Grand Tour of Thailand
Grand Thailand Tour with Emirates Airlines
Phuket – Bangkok - Pattaya
No Extra Tour - All Excursions Included !!!
Accommodation in 4* Hotels
Day 1 Istanbul – Dubai – Phuket
Meeting in front of the Emirates counter at Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal. After ticketing, baggage, and passport procedures, depart for Dubai at 20:10 on Emirates Airlines flight EK122. Arrival at 01:20. After arrival, depart for Phuket at 03:00 on Emirates Airlines flight EK378.
Day 2 Phuket
We arrive in Phuket at 12:05 local time. After passport, baggage, and customs procedures, we depart from the airport. We will take a panoramic introductory tour where we will have the chance to get to know part of Phuket Island. After the tour, transfer to the hotel and check-in, then free time. Accommodation at our hotel.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Andakira Patong 4*, BW Patong 4*, Patong Resort 4* etc.
Route: Phuket
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated 19:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 3 Phuket (Phi Phi Island)
After breakfast at our hotel, we depart for our full-day Phi Phi Island tour with lunch included. With our speedboats, we quickly reach Phi Phi Don, the first of Phuket’s two nearby paradise coral islands. With its palm-tree-lined beach and crystal-clear turquoise sea, we visit Maya Bay, where some scenes from Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Beach” were filmed. Next, we stop at Phi Phi Ley. Here we visit Viking Cave. Our lunch will be on Phi Phi Island. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Accommodation at our hotel.
Guests who wish may join the spectacular Siam Niramit Show activity with buffet dinner organized by the guide. (75 USD). First, we will have dinner at this Thai cultural theme park, which is established on a 60-acre area. After dinner, we will tour the park and watch a wonderful program prepared at a giant show area with a capacity of 1,600 seats and a 270-degree viewing angle. After this beautiful night, transfer to our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Andakira Patong 4*, BW Patong 4*, Patong Resort 4* etc.
Route: Phuket
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated 19:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 4 Phuket (James Bond Island)
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for our full-day James Bond Island tour with lunch included. Our first stop by excursion boat will be Panak and Hong Islands, which have been featured in many documentaries. During this trip with our private canoes, an adventure awaits you where you will witness magnificent natural scenery among bays and caves. After the buffet lunch on our boat, our next stop is James Bond Island, where the James Bond film “The Man with the Golden Gun” was shot. We see the famous rock and beach here, and free time is given so you can shop from the Muslim villagers on the island and take plenty of photos. Our final stop will be Lawa Island or Naka Island, where we can swim, sunbathe, and relax on the beach (the decision will be made according to weather conditions). After the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Accommodation at our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Andakira Patong 4*, BW Patong 4*, Patong Resort 4* etc.
Route: Phuket
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated 19:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 5 Phuket – Bangkok
After breakfast at the hotel, we transfer to Phuket Airport. After passport and baggage procedures, we depart for Bangkok with local airlines. Upon arrival in Bangkok, our Bangkok city tour begins. In our panoramic city tour, sights include Chinatown, Flower Market, Democracy Monument and Avenue, Ministries Avenue, Parliament Building, and the Royal Palace, which has hosted the Siam Kingdom since 1782 and contains the administrative and living quarters of the current royal family members. After the tour, transfer to our Bangkok hotel and free time. Accommodation at our hotel.
Guests who wish may join the evening Bangkok by Tuk Tuk activity organized by the guide. (35 USD) With our guests who wish to participate, we will have the opportunity to discover the vibrancy and notable spots of the city using classic Tuk Tuk vehicles waiting for us at the hotel. Our vehicles will stop at certain points for photo opportunities and for you to try famous Thai street foods. At the end of the tour, we return to our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Grand Howard Hotel 4* etc.
Route: Phuket-Bangkok
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated 19:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 6 Bangkok (Floating Market, Asiatique Night Market)
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart with our guests for the “Floating Market” tour. On this tour, by leaving Bangkok, we first stop at a coconut farm in the town of Samut Songkhram, where the world-famous Siamese Twins were born. Here, you can learn about how the Thai people benefit from the coconut tree and see souvenirs made from this tree. You can also visit the orchid garden inside. From here, after about a 10-minute bus ride, we arrive at the pier where Thai-style boats depart. We board the boats and, after a pleasant half-hour journey amid wonderful exotic Far Eastern scenery, we reach the famous Floating Market, featured on magazine covers. On our tour, you will see the open market set up in one-row oared boats on the river and have the chance to shop. We tour the Floating Market until noon. On the way back to Bangkok, we taste the most famous tropical fruits of Thailand, which our guide will provide. After the excursion, we return to our hotel and rest, then go to Asiatique Night Market, one of the most famous night markets in Bangkok. In the market, it is possible to shop as you wish and find options to suit your taste. After free time, we return to our hotel at the time determined by our guide. Accommodation at our hotel.
