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All Holiday Packages offered by Alternative Travel & Rainbow Cruises exclude the cost of Airline Tickets and Airport Taxes.

The best possible airfare will be sourced for you at the time of booking one of these packages.

Airline Ticket costs are subject to the date of departure, length of stay and ‘specials' on offer by the various airlines.

Airport Taxes are subject to currency fluctuations and only applicable on the day that the ticket is issued.

THAILAND:

BANGKOK – Hotel:

TARNTAWAN PLACE – 3*

The Tarntawan Place takes great pleasure in welcoming you to an experience of truly friendly service and vibrant surroundings.

Whether you are visiting on business or pleasure, we are your best choice in Bangkok.

The commitment and dedication of our International management team and fine Thai staff has become renowned worldwide. In our quest for total customer satisfaction, our emphasis remains on you, our guest to ensure the comfort and atmosphere expected for an enjoyable stay.

Situated in a quiet courtyard off Surawong Road in the heart of Bangkok's business and entertainment district, the Tarntawan Place is within walking distance to international banks, major companies, shopping centres and airline offices.

All of Bangkok's best nightlife venues are just around the corner, including the famous Patpong Night Bazaar and Thaniya Plaza.

The Tarntawan Place is well established and is classified amongst the new boutique style of accommodation that is fast becoming the preferential choice of the discerning business traveller. Our rooms are nicely appointed, spacious and light, creating a friendly and intimate atmosphere. Our personalised service and attention to detail ensures a special comfort and charm.

Relax in the comfort and style of our attractively decorated rooms and suites. Nicely appointed with full amenities, we understand the importance of your 'home away from home'.

PHUKET – Hotel:

CLUB ONE SEVEN HOTEL – 3*

Club One Seven Phuket is a boutique hip, yet valued-added GLBT oriented accommodation located here in Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand. Hailed by former guests as "home away from home", Club One Seven Phuket is your perfect Home base for everything you would desire in a vacation, from pure relaxation to great adventures.

Club One Seven Phuket offers a Home Dining Café with breakfast included in the room & bed rates, a newly landscaped pool garden with Jacuzzi located by the riverside, a new Gym and Fitness Centre, bar services available throughout the facility, Free WIFI and high speed Internet access throughout the house, and many more surprises awaiting for you

Strategically and conveniently located, in a quiet and non-hassle area, along the stretch of boutique art galleries. We are just 300 meters to the renowned Patong Beach and have easy access to Karon and Kata beaches, popular discos and bars, Simon Cabaret, shopping malls, Paradise Complex and many other diverse opportunities of entertainment for all lifestyles.

Club One Seven Bed & Breakfast offers 17 creatively and uniquely decorated private guestrooms. Each room is designed with its own individual identity such as Standard Superior Hip, Deluxe Classic, Deluxe Thai, Deluxe Joyful, and the newly added Grand Deluxe design concepts. In addition, we would also like to introduce to you the other housing alternative here, The INN @ Club One Seven. Staying at The INN will give you the great opportunity to socialize and get-to-know more friends from around the world at a very low cost.

So if you fancy something different and innovative at great value for money, we are waiting for you here at Club One Seven Phuket. The staff works to make you feel like a member of the "Family", and you can enjoy the experience of our warm Thai "Family" hospitality and a blissful vacation at your own "Home away from Home."

• King Size Bed
• Air Conditioning with self-controlled unit
• Private (hot and cold water) Shower and Toilet. Basic Toiletries
• Mini Bars & Refrigerator
• IDD Telephone & Electronic Safe
• Tea & Coffee making facilities
• Cable TV and DVD Movie Service
• Free WIFI Internet Access

What is there to do in Bangkok?

SHOP till you drop!

Shopping options: -

1. Pratunam Clothing Market – around the Amari Watergate Hotel

2. Various Shopping Malls in the down town area – such as MBK

3. The Computer Mall – Microsoft's Nightmare – magnificent PC/IT /camera & electronic bargains – opposite the Amari Watergate

4. Bangkok Weekend Market – just outside the city – bargains by the millions on clothing / household goods / etc – a must visit with comfortable walking shoes!

