Classic Far East Tour with Turkish Airlines, 9 nights, 9 nights accommodation

İSTANBUL – SINGAPORE
We arrive at Istanbul Airport Domestic and International Terminal 3 hours before your flight to complete check-in, baggage drop-off, and passport control procedures, then fly to Singapore at 18:30 on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK208.
SINGAPORE – (Singapore Icons and Symphony of Lights Tour)
Upon our arrival at Singapore Airport at 11:15 local time, we transfer to our hotel with our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport. After room assignment and free time for rest, our guests who wish may join the extra Singapore Icons and Symphony of Lights Tour (85 Euro). On this tour, we will witness Singapore’s unique nighttime beauty in its glittering state. Our first stop is the famous Merlion Monument, with the figures of a lion and a mermaid. Then we go to Gardens by the Bay to watch the illuminated tree shows accompanied by symphony music. Afterward, Marina Bay Sands, with its dazzling architectural design and 340-meter height, will be seen. We provide free time at the shopping center featuring world-famous brands. Guests who wish may, according to their preference, visit any of the terrace bars or restaurants belonging to Marina Bay Sands (advance reservation required) or its Casino. At the end of our tour, we will experience Singapore’s enchanting nighttime atmosphere together. First, we watch the “Garden Rhapsody” light and music show held at Supertree Grove within Gardens by the Bay. Then we move to the Marina Bay area and watch Marina Bay Sands’ famous “Spectra Light & Water Show” laser and water show. After the shows, we complete our tour and return to our hotel.
SINGAPORE – (Sentosa Island and Botanical Garden Tour) – BANGKOK – PATTAYA
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we offer free time until our flight to Bangkok. During this free time, our guests who wish may join the extra Sentosa Island and Botanical Garden Tour (85 Euro). On our tour, we depart for Sentosa Island. Sentosa is home to exciting activities, themed entertainment centers, award-winning spas, lush rainforests, and beaches. During the free time provided here, we may visit SEA Aquarium, Universal Studios, or Madame Tussauds Museum and other themed amusement parks according to your preference. (Entrance fees excluded). Continuing our tour, we visit the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In this unique garden covering a vast area of 82 hectares, you will have the chance to closely discover tropical vegetation. During the free time, our guests who wish may visit the National Orchid Garden by paying an extra entrance fee (approximately 20 Euro), where thousands of orchids of different colors, scents, and species are grown and exhibited. After our tour, we head to Singapore Airport for our flight to Bangkok. After our flight operated by a local airline, we arrive at Bangkok Airport and proceed to our Pattaya-area hotel with our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time for rest.
PATTAYA – (Lunch Included Pattaya Highlights & Crocodile Farm and Temple of Truth Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join the extra Lunch Included Pattaya Highlights & Crocodile Farm and Temple of Truth Tour (85 Euro). First, we 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. Natural stone exhibits and tropical landscaping in the park area add a special color to the tour experience. Then we visit the gemstone and jewelry center located in Millenium Years Stone Park, where the art of stone processing unique to the region is introduced. Here we will have the opportunity to see the processing stages of precious stones, examine design workshops, and explore region-specific souvenir items. This section, carried out with informative presentations, will allow us to closely discover Thailand’s famous stonecraft culture. After the shopping break to be provided, 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 construction style. On the ocean shore, it is entirely made of wood and handcrafted. Its details tell ancient philosophies, different worldviews, cultures, and arts. We will enjoy the unique atmosphere and view. After lunch at a local restaurant, we continue with a fairy-tale-like walk in Nong Nooch Botanical Garden. Established on an area of 2 km and holding the title of Southeast Asia’s largest tropical botanical garden, Nong Nooch hosts over 8,000 plant species. Its colorful flowers will be indispensable for photography enthusiasts. During our visit, we will watch local shows belonging to Thai culture, Thai boxing shows, and elephant shows. After watching reenactments of historical battles and some other shows in the first part, we complete our tour after the lunch to be served and return to our Pattaya-area hotel.
PATTAYA – BANGKOK – (Lunch Included Bangkok Icons and Asiatique Tour)
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Bangkok. Upon arrival at our Bangkok-area hotel, we provide room assignment and free time for rest. In the afternoon, our guests who wish may join our extra Lunch Included Bangkok Icons and Asiatique Tour program (65 Euro). Starting with lunch served at the hotel or at a local restaurant, and on our tour where we will see Bangkok’s historical center panoramically, we get to know the city texture by seeing the Parliament Building in the area where the Royal Family resides and the Democracy Monument from the outside. Proceeding along the Rattanakosin Island route, we will make a short photo stop accompanied by a 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 stop on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, in the evening we move to the Asiatique area. After the free time to be provided in this modern riverside area with shops, walking paths, and river views, we complete our tour and return to our hotel.
