Bangkok & Pattaya & Phuket Tour with Turkish Airlines 6 Nights Semester Special BKK HKT

ISTANBUL – BANGKOK
After completing the check-in, baggage drop, and passport control procedures, we will arrive at Istanbul Airport International Terminal 3 hours before your flight and fly to Bangkok at 15:30 with Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK58.
BANGKOK – (Bangkok Icons and Asiatique Tour with Lunch)
Upon our arrival at Bangkok Airport at 04:20 local time, we depart for Bangkok city center with our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport to carry out our city tour. Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is the country’s most important cultural and commercial center with its historic temples, traditional architecture, and modern city texture. Developed around the Chao Phraya River, the city offers visitors a comprehensive cultural experience with its palace complexes, pagodas, and historic districts. After the panoramic city tour, transfer to our hotel. Room allocation and free time to rest. In the afternoon, guests who wish may join our extra Bangkok Icons and Asiatique Tour with Lunch and Dinner (65 Euro) program. In this tour, which will begin with lunch served at the hotel or in a local restaurant and where we will see Bangkok’s historic center panoramically, we will get to know the city’s fabric by seeing the Parliament Building and Democracy Monument in the area where the royal family resides from the outside. Proceeding along the Rattanakosin island route, we will take a short photo break with the view of Golden Mount. Then we will take a short walk in Chinatown and visit the Flower Market, where local life is felt. After a short photo break on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, we head to the Asiatique area in the evening. In this modern riverside area, after free time to be enjoyed among shops, walking paths, and river views, we complete our tour and return to our hotel.
BANGKOK – (Bangkok Phenomena Tour) – (Chao Praya River Cruise Boat Tour with Dinner)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. Within this free time, guests who wish may join the extra Bangkok Phenomena Tour (90 Euro) program. In our tour, we will first visit the Maeklong Railway Market. After visiting the Meklong Railway Market, one of Bangkok’s most attractive tourist spots thanks to the train passing through its center at a certain time every morning and the vendors quickly clearing their stalls, this tour, one of the programs where we will feel the characteristic and cultural values of the exotic Far East most strongly, first takes us to visit the Coconut Farm. After observing the various uses of the coconut tree by the local people, we offer a short free time to buy souvenirs made from this tree. Continuing our tour, we reach the Floating Market with Thai-style boats. At the world-famous Floating Market, where souvenirs, tropical fruits, and vegetables are sold at stalls made up of canoes on the river, we will enjoy shopping and bargaining with local vendors. After our Floating Market tour, we depart for Bangkok city center. Our panoramic stop along the way will be Dragon Temple (Wat Samphran). With its photos spreading on the internet, Wat Samphran, which has become a very popular tourist attraction, consists of a dragon statue wrapping around a pink cylindrical structure. After the free time we will provide for a photo break around Dragon Temple, we complete our tour and arrive in Bangkok city center. Upon arrival in the city center, we will visit the Golden Buddha Statue (Wat Traimit), which houses the world’s most valuable pure gold statue of the largest size. After visiting the Golden Buddha statue located in Chinatown, which is considered one of the world’s largest Chinatowns, we move on to our next stop, the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho). Known as the largest temple in Bangkok, Wat Pho houses the famous Reclining Buddha made in 1832. After visiting the Reclining Buddha, which is 45 meters long and 15 meters high, with its feet and eyes inlaid with mother-of-pearl and covered in gold, we offer free time in Icon Siam, one of Bangkok’s most dazzling and modern lifestyle centers. This special riverside area on the banks of the Chao Phraya River is notable for its luxury shops, riverside walking paths, open-air terraces, light and water shows held in the evening, and its cafes and restaurants listed in the Michelin guide. Within the free time to be offered, guests who wish may join the extra Chao Praya River Cruise boat tour with dinner (55 Euro). On this tour, where we will have the chance to watch Bangkok’s night view, illuminated historic buildings, and the architectural texture along the riverbank, we will enjoy our buffet dinner accompanied by an international menu and live music. After the pleasant river journey, we complete our tour and return to our hotel.
