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Bangkok & Singapore: 9 Days & 8 Nights

Bagan - Mandalay: 5 Days & 4 Nights
India hill stations to the Raj
Singapore, Bangkok & Angkor: 10 Days & 9 Nights
Singapore, Bangkok, Yangon & Road To Mandalay: 16 Days & 15 Nights


Bangkok & Singapore: 9 days & 8 nights

Eastern Oriental ExpressThursday - Saturday: Three nights Bangkok. Room category dependent on your chosen hotel. Breakfast included. Optional sightseeing is available.

Sunday - Tuesday: Three nights Easterm & Oriental Express. Pullman compartment including all table d'hote meals.

Wednesday: Two nights Singapore. Room category dependent on your chosen hotel. Breakfast included.

Thursday: Time at leisure.

Friday: Your onward arrangements.

2010 Departure dates: Thursdays: February 25; November 04, 11, 25.
Saturdays: May 15; June 19; July 17; October 07, 14 28.
Mondays: December 20, 27.

 


Bagan - Mandalay: 5 Days & 4 Nights

Saturday: Fly from Yangon to Bagan to join Road to Mandalay. After lunch a sightseeing tour is arranged of this great religious site of more than 2,000 ancient temples. Return to the ship for dinner and local entertainment on board.

Sunday: Mid-morning set sail for Mandalay. Enjoy a leisurely day drifting past riverside villages and watching many activities taking place along the the water's edge. Learn about Burma during an on board lecture before a casual cocktail party and dinner.

Monday: The ship will dock at Shwe Kyet Yet near Mandalay early in the afternoon for a tour of the city. Visit ancient sites including Kuthodaw temple. Return to the ship for dinner and local entertainment on board.

Tuesday: Visit Mingun. Return by local boat for a late lunch. In the afternoon visit the Sagaing Hills. A final farewell dinner is arranged in the evening.

Wednesday: Return flight to Yangon.

2010 Departure dates: Weekly departures from January 02 - April 03.
April 24; July 31; August 07.
Weekly departures from October 02 - December 18.


India hill stations of the Raj

Saturday 20th February to Thursday 11th March 2010

Day 1: Evening flight from London to Amritsar.

Day 2: Arrive at Amritsar and transfer to hotel. Later, visit the Atari-Wagha frontier post.

Day 3: Sightseeing tour of Amritsar. Afternoon train in 'Chair Class' across the Punjab to Ambala. Coach transfer to Chandigarh for one night.

Day 4: By road to Kalka. Later, choose to travel by the main train or in one of the vintage railcars to Shimla. Two nights on full board.

Day 5: Morning at leisure before departing on a special steam train to Kathleeghat using one of the original KC class engines built for the line.

Day 6: Enjoy a free day in Shimla before an evening departure to Kalka with dinner served on board. Onward by night train in air-conditioned, 2 tier sleepers on the Kalka Howrah Mail.

Day 7: Breakfast is served before arriving at Tundia. Sightseeing during the day will include the 'Baby Taj'.

Day 8: Visit the Taj Mahal at dawn. Later visit the city of Fatepur Ski. Later, travel by train to Delhi and stay for two nights.

Day 9: Visit to famous sights. Afternoon at the Delhi Railway Museum.

Day 10: Morning flight to Bagdogra in West Bengal. Afternoon visit to the DHR depot at Siliguri Junction. Two nights full board.

Day 11: Depart from Siliguri Junction on a charter train. Proceed to Tindharia and visit the running shed and works.

Day 12: Charter continues from Tindharia to Darjeeling. The train will pass by Kurseong and other villages and will reach the summit at Ghoom. Three nights on full board.

Day 13 - 14: Two days in Darjeeling for general sightseeing or further travel on the DHR. On the last day there will be a farewell trip on the DHR round the Batasia loop, to the summit at Ghoom to visit the DHR museum.

Day 15: Return to Bagdogra by road and then fly to Chennai via Calcutta. Overnight in Chennai.

Day 16: Late morning train from Chennai central to Coimbatore. One night in Coimbatore with dinner.

Day 17: Depart on the metre gauge Nilgiri Rack Railway from Mettupalayam to Coonoor. Two nights in Ooty.

Day 18: Whole day sightseeing. Return to hotel for farewell dinner.

Day 19: Return by road to Coimbatore then fly to Mumbai.

Day 20: Early morning flight back to London Heathrow arriving the same day.


Singapore, Bangkok & Angkor: 10 Days & 9 Nights

Eastern & Oriental interiorTuesday: Two nights Singapore. Courtyard Suite at Raffles Hotel or Deluxe room at Mandarin Oriental Singapore including daily breakfast.

Wednesday: Day at leisure - optional sightseeing available on request.

Thursday - Friday: Two nights Eastern & Oriental Express to Bangkok. Pullman Superior compartment including all table d'hôte meals.

Saturday: Two nights Bangkok. Superior River Wing room at the Mandarin Oriental or Deluxe room at The Peninsula including daily breakfast.

Sunday: Half-day city and temples tour.

Monday: Flight to Siem Reap for three nights. Royal Deluxe Pool View room at La Résidence d'Angkor including full board (one meal per day may be taken outside the hotel if preferred).

Tuesday - Wednesday: Two full days of private sightseeing are arranged, which are suggested includes Angkor Thom, Elephant Terrace, Ta Phrom and the magnificent complex of Angkor Wat.

Thursday: Return to Bangkok by air and your onward arrangements.

2010 Departure Dates: Tuesdays: March 02, 23; April 13; August 31; September 28; October 12, 19; November 02, 09, 16.
Thursdays: May 13; June 17; July 15; August 12.
Saturdays: December 18, 25.


Singapore, Bangkok, Yangon & Road to Mandalay: 16 Days & 15 Nights

ena.JPGTuesday: Two bights Singapore. Courtyard Suite at Raffles Hotel including daily breakfast.

Wednesday: Singapore at leisure.

Thursday - Friday: Two nights Eastern & Oriental Express to Bangkok. Pullman Superior Compartment including all table d'hôte meals.

Saturday: Two nights Bangkok. River Wing Superior room at the Mandarin Oriental including daily breakfast.

Sunday: Morning visit to the Grand Palace.

Monday: Flight to Yangon in Burma. Two nights at The Governor's Residence. Governor's Room including daily breakfast. Afternoon orientation tour of the city including a visit to the Scwedagon Pagoda.

Tuesday: Day at leisure - optional sightseeing available.

Wednesday: Flight to Mandalay.

Tuesday: Seven nights on the Road to Mandalay. Deluxe cabin including all meals and sightseeing programme.

Wednesday: Return flight to Yangon on to Bangkok for your own onward arrangements.

2010 Departure dates: March 02, 23; September 28; October 12, 19; November 02, 09, 16.

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