BANGKOK – (Bangkok Highlights Tour) – (Evening Dinner Included Chao Phraya River Cruise Boat Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Bangkok Highlights Tour (90 Euro) program. On our tour, we will first visit Meaklong Train Market. This market, where a train passes through the middle at a certain time every morning and vendors suddenly gather their goods away, has become one of Bangkok’s most interesting tourist spots because of this feature. After our visit to Meklong Train Market, one of the programs where we will feel the characteristic and cultural values of the Exotic Far East the most, we first visit the Coconut Farm. After observing the various uses of the coconut tree by the local people, we provide a short free time to purchase souvenirs made from this tree. Continuing our tour, we reach the Floating Market by Thai-style boats. At the world-famous Floating Market, where souvenirs, tropical fruits, and vegetables are sold at stalls formed by canoes on the river, we will enjoy shopping and bargaining with local vendors. After our Floating Market tour, we head to 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 and purest gold statue. After our visit to the Golden Buddha statue located in Chinatown, considered one of the world’s largest Chinatowns, we move to our next stop, the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho). Known as the largest temple in Bangkok, Wat Pho preserves 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 provide free time at Icon Siam, one of Bangkok’s most flashy and modern lifestyle centers. This special riverside area on the banks of the Chao Phraya River stands out with its luxury stores, riverside walking paths, open-air terraces, light and water shows held in the evening, and cafe and restaurants on the Michelin list. During the free time provided, guests who wish may join the extra Evening Dinner Included Chao Phraya River Cruise boat tour (55 Euro). On this tour, where we will have the opportunity to watch Bangkok’s night view, illuminated historical buildings, and the architectural texture along the riverbank, we will enjoy our open 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 – PHUKET – (Evening Dinner Included Phuket Night Tour)
After breakfast (depending on the local airline’s flight time, breakfast may be served at the hotel or as a breakfast box), we complete our hotel check-out procedures and transfer to Bangkok Airport for our Phuket flight. After arriving at Phuket, Thailand’s most visited famous island, transfer to the hotel. After room assignment, you can enjoy the sea, sand, and sun during the free time provided. In the late afternoon, we organize the extra Evening Dinner Included Phuket Night Tour (55 Euro) with our guests who wish. Starting with dinner at a local restaurant, we will discover Phuket’s lively streets and colorful alleys on our panoramic around-the-area tour under the lights along the coastal road and surroundings. After the tour, which we will complete with free time for shopping in local shops and photo stops at suitable points, we return to our hotel.
PHUKET – (Lunch Included James Bond Island Tour)
After breakfast, full day free time. Guests who wish may join the extra full-day Lunch Included James Bond Island Tour (75 Euro). On our tour, which begins with a speedboat, our first stop will be the islands of Hong and Panak, which have been the subject of many documentaries. During this excursion by canoe, an adventure awaits you where you will witness magnificent natural landscapes and many living creatures inhabiting the bays and caves. After the buffet lunch 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 provide free time to shop from local street vendors on the island and take plenty of photos. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. During this free time in the evening, guests who wish may consult our guide and participate in night entertainment and shows.
PHUKET – (Lunch Included Phi Phi Island Tour)
After breakfast, full day free time. Guests who wish may join the extra full-day Lunch Included Phi Phi Island Tour (75 Euro). With our speedboats, we quickly reach Phi Phi Don, the first of the two paradise coral islands near Phuket. 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 give a photo break. Then we stop by Phi Phi Ley. Here we visit Viking Cave. After lunch, we provide free time for snorkeling, sea, sun, and sand enjoyment, and we complete our tour and return to our hotel. During this free time in the evening, guests who wish may consult our guide and participate in night entertainment and shows.
PHUKET – (Lunch Included Mystical Phuket Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Lunch Included Mystical Phuket Tour program (65 Euro). We will begin our tour by first arriving at Old Phuket Town and having our lunch at a local restaurant. After the meal, we will walk through the colorful streets dominated by Sino-Portuguese architecture with our guide. Photo opportunities and a short free time will be provided as we see the region’s colonial-era buildings, street art details, and local boutiques. Then we head to Wat Chalong Temple, one of the island’s most important religious centers. During the tour in the temple complex, we closely feel the spiritual atmosphere of Thai culture. Continuing our tour, we arrive at a cashew production center. After receiving information about the processing of cashew products, a short break will be given for shopping. After our visits, we will return to our hotel at the specified time.
PHUKET – KUALA LUMPUR – (Kuala Lumpur Masterpieces Tour) – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and (if our flight time is early, breakfast may be served as a breakfast box), we head to Phuket Airport for our flight to Kuala Lumpur after completing hotel check-out procedures. Upon our arrival at the airport and the baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures we will complete, we fly to Kuala Lumpur on a scheduled flight operated by a local airline company. After arriving at Kuala Lumpur Airport, we provide free time until our return flight to Istanbul. During this waiting period, our guests who wish may join the extra Kuala Lumpur Masterpieces Tour (45 Euro). In our tour, where we will discover Kuala Lumpur’s modern face and historical heritage, first we will have the opportunity to photograph the Petronas Twin Towers from the outside, which have become the city’s symbol and are one of the most impressive examples of modern architecture. Then we will visit the King’s Palace, the official residence of the Malaysian Royal Family, and witness its magnificent architecture. Sultan Abdul Samad Building, one of the city’s most historical structures carrying traces of the colonial period, and Independence Square, one of the most important points in the country’s independence history, are among the places we will see as our tour continues. Finally, we complete our city tour by visiting the National Monument, a memorial complex dedicated to Malaysia’s national heroes. Throughout this enjoyable tour, you will gain unforgettable impressions of Kuala Lumpur’s modern architecture, traditional texture, and rich cultural heritage. At the end of the tour, we return to Kuala Lumpur Airport. After ticketing, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 23:45 on Turkish Airlines’ scheduled and direct flight TK61. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 06:05 local time and end of the tour.