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Main outline: We will have round trip ticket SEA-BKK (~ 820 dollars), stay Bangkok 1.5 days, Siemriep 4 days, Phnom Penh 2 days, land crossing to Vietnam then fly OR/train to Halong bay for 4 days, back to Nhatrang from Hanoi stay in Nha trang x days, back Saigon x days, fly back to Bangkok x day then back to Seattle.

	UNIVERSAL TOURS INC. DATE 13JULY09 BOOKING REF X6I8IU SEATTLE WA 98144 TELEPHONE: 206 721-7560 NGUYEN/PHILLIP FAX : 206 721-5529 NGUYEN/SON THI WILLETT EML:UTMLK@YAHOO.COM NGUYEN/KIMBERLY YEN HA NGUYEN/BENJAMIN TRIET MINH SERVICE FROM TO DEPART ARRIVE -------------- ------------------- --------------------- -------- ------- EVA AIR - BR 25 http://www.evaair.com/html/b2c/english/ MON 24AUG SEATTLE WA TAIPEI TW 0210A 0515A SEATTLE TACOMA TAIWAN TAOYUAN INTL 25AUG NON STOP TERMINAL 2 DURATION 12:05 NON SMOKING RESERVATION CONFIRMED - U ECONOMY ON BOARD: MEAL EQUIPMENT:BOEING 747 ALL SERIES PASSENGE EVA AIR - BR 211 TUE 25AUG TAIPEI TW BANGKOK TH 0845A 1120A TAIWAN TAOYUAN INTL SUVARNABHUMI INTL NON STOP TERMINAL 2 DURATION 3:35 NON SMOKING RESERVATION CONFIRMED - U ECONOMY ON BOARD: MEAL EQUIPMENT:BOEING 777-300ER
Day N	Tuesday Aug 25, 2009 - Eva Airways http://www.evaair.com/html/b2c/english/ - Flight BR 0211 Depart:Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taipei, 8:45 AM Arrive:Terminal 2 - Bangkok Int'l Airport (Travel Time:3:35) Bangkok, 11:20 AM - Tuesday Aug 25, 2009 B4 get out terminal we will spend some time to identify the EVA AIRWAY check in section (For N + 25 and N + 32), take time to get use to with Suvarnabhumi Airport Will take AE2 bus to Guest House in Soi Rambutri, Banglamphu area, Stina should learn how to recognize this bus because she will use it on day N + 24 and N + 25 Suppose to be at Happy Guest House in Soi Rambutri, Banglamphu b4 3:00PM, Phillip: Prepare Poipet Boder Crossing Packet - Son & Kids boat and Skytrain to SIAM shopping centers
N + 1	Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Grand Palace Tours, Should read pages 62-65: http://vietnamtrips2.tripod.com/pdf2/p046bangkok-8-neighbourhoods.pdf AroundBangkok Tours - You MUST read BangkokAround.htm to have rough idea how2go back to your hotel - (Wed, Aug 26)
N + 2	On the road, Crossing Thai Cambodian Border (Poipet) to SiemRiep FMI see: cambode.htm (Thursday Aug 27, 2009) Suppose to be at I LODGE Guest house in Siem Riep b4 6:00PM, Enjoy Night market, dinner and prepare tomorrow Angkor Wat tours ddress : No 30,Road Tepvong, Mondo II,Svay Dangkum Siem Reap. Tel: (855) 63 966 658 / 12 709 235 / 16 990 399. Email: Info@ilodgeguesthouse.com / borey007@hotmail.com Website : www.ilodgeguesthouse.com Should read: http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Cambodia/Tourist_Traps-Cambodia-BR-1.html Phillip will go to SiemRiep Sinh Cafe office to arrange Mekong Delta trip of day N+9
