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JAPAN IN A WEEK P.50 DELHI TO KATHMANDU Journey to 3 Japanese hotspots in QUEST P.58 TO TRAVEL just a week Visit India & Nepal’s spiritual destinations and national parks NEPAL TREK & TEMPLES P.60 NORTHERN VIETNAM An accessible trek up the stunning ESCAPE P.44 Kathmandu Valley ASIA WITH Uncover Vietnam’s natural beauty, from Hanoi to the hills NEPAL TREK CHALLENGE P.61 An epic trek up the unforgettable CONTIKI 2020 Pokhara Valley

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From hillside homestays to floating raft hotels, & a Buddhist guest house, they’re called Special Stays for a reason, see p.12

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Contiki exists to bring travellers together to experience the world TRAVEL WITH US TRAVEL

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Contiki brings together travellers from all And then there’s you guys. We give you all corners of the globe to discover new cultures the tools you need to make lifelong memories and a little part of themselves along the (and friends), but without you, these Contiki way. Over the years we’ve learnt about all moments couldn’t come to life. We’ve put the ingredients that make up the perfect this brochure together to show you all the trip. That’s why we focus on the things that adventures that await you in Asia - you just matter - unique accommodation, tasty food, need to turn up and write the next chapter of unforgettable experiences, seamless transport, the story. and an absolutely unrivalled on-the-road team.

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Best month of my life! Everything exceeded my expectations and I honestly could not pin point a favourite place or activity, every day was a wow moment. So much value for money and the places you visit ensure you have a unique experience, still in awe of the most perfect month!

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THE CONTIKI DIFFERENCE

WALK THROUGH TORII GATES, FUSHIMI INARI SHRINE, JAPAN @AARONKAWAZAKI THE CONTIKI DIFFERENCE How it works

So you’re ready to have the adventure of a lifetime? Here’s

how we make it easier for you, in 4 simple ways. VISIT KUANG SI FALLS, LAOS @TRAVEL_TOOTH

1 TRAVEL 2 DETAILS 3 UNIQUE TOGETHER SORTED EXPERIENCES Travel is better together. Our trips We make travel easier. You get You want to see spectacular are exclusively for 18-35s, and transport, accommodation and destinations, but it’s the things whether you join us solo or in a a bunch of delicious meals all you do there that make your trip group, they’re designed so you included in your trip, so you never unforgettable. That’s why we can share incredible experiences have to worry about the details. hand-pick the best experiences with travellers just like you from all Our expert Trip Managers & Local and include them in your trip. We over the world. See p.10. Guides sort out the logistics so you also have a menu of Free Time can travel hassle-free. See p.12. Add-Ons you can do in your free time and pay for as you travel. See p.15. CONTIKI.COM ASIA 2020 - 21 008 009

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Our trips include more (much more)

BACKING OF THE CURATED TTC FAMILY ITINERARIES

We’re backed by The Travel Our trips are designed so you Corporation, giving you peace can see and do the things of mind when you book & travel you want, but also encounter with us. unexpected experiences you’ll remember forever. EXPERT TRIP MANAGER EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS

They’re experts in each destination & how to make Want to avoid the tourist traps travel a good time. & find the best pad Thai or sushi Immense trip, amazing places and around ? Our Trip Managers & Local Guides know Asia better people! All organised, didn’t have AN INCREDIBLE WHY CONTIKI SUPPORT TEAM than anyone & will always point to worry about a single thing! you in the right direction.

Emily Brown, Big Indochina Adventure on As well as your Trip Manager, EASY TRANSPORT our incredible team extends ALL SORTED far beyond your trip. Our travel specialists are always on hand to answer your questions & We get you across Asia with provide the support you need. comfy private coaches, speedy internal flights and fun local transport - hello tuk-tuks. LOCAL GUIDES INSTANT FRIENDSHIPS Local Guides uncover the fascinating stories and hidden histories of the places you visit. Join us on your own or with a friend or two - you’ll leave as BREAKFAST part of a family. The gang will INCLUDED MOST be your always-ready camera DAYS crew, dinner buddies and dance partners everywhere you go.

4 Your mornings will begin the FREE TIME TO DO right way, with a cup of coffee YOUR OWN THING & a full stomach, so you’ll be ready for the adventures ahead. To get lost, wander beautiful Travel is an amazing gift, but streets & mingle with locals INCLUDED MEALS going about their daily lives. it comes with responsibilities. Contiki Cares is our commitment SWEET SLEEPS to protect the communities we We include a bunch of delicious meals that reflect the culture. visit, the wildlife we interact with and the planet we all share. Comfy & cool places to rest your STAY CONNECTED head that are all right in the Because we only get one planet, action, included in the price & all and together we can make travel sorted for you, by us. You’ll get free WiFi at most matter. See p.22. hotels across Asia. Then there’s our unique Special Stays, where a digital detox is part of the fun. ASIA 2020 - 21

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What’s shared travel, and why is it the most important part of your trip?

Shared travel is central to your incredible and leaving with lifelong Contiki experience. Travelling with friends. Join us solo, with some pals, a group of other people is about or in a couple - whichever way, long Things you can inspiring each other, growing after your trip is over, you’ll still feel only do when together, being part of something part of a global family. you share travel

Extraordinary friendships Inspire a new friend Have someone to watch in the words of our travellers to push themselves & your stuff when you take conquer a new trick on a dip in the crystal clear the slopes of Japan. waters of Koh Tao.

Dare a new friend to eat Make friends from cities deep fried scorpion on all over the world (you’ll Khaosan road. always have a place to crash when you travel. Learn a Bollywood routine in Mumbai with Have a crew of personal a group of new dancing photographers on hand. buddies from across the (Never awkwardly ask a world. stranger again).

Turn a corner in an unfamiliar city and see a familiar face. STAY ON A JUNKBOAT, HA LONG BAY, VIETNAM @DR_CHEDDA

GET TO KNOW YOUR NEW FRIENDS, FLOATING RAFTS, KANCHANABURI

Joshua Weedon Caitlynn Stone Caroline Spinek on Vietnam on Bangkok to on Asian Adventure Experience Singapore Adventure

Amazing first experience traveling in South The itinerary was amazing as I never would From the temples and busy streets of Bangkok East Asia. Every location we went to was have been able to organise half of the activities to the beautiful sky bars in Kuala Lumpur and unique: from the jungle, to the islands, to the we did on my own. Made some lifelong Singapore everything was amazing. If you rooftop bars in the heart of the city. All of the friendships and have never laughed so hard in want to step outside your comfort zone, be details and logistics were handled with ease my life, Highly recommend, honestly the best humbled and appreciate a simpler way of life by our Trip Manager, Jess, allowing us to fully thing I have ever done. go to Asia with Contiki! maximize our time in each place. I would recommend this trip to anyone! CONTIKI.COM ASIA 2020 - 21 010 011 TRAVEL TOGETHER

I made so many lifelong friends across the globe and I cannot wait to book my next trip with Contiki! Josan Gulliab, Big Indochina Adventure

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We’re exclusively for Join us solo, with 18-35 year olds. pals or with a partner, you’ll Meet like-minded leave part of the people from Contiki Family. Australia, New Zealand, the USA & Our groups in Asia Canada, & all over are perfect for Asia, Africa, Latin getting to know America & Europe. a place, with new friends, with an Enjoy unforgettable average of 20-25 experiences you people. can only have through shared travel. TRAIN STREET, HANOI, VIETNAM @ALYSSAAMONTE ASIA 2020 - 21 THE DETAILS SORTED

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We take the hassle out of travel

Booking your own sprawling adventure across Asia - that’s a lot of logistics. That’s why so many travellers buy our trips. We’re experts in making travel hassle free, taking out all the tedium and leaving you with all the best bits. Here’s what we sort out for you, so you can kick back & enjoy your holiday.

Our accommodation: from boutique to unique

Sorting accommodation can be a to stay in every destination we visit. pain. That’s why we do the legwork From comfy hotels with swimming for you, so you can relax and focus pools to floating river raft hotels on the day ahead. and authentic homestays in the rolling hills of Northern Vietnam, We put a lot of thought into we make sure the places you AQUEEN JALAN BESAR, FLOATING RAFT HUTS, KHAO SOK, accommodation, so you get the stay always perfectly reflect the SINGAPORE THAILAND @MEGAN_SCHARFE most out of Asia, and we’re always destinations you visit. on the hunt for the coolest places

HOTELS BEACH RESORTS

Comfy & right in the action. Wake up to the sound of the ocean. JUNGLE TREE HOUSE, KHAO SOK, JUNKBOAT SPECIAL STAY, THAILAND @MCDONALDMEE HA LONG BAY, VIETNAM Neo+ Hotel Charm Churee Penang, Malaysia Koh Tao, Thailand This modern and chic hotel gives On a glorious private beach, you gorgeous panoramas of watch enchanting sunsets from Georgetown as you take a dip in Thai style bungalows built into its rooftop pool. the jungle. Stay here on: Bangkok to Stay here on: Thai Island Hopper Singapore Adventure p.28 East p.39

SPECIAL STAYS CHARM CHUREE RESORT, NEO + HOTEL, PENANG KOH TAO, THAILAND MALAYSIA Exclusive or unique accommodations, that reflect the history or culture of the places we visit.

Home-stay Special Stay Buddhist Guest House Floating Rafts Hotel Sapa, Vietnam Special Stay, Special Stay Nestled in the terraced hills of Mount Koya, Japan Kanchanaburi, Thailand Sapa, stay in the homes of the In the shadow of Mount Koya, One of the most unique hotel locals and glimpse their way of you’ll be hosted and fed in these experiences in the world, these floating life as you share tasty Vietnamese beautifully decorated guest rooms huts are woven from bamboo, and food and rice wine. by the monks who live here. float gently on the River Kwai Shannon Stay here on: Northern Vietnam Stay here on: Japan Unrivalled, Stay here on: Total Thailand p.42 Trip Manager Escape p.44 p.54 THE DETAILS SORTED ASIA 2020 - 21 012 013

Thailand has everything, I fell in love. THE DETAILS SORTED The night in the jungle rafts forces you to disconnect from everything, we spent the night at the bar singing songs with this man playing the guitar, it was a beautiful experience. Leslie Figueroa, Northern Thai Highlights on

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Accommodation is Stay Longer – We included every night offer special deals to of your trip. stay longer before or after your trip. Visit WiFi available at contiki.com/stay- most of our Asia longer for more. accommodation. 3 & 4 star hotels Special Stays – Much – Our hotels across more than just a place Asia are comfy, to sleep, our Special conveniently located Stays are carefully and packed with curated unique quality facilities. You accommodations that won’t want to leave. reflect the destinations and cultures we visit. Beach Resorts for a taste of that luxury life, Wake up next to crystal clear waters. ASIA 2020 - 21 THE DETAILS SORTED

HOSTS, EXPERTS, EXPLORERS, GUIDES

Meet your crew

Our team are the absolute best in the business. Fun, friendly and brainy, they make everyone feel connected and bring a different side of Asia to life before your eyes.

Our trip manager Shannon was the best! She made the experience what it was that much more with her knowledge and energetic positive vibes. Patrick Hughes, Northern Thai Highlights

TRIP MANAGER SHANNON GIVES A TOUR OF AGRA FORT, JAIPUR, INDIA

REBECCA TRIP MANAGER TRANSPORT

I used to be a vegetarian but

THE DETAILS SORTED THE DETAILS when I came to Asia I tried guinea pigs, spiders & snails and actually How we get you from A to B really enjoyed them! In Asia, getting around is half the fun. Here’s how we take you around the continent, hassle-free

NUT TRIP MANAGER Molly Kristic on Thai Island Hopper West I am so forever grateful that Nut was our Trip Manager for the week. He truly cared about each and every one of us in the group. He put all of his energy and time into every little detail of the trip, he was very easy going and SO MUCH FUN!! 6JGPRCEěKECĚSěTė JASMINE TRIP MANAGER Air-conditioned Overnight trains Chelsea, on Cambodia & private coaches to ensure you never Laos Uncovered miss a second of Ferries between My tour guide Jazz was the most travel time AMAZING tour guide in the world! She paradise islands Internal flights brought so much energy and positivity Local transport in our group. I made some really close to get you speedily like tuk-tuks to zip new friendships and experienced from A to B amazing things with amazing people! around cities Thank you again Jazz and Contiki!! CONTIKI.COM/ASIA/EXPERIENCES ASIA 2020 - 21 014 015

3 UNIQUE EXPERIENCES UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

SEE ELEPHANTS ON SAFARI, SRI LANKA @BELLA_IANTHE

Sure, we visit some incredible and iconic destinations, but it’s the things that you do in a place that make it memorable. When you travel with us there are 3 ways to experience Asia.

INCLUDED EXPERIENCES FREE TIME ADD-ONS FREE TIME

From the iconic to the unexpected, These are the optional experiences Scheduled into every trip, this is the experiences included in the price you can choose to fill your day with. your chance to taste snacks on the of your trip always make the most out Hand-picked by our travel experts, streets like a local, swim in the sea of the places you visit. they help you build the trip you want in Thailand or visit those Japanese See • on trip pages for the included with the budget you’ve got. hotspots you’ve gazed at longingly experiences on each trip. See F on trip pages for the Free Time on Insta. Add-Ons available on each trip.

Look out for these icons on trip pages to see the types of experiences CULTURAL LOCAL FOOD WELLNESS CONSCIOUS each trip will have: EXPERIENCES EXPERIENCES EXPERIENCES & ACTIVE TRAVEL EXPERIENCES EXPERIENCES

Important: Free Time Add-On activities are not included in the price of your trip. They are run by 3rd party operators and on occasion, for some of the activities, travellers may be required to sign a waiver to participate. Before you leave, it’s important that you check your insurance includes your participation in adventure activities and be aware that some of our add-ons can be physically demanding and may involve some risk. ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/ASIA/EXPERIENCES

CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

Taking you to the timeless & the trendy PLAY SOCCER WITH LOCALS, KOH PANYEE, THAILAND @DONPATERSON24 See the timeless See the trendy Asia is pretty big on history, but there’s so many cool things happening in the here and Visit the iconic Taj Mahal, Agra, Learn to dance Bollywood-style in now. That’s why on our trips we take you from India a Mumbai studio, India the timeless to the trendy in the blink of an & eye, showcasing the best of a destination’s Do them on: Eternal India p.62 historical depth and hipster hangouts. Experience the energy of Phuket’s Zip around Chiang Mai’s street famed Bangla Road, Thailand & food scene on a Vespa, Thailand Do them on: Total Thailand p.42

Explore the ancient temples of Experience the famous Robot Miyajima, Japan & Restaurant show, Tokyo, Japan Do them on: Japan Unrivalled p.54 UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

LOCAL EXPERIENCES

Glimpse the life of a local

Edited by Contiki Trip Manager Rhiannon

MEKONG DELTA UNSEEN AGRA FISHING & HOMESTAY Agra, India Mekong Delta, Vietnam This is a great way to see the city. When we come here it always We jump on bikes and cycle past feels authentic. We check out colourful temples, bustling markets the floating markets and get a & even the dohbi ghat (laundry feel for the way of life along the district). I love how much more I know my travellers want to do more than scratch river. Then we stay at a Mekong you can see on the bikes, whilst the surface of a destination. They love our local guesthouse where the family who still feeling amongst it all. Plus, it’s experiences as they get fascinating insights live there serve us local food. an eco-friendly way to get around. into the lives of real locals while supporting the Do it on: Vietnam Experience Do it on: Delhi to Kathmandu communities we visit. p.48 Quest p.58 CONTIKI.COM/ASIA/EXPERIENCES ASIA 2020 - 21 016 017

WELLNESS & ACTIVE EXPERIENCES

How to feel good on the road

Whether you want to get your MUAYsweat THAI CLASS good vibes from thrill seeking Chiang Mai adventures or restorative There’s no better place to learn yoga, here are just a few of the ‘the art of 8 limbs’ than in the wellness and active experiences rolling hills of Chiang Mai. Meeting you can do with us. the local, expert Thai boxers, you’ll get a rigorous - but beginner- friendly - intro to the sport, focusing on fitness, strength and self-defence skills. Do it on: Asian Adventure p.32 SWIM IN ERAWAN FALLS, THAILAND UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

soakTAKE A MUD BATH breatheROOFTOP YOGA Nha Trang, Vietnam Udaipur, India

Go for mother nature’s premium Nothing compliments yoga more spa experience at Nha Trang’s than tranquility of overlooking world-famous mud baths. With a a majestic lake stretching out combination of geothermal heat into the horizon. A yoga class and volcanic mud, they relieve in Udaipur, India, allows you to muscle pains, soften your skin and soak up all that scenery while improve circulation. discovering your inner nirvana - Do it on: Big Indochina the perfect way to feel good Adventure p.34 inside and out. Do it on: Eternal India p.62

MEET LOCAL MONKS, LAOS @JENROSEPHOTOS

GIVING ALMS Luang Prabang, Laos

The UNESCO listed Luang Prabang has an alms-giving ceremony that’s a longstanding tradition. As the sun rises we sit and offer fruit and traditional snacks to the local monks as they depart the beautiful temples.

Do it on: Cambodia & Laos Uncovered p.30

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FOOD EXPERIENCES

To travel is to eat

When you travel, food isn’t just fuel - it’s an experience, a memory and something that tastes better with friends. That’s our Munch food philosophy, and it informs all of the incredible foodie experiences you can do with us.

THE COOKING CLASS

Create your own Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima, Japan

Watch the masters make this savoury pancake fried with noodles, egg, vegetables & a whole bunch of other fillings. Then it’s your turn to concoct this crazy fusion of ingredients, & put your teppan skills to the test. MARKET LUNCH, PENANG, MALAYSIA Do it on: Japan Unrivalled p.54 CULTURAL FEASTS

NOODLES, SINGAPORE Indulge in a Chinese dumpling banquet Discover the delicate art of the perfect dumpling as you try 16 different types at the Xi-an Tang Dynasty Dumpling Banquet and show. They say you are what you eat, and it’s likely you’ll leave this banquet at least feeling as plump and stuffed as the dumplings themselves. Do it on: China Adventure p.56

STREET FOOD, BANGKOK, THAILAND

EAT WITH LOCALS Cooking demonstration & local Talia family Dinner, Jaipur, India Trip Manager @taliajane See exactly what goes into making all The best thing about India has to of your Indian faves, as a local family be those little moments - the taste FREE TIME TIP prepares our dinner. Count the piles of of a warm fresh chai at dawn in a colourful spices as they’re added into If you’re a caffeine fiend like me, you’ll adore bustling Mumbai newspaper alley the mix & let the smell of them frying Vietnam. Vietnamese coffee is found on almost and the welcoming smiles of the Sikh whet your appetite for dinner, when every street corner & uses a dollop of sweet community as you sit to eat with them we’ll all sit down together & tuck in. condensed milk that makes it go really well with in their temple. a fresh pastry. Do it on: Eternal India p.62 Sonia Diab, Eternal India on ASIA 2020 - 21 018 019

A STORY

Eat like a local with Contiki Trip Manager Eleanor’s guide to what to order across Asia

ICECREAM SANDWICH, SINGAPORE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

LOCAL SPICES, DELHI, INDIA

I live in Thailand full time, & absolutely live for food. So much

LOCAL LUNCHES, HOI AN, VIETNAM so, I have tattoos of chilli & Pho. Here’s my guide to what you have to try when you visit Asia. Vietnam: Pho, Bun Bo Hue, Cambodia: Fish Amok, Rice Paper Rolls Banana Blossom Salad, Kampot Crab India: Masala Dosa, Chicken Biryani, Chaat, Chai Thailand: Pad Thai, Papaya Salad, Tom Yum Japan: Sushi, Sashimi, Soup Ramen, Miso Soup Malaysia: Nasi Kerabu, Nepal: Dal Bhat, Sel Roti, Curry Laksa, Chee Cheong The practical stuff Samosas, Momos Fun

The most important meal of With our optional foodie the day: breakfast is included, Free Time Add-Ons, you’ll dine most days. in the homes of locals & have cultural feasts with your Contiki We include local dinners fam. so you can taste the delicious variety of Asian food, from Take a cooking class and dumplings to curries and learn how to make Pad Thai in everything in between. Chiang Mai or roll your own sushi in Japan You’ll have free time to explore a destination’s local eats, with expert tips from our Trip Managers. ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/ASIA/EXPERIENCES

CONSCIOUS TRAVEL EXPERIENCES

A fresh perspective on travel

Travelling consciously is about treading lightly, giving something back to the communities you visit and gaining a fresh perspective. Here are some of the conscious travel experiences you can do with us.

MEET ELEPHANTS AT A SANCTUARY, THAILAND @ELLA_DOYLE PANDA BREEDING CENTRE, CHENGDU, CHINA @JVANSCHOON

The care for animals, people and the environment Contiki encourages is amazing! Rhys Taylor, Northern Thai Highlights TURTLE CONSERVATION IN KOSGODA, SRI LANKA @LASH2LASHES

UNIQUE EXPERIENCES OCK POP TOCK ELEPHANT NATURE PARK DHONK CENTRE Luang Prabang, Laos Chiang Mai, Thailand Rajasthan, India This growing community supports the artisans of The Elephant Nature Park is constantly rescuing The craft centre of Dhonk makes the link Laos. Founded in 2000 by 5 female weavers, the and rehabilitating elephants, allowing you to between poaching and a lack of economic project is founded on the principles of fair trade meet, greet, feed and bathe with these awe- opportunities for the local people. By hiring and and sustainable business practices, leading the inspiring animals. This is your best opportunity to giving skills training to the wives of ex-poachers, way in ethical fashion. Now, we visit and support interact with elephants without exploiting them. it supports families who have been removed from the park, while helping you to do your bit to these remarkable women as they create vibrant Do it on: Northern Thai Highlights p.40 textiles using traditional methods. save India’s magnificent national animal.

Do it on: Cambodia & Laos Uncovered p.30 Do it on: Eternal India p.62

And some more Eat at the Tree Alliance Visit Kosgoda Turtle Restaurant, Cambodia Conservation Centre, experiences you’ll Teaching valuable skills to Sri Lanka do with us: former street kids. Helping to prevent poaching Visit Panda Breeding of turtle eggs Centre, China Visit Wildlife SOS Elephant Protecting and preserving the Rescue Centre in India lives of pandas A TreadRight & Contiki Cares- Visit Lanta Animal Welfare supported project, where & Rescue centre, Koh Lanta travellers can meet over 20 rescued elephants And meet the dogs & cats for adoption at this non-profit Visit Hong Ngoc Fine Arts animal home Company, Vietnam MEET THE ARTISANS OF OCK POP TOCK, Providing artistic training & jobs LAOS to local people with disabilities CONTIKI.COM/CONTIKI-CARES & TREADRIGHT.ORG ASIA 2020 - 21 020 021

LOCAL WOMEN, ARAVELLI, INDIA @HEYNADINE Trip Spotlight ME to WE India

An unforgettable volunteering experience in Rajasthan’s rural countryside, where you gain rare insights into India’s culture, communities and natural beauty while supporting a sustainable international development project.

DAYS 4 | MEALS 7 | ACCOMMODATION 3 NIGHTS

LEARN ABOUT PRINTING TECHNIQUES AT DHONK CENTRE, RAJASTHAN, INDIA What you’ll do

RELAX WITH SOME MAKE YOUR MARK MORNING YOGA From helping to build schools To focus the mind before a day to repairing wells, this trip helps TREE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION of rewarding work. you truly have a positive impact Cambodia on local communities. This not-for-profit organisation helps young people out of poverty through the power of SIT WITH THE WITNESS food. They educate at-risk young people and WOMEN’S CIRCLE TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCES give them hands-on training and skills to thrive in And trade stories with the the tourism and hospitality industry. The food at inspirational local women In the evenings you’ll enjoy their Cambodian restaurant is delicious, and the who are working hard for their dinner all together as you watch staff are the friendliest you’ll ever meet. community. local dancers and musicians. Do it on: Big Indochina Adventure p.34

The Practical stuff

You’ll use eDocs for all When you travel by train, your travel documents, you’ll be on one of the & then we plant a tree in most sustainable forms your name to fight against of transport on the MEET LOCALS, @HEYNADINE ARAVELLI LODGE, @HEYNADINE deforestation. continent. With a Contiki water You’ll support the bottle, tap water is safe to communities you visit drink all around the world during your trip, as we work - so there’s no need for with local suppliers. single use plastics. Our Contiki tote bags, Recycle your waste by available on trip, are made using the collection bags locally, so you can reduce on all our coaches. your plastic consumption, and support local makers. HELP TO BUILD LOCAL PLACES, MEET THE KIDS WHO ATTEND LIKE SCHOOLS @HEYNADINE SCHOOLS BUILT BY METOWE, @HEYNADINE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/CONTIKI-CARES & TREADRIGHT.ORG

Treadright Ambassador Celine Cousteau’s tips for sustainable travel 4 1. Keep up the good work You say no to straws and use a waterbottle at home, so keep doing what you do at home, abroad.

2. Spend your travel money wisely

Make travel matter. Do what you can to spend your money with sustainable & ethical suppliers. Or consider donating Not just on your trip; we believe sustainable travel to a charity thats local to the places you visit. matters all year round. With the help of our parent company, The Travel Corporation, we work with the 3. Keep travelling & tread lightly

TreadRight foundation to support key projects globally. Travel is the best thing any of us can do. It opens our Our mission is to do our bit in three key ways, protecting eyes to new cultures & builds shared respect, so tread people, wildlife and the planet we share. See all of lightly & keep travelling. TreadRight’s projects at treadright.org Hear all her tips on the Contiki Podcast, Out Of Office

We respect local cultures and champion We support and educate on ethical animal In our offices and on the road, we think green traditional heritage, working together with the experiences and protect the world’s most with our policies, products and practices, local communities and artisans we visit. at-risk wildlife from extinction. committed to keeping our planet safe.

IRAQ AL-AMIR WOMEN’S WILDLIFE SOS ELEPHANT TAKE 3 FOR THE SEA COOPERATIVE HOSPITAL INITIATIVE, AUSTRALIA This cooperative helps women become Located in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, the #Take3fortheSea is a movement with one clear financially independent while preserving local Wildlife SOS centre is the only elephant objective: to reduce and eventually eliminate heritage and handicraft skills, such as pottery hospital in India. It helps elephants living plastic pollution. Founded in Bondi (around and weaving. Managed and run by local in urban environments that are wounded, the corner from Contiki Australia’s HQ), the women, it has provided training for more than malnourished and dehydrated, or those being movement has grown in momentum and 150 women from all the villages of Wadi Seer used illegally and commercially under deprived inspired beach clean ups in 125+ countries. on traditional handicrafts, which are then sold conditions, offering medical services to The idea is simple - whenever you leave the in the cooperative’s gift shop. elephants in need, and training their handlers beach or a waterway, take 3 pieces of rubbish on humane treatment and management. with you to save them from ending up in our oceans. We aim to collect 23,000 pieces of plastic this year. Who’s with us?