Guests who wish may join the evening Chao Phraya River dinner cruise activity organized by the guide. (55 USD) On this tour, dinner with live music awaits you on our 41-meter-wide boat on the Chao Phraya, the kings’ river of Bangkok, known as the Venice of the Far East. After our dinner, transfer to our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Grand Howard Hotel 4* etc.
Route: Phuket-Bangkok
Hotel Check-in Time; Estimated 19:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 7 Bangkok – Pattaya (Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Elephant Safari)
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for our Nong Nooch Tropical Garden tour in Pattaya. We guarantee that you will take many photos in this magnificent garden, which has won the award for “best landscaped garden” worldwide for years. After our garden visit, we will watch a cultural show where we will get to know Thai culture closely. After watching Thai dances, Thai boxing, reenactments of historical battles, and many other performances, we move to the second part and watch the wonderful shows performed by elephants. After the garden tour, we join the “Elephant Safari” tour, where we can get even closer to the elephants. On this tour, you ride on the backs of elephants through the जंगल and cross small ponds. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Accommodation at our hotel
Guests who wish may join the evening Alcazar Cabaret Show activity organized by the guide. (Vip seats 35 USD). Get ready to watch an enjoyable program, one of the most famous cabaret shows in Asia ever, where fascinating stage acts and costumes change continuously. Surprises await you after the show. After the tour, transfer to our hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Heaton Concept Hotel 4*, The Stay Hotel 4*, Terra Nara Hotel 5* etc.
Route: Bangkok-Pattaya 149 KM
Hotel Check-in Time: Estimated 19:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 8 Pattaya – Bangkok (Crocodile Farm)
After breakfast at the hotel, we visit the Royal Jewelry Store, which has the title of the world’s largest jewelry store, where we can see jewelry and precious stone production, a major sector for the Thai economy. After that, we depart for our “Crocodile Farm” tour. Here, we will watch shows with crocodiles and tour the garden arranged with tropical plants and trees. We will take souvenir photos with tigers, feed the elephants by hand, and see various Far Eastern animals in the garden. At the end of our excursion, we depart for Bangkok Airport. Before reaching the airport, you can visit one of the largest outlet centers in Bangkok and shop while waiting for our flight time. At the end of the tour, transfer to Bangkok Airport at the time specified by the guide.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Route: Pattaya-Bangkok 149 KM
Day 9 Bangkok – Dubai – Istanbul
After ticketing, baggage, and passport procedures, depart for Dubai at 02:15 on Emirates Airlines flight EK377. Arrival in Dubai at 06:00. Then depart for Istanbul at 10:40 on Emirates Airlines flight EK123. Arrival in Istanbul at 14:25.
What's Included
✅ Flight tickets with Emirates Airlines from Istanbul – Dubai - Phuket, Bangkok - Dubai – Istanbul (30 KG Baggage Allowance)
✅ Phuket – Bangkok Flight Tickets with Local Airlines (20KG Baggage Allowance)
✅ Local Transportation Services
✅ Professional Turkish-speaking guide service
✅ Accommodation in 4* hotels for 3 nights in Phuket, 2 nights in Bangkok, and 1 night in Pattaya, including breakfast
✅ Customs duties
✅ City taxes
✅ Panoramic city tours specified in the program
✅ Airport taxes and service fees
✅ Phuket island tour
✅ Phi Phi Island tour with lunch
✅ James Bond Island tour with lunch
✅ Bangkok tour
✅ Floating Market tour
✅ Asiatique Night Market tour
✅ Nong Nooch Tropical Garden tour
✅ Elephant Safari tour
✅ Royal Jewelry Store tour
✅ Crocodile Farm tour
✅ Outlet tour
✅ All highway checkpoint and parking fees
✅ Mandatory local guide services in some cities
Not Included
❌ Tours organized by the guide
❌ The Thailand local service fee of 25 USD per person is paid to the guide upon arrival. (This fee is used during the tour for local guides, waiters, and porters' tips.)
❌ All personal expenses
❌ Lunch and Dinner
❌ All excursions and tours not specified in the program.