5. Need a ‘special outfit' – one can be made overnight with a perfect fit! Depending on your requirements – a shirt, a jacket, a pair of silk slacks OR even a sequin ball gown for that special occasion! See pictures below!......

Sightseeing:

1. Canal cruise, visit the Grand Palace and a tuk tuk trip

2. Visit the Damnern Saduak Floating Market

OPTIONAL SHOPPING TOURS:

Dragadelic Fantasia

Where do Thailand's glamorous nangfaa jahm laeng (angels in disguise), get their stunning beaded and embroidered evening gowns? We know the secret market stalls where the best-dressed cross-dressers go to find ultra-fabulous deals on hand-made dresses and feathered 'n sequined show-stoppers. Dream up your wildest design and return home with a stunning (and CHEAP!) custom creation. Our personal guide will take you to see the amazing range of costumes available and help translate during your fitting. There are lots of fabric and accessory stalls to choose from and we know the seamstresses who understand what it takes to make a big girl look llllleeerrrtt kaaa (fabulous!).

Street markets of Siam

Slice-of-life walking tours to visit three of Bangkok's large and lively traditional street markets. Stroll through sprawling Klong Toey , a thriving hive of hawker booths strung in and around four city blocks, and then wander through the maze of Pratunam , the wholesale clothing district where Bangkok's army of after-hours hostesses and boys-who-would-be-divas shop for show-stopping frocks. Snack as you go at delicious, fresh food carts or yummy noodle stands. End your afternoon exploring the maze of mini-shops in Siam Square .

Weekend Spree

Saturdays and Sundays only. Explore world-famous Chatuchak Market , the largest shopping bazaar in the world, with more than 9000 shops and hawkers selling everything from antiques to livestock. Your personal guide will bargain on your behalf for that phallic rice pounder, Burmese sewing trunk or some of those Celadon espresso cups, a few bolts of Khmer silk and hand-crafted silver chopsticks, et cetera, et cetera. Snack at any one of the hundreds of delicious fresh food stalls that ring the market. Why not finish off your amazing day with a sunset dinner at a delightful riverside seafood restaurant?

What is there to do in Phuket?

1. Phuket Fantasea - The Ultimate Thai Cultural Theme Park, showcasing the ultimate 'Fantasy of a Kingdom' in Las Vegas style theatrical productions.
   

2. Phuket Simon Cabaret - Let your imagination fly at the famous Simon Cabaret extravaganza, dubbed to be the mother of all cabaret on the island.

3. Speedboat Cruise and Snorkelling Trip to Phi Phi Islands, Maya Bay (where the movie "The Beach" was film on partially), and Khai Island.

4. Islands Hopping Tour to the world renowned Similan Islands (Similans) , comprising nine granite islands covered in tropical jungle, washed by a clear blue tropical ocean and blessed with fine beaches.

5. Private Chartered Speedboat tour to other neighbor islands around Phuket.

6. Diving Courses and daily dive trips to all the spectacular dive sites.

7. Explore the magical sea caves and inland lagoon of Phang Nga Bay by Canoeing or Kayaking, and Tour to James Bond Island.
   

8. Experience Phang Nga White Water Rafting and Elephant Trekking. "Best-kept secrets" a challenge not to be miss.

9. Eco-Adventure Package Tour to Khao Sok National Park , part of the largest rainforest in southern Thailand.
   

10. Spa "with men in mind". Indulge yourself in the various relaxing spa and health treatment to soothe your pains, calm your mind and uplift your spirits.

11. Play 18, 36 or 72 holes of Golf at any of the five world-class golf clubs (Laguna , Blue Canyon Country Club, Loch Palm Golf Club, Phuket Country Club and Thai Muang), or put a little easier at the Mini-golf park in Kata.

12. And many many more other tours and adventures waiting for you to explore.

Contact: LEON NEL. leon@alternativetravel.co.za

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