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The facts: All discounts are subject to availability & may be withdrawn at any point without notice, see contiki.com/deals for the most up-to-date terms and conditions. All these discounts apply to the land portion of your trip price only (this excludes taxes, included flight costs, National Park fees, trek permits, extra accommodation, festival tickets, any optional activities). Your trip price does not include the costs of international flights that start or end your trip. New Release Deals do not apply to bookings within 45 days of departure. See contiki.com/deals for full terms and conditions. Your first trip must be 7 days or longer in order to be eligible for a $50 second-trip deposit. With FlexDeposit, the value of the original deposit can be used towards booking a new trip. The original deposit refers to the trip deposit only and excludes any additional deposits such as the Gorilla Trek permits or flights. FlexDeposit only applies to full priced deposits (not second trip deposits of $50 or promotional low deposits). See full terms and conditions for FlexDeposit on p.83. It is possible to use a Loyalty Discount with a Multi-trip Discount on the same booking, however only one 5% discount will be applied per trip. You can combine the New Release Deals, Loyalty Discount and the Multi-Trip Discount on trips of 7 days or longer. Multiple discounts are added incrementally and not as a total amount off the gross price. The Multi-Trip Discount will be applied to the lower priced of your two (or more) trips, please contact Contiki or your travel agent to apply relevant discounts when booking your trip. ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM

TRAVEL STYLES

Find your travel style

Travel means lots of different places you’ll go, the amount of things to different people. That’s free time you’ll have, the number why we’ve split our trips into of included experiences, the type three distinct travel styles. These of accommodation, range of help you to find the right trip for budgets, and even group size. you, with flexibility around the

Here are our three main travel styles for exploring Asia:

DISCOVERER IN-DEPTH EXPLORER

See it all do it all Go local • Experience many countries and • Explore one country or region in-depth cultures on one trip • Lots of included travel experiences • Lots of unique travel experiences centred around cultural immersion included in the cost of your trip • Local and central 3&4 star hotels, Special • Local and central 3&4 star hotels, Stays & beach resorts Special Stays & beach resorts See In-Depth Trips from p.36 See Discoverer trips from p.26

MEET A MEET AN DISCOVERER IN-DEPTH TRAVELLER EXPLORER TRAVELLER

Name: James Age: 23 Name: Amy Age: 29

Trip: Asian Adventure p.32 Trip: Pure Sri Lanka p.64

Reason for doing the trip? I’d backpacked Reason for doing the trip? I’ve wanted around Europe but wasn’t sure about my to go for ages, but was daunted about solo skills in Asia. That’s why this trip was exploring on my own. This trip seemed like perfect. Everything was sorted and I made really good value and I felt I really knew the instant friends. country well by the time I left, plus I made loads of new friends. Highlights of the trip? Bathing with elephants in Kanchanaburi! It was nice Highlights of the trip? I had seen the to know that it was a sanctuary and the classic hang-out-of-the-train shot and loved animals weren’t being exploited. being able to recreate it myself - the scenery was absolutely beautiful! ASIA 2020 - 21 024 025

GARDENS BY THE BAY, SINGAPORE

KOH SAMUI, THAILAND @BRONTE_BARRATT

VISIT HA LONG BAY, VIETNAM @JT_JENKINS

SKI & SNOWBOARD

Snow. Sleep. Repeat • Hit the world famous slopes of Hakuba with your Contiki pals • Stay in a cosy chalet on the mountain village, with its own Onsen spring • Choose from 4 day or 6 day Ski options • Ski runs for every level of experience See Ski & Snowboard Trips from p.66

MEET A SKI & SNOWBOARD TRAVELLER

WANDER STREETS OF HOI AN, VIETNAM @NIKKISTUART_

Name: Luke Age: 26

Trip: Japan Winter Wonder PLUS 4 day ski p.68

Reason for doing the trip? I’ve always wanted to explore Japan in general, but as a snowboarder the fact that I could add a ski section to my trip made this a no brainer!

Highlights of the trip? Tokyo was incredible but the highlight has to be Hakuba. I’d WALK THE WALLS OF THE AMBER FORT, heard it was one of the best ski spots in the JAIPUR, INDIA world but it blew me away. I even got to chill out in an Onsen hot spring after a session. DISCOVERER

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SEE IT ALL, DO IT ALL HAVE FOODIE EXPERIENCES LIKE

If you’re equal parts cultural explorer and bucket-list ticker, our Discoverer trips are for you. The perfect travel style for those looking for both iconic sights and local experiences, these trips will take you across Asia from the paradise islands of South Thailand to the temples of Cambodia, with quality hotels and heaps of incredible experiences included in the cost of your trip.

SLEEP IN PLACES LIKE: HAWKER HALL LUNCH, SINGAPORE STREET FOOD, PENANG, MALAYSIA

FLOATING RAFT HOTEL, KANCHANABURI, COOKING CLASS, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND THAILAND @TRAVELWITHGRACES

FLOATING RAFT HUTS, KHAO SOK, THAILAND @MARLENSHIS DO THINGS LIKE:

QUAD BIKING, CAMBODIA @SINEADMURRAY_

NOUVO CITY HOTEL, BANGKOK DRINK TEA, CAMERON HIGHLANDS, MALAYSIA VISIT TEMPLES, VIETNAM @GABBIBROWN @TAYLHA__ROESLER

These are the best Discoverer trips for:

ON A BUDGET MOST POPULAR 3+ COUNTRIES

Cambodia & Laos Uncovered p.30 Asian Adventure p.32 Big Indochina Adventure p.34 Asian Adventure p.32 Bangkok to Singapore Adventure p.28 Bangkok to Singapore Adventure p.28 ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/BANGKOK-SINGAPORE-ADV

BANGKOK TO SINGAPORE ADVENTURE

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DISCOVERER 13 NIGHTS 16 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE THE MEALS DETAILS Unique Special Stays: 12 breakfasts (B) All private coach transport, 24 average group size Trip Manager & English 1 night overnight train, 2 lunches (L) 1 internal flight, ferry & an speaking Local Guides 1 night treehouse, 1 night 2 dinners (D) overnight train floating rafts & 10 nights in 3-4 star hotels

The one that combines 3 eclectic countries with floating huts & foodie hot spots #BANGKOKSINGAPOREADVENTURE

Walk the colourful streets of Georgetown, Penang

UNIQUE LOCAL CULTURAL FOOD WELLNESS CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCES & ACTIVE TRAVEL

• Stay in a jungle tree house F Take a guided tour of • Taste a selection of • Paddle past the limestone • Want to avoid buying surrounded by the tropical Bangkok’s Royal Palace & traditionally steamed karsts of Khao Sok National plastic bottles in Asia? gardens & lush lakeside feed the fish in the local dishes at a ‘Steamboat’ Park on a canoe tour Before you set off from forest of Khao Sok klongs (canals) dinner in the Cameron F Sunset Dinner Cruise Bangkok, pick up our • Visit Kuala Lumpur’s • Tour the temples & check Highlands, Malaysia F Half Day Islands Cruise travel-friendly Contiki hotspots including the out the famous street art in water bottle with advanced Petronas Towers on a Georgetown, Penang filtration system for guided city tour • Take a tour of Malaysia’s unlimited clean, safe lush tea plantations in the drinking water on your trip Cameron Highlands CONTIKI.COM/BANGKOK-SINGAPORE-ADV ASIA 2020 - 21 028 029

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FLOATING RAFT HUTS SPECIAL DISCOVERER STAY, KHAO SOK For your 2 nights in the spellbinding Khao Sok National Park, you’ll stay in Floating Raft Huts along with Jungle Treehouses. The perfect launching pads to swim, explore and relax, you’ll be nestled between forests and tropical gardens, as well as the beautiful lake.

GET DECOR INSPO IN SINGAPORE SEE THE LUSH PLANTATIONS OF THE CAMERON HIGHLANDS, #BANGKOKSINGAPOREADVENTURE MALAYSIA @SINEADMURRAY_

START 6PM BANGKOK soaking up the sun. By guava & chirping birds night we'll be treated to of Malaysia's Cameron DAY 1 BANGKOK Hot, hustling, & completely a feast prepared by local Highlands. Here we'll addictive, Bangkok will lure families while the sun sets indulge in a traditional us in & play host to our first on another day in this jungle 'Steamboat' dinner using paradise. (B,L,D) the unique steam cooking Amazing trip! Excellent destinations, Special day on tour. You'll have + Floating Raft Huts method famous in the area. Stays & activities, with a fairly chilled out pace. time to unwind & enjoy the hotel before we unite & get Special Stay Hotel (B,D) The trip has a good mix of beautiful scenery, Tour of Temples & street acquainted. Hotel • Day Cruise on Lake • outdoor time & urban exploration. The river & lake Cheow Larn art in Georgetown accommodations were so unique & special, & the • Included 'Steamboat' dinner in the Cameron hotel at Krabi was a highlight. DAY 2 OVERNIGHT TRAIN TO SURAT DAYS 5 - 6 KRABI Highlands (AO NANG) 6GĞC$GELON THANI This morning why not opt Whether you choose to lay poolside armed with DAYS 11 - 12 KUALA to view the intricacies of the LUMPUR START THAILAND Grand Palace of Bangkok coconuts & cocktails or get out to visit the Tiger Cave This morning we'll be as they are peeled back by frolicking about with a BANGKOK a Local Guide, or if that's Temple & roam the markets, Krabi will enchant. Monkeys, tea plantation tour & 1 not your thing, dig into sightseeing of the local area, some street food or indulge sunsets & pretty island vistas – you may never want to before breathing in our final in a Thai massage. Come gulps of fresh highland air, evening we'll be riding the leave. Hotel (B)(B) F Half Day Islands Cruise it's then onto the city vibes comfortable overnight train of Kuala Lumpur, where to Surat Thani. (B) we'll spend the next 2 nights 1 Overnight Train Special + DAYS 7 - 8 exploring the city. Hotel Stay Places visited LANGKAWI (B)(B) F Grand Palace Guided Tour • Tea Plantation Tour 1 Nightstops Heading south along the Thai peninsula, we'll arrive • City sightseeing of Kuala 1 Special Stay DAY 3 KHAO SOK in Satun, where a ferry ride Lumpur F Visit Batu Caves KHAO Coach or Train Soon after arriving in Surat will land us in an untapped SOK Thani, we'll be canoeing archipelago & a new country Plane or Boat - Malaysia. For two days Surat down the Sok River, stopping DAY 13 SINGAPORE 2 Thani we will be free to lose sense for bamboo tea & monkey After a short flight out spotting. We'll make our of time amidst the slanted KRABI of Malaysia we'll land in 2 way into the Khao Sok palm trees, teal waters & the immaculate Asian jungle where our treetop mountainous backdrop metropolis that is Singapore. accommodation awaits. of Langkawi Island. Hotel Our last night together will Time here will be spent (B)(B) be open to opportunities; LANGKAWI enjoying the river by swim or F Sunset Dinner Cruise Satun waterside cocktails at 2 tube, & taking in limestone Marina Bay Sands being cliffs with a fresh juice in DAY 9 PENANG one of the most tempting. hand. (L) Hotel (B) 1 + Jungle Tree House Offering the perfect PENANG Special Stay contrast to island tranquility, CAMERON • Entrance to Khao Sok Penang will change the HIGHLANDS DAY 14 SINGAPORE 1 National Park pace with its bright lights Our time together will • Canoe Tour of Khao Sok & sensory delights. We'll MALAYSIA wrap up in the arms of National Park devour a fusion of Indian, Singapore's skyscrapers. KUALA Chinese & Malaysian street 2 We'll say heartfelt goodbyes LUMPUR food & absorb the history of before going our separate DAY 4 KHAO SOK the UNESCO marked city. END ways, leaving with a deep & Today's adventure takes us Hotel (B) unwavering appreciation for to the Cheow Larn Lake & this special Asian region. (B) our raft hut accommodation Ì 1 for the evening. By day DAY 10 CAMERON END 9AM SINGAPORE FLIGHT SINGAPORE we'll cruise the oldest lake HIGHLANDS INCLUDED in Southern Thailand, Moving on from Penang kayaking, swimming & we'll arrive amidst the wild

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2020/21 | CODE:BKSG | START BANGKOK & FINISH SINGAPORE

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available (only applicable in hotels). A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Bangkok & ends approx. 9:00am in Singapore. O These VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR trips will be in Thailand for Songkran (Thai New Year & water festival). Q Trip spends Xmas in Krabi & NYE in Kuala Lumpur. Arrival transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase, speak to your travel agent or visit contiki.com/transfers. For departure points & stay longer accommodation CONTIKI.COM/BANGKOK-SINGAPORE-ADV options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/CAMBODIA-LAOS-UNCOVERED

CAMBODIA & LAOS UNCOVERED

THE VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR 9 2 CONTIKI.COM/CAMBODIA-LAOS-UNCOVERED NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 4.8 RATING TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE

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DISCOVERER 8 NIGHTS 10 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE THE MEALS DETAILS 8 nights in 3-4 star hotels 8 breakfasts (B) All private coach transport 24 average group size Trip Manager & English 1 lunch (L) & 2 internal flights speaking Local Guides 1 Dinner (D)

The one that explores colonial architecture & ancient ruins over 9 days #CAMBODIALAOSUNCOVERED

Get face-to-face with history at Angkor Wat, Siem Reap @amberbayani

UNIQUE LOCAL CULTURAL FOOD WELLNESS CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCES & ACTIVE TRAVEL

• Take a scenic drive to Vang • Marvel at the cascading • Dinner at the Friends F Explore Vang Vieng by river • Visit the COPE Support Vieng beauty of Kuang Si TREE Alliance Restaurant with a kayaking & caving Centre in Vientiane, Laos, • Take part in a ritual Waterfall in Phnom Penh, a social experience providing prosthetic limbs morning ceremony offering • Go temple hopping at enterprise serving up F Take a sunset Quad Biking & support for local people alms (food) to Buddhist the majestic Angkor Wat, adventure through the delicious local cuisine Cambodian countryside in with disabilities Monks in Luang Prabang, Angkor Thom & Ta Prohm Siem Reap • Visit the Ock Pop Tok Laos at Siem Reap • Explore the French colonial Centre, supporting local influences of UNESCO-listed female textile artisans Luang Prabang on two in Laos wheels with a bicycle ride CONTIKI.COM/CAMBODIA-LAOS-UNCOVERED ASIA 2020 - 21 030 031

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SEE THE SUNRISE AT ANGKOR DISCOVERER WAT, CAMBODIA Seeing Angkor Wat lit up with a golden sunrise is an unforgettable sight. Make everyone on your feed jealous as you capture this monumental labyrinth at its most stunning. Then grab a coffee - you've got a full day of temple-hopping ahead of you.

JOURNEY THROUGH THE OFFER ALMS (FOOD) TO CRAGGED CAVES OF VANG THE LOCAL MONKS, LUANG #CAMBODIALAOSUNCOVERED VIENG, LAOS @JAKERICHTRAVELS PRABANG @RHIKB

This trip is a section of • Scenic drive to Vang • Visit Angkor Wat, Angkor 1 Nightstops our larger trip 27-day Vieng Thom & Ta Prohm Coach or Train Big Indochina Adventure F Kayaking & Caving F Quad Biking at sunset (see p.34.) This means Ì Experience Plane you’ll join a group who FLIGHTS have already been DAY 9 SIEM REAP INCLUDED travelling together. DAY 5 VIENTIANE After one final breakfast START 6PM LUANG The quaint capital of Laos together, our trip will come will greet us with warmth to an end. We'll dive into a START PRABANG & Mekong charm. Here in bout of goodbyes before LUANG DAY 1 LUANG Vientiane we'll see sights leaving armed with a mosaic PRABANG like Pha That Luang stupa, of magic memories. (B) 2 PRABANG After checking in to the hotel & visit the COPE centre – a END 9AM SIEM REAP & getting comfortable, we'll local charity working with LAOS join up, get acquainted, land mine victims. Hotel (B) VANG & begin taking in the sites • Visit Luang Stupa & VIENG 2 of this UNESCO listed city. Patuxi Hotel VIENTIANE • Visit to COPE Support 1 Centre DAY 2 LUANG PRABANG DAY 6 PHNOM Early risers will be rewarded PENH by the sacred Laotian ritual of offering alms (food) to A short flight will land us Buddhist Monks. Later we will amidst the shy smiles & explore Luang Prabang by tree-lined streets of Phnom bike, visiting the TreadRight Penh. We'll learn of the supported Ock Pop Tock horrific Khmer Rouge rule Centre for Artisans. Hotel (B) at the ‘Killing Fields' & Tuol • Visit Wat Xieng Thong Sleng Genocide Museum, Temple before having the mood END • Bike ride around Luang lightened by a life changing CAMBODIA Prabang TREE Alliance restaurant. SIEM Hotel (B,D) 2 • Visit Ock Pop Tock REAP Centre for Local Artisans • Visit the "Killing Fields" & (TreadRight partner) Genocide Museum • Witness a Buddhist • Dinner at a Tree Alliance Alms Giving Restaurant F Kuang Si Waterfall 1 Visit DAYS 7 - 8 SIEM PHNOM REAP PENH DAYS 3 - 4 VANG Flying out of Phnom Penh VIENG we'll arrive in Siem Reap, Limestone karsts & delicious home of Angkor Wat, Lao Pancakes will be waiting the bustling Pub Street & in Vang Vieng after a scenic traditional markets. On The places you visit & travel to & the experiences overland journey. We'll find day-8 we'll journey through that you get along the way on this trip are just swimming holes, explore dawn's hours to catch the mind blowing, from bike riding the street in Luang caves & watch the sun drop first rays of sunlight on the town's jungle tangled Prabang to sipping Angkor beer on pub street. behind the mountains on two blissful nights in this spiritual masterpiece. Hotel (B)(B) Teagan Zwynenberg on town. Hotel (B,L)(B)

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2020/21 | CODE:LAKH | START LUANG PRABANG & FINISH SIEM REAP

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available. A copy of your valid passport VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Luang Prabang & ends approx. 9:00am in Siem Reap. O These trips will be in Laos for Pi-Mai Lao (Laos New Year & water festival). Q Trip spends Xmas in Siem Reap. V Trip spends Xmas in Vang Vieng. X Trip spends Xmas in Pakbeng & NYE in Phnom Penh. CONTIKI.COM/CAMBODIA-LAOS-UNCOVERED 4 Trip spends NYE in Vang Vieng. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/ASIAN-ADVENTURE

ASIAN ADVENTURE

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DISCOVERER 15 NIGHTS 22 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE THE MEALS DETAILS Unique Special Stays: 15 breakfasts (B) All private coach transport, 24 average group size Trip Manager & English 1 overnight train, 1 night in 4 lunches (L) 2 internal flights, an speaking Local Guides a floating hotel, 1 night in a 3 dinners (D) overnight train & slow boat Guesthouse & 12 nights in 3-4 star hotels

The one that covers Thailand, Cambodia & Laos in 2 weeks #ASIANADVENTURE

Meet the locals at the Grand Palace, Bangkok

UNIQUE LOCAL CULTURAL FOOD WELLNESS CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCES & ACTIVE TRAVEL

• Guesthouse Special stay in • Visit infamous Death F Zip around Chiang Mai’s F Explore Vang Vieng by river • Visit the COPE Support Pakbeng Railway & the Bridge on street food scene on an with a kayaking & caving Centre in Vientiane, Laos • Take part in a ritual the beautiful River Kwai, evening Vespa food tour experience • Play with elephants at the morning ceremony offering Kanchanaburi F Learn the secrets of Thai F Take a sunset Quad Biking Sai Yok Elephant Haven in alms (food) to Buddhist • Go temple hopping at Cooking at Chiang Mai adventure through the Kanchanaburi Monks in Luang Prabang, the majestic Angkor Wat, • Enjoy an authentic family- Cambodian countryside in • Dinner at the Friends Laos Angkor Thom & Ta Prohm style dinner at Jungle Rafts Siem Reap TREE Alliance Restaurant • Swim in the breathtaking at Siem Reap F Practise ‘the art of eight in Phnom Penh, a social Erawan waterfalls in limbs’ in a Muay Thai class enterprise serving up Thailand in Chiang Mai delicious local cuisine CONTIKI.COM/ASIAN-ADVENTURE ASIA 2020 - 21 032 033

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SAI YOK ELEPHANT SANCTUARY DISCOVERER On this trip you'll have the chance to visit the Elephant Haven in Sai Yok - a highlight of the trip for lots of travellers - spending half a day here to learn more about the rescued elephants, their feeding & bathing habits, & what the Haven is doing to promote sustainable tourism.

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DAY 4 OVERNIGHT DAYS 8 - 9 DAY 13 Places visited TRAIN (AYUTTHAYA LUANG PRABANG PHNOM PENH Ì 1 Nightstops - CHIANG MAI) Early risers will be rewarded A short flight will land us LUANG FLIGHTS 2 We'll start our day with a visit by the sacred Laotian ritual amidst the shy smiles & PRABANG 1 Special Stay INCLUDED to the breathtaking Erawan of offering alms (food) tree-lined streets of Phnom PAKBENG 1 Coach or Train Falls for a quick dip before to Buddhist Monks. Later Penh. We'll learn of the LAOS we stop in the UNESCO we will explore Luang horrific Khmer Rouge rule VANG 2 Plane or Boat VIENG listed city of Ayutthaya. We'll Prabang by bike, visiting the at the ‘Killing Fields' & Tuol VIENTIANE CHIANG MAI 2 1 grab bikes & cycle past rice TreadRight supported Ock Sleng Genocide Museum, paddies, temples & quaint Pop Tock Centre for Artisans. before having the mood villages before we board our Hotel (B,L)(B) lightened by a life changing overnight train to Chiang • Bike ride around Luang TREE Alliance restaurant. Mai. (B) Prabang Hotel (B,D) 1 THAILAND + Overnight Train Special • Visit Ock Pop Tock • Visit the ‘Killing Fields' & Stay Centre for Local Artisans Genocide Museum END (Treadright partner) KANCHANABURI • Visit Erawan Waterfalls • Dinner at a TREE Alliance • Bike tour in Ayutthaya • Visit Wat Xieng Thong restaurant 1 1 Ayutthaya SIEM Temple START REAP • Visit Pak Ou Caves BANGKOK 1 2 • Witness a Buddhist Alms CAMBODIA DAYS 5 - 6 DAYS 14 - 15 CHIANG MAI Giving SIEM REAP Our last destination in F Kuang Si waterfall visit Flying out of Phnom Penh 1 Thailand will entertain us we'll arrive in Siem Reap, PHNOM with buzzing night markets, DAYS 10 - 11 home of Angkor Wat, PENH an exotic Old Quarter, & a VANG VIENG the bustling Pub Street & dazzling line up of temples. Limestone karsts & delicious traditional markets. On day- As a first visit to Thailand, Laos & Cambodia, the Asian Adventure allowed me to In between sites you can Lao Pancakes will be waiting 15 we'll journey through dawn's hours to catch the visit all the major sites I wanted to see & also have some experiences I didn't even feast on the intense flavours in Vang Vieng after a scenic of northern Thai food, overland journey. We'll find first rays of sunlight on know existed. The Jungle Raft Hotel on the River Kwai was probably my most inhaling an abundance of swimming holes, explore the town's jungle tangled memorable stay, & eating a Tarantula definitely ranks number 1 on my exotic lemongrass, chili & coconut. caves & watch the sun drop spiritual masterpiece. Hotel food experiences! Hotel (B)(B) behind the mountains on (B)(B) • Visit Doi Su Thep Temple two blissful nights in this • Visit Angkor Wat, Angkor Hanna on F Thai Cooking Class & town. Hotel (B,L)(B) Thom & Ta Prohm Market Visit • Scenic drive to Vang F Quad Biking at Sunset This trip is a section of DAY 2 DAY 3 F Muay Thai class Vieng our larger trip 27-day KANCHANABURI KANCHANABURI F After dark vespa tour F Kayaking & Caving DAY 16 SIEM REAP Big Indochina Adventure After a visit to the Grand We'll wake up in jungle Experience Our trip will wrap up in Siem (see p.34.) This means Palace & a long tail boat paradise, & start our day some of the group will Reap shortly after our final ride, we'll change our pace with a visit to the notorious DAY 7 PAKBENG continue once your trip DAY 12 VIENTIANE team breakfast. We'll go our & move from Bangkok to Death Railway & see the Taking a border hop we'll ĂNKSJGS cross out of Thailand & The quaint capital of Laos separate ways after saying the calmer scene of the River bridge over the River Kwai. into Laos. After collecting will greet us with warmth somber goodbyes & making START 6PM Kwai. Here in Kanchanaburi Later, we'll head to a local & Mekong charm. Here in BANGKOK our passport stamps we'll sincere plans to organise a we'll learn the art of living elephant sanctuary to see journey to Pakbeng, taking Vientiane we'll see sights like reunion tour. (B) off the grid & spend a night how the rescued elephants Pha That Luang stupa, & lend DAY 1 BANGKOK part of the trip by river cruise END 9AM SIEM REAP Hot, hustling, & completely drifting on a jungle raft. are cared for. Hotel (B,L) on a local boat. Remote, a hand at the COPE centre – addictive, Bangkok will lure (B,D) • Death Railway Museum, traditional, & endlessly a local charity working with us in & play host to our first + Floating Raft Special Second World War charming, Pakbeng is a true land mine victims. Hotel (B) day on tour. You'll have Stay Cemetery & the Bridge on traveller's dream. (B,L,D) • Visit Luang Stupa & time to unwind & enjoy the • Royal Palace guided the River Kwai + Guest house Special Stay Patuxi hotel before we unite & get tour & Khlong tour with • Visit Sai Yok Elephant • River cruise on a local • Visit to COPE Support acquainted. Hotel fish feeding Sanctuary boat Centre

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2020/21 | CODE:ASAD | START BANGKOK & FINISH SIEM REAP

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available (only applicable in hotels). A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Bangkok & ends approx. 9:00am in Siem Reap. O These trips will be in Thailand for Songkran (Thai New Year & water festival) or Laos for Pi-Mai Lao (Laos New Year & water festival). Q Trip spends Xmas in Siem Reap. V Trip spends VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR Xmas in Vang Vieng. X Trip spends Xmas in Pakbeng & NYE in Phnom Penh. 4 Trip spends Xmas on Overnight Train & NYE in Vang Vieng. Trip spends NYE in Chiang Mai. ' Trip spends NYE in Kanchanaburi. Arrival transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase, speak to your travel agent or visit contiki.com/ CONTIKI.COM/ASIAN-ADVENTURE transfers. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/INDOCHINA-ADVENTURE

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• Experience a slice of local • Take a guided tour of F Get a taste of authentic • Explore the French colonial • Spend half a day with life staying at a riverside Bangkok’s Royal Palace & Vietnam with a delicious influences of UNESCO- playful rescue elephants at Mekong Delta homestay feed the fish in the local Hue street food tour listed Luang Prabang on the Sai Yok Elephant Haven • Take a leisurely cruise by klongs (canals) F Learn how to whip up fresh two wheels with a bicycle in Kanchanaburi local boat from Pakbeng • Discover an immense Vietnamese food with a ride • Dinner at the Friends along the Mekong river underground world at Hoi An cooking class F Paddle over the emerald TREE Alliance Restaurant the Cu Chi war tunnels waters of Halong Bay in Phnom Penh, a social in Vietnam by kayak enterprise serving up delicious local cuisine CONTIKI.COM/INDOCHINA-ADVENTURE ASIA 2020 - 21 034 035

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FLOATING JUNGLE RAFT HOTEL DISCOVERER SPECIAL STAY, RIVER KWAI, KANCHANABURI This Special Stay along the River Kwai is a traveller's favourite & sees you staying in candlelit rooms on floating raft hotel rooms. Fancy a dip? Just jump from your balcony into the river below!

