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Destination
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Trip duration
4 days, 3 nights
Day 1
Loei – Chiang Khan
After arriving at the airport, we will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before driving to Chiang Khan District’s Ban Na Pa Nhad where we visit Tai Dam Cultural Centre and Museum. The Thai Dam, or Black Thai, are an indigenous tribe who live across the region. They call Loei in Thailand home and have set up a cultural centre near Chiang Khan, which serves as a sustainable tourism project where visitors can learn more about the ethnic minority’s history, cultures and traditions. Here, we will be able to interact with the locals behind the centre, see an original Tai Dam-style house, experience traditional games and try your hand at making a Tai Dam amulet – a flower pin believed to bring happiness and fortune. We then continue to Chiang Khan for a gentle boat ride along the River Mekong to Kaeng Khut Khu islet. Overnight at River Tree Resort or Chic Chiangkhan Boutique Hotel.
Food
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Accommodation
River Tree Resort or Chic Chiangkhan Boutique Hotel
Day 2
Chiang Khan – Dansai
An early rise is rewarded with the unique experience of taking part in the daily alms-giving ritual carried out by monks before breakfast back at the hotel, or at a local restaurant. After breakfast, we explore Chiang Khan, a quaint riverside town that is over a century old and is situated next to the meandering Mekong River, which serves as a border between Thailand and Laos. We will take either a walking or tricycle tour of the town and stop to visit attractions including Wat Sri Kun Muang, which serves as a temple and centre of Lanna and Lan Chang art, ancient Wat Mahatas and then we will sample a traditional healing foot massage at Kidthoeng Na Chiangkhan. We then check-out of the hotel and drive to Dansai district and stop for lunch at a floating raft restaurant that serves Isaan delicacies before visiting Wat Phu Rua Ming Muang Temple where we can watch monks hand-building their new home. We check-in to the hotel before dinner. Overnight at Phu Na Come Resort.
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Phu Na Come Resort
Day 3
Dansai – Muang Loei
We start the day with a leisurely bike tour of Dansai town and stop at the market and handicraft shop where we make ton puoeng, a bamboo structure decorated with candle-wax flowers that we will give as a sacred offering at our next stop, Sri Song Rak Pagoda. This revered temple complex was built in 1560 as a symbol of unity between the Ayutthaya and Sri Sattana Khanahut (Vientiane) kingdoms. We continue to the hillside temple of Neramitre Vipassana, before visiting Phi Ta Khon Museum to learn about the famous Phi Ta Khon Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival in which people dress up in colourful costumes and ghoul masks and perform energetic dances throughout the streets. At the museum, we paint our own mask made from local materials, such as coconut husks. We will then return by car to have lunch at the hotel, or a local restaurant, before departing for Muang Loei. Lunch is charged to your own account. Overnight at Loei Village or Loei Palace Resort.
Food
B/-/D
Accommodation
Loei Village or Loei Palace Resort
Day 4
Muang Loei – Bangkok
In the morning, we drive to Ban Pha Whai village in Nong Hin district to visit a local home where hand-painted bamboo piggy banks are made. We then take a noisy but short ride on a traditional truck used by farmers to reach the peak of Phu Pa Poh mountain – dubbed Thailand’s Mount Fuji – for breath-taking views. We then cook up a storm in the kitchen with a cookery class at a local restaurant where we make a spicy som tam salad. After lunch, we head to Bodhisat Cave and the Stone Garden, one of three stone gardens in the area that give the region its moniker of the ‘Land of Sea Mountains’. The rock formations have taken between 230 and 280 million years to form and are similar to Kunming’s stone gardens in China’s Yunnan province. Here, we learn about protected plants and medicinal herbs. We then drive to Muang Loei (about 90 minutes) for your onward flight.
Food
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- Tours and transfers with licenced English-speaking guiding services / assistance;
- Accommodation in sharing twin / double room with air-conditioning;
- Transportation for tour and transfers by air-conditioned vehicle, unless otherwise stated;
- All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the program;
- All applicable taxes and service charges;
- All meals as indicated in the program (food only).
Not Included
- Voluntary Carbon Offset Compensation: USD 1.50 per person per day;
- Personal expenses such as other meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours/ visits, unless otherwise stated;
- Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement;
- Any domestic / international airline tickets, airport taxes, visa fees, specific camera / video fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general pick-up / drop-off regions (such as airports, out-of-town resorts, ports, harbours and accommodation in surrounding towns);
- Any accommodation expenses of a personal nature. This includes (compulsory festive) meals and drinks, mini-bar consumption, laundry, room service, any telephone or other communication cost not mentioned in the program;
- International travel and medical insurance coverage for customers.
Payment and Cancellations
- Full payment is due 30 days prior to departure. We reserve the right to release all services in case of payment default.
- Intermediate bank charges and fees are the responsibility of the client.
