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Day one |
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Transfer from Bangkok Airport to Jomtien Beach |
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Your fellow travellers will be arriving at all times from
around the world today, so there are no arranged activities
for the daytime. Our taxi driver will pick you up at Bangkok
Airport. He will hold AVALON sign with your name. The taxi
ride to the hotel at Jomtien Beach takes about one hour. We
shall hold a meeting in the evening when everyone arrives
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have a dinner together. Accommodation with breakfast in
Jomtien. |
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Day two |
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Free to relax, for shopping and sightseeing |
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You can relax at the pool or on the beach opposite the hotel
to get rid of jet-lag in the morning. Alternatively you can
go downtown Pattaya and do some shopping in one of larger
department stores or markets. In the afternoon motorcycles will be delivered.
Accommodation with breakfast in Jomtien. |
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Day three |
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Jomtien Beach to Petchaburi (full day ride 305 km) |
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Your suitcases with items not needed will be deposited at
the hotel. After the breakfast we shall take the coastal
road in direction of Bangkok. We use easier route (if there
is an easy route) around
this big and congested city - we shall take a ferry across
Phraya river to avoid city centre. Between Bangkok and Cha
Am we shall stop twice. First to visit Khao Yoi caves with
Buddhist shrines (watch for thieving monkeys) and later we
shall take a Swiss style funicular to the top of the Khao
Wang hill to take a walk around king Monghut's royal retreat
from 19th century. Accommodation with breakfast in
Petchaburi |
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Day four |
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Petchaburi to Chumpon (full day ride 320 km) |
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On our ride South we shall see Hua Hin, a popular holiday
resort first. Shortly after we shall leave the main road and
tour through Khao Sam Roi Yod (mountain range with 300
peaks) national park. The wooded mountains make it a site of
outstanding natural beauty, but it is the freshwater marsh
and coastal habitats, that gives the park ecological
significance. It offers fine sandy beaches, spectacular
caves, superb mountain viewpoints, offshore islands, forest
trails, boat excursions, and estuarine and mangrove
habitats, all within a relatively small area. We shall take
a boat trip around mangroves to see protected wildlife -
there are around 300 species of birds recorded seen in the
park. some of them very rare, monitor lizards and two legged
fish. For our sea front lunch we shall stop at Prachuap
Khiri Khan. Every place where we stop on this tour has good
seafood restaurants, where only fresh fish is served. For
those who prefer something else, Southern Thai curries are
worth trying. Accommodation with breakfast in Chumpon. |
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Day five |
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Chumpon to Ko Samui (full day ride 285 km) |
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In the morning we shall ride South on the highway No 4 over
the hilly area to Surat Thani where we shall take a car
ferry to Samui. The crossing takes 90 minutes. The island of
Ko Samui lies off the east coast in the Gulf of Thailand,
near the mainland commercial town of Surat Thani. Since the
1850s, Ko Samui has been visited by Chinese merchants
sailing from Hainan Island in the South China Sea to trade
coconuts and cotton, the island's two most profitable
products. As Ko Samui's reputation as the "alternative Thai
island" grew, so did the number of visitors landing on its
shores. It is still in some places an idyllic tropical
retreat with little traffic, clean warm water, fine sand
beaches, and simple bungalows--but hotels, some of them
quite luxurious, have sprung up like mushrooms, and some
beaches see heavy tourist traffic. Our resort is on one of
the popular beaches - Lamai beach. Experience night life on
Samui or take an evening boat to Koh Phangan to join a full
moon party (they are on every night not just at full moon).
Accommodation with breakfast on Ko Samui. |
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Day six |
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Ko Samui (day off / beach /sightseeing) |
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There is a lot to do Samui. Besides beaches, other island
attractions include the Hin Lut and Na Muang waterfalls, the
phallic rock formations at the southern end of Lamai Bay, a
massive seated Buddha image on Fan isle, and Naton, the
island's major seafront settlement with shops, restaurants,
tour agencies and hotels. Accommodation with breakfast on Ko
Samui. |
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Day seven |
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Ko Samui to Krabi (full day ride 280 km) |
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In the morning we shall take the ferry back to mainland and
ride South to Nakhon Si Tammarat first (100 km). There we
shall turn west through national parks where we shall enjoy
winding roads and great sceneries all the way to Krabi town.
For those unfamiliar with the area of Krabi, it's a lot like
Halong Bay in Vietnam and Guilin in China - large karsts
(limestone formations) sticking out of the sea. It is one of
most attractive destinations in Southern Thailand. To the
west, it borders on the Andaman Sea with countless natural
attractions abound, including white sandy beaches,
fascinating coral reefs, numerous large and small islands,
and to the east on verdant forests with caves and waterfall.