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This trip does it all, but DAYS 5 - 6 DAY 12 VIENTIANE DAYS 19 - 20 DAY 25 HALONG some travellers will only CHIANG MAI The quaint capital of Laos NHA TRANG BAY do a section of it & will will greet us with warmth & come & go depending Our last destination in A flight takes us to the A Chinese style ‘junk boat’ on their booking. (See Thailand will entertain Mekong charm. Hotel (B) coastal resort town of Nha will drift us around the p.30, p.32, p.46, p.48.) us with buzzing night • Visit Luang Stupa & Trang. Hotel (B)(B) limestone island setting of markets, a charming Old Patuxi • View the Notre Dame the Gulf of Tonkin. (B,L,D) GOT MORE TIME? START 6PM BANGKOK Quarter, & temples. Hotel • Visit COPE support centre Cathedral, General Post + Junk Boat Special Stay Got more time? Why not DAY 1 BANGKOK (B)(B) Office & the Presidential • Visit the Sung Sot Caves add the Northern Vietnam • Visit Doi Su Thep Temple Palace Hello Bangkok! You’ll have DAY 13 PHNOM Escape trip p.44 time to unwind & enjoy F Thai Cooking Class & • Visit the War Remnants Market Visit PENH Museum DAY 26 HANOI the hotel before we all get A short flight will land us in After a last bout of acquainted. Hotel F Muay Thai Class F Cruise & swimming F After dark vespa tour Phnom Penh. Hotel (B,D) day trip swimming & monkey Places visited • Visit the ‘Killing Fields’ & spotting, we’ll head back F Mud Bath & Hot Springs 1 Nightstops DAY 2 Genocide Museum to Hanoi for our final night. Experience Optional end city KANCHANABURI DAY 7 PAKBENG • Dinner at a TREE Alliance Hotel (B,L) After a visit to the Grand We’ll cross into Laos & on to restaurant F Kayaking on Halong Bay Optional start/end city Pakbeng, taking part of the Palace & a long tail boat ride, DAYS 21 - 22 HOI AN 1 Special Stay trip by river cruise on a local We’ll arrive today in dreamy we’ll move to our floating DAY 27 HANOI Coach or Train boat. (B,L,D) DAYS 14 - 15 SIEM Hoi An. Hotel (B)(B) Special Stay on the River Our trip will wrap up shortly Kwai. (B,D) + Guest house Special Stay REAP • Visit the town’s Old Plane • River cruise on a local We’ll fly to Siem Reap, home after breakfast, or choose to + Floating Raft Special Stay Quarter & Japanese Optional flight boat of Angkor Wat. Hotel (B)(B) fly back to Bangkok for an Grand Palace guided tour covered bridge to Bangkok • • Visit Angkor Wat, Angkor additional charge. (B) & Khlong tour • Guided bike ride through Thom & Ta Prohm Hoi An’s UNESCO listed END 9AM HANOI DAYS 8 - 9 LUANG END VIETNAM F Quad Biking at Sunset Ancient Town PRABANG HANOI DAY 3 F Tasty Vietnamese LUANG We’ll be charmed by cooking class 1 1 1 HALONG KANCHANABURI DAY 16 HO CHI PRABANG BAY spiritual Luang Prabang. F Marble Mountains Our highlight today is a Hotel (B,L)(B) MINH 2 visit to the Sai Yok Elephant Tour • Bike ride around We’ll explore Vietnam’s PAKBENG 1 Haven. Cameras ready! Luang Prabang buzzing capital Hotel (B) LAOS Hotel (B,L) • Visit Ock Pop Tock DAY 23 HUE 2 VANG VIENG • See Death Railway Centre for Local Onto the former imperial CHIANG Museum, Second 2 VIENTIANE Artisans (TreadRight DAY 17 MEKONG town of Hue Hotel (B) MAI 1 World War Cemetery Partner) DELTA • Cross the Hai Van & the Bridge on the HUE • Visit Wat Xieng Rise & shine for a journey to Pass 1 River Kwai Thong Temple the Mekong Delta (B,L,D) • Visit the Thien Mu THAILAND Visit Sai Yok Elephant • • Visit Pak Ou Caves + Guest house Special Stay Pagoda & the Imperial 1 Da Nang Haven • Witness a Buddhist • Mekong Delta fishing Citadel 2 Alms Giving experience • Cyclo ride HOI AN F Kuang Si waterfall visit • See local industry KANCHANABURI DAY 4 OVERNIGHT F Group photo at Hue’s demonstrations Imperial Citadel TRAIN (AYUTTHAYA 1 1 Ayutthaya SIEM • Mekong Delta cruise F Hue Street Food Walking REAP CAMBODIA - CHIANG MAI) DAYS 10 - 11 VANG 1 Tour BANGKOK 2 NHA Today we’ll visit Erawan VIENG TRANG 2 Falls before we board our Limestone karsts & delicious DAY 18 HO CHI overnight train to Chiang Lao pancakes will be waiting MINH DAY 24 HANOI Mai. (B) in Vang Vieng. Hotel (B,L)(B) Leaving the Mekong after Flying into Hanoi, we’ll 1 + Overnight Train Special • Scenic drive to Vang breakfast, we’ll journey back settle into the Old Quarter. 1 1 Ì PHNOM HO CHI Stay Vieng to Ho Chi Minh via the Cu Hotel (B) PENH MINH CITY • Visit Erawan Waterfalls F Kayaking & Caving Chi tunnels. Hotel (B) • Visit the Temple of FLIGHTS INCLUDED 1 • Bike tour in Ayutthaya Experience • Visit to the Cu Chi tunnels Literature MEKONG DELTA

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2020/21 | CODE:BICA | START BANGKOK & FINISH HANOI

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available (only applicable in hotels). Please note the flight from Hanoi to Bangkok is optional & comes at an additional cost. A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Bangkok & ends approx. 9:00am in Hanoi. O These trips will be in Thailand for Songkran (Thai New Year & water festival) or Laos for Pi-Mai Lao (Laos New Year & water festival) or Vietnam for Tet (Vietnamese New Year). Q Trip spends Xmas in Hoi An & NYE in Hanoi (final day). V Trip spends Xmas in Ho Chi Minh & NYE in Hanoi. X Trip spends Xmas in Siem Reap & NYE in Nha Trang. 4 Trip spends Xmas in Vang Vieng & NYE in Mekong Delta. Trip spends VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR Xmas in Pakbeng & NYE in Phnom Penh. ' Trip spends Xmas on Overnight Train & NYE in Vang Vieng. W Trip spends NYE in Chiang Mai. + Trip spends NYE in Kanchanaburi. Arrival & departure transfers & return flight to Bangkok are available. To purchase, speak to your travel agent or visit contiki.com/transfers. For CONTIKI.COM/INDOCHINA-ADVENTURE departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE IN-DEPTH EXPLORER

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• Experience the colourful F Scale the beachside cliffs 7 NIGHTS 9 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE energy of Phuket’s famed of Krabi with a half day MEALS & TEAM Bangla Road rock climbing experience

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER 7 nights in 3 & 4 star hotels 7 breakfasts (B) All private mini-van 24 average group size, • See the iconic limestone F Day Snorkeling on the Bay, karsts of the Thai islands 2 dinners (D) transport, Local ferry an experienced Trip Phi Phi transport Manager & English speaking Local Guide

#THAIWEST The one that will convince you to go west, visiting long time island faves, like Koh Phi Phi & Krabi & more...

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Such a fun-fi lled experience. Being my fi rst Contiki, I START 6PM PHUKET your time bathing in the sun, DAYS 5 - 7 KRABI Phuket shortly after arriving wasn't sure what to expect, but I had one of the most checking out the shopping, back from Krabi. We'll amazing weeks! This trip is perfect for a short but DAY 1 PHUKET (AO NANG) or marvelling at Chinese cheers our final coconuts Uniting in idyllic Phuket, Back on the Thai mainland enjoyable getaway, lots of nights out but also plenty architecture in Phuket Town, & go our separate ways, we'll settle in to our hotel we'll take in the island vistas of downtime. Would 100% do again. the choice is yours! Hotel (B) making sincere plans to before having our first from the charming setting organise a reunion tour. (B) team pow wow. Wasting no of Krabi. Maybe opt to go Kimblerley Scholar on time soaking up what this rock climbing or out on a END 1PM PHUKET DAYS 3 - 4 speed boat cruise. Local paradise has to offer, we'll KOH PHI PHI get acquainted over the markets, cheap massages After breakfast we'll hit & sunset cocktails can world famous nightlife of the Andaman Sea, taking the area. Hotel reward us from all these a ferry to Koh Phi Phi. We'll adventurous activities. Hotel get orientated & settle in to (B, D) (B) (B) DAY 2 PHUKET our hotel before watching F Phang Nga Bay day When we're not bouncing sunset from the island's cruise through the neon light highest vantage point. F Half Day Rock Climbing & energetic dance floors After two days of salt water of Bangla Road, we'll be & sunshine here, we'll be getting lost in the amazing feeling downright glorious. DAY 8 KRABI TO sights & beautiful beaches Hotel (B, D) (B) PHUKET lining the shores. Spend F Day on the Bay Our trip will wrap up in

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2020/21 | CODE: TIPH | START PHUKET & FINISH PHUKET

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VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available. Trip starts 6:00pm in Phuket & ends approx. 1:00pm in Phuket. Please book flights out of Phuket after 2:30pm. OThis trip will be in Thailand for Songkran (Thai New Year & water festival). CONTIKI.COM/THAI-HOPPER-WEST TO QThis trip will spend Xmas in Krabi. VThis trip will spend Xmas in Phi Phi. XThis trip will spend NYE in Krabi. 4This trip will spend NYE in Phuket SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE CONTIKI.COM/THAI-HOPPER-EAST ASIA 2020 - 21 038 039 THAI ISLAND HOPPER EAST IN-DEPTH EXPLORER

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F Explore the wonders of Koh F Grab a snorkel & hit the 8 NIGHTS 10 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE Samui with a Jeep Safari seas on an island cruise & MEALS & TEAM snorkelling adventure, Koh Unique Special Stay: 8 breakfasts (B) Private mini-coach & 24 average group size. Phangan 3 nights in a bungalow in 2 dinners (D) local ferries Experienced Trip Manager F Scuba dive in the crystal clear waters of Koh Tao

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START 6PM KOH SAMUI the sun without interruption. orientation walk & included Thai massages & lounge Those keen for more can go beachside dinner will perfect at the beach, making the DAY 1 KOH SAMUI explore, seeing a 15-metre our time on the island. Hotel most of our last few days on 3 KOH Tropical, buzzing, & golden Buddha statue & (B, D) (B) island time. (B, D) (B) (B) SAMUI completely luxurious, Koh sampling local delicacies F Half-Day Island Cruise & + Bungalow Special Stay Samui will pull us in & wind like coconut Penang curry Snorkelling Adventure F Day Cruise to Ang Thong us down without delay. & fresh mangosteen. Hotel F Koh Tao Diving - Intro or Marine Park After checking in to our (B) (B) Certifi ed hotel & having time to settle F Highlights of Samui in, we'll get acquainted over To u r DAY 9 KOH SAMUI the nightlife of Chaweng DAYS 6 - 8 Our trip will wrap up in Koh Beach. Hotel KOH PHA NGAN Samui shortly after our last DAYS 4 - 5 KOH TAO From Koh Tao we'll team breakfast. We'll cheers Though we can spot sea journey to the home of our final coconuts & go DAYS 2 - 3 turtles in the waters of Koh the untameable full moon our separate ways, making KOH SAMUI Tao, hiking trails, seasonal parties & the flawless sincere plans to organise a Slipping contently into waterfalls, & luscious paradise of sloping palm reunion tour. (B) island life, we'll have time mountains will encourage us This trip was a perfect example of what Contiki is all trees that is Koh Pha Ngan. END 1PM KOH SAMUI to snorkel, swim & bathe in to explore the land too. An Take a few more traditional about! It was the most enjoyable way of exploring the East islands of Thailand stress free. Would defi nitely recommend!

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2020/21 | CODE: TIKS | START KOH SAMUI & FINISH KOH SAMUI

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available. Trip starts 6:00pm in Koh Samui & ends approx. 1:00pm in Koh Samui. It is suggested to book flights after 2:30pm. V These trips will be in Koh Pha Ngan for Full Moon Parties. These trips will be in Thailand for Songkran (Thai New Year & water festival). Trip spends Xmas in Koh Phangan. Trip spends Xmas in O X Q VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR Koh Tao. Trip spends NYE in Koh Samui. Although every effort has been made to ensure that trip dates above coincide with Full Moon Parties, dates may occasionally change at short notice due to Buddhist holidays. Arrival transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase, speak to your travel agent CONTIKI.COM/THAI-HOPPER-EAST TO or visit contiki.com/transfers. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/NORTHERN-THAI-HIGHLIGHTS

NORTHERN THAI HIGHLIGHTS

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• Take a guided tour of F Learn how to cook Pad 7 NIGHTS 8 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE Bangkok’s Royal Palace & Thai & more with a MEALS & TEAM feed the fish in the local cooking class in the rolling

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START 1 BANGKOK See the temples of Aytthaya, Thailand

Places visited 1 Nightstops This trip is a section of glittering Grand Palace. can take a quick dip in the in this traveller's paradise, 1 our larger trip Total After a tour of the Klongs emerald-hued ponds & get try a Muay Thai class on our Special Stay Thailand, (see p.42.) (canals), we'll depart an unreal FOMO Insta shot. second day before we head Coach or Train This means some of Bangkok for Kanchanaburi, Next stop is the UNESCO- out for our final evening in the group will continue visiting the WWII Cemetery listed city of Ayutthaya, Pai. Hotel (B) ONEGXOTRěRKPĂNKSJGS. & the famed Bridge on where we'll grab bikes to F Muay Thai Class the River Kwai en route. START 6PM BANGKOK cycle past ornate temples Northern Thailand has everything - culture, great Later this afternoon take & quaint villages to see the DAY 1 BANGKOK a peaceful boat ride along once-capital of the Kingdom DAYS 6 - 7 food, night life, great waterfalls - & the day with the Touch down in Thailand's the River Kwai to reach our of Siam. Tonight we board CHIANG MAI elephants was magical. The night in the jungle rafts capital. After checking into mesmerising Special Stay our overnight sleeper train En route to Chiang Mai forces you to disconnect from everything, we spend our hotel there'll be time for for tonight - the Jungle Raft to Chiang Mai. (B) we'll squeeze in a visit to the night at the bar singing songs with this man DIY exploring, a massage Hotel. (B, D) + Overnight Train Special the Elephant Nature Park. playing the guitar, it was a beautiful experience. or lying by the pool to + Floating Raft Hotel S t a y Tonight, we'll explore catch the first of that sweet Special Stay • Visit Erawan Falls the buzzy night markets Leslie Figueroa on tropical sunshine. Later we'll • Locally guided Tour of the • Bike Ride in Ayutthaya that make Chiang Mai so rendezvous back at base so Grand Palace with a tour legendary. Day 7 is a free you can hear what's in store of the Klongs (canals) day to explore the city on for the trip, then the night • See the Bridge on the DAYS 4 - 5 PAI foot, or treat yourself to an is yours to enjoy authentic River Kwai Rise & shine as we roll authentic Thai massage. For DAY 8 CHIANG MAI pad Thai & the Khao San through Chiang Mai & our final night, you have the This morning we say fond road nightlife. Hotel pull into the picturesque chance to dabble in the art farewells before going our DAY 3 OVERNIGHT mountain town of Pai. This of authentic Thai cooking. separate ways. Dry those TRAIN (AYUTTHAYA first day is all yours to head Hotel (B, L) (B) tears, because no doubt DAY 2 BANGKOK - CHIANG MAI) out by foot or by • Elephant Nature we'll make big plans to TO KANCHANABURI We're starting our day with bike & explore the little Park reunite somewhere special This morning enjoy a locally a visit to the breathtaking streets here that pack some F After dark vespa tour soon. (B) guided visit to Bangkok's Erawan Falls. Here you punch. With another full day F Thai Cooking Class END 9AM CHIANG MAI WHEN CAN I GO?

2020/21 | CODE: THNO | START BANGKOK & FINISH CHIANG MAI

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR (only applicable in hotels). A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Bangkok & ends approx. 9:00am in Chiang Mai. Arrival transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase, speak to your travel agent or visit contiki.com/ CONTIKI.COM/NORTHERN-THAI-HIGHLIGHTS transfers. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE CONTIKI.COM/SOUTHERN-THAI-HIGHLIGHTS ASIA 2020 - 21 040 041 SOUTHERN THAI HIGHLIGHTS IN-DEPTH EXPLORER

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• Drift along the emerald F Dive into the crystal clear 7 NIGHTS 8 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE waters of Cheow Larn Lake waters of Phi Phi on a MEALS & TEAM on a longtail boat cruise snorkelling day trip 5 nights in 3-4 star hotels, 7 breakfasts (B) All private coach transport, 24 average group size, an 2 nights Riverside Cottage 1 lunch (L) 1 ferry transfer experienced Trip Manager

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The one that takes you from bustling Bangkok to blissed out beaches in Southern Thailand

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Places visited 1 Nightstops 1 Special Stay Coach Boat

2 KHAO SOK Lake Cheow Larn

Float on Lake Cheow Larn, Khao Sok National Park, Thailand PHUKET 1 2 KOH LANTA 2 KOH PHI PHI

This trip is a section of our larger trip, Total Thailand (see p.42.) This means you’ll join National Park, swim, go DAYS 6 - 7 PHI PHI a group who have tubing in the river, or simply Today we'll head to Koh Phi already been travelling relax. (B) (B, L) Phi, with its world-famous together. + Riverside Cottage beaches, crystal clear waters & jaw-dropping rock START 6PM PHUKET Special Stay • Canoe or raft ride formations. For 2 nights DAY 1 PHUKET on Sok river you're free to swim, snorkel, do watersports or simply kick We'll meet up with our • Cruise on Lake Contiki fam in sun-kissed back with a cocktail & a book Cheow Larn Phuket, Thailand's largest & soak up the unique beauty island, & its most dizzyingly of these buzzing islands. Hotel (B) (B) diverse. White & gold sands, DAYS 4 - 5 KOH cragged karst islands, F Snorkelling day trip azure waters & delicious LANTA food make this the perfect The beach is calling & launchpad for our Thai we know you're ready! DAY 8 PHUKET adventure. Hotel Ultimate relaxation awaits Our trip will wrap up us with 2 days on the island shortly after our last team of Koh Lanta. Jump off breakfast and ferry back to DAYS 2 - 3 KHAO the ferry & slip into island Phuket. Time to say fond life with unlimited sun & farewells to your new BFFs Swim in turquoise waters of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand @haleystravel SOK After breakfast we'll make swimming, or opt for a & leave with a new place in our way to the beautiful snorkelling cruise exploring your heart for the Land of Khao Sok. This afternoon the crystal clear water of the Smiles. (B) explore the lush Khao Sok coast. Hotel (B) (B) END 1PM PHUKET WHEN CAN I GO?

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14 NIGHTS 16 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE TEAM THE MEALS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS Unique Special Stays: 13 breakfasts (B) Private mini-coach, 24 average group size An experienced Trip 1 overnight train, 1 night in 2 lunches (L) 1 internal flight & Manager & English a floating hotel, 2 nights in 1 dinner (D) 1 overnight train speaking Local Guides a Riverside Cottage & 10 nights in 3 star hotels

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Local Lunches, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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• Glide through limestone • Take a guided tour of F Learn how to cook pad F Practise ‘the art of eight • Spend half a day with karsts on a Cheow Larn Bangkok’s Royal Palace & thai & more with a cooking limbs’ in a Muay Thai playful rescue elephants at Lake Cruise feed the fish in the local class in the rolling hills of class in Pai the Elephant Nature Park • Take an overnight train klongs (canals) Chiang Mai F Dive into the crystal clear in Chiang Mai from Bangkok to Chiang • Visit infamous Death F Zip around Chiang Mai’s waters of Phi Phi on a Mai Railway & the Bridge on street food scene in an snorkelling day trip • Swim in the breathtaking the beautiful River Kwai, evening Vespa food tour • Take a scenic bike ride Erawan waterfalls Kanchanaburi around Ayutthaya CONTIKI.COM/TOTAL-THAILAND ASIA 2020 - 21 042 043

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ELEPHANT NATURE PARK, CHIANG MAI On this trip you'll have the chance to visit the Chiang Mai Elephant Nature Park. A traveller's favourite, you'll spend half a day here with the chance to to watch the elephants play in the river & learn about the ways the park cares for these beautiful animals.

KOH PHI PHI, THAILAND GRAND PALACE, BANGKOK, @JULIA_THWAITES THAILAND @KATHERYNEHOFF #TOTALTHAILAND

This trip does it all, but Next stop is the UNESCO- DAYS 9 - 10 some travellers will only listed city of Ayutthaya, KHAO SOK do a section of it & will where we'll grab bikes to come & go depending After breakfast we drive on their booking. (See cycle past ornate temples to Khao Sok. Soon after 1 p.40, p.41.) & quaint villages to see the we'll head to Cheow Larn FLIGHT once-capital of the Kingdom PAI lake for a day trip, starting INCLUDED START 6PM BANGKOK of Siam. Tonight we board with a cruise on the lake & 2 DAY 1 BANGKOK our overnight sleeper train including time for kayaking, to Chiang Mai. (B) Touch down in Thailand's swimming & soaking CHIANG MAI 2 + Overnight Train Special capital. After checking into up the sun. Our riverside Elephant Nature Park Stay our hotel there'll be time for Visit Erawan Falls accommodation awaits us DIY exploring, a massage • • Bike Ride in Ayutthaya for the two nights we spend or lying by the pool to in the Khao Sok jungle. catch the first of that sweet (B,L)(B) tropical sunshine. Later we'll DAYS 4 - 5 PAI + Riverside Cottage 1 rendezvous back at base so Rise & shine as we roll Special Stay THAILAND you can hear what's in store through Chiang Mai & • Canoe or raft ride for the trip, then the night is pull into the picturesque KANCHANABURI yours to enjoy authentic Pad on Sok river mountain town of Pai. Head • Cruise on Lake Thai & the Khao San road out by foot or by bike & 1 Ayutthaya nightlife. Hotel Cheow Larn explore the little streets & START countryside of this traveller's 1 BANGKOK DAY 2 BANGKOK paradise. There's time to DAYS 11 - 12 try a Muay Thai skills class TO KANCHANABURI KOH LANTA on Day 5 before we head The beach is calling & This morning enjoy a locally out for the evening to guided visit to Bangkok's we know you're ready! experience Pai as it comes Ultimate relaxation awaits glittering Grand Palace. alive by night. Hotel (B) us on the island of Koh After a tour of the Klongs F Muay Thai Class (canals), we'll depart Lanta. Jump off the ferry Places visited Bangkok for Kanchanaburi, & slip into island life with 1 Nightstops visiting the WWII Cemetery DAYS 6 - 7 unlimited sun & swimming. 1 Special Stay & the famed Bridge on CHIANG MAI Hotel (B)(B) KHAO SOK the River Kwai en route. En route to Chiang Mai 2 Coach or Train Later this afternoon take we'll squeeze in a visit to END Lake Cheow Larn Plane or boat a peaceful boat ride along the Elephant Nature Park. DAYS 13 - 14 the River Kwai to reach our Tonight, we'll explore PHI PHI PHUKET 1 KOH LANTA mesmerising Special Stay the buzzy night markets Today we'll head to Koh Phi 2 for tonight - the Jungle Raft that make Chiang Mai so Phi, with its world-famous 2 Hotel. (B,D) legendary. Day 7 is a free beaches, crystal clear KOH PHI PHI + Floating Raft Hotel day to explore the city on waters & jaw-dropping rock Special Stay foot, or treat yourself to an formations. These next • Locally guided Tour of authentic Thai massage. 2 days are yours to swim, the Grand Palace with For our final night in Chiang snorkel, do water sports a tour of the Klongs Mai, you can dabble in or simply kick back with a (canals) the art of authentic Thai cocktail & a book & soak up • See the Bridge on the cooking. Hotel (B,L)(B) the unique beauty of the River Kwai • Elephant Nature Park Thai islands. (B)(B) F After dark vespa tour F Day on the Bay F Thai Cooking Class DAY 3 OVERNIGHT TRAIN DAY 15 PHUKET (AYUTTHAYA DAY 8 PHUKET Our trip will wrap up in Phuket - CHIANG MAI) We fly to our next stop, shortly after arriving back We're starting our day with Phuket. Treat yourself to a from Phi Phi. We'll cheers a visit to the breathtaking traditional massage in the our final coconuts & go our Erawan Falls. Here you afternoon before we kick separate ways, making can take a quick dip in the things off with the bright sincere plans to organise a emerald-hued ponds & get lights of Bangla Road this reunion tour. (B) an unreal FOMO Insta shot. evening. Hotel (B) END 1PM PHUKET

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available (only applicable in VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR hotels). A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Bangkok & ends 1:00pm in Phuket. Arrival transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase, speak to your travel agent or visit contiki.com/transfers. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options CONTIKI.COM/TOTAL-THAILAND see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/NORTHERN-VIETNAM-ESCAPE

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4 NIGHTS 8 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE TEAM THE MEALS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS Unique Special Stays: 3 breakfasts (B) Private mini-coach 20 maximum group size An experienced Trip 2 nights overnight train, 4 lunches (L) & 2 overnight trains Manager & Local Guides 1 night homestay & 1 dinner (D) 1 night in a 3 star hotel

The one that takes you from Hanoi to the hills, uncovering the dazzling greenery of North Vietnam's World Heritage Sites #NORTHERNVIETNAMESCAPE

See the terraced hills of Sapa Vietnam

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• Take a slow boat journey • Visit the 10th century • Savour a traditional • Take a bike ride through • Want to avoid buying & admire the scenery of Temples of the Dinh Vietnamese lunch at a the romantic scenery of plastic bottles in Asia? Tam Coc & Le dynasties local restaurant Tho Ha Village Before you set off from • Try your hand at • Learn to prepare family • Trek toward the terraced Bangkok, pick up our agricultural activities recipes from locally rice paddies of Ta Phin travel-friendly Contiki like crab-fishing & sourced ingredients in a Village in Sapa water bottle with advanced transplanting vegetables family-run cooking class, filtration system for in Ninh Binh Ninh Binh unlimited clean, safe drinking water on your trip CONTIKI.COM/NORTHERN-VIETNAM-ESCAPE ASIA 2020 - 21 044 045

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HOMESTAY Up in the vibrant green hills of Sapa, Vietnam, you'll fall in love with the terraced rice fields & charming villages. The best way to get a taste of the local way of life is in our home stay, where you'll get to meet the locals, taste delicious local food & maybe try some rice wine.

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START 9AM HANOI + Overnight Train • Trek toward Ta Phin Special Stay DAY 1 HANOI TO Village • Bike ride through Tho • Visit the homes of NINH BINH Ha Village the Red Dzao & Black We'll meet in the eroded • Cooking class H'moug & elegant capital Hanoi • Lunch with a local family LAO CAI 1 today before leaving for the UNESCO World Heritage of DAY 5 HANOI SAPA 1 Trang An in the Ninh Binh DAY 3 SAPA Our trip ends early this Muong Hoa Valley HANOI province. Our jaws will drop After breakfast it's on to Cat morning as we arrive at Temples of the Dinh & Le dynasties at the spectacular limestone Cat Village. Today is about Hanoi station, a sharp jolt karst peaks soaring from enjoying the spectacular to the senses after all that 1 Tam Coc valleys - it's like walking surroundings - discover serene nature. But this 1 NINH BINH through prehistory. Next, cascading waterfalls & grand old capital has its own Tho Ha Village we'll visit the Ancient Capital have your breath taken charms, & is just begging to Hoa Lu & the temples of away by the terraced be explored. the Dinh & Le dynasties fields, vegetable patches & END 6AM HANOI VIETNAM nestled amongst the rice verdant hills. Continue to paddies. After lunch, a skilled explore the breathtaking rower will take us through scenery by hiking to Muong the winding rivers, canals & Hoa Valley, home to the natural caves of Tam Coc - largest terraced rice fields trust us when we say you've in Sapa. Tonight, you'll never experienced such get a real overview of the GOT MORE TIME? tranquil beauty. Hotel (L) traditional customs & way • Visit Temples of the Dinh of life with a local homestay. Got more time? Why not & Le dynasties (B,L,D) book the Big Indochina & • Lunch at a local + Homestay Vietnam trips restaurant • Visit the Black H'moug • Slow boat journey in Village Tam Coc • Hike to Muong Hoa Valley & see the Largest terraced rice fields in DAY 2 OVERNIGHT Sapa TRAIN (HANOI TO LAO CAI) DAY 4 This morning we'll take a bike ride through Tho OVERNIGHT TRAIN Ha village, enjoying the (SAPA - HANOI) dazzling greenery of the Rise & shine - you won't rural landscapes. Later today want to miss a thing is your chance to try your today as we hike through the hand at some agricultural mountains & terraced rice activities like catching crabs, fields. Upon arrival in fishing & transplanting Ta Phin village we'll meet the vegetables, before we Red Dzao & Black H'moug return to the hamlet for a indigenous groups living cooking class & lunch with peacefully together here & Places visited a local family. Full, content learn about their distinctive 1 Nightstops & schooled in the arts of cultures & dress. Then it's Vietnamese cuisine, we'll another overnight train back 1 Special Stay then board an overnight to bustling Hanoi. (B,L) Coach, mini-coach or van train to Lao Cai in the Sapa + Overnight Train Special Valley. (B,L) Stay Train

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2020/21 | CODE:SAPA | START HANOI & FINISH HANOI

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available (only applicable in hotels). A VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 9:00am in Hanoi & ends approx. 6:00am upon arrival into Hanoi Railway Station. Arrival transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase, speak to your travel agent or visit contiki.com/transfers. For departure points & stay longer accommodation CONTIKI.COM/NORTHERN-VIETNAM-ESCAPE options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/VIETNAM-HIGHLIGHTS

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9 NIGHTS 12 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE TEAM THE MEALS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS Unique Special Stay: 9 breakfasts (B) All private coach transport, 24 average group size An experienced Trip 1 night on a Chinese style 2 lunches (L) 3 internal flights & a Junk Manager & English Junk Boat in Halong Bay & 1 dinner (D) Boat speaking Local Guides 8 nights in 3 star hotels

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See the Imperial Citadel, Hue @charlotte_bridget

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• Discover the hidden charm • See the Notre Dame F Learn how to whip up fresh • Bike ride through Hoi An’s • Visit the Hong Ngoc of Hue on a local cyclo Cathedral, General Post Vietnamese food with a Ancient Town Fine Arts Company, (rickshaw) ride Office & Presidential Hoi An cooking class F Relax with a warm mineral providing artistic training • Drift off to sleep on a Palace, Ho Chi Minh F Get a taste of authentic mud bath & hot spring & jobs to local people with traditional Chinese Junk F Take a tour of the Vietnam with a delicious experience in Vietnam’s disabilities Boat in Halong Bay breathtaking Marble Hue street food tour resort town of Nha Trang Mountains, Da Nang • Enjoy lunch as you cruise F Paddle over the emerald • Visit the wild grottos of through Halong Bay on a waters of Halong Bay by the Sung Sot Caves in traditional Chinese Junk kayak Halong Bay Boat CONTIKI.COM/VIETNAM-HIGHLIGHTS ASIA 2020 - 21 046 047

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TRADITIONAL CHINESE JUNK BOAT SPECIAL STAY IN HALONG BAY Feel the serenity as you drift past the limestone island seas of the Gulf of Tonkin. You'll pass hidden lagoons, thick forests & dreamy grottos, & stop to explore the Sung Sot Caves, before stargazing & sleeping in your cabin.

