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Bangkok-Pattaya-Phuket Tour 7 Nights with Saudi Airlines BKK-HKT
Day 1: Istanbul-Cidde
Meeting at 15:25 in front of the Saudi Airlines counter at the international departure terminal of Istanbul New Airport. After baggage and passport procedures, we depart for Jeddah on Saudi Airlines flight SV278 at 18:25. Arrival in Jeddah at 22:20.
Day 2: Jeddah-Bangkok
Then we depart for Bangkok on Saudi Airlines scheduled flight SV844 at 02:00. After breakfast served on the plane, we arrive at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport at 13:40 local time. Meeting with our guide waiting at the airport and departure with our private vehicles for a Bangkok city tour. Some of the places to be seen on the panoramic Bangkok city tour are the Golden Buddha Temple, Flower Market, Chinatown, Parliament Building, and Democracy Monument. During this tour, we will have the opportunity to get to know both Bangkok’s exotic beauty and Buddhism, which has deeply influenced Thailand. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel, room assignment, and check-in. Guests who wish may join the optional Bangkok Canals Tour. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Baiyoke Tour.
Optional Tour: Bangkok Canals Tour Per Person: 25 Euro
You cannot say you have seen Bangkok without joining this tour. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to see remarkable sights that you will not find anywhere else in the world on Bangkok’s historic canals by private boat. You will closely observe the life of the Thai people along the canals and witness the interaction between Thailand’s wealthy and poor communities. We will feed the sacred catfish in front of one of the temples.
Optional Tour: Dinner at Baiyoke Sky & Asiatique Riverfront Night Market Tour: Per Person: 50 Euro
In this tour, Baiyoke Sky, with its height of 309 meters, is Thailand’s tallest 85-story building. In the restaurant on the 77th floor, where you can enjoy a 360-degree view of the entire city, a great open-buffet dinner awaits with a magnificent view. Afterwards, we go to Asiatique, built in the area where the first trade between Thailand and overseas European countries took place, based on the historical Siam Kingdom and blending history with modernity, with more than 1,500 shops and restaurants, Bangkok’s newest entertainment center. Free time for shopping and then transfer to our hotel.
Day 3: Bangkok
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Floating Market Tour during the day, and in the evening may join the optional Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise & Asiatique Riverfront Night Market Tour. Overnight at our hotel.
Optional Tour: Floating Market Tour Per Person: 50 Euro
On this tour, we leave Bangkok and first stop on the way at a coconut farm in Samut Songkhram town, where the world-famous Siamese Twins were born. Here we learn how the Thai people benefit from the coconut tree and see souvenirs made from this tree. You may also visit the orchid garden inside. From there, after about a 10-minute bus ride, we arrive at the pier where Thai-style boats depart. After a pleasant half-hour boat ride through beautiful exotic Far Eastern scenery, we arrive at the famous Floating Market, which has appeared on magazine covers and documentary intros. You will see the open market set up in canoes on the river and have the opportunity to shop. On the way back to Bangkok, you will taste Thailand’s most famous tropical fruits selected by your guide.
Optional Tour: Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise: Per Person: 50 Euro
On this tour, a live-music dinner awaits you on our 41-meter-wide boat on Bangkok’s river of kings, the Chao Phraya, known as the Venice of the Far East. After our dinner, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4: Bangkok - Pattaya
After breakfast, we depart for Pattaya. Visit to the world-famous jewelry factory belonging to the royal family, then arrival in Pattaya, Thailand’s most famous entertainment resort. Transfer to our hotel and free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Elephant Safari and Crocodile Farm Tour. After the tour, guests who wish may join the world-famous ALCAZAR SHOW tour in the evening. Overnight at your hotel.
Optional Tour: Elephant Safari Tour Per Person: 35 Euro
How many times in your life can you go on a safari on an elephant? Here is the opportunity coming to your feet. After receiving information about elephants, safari through the forest on elephants.
Optional Tour: Crocodile Farm Tour: Per Person: 20 Euro
On this tour, you will watch the dangerous crocodile show and then visit the beautifully arranged garden. You can take souvenir photos with tigers, feed the elephants by hand, and see various Far Eastern creatures in the lovely garden.
Optional Tour: Alcazar Show Tour: Per Person: 35 Euro
We spend a wonderful evening at Thailand’s best cabaret show in the Lido style, featuring changing stage sets, changing costumes, dancers, and magnificent light and sound systems.
Day 5: Pattaya
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Coral Island Tour, famous for its coral reefs. Overnight at our hotel.
