Special ISU departure – October 29-November 16, 2021 Southeast Asia Odyssey 19 days from $6,297 total price from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle ($5,995 air & land inclusive plus $302 airline taxes and fees) Exotic, diverse, intriguing ... This just begins to describe Southeast Asia and our small group odyssey. We cruise the through ; explore the spectacular – Angkor – and the sublime – Ha Long Bay; and engage with local farmers and hill tribespeople on this comprehensive, well-paced adventure.

Pakbeng Luang Hanoi Chiang Rai Prabang LAOS South Sea Da Nang/ Hoi An Bangkok VIETNAM Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) CAMBODIA Andaman SeaSea Gulf of Map Legend Thailand Destination Air Motorcoach Mekong Cruise Extension (air) Singapore Entry/Departure We spend three days touring Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex. Above: Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom Avg. High (°F) Oct Nov Hanoi 84 78 87 83 Day 1: Depart U.S. for Hanoi, Vietnam Day 6: Hoi An An easy boat ride on the Thu Bon Bangkok 89 88 River brings us to the colorful ancient port of Hoi Day 2: Arrive Hanoi We arrive in the Vietnamese An. We tour the lively daily market, and stroll the capital late this evening then transfer to our hotel. shop- and gallery-lined back streets and alleyways of Old Town, now a UNESCO site. Tonight’s small Your Small Group Tour Highlights Day 3: Hanoi Our tour of this French-accented city group highlight: an interactive Vietnamese cooking begins in Ba Dinh Square at the revered mausoleum class, followed by dinner. B,D Hanoi sightseeing • Ha Long Bay cruise • Charming Hoi and home of Ho Chi Minh. Next: historic One Pillar An • Extensive touring of Angkor Wat complex • Luang Pagoda, a Buddhist retreat; the serene Temple of Day 7: Hoi An/Da Nang/Siem Reap, Cambodia We Prabang alms giving ceremony • Interactive rice farming Literature (c. 1070); Hoa Lo Prison, the infamous see local life up close this morning as we take a walk- experience • Two-day Mekong cruise with overnight in riv- “Hanoi Hilton” of the Vietnam War; and Hanoi’s ing tour of a nearby farming settlement. Later we erside lodge • Elephant sanctuary • Bangkok sightseeing Ancient Quarter, dense with street vendors, where visit the acclaimed Cham Museum then transfer to we enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant this the airport for the flight to Siem Reap, arriving this Day Itinerary Hotel Rating evening. B,D evening. B,L 1 Depart U.S. for Hanoi 2-4 Hanoi Melia Hanoi Sup. First Day 4: Hanoi/Ha Long Bay We depart this morning Day 8: Siem Reap We make our first visit to the Class on a full-day excursion to Ha Long Bay, a breathtak- temples at the Angkor Wat complex, a small-scale 5-6 Hoi An MGallery Hotel Royal Deluxe ing waterway in the Gulf of Tonkin dotted with 2,000 city built between the 9th and 13th centuries and now 7-9 Siem Reap Sofitel Angkor Deluxe Phokeethra islands and islets, and surrounded by limestone cliffs a UNESCO site. We travel via tuk-tuks (auto rick- and hidden caves. Here we board a traditional “junk” shaws) to Angkor Thom, the last Khmer capital; 10-12 Luang Prabang Avani Luang Sup. First Prabang Class for lunch and an afternoon cruise through the fairy- and Bayon Temple, an imposing stone edifice of 54 tale seascape, a UNESCO site. B,L towers each carved with four enigmatic faces. We 13 Pakbeng Le Grand Pakbeng Sup. First (Mekong River) Class also explore 12th-century Ta Prohm, the mystical, 14-15 Chiang Rai The Riverie by Katathani Deluxe Day 5: Hanoi/Da Nang/Hoi An We fly this afternoon decaying Buddhist shrine where the giant roots and 16-18 Bangkok Royal Orchid Sheraton Deluxe to Da Nang then continue on to Hoi An and our river- limbs of banyan trees have overtaken the labyrinth 19 Depart Bangkok for U.S. side hotel. We get our first glimpse of the Old Town of stone rooms and hallways. Later we tour stunning Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel and its colorful lanterns as we dine together this 12th-century Angkor Wat itself, the world’s largest industry standard reference. evening. B,D temple. B,L,D

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Day 9: Siem Reap Today’s highlights include the From a withered tree restored 12th-century monastery and temple complex a flower blooms.” at Preah Khan; and 10th-century Banteay Srei, the “citadel of women” dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva – Gautama Buddha and known for its delicately carved pink sandstone. B,D an upstream voyage on this remote stretch of the This Day 10: Siem Reap/Luang Prabang, Laos Mekong. Along the way we stop to visit villages of morning we visit Les Artisans d’Angkor, a development ethnic hill tribes, and the Pak Ou Buddha Caves, project for young adults to learn traditional crafts. housing hundreds of Buddha icons. We enjoy lunch Late this afternoon, we fly to Luang Prabang. B,L,D on board our boat, a traditional wooden river cruiser with