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This trip is a section the world. Here we can visit of Literature & 36 trading of our larger trip, the UNESCO Old Quarter, streets offering an array of 27-day Big Indochina cycle past rice fields, & local goods. Hotel (B) Adventure, (see p.34.) This means you’ll join see traditional pottery & • Visit the Temple of Ì END a group who have silk weaving at the local Literature FLIGHTS markets. Hotel (B)(B) already been travelling INCLUDED HANOI together. • Visit the town's Old DAY 8 HALONG 2 Quarter & Japanese 1 HALONG BAY START 6PM HO CHI covered bridge BAY MINH CITY • Guided bike ride through A Chinese style junk boat VIETNAM DAY 1 HO CHI Hoi An's UNESCO listed will drift us around the lime MINH Ancient Town stone island setting of the Stepping into a whirl of F Tasty Vietnamese Gulf of Tonkin, offering scooters & skyscrapers, cooking class complete serenity for our you'll unwind in the hotel F Marble Mountains Tour time in Halong Bay. We'll before uniting with the Trip explore the Sung Sot Caves, Manager & team to get swim in lagoons, & eat the low down on the days DAY 6 HUE seafood over a picturesque ahead. Hotel The former imperial town sunset. (B,L,D) 1 HUE of Hue offers no shortage + Junk Boat Special Stay Places visited of charm, with lotus flower • Visit the Sung Sot Caves DAYS 2 - 3 NHA ponds, intricately decorated 1 Nightstops Da Nang TRANG pavilions, & an artistic soul. 1 Special Stay After a final bout of Ho Chi We'll take a cyclo to the DAY 9 HANOI 2 After a last bout of grotto Minh exploring, we'll take Imperial Citadel & learn of a Coach HOI AN swimming & monkey flight to the coastal town horrific Buddhist massacre spotting in Halong Bay, we'll Plane of Nha Trang. Golden sand at Thien Mu Pagoda. head back to Hanoi for our beaches & turquoise waters Hotel (B) final night. Those who want will offer us water sports, • Cross the Hai Van Pass to opt for a quirky water sunsets, & the chance to • Visit the Thien Mu puppet performance in Red 2 NHA soak up the town's laidback Pagoda & the Imperial TRANG lifestyle. Hotel (B)(B) Citadel River Delta will have the perfect warm up to our final • View the Notre Dame • Cyclo ride Cathedral, General Post F Group photo at Hue's evening together. Hotel (B,L) F Kayaking on Halong Bay Office & Presidential Imperial Citadel START Palace F Hue Street food walking HO CHI MINH CITY 1 • Visit to the War tour DAY 10 HANOI Remnants Museum Our trip will wrap up in Hanoi F Relaxing cruise with swim shortly after our final team DAY 7 HANOI stops & snorkelling breakfast. We'll go our Flying into the country's F Mud bath & Hot Springs separate ways after saying capital, we'll find a experience goodbyes & making plans to mesmerising fusion organise a reunion trip. (B) of French, Chinese & DAYS 4 - 5 HOI AN Vietnamese, & settle into END 9AM HANOI After a quick flight & coastal our hotel in the middle of drive, we'll arrive in Hoi An the bustling Old Quarter. amidst charm & architecture Here we'll be left smitten by influenced by many parts of the gardens of the Temple Exceeded all expectations. Accommodation was fabulous, plenty of activities to keep you busy & there was so much time to do your own thing if that's what you prefer.

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2020/21 | CODE:VIHI | START HO CHI MINH CITY & FINISH HANOI

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available (only applicable in VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR hotels). A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Ho Chi Minh City & ends approx. 9:00am in Hanoi. OThese trips will be in Vietnam for Tet (Vietnamese New Year). Q Trip spends Xmas in Hoi An & NYE in Hanoi (final day). V Trip spends Xmas in Ho Chi Minh & CONTIKI.COM/VIETNAM-HIGHLIGHTS NYE in Hanoi. X Trip spends NYE in Nha Trang. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/VIETNAM-EXPERIENCE

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• Experience a slice of local • Discover an immense • Dinner with a local F Relax with a warm mineral • Visit the Hong Ngoc life staying at a riverside underground world at the Vietnamese Family in the mud bath & hot spring Fine Arts Company, Mekong Delta homestay Cu Chi war tunnels Mekong Delta experience in Vietnam’s providing artistic training • Learn to fish like a local in • Visit the ancient Temple of F Learn how to whip up fresh resort town of Nha Trang & jobs to local people with the Mekong Delta Literature, Hanoi Vietnamese food with a F Paddle over the emerald disabilities • Discover the hidden charm • Learn of the tragically Hoi An cooking class waters of Halong Bay by of Hue on a local cyclo fascinating Vietnam war F Get a taste of authentic kayak (rickshaw) ride at the War Remnants Vietnam with a delicious Museum, Ho Chi Minh Hue street food tour CONTIKI.COM/VIETNAM-EXPERIENCE ASIA 2020 - 21 048 049

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GUESTHOUSE SPECIAL STAY IN THE MEKONG DELTA Travelling down the Mekong Delta on local sampans, you'll learn about the industries along the river & top off your authentic experience dining & staying with locals at our riverside Mekong Guesthouse Special Stay.

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DAY 3 HO CHI • Guided bike ride through complete serenity for our MINH Hoi An's UNESCO listed time in Halong Bay. We'll Leaving the Mekong after Ancient Town explore the Sung Sot Caves, breakfast, we'll journey back F Tasty Vietnamese swim in lagoons, & eat Ì GOT MORE TIME? to Ho Chi Minh's addictive cooking class seafood over a picturesque FLIGHTS

mania via the Viet Cong's F Marble Mountains Tour sunset. (B,L,D) INCLUDED Why not add on the tunnels in Cu Chi. Here we + Junk Boat Special Stay VIETNAM Northern Vietnam Escape END will marvel at traps, hidden • Visit the Sung Sot Caves trip see p.44 doors & 250kms of tunnels DAY 8 HUE HANOI 2 The former imperial town 1 This trip is a section that Vietnamese resistance HALONG BAY of our larger trip, fighters dug by hand. of Hue offers no shortage DAY 11 HANOI 27-day Big Indochina Hotel (B) of charm, with lotus flower After a last bout of grotto ponds, intricately decorated swimming & monkey Adventure, (see p.34.) • Visit to the Cu Chi tunnels This means you’ll join pavilions, & an artistic soul. spotting in Halong Bay, we'll a group who have We'll take a cyclo to the head back to Hanoi for our already been travelling Imperial Citadel & learn of a final night. Those who want together. DAYS 4 - 5 NHA TRANG horrific Buddhist massacre to opt for a quirky water START 6PM HO CHI After a final bout of Ho Chi at Thien Mu Pagoda. puppet performance in Red MINH CITY Minh exploring, we'll take Hotel (B) River Delta will have the • Cross the Hai Van Pass perfect warm up to our final DAY 1 HO CHI flight to the coastal town • Visit the Thien Mu evening together. Hotel (B,L) Places visited 1 HUE MINH of Nha Trang. Golden sand beaches & turquoise waters Pagoda & the Imperial F Kayaking on Halong Bay Stepping into a whirl of Citadel 1 Nightstops scooters & skyscrapers, will offer us water sports, Da Nang sunsets, & the chance to • Cyclo ride 1 Special Stay you'll unwind in the hotel F Group photo at Hue's DAY 12 HANOI before uniting with the soak up the town's laidback Our trip will wrap up in Hanoi Coach 2 lifestyle. Hotel (B)(B) Imperial Citadel Trip Manager & team to shortly after our final team Plane HOI AN • View the Notre Dame F Hue Street food walking get the low down on the tour breakfast. We'll go our days ahead. We'll waste Cathedral, General Post separate ways after saying no time kicking off the Office & Presidential somber goodbyes & making Vietnam exploring, getting Palace DAY 9 HANOI sincere plans to organise a acquainted over pho at the • Visit to the War Flying into the country's reunion tour. (B) Remnants Museum 2 Ben Thanh markets. Hotel capital, we'll find a END 9AM HANOI NHA TRANG F Mud bath & Hot Springs mesmerising fusion experience of French, Chinese & START DAY 2 MEKONG F Cruise & swimming Vietnamese, & settle into DELTA day trip our hotel in the middle of HO CHI We'll rise & shine for a the bustling Old Quarter. MINH CITY 2 journey to the Mekong Here we'll be left smitten by Delta, landing us amidst DAYS 6 - 7 HOI AN the gardens of the Temple After a quick flight & coastal floating markets, sampans of Literature & 36 trading 1 MEKONG (local boats) & artisans drive, we'll arrive in Hoi An streets offering an array of DELTA going about their craft. By amidst charm & architecture local goods. Hotel (B) night we'll mix with the influenced by many parts of • Visit the Temple of We explored Vietnam in depth, saw locals & have dinner at our the world. Here we can visit Literature landmarks without feeling rushed, & the Trip special guest house. the UNESCO Old Quarter, Manager made life so easy. The itinerary (B,L,D) cycle past rice fields, & was amazing as I never would have been + Guest house Special Stay see traditional pottery & DAY 10 able to organise half of the activities we did • Mekong Delta cruise silk weaving at the local HALONG BAY • Mekong Delta fishing markets. Hotel (B)(B) A Chinese style junk boat on my own. Made some lifelong friendships experience • Visit the town's Old will drift us around the lime & have never laughed so hard in my life. • See local industry Quarter & Japanese stone island setting of the demonstrations covered bridge Gulf of Tonkin, offering Joshua Weedon on

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available (only applicable in hotels). A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Ho Chi Minh City & ends approx. 9:00am in Hanoi. O These trips will be VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR in Vietnam for Tet (Vietnamese New Year). Q Trip spends Xmas in Hoi An & NYE in Hanoi (final day). V Trip spends Xmas in Ho Chi Minh & NYE in Hanoi. X Trip spends NYE in Nha Trang. 4 Trip spends NYE in Mekong Delta. Arrival transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase speak to your travel agent CONTIKI.COM/VIETNAM-EXPERIENCE or visit contiki.com/transfers. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/JAPAN-IN-A-WEEK

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• Visit Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu • Spend half a day F Enjoy a leaving dinner at F Unwind like the locals with • Want to avoid buying Shinto Shrine, quirky uncovering Tokyo on a a Izakaya, a Japanese pub a rejuvenating Onsen hot plastic bottles in Asia? Harajuku District & famous sightseeing tour with a in Osaka spring experience Before you set off, order Shibuya Street Crossing Local Guide our travel-friendly Contiki • Visit Asakusa Sensoji • See the Imperial Palace, water bottle from contiki. Temple & the connecting Tokyo com/waterbottle, with Nakamise Shopping Street • See the zen gardens & advanced filtration system in Tokyo geishas of Kyoto with a for unlimited clean, safe Local Guide drinking water on your trip CONTIKI.COM/JAPAN-IN-A-WEEK ASIA 2020 - 21 050 051

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START 3PM TOKYO DAYS 4 - 6 KYOTO down Dontonburi tasting DAYS 1 - 3 TOKYO After taking the aptly all of the delicious street Konnichiwa Tokyo! This is named bullet train to Kyoto, food. Opt for the Izakaya the city where the future we'll have a sightseeing dinner tonight for one last fuses with the past in the tour to get acquainted family meal before our sad most fascinating way with all the zen gardens, goodbyes tomorrow. (B) possible, & over the next temples & shrines. In Kyoto F Izakaya Dinner few days we'll get our we'll have plenty of time to walk into ancient Japan, teeth stuck in with a locally DAY 8 OSAKA guided sightseeing tour with the opportunity for a half day trip to Nara, with Our trip ends after breakfast that showcases the old & in Osaka today. We'll say new Japan. We'll also have its towering 8th century buddah & roaming deer, & farewell to Japan & our new a chance to visit the world friends, but the memories famous Robot Restaurant plenty of free time to check out the bamboo forest or we made here will stick with show & soak in a traditional us forever. (B) Onsen, with plenty of free spot geishas in the Gion time to visit cat cafes or walk district. (B)(B)(B) END 9AM OSAKA the beautiful pathways of • Kyoto Sightseeing with Ueno Park. (B)(B) a Local Guide • Visit Kinkakuji Golden • Half day Tokyo pavillion, Nijo Castle Sightseeing with local & Gion guide • Visit Fushimi Inari shrine Visit Asakusa Sensoji • F Half Day Trip to Nara Temple & Nakamise Street Try delicious market foods, Tokyo, Japan @Molliemunches • See the Imperial Palace DAY 7 OSAKA • Visit Meiji Jingu Shrine, It's just a short trip to Osaka the Harajuku District & this morning before having Shibuya Street Crossing the whole day to explore. F Soak in the Odaiba There's plenty of time to fit Onsen in Universal Studios, Osaka F Robot Restaurant castle or simply wander

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• Witness the ordered chaos • Visit Peace Park & the F Enjoy a welcome dinner F Unwind like the locals with • Want to avoid buying of Shibuya Crossing in Memorial museum in at an Izakaya, a Japanese a rejuvenating Onsen hot plastic bottles in Asia? Tokyo, rumoured to be Hiroshima pub in Osaka spring experience Before you set off, order the busiest intersection in F Check out the world F Taste delicate savoury F Maricar Tokyo Go-Cart our travel-friendly Contiki the world famous Robot Restaurant pancakes with an experience water bottle from contiki. F Take a half day trip to Show, Tokyo for a display Okonomiyaki lunch com/waterbottle, with Japan’s 8th century capital of robotics, dancing & advanced filtration system of Nara & see the giant pyrotechnics for unlimited clean, safe bronze Buddha drinking water on your trip CONTIKI.COM/JAPAN-WINTER-WONDER ASIA 2020 - 21 052 053

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VISIT MIYAJIMA ISLAND Miyajima Island is one of the most scenic places in the world. As well as the cute local deer, this ferry trip lets you see the Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage site, as well as multiple preserved temples & historical monuments.

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DAYS 3 - 4 KYOTO to the bright lights of After breakfast in Osaka we Tokyo. A sightseeing tour head to Kyoto. We'll kick shows us the best bits, like things off with a guided the Harajuku district & tour of this beautiful city: Shibuya Crossing. We've GOT MORE TIME? get your camera ready for also included a day trip Got More Time? Why not temples, gardens, colourful to Hakone. With another add-on the 4 or 6 day Ski shrines & famous geisha full free day to explore, package, see p.68 for more girls. On Day 4 you'll have a do Tokyo your way: just details. full free day to explore Kyoto remember to check out the your way. Hotel (B)(B) Onsen hot spring baths & START 6PM OSAKA • Guided sightseeing in Robot Restaurant. Hotel DAY 1 OSAKA Kyoto (B)(B)(B) Konnichiwa friends: F Half day trip to Nara • Sightseeing tour welcome to the land of including Imperial the rising sun, famed for Palace, Asakusa Senso-ji its beauty, culture, cuisine DAYS 5 - 6 Temple, Nakamise Street, & just a touch of crazy. HIROSHIMA Meji Jingu Shrine & Get settled into your hotel All aboard! A bullet train Shibuya Crossing before joining forces with shoots us over to historic • Hakone day trip with your Trip Manager & travel Hiroshima for 2 nights. Hakone ropeway We'll learn about the past Meet the locals of Miyajima Island, Japan @_shann._ crew, then we'll head out to • Ashinoko Lake Cruise explore the local area. Hotel & present of this noble city on a sightseeing tour & we'll F Onsen Experience take a ferry to Miyajima F MariCar Tokyo Go-Cart DAY 2 OSAKA island to see miniature deer Experience (International Universal Studios, Osaka & the Itsukushima Shrine. Driver's License required) Castle, iconic Dōtonbori - Hotel (B)(B) F Robot Restaurant Show today is yours to take on • Peace Park & Peace Places visited Osaka as your heart desires. Memorial Museum DAY 10 TOKYO 1 Nightstops This evening, why not get Itsukushima Shrine & • And just like that, it's all over. to know your new travel Miyajima Island Coach or Train Your trip comes to an end friends over our Free Time F Okonomiyaki Lunch Add-On foodie experience, in Tokyo, but you'll keep a traditional Izakaya? the memories (& photos) Hotel (B) DAYS 7 - 9 TOKYO forever. (B) F Izakaya Welcome Dinner From Hiroshima we travel END 9AM TOKYO

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Cannot recommend Contiki for Japan more! The Miyajima accommodation was amazing & in central locations. Island This trip was long enough to tick off all the major boxes with some spare time to do a few more things off the beaten track. 100% would do again.

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR are available. O Trip spends Xmas in Hiroshima Q Trip spends NYE in Kyoto. A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Osaka & ends approx. 9:00am in Tokyo. For departure points & stay longer CONTIKI.COM/JAPAN-WINTER-WONDER accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/JAPAN-UNRIVALLED

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IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS Unique Special Stays: 12 breakfasts (B) All private coach transport 24 average group size An experienced Trip 1 night in a Ryokan in 2 dinners (D) & bullet trains Manager & English Hakone, 1 night in a speaking Local Guides Shukubo on Mt Koya & 10 nights in 3 star hotels

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• Grab some sushi at the • See the grand Imperial F Feast on a melt-in-your F Unwind like the locals with • Want to avoid buying world-famous Tsukiji fish Palace & the buzzy mouth Hida Beef dinner a rejuvenating Onsen hot plastic bottles in Asia? market neighbourhood of Shibuya F Drink in tradition with spring experience Before you set off, order • Sleep in a traditional • Visit the Itsukushima some Sake tasting • Witness a spiritual morning our travel-friendly Contiki Ryokan at our Special Stay Shrine on Miyajima Island F Taste the delicate Buddhist service at your water bottle from contiki. Shibuya Special Stay in in Hakone • Travel on the Hakone Okonomiyaki pancake com/waterbottle, with Mount Koya • See Kamisan Town & visit Ropeway & see Mt Fuji F Master the art of sushi- F Make your childhood Mario advanced filtration system the Takayama morning (Weather dependent) making at a lunchtime Kart dreams a reality as for unlimited clean, safe markets class in Tokyo you zoom through Tokyo in drinking water on your trip a MariCAR CONTIKI.COM/JAPAN-UNRIVALLED ASIA 2020 - 21 054 055

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RYOKAN SPECIAL STAY IN HAKONE Experience staying at a Ryokan a traditional Japanese guesthouse nestled in the haven of mountain vistas that is Hakone. Here we’ll enjoy a dip at the Ryokan’s private hot spring & discover true Japanese hospitality.

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START 6PM TOKYO DAYS 5 - 6 DAY 11 MT KOYA DAY 1 TOKYO TAKAYAMA Making our way to Landing in the eccentric Now enamoured by hot Wakayama via train, we'll Japanese capital of Tokyo, springs, we'll move on to slip into the Zen lands of we'll get comfortable in our Takayama where we'll Mount Koya. After being hotel before uniting with find them in our own hotel. welcomed into a Buddhist the team for a low-down This hilly village of wooden guesthouse we'll savour on the days ahead. Night buildings will be yours to mindfulness, the pristine one will be ours for getting explore, from the morning natural setting, & not least acquainted. Hotel markets to the historic Edo of all, traditional Buddhist This trip has everything you could want - exciting period Jinya house & Hida food. (B,D) cities, beautiful mountain retreats, & tasty food. Contiki Special Stay Folk Village. Hotel (B)(B) + The Maricar was a must do, & after a long day DAYS 2 - 3 TOKYO • See Kamisan no machi Shukubo From the lake woven (Kamisan Town) & • Visit to Kongobuji Temple sightseeing, going to a Onsen hot spring is the perfect grounds of the Imperial Takayama morning relaxing cure, which thankfully this trip offers multiple Palace to the wild fashion markets times. All this plus making friends with people all over DAY 12 OSAKA district of Harajuku & • See Matsumoto Castle the world, making great memories together! Shibuya, Tokyo will reveal F Hida beef dinner Osaka will offer a complete contrast to our mindful itself & offer limitless F Sake Tasting Lysander Bombay on inspiration. We'll take you mountain moments. Here to all the iconic spots & we can jump back into the leave you with plenty of DAYS 7 - 8 neon kanji signs of a buzzing time to indulge in sushi land HIROSHIMA Japanese city, & sip local adventures of your own. After an exhilarating ride on beer to ease the pain of Hotel (B)(B) the Shinkansen (bullet train), Karaoke. Hotel (B) • See the Imperial we'll arrive in Hiroshima. • Morning Buddhist service Palace, Asakusa Here we'll recount the WWII F Izakaya dinner Sensoji Temple, bombing tragedy & uncover F MariCar ** Must have an Nakamise Street, what is now a city enveloped International Driving Shibuya, Meiji Jingu in peace. A ferry to Miyajima License ** Shrine & Harajuku Island & the Itsukushima Shrine will complete our F Show at the Robot DAY 13 OSAKA Hiroshima experience. Hotel Restaurant Our Japanese fairytale will JAPAN (B)(B) F Onsen experience end in Osaka, leaving us to • See Itsukushima Shrine share somber goodbyes & Matsumoto • Visit the Peace Memorial depart with many incredible START DAY 4 HAKONE Museum TAKAYAMA 2 memories. (B) This morning, see the F Okonomiyaki Lunch TOKYO END 9AM OSAKA wonder that is the Tsukiji 3 Fish markets before our Mt Fuji first overland journey takes DAYS 9 - 10 KYOTO 2 KYOTO END 1 us south to the haven of A golden castle, manicured HIROSHIMA HAKONE mountain vistas that is gardens… Kyoto is nothing 1 OSAKA Hakone. Here we will enjoy shy of incredible & we'll 2 a hot spring dip & nest in share its intricacies artfully. Known as the culture hub & Miyajima the arms of true hospitality Island 1 at a traditional Japanese land of the Geisha, prepare to see a rainbow of kimonos MT KOYA guesthouse. (B)(D) Places visited + Contiki Special Stay & wooden platform shoes. Ryokan Hotel (B)(B) 1 Nightstops • Tsukiji fish market • Nijo Castle 1 Special Stay • See the Hakone • See Fushimi Inari Shrine Ropeway • See Kinkakuji Golden Coach or Train F Sushi-making Pavilion & Gion Area

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR available (only applicable in hotels). Triple-share reduction of 5% is also available based on twin-share trip price. A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Tokyo & ends approx. 9:00am in Osaka. For departure CONTIKI.COM/JAPAN-UNRIVALLED points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/CHINA-ADVENTURE

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• Visit the huddled ancient • Visit Tiananmen Square, • Dine on crispy Peking F Take a invigorating Tai • Meet cute giant pandas in hutongs (local backstreets) site of the ‘89 Democracy Duck at an authentic Chi class surrounded by their natural habitat-like of Beijing Movement in Beijing Chinese dinner the limestone karsts of setting at the Chengdu • Eat an authentic lunch in • Witness one of the F Learn the secrets of Yangshuo Panda Breeding Sanctuary the home of a local family wonders of the world: the Chinese cuisine at a • Cycle along the ancient • Visit the TangBo Art in Beijing Great Wall of China Sichuan Cooking Class city walls of Xi’an Museum in Xi’an, full of • See the ancient Terracotta F Travel to ancient China traditional, folk, ancient & Warriors in Xi’an, depicting at a Tang Dynasty Show modern Chinese artefacts the armies of the first & Dinner Emperor of China CONTIKI.COM/CHINA-ADVENTURE ASIA 2020 - 21 056 057

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PANDA SANCTUARY $4''&+0)%'064' Meet the cute & clumsy giant panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, which imitates the natural habitat of giant pandas, so they have the best possible environment for rearing & breeding.

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destination. Taking it local limestone karsts, we may on the overnight train, we'll never want to leave. Hotel drift through countryside en (B,D)(B) Ì START Great Wall of China route to Xi'an. (B,L,D) F Tai Chi Class (.+)*65 BEIJING + Overnight Train Special INCLUDED 3 Stay • Visit a hutong DAYS 10 - 11 • Lunch with a local family 5*#0)*#+ Places visited • Ride in a rickshaw Flying into Shanghai we'll • Visit the Beijing Summer experience the ultimate 1 Nightstops 1 Palace scene change, as the neon 1 Special Stay lights & urban energy become our reality. We'll Coach or Train XI’AN 1 DAY 5 XI’AN take to the dizzying heights Plane Xi'an will continue in the of the Shanghai Tower, hit theme of history, as we visit up the Chengheng Miao for the UNESCO listed site of some shopping bargains, & END CHINA the Terracotta Army & stroll learn about the ancient silk CHENGDU SHANGHAI the Shaanxi folk & ancient trade at a silk factory. Hotel 2 Chinese art of TangBo (B)(B) 2 museum. We'll also take a • Visit the City God Temple cycle on the old city walls. Complex Hotel (B,L) • Entrance to Shanghai • Tour the ‘Terracotta Tower Warriors' complex • Visit Shanghai's Bund • Visit the TangBo Art area Museum • Visit a Shanghai Silk Guilin • Bike Ride on the Xi'an Factory 2 YANGSHUO City Walls F Acrobat Show F Spectacular Tang F Farewell Dinner Dynasty show & dinner &#;5*#0)*#+ DAYS 6 - 7 Our trip will wrap up amidst %*'0)&7 the bustle of Shanghai, A high speed train will take shortly after a final team us out of Xi'an, & land us in breakfast. We'll say heartfelt a city dotted with teahouses goodbyes before going our & livened by an expanding separate ways, now armed student culture. Our highlight with a deep affection for 56#462/$'Đ+0) decommissioned military here in Chengdu will be this country. (B) DAY 1 ARRIVE factories, the ancient visiting a panda sanctuary, '0&#/5*#0)*#+ tombs of 13 Ming Dynasty an endlessly cute half day The whole trip was a great experience, it gave a $'Đ+0) really good overview of China with a nice blend of Emperors & not least of all, experience that will stay with Arriving in Beijing you'll the Great Wall of China. us forever. Hotel (B)(B) structure & free time. The included meals were great be welcomed into China's Hotel (B,L,D)(B) • Visit a Panda Sanctuary &, being a vegetarian, my Trip Manager made a epicentre of politics, • Peking Duck dinner F Sichuan Cooking Class real effort to provide me with great options too. education & culture. You can • Visit Tiananmen Square settle into the hotel before • Tour the Forbidden City Patrick Kelly on our first team catch up by • Visit the 798 Art Precinct DAYS 8 - 9 night, at which time we'll • Visit the Sacred Way ;#0)5*71 get to know each other over • Visit a cloisonné factory Out of Chengdu we'll take the bright lights & bustling • Visit the Great Wall flight to Guilin, before streets of the capital. Hotel (Mutianyu section) a scenic drive sees us in Yangshuo. Here we'll get acquainted with China's &#;5$'Đ+0) &#;18'40+)*6 traditional way of life, Prepare to have your mind TRAIN sipping Tsingtao & shopping boggled by the lands of Feeling plump on Peking the late night markets. Beijing, as we visit an duck & in awe of Beijing, With the quaint setting of art precinct built into we'll move on to our next this village & surrounding

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available (only VISIT YOUR 64#8'.#)'06 OR applicable in hotels). A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Beijing & ends approx. 9:00am in Shanghai. Arrival transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase, speak to your travel agent or visit contiki.com/transfers. For departure CONTIKI.COM/CHINA-ADVENTURE points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/DELHI-KATHMANDU-QUEST

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IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS 9 nights in 3-4 star 9 breakfasts (B) Private air-conditioned 24 average group size Trip Manager & English twin-share hotels 1 lunch (L) coach & 1 internal flight speaking Local Guides 2 dinners (D) #KATHMANDUQUEST

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• Jeep Safari in Chitwan F Visit the Agra Fort & see F Get a taste of Indian • Jungle Walk in Chitwan • Visit India’s first elephant National Park the most beautiful building cuisine with a culinary National Park hospital at the Treadright- • Glimpse slices of local life in in the world: the Taj Mahal walking tour of Lucknow F Discover unseen Agra on a supported Wildlife SOS Varanasi as you cruise the • Explore the mazy streets locally-guided bicycle tour Elephant Rescue Centre in River Ganges on a sunrise of Lucknow with a Local of the city famous for the Uttar Pradesh boat ride Guide Taj Mahal • Witness the ancient evening • Explore the ruins of ghat rituals & puja (prayers) Sarnath, the birthplace from one of Varanasi’s of Buddhism oldest & holiest ghats CONTIKI.COM/DELHI-KATHMANDU-QUEST ASIA 2020 - 21 058 059

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CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL Famous for being one of the last safe havens for the one-horned rhino & Royal Bengal tiger, plus Asian elephants, leopards & sloth bears, Chitwan offers the perfect Nepal wildlife experience. You’ll enjoy both an included Jeep Safari & Jungle Walk on this trip.

