Part 1 – Bangkok, Thailand  – Myanmar – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – December 28, 2011 – January 9, 2012 = $1390

                Includes hotels, transportation, many entries, most breakfasts and 5 flights

Part 2 – Kuala Lumpur- Cambodia – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – January 8 – 16, 2012 = $790

                Includes hotels, transportation, many entries, most breakfasts, and flight from Kuala Lumpur to Cambodia

Part 3a –Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City – Halong Bay Cruise – Hanoi - January 14 – 21, 2012 = $690

                Includes hotels, transportation, many entries, most breakfasts, and flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi

Part 3b -Vietnam Hill Tribes, Trekking, and Markets – January 20 - 24, 2012 - $290

                Includes hotels, sleeper train, transportation

International Airfare is extra, approximately $1350 round-trip from LAX to Southeast Asia (for part 1, 2, or 3), taxes included

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Part 1 – Bangkok, Thailand  – Myanmar – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

                        December 29, 2011 – January 9, 2012 = $1390

Includes hotels, transportation, many entries, most breakfasts

Includes flight from Bangkok to Yangon, 3 flights within Myanmar, and flight from Yangon to Kuala Lumpur

                 In transit crossing the international date line. 

Fri           12/30/11

                Arrive Bangkok, Thailand

                2 nights at Villa Residence Hotel – very good location close to Skytrain station and MBK Mall

                If you arrive a day early, you might consider taking a day tour to:

                                Damnoen Saduak Floating Market (picturesque market on canals)

                                     & Rose Garden, demonstrates Thai culture (elephant show, dancing, kick-boxing)

Sat          12/31/11

                Explore Bangkok

                                Grand Palace and the dazzling Buddhist Temple, Wat Phra Kaeo

                                Wat Pho temple with the Reclining Buddha and lavish architecture

                                Boat trip on Chao Praya River - option to visit the large weekend market

                New Year’s Eve in Bangkok!

Sun         1/1/12   

                Happy New Year in Thailand!

                Morning is free to see more of Bangkok

                Afternoon flight to Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)

                Meet our local guide who will accompany the group throughout Myanmar

                2 nights in the fascinating city of Yangon at Summit Parkview Hotel

Mon       1/2/12

                Explore Yangon on foot and with private tour bus

                                Visit Buddhist pagodas, markets, and old colonial buildings along the riverfront

                                Sule Pagoda – golden temple over 2000 years old

                Shwedagon Pagoda – one of the greatest Buddhist temples in the world

                                Spectacular golden dome (320’ high) is especially beautiful at sunset

                Night #2 – Summit Parkview Hotel in Yangon

Tue         1/3/12

                Morning flight to Bagan, one of the greatest ancient cities of the world

                Visit the interesting local market at Nyaung Oo

                Explore some of the 4000 abandoned Buddhist temples

                                Magnificent architecture, each temple different, with murals and intricate stonework

                Enjoy the sunset over the temples of Bagan from the top of Shwesandaw Pagoda

                2 nights at comfortable Kumadara Hotel in New Bagan with great balcony views of the temples

Wed        1/4/12

                Option to go on a morning hot air balloon ride with fantastic views over the temples (+$250)          

                See more of Bagan’s temples, as well as Minanthu village to witness rural lifestyles, and a lacquerware workshop

                Enjoy another sunset over Bagan from the top of Phyathadargyi temple

                Night #2 – Kumadara Hotel in New Bagan

Thu         1/5/12

                Morning flight from Bagan to Heho

                Drive to Kalaw, about 90 minutes from Heho airport

                                Old colonial hill town established by the British to escape the summer heat of the lowlands

                Option to do half-day trek with a trekking guide through the hills to tribal villages around Kalaw

                                Excellent way to absorb and learn about village life in rural Myanmar

                One night in the cool, pleasant town of Kalaw

Fri           1/6/12

                After breakfast proceed to Inle Lake

                Full day at Inle Lake to enjoy the floating gardens, local fishing methods, and unique one-leg rowers

                Visit a silk-weaving village, a blacksmith village, and a cheroot (cigar) workshop

                Marvel at the jumping cats at Nga Phe Chaung Monastery

                2 nights at Hotel Amazing Nyaung Shwe, an “immaculate boutique hotel with gorgeous rooms” (Lonely Planet)

Sat          1/7/12

                Another full day at Inle Lake

                Visit a traditional market at Taungto village (happens once every five days)

                Indein Temple, atmospheric ruins on a hilltop

                Afternoon is free for biking, canoeing, fishing, shopping

Sun         1/8/12

                Morning flight from Heho to Yangon

                Visit remaining highlights of Yangon, such as Bogyoke  Aung San Market for shopping