Optional Tour: Coral Island Tour: Per Person: 50 Euro
Unlimited sun and ocean enjoyment... From Pattaya beach, with our private speedboats, we go to Coral Island, with its white sandy beach made of coral powder among palm trees, where we can swim in turquoise waters all day. Lunch consists of grilled fish, shepherd’s salad, and tropical fruits.
Day 6: Pattaya - Phuket
After breakfast, our airport transfer takes place at the time specified by our guide. After ticketing and baggage procedures, our pleasant journey of approximately 1.5 hours to Phuket begins with local airlines. Arrival in Phuket and transfer to our hotel by our private vehicle waiting for us. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Siam Niramit Show Tour.
Optional Tour: Siam Niramit Show Tour (Dinner Included): 60 EUR per person
After having our dinner buffet before the show, we move to the theater area where the performance takes place. The Siam Niramit Show, which presents Thailand’s culture and history with unique choreographies, promises an unforgettable evening with its massive stage, listed in the Guinness World Records, its cast of over 150 dancers, and its state-of-the-art stage technology. We watch 4D effects, dazzling stage costumes, aerial ballet, acrobatics, and the magical presentation of Thai culture through lights and stage decor.
Day 7: Phuket
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional full-day James Bond Island and Canoe Tour with lunch, departing at 07:30. Overnight at your hotel.
Optional Tour: James Bond Island and Canoe Tour (Lunch Included): 70 EUR per person
During our journey to James Bond Island by authentic boats, we will have the chance to see the rock islets that are among the world’s most beautiful geological formations. Upon arrival, we will see the places where the James Bond movie was filmed and have the opportunity to shop. On the way back, we will have lunch at a seafood restaurant.
Day 8: Phuket
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Phi Phi Island Tour. Overnight at your hotel.
Optional Tour: Phi Phi Island Tour: 70 EUR per person
We are organizing a full-day tour to perhaps Thailand’s most exotic island by private speedboat. With our speedboats, we quickly reach Phi Phi Don, the first of Phuket’s two paradise coral islands. We see the Makak monkeys at Monkey Beach and have the opportunity to swim and snorkel among thousands of colorful fish. We also have time to swim and sunbathe at Maya Bay, where some scenes of Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie The Beach were filmed, with its palm-lined beach and crystal-clear turquoise sea. Later, we visit Viking Cave and have lunch on Phi Phi Island.
Day 9: Phuket-Jeddah-Istanbul
After breakfast, free time until the time specified by our guide. At the appointed time, our airport transfer takes place. After ticketing and baggage procedures, departure for Jeddah at 23:55 on Saudi Airlines scheduled flight SV853.
Day 10: Jeddah-Istanbul
After ticketing and baggage procedures, arrival in Jeddah at 04:55 local time. Afterwards, we depart for Istanbul on Saudi Airlines scheduled flight at 09:40. Arrival at Istanbul New Airport at 13:45 and the end of our tour.
Hotels to be used for accommodation;
3* Bangkok Forum Park Hotel or similar
3* Pattaya Travelodge Hotel or similar
4* Bauman Buri or similar
Included Services:
• Economy class round-trip flight tickets with Saudi Airlines from Istanbul – Jeddah - Bangkok - Phuket - Jeddah - Istanbul and free in-flight refreshments
• One-way flight tickets with local airlines from Bangkok to Phuket
• Airport taxes
• Bangkok City Tour
• Airport-Hotel-Airport transfers
• Accommodation with breakfast for 3 nights in Phuket, 2 nights in Pattaya, and 2 nights in Bangkok
• Turkish guiding service if the group has more than 10 people
Services Not Included:
• International departure tax
• Travel Health Insurance
• Personal expenses
• All Optional Tours
• Mandatory payment of 50 Euros per person covering check point fees, local service charges, handling fees, bus entrance fees, and operational service expenses, which will be collected in cash by the guide before the tour departure)
GENERAL TERMS
1- General Terms are an integral part of the tour program and cannot be considered independently of the tour program.
2- If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip; Wtatil can cancel the tour up to 21 days before the travel date. In this case, the cancellation information will be communicated to the guest. The entire tour fee will be refunded to the guest. For additional services purchased outside the tour; the domestic flight connections purchased from Wtatil will also be refunded to the guest; however, visa services and travel health insurance, if a visa application has been made on behalf of the guest using such insurance, cannot be refunded as these services have been used; if no visa application has been made, the visa and travel health insurance will also be canceled, and a refund will be made. If the guest purchased the domestic flight connection from a different provider independent of Wtatil, they cannot request any refund from Wtatil in the case of tour cancellation by Wtatil. The guest accepts in advance any material and moral losses arising from the cancellation of the tour upon purchasing the tour, and Wtatil cannot be held responsible.