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START 6PM DELHI • Locally guided DAY 9 DAY 1 DELHI sightseeing tour of KATHMANDU Welcome to the intoxicating Lucknow Today we're headed back cacophony of colours, F Cycle tour of unseen to Nepal's bustling capital, smells, spices, culture & Agra uncovering Kathmandu on chaos that is Delhi. We'll F Culinary walk a locally guided tour of its bond with our Contiki fam UNESCO World Heritage Site, marvelling at the today before kick starting DAYS 5 - 6 our adventure. Hotel medieval temples & general VARANASI mayhem. Hotel (B) Nestled alongside the • Local guided sightseeing DAY 2 AGRA Ganges, Varanasi is one of of Kathmandu Today we'll drive to Agra, the holiest Hindu sites in visiting the Elephant Rescue the world. We're headed to Centre en-route, where the river to watch the Ghat DAY 10 we'll meet over 20 rescued in front of us slowly come KATHMANDU elephants & witness the only to life with the dawn, as Our adventure ends today in elephant hospital in Asia. pilgrims bathe in the holy Kathmandu, but our hearts Then, we'll have a chance river. Later on we'll head to will remain amongst the to get your bucket list ticked explore the ruins of Sarnath, hills, jungles & sacred sites of today at one of mankind's the birthplace of Buddhism. India & Nepal, and there's masterpieces: the majestic In the evening we'll witness always a new trek around Taj Mahal, as well as an the Aarti Ceremony, the corner. (B) opportunity to visit the 17th an fascinating ritual END 9AM KATHMANDU century Agra Fort. Hotel (B) performed on the steps of • Visit Wildlife SOS the Dashashwamedh Ghat. Elephant Rescue Hotel (B)(B) F Taj Mahal & Agra Fort • Sunrise boat ride on River Ganges • Explore the ruins of Meet locals, Delhi, India DAYS 3 - 4 Sarnath LUCKNOW • Witness evening GOT MORE TIME? An optional locally Ghat rituals Nepal Treks are ideally guided bike tour through added to the end of Delhi Agra this morning will to Kathmandu Quest for allow us to explore the DAYS 7 - 8 more details see p.60-61 mausoleums, tombs & CHITWAN NATIONAL heaving marketplaces. PARK Ì Then we're headed to A speedy flight will take us FLIGHT Lucknow, regarded as towards a world heritage INCLUDED India's centre for culture reserve teeming with rhinos, & art. We won't waste any deer, monkeys, elephants, START time, kicking off with a sloth bears, & even the DELHI CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK locally guided sightseeing majestic Bengal Tiger. 1 END tour, coming up close to La We'll take a jungle walk 2 1 KATHMANDU Martiniere building & the to soak in the spectacular AGRA 1 SOS Elephant NEPAL Asafi Imambara, one of beauty of the national park, Rescue the most regal architectural before heading out on our LUCKNOW 2 River Ganges complexes in the world. once-in-a-lifetime jeep 2 VARANASI The city is also famous safari. One of the last safe for its Awadhi cuisine, so havens for the one-horned we recommend taking rhino, Chitwan offers one INDIA a culinary walk of the of the best wildlife spotting city, hopping in & out of experiences on the planet. roadside eateries & getting Hotel (B,D)(B,L,D) a complete taste of the local • Jeep Safari culture. Hotel (B)(B) • Jungle Walk

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available. A copy VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Delhi & ends approx. 9:00am in Kathmandu. Arrival transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase, speak to your travel agent or visit contiki.com/transfers. For departure points & stay longer CONTIKI.COM/DELHI-KATHMANDU-QUEST accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/NEPALTREKTEMPLES

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• See the Kali Mandir, a • Trek from Sundarijal to 4 NIGHTS 11 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE temple dedicated to the Chisapani through the MEALS & TEAM fiery Hindu Goddess Kali oak forest of Shivapuri

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER 3 nights in Lodges & 4 breakfasts (B) Private mini vans 20 maximum group size • Visit Namobuddha & see National Park the Buddhist Pilgrimage 1 night in a twin-share hotel 4 lunches (L) Local Guides & Porters • Trek from Chisapani to shrines at the site of Nagarkot through villages 3 dinners (D) the fabled sacrifice of & terraced farmlands Mahasattva (3 hours)

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the sounds of birdsong the hill of Namobuddha, a to get you out of bed in sacred Buddhist Pilgrimage the morning. Our trek site. After paying homage commences today as we to Mahasattva, a legendary head to Nagarkot from prince, it's time to finish Chisapani which takes our trek & drive back to around 3 hours. Nagarkot Kathmandu. Hotel (B, L) is probably the most • See the Kali Mandir popular hill station around Temple Kathmandu Valley, offering • Trek from Dhulikhel to unique views of the majestic Namobuddha Himalayas, deep valleys, • Visit Namobuddha & see & lush pine forests. Lodge the Buddhist Pilgrimage (B, L, D) shrines • Trek from Chisapani to Nagarkot DAY 5 • Nagarkot Hill Station KATHMANDU Our adventure ends today DAY 3 DHULIKHEL back where we started. We recommend rising But won't forget those before dawn today to Himalayan sunrises in a See the sacred men of Kathamandu, Nepal @fares-nimri absorb that magical hurry. (B) sunrise from Nagarkot. END 9AM KATHMANDU Thousands of visitors throng

to Nagarkot every year to witness this spectacle so it'd START 9AM be shame to miss out on KATHMANDU the golden sun stretching over the Himalayas. After DAY 1 CHISAPANI breakfast, our trek resumes, GOT MORE TIME? Rise & shine, our adventure along an easy trail that begins today! After penetrates through dense Nepal Treks are ideally breakfast in Kathmandu community forests & small added to the end of we'll drive to Sundarijal mid-hill settlements to Delhi to Kathmandu Quest where our trek starts. Our trail Dhulikhel, after 6 hours of see p.58. climbs continuously through fairly leisurely hiking. Lodge forest to a medieval reservoir (B, L, D) & a dam, before we reach • View the sunrise over the the top of the Shivpuri ridge, majestic Himalayas the first village on the trail • Trek from Nagarkot to NEPAL with the sprawling Tamang Dhulikhel CHISAPANI settlement of Milkshake. • Discover the traditional 1 Shivpuri National Park Then it's through the oak Newari culture of 1 NAGARKOT forest of Shivpuri National Dhulikhel KATHMANDU 1 Park & our destination Kali Mandir Temple 1 DHULIKHEL for the night, our lodge in Chisapani. Lodge (L, D) DAY 4 • Trek from Sundarijal to KATHMANDU Chisapani through the Our last day of hiking starts oak forest of Shivpuri with another stunning Places visited National Park sunrise view from Dhulikhel • See the sprawling & breakfast at our lodge. 1 Nightstops Tamang settlement Our trail today climbs past of Milkshake the pine woods of Phulbari

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2020 Nov 09 Nov 13 Dec 21 Dec 25 2021 2021 Feb 01 Feb 05 Mar 15 Mar 19 Apr 19 Apr 23 Nov 23 Nov 27 Jan 04 Jan 08 Feb 15 Feb 19 Mar 29 Apr 02 Apr 26 Apr 30 Nov 30 Dec 04  Jan 18 Jan 22 Mar 01 Mar 05 Apr 12 Apr 16 VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR If you are travelling solo we can set you up with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Trip starts 9:00am in Kathmandu & ends approx. 9:00am in Kathmandu. Additional notes – hikes are designed for average fitness, easy walk for up to 6-7hours per day. There CONTIKI.COM/NEPALTREKTEMPLES will be 1 porter for every 2 participants to carry the luggage. Accommodation – all lodges have shared facilities. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE CONTIKI.COM/NEPALTREKCHALLENGE ASIA 2020 - 21 060 061 NEPAL TREK CHALLENGE IN-DEPTH EXPLORER

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• Views of Annapurna • Trek from Phedi to 5 NIGHTS 11 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE Range & Machhapuchhre Dhampus through MEALS & TEAM (Fishtail) rhododendron forest 3 nights in Lodges & 5 breakfasts (B) Private mini-coaches 20 maximum group size • Stop at peaceful Pothana (2-3 hours) Village 2 nights in a twin-share 3 lunches (L) Local Guides & Porters • Trek from Dhampus • Watch a once-in-a-lifetime Village to Australian hotel 3 dinners (D) sunset over the Himalayas Camp through oak forests (4 hours)

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The one that takes an epic trek up the Pokhara Valley for unforgettable Himalaya and Annapurna panoramas

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START 9AM climb through terraced the stone staircases up lots of mixed indigenous panoramas that are simply KATHMANDU fields, small houses & towards the Australian groups. Sarangkot offers unforgettable. This is what DAY 1 POKHARA rhododendron forests. From Camp. Enjoy another spectacular mountain we came for, & it makes the Our adventure begins here we'll be able to spot magical sunset as it alights scenery of Mt. Dhaulagri, hard work so worth it. After today as we meet amongst the spectacular Annapurna the Himalayas this evening. Annapurna, Machhapuchre, posing for some photos the charming chaos of Range & Machhapuchhre Lodge (B, L, D) Nilgiri & more. As the night we'll make the hike back GOT MORE TIME? (Fishtail). Lodge (B, L, D) • Trek from Dhampus draws in, you can see lights Kathmandu, before driving to Pokhara. Upon arrival Nepal Treks are ideally • Trek from Phedi to Village to Australian illuminating the beautiful we'll have a free afternoon to Pokhara. This beautiful added to the end of Delhi Dhampus Camp Pokhara Valley below. Lodge to chill by the lake & try lakeside settlement is to Kathmandu Quest framed by the spectacular • Views of Annapurna • Stop at peaceful Pothana (B, L, D) the local foodie delights. see p.58 Himalayas, with plenty of Range & Machhapuchhre Village • Trek from Australian Hotel (B) delicious food options. We'll (Fishtail) • View the sunrise over the Camp to Sarangkot • Trek from Sarangkot check into our hotel tonight majestic Himalayas • View the spectacular to Pokhara mountain scenery ready for a day of trekking DAY 3 AUSTRALIAN tomorrow. Hotel • View the Pokhara Valley CAMP DAY 4 SARANGKOT & Phewa Lake DAY 6 After breakfast in Australian Sip your tea this morning KATHMANDU Camp this morning we'll DAY 2 PHEDI with your breakfast as you After a heavenly sleep & resume our hike through the DAY 5 POKHARA After fueling up with an watch the sun illuminate breakfast we'll make our dense forests, on a slight After breakfast this included breakfast this the mountains ahead. A way back to Kathmandu this descent towards Naudanda morning we'll make our morning, we'll jump in our short trek today brings us morning. Our trip finishes van up to Phedi, where to our lunch stop, after (Nine hill). After a stop way to the legendary for lunch we'll continue viewpoint at Sarangkot. back where we started. But steep stone staircases snake which we'll climb up those mountains, forests through the beautiful oak hiking to Sarangkot. The Through terraced farms their way up the hillsides. & streams will stick with us forests, reaching Pothana. trail here is fairly relaxed, & villages we'll finally We'll start our 2-3 hour forever. (B) ascent through Dhampus, We'll stop here for a brief as we ease along a ridge reach the summit, offering then take a more gentle recharge before we climb to a dense settlement with spectacular Himalayan END 3PM KATHMANDU

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Take in the spectacular Taj Mahal, Agra

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• Visit a bustling Sikh temple • Visit the Agra Fort & see F Get a curry cooking F Find your zen & soak up • Visit the Dhonk handicraft kitchen in Delhi the most beautiful building demonstration followed beautiful views of Udaipur centre in Rajasthan, • See Jaipur’s topsites on a in the world: the Taj Mahal by a local family dinner with some rooftop Yoga supporting local women locally guided sightseeing F Take a morning tour of in Jaipur F Move like the movies with & families of ex-tiger tour Mumbai & see the city as • Get a Locally Guided a Bollywood dance class at poachers F Keep your eyes peeled for the sun rises tour of colourful Delhi a studio in Mumbai tigers on a sunrise safari followed by a Chapati F Explore the treasures through Ranthambore demonstration of Jaipur with a Amer National Park, Rajasthan Fort trek CONTIKI.COM/ETERNAL-INDIA ASIA 2020 - 21 062 063

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SEE THE TAJ MAHAL ON A GUIDED TOUR Get your bucket list ticked with a visit to one of mankind's masterpieces: the majestic Taj Mahal, the 17th century memorial building considered by many to be the most beautiful building in the world.

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START 6PM DELHI we'll visit Dhonk, a centre for DAY 9 MUMBAI the empowerment of local DAY 1 DELHI Leaving the white city Arriving in the motherland's women & artisans, before behind us, we'll take flight to Ì capital of Delhi, we'll join arriving at our hotel where Mumbai – the birthplace of FLIGHTS forces for a pow wow after we can lounge poolside & Bollywood & India's capital enjoy an included dinner. INCLUDED settling into our hotel. of cool. We'll guide you Wasting no time getting Make sure you've pre- through the city's greatest acquainted with India, we'll booked your Contiki Sunrise charms – including the take to the streets for dinner Safari for tomorrow – it's Dobhi Ghat & India Gate 1 Nightstops & our first bout of exploring. an absolute must do! Hotel – then leave you to make START Coach Hotel (B,D) some discoveries of your • Visit Dhonk centre own. Hotel (B) DELHI Plane • Locally guided 2 DAY 2 DELHI sightseeing tour of Before the first morning's DAYS 5 - 6 JAIPUR Mumbai out, we'll have seen a The pink city of Jaipur F Bollywood Dance Class 1 AGRA will offer another window JAIPUR 2 kaleidoscope of sights & explored Old Delhi, in part into the architectural & 1 on the thrilling wheels of spiritual beauty of India. DAYS 10 - 11 GOA RANTHAMBHORE a rickshaw. Our senses will We'll see the City Palace, After conquering Mumbai explore markets of treasures we'll board a flight in UDAIPUR 2 NATIONAL PARK be delighting in colourful sarees, a commotion of & flowers, & enjoy leisurely search of the palm lined noises, & a hearty serve of evenings in the comfort of beaches of Goa. This tiny street food. Hotel (B) our hotel. Hotel (B)(B) west coast oasis will offer INDIA • Locally guided • Locally guided us breathtaking sunsets, a sightseeing tour sightseeing tour banquet of international of Jaipur food, & the chance to slip F Sunrise Safari - into the state's inhibition free energy. Hotel (B)(B) 1 MUMBAI DAY 3 AGRA Ranthanbhore NP After a scenic drive overland F Amer Fort trek F Mumbai at Dawn Tour out of Delhi, we'll arrive F Cooking demonstration in the city of Agra. Here & local family dinner END we'll have time to get DAY 12 GOA Our trip will come to an end GOA 2 comfortable & eat some lunch before our soul stirring DAYS 7 - 8 UDAIPUR amidst the kingfisher beers step into the almighty Taj The narrow lanes & marble & good times of Goa. We'll Mahal & Agra Fort. Hotel (B) monuments of romantic say heartfelt goodbyes • Visit Agra Fort Udaipur will be ours after a before going our separate • Visit the Taj Mahal drive out of Jaipur through ways (unless we've all the state of Rajasthan. decided to keep the dream Lush green hills, temples & alive by joining the Southern DAY 4 creamy curries will delight Spice trip!). (B) RANTHAMBHORE us for two days in this city. END 9AM GOA Swapping out of the Hotel (B,L)(B) bustling city scene, we'll • Locally guided arrive in Ranthambhore sightseeing tour National Park. By afternoon F Rooftop Yoga

The Eternal India trip was unlike any trip I have been ME TO WE on before! The itinerary is jam packed full of amazing sights & delicious foods. We had the best Trip Manager ever & our Local Guide was fantastic - they worked Looking to give back on your travels? After finishing your Eternal India together as a perfect team. adventure in Goa, you could be spending 4 unforgettable days deep in rural & utterly beautiful Rajasthan, working alongside ME to WE. Visit contiki. Madison Fitzgerald on com/metowe for more departure dates. #indiametowe

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available. A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Delhi & ends approx. 9:00am in Goa. O Trip will be in Goa for the Holi Festival. Q Trip will be in Agra for the Holi Festival. V Trip will be in Udaipur for Diwali Festival. X Trip spends NYE in Jaipur. 4 Trip will be in Udaipur for the Holi Festival. VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR Trip will be in Delhi for the Holi Festival. Arrival & departure transfers to your hotel are available. To purchase speak to your travel agent or visit contiki. com/transfers. Please note: The Sunrise Safari must be booked at the same time as your Eternal India trip. Make sure you ask your Travel Agent or CONTIKI.COM/ETERNAL-INDIA Contiki for details as late bookings cannot be accepted. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/PURE-SRI-LANKA

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IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS Unique Special Stays: 9 breakfasts (B) All private coach transport 24 maximum group size An experienced Trip 2 nights Glamping & 1 lunch (L) & local train Manager & English 7 nights in 3-4 star hotels 2 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides

The one that gives you the true taste of Sri Lanka, from waterfalls & beaches to tea fields & temples #PURESRILANKA

Admire the views at the Nine Arch Bridge @trixie_mari

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F Taste all the flavours of • Witness a spectacular • Visit a serene spice garden F Learn to master the • Visit orphaned baby Kandy on a tuk-tuk street Kandyan cultural dance in the spiritual city of waves at the Weligama elephants & learn about food tour performance Kandy Surf school their rehabilitation into • Learn the traditional art of • Tour the Buddhist Temple F Take part in a cooking F Hike to World’s End in the the wild at the Udawalawe balsa-wood mask painting of the Tooth demonstration & local Horton Plains National Elephant Transit Home in Unawatuna • Visit the UNESCO listed dinner in Unawatuna Park • Visit the locally-operated • Spot wildlife on a morning city of Galle • Sip some Ceylon at a lush • Glamp in nature at our Kosgoda Turtle safari in Udawalawe tea plantation in Nuwara Udawalawe National Park Conservation centre & National Park Eliya Special Stay project, protecting turtle nesting sites CONTIKI.COM/PURE-SRI-LANKA ASIA 2020 - 21 064 065

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UDAWALAWE GLAMPING SPECIAL STAY On this trip you'll experience being fully immersed in nature at Udawalawe National Park, with 2 nights spent glamping alongside the Walawe River in full Safari style, surrounded by the vibrant Sri Lankan jungle.

SOAK UP THE SCENERY, ELLA MEET SOME ELEPHANTS, @REBECCA_S_CUNNINGHAM UDAWALAWE @BELLA_IANTHE #PURESRILANKA

START 6PM NEGOMBO F Horton Plains National F Cooking demonstration DAY 1 NEGOMBO Park & hike to World's & dinner Our Sri Lankan adventure End F Mirissa Whale watching begins in Negombo. Find (seasonal) F Weligama Surf School your feet in this diverse & DAYS 5 - 6 laid-back town with coastal UDAWALAWE beaches, local fish markets DAY 9 COLOMBO & Dutch-style canal system. NATIONAL PARK As our journey continues After a stop to learn about This evening you'll meet up south towards lush jungle the traditional art of mask with your Trip Manager & & rich wildlife, we'll stop en painting followed by a your team for a full brief of route at the Udawalawe visit to the Kosgoda Turtle the travels about to unfold, Elephant Transit Home Conservation centre, we'll INDIA Places visited before heading out for the before heading to our reach our final destination first taste of some local 1 Nightstops accommodation for the of Colombo. Jumping delicacies. Hotel 1 night: riverside glamping at straight on a sightseeing Special Stay The Udawalawe National tour of the city, we'll check Coach or Train DAY 2 KANDY Park. Next morning we'll out temples & mosques, This morning we head jump aboard our Safari colonial buildings &, if you're inland to what was once the Jeep to explore the park's feeling brave, the famous last imperial city of Sri Lanka, wildlife. You're free to spend (& chaotic) Pettah Bazaar. Kandy. Home to the most the afternoon relaxing by Tonight, we're going out important of Buddhist relics the pool, or hire a bike for in style to the best roof-top - the tooth of Lord Buddha - your own cycle adventure. bars - the perfect way to cap we have a locally guided tour (B,D)(B,L,D) off the last incredible 9 days. of the Temple of the Tooth + Glamping Special Stay Hotel (B) awaiting us. Tonight, watch • Visit an Elephant transit • Visit a Traditional Mask traditional Kandyan Folk home Painting Centre SRI LANKA Dance explode into rhythm • Morning Safari in • Visit Kosgoda Turtle & colour, before opting to Udawalawe National Conservation centre tuck into some local street Park • City Sightseeing START KANDY food for dinner. Hotel (B) F Half day afternoon safari 1 at Udawalawe National NEGOMBO • Spice Garden visit DAY 10 COLOMBO • Locally guided tour of the Park 1 Your Contiki trip finishes this 2 ELLA Temple of the Tooth morning in Colombo. Hold END • Kandayan Cultural dance back the happy tears as you 1 performance DAYS 7 - 8 COLOMBO 2 UDAWALAWE UNAWATUNA say goodbye to your newest F Kandy Street Food Tour life-long friends & plan a NATIONAL Say goodbye to the Galle PARK wilderness as we head meet up somewhere in the 2 DAYS 3 - 4 ELLA along the South West coast world soon. (B) UNAWATUNA Today we head further to Unawatuna, here we'll END 9AM COLOMBO into the hill country on the take a trip to explore the train, passing lush green UNESCO-listed fort city hills & waterfalls en route of Galle & in the evening to Nuwara Eliya. This small you can learn the ways of town is found in the heart of Sri Lankan cooking with Sri Lanka's famous Ceylon locals. At Mirissa, why not tea industry, so it'd be rude head out whale watching This was the perfect taste tester of the beauty & culture not to visit a tea plantation for an unmissable up-close that Sri Lanka has to offer! From beautiful train rides, to (& sample some of the best) encounter. The afternoon safaris, glamping, surfing, learning how tea is made, before continuing on to is yours to unwind on the riding tuktuks, eating authentic food, elephant & turtle beach or opt in for a surf our next destination of Ella. sanctuaries, lounging by the pool... this trip has a little bit Hotel (B)(B) lesson at nearby Weligama • Local train journey from Bay. Hotel (B)(B) of everything. Kandy to Nanuoya • Visit the UNESCO listed • Visit a Tea Plantation port city of Galle Alycia Chapman on

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VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available. A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Negombo & ends approx. 9:00am in Colombo. For departure points & stay CONTIKI.COM/PURE-SRI-LANKA longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE SKIICONIC & ESSENTIALS SNOWBOARD

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12 NIGHTS 12 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE TEAM SNOWBOARD THE MEALS DETAILS 12 nights in 3 & 4 star 12 breakfasts (B) All private coach transport 20 max group size An experienced Trip hotels & bullet trains Manager & English speaking Local Guides, Ski package will be unescorted.

The one that discovers Japan's iconic cities where ancient & modern collide including 4 days to hit the ski fields #CONTIKIWINTERWONDERSKI

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• Witness the ordered • Visit Peace Park & the F Enjoy a welcome dinner • Hit the world-class ski chaos of Shibuya Crossing Memorial museum in at a Izakaya, a Japanese & snowboard slopes of in Tokyo, rumoured the Hiroshima pub in Osaka Hakuba busiest intersection in F Check out the world F Taste delicate savoury F Unwind like the locals with the world famous Robot Restaurant pancakes with an a rejuvenating Onsen hot F Take a half day trip to Show, Tokyo for a display Okonomiyaki lunch spring experience Japan’s 8th century capital of robotics, dancing & of Nara & see the giant pyrotechnics bronze Buddha CONTIKI.COM/JAPAN-WINTER-WONDER-SKI-4 ASIA 2020 - 21 068 069

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START 6PM OSAKA DAYS 5 - 6 F MariCar Tokyo Go-Cart Experience (International DAY 1 OSAKA HIROSHIMA Driver's License required) Konnichiwa friends: All aboard! A bullet train F Robot Restaurant Show welcome to the land of shoots us over to historic the rising sun, famed for Hiroshima for 2 nights. its beauty, culture, cuisine We'll learn about the past GOT MORE TIME? & present of this noble city DAYS 10 - 12 & just a touch of crazy. Why not upgrade to our on a sightseeing tour, & we HAKUBA 6-day ski version for even Get settled into your take a ferry to Miyajima An included train takes us to more fun! Visit contiki.com/ hotel before joining forces island to see miniature deer Hakuba. Widely recognised with your Trip Manager & & the Itsukushima Shrine. as one of the world's best japan-winter-wonder-ski-6. travel crew, then we'll head Hotel (B)(B) skiing spots, this winter See below for dates. out to explore the local area. • Peace Park & Peace paradise boasts 9 resorts, Hotel Memorial Museum 135 lifts & over 200 runs. • Itsukushima Shrine & You have 3 nights to hit the Miyajima Island slopes & live your best snow DAY 2 OSAKA F Okonomiyaki Lunch life. Hotel (B)(B)(B) Universal Studios, Osaka Castle, iconic Dōtonbori - Team Lab Museum, Tokyo @trixie_mari today is yours to take on DAYS 7 - 9 TOKYO DAY 13 TOKYO Osaka as your heart desires. From Hiroshima we travel And just like that, it's all This evening, why not get to the bright lights of over. Waving goodbye to to know your new travel Tokyo. A sightseeing tour Hakuba this morning, we'll friends over our Free Time shows us the best bits, like trace our steps back to Add-On foodie experience, the Harajuku district & Tokyo, by jumping on the train. Your trip comes to an a traditional Izakaya? Shibuya Crossing. We've end in Tokyo, but you'll keep Hotel (B) also included a day trip the memories (& photos) F Izakaya Welcome Dinner to Hakone. With another full free day to explore, forever. (B) Places visited do Tokyo your way: just END 12PM TOKYO 1 Nightstops DAYS 3 - 4 KYOTO remember to check out the Coach HAKUBA After breakfast in Osaka we Onsen hot spring baths & 3 head to Kyoto. We'll kick Robot Restaurant. Hotel things off with a guided (B)(B)(B) JAPAN tour of this beautiful city: • Sightseeing tour END get your camera ready for including Imperial temples, gardens, colourful Palace, Asakusa Senso-ji KYOTO 3 TOKYO shrines & famous geisha Temple, Nakamise Street, Meji Jingu Shrine & 2 girls. On Day 4 you'll have a START full free day to explore Kyoto Shibuya Crossing Hakone your way. Hotel (B)(B) • Hakone day trip with HIROSHIMA 2 2 OSAKA • Guided sightseeing in Hakone ropeway Kyoto • Ashinoko Lake Cruise Miyajima F Half day trip to Nara F Onsen Experience Island

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Start End Start End If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available. O Trip spends Xmas in Hakuba. Q Trip spends Xmas in Hiroshima & NYE in Hakuba. V Trip spends NYE in Kyoto. A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. Trip starts 6:00pm in Osaka & ends approx. 12:00pm in Tokyo. 2020 Mar 7 Mar 19 Mar 21 Apr 2 Note: You will need to make your own way to Tokyo Station on Day 10 to catch an included train to Nagano Station, you will also need to catch a local bus to Hakuba Station this is not included. For more information speak to your travel agent or visit contiki.com/transfers. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger.

