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DAY • Vientiane • Controversial Topic: system. Later, venture to ancient Angkor to visit POST -TRIP: 8 nights from
Unexploded bombs • Meet a monk • Bayon and the Terrace of the Elephants. $ 1395 Only $ 175 per night
C.O.P.E. Center B,L — Regency Angkor Hotel or similar
Ancient Kingdoms: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam Explore Wat Sisaket monastery and meet a To view your optional extensions in detail,
local monk. Then, visit the C.O.P.E. Center to DAY • Siem Reap • Angkor Wat visit www.oattravel.com/ lvc
Thailand: Bangkok | Laos: Luang Prabang, Mekong River Cruise, Vientiane | Cambodia: Phnom Penh, meet a victim of unexploded bombs buried Venture to the ancient temple complex of
Angkor Wat | Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Departures: in Laos after the Vietnam War, and hear their Angkor Wat. Return to see Ta Prohm, covered Arrive Early, Stay Later
Jan-Apr; Sep-Dec 2023 experience with this Controversial Topic. by a dense jungle, just as the sun sets.
For departure dates, available single space, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ lvc pricing B,L — Sabaidee @ Lao Hotel or similar B,L — Regency Angkor Hotel or similar Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
and private airport transfer.
20 days from $ 3495 Veer o Southeast Asia’s trodden paths to uncover the glory days of lost empires—and DAY • Fly to Phnom Penh, Cambodia • DAY • Optional Banteay Srei tour • • Arrive early in Rangoon on your Burma pre-trip
Champey Academy of Arts
Fly to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
including international airfare immerse yourself in the vibrant cultures that have emerged in their wakes. On this in- Fly to Phnom Penh, Cambodia today. Witness a Choose to join our optional tour to visit the extension for $150 per person, per night
Single Supplement: FREE depth journey through four countries, explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Bangkok, children’s dance performance at the Champey well-preserved temple of Banteay Srei. After, • Arrive early for your main trip or conclude your
Luang Prabang, and Angkor Wat, cruise the Mekong, and tour dazzling temples and Academy of Arts, an opportunity exclusive to gather to visit the Angkor National Museum Thailand post-trip extension with more time
Save a FULL 10%, up to $550, with our haunting ruins. Along the way, you’ll meet locals in their villages and schools; savor O.A.T. travelers. Then, ride in a remork, a three- before flying to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. in Bangkok for $100 per person, per night
Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22 exotic cuisines; and discover the Indochina peninsula’s most alluring locales. wheeled motor rickshaw. B,L — Muong Thanh Hotel or similar • Conclude your main trip with more time in Ho Chi
B,D — Phnom Penh Katari Hotel or similar Minh City for $125 per person, per night
DAY £ • Ho Chi Minh City • Mekong Delta
WHAT TO EXPECT DAY • Bangkok • Grand Palace • Controversial DAY • Mekong River cruise • Pak Ou Cave DAY • Phnom Penh • Controversial Discover Vietnam’s famous Mekong Delta. Drive • Spend more time in Hanoi at the end of your
Topic: Freedom of expression • Dinner cruise Cruise to rural Muangkham Village and learn to Topic: Khmer Rouge tribunal • Killing to My Tho, the gateway to the Mekong River, and Northern Vietnam post-trip extension for $125
Step into the Grand Palace of Thailand to witness prepare a traditional snack before cruising to Pak Fields & Prison Museum cruise aboard a motorized wooden barge, as well as per person per night
the Emerald Buddha. Then, visit Thammasart Ou Cave, filled with thousands of Buddha icons. Visit the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and a rowed sampan—an O.A.T.-exclusive experience.
