Angkor Wat Half Marathon/10K Tour 2017 November 27 – December 10
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Angkor Wat Half Marathon/10K Tour 2017 November 27 – December 10 Vietnam / Cambodia /Thailand Mon 27 Nov Arrive HANOI, Vietnam. Meet & Greet by our local hosts and transfer to your hotel. *private transfers available if arriving after 10am PAN PACIFIC HANOI HOTEL Afternoon at leisure to rest up, acquaint yourself with the hotel’s many facilities, or take a stroll in the city. Your hotel is conveniently located close to shopping areas and tourist attractions. Take a jog around the nearby lake where the local people do their exercising. 1800 “Welcome to Vietnam” Cocktail. Dinner on own Tue 28 Nov In Hanoi. 0600 If you are an early riser, consider meeting in the lobby for an easy jog around one of the nearby lakes and to see the thousands of local people doing their exercises and tai chi. Buffet Breakfast at hotel. 0830 Morning City Sightseeing includes the One Pillar Pagoda, past the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Temple of Literature (Vietnam’s first university started in the 11th C.) and the site of the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison. Relax this afternoon. Lunch on own. 1800 Water Puppet Show at the Municipal Water Puppet Theatre, a truly magical centuries old traditional performance depicting ancient fables and every day Vietnamese life. Dinner on own. Try one of the fine restaurants in town. Wed 29 Nov In Hanoi. Buffet Breakfast at hotel. 0730 Full day excursion to Halong Bay, a World Heritage Site. Halong Bay is a maze of soaring karst limestone towers out of the sea, similar to the ones in the Andaman Sea. Includes a boat ride passing the islands of Trong, Mai, Am, Chen and Cong Troi (Heaven Gates), and stopping at one of the islands to visit caves. Lunch provided on the boat. Overnight at Novotel Halong Bay Hotel Dinner on own. Thur 30 Nov Halong Bay – Siem Reap, Cambodia. Buffet Breakfast at hotel. Morning at leisure to browse around town on your own. Early afternoon transfer to the airport. Leave Hanoi Arrive Siem Reap, Cambodia. Meet and greet and transfer to your PRINCE D’ANGKOR HOTEL & SPA 1930 “Welcome to Cambodia” pool-side BBQ dinner. Fri 01 Dec In Siem Reap. Buffet breakfast at hotel. 0800 Drive to the archaeological park and explore Angkor Wat, the finest (and largest) ancient religious structure in the world. Continue to nearby Angkor Thom, a fortified royal city built in the 12th century and home to as many as one million people during its prime. Visit Bayon, a fascinating temple of narrow corridors, steep stairs and an amazing collection of 54 towers decorated with smiling faces on each side. Also see the Elephant Terrace, Royal Palace and the Leper King Terrace. Back to your hotel for lunch on own. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner on own. Sat 02 Dec In Siem Reap. Buffet breakfast at hotel. 0800 Morning visit to Ta Prohm where most of the dense jungle has not been cleared and looks very much as most of the Angkor monuments would have appeared when European explorers first stumbled across them in the late 19th century. Visti the Banteay Srei Temple, built in the late 10th century. A magnificent monument of fine art and filigree relief work. Lunch at Rumchong Restaurant Sunset over the Cambodian countryside from the upper terraces of an ancient Angkorian Temple. 1700 Bib packet distribution in the lobby of our hotel. 1830- Pasta Loading Dinner at hotel. Tuck in early! Sun 03 Dec Race Day! The day you have been waiting for. 0500 Light breakfast items at the hotel. 0540 Early morning drive to nearby Angkor Wat Temple, the start of the Angkor Wat Half Marathon or 10K. We will have our own KLE recovery tent with refreshments, fruits and beer. An experience to remember! Relax at the hotel’s large pool this afternoon feeling exhausted, yet triumphant. A good time to take a post-race massage at the hotel. 1800 “Mission Accomplished” cocktail party at the Pool Bar of our hotel. 1900 Dinner on own. Explore another one of the fine restaurants in the hotel or in town. Mon 04 Dec 0800 Morning Tonle Sap Lake visit with boat ride through the floating fishermen villages. At Kbal Spean, also known as the River of 1000 Lingas, there are carvings in the riverbed (in the same way as at Kulen). Near Kbal Spien is a waterfall that can be reached by hiking 2km uphill. Restaurant : Local Restaurant (Cambodia)(Lunch), and Mahob Khmer Cuisine(Dinner), Tue 05 Dec Cambodia-Thailand Siem Reap – Phuket. Buffet breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport. Meet & Greet and transfer across the island to your AMARI PHUKET Balance of afternoon at leisure to enjoy this beautiful resort. 1800 Sunset “Welcome to Phuket” cocktail followed by a Thai set dinner at the resort. Wed 06Dec In Phuket. Buffet breakfast at hotel. Day at leisure. Take a stroll into Patong town. Dinner on own. Thu 07 Dec Phuket – Koh Yao Noi Island in the Andaman Sea. Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and leave for our 3-night outing to the island. 0800 Leave from your hotel across the island to the Boat Lagoon Pier from where you will start a full day SEA CANOE excursion. A fascinating canoe outing in the famous Phang Nga Bay to visit the bay’s Hongs and Tidal Caves by guided sea kayak. Your escort boat is fully staffed with a captain, two boat boys, two cooks and the guides. At mid-day, a sumptuous Seafood Buffet Lunch will be served aboard the escort boat. In the late afternoon, the escort boat will drop us off on the picturesque and lush island of Koh Yao Noi at the PARADISE KOH YAO RESORT & SPA 1800 “Welcome to Phang Nga Bay” cocktail and dinner at the resort. Fri 08 Dec Breakfast and dinner included at the resort. Join us for an early morning jog on the jungle trail. Day at leisure. Go kayaking on your own with the resorts canoes along the edge of the island and around the unique lime stone rock formations, or just hang out at this beautiful resort. Sat 09 Dec Koh Yao Noi Island – Phuket. Breakfast at the resort. Another day to relax at Koh Yoa. 1800 “Farewell” cocktail at the West Pool Bar of the resort. Dinner on own. Sun 10 Dec Thailand – USA. Buffet breakfast at the resort. Mid-morning transfer to the mainland & transfer to Phuket Airport. Departure flight back home .