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplements are available. O Trip spends Xmas in Hakuba. Q Trip spends Xmas in Hiroshima & NYE in Hakuba. V Trip spends NYE in Kyoto. A copy of your valid passport is required at time of booking. VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR Trip starts 6:00pm in Osaka & ends approx. 12:00pm in Tokyo. Note: You will need to make your own way to Tokyo Station on Day 10 to catch an included train to Nagano Station, you will also need to catch a local bus to Hakuba Station this is not included. For more information speak to your CONTIKI.COM/JAPAN-WINTER-WONDER-SKI-4 travel agent or visit contiki.com/transfers. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/AFRICA

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5 STARS ON TRANSPORT GAME DRIVES TEAM Always tailored to the location. All park fees and game drives are Our expert Trip Managers and EAST AFRICA Think speedy internal flights, pop- included in your trip, so there’s Local Guides are experienced in SAFARI top safari vehicles in East Africa, no hidden costs or surprises - just travelling through this vast and Since launch, our East Africa open sided game-viewers in South the majestic wildlife you came for, wild continent, supporting you Safari trip has had exclusively Africa & cruising the Makgadikgadi plus expert Local Guides to show every step of the way and showing 5* ratings from our travellers on Feefo Salt Plains in a 4x4 so you’ve you around. you an authentic side of Africa. always got the best view. CONTIKI.COM/AFRICA ASIA 2020 - 21 070 071

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Discover mystical ancient monuments, gilded cities that sparkle with history and LUXURY SAFARI TENTS, PRIVATE SAFARI CAMP, CHOBE ETĚěTRGOUGRĝOVKNIVKěJMTSKEHOOFCNF MAASAI MARA @SHELBYYGRACE spirituality. These regions stir the soul like NOVJGRGGĚSGPRGPCRGěODGSVGPěOė XOTRHGGě

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Luxury safari tents with proper linen, exclusive lodges with swimming pools, tree-houses overlooking rivers teeming with wildlife - our accommodation in Africa always makes the most out of this beautiful continent.

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Unique Experiences

Hop in a 4x4 for a ride Visit the Iraq Al-Amir through the pastel desert Women’s Cooperative of Wadi Rum, Petra, Jordan Society, Jordan ZAMBEZI RIVER RAFTING BALLOON SAFARI, MAASAI MARA Float in the eerie stillness Take a boat cruise with of the Dead Sea, Israel lunch at the Red Sea resort of Eilat, Israel Peruse Corinthian columns and ancient ruins in the Explore the famous city of old Greco-Roman city, of Petra, Jordan Jerash, Jordan

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When it comes to unique experiences you’re spoilt for choice in Africa - from Natural Wonders of the World like Victoria Falls & Table Mountain to included safari drives in Africa’s top National Parks and getting up close to elephants and giraffes in wildlife sanctuaries, you’ll be able to do it all. SWIM IN THE DEAD SEA, ISRAEL @MORGAN.YATES ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/ISRAELANDJORDAN

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• Visit Wadi Rum & take a • Visit ‘The Shuk,’ aka 10 NIGHTS 14 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE MIDDLE EAST

AFRICA & THE 4x4 tour across the desert Mahane Yehuda Market MEALS & TEAM F Boat Cruise & Lunch on the & have yourself a 10 nights twin or twin-share 10 breakfasts (B) Airport transfers & 30 maximum group size Red Sea fully immersive foodie • Visit Church of Holy hotel accommodation 1 lunch (L) air-conditioned coach, An experienced Trip experience with a huge Sepulchre, Arab Market, array of Israeli speciality 3 dinners (D) 1 internal flight Manager, Driver & Jewish Quarter & Western delights Local Guides Wall F Tel Aviv Final Dinner

The one that explores the birthplace of civilisation in 11 days, from vibrant culture to ancient relics

mountains & carved out by DAYS 9 - 10 TEL AVIV the Nabateans, we’ll discover Today, we’ll swap ancient for the Pharaoh’s Castle, the modern as we take a speedy #ISRAELANDJORDAN Triumphal Arch & the flight to the cosmopolitan Treasury with a Local Guide. city of Tel Aviv. This afternoon After a full day of ooh-ing and all of tomorrow is ours to and aah-ing, we’ll head back explore Tel Aviv at our own to our hotel for an included pace. In a city inundated with dinner. (B, D) beaches, parks, museums, • Visit of Petra & see main shopping centres & historical monuments including sites, boredom just simply Pharaohs Castle, The isn’t an option. (B) (B) Triumphal Arch, the F Tel Aviv Final Dinner Amphitheatre & the Treasury DAY 11 TEL AVIV After a filling Israeli breakfast, DAYS 7 - 8 EILAT we’ll wrap up our Middle On the road again, this time Eastern escapade with driving to the gorgeous sorrow. Don’t forget to desert vistas of Wadi Rum, swap deets, we sense new where you’ll be intoxicated adventures on the horizon… by ancient riverbeds & pastel ( B ) colours. We’ll hop in a 4x4 for • Included transfers Petra, Jordan @morgan.yates a desert tour before returning arranged to Ben to Israel & the Red Sea resort Gurion Airport of Eilat for some beachside END 10AM TEL AVIV chills. With a full next day to enjoy this coastal town, you’ll START 7PM JERUSALEM view over the city. The next • Visit Western Wall Jerash with its Corinthian have the opportunity to join day we’ll discover Jerusalem’s • Visit Vad Yashem columns & ancient ruins. a relaxing boat cruise with DAY 1 JERUSALEM distinctly modern flair: a few Welcome to Israel, where Museum & Memorial Later, we’ll head to the lunch, or make the most of museum trips will show us we’ll kick off our tour in the • Visit Israel Museum Dead capital of Amman for a little your free time to explore the City of Gold. Check-in to your how this city has developed Sea Scrolls & Second sightseeing. A city tour will Aquarium, hit the beach or hotel this afternoon, before to become a metropolis of Temple Model show us Amman’s highlights, laze by the pool. (B, D) (B) meeting the rest of your vibrant culture. On Day 4 you F Visit the ancient fortress including the amphitheatre & F Eilat Boat Cruise have a full free day, fellow Contiki travellers. (D) of King Herod’s Palace in the citadel. (B, L ) • Visit Wadi Rum & with the opportunity to Masada • Tour of the ancient city take a 4x4 tour across head out and experience F Experience the surreal of Jerash the desert DAYS 2 - 4 the ancient allure of the stillness of fl oating in the • Visit Iraq Al-Amir JERUSALEM Dead Sea and King Herod’s Dead Sea women’s co-operative & Rise & shine, travellers - palace fortress of Masada, enjoy an included lunch Jerusalem isn’t going to overlooking the Jordanian • City tour of Amman Ì discover itself! A full day desert. (B) (B) (B) DAY 5 AMMAN FLIGHT tour will get us up to speed • Visit Lions Gate This morning we’ll cross the INCLUDED with this ancient city, which • Visit Dolorosa border into Jordan and pay dates back thousands of DAY 6 PETRA a visit to the inspiring Iraq Al- years. A visit to the Mount of • Visit Church of Holy If you weren’t already in START Sepulchre via Dolorosa Amir Women’s Co-operative Olives, a religious centre for love with Jordan, you will be END Jerash before reaching the ancient Christianity, Islam & Judaism, • Visit Arab Market when we visit the Red Rose Western TEL AVIV 2 4 AMMAN will give us a breathtaking • Visit Jewish Quarter Greco-Roman city of City of Petra. Framed by Wall 1 JERUSALEM

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VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra cost. Single room supplements are available. Trip starts 7:00pm in Jerusalem & ends approx. 10:00am in Tel Aviv. Note: Your trip price does not include the Border Tax - about $50US CONTIKI.COM/ISRAELANDJORDAN TO & Jordanian Visa where required. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE CONTIKI.COM/CAPE-TOWN-EXPLORER ASIA 2020 - 21 072 073 CAPE TOWN EXPLORER AFRICA AND THE AND THE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST

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• Drops at Waterfront for • Included Breakfast every 2 NIGHTS 2 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE Robben Island Tour morning MEALS & TEAM • Drops at Cape Town 2 nights hotel 2 breakfasts (B) 2 day Hop-on hop-off bus This is a solo adventure Beaches • Drops at the Waterfront pass, with access to over & is therefore unescorted • Drops at Wine Estates

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The one that puts you in beachside Cape Town digs, with a hop-on hop-off pass to take you from wineries to Robben Island

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START 2PM CAPE TOWN DAY 2 CAPE TOWN DAY 3 CAPE TOWN DAY 1 CAPE TOWN After an included breakfast Another day, another it's time to uncover included breakfast & Welcome to Cape Town! everything Cape town has From sea to sky, this another opportunity to to offer! Today we strongly explore. Use this day to magnificent city will steal recommend a tour of your heart. Upon arrival Robben Island where Nelson explore the magnificent you'll check into the Mojo Mandela spent 18 of his 27 Kirstenbosch Gardens, ZIMBABWE Hotel, just 50m from the years in prison - book tickets Monkey Jungle, World promenade, & receive your in advance! Your hop-on/ of Birds or relax on some hop on/hop off bus pass for hop-off pass will take you of Cape Town's famed BOTSWANA MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA the next few days. This is an directly to the ferry port. beaches. Your trip ends at Spend the rest of the day unguided trip, but with your 6pm this evening, taking in the views along but you'll never forget the pass you have a whole city the promenade or for the ATLANTIC OCEAN to explore. Make use of the views & adventures of Cape SOUTH athletic - a hike up Lion's AFRICA INDIAN OCEAN food market attached to Head. Hotel (B) Town. (B) the hotel for dinner tonight. • Drop at Waterfront for END 6PM CAPE TOWN Hotel Robben Island Tour Places visited

Robben Island Tour 1 Nightstops CAPE TOWN 2 Kirstenbosch Gardens

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KENYAN HIGHLIGHTS

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F Balloon Safari • Taste local cuisines in 6 NIGHTS 16 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE MIDDLE EAST

AFRICA & THE F Maasai Village Tour buffet meals at the MEALS & TEAM • See Lake Naivasha, the Safari Lodges 1 night in a hotel, 1 night 6 breakfasts (B) Guaranteed window seat in 20 maximum group size film setting for Out Of • Picnic lunches while on Africa in an African Lodge & 4 5 lunches (L) open-top Safari Vehicles An experienced Trip Game Drives • Get close to giraffes nights in twin-share Luxury 5 dinners (D) Manager, Driver & Local at the Giraffe Centre Safari Tents Guides

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SEE EVEN MORE Balloon Safari, Maasai Mara Combine with Cape, Safari & Falls p.76 & save up to 5% with our multi-trip discount on selected departures.

This trip is a section of Guides & loading up in the up on the shores of Lake • Get close to giraffes at our larger trip, East safari vehicles for the start of Elementatita for a buffet the Giraffe Centre Africa Safari (See p.78). our great Maasai Mara trip. dinner & accommodation this • Elephant Orphanage This means some of the We'll pass through the Great evening. Hotel (B, L, D) Sanctuary visit group will continue to Arusha. Rift Valley before we arrive • Morning Game Drive in • Game drives in Amboseli at our lodge, with your first the Maasai Mara National Park START 6PM NAIROBI game drive in the afternoon. • See Lake Naivasha, fi lm F Maasai Village Tour Day 3 is dedicated to a setting for "Out of Africa" DAY 1 NAIROBI search for Africa's elusive big DAY 7 NAIROBI Touch down in Nairobi! cats, with both a morning Our last day of this incredible You'll be greeted by a & evening game drive in DAYS 5 - 6 transfer rep & taken in AMBOSELI trip will send us off with the reserve famous for the a bang after breakfast, private transportation to Great Migration. Lodge Today we are lucky enough your accommodation for to get up & close to some of including one last morning (B, L, D) (B, L, D) drive through the Amboseli to the night. Set your bags • Game drives in the Africa's biggest animals at down at the hotel & feel the the Giraffe Centre & Elephant the Tanzania border, & then Maasai Mara back up to Nairobi. With full excitement build as your Trip F Morning Balloon Safari Orphanage Sanctuary, on Manager runs through the our way to tonight's lodge hearts & memories, here is itinerary. This evening, head at the edge of the Amboseli where we'll say fond farewells to our adventures in Africa & out for a local dinner with your DAY 4 LAKE National Park. Next morning our new Contiki family. (B) new Contiki fam. Hotel ELEMENTAITA we'll set out for iconic shots of We'll treat ourselves to a wildlife to a backdrop of Mt • Morning drive through spectacular morning drive in Kilimanjaro. You'll have the Amboseli DAYS 2 - 3 the Maasai Mara before we chance to do a Maasai village • Included transfer to the Morning Drive through Amoseli National Park MAASAI MARA head north, passing through tour before tonight, when we airport or our hotel in We start with breakfast Lake Naivasha & Africa's enjoy a Kenyan dinner. Lodge Nairobi before meeting our Local Great Rift Valley. We wind (B, L, D) (B, L, D) END 1PM NAIROBI

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VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra cost. Single room supplements are available. Trip starts 6:00pm in Nairobi & ends at 1:00pm in Nairobi. All Local taxes & service charges included. For departure points & stay longer CONTIKI.COM/KENYAN-HIGHLIGHTS TO accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE CONTIKI.COM/TASTE-TANZANIA ASIA 2020 - 21 074 075 TASTE OF TANZANIA AFRICA & THE & THE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST

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• View the wildlife hotspot F Soar over the plains on a 5 NIGHTS 15 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE of the Great Rift Valley spectacular balloon safari MEALS & TEAM • Visit a local market near in the Serengeti 1 night in an African Lodge, 5 breakfasts (B) Open-top Safari Vehicles 20 avg group size Tarangire • African Galeria shopping 2 nights in Luxury Safari 5 lunches (L) with Guaranteed window An experienced Trip Tents & 2 nights in a Contiki visit

5 dinners (D) seat Manager, Driver & Special Stay inside the Serengeti National Park Local Guides

#TASTEOFTANZANIA

The one that will see you safari your way around Tanzania’s wondrous wildlife

SERENGETI 2 NGOROGORO 1 CRATER ARUSHA Shanga Community Project START Mto Wa Mbu 2 TARANGIRE

TANZANIA

Places visited

Game drive through Serengeti National park 1 Nightstops 1 Special Stay

This trip is part of a DAY 2 TARANGIRE spend a full day seeking out one of the highest densities African adventure. (B,L) larger trip, East African Today we’ll jump into the the wildlife of Africa’s plains, of predators stalking the • Africa Galeria Souvenir Safari (See p.78). This safari vehicles & depart for including wildebeest, zebra abundant wildlife enclosed Shop visit means you’ll join a & hopefully the predators inside the volcano’s centre. group who have been your first game drive and be END 12PM ARUSHA pursuing them. (B, L, D) A true natural wonder, only travelling from Nairobi. on the lookout for wildlife SEE EVEN MORE! like giraffes, antelope and (B, L, D) found in Africa. African START 12 MIDDAY hopefully some big cats + Luxury Safari Camping Lodge (B, L, D) Want to explore even ARUSHA in the beautiful Tarangire Special Stay • Morning Game Drive in more of Africa? Check out DAY 1 ARUSHA TO National Park. Lodge (B, L, D) • Game drives in the the Serengeti Cape, Safari & Falls p.76 TARANGIRE • Game drives in Tarangire Serengeti National • Game drive in Ngorogoro & discover the wonders of Touch down in Africa at National Park Park Crater Southern Africa too. Kilimanjaro Airport & • Visit a local market F Balloon Safari jump straight on the transfer DAYS 3 - 4 DAY 6 ARUSHA to the start hotel. Your trip SERENGETI It’s our last chance to do manager will meet you & After breakfast we’ll DAY 5 some souvenir shopping your dventure will begin at enjoy incredible valley & NGOROGORO this morning, before we the Shanga community crater views as we drive enjoy a final spectacular project in Arusha followed CRATER toward & through the Enjoy some breakfast view of the Great Rift by the drive to our first endless vast plains of the Valley on our way back to national park - Tarangire, before we depart the Serengeti. Tonight our Serengeti with a morning Arusha. With full hearts & Hippo Pool Game drive, Serengeti @jodiewischnevsky home of elephants & accommodation is luxury memories made, it’s time to Baobabs. Lodge (D) game drive on our way back camping under the stars of to Ngorongoro Crater: an say fond farewells to your • Shanga Community the African sky. On Day 5 we new lifelong friends & to our Project ancient volcano, boasting

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VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra cost. Single room supplements are available. Trip starts 12:00pm in Arusha & ends at 12:00pm in Arusha. All Local taxes & service charges included. For CONTIKI.COM/TASTE-TANZANIA TO departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/CAPE-SAFARI-FALLS

CAPE, SAFARI & FALLS

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F Taste some of the world’s • Enjoy an authentic South 10 NIGHTS 15 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE MIDDLE EAST

AFRICA & THE best wine in the vineyards African feast at a local MEALS & TEAM of Cape Point food market 4 nights in hotels, 5 nights 10 breakfasts (B) Private mini-coaches, open 26 maximum group size F Chobe River sunset cruise • Campfire dinners in • See local villages & in African Lodges & 1 night 1 lunch (L) safari vehicles & 2 internal An experienced Trip National Parks townships on drive days F Cape Town Dinner Contiki Special Stay - luxury 4 dinners (D) flights Manager, Driver & camping in Chobe National Local Guides Park

The one that combines the city of Cape Town, the wildlife of Kruger National Park & adrenaline-rush activities in Victoria Falls

at Victoria Falls to explore F Scenic Helicopter fl ight one of the Seven Natural over the falls #CAPESAFARIFALLS #CAPESAFARIFALLS Wonders of the world. Opt for the sunset cruise, try a bungee jump, swing or zip DAY 10 CHOBE line over the Zambezi river, We’ll have breakfast or sign up for white water at sunrise & depart on rafting. Hotel (B,L)(B) a morning game drive. • Walk along Victoria Falls Lodge (B) F Sunset Boat Cruise • Morning Game Drive in F Bungee Jump the Chobe National Park F Bridge Swing F Wildlife Cruise & Dinner F Zip line F Zambezi River Rafting DAY 11 CHOBE It’s time for our last DAY 9 CHOBE breakfast together this Today is non-stop action morning before you’re adventure as we drive along dropped off at Kasane the Chobe river, surrounded Airport or make the journey by wilderness that houses back to Victoria Falls. (B) the largest density of elephants in the world. (B,D) END 7:30AM KASANE + Special Stay Contiki AIRPORT OR 10PM Safari Camp VICTORIA FALLS • Afternoon Game Drive in Game drives, Kruger national park South Africa Chobe National Park

Ì get to know each other over F Peninsula & Penguins hyena, antelope or cheetah FLIGHTS ZAMBIA END your choice of dinner at F Vineyards & Views lurking deep in the bush. INCLUDED the food market next door. F Township Tour Hotel (B) Hotel (D) • Anti-poaching Experience 2 VICTORIA FALLS DAYS 4 - 5 KRUGER Morning Game Drive in CHOBE 2 GOT MORE TIME? DAYS 2 - 3 CAPE NATIONAL PARK • ZIMBABWE the Kruger National Park Why not add on Kilimanjaro- TOWN After a short flight to Marangu p.81, Zanzibar p.80 Our time here is dedicated Johannesburg we’ll drive BOTSWANA to sightseeing, starting with KRUGER or Cape Town Explorer p.73 to Kruger National Park. DAYS 7 - 8 VICTORIA 2 NATIONAL PARK a cable car ride up Table Tomorrow will be dedicated FALLS This trip is a section of Mountain & a city tour of to venturing through this After a flight from Johannesburg 1 EMALAHLENI our larger trip, Southern Cape Town. On Day 3, take Africa Safari (see p.79.) game-dense park. Lodge Johannesburg, we’ll arrive This means some of the advantage of excursions to (B,D)(B,D) SOUTH group will continue to Cape Point, Boulders Beach • Game drives in Kruger AFRICA INDIAN OCEAN Makgadikgadi after & vineyards. Hotel (B)(B) National Park Chobe. • Visit Table Mountain • Cape Town City Tour START 6PM CAPE TOWN • Cape Town Waterfront DAY 6 EMALAHLENI START Places visited • Cape Town Dinner Keep your eyes peeled for DAY 1 CAPE TOWN CAPE TOWN 3 1 Nightstops The adventure begins! We’ll F Marine Safari Cruise any movement of giraffe, 1 Special Stay WHEN CAN I GO? Plane

SUMMER 2020 /21 | CODE: BBSA | START CAPE TOWN & FINISH KASANE/VICTORIA FALLS

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2021 2021 2021 Feb 14 O Feb 24 Jan 03 O Jan 13 Feb 21 O Mar 03 If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra cost. Jan 10 O Jan 20 Feb 28 O Mar 10 Single room supplements are available. Trip starts 6:00pm in Cape Town & ends 7:30am in Kasane Airport or 10pm Victoria Falls. Local taxes, payments & service Jan 17 O Jan 27 Mar 07 O Mar 17 charges included. Accommodation for these departures will be based on the O VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR Jan 24 O Feb 03 Mar 14 O Mar 24 Zambian side of Victoria Falls - Livingstone, Zambia. Q Accommodation for these Jan 31 O Feb 10 Mar 21 O Mar 31 departures will be based on the Zimbabwean side of Victoria Falls. For departure points CONTIKI.COM/CAPE-SAFARI-FALLS TO Feb 07 O Feb 17 & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE CONTIKI.COM/OKAVANGO-DELTA-DESERTS ASIA 2020 - 21 076 077 OKAVANGO DELTA & DESERTS AFRICA & THE & THE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST

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F Get some photos at • Eat deliciously prepared 12 NIGHTS 17 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE Botswana’s Salt Pans before dinners around the MEALS & TEAM visiting a wild Meerkat campfire colony F Eat an African feast with 7 nights in lodges, 3 nights 12 breakfasts (B) Private mini-coach & open 17 maximum group size F Spot wildlife on the in hotels & 2 nights in 2 lunches (L) Safari Vehicles in Game An experienced Trip some steins at Joe’s waterways of the Okavango Beerhouse, Windhoek

Special Stay Contiki Safari 3 dinners (D) Reserves & Free Time Manager, Driver & Delta on a Mokoro Boat Ride F Eat a German inspired Camp Add-Ons Local Guides • Visit Sossusvlei, home to the meal in Swakopmund spectacular Namibian dunes #DELTAANDDESERTS

The one that offers wildlife viewing, culture & adventure in the breathtaking Okavango Delta & Namibian deserts

DAYS 7 - 8 ETOSHA F Sandboarding After breakfast we’ll visit F Ocean Activities an indigenous village to immerse ourselves in their cultures & way of DAY 11 SOSSUSVLEI living, before reaching our Following breakfast we’ll accommodation outside take a scenic drive to our Etosha, relaxing by the pool desert accommodation. & enjoying a buffet dinner. Arriving late evening, we’ll The next day we’ll explore find our own dinner & tuck in Etosha National Park with its early. Hotel (B) huge Salt Pan & waterholes teeming with wildlife. Lodge DAY 12 WINDHOEK (B,D)(B) Up bright & early, we’ll head • Ju/Hoansi Living to Sossusvlei to explore. Museum Indigenous After hiking up Big Daddy & Village Visit gawking the petrified trees • Morning Etosha Game in Death Valley, we’ll take Drive the drive up to Windhoek, F Afternoon Etosha Game with an optional final dinner Drive at the legendary Joe’s Beerhouse. Cheers! Hotel (B) DAYS 9 - 10 F Joe’s Beerhouse Final SWAKOPMUND Dinner Mokoro Boat Ride, Okavango Delta @captures.by.danny It’s time to head to coastal • Explore Sossusvlei Swakopmund where you can opt for a dinner of German & local cuisine. The DAY 13 WINDHOEK A cooked breakfast at the next day we’ll drive past hotel will mark the end of This trip is a section of Camp, where we’ll enjoy a the theme of conservation. DAY 6 Dune 7, the tallest dune in the trip. It’s time to say our our larger trip, Southern campfire dinner beneath a Lodge (B) Namibia, and choose from GROOTFONTEIN sad farewells, but we’ll never Africa Safari (See p.79). starswept sky. The next day • Morning Game Drive of This morning will be a an afternoon of optional This means you’ll join a forget the times we shared relaxed one as you can activities. Hotel (B)(B) group who have been is all about game drives in the Okavango Delta in under African skies. (B) travelling from Cape the Okavango Delta with an Game-Viewer Vehicles opt for a sleep in or one of • See Dune 7 - the Tallest Town. optional Mokoro Boat Trip, F Delta Helicopter Flights the activities around our Dune in Namibia END 10AM WINDHOEK treehouses. We’ll depart in START 8:30AM KASANE and an incredible night drive F Magic Beans Dinner & the late morning for Roy’s DAY 1 in the bush. (B,D)(B,L,D) Show Special Stay Contiki Camp, located on one of MAKGADIKGADI + Safari Camp the oldest farms in the area. Dumela Botswana! We’ll DAY 5 CAPRIVI Lodge (B) • Morning, Afternoon & head south today from STRIP Night Game Drives of Kasane to Gweta Lodge, After a hot breakfast we’re the Okavango Delta in where on route you can opt headed to the Namibian Game-Viewer Vehicles Places visited ANGOLA MALAWI to cruise the Makgadikgadi border. From here we’ll ZAMBIA Salt Pans in our open top F Mokoro Boat Trip 1 Nightstops reach the Mahango Game CAPRIVI safari jeeps, stopping off Reserve for yet another 1 Special Stay STRIP Mahango at a wild meerkat colony. DAY 4 MAUN eye-widening game drive, 1 Game Reserve ZIMBABWE MOZAMBIQUE GROOTFONTEIN OKAVANGO End the day around the bar START After a morning game drive, before kicking back at our ETOSHA 2 DELTA 2 for our first night in Africa 1 Ju/Hoansi we’ll head to Maun & our unique accommodation Living KASANE together. Lodge Museum lodge for the night. This for the night: treehouses NAMIBIA 1 F Makgadikgadi Salt Pans afternoon opt to soar over overlooking the rushing MAUN 1 & Meerkat visit SWAKOPMUND END MAKGADIKGADI PANS the delta on a helicopter, or Kavango River. Special 2 BOTSWANA 1 WINDHOEK relax by the lodge pool. This Stay (B,L) Walvis Bay DAYS 2 - 3 evening you can choose a + Special Stay Ngepi Lodge SOSSUSVLEI 1 OKAVANGO DELTA dinner & show, with young Treehouses Today we’re headed to people from the local • Game Drive in Mahango INDIAN OCEAN SOUTH Contiki’s exclusive Safari community performing on Game Reserve AFRICA ATLANTIC OCEAN WHEN CAN I GO?

SUMMER 2020 /21 | CODE: BBDD | START MAKGADIKGADI PANS & FINISH WINDHOEK

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VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra cost. Single room supplements are available. Trip starts 8:30am in Makgadikgadi Pans & ends approx. 10:00am in Windhoek. For departure points & stay longer accommodation CONTIKI.COM/OKAVANGO-DELTA-DESERTS options see contiki.com/staylonger. TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/EAST-AFRICA-SAFARI

EAST AFRICA SAFARI

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• View the wildlife hotspot • Picnic Lunches while on 11 NIGHTS 30 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE MIDDLE EAST

AFRICA & THE of the Great Rift Valley Game Drives MEALS & TEAM F Visit a Maasai Village on • Taste local cuisines in 1 night in a twin-share hotel, 11 breakfasts (B) Private mini-coach & open- 20 maximum group size a locally guided tour buffet meals at Safari • Visit a local market near 2 nights in African Lodges, 9 lunches (L) top safari vehicles An experienced Trip Lodges Tarangire 6 nights in Luxury Safari 10 dinners (D) Manager, Driver & Tents & 2 nights in a Contiki Local Guides Special Stay inside Serengeti National Park

The one that combines the lush Kenyan plains & abundant Tanzanian wildlife in one, packed with all the essentials included

Places visited 1 Nightstops #EASTAFRICASAFARI #EASTAFRICASAFARI 1 Special Stay LAKE ELEMENTAITA

1 UGANDA KENYA START MAASAI MARA 1 NAIROBI 2 SERENGETI 2 1 NGOROGORO 2 AMBOSELI CRATER END ARUSHA 2 TARANGIRE

TANZANIA

Stay in luxury safari tents, Maasai Mara, Kenya SEE EVEN MORE! Want to explore even more of Africa? Combine with Cape, Safari & Falls p.76 & save up to 5% with our multi-trip discount on selected departures.