N + 3-5	Angkor Wat Tours - FMI see: cambode.htm OR http://vietnamtrips3.tripod.com/pdf3/Asia_Cambodia_Travel_Angkor_Wat_Guide.pdf Phillip: prepare for Phnom Penh tours (Fri, Sat, Sun - Aug 28, 29, 30)
N + 6	On the road to Phnom Penh - (Monday August 31) - After check in http://www.capitolkh.com/room_rest.htm Capitol Guest House we will take tour SUN SET ON TONLESAP Daily Cuise from 4:45PM to 6:00PM FMI: http://www.capitolkh.com/sunset.htm (Ticket: 6$/Person (Minimum 6 people) - Phillip prepare for tomorrow tours and bus ticket + info for crossing border to VietNam
N + 7	Phnom Penh City tour: Killing field + Silver Temples tours: http://www.capitolkh.com/citytour.htm (Tues Sept 1)
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N + 8	(Wednesday Sept 2) On the road VietNam, stay on GrandUncle house night http://www.capitolkh.com/opentour.htm PHNOM PENH-SAIGON (VIETNAM) SIAGON- PHNOM PENH Direct, A/C BUS, Daily 6;30 AM -
N + 9	(Thu, Sept 3) Wake up early and Taxi to Saigon for trip :) Sinh Cafe Mekong River Tour : http://sinhcafevn.com/Tour.asp?TypeTour=47 click on CAI BE - VINH LONG - LONG XUYEN - CHAU DOC - CAN THO - CAI RANG (03 Days - 02 Nights) ~ 40 dollars Day 1 : Depart at 8:00 AM from Sinh office to Cai Be by air-conditioned bus. Have a motorized boat ride to see round Cai Be floating market with local people being selling, buying, exchanging goods from their boats. Walk around to see orchard, rice paper making, rice scrispies producing process, ect. Stop for a rest, a free Vietnamese lunch including tropical fruits. Boat through a village to see peaceful tranquil life of villagers, admire marvelous natural setting of Mekong Delta region.Take a boat trip through some islands and cross Mekong river to Vinh Long. See the making of incense sticks on the way to Chau Doc town. Overnight in Chau Doc
N + 10	(Fri, Sept 4) Mekong River Tour Day 2 : Take a 2-hour rowing boat trip to see FLOATING HOUSE with caged fish breeding, a village of Cham ethnic minority, Moslem mosque, towel weaving. Visit Lady Chua Xu temple and Tay An Pagoda. See a crocodile farm or stork sanctuary in Thot Not (seasonal). Overnight in Can Tho
N + 11	(Sat, Sept 5) Mekong River Tour Day 3 : Take 3-hour boat trip to discover the beautiful Cai Rang FLOATING MARKET and its surroundings. Visit a rice husking mill, fruit gardens. Enjoy tropical fruit (free). Have lunch in Can Tho. Then back to Saigon by bus with stop at Vinh Long Market and MEKONG REST STOP in My Tho All Sleep in Saigon (241/39 Pham Ngu Lao Street) - Saigon night :)