BANGKOK – PATTAYA – (Pattaya Phenomena & Crocodile Farm and Temple of Truth Tour with Lunch)
After an early breakfast, we depart for Pattaya. Upon arrival in Pattaya, located approximately 150 km from Bangkok and one of Thailand’s most important holiday resorts with its tropical climate, coastline, and advanced tourism infrastructure, we will first take a walk along the coastline and a sightseeing tour during our city tour. After a short photo break at Pattaya View Point, which commands the entire view of the city, the Big Golden Buddha will be seen panoramically. We complete our panoramic city tour with free time to be spent on Walking Street, considered the heart of the city thanks to its lively atmosphere at all hours of the day. At the end of the city tour, guests who wish may join the extra Pattaya Phenomena & Crocodile Farm and Temple of Truth Tour with Lunch (75 Euro). In our tour, we first go to the Crocodile Farm, where we can watch impressive crocodile shows. During this visit, guests can see crocodile feeding areas, examine different animal species, and have the opportunity to take photos. The natural stone exhibits and tropical landscaping in the park area add a special color to the tour experience. Then we will visit the precious stone and jewelry center located in Millennium Years Stone Park, where the regional stone-working art is introduced. Here we will have the opportunity to see the gemstone processing stages, examine design workshops, and evaluate region-specific souvenir products. This section, carried out with informative presentations, will allow us to get to know Thailand’s famous stone craftsmanship culture closely. After the shopping break to be offered, in the second part of our tour, the Temple of Truth, one of the city’s most important symbols, is among the rare examples in the world with its architectural structure and method of construction. On the seashore, it is entirely made of wood and handcraft. In its details, different worldviews, cultures, and arts of ancient philosophies are described. We will enjoy the unique atmosphere and view. After lunch at a local restaurant, we continue our tour with a fairytale-like walk in Nong Nooch Botanical Garden. Established on an area of 2 km and holding the title of the largest Tropical Botanical Garden in Southeast Asia, Nong Nooch is home to over 8000 plant species. Its colorful flowers will be a favorite of photography enthusiasts. During our visit, we will watch local shows belonging to Tai culture, Tai boxing performances, and elephant shows. After watching re-enactments of historical wars and some other performances in the first part, we complete our tour after the lunch that will be served and return to our hotel in Bangkok.
BANGKOK – PHUKET – (Mysterious Phuket Tour with Lunch)
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we set out for Bangkok Airport for our flight to Phuket. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly from Bangkok to Phuket on a scheduled flight operated by the local airline. Upon arrival at Phuket Airport, we depart for our Phuket region hotel with our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport. Upon arrival at the hotel, room allocation and free time to rest. Within this free time, guests who wish may join the extra Mysterious Phuket Tour with Lunch (65 Euro) program. We will start our tour by first reaching Old Phuket Town and having lunch at a local restaurant. After the meal, we will take a walk through the colorful streets dominated by Sino-Portuguese architecture with our guide. The area’s colonial-era buildings, street art details, and local boutiques will be seen, and photo and short free time will be offered. Then we head to Wat Chalong Temple, one of the island’s most important religious centers. During the visit within the temple complex, we closely feel the spiritual atmosphere of Thai culture. In the continuation of our tour, we arrive at the cashew production center. After receiving information about the processing of cashew products, a short break will be given for shopping. After our tour, we return to the hotel.
PHUKET – (James Bond Island Tour with Lunch)
After breakfast, full day free time. Guests who wish may join the extra full-day James Bond Island Tour with Lunch (75 Euro). In our tour, which we will begin with a speedboat, our first stop will be Hong and Panak islands, which have been featured in many documentaries. During this trip by canoe, an adventure awaits you where you will witness magnificent natural scenery and many living creatures residing there among the bays and caves. After the buffet lunch we will have on our boat, our next stop is James Bond Island, where the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun was filmed. We see the famous nail rock and beach on this island and give free time to shop from local street vendors on the island and to take plenty of photos. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Within this free time to be offered in the evening, guests who wish may consult our guide and join night entertainment and shows.
PHUKET– (Phi Phi Island Tour with Lunch)
After breakfast, full day free time. Guests who wish may join the extra full-day Phi Phi Island Tour with Lunch (75 Euro). With our speedboats, we quickly reach Phi Phi Don, the first of Phuket’s two paradise coral islands nearby. We will see Maya Bay, where some scenes of Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio’s film “The Beach” were shot, with its palm-tree-lined beach and crystal-clear turquoise sea, and we will take a photo break. Then we stop at Phi Phi Ley. Here we visit Viking Cave. After the lunch we will have, we offer free time for snorkeling, sea, sun, and sand enjoyment, and we complete our tour and return to our hotel. Within this free time to be offered in the evening, guests who wish may consult our guide and join night entertainment and shows.
PHUKET – ISTANBUL
Depending on the flight time, after the early hotel check-out procedures, we depart for Phuket Airport for our flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing ticketing, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 08:55 with Turkish Airlines scheduled direct flight TK167. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 15:35 local time and end of the tour.