- Cancellation policy: In case of cancellation, the following cancellation fees will apply:
• Between 30-15 days prior to departure - 25% of total price
• Between 14-7 days prior to departure - 50% of total price
• Less than 7 days prior to departure – 100% of total price
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4 Days Loei Province – The Colors of Mekong Culture
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Destination
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Trip duration
4 days, 3 nights
About your trip
RESERVATIONS
All tours and services can be booked directly with our office in China
A TRAILS CHINA / DAOCHENG
Beijing Office
Suite 810, SunFlower Tower
#37 Maizidian Street Chaoyang District, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022, P.R. China
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CONFIRMATIONS
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RATES AND AVAILABILITY
All rates are quoted in RMB and are subject to change without prior notice. Inclusions and exclusions in the tour packages are indicated at the end of each itinerary. Commonly our package tour rates include accommodation, transfers, certain meals, and other tour related services. Domestic or international airfares are included where mentioned. Our tour itineraries do not include visa fees and expenses of a personal nature. The validity of our rates is November 01, 2018, until October 31, 2019, unless otherwise specified.
SERVICES
Local English speaking guides are accompanying tours and transfers in each destination. German, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian and Chinese speaking guides are available on request in major cities and subject to confirmation.
DELIVERY FEES
A delivery fee will be charged according to the distance traveled, if any train tickets are required to be delivered to clients’ hotel.
PAYMENT
Full pre-payment by bank transfer is required 30 days before the commencement of services.
Our bank account details are:
Bank Name: Bank of China Beijing JianGuoMen Wai Sub-Branch
开 户 行：中国银行北京建国门外支行
Account Name：ATC TRAVEL SERVICES (BEIJING) LTD.
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Account No.：3259 6908 9747
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CHILD POLICY
For children aged between 2 and 11 years following rates will apply:
- Child in shared adults’ room with extra bed will pay 80% of the total package price
A maximum of two children per party is granted such a discount. Besides this general policy, specific conditions may apply case by case.
CANCELLATIONS
For cancellation of confirmed reservations, following general cancellation charges apply :
- Between 30 and 15 days prior to arrival : 20% of the total amount
- Between 15 and 7 days prior to arrival : 50% of the total amount
- Less than 7 days prior to arrival : 100% of the total amount.
Special conditions apply for cruises, beach resorts as well as for some of the boutique and landmark hotels. Expeditions and specific products may have different conditions.
Domestic and international air tickets are non-refundable once issued. You are obliged to pay full airfare (inclusive of any tax and fuel surcharge) of any cancelled tickets based on the contract rate.
PROGRAM CHANGES
We reserve the right to re-arrange the order of any tour program, to cancel or substitute elements of any tour itinerary without notice, when local conditions require such changes. All itineraries depending on domestic flight confirmations are subject to changes.
Any increase in taxes or fuel surcharges imposed by the authorities will be advised as soon as we are informed of them, and they will be added to the invoice.
Flight and train details mentioned in our itineraries are for indicative purposes only.
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COMPLAINTS AND IRREGULARITIES
We consider complaints as valuable feedback to improve service delivery levels. We request that service delivery failures or customer concerns, be reported during the customer’s stay, to one of our representatives. It is the aim of the company to solve any irregularity on the spot. The company reserves the right to refuse to take action on perceived irregularities submitted to the company 14 days after the customer returns back home.
FORCE MAJEURE
During the term of this agreement, neither party shall be in default of its obligations to the extent that its performance is delayed or prevented by causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to, acts of God, natural disasters, bankruptcy of a vendor, strikes and other labor disturbances, acts of war, or civil disturbances, or other equivalent or comparable events.
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LIABILITY
We act as an intermediary between the concerned airlines, hotels, all transport operators and local tourist offices providing the services. The Company is therefore not responsible for any loss, injury or damage sustained by the tourists, including those occurring outside the touring programs. Additional expenses incurred due to delay, accidents, natural and disaster, political actions and unrest must be borne by the tourists. Programs and prices, services and conditions are based on those valid at the time of printing and are therefore subject to change without advance notice before or during the tour. Acknowledgment and confirmation of the above-mentioned conditions is active, once clients participate in one of the provided services via us. The itinerary of the excursion, package and/or tour cannot be altered or changed without prior permission from us. We cannot be held liable if you amend the excursion and its content in your brochures or give wrong descriptions to clients that are travelling.
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING AUTONOMOUS REGIONS IN CHINA
The Company is not responsible for any last-minute closure of specific regions or tourism sites caused by decisions taken by local or national authorities to restrict access hereto. We will provide alternative itineraries where necessary and reduce cancellation fees to a minimum, however, such imposed closures are beyond our control and constitute a case of force majeure.
The areas concerned include but are not restricted to : The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, minority regions in Qinghai and Gansu provinces.
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Travel breaks down borders and brings people together: The nearly 900 million people who travel every year make the sector one of the biggest in the world, a major employer and a key element in the global economy. But this has its downside, too: increasing pollutant emissions from the tourist traffic, loss of coastlines and other landscapes through excessive building development and sexual exploitation of children are just some of the negative consequences of the growth in global tourist travel. In order to minimize the negative impacts and enhance the positive ones, our Corporate Responsibility Strategy focuses on four prime issues:
- We increase efforts to ensure that children and adolescents in tourist areas are protected against sexual exploitation, one of the worst forms of abuse of young people today.
- We promote fair working conditions and sensibly service provider partners to social and environmental concerns.
- The supply and saving of clean water is a further key issue.
- We develop our own projects to meet the growing threat posed by climate change. Indeed, helping counter the adverse effects of global warming is one of the biggest challenges faced by the world tourist.