visit the world-famous Jewelry Factory, known for its variety of precious stones, which play an important role in the Thai economy. We then transfer back to our hotel and have free time. Accommodation at our hotel. 6th Day PHUKET We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then we depart for our Elephant Safari tour. How many times in your life will you get to go on safari on an elephant? Here’s your opportunity. After learning about elephants, we will have a safari in the forest with them. After the tour, we transfer back to our hotel and have free time. Accommodation at our hotel. 7th Day PHUKET After breakfast at the hotel, we have free time to enjoy the beach, sun, and sea until the time announced by our guide. Afterwards, we depart from the hotel for the Hard Rock Dinner included in our program. We head to the world-famous Hard Rock Cafe for our dinner with live music. After the tour, we transfer back to our hotel and have free time. Accommodation at our hotel. 8th Day PHUKET – BANGKOK After breakfast at the hotel, we have free time to enjoy the beach, sun, and sea. At the time indicated by our guide, we transfer to Phuket airport. After passport and luggage checks, we board a local airline flight to Bangkok, where we will arrive and proceed to the international terminal. 9th Day BANGKOK – ABU DHABI – ISTANBUL After luggage, ticket, and customs procedures, we depart with Etihad Airways for Abu Dhabi. After arrival in Abu Dhabi, we will transfer for our flight to Istanbul. Our tour concludes with our arrival at Istanbul Airport. IMPORTANT NOTE For local service tips in Thailand (local guides, bus drivers, waiters, bellboys), 25 EUR per person will be paid to your guide during the tour. ACCOMMODATION DETAILS Bangkok / 3* Forum Park etc. Phuket / 4* Sawaddi Patong Resort etc.

- Economy class flight ticket from Istanbul (IST) - Abu Dhabi (AUH) - Bangkok (BKK) round trip, and Bangkok (BKK) - Abu Dhabi (AUH) - Istanbul (IST) return. - Economy class flight ticket with local airlines from Bangkok (BKK) - Phuket (HKT) round trip (15kg baggage allowance). - Airport taxes. - 7 nights accommodation with breakfast in 3* & 4* hotels. - Floating Market. - Phi Phi Island with lunch. - Phuket Island tour. - Elephant Safari. - Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe Phuket. - Airport-hotel-airport and city transfers. - Panoramic Bangkok city tour. - Professional Turkish-speaking guidance and assistance services. - Tourist city taxes. - TURSAB professional liability insurance.

-Travel health insurance, -Lunch and dinner, -All personal expenses and hotel extras, -Overseas exit fee, -Museum and archaeological site entrance fees, -For local service charges in Thailand (local guides, bus drivers, waiters, porters, and bellboys), 25 EUR per person will be paid to your guide during the tour.

Our Tour Program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 30 people. In case sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the last cancellation notification date will be 20 days before the tour departure. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be communicated to you through your agency.

- In cases where there is insufficient participation but the tour is executed, English guidance may be provided.

- In the tour program, if only category information is provided without specifying names and/or if options exist for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be communicated by your agency 48 hours before the trip starts.

- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, and sports tournaments, hotels may be located farther than the specified kilometers. In such cases, information will be provided by your agency 15 days before the tour departure date.

- Triple rooms may be provided depending on the hotel’s availability, and the bed assigned to the 3rd person in these types of rooms is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are made of folding and coach beds, participants in the tour agree to any potential cramped conditions and bed types in room reservations for the 3rd person and/or children. Child discounts are valid for 1 child of the appropriate age group staying with 2 adults.

- Services included in the tour program, such as hotel breakfasts, are offered in line with the breakfast culture of the country and typically consist of a limited menu known as continental breakfast, including butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate room designated for the group.

- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are organized to provide a general introduction to the cities and are conducted as a panoramic view from the vehicle without including museum or archaeological site entrances. These tours usually last a maximum of 2-3 hours. Panoramic tours may not take place if local authorities do not allow visits on the days and times indicated in the program or if there are closed roads due to any event, or if weather conditions render the tour impossible to carry out. Furthermore, some tours may be conducted using public transportation or on foot where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not permitted, if possible.

- Extra tours are organized with the condition of a minimum participation of 20 people by the local agency we service. If sufficient numbers are not reached, the excursions may not take place, or extra excursion pricing, content, and used vehicle may vary according to the number of participants. Additionally, the days and hours of the tours may be changed by the guide according to the status of museums and archaeological sites in the places to be visited, whether they are open or closed, and due to weather conditions.

- Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours organized during the tour are considered to accept waiting in a convenient resting place along the way. These passengers are dropped off at a rest stop before the extra tour starts and will be picked up from the point they were dropped off after the completion of the tour.