This trip does it all, but • Game drives in the Sanctuary. You’ll have the DAY 8 TARANGIRE • Visit a local market final spectacular view of the some travellers will Maasai Mara chance to do a Maasai Today we’ll jump into the F Balloon Safari Rift Valley on our way back only do a section of it F Morning Balloon Safari village tour before a final to Arusha. Then it’s time to ending in Amboseli. safari vehicles & depart for Kenyan dinner tonight. say fond farewells to your a game drive in Tarangire DAY 11 START 6PM NAIROBI Lodge (B,L,D)(B,L,D) National Park, famous for its new lifelong friends, & to our DAY 4 LAKE NGOROGORO DAY 1 NAIROBI • Get close to giraffes at giant Baobab trees, herds African adventure. (B) ELEMENTAITA CRATER In Nairobi a private transfer the Giraffe Centre of elephants & beautiful • Africa Galeria Souvenir We’ll treat ourselves to a Enjoy some breakfast will whisk you to your • Elephant Orphanage landscapes. Lodge (B,L,D) Shop visit morning drive in the Maasai before we depart the accommodation for the Sanctuary visit • Game drives in Tarangire END 12PM ARUSHA Mara before heading Serengeti with a morning night. Then you’ll head out • Game drives in Amboseli National Park north, passing through game drive on our way back for a local dinner with your National Park Lake Naivasha & winding to Ngorogoro Crater: an new Contiki crew. Hotel F Maasai Village Tour up on the shores of Lake DAYS 9 - 10 ancient volcano, boasting Elementatita. Hotel (B,L,D) SERENGETI one of the highest densities DAYS 2 - 3 MAASAI • Morning Game Drive in DAY 7 ARUSHA TO After breakfast we’ll of predators & abundant the Maasai Mara TARANGIRE drive toward & through wildlife enclosed inside MARA GOT MORE TIME? We start with breakfast • See Lake Naivasha, After a game drive in the vast plains of the the volcano’s centre Hotel before meeting our Local fi lm setting for ‘Out of Amboseli we’ll cross the Serengeti. Tonight our (B,L,D) Why not add on Kilimanjaro- Guides & jumping in safari Africa’ border into Tanzania & head accommodation is luxury • Morning Game Drive in Marangu p.81 or Zanzibar vehicles for the start of our to Arusha. Here we’ll visit the camping under the stars of the Serengeti p.80 & save up to 5% with Maasai Mara adventure. Shanga community project, the African sky. On Day 5 • Game drive in the our multi-trip discount on The next 2 days are DAYS 5 - 6 supporting local people with we spend a full day seeking Ngorongoro Crater selected departures. dedicated to a search for AMBOSELI disabilities to make arts & out the wildlife of Africa’s Africa’s elusive big cats, Today we’re lucky enough crafts. Lodge (B,D) plains. (B,L,D)(B,L,D) with game drives in the to get up close to some of F Morning Game Drive in + Luxury Safari Camping DAY 12 ARUSHA reserve famous for the Africa’s biggest animals Amboseli Special Stay It’s your last chance to do Great Migration. Lodge at the Giraffe Centre & F Visit Shanga Community • Game drives in the some souvenir shopping this (B,L,D)(B,L,D) Elephant Orphanage Project Serengeti National Park morning, before we enjoy a

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SUMMER 2020/21 | CODE: BBEAM | START NAIROBI & FINISH ARUSHA

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VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra cost. Single room supplements are available. Trip starts 6:00pm in Nairobi & CONTIKI.COM/EAST-AFRICA-SAFARI TO ends at 12:00pm in Arusha. All local taxes & service charges included. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE CONTIKI.COM/SOUTHERN-AFRICA-SAFARI ASIA 2020 - 21 078 079 SOUTHERN AFRICA SAFARI AFRICA & THE & THE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST

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• Explore Sossusvlei F Joe’s Beerhouse Final 22 NIGHTS 32 INCLUDED TRANSPORT GROUP SIZE F Cruise across Botswana’s Dinner MEALS & TEAM Salt Pans in a 4x4 before F Cape Town Dinner 10 nights in hotels, 22 breakfasts (B) Private mini-coaches 26 maximum group size visiting a Meerkat colony • Enjoy included campfire F Take a Mokoro boat trip in 9 nights in lodges, 3 nights 3 lunches (L) open safari vehicles & An experienced Trip meals in National Parks the Okavango Delta F German - inspired dinner in exclusive Contiki Safari 7 dinners (D) 2 included flights Manager, Driver & F Take a boat cruise down the in Swakopmund Camps Local Guides Chobe River

#SOUTHERNAFRICASAFARI

The one that delivers the ultimate safari adventure through Africa featuring Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Botswana & Namibia

• Morning, Afternoon & F Morning & Afternoon Night Game Drives of the Etosha Game Drives Okavango Delta F Mokoro Boat Trip DAYS 19 - 20 SWAKOPMUND DAY 14 MAUN Hotel (B)(B) Lodge (B) • See Dune 7 - the Tallest • Morning Game Drive of Dune in Namibia the Okavango Delta F Sandboarding F Delta Helicopter Flights F Ocean Activities F Magic Beans Dinner & Show DAY 21 SOSSUSVLEI Hotel (B) DAY 15 CAPRIVI STRIP Special Stay (B,L) DAY 22 WINDHOEK • Game Drive in Mahango Hotel (B) Game Reserve F Joe’s Beerhouse Final + Special Stay Ngepi Lodge Dinner Treehouses F Explore Sossusvlei

DAY 16 DAY 23 WINDHOEK Take a snap of the stunning Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe GROOTFONTEIN (B) Lodge (B) END 10AM WINDHOEK

DAYS 17 - 18 This one doesn’t just explore START 6PM CAPE TOWN DAYS 7 - 8 VICTORIA DAY 12-13 ETOSHA the gorgeous city of Cape FALLS OKAVANGO DELTA Lodge (B,D)(B) DAY 1 CAPE TOWN Ju/Hoansi Living Town and thundering might Hotel (B,L)(B) Lodge (B,D) Special Stay • The adventure begins in Museum Indigenous of Victoria Falls - it also • Walk along Victoria Falls (B,D)(B,L,D) GOT MORE TIME? Cape Town. Hotel (D) Village Visit takes a wild safari through F Sunset Boat Cruise F Makgadikgadi Salt Pans Why not add on the Cape Kruger, before exploring the F Bungee Jump & Meerkat visit Town Explorer? see p.73 breathtaking landscapes DAYS 2 - 3 CAPE F Bridge Swing + Special Stay Contiki of Botswana and Namibia, TOWN F Zip line Safari Camp with heaps of included Hotel (B)(B) F Zambezi River Rafting game drives, luxe lodges Visit Table Mountain • MALAWI with swimming pools and • Cape Town City Tour interactions with indigenous DAY 9 CHOBE • Cape Town Waterfront ZAMBIA communities. This is the (B,D) Mahango Ì Game F Marine Safari Cruise Special Stay Contiki Reserve ultimate African adventure, + FLIGHTS CAPRIVI OKAVANGO F Peninsula & Penguins Safari Camp STRIP DELTA ZIMBABWE MOZAMBIQUE unfiltered. INCLUDED GROOTFONTEIN 1 F Township Tour • Afternoon Game Drive in 2 VICTORIA FALLS ETOSHA 2 2 1 2 This trip does it all, but Chobe National Park Ju/Hoansi CHOBE Living INDIAN OCEAN some travellers will F Scenic Helicopter fl ight Museum only do a section of it DAYS 4 - 5 KRUGER NAMIBIA 1 1 MAKGADIKGADI PANS and will come and go MAUN NATIONAL PARK SWAKOPMUND END depending on their 2 BOTSWANA KRUGER Lodge (B,D)(B,D) DAY 10 CHOBE 1 booking. Walvis Bay WINDHOEK NATIONAL PARK • Game drives in Kruger Lodge (B) 2 SOSSUSVLEI Johannesburg • Morning Game Drive in 1 1 EMALAHLENI Chobe DAY 6 EMALAHLENI F Wildlife Cruise & Dinner SOUTH Hotel (B) AFRICA

• Anti-poaching ATLANTIC OCEAN Places visited Experience DAY 11 1 Nightstops • Morning Game Drive in MAKGADIKGADI Kruger See the salt pans. (B) START 1 Special Stay CAPE TOWN 3 Coach, mini-coach or van WHEN CAN I GO? Plane

SUMMER 2020/21 | CODE: BBKJ | START CAPE TOWN & FINISH WINDHOEK

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If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra cost. Single room supplements are available. VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR Trip starts 6:00pm in Cape Town & ends approx. 10:00am in Windhoek. O Accommodation for these departures will be based on the Zambian side of Victoria Falls. Q Accommodation for these departures will be based on the Zimbabwean side of Victoria CONTIKI.COM/SOUTHERN-AFRICA-SAFARI TO Falls. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM

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3 NIGHTS DAY 1 ZANZIBAR DAY 3 ZANZIBAR And...relax! You've arrived Today is another free day to in the home of white sand explore more of the island. MIDDLE EAST

AFRICA & THE 3 nights twin-share in beaches, sparkling turquoise Or maybe you want to Zanzibar Beach Resort Hotel waters, & the ancient seat feast on seafood and kick of Sultans. You'll be picked back poolside, working on up from Zanzibar Airport & your tan. That's fine too... transferred to the Zanzibar Hotel (B) 3 INCLUDED Beach Resort to spend the next few days at leisure. MEALS Hotel DAY 4 ZANZIBAR 3 breakfasts (B) Enjoy your last breakfast in this island paradise before DAY 2 ZANZIBAR check-out at 10am. You'll The days are yours to spend be transferred to Zanzibar TRANSPORT living your best island life. Airport for your departure Today you could take a flight. (B) trip to one of Zanzibar's

Arrival transfer to the hotel white-sand beaches, or & departure transfer to the head down to the nearby airport are both included. UNESCO World Heritage See p.82 for more info Site of Stone Town to explore the cobbled streets Zanzibar, Tanzania and crumbling colonial GOT MORE TIME? facades. Hotel (B) If four days isnt enough see UNIQUE contiki.com/zanzibar-resort EXPERIENCES for our 5 & 6 day option. WHEN CAN I GO? F Day-trip to Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage SUMMER 2020/21 | CODE: BBZR | START ABEID AMANI KARUME INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT & FINISH ABEID AMANI KARUME INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Site F Visit Prison Island & see deps all year between deps all year between

giant tortoises 2020 Jan 13 OQ Dec 31 2021 Jan 01 Mar 31 F Feast on delicious local seafood Note: The above trip departs daily 13th January 2020 - 31st March 2021. O Easter supplements apply 10th - 13th April 2020 Q Xmas & NYE supplements apply 24th - 26th December & 31st December 2020. VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR If you are travelling solo we can set you up with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room #CONTIKIZANZIBAR CONTIKI.COM/ZANZIBAR-RESORT TO supplements are available upon request. Note: This trip is not a Contiki exclusive product or a group tour. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE

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Ready for bliss? You've waters of the Indian Enjoy your last breakfast in arrived in the home of Ocean. If you're up for this island paradise before 3 nights in twin share at the white sand beaches, making a night of it, head check out at 10am. You'll Kendwa Rocks Hotel sparkling turquoise waters, to the beach for some be transferred to Zanzibar & the ancient seat of moonlit nightlife. Hotel Airport for your departure Sultans. You'll be picked (B) (B) flight. (B) up from Zanzibar Airport & 3 INCLUDED transferred to the Kwenda MEALS Rocks Beach Hotel to spend your next few days at 3 breakfasts (B) leisure. Hotel

DAYS 2 - 3 TRANSPORT ZANZIBAR The next two days are Arrival transfer to the hotel yours to spend living & departure transfer to the your best island life. Try sunbathing with fresh airport are both included. coconut in hand, check out See p.82 for more info the hotel's beachfront spa Kwenda Hotel, Zanzibar, Tanzania Zanzibar, Tanzania @med j y9kidtfevkg for a soothing massage, sign up for a diving trip or

UNIQUE WHEN CAN I GO? EXPERIENCES SUMMER 2020/21 | CODE: BBZV | START ABEID AMANI KARUME INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT & FINISH ABEID AMANI KARUME INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT F Day-trip to Stone Town, a deps all year between deps all year between UNESCO World Heritage

2020 Jan 13 OQ Jan 07 2021 Jan 08 Q Mar 31 Site F Visit Prison Island & see Note: The above trip departs daily 13th January 2020 - 31st March 2021. If you are travelling solo we can giant tortoises set you up with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. O Full Moon supplements apply 8th February F Feast on delicious local 2020, 7th March 2020, 11th April 2020, 9th May 2020, 6th June 2020, 4th July 2020, 1st August 2020, 5th September 2020, 3rd October 2020, 31st October 2020, 28th November 2020, 31st December 2020, seafood VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR F Diving 30th January 2021, 27th February 2021 & 27th March 2021 Q Xmas & NYE supplements apply 25th - 26th December 2020 & 2nd - 6th January 2021. Single room supplements are available upon request. Note: This CONTIKI.COM/ZANZIBAR-BEACH TO F Snorkelling trip is not a Contiki exclusive product or a group tour. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE CONTIKI.COM ASIA 2020 - 21 080 081

MARANGU KILI CLIMB CONTIKI.COM/MARANGU-KILIMANJARO AFRICA & THE AFRICA THE MIDDLE EAST 7 1 VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR CONTIKI.COM/MARANGU-KILIMANJARO DETAILS DAYS COUNTRY TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE

6 NIGHTS have a climb briefing, dinner, DAY 4 KIBO DAY 6 & time to prepare before Today we climb gradually MOSHI TOWN Marangu Kili Climb, bunking down. Hotel (D) towards the lunar desert of Remember to say goodbye Tanzania @tom-cleary 2 nights in hotels, the Saddle between Mawenzi to your guides, cooks, & 4 nights in multi-share GOT MORE TIME? & Kibo. Mountain Hut (B,L, D) porters since you will be mountain huts DAY 2 MARANGU HUT leaving them in Moshi Town. Marangu climbs are ideally Hotel (B, L, D) added to the end of Taste of We set off from the National DAY 5 HOROMBO Tanzania (See p.75) & East Park Gate at Marangu with (UHURU PEAK) 17 INCLUDED Africa Safari (See p.78). 3-4 hours climbing ahead of Rise & shine! Our aim is to DAY 7 MEALS START 6PM us. Mountain Hut (B, L, D) reach Gilman's Point, 5-6 MOSHI TOWN 6 breakfasts (B) KILIMANJARO AIRPORT hours away, by sunrise. The morning transfer 5 lunches (L) DAY 1 DAY 3 HOROMBO Another 2 hours of hiking takes you to Kilimanjaro 6 dinners (D) MOSHI TOWN We start with a steep ascent past glaciers will take you to International Airport for a From Kilimanjaro airport through the forest, opening Africa's highest point, Uhuru final goodbye. (B) you'll be picked up & dropped out to grassy moorland. Peak. Success! Mountain END AFTER BREAKFAST in Moshi Town, where you'll Mountain Hut (B, L, D) Hut (B, L, D) KILIMANJARO AIRPORT TEAM WHEN CAN I GO? An expert Local Guide & Porters SUMMER 2020/21 | CODE: BBKM | START KILIMANJARO AIRPORT & FINISH KILIMANJARO AIRPORT Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End

2020 Jan 25 Jan 31 Apr 4 Apr 10 Jun 13 Jun 19 Aug 22 Aug 28 Oct 31 Nov 06 2021 2021 Mar 11 Mar 17 Jan 30 Feb 05 Apr 9 Apr 15 Jun 18 Jun 24 Aug 27 Sep 02 Nov 05 Nov 11 Jan 09 Jan 15 Mar 20 Mar 26 CNIIIIAJR #CONTIKIKILIMANJARO Feb 8 Feb 14 Apr 18 Apr 24 Jun 27 Jul 03 Sep 05 Sep 11 Nov 14 Nov 20 Jan 14 Jan 20 Mar 25 Mar 31 UNIQUE Feb 13 Feb 19 Apr 23 Apr 29 Jul 02 Jul 08 Sep 10 Sep 16 Nov 19 Nov 25 Jan 23 Jan 29 Apr 03 Apr 09 EXPERIENCES Feb 22 Feb 28 May 2 May08 Jul 11 Jul 17 Sep 19 Sep 25 Nov 28 Dec 04 Jan 28 Feb 03 Apr 08 Apr 14 Feb 27 Mar 04 May 7 May13 Jul 16 Jul 22 Sep 24 Sep 30 Dec 03 Dec 09 Feb 06 Feb 12 • Train your eyes for Mar 7 Mar 13 May 16 May22 Jul 25 Jul 31 Oct 03 Oct 09 Dec 12 Dec 18 Feb 11 Feb 17 monkey-spotting at Mar 12 Mar 18 May 21 May27 Jul 30 Aug 05 Oct 08 Oct 14 Dec 17 Dec 23 Feb 20 Feb 26 Mandara Huts Mar 21 Mar 27 May 30 Jun 05 Aug 08 Aug 14 Oct 17 Oct 23 Dec 26 Jan 01 Feb 25 Mar 03 • Enjoy views of Kibo Mar 26 Apr 01 Jun 04 Jun 10 Aug 13 Aug 19 Oct 22 Oct 28 Dec 31 Jan 06 Mar 06 Mar 12 & Mawenzi peaks, If you are travelling solo, we can set you up with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Start Kilimanjaro 6:00pm & end after breakfast. Note: This trip departs frequently with multiple departures per week in high season & requires a minimum of two people on the trip to operate - please contact us directly for availability or refer to contiki.com/kilimanjaro-marangu. These are small group tours & will not have VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR a Contiki Trip Manager but a Local Guide. Note: This trip is not a Contiki exclusive product. Trips are CONTIKI.COM/MARANGU-KILIMANJARO TO subject to availability & are on request basis only. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE #CONTIKIGORILLATREK GORILLA TREK CONTIKI.COM/GORILLA-TREK THE 4 1 VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR CONTIKI.COM/GORILLA-TREK DETAILS DAYS COUNTRY TO SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE

3 NIGHTS START 7AM ENTEBBE DAY 2 BWINDI F Batwa cultural AIRPORT IMPENETRABLE experience (time DAY 1 BWINDI FOREST RESERVE permitting) 3 nights in African Lodges IMPENETRABLE This is the day you've been waiting for. After an early FOREST RESERVE DAY 3 LAKE MBURO Upon arrival at Entebbe breakfast, we'll drive to the nearby park offices to After breakfast, we take airport, you'll be met by a morning drive through 9 INCLUDED a rep who will introduce attend a gorilla briefing. Our terraced evergreen Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Reserve, Uganda MEALS you to your Team & Driver gorilla trek begins! Once we 3 breakfasts (B) guide. Today is spent driving find the gorilla family, you'll mountains & stop at 3 lunches (L) from the Lake Victoria Basin get to spend up to an hour Mantana Lake Tented 3 dinners (D) to the Bwindi Impenetrable with them. Return to the Camp for lunch. A late DAY 4 ENTEBBE goodbye for now but you'll Forest, passing Ugandan park for a gorilla trekking afternoon game drive takes Rise & shine for a final leave with plenty of photos villages & beautiful certificate. African Lodge you wildlife-spotting, this morning game drive & memories to revisit this countryside before the (B, L, D) time for Zebra, Impala, followed by breakfast at the adventure for a long time TEAM Kigezui mountains. African • Gorilla Trek, Incl up to 1 Topi, Cape Buffalo & other camp. After breakfast you'll to come. (B) Lodge (L, D) hour with Gorilla group plains game. African Lodge get driven back to Entebbe END 1PM ENTEBBE An expert Local Guide F Community village visit (B, L, D) & dropped at the airport AIRPORT & Driver team, plus Porters (time permitting) • Afternoon Game Drive for your onward flight. It's WHEN CAN I GO?

SUMMER 2020/21 | CODE: BBGT | START ENTEBBE & FINISH ENTEBBE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End

2020 Jan 16 Jan 19 Apr 9 Apr 12 Jul 2 Jul 05 Sep 24 Sep 27 Dec 17 Dec 202021 Feb 25 Feb 28 Jan 30 Feb 02 Apr 23 Apr 26 Jul 16 Jul 19 Oct 08 Oct 11 Dec 31 Jan 03 Mar 11 Mar 14

• See Ugandan villages 2020/21 & beautiful agricultural Feb 13 Feb 16 May 7 May10 Jul 30 Aug 02 Oct 22 Oct 25 2021 Mar 25 Mar 28 countryside Feb 27 Mar 01 May 21 May24 Aug 13 Aug 16 Nov 05 Nov 08 Jan 14 Jan 17 F Visit a Ugandan Mar 12 Mar 15 Jun 4 Jun 07 Aug 27 Aug 30 Nov 19 Nov 22 Jan 28 Jan 31 Community village Mar 26 Mar 29 Jun 18 Jun 21 Sep 10 Sep 13 Dec 03 Dec 06 Feb 11 Feb 14 F Discover the Batwa culture & traditions in a locally If you are travelling solo we can set you up with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Trip starts 7:00am & hosted experience ends approx. 1:00pm. Note: This trip departs frequently with multiple per week in high season & requires a minimum of two people on the trip to operate - please contact us directly for availability or refer to contiki.com/gorilla-trek. Gorilla permits are US$683, there needs to be a minimum of 2 travellers for the trip to run. Subject to Gorilla permit VISIT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR availability. Permits need to be purchased up front & are not refundable. If permits can only be acquired in the Ruhija CONTIKI.COM/GORILLA-TREK TO sector then an additional fee will be charged. Note: This trip is not a Contiki exclusive product. SEE PRICES, DATES & THE BEST DEALS AVAILABLE ASIA 2020 - 21 CONTIKI.COM