                Evening flight from Yangon to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

                Hotel Sentral Pudu in the center of Kuala Lumpur

Mon       1/9/12

                Depart Kuala Lumpur for USA or continue with Part 2 of GeoTours Southeast Asia

Part 2 –Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Cambodia – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

                        January 8, 2012 – January 16, 2012 = $790

Includes hotels, transportation, many entries, most breakfasts, and flight from Kuala Lumpur to Cambodia

Sun          1/8/12      Depart USA for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mon        1/9/12      Arrive Kuala Lumpur, many flights arrive around noon or 1 pm

                                Afternoon visit to observation deck of KL Tower, over 1000’ high

                                See Petronas Towers at dusk, the world’s tallest buildings from 1996-2003

                                2 nights at Hotel Sentral Pudu in the center of Kuala Lumpur

Tue          1/10/12    Full day in Kuala Lumpur

                                Many optional possibilities for our one full day in Malaysia

                                                Eating at fine restaurants or tasty street food, shopping at markets or malls

                                                Museums, impressive buildings like the national mosque, supreme court, and railway station

                                                Lake Gardens is an expansive green area with a Butterfly Park, Bird Park, and Orchid & Hibiscus Gardens

Wed         1/11/12    Early flight from Kuala Lumpur to Siem Reap, Cambodia

                                Afternoon visit to Angkor, one of the greatest ancient cities of the world

                                Evening Apsara dance performance and dinner

                                2 nights in Siem Reap

Thu          1/12/12    Full day to explore the ruins of Angkor

                                                Angkor Wat (temple)  – one of Asia’s most famous sights

                                                Bayon Temple – temple with intricate stone carvings

                                                Ta Prohm – unrestored temple partly overtaken by gigantic tree roots

Fri           1/13/12    Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city

                                Sunset boat trip on the Mekong River

                                2 nights in Phnom Penh

Sat           1/14/12    Full day in Phnom Penh

                                Tuol Sleng Museum – sobering displays about the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge

                                Choeung Ek – memorial to the victims of the “killing fields”

                                Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda

                                Psar Toul Tom Puong market – shopping for silks and handicrafts

                                Night #2 in Phnom Penh

Sun          1/15/12    Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

                                1 night at Sanouva Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City

Mon        1/16/12    Depending on departure time, explore some of Ho Chi Minh City

                                Depart Ho Chi Minh City for USA or continue with Part 3 of GeoTours Southeast Asia

Part 3a – Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City – Halong Bay Cruise – Hanoi - January 14 – 21, 2012 = $690

                Includes hotels, transportation, many entries, most breakfasts, and flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi

Sat           1/14/12    Depart USA for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Sun          1/15/12    Arrive Ho Chi Minh City

                                1 night at Sanouva Hotel, in an excellent central location

Mon        1/16/12    Full day in Ho Chi Minh City

                                Visit War Remnants Museum (Vietnamese perspective on the Vietnam War)

                                Reunification Hall, the seat of government for South Vietnam

Tue          1/17/12   Full day city tour of Hanoi

                                                Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum – monolithic structure with the body of North Vietnam’s leader in a glass coffin

                                                Hoan Kiem Lake – beautifully located between the Old quarter and French quarter

                                                Water puppet show – very fun performance to watch

                                2 nights in Hanoi 

Wed         1/18/12    2 day/1 night cruise on a wonderful junk boat on Halong Bay

                                                Halong Bay is beautiful with 2000 limestone islands rising from the water

                                Cruise Halong Bay, exploring caves, admiring the scenery, relaxing on the boat

                                Overnight in comfortable cabins onboard the boat

Thu          1/19/12    Awake on the boat to see sunrise on Halong Bay, then continue cruising

                                Afternoon return to Hanoi

                                1 night in Hanoi

Sat           1/21/12    Depart Hanoi for USA; most flights arrive home the same day

Part 3b – Vietnam Hill Tribes, Trekking, and Markets – Jan 20-24, 2012  - $290

                Includes hotels, sleeper train, transportation, most breakfasts

Fri           1/20/12    Depart Hanoi on overnight train (with sleeping compartments) to Sapa up in the mountains

Sat           1/21/12    Arrive in Sapa in the morning; see the colorful Saturday market with various ethnic groups

                                Afternoon trek to villages of Black Hmong tribe among rice terraces and waterfalls

                                One night at a hotel in Sapa

Sun          1/22/12    Colorful morning market in the town of Bac Ha

                                Walk to Ban Pho village, home to the Flower Hmong tribe

                                Overnight train (with sleeping compartments) back to Hanoi

Tue          1/24/12    Depending on departure time, explore more of Hanoi