- If only category information is provided and/or if alternative information for the same destination exists, you can learn about the hotel(s) you will be staying at 48 hours before the trip starts.

- Tour flights are group tickets, so flight times may change. You can confirm current flight details with your agency. Current times will be communicated by your agency with the tour information.

- It is required to confirm the tour flight times without domestic flights. If the guest has purchased a domestic connecting flight from a different product provider independently of the agency, in case the trip is canceled or there is a change of time by the agency, they cannot request any refund from the agency. The guest acknowledges in advance the possible material and moral losses due to the cancellation or change of the tour when purchasing the tour. The agency cannot be held responsible for this situation.

- According to the airline rules; if the outbound flight ticket purchased for round-trip is not used, the return flight will be canceled by the airline.

- Guests included in the tour without airfare are required to be ready at the tour starting point on their own and without any delay. Otherwise, they will be responsible for providing all their transfers on their own.

- Guests who do not arrive at the specified airport at the notified times in accordance with airline rules, do not check in and complete boarding on time, or who complete check-in and boarding on time but cannot board the plane, are not held responsible by the tour for situations in which they miss their flights. All costs incurred for obtaining new round-trip flight tickets necessary for the guests who miss their flight and regarding transfers in the destination area etc. will be their responsibility.

- Participants in the tour are responsible for their personal belongings, bags, suitcases, passports/identities, and the tour is not responsible for items that are forgotten/lost/stolen. In cases where forgotten items are found, there is no obligation to deliver them to the country and/or the person, and costs incurred during delivery are the responsibility of the item owner.

- In cases of illness, loss, theft, etc., as the integrity and continuity of the group are essential, the guide may not accompany guests individually in these types of adverse situations.

- It is mandatory to provide correct names, birthdates, and passport numbers as stated on the passport when purchasing the tour. Flight tickets are issued based on this information. Penalty fees for ticket cancellations and changes due to erroneous information will be charged to you.

- In some airlines, meal and beverage services and online check-in may be subject to fees.

- During the tour, seat numbers on the bus cannot be guaranteed.

- During our tours, the times communicated by our guide to the guests are the times for departure, when the vehicle's wheels begin to roll. Our guide, responsible for ensuring equality for all guests, will not wait during meeting times and will move the vehicle. In case of a possible delay, the late guest will have to make their own way to the next stop.

- Extra tours are organized with the requirement of minimum participation of 20 persons by the local agency we service. If sufficient number is not reached, the excursions may not take place, and extra excursion prices, content, and the vehicle used may vary according to the number of participants. Moreover, the days and hours of the tours can be changed by the guide according to the status of museums and archaeological sites in the places to be visited, whether they are open or closed, and due to weather conditions. During extra tours, different guides may accompany our guests.

- Extra tours are optional in our classic packages where extra tours are not included. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours organized during the tour accept waiting in a convenient rest stop along the way. These passengers will be dropped off at a rest facility before the extra tour starts and picked up from the location they were dropped off after the tour finishes.

- In programs where extra tours are included, fees for entrance to museums and archaeological sites must be paid at the time of reservation to your agency or to the guide during the tour.

- The participant acknowledges that they will attend the tours scheduled in the tour program and that they will not disrupt the program, and accepts to pay in advance the amounts predetermined in the tour program for local guides, museum and archaeological site entrances, city taxes, and any audio system costs that may arise. The participant has been fully and comprehensively informed about this.

- The relationship between the airline and the passenger essentially falls under the La Hague Protocol of September 28, 1955. There may be a risk of delays in scheduled and charter flights, or flight times may change before the existing trip. The tour is obliged to inform you of these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change.

VISA

- There is no visa requirement for Turkish citizens. A passport that is valid for at least 6 months from the end date of travel is sufficient for visa applications.

- Guests traveling with a T.C. green passport must renew their passports if their passport issuance date is older than 10 years; otherwise, they may not be admitted to the country they are going to or their flights may not be carried out by the airline. In such cases, the responsibility rests with the passenger.

- The visa information specified in the program applies to citizens of the Republic of Turkey. Guests holding a passport other than the Republic of Turkey should obtain visa information from the relevant consulates.

- The passport police have the authority to refuse entry into the country. The tour is not responsible for this situation; the responsibility rests with the passenger.

- To avoid problems at the customs with the police when entering the country due to torn, worn, wet, and/or similarly damaged passports, it is necessary to renew such passports, and if there is a country applying for visas for T.C. citizens, the relevant visa must be on the new passport. Otherwise, the responsibility rests with the passenger.

- Guests under the age of 18 may be asked to present a document showing the common consent of their parents when traveling alone or with only one parent at border controls; therefore, we recommend that guests under 18 and their parents pay attention to this matter.