3- If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, Wtatil has the right to show goodwill and not cancel the tour. In this case, since the tour will be individually arranged for the guest, the included guiding service will only cover the airport transfer for the international departure and return.
Cancellation and Changes
4- Our guests have the right to cancel without penalty, provided they inform Wtatil in writing no later than 30 days before the tour departure date, excluding flight tickets for which payment has been made and/or obligations undertaken to the airline. If there are 31 days or less before the trip start date, they can cancel by paying a penalty of 50% of the remaining tour fee based on the flight ticket. If cancellation is made 15 days or less before the trip start date, they can cancel by paying the full tour fee as a penalty. In the event of a cancellation request, the cancellation and refund conditions for additional services such as domestic flight connections, visa services, travel health insurance may vary depending on the time the cancellation request is made, so advance inquiries about refunds are required. Wtatil cannot guarantee any commitment regarding the refund of additional services.
Guiding Services and Extra Tours
5- The days and hours of the tours specified in the program may be changed by the guide based on the openness/closure status of the museums and archaeological sites, as well as weather conditions. Different guides may accompany the guests during the tours.
6- The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are organized for the general introduction of the cities and are conducted with narration from the vehicle, lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, and do not include entrance to museums or archaeological sites. If the panoramic tours cannot be conducted due to local authorities not allowing access, closed roads due to any event, or if weather conditions make the tours impossible, Wtatil cannot be held responsible. Some tours may be conducted using public transport or on foot in areas where vehicle access is not permitted.
7- Our guide reserves the right to change the dates of city tours and/or additional tours depending on the number of participants, the closure status of museums and archaeological sites. This also applies to changes that may occur in flight times.
8- Important considerations for the tours to be conducted with speed boats: heavy meals should not be eaten immediately before boarding, and excessive amounts of water should not be consumed. Guests with stomach, back, neck issues, or pregnant guests should inform their guides of their conditions.
9- No refunds are available if participation in tour or meal services included in the package is not provided.
About Flights
10- Wtatil acts as an intermediary between the airline and the passenger, and in case of any disputes, the relevant provisions of Turkish legislation as well as the Hague Protocol and the Warsaw Convention will apply.
11- Delays or changes in flight schedules may occur for scheduled and charter flights. Wtatil is obliged to inform of these changes as soon as possible. The guest has accepted the risk of flight schedule changes/cancellations when purchasing the trip.
12- Children aged 0-2 only pay the airport tax fee.
13- According to airline regulations, if the outbound flight of tickets purchased round trip is not used, the return flight will be canceled by the airline.
14- Check-in and boarding procedures for those participating in flights are personal responsibilities, and these procedures must be carried out by the guest at the airports or via the airline's websites before the flight.
15- Last-minute delays and gate changes during flights are announced via sound and displayed on information boards at the airport. This information must be followed by the guests themselves.
16- Wtatil is not responsible for guests who are not present at the specified airport at the designated times according to airline regulations for participation in the tour, and who do not carry out check-in and boarding procedures on time, or who carry them out on time but do not board the plane. All costs related to obtaining new round-trip tickets and transfers in the destination area for guests who miss their flights are their responsibility.
17- The general baggage weight for flights departing from Turkey is 20 kg. This weight may vary according to the airline and the destination country. If there are domestic flights at the destination, this baggage weight may decrease to 15 kg. Extra baggage weight/price rules are determined by the airlines and are not the responsibility of Wtatil.
18- Guests wishing to upgrade their tickets using miles (to business or first class) may do so depending on the availability of the airline (please check with the airline to which you are a member) after the tickets have been issued. No mileage guarantees are given for each flight. Please check whether the program's tickets are upgradeable.
19- Meals and online check-in services may be subject to an extra charge with some airlines.
Other Matters
20- Wtatil will not accept responsibility for any changes or cancellations made directly by the guest with the hotel. In this case, Wtatil's cancellation conditions will apply.
21- In cases where hotels are specified only by category information or presented as options for the same destination without mentioning hotel names, the hotel name will be communicated to the guest by Wtatil 48 hours before the tour departure.
22- During special periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be located further away than the specified locations or kilometers. In this case, Wtatil will inform the guest 15 days before the tour departure.