The area offers the best of the South. There is no need to
visit overcrowded and noisy and rip off places like Phuket
to see the best beaches. This place has lost its charm long
time ago and its natural beauty can not compare to Krabi.
Accommodation with breakfast in Krabi. |
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Day eight |
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Krabi (day off or boat tour) |
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Today we can spend a day at the sea. We shall hire a boat on
Krabi river. We shall make our way to the first stop, Tup
Island. Tup Island is connected to two other islands by a
Y-shaped sand bar. It is a good location for snorkelling but
the currents are a little too strong to enjoy the water
completely. It is hardly 'swept-off-to-sea' conditions, but
the action of the water is stirring up the silt. After a
swim at Tup Island, we shall continue towards 'Chicken
Island'. There's no question how this particular rock got
its name. It looks like a chicken. After a brief pass-by of
the island for photo-taking purposes, we shall head for our
second snorkelling or swimming opportunity, to Poda Island.
Here the water is much calmer, and the fish are plentiful.
The monkeys at Poda Island could tell when lunch time had
arrived - they come the same time as the tourists. Our last
stop will be at Relais beach to explore sea caves.
Accommodation with breakfast in Krabi. |
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Day nine |
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Krabi (day off, local ride or hydrofoil tour to Koh Phi Phi
island) |
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Krabi is a charming and fascinating destination with nusual
rock formations and sea caves. We shall ride to one of the
spots in the morning or alternatively you can visit the Phi
Phi island immortalized in movie The Beach on a full
day organised tour. there you can even snorkel at the
same location as film cast - in Maya bay. Accommodation with
breakfast in Krabi. |
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Day ten |
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Krabi to Khao Lak (full day ride 156 km) |
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We shall visit Tam Suea temple just outside Krabi in the
morning. Beautiful forests with 600 years old trees and
hermit caves. The main hall is built into long shallow
limestone cave. Next to it are the stairs (1272) leading to
the top of the cliff with Buddha footprint. You are free to
take a walk up for a breathtaking panoramic view. In the
afternoon a boat tour around numerous islands of Pang Nga
Bay including the Scaramanga's hideout island from James
Bond movie "The man with golden gun" and sea gipsy village.
The area around is geologically referred to as a drowned
land full of irregular limestone region with sinks,
underground streams, and caves. Over 40 islands of this
description rise some 300 meters or more out of the milky
green grey water of the bay, creating one of the most
photogenic scenes in the world. Accommodation with breakfast
in Khao Lak. |
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Day eleven |
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Khao Lak to Chumpon (full day ride 310 km) |
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Today we shall enjoy 300 km of scenic route along Andaman
coast. At the end of Ranong bay Burma, is just a throw away.
The last stretch will be over the mountains where we shall
stop at waterfalls, hot springs in Ranong and at Burmese
border at Kra Isthmus. Accommodation with breakfast in
Chumpon. |
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Day twelve |
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Chumpon to Cha Am (full day ride 320 km) |
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This time we shall take different coastal route to get to
our destination -Cha Am. Several fishermen villages will be
along our way. Pleasant ride on winding roads. Lying some 5
kilometres south of the Prachuap Khiri Kan, is a beautiful
curved bay that was once a battlefield between the Thai and
Japanese armies during the Second World War. It is now under
the care of the Royal Thai Air force. Part of the beach is
lined with souvenir stalls. The remainder, and the greater
part, is tranquil and largely untouched by commercialism.
Accommodation with breakfast in Cha Am. |
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Day thirteen |
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Cha Am to Jomtien Beach (full day ride 305 km) |
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Departing Cha Am, we shall ride in direction of Bangkok. On
the way we shall stop at Damnoen Saduak floating market. Day
in and day out from about 8 a.m. to about 12 a.m. the
Damnoen Saduak floating market is routinely crowded with
hundreds of vendors and purchasers floating in their small
rowing boats selling and buying or exchanging their goods.
What they purchase are particularly food, fruit and
vegetable which mostly brought from their own orchards. They
usually travel on their small rowing boats. The name Damnoen
Saduak derives from the name of the canal dug already in the
reign of King Rama IV by the military men. To avoid the
Bangkok centre's heavy traffic we shall take a ferry across
Phraya river and ride along the shore of Eastern Seaboard.
The afternoon brings us back to our base Jomtien Beach.
Usually the group has the last farewell dinner this day.
Accommodation with breakfast in Jomtien. |
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Day fourteen |
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Transfer from Jomtien Beach to Bangkok Airport |
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Your motorcycle touring holiday is ending today. You will
receive a DVD with photos and video clips of your escapades
during the tour before our taxi picks you up. The time will
be arranged depending on your flight departure. The ride
from the hotel at Jomtien Beach to the airport takes about
one hour. We recommend to book an evening/night flight,
giving you an extra day at the end of your holiday. |
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