N + 12	by Air http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/index.aspx ~100 dollars http://www.vietnamairlines.com/wps/portal/en/welcome (Sun Sept 6) Stay at Hanoi 1 night by Train: Start at Saigon @ 13:05, 19:00, 19:40, 23:00 to Hanoi @ 21:10, 5:40, 9:30, 4:30 (Duration 30 hours) http://www.vr.com.vn/GiotauGiave/Banggiotau/se28_tn24_phan1.html note: train 23:00 run fastest on train if we took 13:05 we might be in Ha Noi at 21:10 (Note Vietnam Train may be late few hours !!! late 4, 5 hours is normal ! Train reach Hanoi @ 5:40, 9:30, 4:30

N + 13	http://sinhcafevn.com/Tour.asp?TypeTour=52 HHA LONG BAY - CAT BA - VIET HAI (03 DAYS - 02 NIGHTS) (Mon Sept 7) Day 1 : Ha Long Bay 7:30 AM, we pick you up at your hotel. 8:00 AM depart for Ha Long City. Halfway there, we'll stop for a short break. 11:30 AM, we arrive in Ha Long City and meet out boat. Out on the bay, you'll enjoy a sumptuous seafood lunch..... 1:00 PM, now it's time to explore some of the bay's famed caves, the Sung Sot cave (Surprising Cave), which the sure to impress with its wealth of early unique stalactices and stalagmites. 4:00 PM, the boat cruise to Lang Ha Bay, where you'll unwind in the afternoon sun and enjoy a relaxing swim in clam waters. Then, the boat drop anchor and you settle in for the evening. You'll follow another delicious meal with a quite evening out on the water before retiring to your comfortable equipped room to rest until morning.
N + 14	Day 2 : Nation Park - Kayaking (Tue Sept 8) Option 1: Visit Cat Ba national Park. Option 2: Kayaking 8:00 AM, after breakfast we cruise to Cat Ba island and our bus will takes you to the Nation Park- home to 32 different type of mammals and more than 2000 species of flora. After that we will transfer you to your hotel, where you can have lunch and take a rest before joining other activities. 1:30 PM, back on the water you'll trade the Chinese Junk for a more nimble kayak as you get in a for a closer look at the natural splendor of Ha Long Bay. You'll also stop in the white sand of natural beach for and afternoon swim before returning to the hotel in Cat Ba. 5:00 PM, in the late afternoon we return to your Cat Ba island hotel were dinner is served at 6:30 PM. You then have the evening to walk along the promenade and have a look around the Cat Ba town.
N + 15	(Wed, Sept 9) Day 3 : Cat Ba - Ha Noi 7:00 AM, following breakfast, we depart Cat Ba island for Ha Long City. Along the way, the boat makes a short stop at Van Gia village, which features a French supported school for fishermen's children. 11:15 AM, we arrive at the Ha Long port and stop for lunch. 1:00PM, we depart Ha Long for Ha Noi. 4:15 PM, we arrive in Ha Noi and frop you at your hotel
N + 16	Stay at Ha Noi one night (Thu, Sept 10) Take train SE5 leave Hanoi at 13:00 and will read NhaTrang 13:00 next day

N + 17	SE5 reach Nhatrang at 13:00 (Fri, Sept 11) Phillip Prepare Boat tour
N + 18	Boat tour in Nha Trang (Sat, Sept 12) (Water Slide tour AND Water Slide tour cab swap the date)
N + 19	Water Slide tour in Nha Trang (Sun, Sept 13)
N + 20	Nha Trang beach - Parachute - Boat - Motocycle Fun day -( Flexible buffer day, just in case) (Mon, Sept 14)
N + 21	Nha Trang beach - Parachute - Boat - Motocycle Fun day -( Flexible buffer day, just in case) (Tue, Sept 15)
N + 22	(Wed, Sept 16) All take bus to Saigon (GrandUncle House) from Nha Trang-
N + 23	(Thu, Sept 17) Motocycle Fun day - 20 mile Motocycle trip around GrandUncle House area

N + 24	Saigon day - All guys go around Saigon for fun but must get Taxi for Tan Son Nhat (Saigon SGN) international airport before 1:00 PM and tell Taxi driver your flight take off at 3:00 PM and do NOT use meter TAXI, say we will pay you 10 dollars take us from here to airport, do you know why ? Kim: Best way let aunt Hoa or aunt Ha (241/39 Pham Ngu Lao) arrange for you) Friday 18 September 2009 5:55 PM ** Stina fly to Bangkok From Saigon ** by Air Asia FD3721 leave SGN 9:45 reach BKK 11:10 AM OR by Air Asia FD3725 leave SGN 17:55 reach BKK 19:25 PM (Suggest Stina take bus AE2 to Banglamphu guest houses - Try to stay in Hapy Guest House in Soi Rambutri Area. (Note: We do not have this air ticket yet ! FMI: http://www.airasia.com/site/kh/en/home.jsp )