❌ Overseas خروج fee
❌ Overseas travel health insurance
INFORMATION
- As of 1 May 2025, Thailand will switch to the Digital Arrival Card application. For groups arriving in Thailand as of 1 May, it will be mandatory to complete this form online before arrival. Guests may complete this form no earlier than 3 days before the travel date. Immediately after the form is completed, the Digital Arrival Card can be downloaded by email or via the link provided in the system. Guests are required to carry a printed copy of this document with them. Some groups depart 1 day before the arrival date in Thailand, but the Arrival Date must always be selected as the date of arrival in Thailand. All passengers arriving in Thailand are required to complete the electronic entry card. During the application, basic information such as name and surname, purpose of travel, occupation, city of residence, accommodation in Thailand (hotel, guesthouse, friend's house, etc.), and phone number will be entered. TDAC (Thailand Digital Arrival Card) Linki : https://tdac.immigration.go.th
- During the tour, to be able to shop and spend in all countries included in the program, it is sufficient to have Euros. In regions using local currency, the Guide will assist with currency exchange.
- During the trip, comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred. It is advisable to have a cardigan, etc. with you for the evening.
- On our tours, a rotation (seat change) practice is implemented in the daily seating plan, and no fixed seat or front seat guarantee is given. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, a minimum stay of 3 days is required in order to bring goods (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
- Free shop shopping limits when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (except alcoholic drinks containing more than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (including alcoholic drinks containing less than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skincare Products: 5 items, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- During the tour program, Guides may make changes to the flow of the program depending on weather and road conditions, provided that they show all places stated in the program.
- Our guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge until 30 days before the tour. If there are fewer than 30 days left until the tour date, a 30% penalty applies; if there are 20 days or less left, a 100% penalty applies. Unfortunately, hospital reports, workplace permission documents, etc. obtained from authorities in Turkey and submitted together with the participant's cancellation request are not accepted for cancellation of hotels and services to be received outside Turkey.
- Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation for the trip is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified by LİDYA TOUR.
- In cases where only category information is provided without specifying a name in the tour program and/or options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by LİDYA TOUR 2 days before the trip departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at a distance greater than the stated km. In such a case, information will be provided by LİDYA TOUR 15 days before the tour departure date
- 3-person rooms are provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed allocated to the 3rd person in such rooms is smaller than standard beds. 3-person rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since the extra beds are foldable and coachbed-type beds, tour participants are deemed to have accepted the possible congestion in the rooms and the bed type in 3rd person and/or child reservations. Child discounts are valid only for one child staying with 2 adults and matching the relevant age group.
- Breakfasts included in the tour program services and received at the hotel are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally with a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of up to 2-3 hours, organized for the general introduction of the cities and conducted panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide commentary, excluding museum and archaeological site entrance fees. If panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot take place on the day and time coinciding with the tour because local authorities do not permit visiting or entering, or due to closed roads because of any event, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions, LİDYA TOUR is not responsible for the inability to carry out the aforementioned tours. Some tours may be conducted by public transport or on foot where possible in areas with closed roads or where vehicle access is not permitted.
- During travel, waiting times at customs gates crossed by road may exceed standards, and LİDYA TOUR cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences arising from these waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local LİDYA TOUR service provider with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the required number is not reached, the excursions cannot be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicles used for the extra excursion may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide according to the opening/closing status of museums and archaeological sites at the places to be visited and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional at the participant's request and are not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to participate in extra tours arranged during the tour are deemed to have accepted waiting at a suitable rest facility on the route. These passengers will be dropped off at a roadside rest stop before the extra tour starts and picked up from the point where they were dropped off after the tour is completed.
- For those participating in tours by air, the required check-in and boarding procedures are personal procedures and must be completed by the guest before the flight at the relevant airline counters at airports or online on the airlines' websites.
- LİDYA TOUR is not responsible for the inability of persons who are not present at the airport at the times notified by LİDYA TOUR for participation in the tour, who do not complete check-in and boarding on time, or who complete check-in and boarding on time but do not board the plane, to carry out the flight. The costs of new round-trip plane tickets that will be required for people who miss the plane in order to join the tour, and all expenses related to their transfers in the destination region, are their responsibility.
- LİDYA TOUR is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or times may change before the current trip and flight. LİDYA TOUR is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip accepting the risk of time changes. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax or airport service fees.
- The Vehicle Types Used on Our Tours are classified as follows according to the number of people. The vehicle types below are assigned according to the number of people in each of our tours.
Buses: (Used for 25 - 46 People) Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 People) Minibuses: (Used for up to 16 People)
- All guests are deemed to have completed the sale of the tour by accepting the above-mentioned items.
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