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Thailand
Luxury Holiday Packages
Tempting
Beaches
Thailand offers an excellent choice of
exotic beaches, stunning islands and hidden
retreats. Located off the west coast is the
stunning Andaman region with its towering
limestone cliffs and emerald waters.
Exotic
Thailand - A week from £929 per person
A
myriad of island hideaways await, popular
Phuket, relaxing Krabi or the alternative
tranquillity of Koh Lanta and Koh Phi Phi
and neighbouring Koh Phangan, all accessible
by a short flight from Bangkok. Further
south you’ll discover the coral reefs and
palm fringed shores of Koh Samui, whereas
Hua Hin, Cha-Am and Pattaya are ideal beach
extensions to your Bangkok city stay.
Cultural Highlights
To learn about and experience Thailand’s
native and spiritual culture, travel north
to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Here you will
find an abundance of ancient Buddhist
temples to explore, colourful hilltribes and
rural villages, surrounded by
picture-postcard scenery scattered with lush
rice terraces. We offer a wide range of soft
adventure tours in the north; some even
crossing over the Golden Triangle to Laos
and Burma (see pages 24-28). Here you have
the opportunity to ride elephants, learn to
cook local Thai dishes, cycle through small
villages, wander around fascinating markets
and meet the friendly locals.
Thai Cuisine
Food is considered one of life’s great
pleasures in Thailand, and eating well is a
way of life. Local cuisine encompasses
delicious fragrant and spicy dishes, fine
seafood, piquant curries and tasty noodles.
Thai dishes can be a carnival of
flavours on one plate, with exotic notes of
lemongrass and chilli, coriander, ginger,
tamarind, coconut and fresh lime. While in
Thailand why not take the prime opportunity
to try your hand at Thai cooking, as many of
our featured hotels offer classes with their
head chefs; including Anantara Golden
Triangle, Bel-aire Princess, Bangkok
Marriott and Pimalai Resort & Spa.
Thailand Explorers Paradise
Perfect for the more active visitor,
Thailand’s natural geography offers itself
to exploration. One of northern Thailand’s
biggest draws is wilderness walking, many
treks include elephant riding, river
rafting, cycling and overnight hilltribe
stays (see page 27-28). With three
coastlines, Thailand has become a major
destination for watersports; a number of our
featured resorts offer the pleasures of
snorkelling and/or scuba diving in pristine
dive sites. For the spectator, the martial
art of Muay Thai (Thai boxing) is worth
attending and can be seen nightly in Hua Hin
and Bangkok.
Thailand
Shopper’s Delight
Many bargains await you in Thailand, so
ensure you have luggage space to bring it
all back! Always have fun and haggle to get
the best price (except in department stores,
where fixed prices apply); hone your
negotiating skills at the huge weekend
market at Chatuchak Park, easily reached by
Skytrain from Bangkok. Thai silk is widely
considered the best, and is used by tailors
in the country and around the world. In
Chiang Mai many shops, and the popular night
market, sell handicrafts.
Thailand Spas & Boutiques
Many believe it is a combination of Buddhist
mental philosophy and a ritual physical
exercise that keeps Thai people so relaxed
and calm. We have carefully selected a range
of hotels with wellbeing in mind, all
offering a range f spa treatments, aromatic
facials, Tai Chi, Pilates and meditation. A
massage to restore balance, a herbal sauna
to cleanse or an energy body treatment may
sound very new age, but these rites have
been part of Thai life for centuries. The
Evason Resort & Spa Hua Hin (page 30) and
Shangri-La Bangkok (page 19) are experts in
the field of relaxation.
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