View all physical requirements at University for a conversation about a Controversial After, a jumbo, the local mode of transportation, the Tuol Sleng Prison Museum—both grim
www.oattravel.com/ lvc Topic: freedom of expression in Thailand. After, brings us back to Luang Prabang. reminders of the Khmer Rouge. After, B,L — Muong Thanh Hotel or similar War. After, meet a Viet Cong veteran to discuss a
cruise along the Chaophraya River aboard a wooden B,L,D — Sada Hotel Luang Prabang or similar meet with a genocide survivor to discuss a DAY ¤ • Ho Chi Minh City • Optional tra- Controversial Topic: the legacy of the Vietnam War 50
ITINERARY rice barge, enjoying a Welcome Dinner onboard. Controversial Topic: the halting quest for ditional puppet show, cyclo-rickshaw years later.
B,L,D — Evergreen Laurel Hotel or similar DAY • Alms-giving ceremony • A Day in justice at the Khmer Rouge tribunal. ride & dinner B,L,D — Muong Thanh Hotel or similar
DAY • Depart U.S. the Life of a local village • Grand Circle
Fly overnight from the U.S. to Bangkok, Thailand. DAY • Ayutthaya • Koh Kerd Village Foundation visit: Village school B,L — Phnom Penh Katari Hotel or similar Discover the city’s sights, including the Catholic DAY • Return to U.S.
Cathedral, the former Presidential Palace, and
DAY ¡ • Bangkok, Thailand Visit the ancient city of Ayutthaya, a UNESCO Partake in Buddhist alms-giving to local monks. DAY • Siem Reap a Vietnam War bunker. Later, choose to join our Fly back to the U.S. Or, fly to Hanoi or Bangkok to begin
Meet your O.A.T. Trip Experience Leader and transfer World Heritage Site and the capital of Siam from Then, experience A Day in the Life of a local Depart for Siem Reap, arriving late in the optional tour, featuring a traditional puppet show, our post-trip extensions to Northern Vietnam: From
to our hotel. You’ll be joined by travelers who took 1353 to 1767. After, experience daily life in Koh village. We’ll also meet students at a school afternoon to check into our hotel. cyclo-rickshaw ride through the city, drinks at a Hanoi to the Hill Tribes of Sapa or Thailand: The River
our optional pre-trip extension to Jewels of Burma’s Kerd Village, and have an insightful conversation supported in part by Grand Circle B,L,D — Regency Angkor Hotel or similar beer garden, and dinner at a local street kitchen. Kwai, Chiang Rai & Chiang Mai.
Foundation. After, meet the nearby Hmong
Irrawaddy River: Rangoon, Bagan & Mandalay. with the village chief. hill tribe community. DAY • Tonle Sap floating village B,L — Muong Thanh Hotel or similar B
Evergreen Laurel Hotel or similar B,L — Evergreen Laurel Hotel or similar
B,L — Sada Hotel Luang Prabang or similar • Controversial Topic: healthcare DAY ¥ • Ho Chi Minh City • Controversial
DAY ¢ • Bangkok DAY • Bangkok • Fly to Luang Prabang, Laos DAY • Fly to Vientiane • Home-Hosted Dinner inequality • Angkor Topic: The legacy of the Vietnam War •
Enjoy an O.A.T.-exclusive hands-on cooking Fly to Luang Prabang, the royal capital of Laos. Here, Take a buffalo-drawn cart and private boat ride Cu Chi Tunnels
lesson. Afterward, have an orientation walk, visit a local ferry station to meet locals who will share Fly to Vientiane, Laos’ capital. A local family will on Tonle Sap to visit the floating villages. Meet Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels—a 125-mile-long To learn more about
stopping to sample traditional street food. nam paan with us, a traditional fruit smoothie. invite us into their home for an O.A.T.-exclusive a midwife to discuss the Controversial Topic underground maze from the Vietnam this adventure, scan the
B,L — Evergreen Laurel Hotel or similar B,L,D — Sada Hotel Luang Prabang or similar Home-Hosted Dinner. of inequality within Cambodia’s healthcare QR code at right.
B,D — Sabaidee @ Lao Hotel or similar
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