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ASIA


                                                                                                               Itinerary Summary

                   PRE-TRIP EXTENSIONS
                   PRE-TRIP EXTENSIONS                                        POST-TRIP EXTENSIONS
                                                                              POST-TRIP EXTENSIONS
                       Mingun  Mandalay                CHINA                     Lao Cai                       Pre-trip extensions:  7 nights in Jewels of
                      Bagan MYANMAR                                          Sapa           CHINA              Burma’s Irrawaddy River: Rangoon, Bagan &
                             (BURMA)             Mekong                       VIETNAM                          Mandalay  OR  New! 7 nights in Sri Lanka: The
                   Bay of                                                                Hanoi                 Pearl of the Indian Ocean
                   Bengal                                                                     Gulf of
                                                                                  Ninh Binh   Tonkin
                      Rangoon             MYANMAR                             LAOS          From Saigon
                             To Bangkok    (BURMA)                                                              DAYS        DESTINATION
                                  THAILAND
                                                        Pak Ou Cave                      Golden Triangle
                             To Bangkok       Luang Prabang                     Elephant  Chiang Rai
                                                                               Eco Valley
                         SRI LANKA     Bengal                                 Chiang Mai     LAOS                  1          Fly to Bangkok, Thailand
                   Gulf
                       Colombo                                 L
                   of
                                      of                  Vientiane  A                                            2-5         Bangkok
                             Yala N.P.                             O          B U R M A
                                     Bay                             S                 THAILAND
                   Mannar
                     Galle  Matara Hambantora                    Mekong                                            6-8        Fly to Luang Prabang, Laos
                      I ndian Ocea n          T HAILAND                       Hellfire Pass  Bangkok
                                                                              Kanchanaburi
                                                                                   Mahachai  From Saigon           9-10       Fly to Vientiane
                    A ndaman  Se a         Ayutthaya        Angkor
                                                             Wat
                                            Bangkok             CAMBODIA                                           11-12      Fly to Phnom Penh, Cambodia
                                                       Siem Reap                          Sout h
                           To/From U.S.                  Tonle Sap           VIETNAM      China
                           Internal flight                                                                         13-15      Siem Reap • Angkor Wat
                           Land route                     Phnom Penh                       Se a
                           Rail route             Gulf of      Cu Chi Tunnels
                        0   Miles  200                                    Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
                                                 Thailand      Mekong Delta                                        16-19      Fly to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon),
                                                                                                                            Vietnam
                                                                                                                   20         Return to U.S.
                What to Expect
                                                                                                               Post-trip extensions:  7 nights in Northern
                                                                                                               Vietnam: From Hanoi to the Hill Tribes of Sapa
                                                                                                               OR  8 nights in Thailand: The River Kwai, Chiang
                                                                                                               Rai & Chiang Mai
                Pacing: 6 locations in 19 days with some early mornings
                Physical requirements: You must be able to walk 3 miles unassisted and participate in 5-7 hours
                of physical activities each day. Travel over some bumpy, unpaved roads; climb uneven stairways at
                ancient ruins; and walk over uneven ground.                                                               Arrive Early, Stay Later
                Flight Time: Travel time will be 20-27 hours and will most likely have one or two connections     Prices below include accommodations, daily
                View all physical requirements at  www.oattravel.com/lvc2022                                      breakfast, and private airport transfer.
                                                                                                                  •   Arrive early for your main trip or conclude
                                                                                                                    your Thailand post-trip extension with
                                                                                                                    more time in Bangkok for $25 per person,
                                                                                                                    per night
                  Southeast Asia : The O.A.T. Difference                                                          •   Arrive early in Rangoon on your Burma

                                                                                                                    pre-trip extension for $75 per person, per
                Unbeatable Value:   Travel at the lowest price and per diems in the industry.
                                                                                                                    night
                 People-to-People Experiences:   Give alms to local Buddhist monks before seeing the daily routines   •   Arrive early in Colombo on your Sri Lanka
                of the Laotian villagers during our A Day in the Life experience, which also includes a visit to local   pre-trip extension for $100 per person,
                school supported in part by Grand Circle Foundation. Plus, we’ll sit down to a special, intimate    per night
                meal with a local family who lives on the outskirts of Vientiane during a Home-Hosted Dinner.
                                                                                                                  •   Conclude your main trip with more time in
                 O.A.T. Exclusives:   Watch traditional Khmer dances performed by local students at the Champey     Ho Chi Minh City for $50 per person, per
                Academy of Arts, an organization that few American tour operators visit. Plus, you’ll meet with     night
                locals to discuss several Controversial Topics impacting Southeast Asia, including unexploded     •   Remain in Hanoi after your Northern
                bombs in Laos, the Khmer Rouge genocide tribunals, and Viet Cong veterans’ dissatisfaction with     Vietnam post-trip extension for $50 per
                Vietnam’s trend toward capitalism.                                                                  person, per night






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