hotels can be limited. There is WiFi at almost all You’ll also find out where your Contiki Trip will start NO COMPULSORY TIPPING - BEFORE YOU BOOK hotel accommodation so you can gram/snap/chat and exactly what accommodation you’ll be staying to your heart’s content. Note: On occasion, due in. You’ll be able to see & download your docs REWARD ONLY EXCELLENCE! WHAT’S INCLUDED to reasons outside our control, alternative hotels approx. 21 days before your trip departure, saving Within Asia, in service industries tipping is common may be used. Whilst it is always our intention to use time & trees (we even plant one for every traveller practice. All other tipping is entirely optional, and not THE ESSENTIALS an expectation. If you feel your Contiki Team has All accommodation, transport, and a good handful hotels of a similar standard & location, no liability that selects eDocs!). can be accepted for any variation of either. WiFi is delivered an outstanding level of service throughout of meals are included in the cost of your Contiki trip your trip you may wish to tip them, but this is at your (in most regions we offer breakfast every day, plus not available at remote Special Stays. TRAVEL INSURANCE discretion, no one else’s. a cherry-picked selection of authentic and tasty AFRICA: meals). Also our Included Experiences, which are Our African trips stay in a variety of DO I NEED TRAVEL basically the sights and activities we think you just accommodation styles including Hotels, Safari INSURANCE? HEALTH can’t afford to miss. And then of course you also Lodges and Luxury Safari Tents. All of which are A simple one - yes. It’s essential that you take out DO I NEED VACCINATIONS FOR get our expert and highly trained team of Contiki of a very high standard within the countries you travel insurance to cover the likes of cancellation, staff; our Trip Managers, and English speaking Local are travelling. personal injury and medical expenses before you ASIA? Guides. Plus we include all private coach transport The Kili Climb trips and our one night in Chobe travel with Contiki. We advise you to get travel At the time this brochure went to press and internal flights (check your itinerary). We also on the Cape, Safari & Falls trip will be very basic insurance that covers cancellation, personal liability (September, 2019), the following immunisations are include sightseeing tours of all major cities and camping fitting to the location, however, these and loss of personal property. It’s also super recommended for travellers in Southeast Asia by the orientations in all other destinations, and Hotel tips, locations will be some of the most spectacular of important to check that your insurance covers all of CDC (US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention): local taxes and service charges. the trip. the activities you’ll be partaking in, particularly any • Diphtheria & tetanus • Typhoid adventure activities for all you adrenaline junkies. • Hepatitis A • Rabies Visit contiki.com/insurance for more information • Japanese Encephalitis • Hepatitis B WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED OVERLAPPING TRIPS on this. • Measles (MMR) Flights and airport transfers to and from your start To offer our travellers more flexibility around when Zika, Malaria & Dengue Fever may also be present and end destination are not included in the cost of they start and how long they travel for, some of our within this region. You should consult a travel your trip. We also keep a number of meal times free trips are sections of larger itineraries. This means PACKING doctor who specialises in travel medicines or your for you to explore a region and its foodie offerings in that some of them overlap - for example, some of local doctor to advise on what vaccinations and/ greater detail, so budgeting for non-catered meals your group may have already been travelling before HOW MUCH LUGGAGE CAN I BRING? or preventative medicines would be required. is important. In terms of activities, we also offer Free you join them, and may continue travelling after Don’t forget to bring with you any medication that your adventure has come to an end. You can see if • For our Asian trips, you can bring one decent Time Add-Ons, which are not included in the overall you may require en route such as antihistamines, your trip is part of a larger itinerary on the trip page. sized suitcase, approximately 29” × 20” × 10” price. If you’re hitting the slopes with us in Japan, antibiotics, etc. we can point you in the right direction for ski & (73cm x 50cm x 25cm) up to 20 kilos (44lbs.) snowboard hire or lessons if you need to brush up on plus one small day bag that can go on the DO I NEED VACCINATIONS your skills. If you have your own kit, you’ll also need CONTIKI GLOSSARY coach with you. Please don’t bring metal frame to budget any excess baggage fees, or additional backpacks they are hard to pack & damage other FOR AFRICA? VISIT Your trip includes a stop and you’ll get the In general when travelling in Africa we recommend transfer charges, and any tips for porters. Travel luggage. For the Japan Winter Wonder trip, one opportunity to visit a specific site. you consult your doctor for up-to-date medical insurance and visas are also not included in the cost set of skis or snowboard and boots is permitted. SEE/VIEW You will drive/pass by the site so that travel information, necessary vaccinations and anti- of your trip, and need to be booked separately. Charges may apply for additional equipment. you can see it. malarial requirements before departure. • On some overnight Special Stays you may SIGHTSEEING TOUR A guided tour of a city Yellow Fever: A valid international certificate of have to store your main luggage and utilise vaccination against Yellow Fever is required in many AIRFARES or site. your smaller bag. On trips with included flights, Flights as specified on individual trip ORIENTATION TOUR Places of interest are countries. It may be requested on arrival but when your luggage should not exceed the weight crossing between Kenya and Tanzania (land or air) itineraries are included as part of the pointed out, allowing you to go and explore them restrictions imposed by airlines. Contiki reserves price. As detailed within our Booking Conditions in your own time. you WILL have to present it and may even be asked the right to refuse to accept larger & heavier for it to re-enter your home country. A Yellow Fever (p.83) under ‘General’ we rely on international suitcases on trip. We suggest that you use a conventions regarding air travel & other certificate is therefore NECESSARY to acquire prior MAKING YOUR BOOKING backpack/rucksack but it’s not required. Wheeled to departing your home country. transportation as specified. Through enrolment & suitcases can be used on Contiki trips in Asia. payment for your trip you acknowledge & accept Malaria: Preventative and anti-malarial medication such. Individual electronic tickets may not be issued LOYALTY DISCOUNT • Some Africa trips have strict 15kg (30lbs) max is highly advised. to you prior to travel due to the group nature of Been on a Contiki before? Welcome back! You’re limitations, & you may be charged a fee for any the air/flight booking. In such circumstances you part of our Contiki family, and that means you’re excess weight, see Booking Conditions (p.83). eligible for up to 5%* off trips around the world! • On trips with included flights as part of the SAFETY INFORMATION acknowledge that by receipt of any applicable Security is a major concern to all of us boarding pass &/or by boarding the aircraft you We’ve even wrangled deals for you across all our itinerary, your luggage should not exceed TTC sister brands (ttc.com). Be sure to give our the weight restrictions imposed by airlines. and the situation globally is constantly have accepted the airline’s terms & conditions of changing. Events around the world, travel & the application of all relevant International team a call to check what discount you can get Contiki is not responsible for any costs incurred before you book. *Check out contiki.com/deals for for overweight luggage. You are responsible coupled with the “Travel Advisories” Conventions & applicable national & international put out by various governments, may at times law governing air transportation. all the details. for carrying your own luggage. Luggage is at the owner’s risk and insurance is strongly necessitate changes to the accommodations and WHAT IS YOUR CANCELLATION recommended. itinerary or even trip cancellation. Please refer to our VISA REQUIREMENTS Terms and Conditions for further information in POLICY? this regard. You must accept these risks involved in Visas are super important and are We get that sometimes plans change unexpectedly, essential for entering certain countries. FREE TIME ADD-ONS travel to any country that may experience security so our cancellation policy offers you absolute difficulties and accept responsibility for your own You are responsible for obtaining all necessary visas flexibility and comes in two parts: ARE FREE TIME ADD-ON prior to the departure of your trip. Sometimes the travel decisions. The Freedom ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THE requirements and cost of entering and leaving a Guarantee policy country can change. In Asia & Africa, you might be COST OF MY TRIP? ensures that even BOOKING SECURITY able to purchase your visa at the border. At contiki. if your travel plans No, these experiences are an additional cost and Contiki has been running trips for com/travel-resources we have info on all of the change, you’ll never are not included in the price of your Contiki trip. countries that we visit in Asia and you can learn miss out or be charged fees for changing your However, thanks to our long-standing relationships young people since 1962 & in all about the specific requirements for each place. booking. If you want to change the dates of your with suppliers, you can be safe in the knowledge that countries we fully comply with local Contact your travel agent (if applicable) or check trip, swap onto another trip or even change your you are getting the best deal when booking one of Travel Industry Laws. out a visa service well in advance to determine trip for a different region entirely, that’s all possible, our Add-Ons. Look out for the F symbol on our trip BROCHURE AUTHENTICITY which visas you require and how to get them. without incurring fees*. pages for the Add-Ons available on each trip. These We have put a great deal of effort into Your passport will need to be valid for at least six will also be listed in your travel documents. producing this brochure. The information given months after your arrival. Without enough validity, FLEXDEPOSIT & literature produced by Contiki has been authorities may deny your entry into a country, FlexDeposit is a policy you automatically get once HOW DO I PAY FOR FREE TIME compiled with care & is published in good faith even if you’re only staying for a short while. you’ve paid a deposit on any Contiki trip, and works as credit towards a future Contiki adventure, ADD-ONS? (this includes contiki.com & our ebrochures). IMPORTANT ensuring your deposit money isn’t lost if you can’t Payment for your Free Time Add-Ons is made Sometimes, because of circumstances outside 1. Visas can take up to six weeks & a fee is normally travel on your original trip as intended. FlexDeposit direct to your Trip Manager on your trip. You can our control, we have to alter some activities charged. can be used up until your 36th birthday, after which choose to pay in cash (local currency) or on some due to seasonal closing or repairs to buildings, 2. Failure to obtain all necessary visas could cause time it can then be transferred for use with any trips USD cash. Note: It’s a good idea to let your etc., especially early or late in the season. If this you to miss part of your trip & will result in you other travel brand within The Travel Corporation bank know you’re travelling & check if there is a happens, alternatives will be arranged. daily transaction limit, so you always have access to incurring considerable expense & inconvenience. family of brands. It can also be gifted to a friend PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS money when you need it. 3. It is better to apply for all visas through your within 5 years of the original booking date. Photos courtesy of © Aqueen Jalan Besar, * You can find out more about both policies in the Note: Ask your Trip Manager for details when you travel agent or local consular services before you Singapore p.12, Hotel Room. Photos courtesy of © T&C’s on p.83 & by visiting: start your trip. leave home. Be aware that some visas can be Aqueen Jalan Besar, Singapore p.12, Hotel Room. contiki.com/freedomguarantee purchased & arranged on arrival. Photos courtesy of © Charm Churee Resort, Koh 4. It is very important that the entry & exit dates are MONEY Tao, Thailand, p.12, Beach View. Photos courtesy correct on the visa. Your travel agent will contact NOW THAT YOU’VE of © Neo + Hotel, Penang Malaysia, p.12 Hotel Contiki for full details. BOOKED WHAT WILL I NEED Room. Photos courtesy of © Nouvo City Hotel, MONEY FOR ON TRIP? Bangkok, p.27 Hotel Room. Photos courtesy of SLEEPING REGISTER AT MYCONTIKI In terms of spending money, you’ll need to budget © Udalawawe River Glamping, Sri Lanka, p.37 for the following: Glamping. Photos courtesy of © Hakuba Royal WHERE WILL I STAY? my.contiki.com • Any meals (normally lunches and dinners) that Hotel, Hakuba, p.67 Hotel Exterior. Photos courtesy ASIA: Just like you, we want your trip to run as smoothly are not included. If you search for your trip at of © Shingawa Hotel, Japan, p.67 Hotel Room. Our hotel accommodation is always twin-share as possible, so before you travel, make sure you contiki.com, you’ll be able to see the total number Photos courtesy of © Monterey Grasmere Hotel, (except in some Unique Special Stays and on register your details online at MyContiki. Look out of meals included in the cost of your trip. Osaka, p.67 Hotel Room. Photos courtesy of © overnight trains), staying in superior tourist class for this icon at contiki.com to sign up. This only • Any Free Time Add-Ons you would like to do Zanzibar Beach Resort Hotel, Zanzibar, Tanzania, hotels, many of which are centrally located, with takes a few minutes and means we’ll have info on: on your trip. p.80 Hotel Pool. great facilities. Twin-share is 2 people sharing, • Your personal details, including your email • Any additional sightseeing you plan on doing in either travelling together or as a same-sex room address and phone number. your Free Time, that is not covered either by our match. We also offer upgrades to single rooms for • Your emergency contact info and travel Included Experiences or Free Time Add-Ons. ++\• Any additional personal expenses. This a supplement and savings on triple room options insurance details, just in case we need it. A on Japan Unrivalled. Please note that on rare • Any dietary, medical or other special includes alcohol, shopping, and any evening occasions the availability of single rooms at some requirements you may have. entertainment not included. 082 BOOKING CONDITIONS 083 Once Contiki accepts your booking by confirmation thereof a contract is made between Contiki & you upon the terms & conditions set out below. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES immediately on booking and we reserve the right to provide all travel 5.2 Travellers must be aged between 18 & 35 inclusive to travel on 9. WEATHER CONDITIONS 1. YOUR HOLIDAY RESERVATION documents at the holiday departure point. Contiki trips. Under no circumstances can we be held responsible for snow or 2.5 Contiki reserves the right to cancel the booking and apply 5.3 Contiki must be advised of any medical conditions or physical weather conditions, nor can any holiday be cancelled or amended by you On receipt of your deposit, subject to availability and at our discretion, cancellation charges should payments not be received within the above disability requiring special attention before you book your holiday. If you at any time on the basis of snow or weather conditions. Contiki will reserve your place on your selected holiday. A contract is specified periods. do not advise us at this stage, we may refuse to accept your booking. 10. LUGGAGE RESTRICTIONS only made between you and us upon your booking being confirmed 3. IF YOU CANCEL We may also refuse you if we feel that the holiday chosen is not suitable Asia trips: Luggage is restricted to one reasonable sized, non-expanding and accepted by us and our communication thereof to either you or 3.1 Freedom Guarantee/FlexDeposit : We know that travel plans can without a suitably qualified companion. Contiki will try to help you with suitcase size up to 29” x 20” x 10” (73cm x 50cm x 25cm) and the your travel agent. 2. PRICE GUARANTEE change. If you need to cancel for any reason, your deposit will remain your requirements but cannot guarantee to do so, either on our own maximum weight of 20 kilos (44lbs.) plus one small hand/day bag that secure until you’re ready to use it. Or if you can’t go, your deposit value or our suppliers’ (such as hotels, restaurants and excursions) behalf. can go on the coach with you. No metal frame backpacks are allowed. Prices in this brochure are based on costs and exchange rates as at is transferable, so you can gift your deposit at no extra cost. Contiki reserves the right to refuse to accept larger suitcases on trip. 16th July, 2019. Should these costs change, it may be necessary to Many of our holidays involve getting on and off coaches, walking tours The original deposit refers to the trip deposit only and excludes any and other physical activities. Some holidays may not be suitable for Cape Safari Falls & Southern Africa Safari trips: Baggage restrictions make a surcharge on the price of your holiday. If a booking is made and additional deposits such as the Gorilla Trek, or flights. Any monies of one medium sized bag (ideally soft-sided) with a maximum weight of confirmed at a price which is erroneous we may correct our error by you if you rely on a wheelchair or have certain other disabilities. Should already refunded are not applicable. The FlexDeposit will be applied your disability require you to have special assistance, it is a condition of 20kg (44lbs) plus one piece of hand luggage per person. It is advised that notifying you. Unless we agree to honour the erroneous price, you will as a discount towards the final payment of your new trip. The amount this piece of hand luggage should be used as an “overnight bag” for the have the right to cancel within 7 days of notification without penalty. Contiki accepting your booking that you provide evidence satisfactory to allowed to be redeemed is equal to the original deposit amount paid. In us that an able-bodied person will accompany you and is able to provide nights camping in the Chobe National Park and Okavango Delta. Should the total trip price increase by more than 10% you will have the East Africa inc Kenya/Tanzania/Gorilla Trek/Zanzibar trips: the case of multiple deposits due to back to back trips, only one deposit any special needs or services that you may require. Contiki will not be Baggage right to cancel within 7 days of notification without penalty. No surcharge amount can be credited per trip, they cannot be combined. However restrictions of one soft-sided bag (duffle bag or similar) with a maximum in respect of cost or currency fluctuations will be made once payment of responsible for the failure of this person to provide these services. multiple trips can be booked using multiple FlexDeposits. Valid on all 5.4 You are responsible for all travel arrangements and costs to/from the weight of 15kg (30lbs) plus one piece of small day pack per person. No the deposit for your land trip has been received. This guarantee excludes Contiki trips 7 days or longer. Credit is valid until the traveller turns 36. hard-sided suitcases are permitted, and weight is strictly enforced. Day fuel surcharges and does not apply to any taxes, charges or levies point of commencement/conclusion of the holiday. i.e fitting within Contiki’s age limit as per Contiki’s booking conditions. 5.5 There may be times when the Contiki Representative has to make bag for sunblock, water, camera and binoculars while on safari drives. imposed by any government or their agencies. In exchange for these After turning 36 years of age, the FlexDeposit can be used with one Kilimanjaro Climb trips: Baggage is strictly limited to 15kgs per person guarantees, no refund will be made if costs are reduced. a decision in your best interests or the best interests of their group. You 3. IF WE CANCEL OR CHANGE YOUR HOLIDAY of our sister brands, get inspired at ttc.com/brands. Credit can also agree to comply with the authority and decisions of the appointed Contiki (including hand luggage). Any excess baggage will be charged by the 3.1 be gifted to family or friends. To gift to family or friends the customer Representative and the laws of the country in which you are travelling. airline at check-in. Contiki reserves the right to change or cancel your booking in must email confirmation to Contiki stating the nominated name. Gifting On trips with included flights, your luggage should not exceed the weight accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its If you do not so comply or if, in the Contiki Representative’s opinion, you only valid within 5 calendar years of the original booking. (eg cancelled are not compatible with the general enjoyment and well being of other restrictions imposed by the airlines. Contiki is not responsible for any control. For a coach holiday to operate successfully a minimum number in 2014, valid on trips up to end of 2019). FlexDeposit is not valid on costs incurred for overweight luggage. of travellers is required. Should the numbers on your holiday fail to reach members on the holiday or smooth operation of the holiday itself, we existing bookings. FlexDeposit has no cash value and is non-refundable. reserve the right to refuse to let you continue with the holiday. We do this minimum Contiki reserves the right to cancel your holiday giving a FlexDeposit is combinable with other deals and discounts provided that GENERAL not tolerate the possession or carriage of illegal or restricted substances 1. CONTRACTING PARTIES minimum of 6 week’s notice. the new booking falls within the standard terms of those deals and 3.2 (drugs). Furthermore, you agree that your fellow travellers and any 1.1 Should change or cancellation prove necessary we will give you discounts. FlexDeposit is not combinable with New Release Deals or Last The Booking Conditions detailed herein contain the entire contract reasonable notice thereof, in the circumstances, and where available, Contiki Representative has the right to travel/work in a safe environment. between you and Contiki. No representation, term, warranty or Minute Deals within 120 days of original departure date. FlexDeposit only Any threats to their safety, well being or inappropriate behaviour by you, offer you a comparable or better alternative. applies to full priced deposits (not promotional low deposits). condition can be expressed or implied by reference to any other writing, 3.3 If an alternative is not available or acceptable you will be entitled to 3.2 whether verbal or physical, will be taken extremely seriously and may advertisement or conversation. This contract may only be varied in Your deposit is non-refundable upon cancellation by you. result in the immediate termination of your holiday. In either event, you either a full refund of monies paid by you to us or transfer to another 3.3 Upon cancellation you will be liable to pay a fee to cover the estimate writing by a duly authorised officer or director of Contiki. will be responsible for your own repatriation and related costs and have 1.2 Contiki holiday without payment of any transfer fee. of cost and expenses incurred by us in the terms of the schedule set out Your contract is with us as the trip operating company. At any time 3.4 no claims against us. If the change or cancellation is due to force majeure (i.e. hereunder. This is expressed as a percentage of the holiday price and is and at our complete discretion we may nominate to you in writing any 5.5.1 You are responsible for any costs incurred as a result of damage or circumstances like political unrest, war or threat of war, riots, civil strife, calculated as follows: other company or person to have the benefit of some or all of those closure of airports or ports, industrial disputes, terrorist activity, natural ASIA TRIPS: PERIOD OF NOTICE CANCELLATION FEE excess cleaning fees related to your accommodation. You are advised to provisions of this contract, which we may then specify, as if you had immediately report any pre-existing damage in your room to hotel staff and nuclear disasters, fire, epidemic or health risk, Acts of God, adverse 45 days & over: ...... Transfer your deposit to another trip agreed the provisions concerned directly with that company or person and/or a Contiki Trip Manager as soon as it is discovered. weather conditions or other similar events beyond Contiki’s control) we ...... for free with Flexdeposit in the first place as well as agreeing them with us. We may at our 5.6 Where the passenger occupies a motorcoach seat fitted with a safety will give a full refund of any monies paid to us less reasonable expenses 44-22 days: ...... 25% of trip fare complete discretion assign all or any rights and liabilities arising under or incurred by us in respect of your booking. belt, neither the operator or service providers, agents or co-operating by virtue of this or any other contract with you. 3.5 21-8 days: ...... 50% of trip fare 1.3 Contiki is not responsible for the costs of any other travel 7-1 days: ...... 75% of trip fare organisations shall be liable for any illness, injury or death or any loss or Transportation companies, airlines etc. are not to be held responsible arrangements affected due to our cancellations or rescheduling of any Day of departure: ...... 100% of trip fare damages or claims whatsoever arising from any accident or incident, if for any act, omission or event during the time passengers are not on trip departure. the safety belt is not being worn at the time of the accident or incident. board planes, transportation or conveyances. We rely on international 4. HOLIDAY DETAILS AND CONDITIONS AFRICA TRIPS: PERIOD OF NOTICE CANCELLATION FEE 5.7 Travel times on our trips vary from day to day depending on the conventions, national and international law, which may apply to the 4.1 Throughout this brochure reference is made to the standard of 45 days & over: ...... Transfer your deposit to another trip destination. For your comfort we make regular stops and try to keep services provided by us, our suppliers or agents with respect to any accommodation, meal plans, transportation and included extras that ...... for free with Flexdeposit each section no longer than 3 hours. However, depending on your claim of any nature brought by you against us as a result of the provision make up your Contiki Holiday. 44-31 days: ...... 50% of trip fare medical history, some people may be at risk of discomfort or deep vein of those services. International conventions which apply may include: 4.2 At the time this brochure went to press (September, 2019) all 30-16 days: ...... 75% of trip fare thrombosis (DVT) if they remain immobile for a long period on a journey. Warsaw Convention 1929, (as amended by Hague Protocol & Montreal Contiki’s holidays and included extras as described on the trip pages 15 days to day of departure: ...... 100% of trip fare If you have ever had DVT, pulmonary embolism, a family history of Protocol) in relation to air travel, or Montreal Convention; the Berne throughout this brochure were available. Where the percentage cancellation fee is less than the trip deposit, the clotting conditions, cancer, or treatment for cancer, stroke, heart or lung Convention for rail travel; Athens Convention 1974 for carriage by sea; 4.3 With respect to our touring program Contiki will do our best, at our cancellation fee will equal loss of deposit. If the reason for cancellation disease, or if you have had major surgery in the past three months we the Geneva Convention for carriage by road & the Paris Convention discretion, to select accommodation, sightseeing trips and transportation falls within the terms of any holiday insurance policy which you hold, recommend you consult your doctor before travelling. 1962 for Hotels. We are to be regarded as having all benefit of these to give you good value for money. then any such charges may, subject to the terms of your insurance 5.8 It is your responsibility to have a valid passport and all visas, conventions on limiting our liability in relation to any claim for death, 4.4 When winter brochures are released, these prices supersede any policy, be refunded to you by the insurance company. All Cancellation permits and certificates required for your selected holiday before your injury, loss, damage & delay to passengers & luggage. Enrolment in winter trip prices in the summer brochure policies valid as at 26th September, 2019, and are subject to change. departure as well as any necessary vaccinations and to comply with & payment for a trip shall constitute agreement & acceptance by the 4.5 Contiki constantly strives to improve trip itineraries and features. Final policy will be confirmed at time of booking. all applicable laws. Contiki is not responsible for any costs incurred passenger of the terms & conditions set forth in this brochure which 3.4 If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances In the event that you should not be granted a visa, we have devised as a result of failing to obtain necessary visas. Any costs whatsoever cannot be varied except in writing by an officer of the Company. beyond our control make changes necessary, we reserve the right to this unique scheme to protect you against the necessary cancellation regarding obtaining, replacing or changing visas whilst on trip (including 1.4 Contiki is not a carrier or hotelier nor does it own aircraft, hotels vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. Contiki is not responsible for any fees detailed above. For trips costing up to US$1,000 - waiver fee accommodation, meals, flights and transfers incurred due to associated or coaches. Contiki contracts with many different suppliers throughout other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations. US$79 per person. For trips costing over US$1,000 - waiver fee US$89 delays) are at your own expense. the world to ensure that all the components of your holiday are taken 4.6 We reserve the right to alter or substitute the type, size of vehicle per person. Waiver fees are payable at the time of booking and are 5.9 You agree that our Contiki Trip Managers or Representatives may care of. Contiki accepts responsibility for the services contracted with and/or the style of transport mentioned in the brochure, resulting in non-refundable. They do not apply to cancellations due to changes take photographs and films of you while you are on holiday and that these suppliers as they affect your holiday. Where a part of your holiday occasionally having to utilise transport without some of the features of mind or for medical reasons. To protect yourself against these and these may be used in our Group brochures and/or advertising or publicity as specified in this brochure cannot be provided and a reasonable promoted including WiFi & power outlets. other eventualities, you should ask your Travel Agent about a suitable material without obtaining any further consent or payment in respect of alternative not accepted, Contiki may pay compensation specific to 5. LIABILITY insurance policy. N.B. This scheme is applicable only in the event that such photographs and/or films. that loss. Please also note that Contiki cannot be held responsible for 5.1 Your travel agent shall, on the receipt of any monies, hold such you provide documentary proof of having a visa application refused. 5.10 Should you have a complaint in respect of the holiday, you should the failure of any of these parties to provide facilities or services for monies for you until the booking is confirmed at which time those To be eligible for the purchase of the visa waiver insurance, travellers inform the Contiki Trip Manager or Contiki Representative during the handicapped travellers (see also 5.3 under Holiday Details & Conditions). 1.5 monies shall be remitted promptly by your travel agent to us. All such are encouraged to do so as early as possible when they make their trip course of the holiday and if the matter cannot be resolved after the Please note that no airline or carrier depicted or recommended in booking. If we do not hear from you or your travel agent 30 days before monies received by us will be deposited as required by law. Representative’s best endeavours to do so during the holiday, your this brochure by virtue of their endorsement of this brochure represent 5.2 the trip, we will assume that your visa application has not been approved We will be entitled to keep for each account any interest earned complaint should be made in writing to Contiki as soon as is reasonably themselves either as contracting with any purchaser of a holiday from and we will have to cancel your reservation. However, you can always on such monies. possible after the holiday but within 28 days thereof so that your Contiki or as having any other legal relationship with any such purchaser. 5.3 re-book your trip (subject to availability) should your visa approval come 1.6 All monies paid by you to us through your travel agent or otherwise, complaint can be investigated. Any claims made after the 28 day period Every effort is made to ensure brochure accuracy at the time of inside 30 days. Bookings made within 30 days without the necessary whether in respect of the deposit or full payment, may be disbursed by will not be considered by Contiki. If you choose to write to Contiki via going to print, however Contiki cannot be held responsible for printing or visa approvals are not eligible for this visa waiver insurance and will be us as and when we see fit, in respect of the services to be provided and/ the Internet, please provide your home address so that we are able to typographical errors, or errors arising from unforeseen circumstances. subject to the standard cancellation terms and conditions. 2. VALIDITY or fees payable under your selected holiday. The payment of a deposit reply to you in writing. Where the percentage cancellation fee is less than the trip deposit, the or any other monies in respect of your holiday shall be deemed to be an 5.11.1 The contract and all matters arising in respect hereof shall be The programmes advertised in this brochure are valid from January authorisation to disburse thereof as aforesaid. cancellation fee will equal loss of deposit. If the reason for cancellation 2020 to April 2021. falls within the terms of any holiday insurance policy which you hold, subject to English Law, unless we agree otherwise in writing. 3. OPERATING COMPANIES 5.11.2 If any provision of this contract is held invalid or unenforceable YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES then any such charges may, subject to the terms of your insurance Contiki’s Asia programmes are operated by Contiki Holidays Asia Ltd., 1. BOOKING YOUR HOLIDAY by any court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be deemed policy, be refunded to you by the insurance company. All Cancellation Travel House, Rue du Manoir, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 2JH, Channel 1.1 to be re-written to give effect to the same purpose within the permitted In order to reserve your holiday, a deposit of US$200, per person policies valid as at 26th September, 2019, and are subject to change. Islands. Contiki’s Africa programmes are operated by Contiki Holidays limits of the law. The validity and enforceability of the other provisions per trip, or the full amount payable if booking is made within 45 days Final policy will be confirmed at time of booking. Ltd, Travel House, Rue du Manoir, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel shall not be affected. of departure from your home country, must be submitted to Contiki 3.4 Any cancellation of additional services booked prior to & after Islands, GY1 2JH. Please note that Contiki utilises ground handlers to 5.11.3 If you are unsuccessful in any legal action instituted against us, by you in respect of that holiday. This payment is in addition to any your trip booking, such as pre & post accommodation & transfers, assist with the operation of our products. These ground handlers include: you agree to pay all our costs, including but not limited to, attorney/ deposit required by your travel agent. The deposit is accepted as a first that are cancelled within 14 days of the trip departure incur a 100% ARP for Eastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania including Kilimanjaro and instalment of the holiday price by Contiki only once the booking has been cancellation fee. traveller costs. 6. COMPULSORY INSURANCE Zanzibar, Uganda). Springbok Atlas for South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, confirmed in writing by Contiki or your travel agent. 3.5 These cancellation fees are in addition to any cancellation fees that Botswana & Namibia. Diesenhaus Unitours for Israel & Jordan. 1.2 Deposit and final payment will be converted to the local currency at may be levied by your travel agent. Travel insurance is compulsory on our trips, and we have some of the 4. CONTIKI IS REPRESENTED IN: point of booking. Conversion is based on the prevailing exchange rate 3.6 If flight changes are requested after the deposit has been received, best deals on rates. Visit contiki.com/insurance. It is compulsory that Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Germany, at time of full/balance payment. Please check with your Travel Agent or if flights are cancelled after tickets are issued, revision fees, change you take out comprehensive insurance cover for cancellation, personal Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, at time of payment. fees or Airline cancellation fees will be applicable and may be in addition injury, death, medical expenses, repatriation expenses and evacuation Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South 1.3 Your land reservation will be confirmed on receipt of a non to the above cancellation charges. expenses before you travel on a Contiki holiday. We strongly recommend Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and USA. refundable deposit of US$200 per person per trip, which must be within 4. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR BOOKING your insurance also covers cancellation, personal liability and loss of Contiki is a registered trademark of Contiki Tours International 7 days of booking or the reservation will automatically be cancelled. 4.1 If after your booking has been confirmed, you wish to change to an personal property. Please check that the insurance covers all of the Ltd, Guernsey. 1.4 Any special meal requirements will be made on a request basis alternate departure date of any available trip, you may do so subject activities that you are going to be participating in. Some policies exclude DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT only. Contiki cannot guarantee special meal requests nor will it assume to availability. certain adventure activities. This should be arranged at the time of Please be assured that we have measures in place to protect the any responsibility or liability if travellers’ special meal requirements 4.2 If the change is requested 45 days before the original trip departure payment of the deposit and will, in certain circumstances, cover you personal booking information held by us. This information will be are not fulfilled. no fee will be charged. against loss of deposit or cancellation fees from the date of confirmation passed on to the principal and to the relevant suppliers of your 1.5 Gorilla Trek. If you wish to book a trip including the Gorilla Trek you 4.3 A change of booking within 45 days of original trip departure will be of your booking, as shown in the insurance policy. Contiki cannot be travel arrangements. The information may also be provided to public will be required to make an additional non-refundable deposit at the treated as a cancellation and normal cancellation fees held responsible for your failure to take out appropriate insurance and authorities such as customs or immigration if required by them, or as time of booking. Your reservations agent will advise you of the additional will apply (as detailed in section 3). However trip deposits can be used we recommend you purchase your insurance at or soon after booking required by law. Certain information may also be passed on to security amount required. as credit to a new trip, see FlexDeposit. your trip. You also agree to indemnify us against all third-party claims, or credit checking companies. We will only pass your information on 2. PAYING THE BALANCE 4.4 The new departure price would not be eligible for New Release actions, damages and remedies which may be brought against us in to persons responsible for your travel arrangements. This applies to 2.1 The balance of the holiday price must be paid no later than 45 days Deals if within 45 days before departure. respect of your participation in the holiday. any sensitive information that you give to us such as details of any before the scheduled holiday departure date from your home country 4.5 A name change to a different person will be treated as a 7. ILLNESS OR ABSENTEEISM disabilities, or dietary/religious requirements. (If we cannot pass this which shall be by the due date stated on the confirmation issued to cancellation. In the event of your withdrawal from a holiday after the commencement information to the relevant suppliers we will be unable to provide your you by Contiki. 4.6 A fee will be charged for any alteration to airline arrangements made as a result of illness, you must obtain a medical certificate in support booking. In making this booking, you consent to this information being 2.2 If payment isn’t made by the due date, Contiki may assume that you by Contiki as per clause 3 of any insurance claim. No refunds will be made for any absence passed on to the relevant persons.). Where the data might be passed have cancelled and cancellation charges in accordance with clause 3 5. HOLIDAY DETAILS AND CONDITIONS from the trip. on for marketing purposes, you have the right to opt out of future below will be levied by Contiki. 5.1 Please read the brochure carefully for those items included in the 8. WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED IN THE HOLIDAY PRICE marketing. You also have a right of access to data held which can be 2.3 Tickets and other documents won’t be forwarded until full payment price. No allowance or refund can be made for meals, accommodation, Airfares to and from your holiday destination, airport taxes, passport and obtained by writing to Contiki Holidays Ltd, Travel House, Rue du Manoir, has been received by us. excursions, etc. that you elect not to take, or when museums, shops, visa fees, insurance, laundry, phone calls, beverages, meals not detailed St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, GY1 2JH. 2.4 In the case of Late Bookings made within 45 days of your departure etc are closed. Hotel facilities may vary from place to place. Meals may in the itinerary, tips to Trip Managers, representatives, drivers and local This brochure was published in September 2019 and supersedes any from your home country, the full cost of the holiday will be payable vary in style. guides, items of a personal nature, excess baggage, Free Time Add-Ons. other current brochure in the market. TO BOOK

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