23- During the registration process for the purchased tour; the guest must correctly enter/declare the name as it appears on the passport, date of birth, and passport number in the system. Airline tickets are issued based on this information. Any penalty fees resulting from incorrect information will be charged to the guest.
24- To use mobile phones abroad, guests should check with their service provider before leaving Turkey to ensure their phone is activated for international use.
25- The hotel check-in time is 15:00 and the check-out time is 12:00.
26- Wtatil will communicate any requests regarding the room (e.g., high floor, close to common areas, smoking/non-smoking, bed type) to the hotel. Efforts will be made to ensure that the reserved rooms align with the guest's preferences based on the hotel's availability. The fulfillment of these requests depends on the availability at check-in, and Wtatil cannot guarantee them.
27- Breakfasts offered at hotels may differ from the rich Turkish breakfast accustomed to. They are generally served as a continental breakfast consisting of a limited selection of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated for groups.
28- In some cases, there may be a double bed instead of a twin bed. Most European hotels offer rooms with two beds that can be combined if necessary.
29- Child and extra bed policies may vary depending on each hotel and room type.
30- Any additional bed and baby crib shall be provided upon request and according to the hotel’s availability, and must be approved by the hotel.
31- The capacity for additional beds or baby cribs in a room is 1 unit (maximum).
32- In triple rooms, there is an application for an additional bed, and the bed allocated to the 3rd person in such rooms is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 additional bed. Additional beds consist of folding and coach beds. Our guests declare that they accept the discomfort and bed types that may arise due to additional beds added to standard rooms in triple room and/or child reservations.
33- If the number of children accompanying adults in hotel reservations and the ages of the children are declared incorrectly by our guests, the relevant hotels may charge additional fees. In such cases, the responsibility lies with the guest who provided the incorrect declaration. The hotel may request identification to determine children's ages.
34- In reservations for 2 adults + 1 child, there may not be a separate bed for the child. Child rates only apply if the child is accompanied by two adults. Child discounts are only valid for “single children” who are of the age group accompanying two adults.
35- Daily exchange rates are reflected in TL prices. Rates applicable at the time of payment are valid. Any additional requests and extra services (minibar, ironing, etc.) provided by the hotel will be subject to additional charges. These expenses are not included in the price at the time of booking and are paid directly to the hotel during your stay.
36- Some countries may have different applications regarding city, tourism, or local taxes. Any city, tourism, or other taxes applicable in this way will be collected from the guest by the hotel upon entry or exit.
37- The distances provided in programs are based on maps. Travel times may be extended due to traffic, weather conditions, the geographical situation of the country visited, road works, and other conditions.
38- Wtatil may change the order of cities in the program or the primary airline to be flown without altering the content of the program in case of necessity or at its discretion.
39- The personal belongings, bags, suitcases, passports/identifications of participants in the tour are the responsibility of the guests, and Wtatil is not responsible for forgotten/lost/stolen items. If forgotten items are found, the costs incurred during their delivery to the country and/or person are the responsibility of the item owner.
40- Guests participating in the tour are required to carry their travel health insurance policies and any related medications and reports for any health issues they may have.
41- For possible extra expenses, a photo-ID or passport issued by official institutions and a credit card or cash deposit may be required by the hotel upon check-in. The refund of the deposit requested at check-out is a procedure between the hotel and the guest, and Wtatil has no intervention in this process.
Visa and Passport
42- There is no visa application for Turkish citizens.
43- Guests must ensure that their passports are valid for at least 6 months beyond the travel end date.
44- For customs crossings/border checkpoints, at least 2 blank pages must be available in your passport for entry/exit stamps to be printed.
45- Being exempt from visa requirements for entry into these countries does not guarantee entry/exit from the country, as the passport police have the authority to deny entry/exist. Wtatil cannot be held responsible for this situation, and the responsibility lies with the passenger.
46- Guests who are not Turkish citizens or who have dual citizenship and will participate in the tour using another country's passport should consult the relevant consulates about the visa procedure of the country being traveled to; otherwise, Wtatil will not be held responsible for any consequences that may arise.
47- Passports that are torn, worn, wet, or otherwise damaged must be renewed to avoid issues with customs police at the border of the country to be visited. Otherwise, the responsibility lies with the passenger.
48- Guests under 18 years old traveling alone or with only one parent should be aware that border police may ask for a document showing both parents' joint consent; thus, guests under 18 and their parents should be sensitive to this matter.
