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Jungle Safaris | Diving | Sailing | Health Spas | Sea Canoeing | Health Check | Original Vacations Smooth as Silk

 

Thailand offers more the range and diversity of holiday travel experience to be found in Thailand is greater than any other country in Asia. Opportunities for memorable vacations cover every interest, every activity in this huge country, which stretches almost two thousand kilometers from the rugged jungled mountains of the north, to escapist tropical islands and heavenly beaches in the far south.

Over recent years, Thailand has emerged as Asia's most popular destination for special interest vacations covering sports, adventure and learning experiences, as well as historical and cultural sightseeing, shopping, dining and entertainment. And the interest in ecotourism is growing as travellers seek physically and mentally stimulating leisure activities.

This leaflet gives an idea of some of the original theme vacation ideas on offer in Thailand. Many of these are available through the Royal Orchid Holidays programme created by Thai Airways International, your passport to the best of Thailand.

[ GOLF ]    
Facilitiesfor golf in Thailand are today recognised as being among the best in Asia. Over 200 courses, many by top international designers, are found throughout the Kingdom, from Chiang Rai in the north, to Phuket in the south.

Many clubs welcome visiting players, of amateur or professional standard, who come as individuals or in groups to play the scenic yet uncrowded fairways and manicured greens.

Golfers can combine a holiday in Thailand with flexible itineraries covering a few, or many courses, to make up a perfect golfing vacation.

 

  [ DIVING ]
Qualified instruction and all gear can be arranged locally, while boats are available for organised diving tours or individual rental at reasonable rates. Main diving centres include Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Koh Samui.

The warm tropical waters of the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea provide ideal conditions for scuba diving and snorkelling. Countless deserted islands, fringed by colourful coral reefs, are home to a rich diversity of sea creatures, while vast areas of Thailand's coastal waters are designated national marine parks to preserve this natural heritage

 

[ LEARNING THAI COOKING ]    
With the growing worldwide popularity of Thai restaurants, keen cooks can come to Thailand to learn for themselves the varied arts of Thai cuisine.

Royal Orchid Holidays offer Thai cooking courses for a single half-day, or up to a week,to cover every aspect from buying spices and ingredients in local markets, to prepara tion of whole meals, soups and appetisers to desserts. Courses are held in hotels or cooking schools in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Koh Samui.

 

[ ELEPHANT SAFARI ]
In Thailand's remote forests, elephants can still be seen hauling timber. Travellers to Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, or Mae Hong Son can make excursions to visit elephant working camps, and even ride on elephant-back for up to half a day through jungles laced by picturesque rivers.

 

[ ANCIENT HISTORY ]
Thailand's long and eventful history offers fascinating sightseeing opportunities for travellers interested in bronze-age aercaeology, Khmer-era temple monuments, or the ancient ruined capitals of past civilisations. The Kingdom's central and northeastern regions are rich in such treasures - many of them protected as World Heritage sites.

 

[ TERKKING & RIVER RAFTING ]
Active travellers will appreciate the opportunities to be found in northern Thailand for physically demanding adventures in remote mountain regions. They can trek on foot through pristine forests, to visit and stay in the villages of colourful hilltribes folk, or tackle rough mountain tracks by mountain bike. The many rushing rivers offer prospects for exciting rides by bamboo raft or inflatable, passing through scenes of unmatched natural beauty. Such treks are well organised, with guides and equipment provided.

 

[ Jungle Safaris ]    
Large areas of Thailand are still covered by forest and jungle. With much of this ecological heritage now protected as national parklands, there are exciting prospects for wilderness exploration and discovering nature.

In such remote regions there are few roads, with four-wheel-drive vehicles the only practical means of transport. Experience such unspoilt environments with 4WD safaris in Thailand's rugged north, operated out of Chiang Mai, or explore the pristine rain forests of the far south, out of Phuket

 

[ SAILING ]

The scenic waters of the Andaman Sea present a superb environment for sailing, expecially favourable during the northeast Monsoon season from November through March. Liveaboard sailing yachts can be chartered out of Phuket, either bare-boat, or with crew, to explore remote islands, or travellers may prefer to join a party cruising on a traditional sailing junk.

Smaller sailboats or catamarans can be rented, by the hour or day, in any of Thailand's beach resorts, such as Pattaya, Koh Samui, Phuket or Krabi.

 

[ HEALTH SPAS ]    
The revitalisation of body and mind is the objective at a growing number of luxurious spas and health resorts in Thailand. Situated in major city hotels and idyllic beachside locations, these spas provide every facility to promote health, control weight, or simply to recover from the stress of modern work and lifestyles.

In such an environment, the visitor will be pampered, yet experience a regime of exercise and diet control designed for each individual. A variety of massage and beauty treatments will also help to return the traveller home in better shape, physically and mentally.

 

  [ SEA CANOEING ]
The ecological variety to be found along Thailand's Andaman Sea coast is unequalled. Spectacular islands conceal hidden lagoons, while jungled rivers and mangrove swamps are rich in wildlife.

The most delightful way to discover this unique environment is by inflatable sea kayak. These rugged small craft can be rented, with organised itineraries of a few hours or several days, operated out of Phuket.

Adventure lovers can paddle their own canoes and camp on deserted beaches, with an accom panying escort boat to carry equipment and provisions for alfresco meals.

 

[ HEALTH CHECK ]    
The scenic waters of the Andaman Sea present a superb environment for sailing, expecially favourable during the northeast Monsoon season from November through March. Liveaboard sailing yachts can be chartered out of Phuket, either bare-boat, or with crew, to explore remote islands, or travellers may prefer to join a party cruising on a traditional sailing junk.

Smaller sailboats or catamarans can be rented, by the hour or day, in any of Thailand's beach resorts, such as Pattaya, Koh Samui, Phuket or Krabi.

 

[ ORIGINAL VACATIONS SMOOTH AS SILK ]
Fly Asia's friendliest airline to discover a diversity of original vacation ideas in Asia's friendliest country. Fly THAI to Thailand. THAI's frequent intercontinential and regional services offer unequalled standards of inflight hospitality, generous meals, free wines and more comfort in its superb modem jets.

Within Thailand, THAI serves every comer of the Kingdom, cities tourist centres and beach resorts. All are reached easily by THAI, to open up a wonderland of travel discovery for sporting, special interest and adventure vacations. THAI also offer a comprehensive range of Royal Orchid Holidays, Minibreaks and Stopovers, with excursions and optional tours covering every attraction and activity in this magic land. And with THAI's award-winning frequent flyer programme, Royal Orchid Plus, passengers can earn valuable benefits, including free flights on both international and domestic routes.

Talk to your travel agent, or any officer of Thai Airways International, then fly THAI to Thailand for the orginal vacation of a lifetime.

 

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