unobstructed views of the Mekong’s lush banks. Our introduction to Laos Day 11: Luang Prabang Upon arrival in Pakbeng, we check in at our hotel, begins early today with a time-honored tradition: the where we dine tonight. B,L,D “tak-bat,” where hundreds of saffron-robed monks collect alms from their fellow Buddhists. Later we set Day 14: Pakbeng/Mekong River Cruise/Chiang out to explore this ancient royal city; our walking tour Rai, Thailand Back on board our riverboat today, features the Old City, a UNESCO site, where we tour we cruise past wild and diverse mountain scenery, the beautiful 16th-century Wat Xieng Thong temple stopping to visit a small village. After crossing the complex, and the National Museum, formerly the royal border into Thailand, we transfer to our hotel in palace. We return to our hotel for an afternoon at Chiang Rai. B,L,D leisure then enjoy dinner in a family restaurant set in a village outside the town and styled like a traditional Day 15: Chiang Rai Today we visit an elephant Laotian stilted bamboo house. B,D sanctuary set on 40 acres of jungle habitat. After a morning shadowing these magnificent animals, we This morning we learn Day 12: Luang Prabang travel to Wat Rong Khun, the unusual “White Temple” about the lives of local farmers first-hand as we travel celebrating Lord Buddha’s purity. Tonight: the lively to a community-based rice farm where we can join night market, where we can select dinner on our own in the farming activi- from the many food stalls. B,L ties. After a lunch of traditional Laotian Young Buddhist monk stands at temple door. Day 16: Chiang Rai/Bangkok Today we visit the Doi specialties, we visit a Tung Royal Villa and Gardens, the former home of buffalo dairy the king’s mother who led efforts against the heroin Tour Departs: October 29, 2021 farm. B,L trade. Late today we fly to Bangkok. B,L,D Prices include international airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees Los Angeles, Day 13: Luang $6,297 Day 17: Bangkok We discover the Thai capital at San Francisco, Seattle Prabang/Mekong the colorful Flower Market; Wat Pho Temple, home Atlanta, Dallas, River Cruise/ of the gold-leafed Reclining Buddha; and the splendid We begin New York, Phoenix, $6,597 Pakbeng Grand Palace complex, where we visit the revered a tour highlight Portland (OR) Temple of the Emerald Buddha. B,L today as we board a Boston, Chicago, private riverboat for Denver, Detroit, Houston, $6,697 Royal Palace, Luang Prabang Day 18: Bangkok This morning’s visit to the Jim Thompson House reveals the prized Southeast Minneapolis, Washington, DC Post-Tour Extension Asian art collection of the American who revived the Baltimore, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Thai silk industry. Tonight we celebrate our south- Cleveland, Miami, Orlando, $6,797 Philadelphia, Tampa November 16-19, 2021 east Asia odyssey at a farewell dinner. B,D Singapore Cedar Rapids, Des Moines $6,947 Day 19: Depart for U.S. Today we transfer to the Land Only (transfers not included) $5,395 4 days/3 nights for $1,395 total price airport for our return flights to the U.S. B Single Supplement: $395 Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, Encounter this multi-cultural city-state, surcharges, and fees of $302, which are subject to change at once exotic and sophisticated. Your Tour Price Includes until final payment has been made. • Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all flights Single travelers please add $1,795. Your $500 deposit is within itinerary Your Tour Price Includes fully refundable up to 95 days before departure. All 2021 • 17 nights’ accommodations in Deluxe and Superior First tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, and • Air transportation Bangkok/Singapore, including transfers Class accommodations fees) are guaranteed. • 3 nights’ accommodations at Carlton City Hotel Singapore • 38 meals: 17 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 11 dinners (Superior First Class) • Extensive sightseeing as described, including all entrance fees Certain U.S. cities may require an evening flight from • 5 meals: 3 breakfasts, 2 dinners • Extensive sightseeing, including Singapore cultural tour, • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director Bangkok (or Singapore on the Post-Tour Extension), bumboat ride on Singapore River, National Orchid Garden, • Private motorcoach transportation arriving in the U.S. on Day 20. and Gardens by the Bay • Luggage handling for one bag per person Business Class upgrade on round-trip international flight: • Private motorcoach transportation • Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers, airport and $4,595 per person (upgrade is subject to availability and • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited representative hotel porters, and all drivers • Gratuities for dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, pricing is subject to change). 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