N + 25	Saturday 19 September 2009 1:00 PM Stina leave for going to Suvarnabhumi Airport. If stay in Guest House in Soi Rambutri Area. If Stina does not want to use bus AE2 then tell Guest House to arrange Taxi to go to Suvarnabhumi Airport cost 500 Baht (16 dollars), you should leave guest house b4 1:00 PM you need time for check in and immigration process. Please use airport email to inform us what is going on Saturday 19 September 2009 4:25 PM ** Stina fly back to Seattle From Bangkok to Taipe Eva Airways - Flight BR 0068 * Depart:Bangkok Int'l AirportAirlineBangkok, 4:25 PM Sat, Sept 19 18:50 PM Stina will be in SEA airport on Eva Airways - Flight BR 0026 (Since the earth rotate from West to East and Stina fly from East to West (to run away from the Sun) so she gain one day , WOW :) )

N + 26	(Sun, Sept 20) Flexible tours - Mui Ne - Sai Gon - Moutain Nui Ba Den - Ben Tre and Saigon Shopping and motocycle and more ... http://sinhcafevn.com/Tour.asp?TypeTour=48
N + 27	(Mon, Sept 21) Flexible tours - Mui Ne - Sai Gon - Moutain Nui Ba Den - Ben Tre and Saigon Shopping and motocycle and more ... http://sinhcafevn.com/Tour.asp?TypeTour=48
N + 28	(Tues, Sept 22) Flexible tours - Mui Ne - Sai Gon - Moutain Nui Ba Den - Ben Tre and Saigon Shopping and motocycle and more ... http://sinhcafevn.com/Tour.asp?TypeTour=48

N + 29	(Wed, Sept 23) 9:45 PM ** The Group fly to Bangkok From Saigon by Air Asia FD3721 leave SGN 9:45 reach BKK 11:10 AM OR by Air Asia FD3725 leave SGN 17:55 reach BKK 19:25 PM (we take bus AE2 to Banglamphu guest houses - Try to stay in Hapy Guest House in Soi Rambutri Area. (Note: We do not have this air ticket yet ! FMI: http://www.airasia.com/site/kh/en/home.jsp ) enjoy Bangkok: Chao Phara River tours etc ... *
N + 30	(Thu, Sept 24) enjoy Bangkok: pg 86: Chinatown Wander * pg 97: SIAM Square tour * p046bangkok-8-neighbourhoods.pdf
N + 31	(Fri, Sept 25) Sky train to Mo Chit - enjoy Mother of all markets * Chao Phara River tours etc ... *
N + 32	Sat, Sept 26 Check out and Taxi to Suvarnabhumi Airport Sat, Sept 26 4:25 PM ** All fly back to Seattle From Bangkok to Taipe Eva Airways - Flight BR 0068 * Depart:Bangkok Int'l AirportAirlineBangkok, 4:25 PM Sat, Sept 26 18:50 PM All will be in SEA airport on Eva Airways - Flight BR 0026 (Since the earth rotate from West to East and Stina fly from East to West (to run away from the Sun) so she gain one day , WOW :) )

	EVA AIR - BR 68 SAT 26SEP BANGKOK TH TAIPEI TW 0425P 0900P SUVARNABHUMI INTL TAIWAN TAOYUAN INTL NON STOP TERMINAL 2 DURATION 3:35 NON SMOKING RESERVATION CONFIRMED - U ECONOMY ON BOARD: MEAL EQUIPMENT:BOEING 777-300ER EVA AIR - BR 26 SAT 26SEP TAIPEI TW SEATTLE WA 1100P 0650P TAIWAN TAOYUAN INTL SEATTLE TACOMA NON STOP TERMINAL 2 DURATION 10:50 NON SMOKING RESERVATION CONFIRMED - U ECONOMY ON BOARD: MEAL
	About: How much does it cost (updated Aug 1, 2009) Main Transportation + Visa cost: 820 dollars for Ticket SEA-BKK-SEA + Vietnam Visa, 60 dollars for bus from Bangkok to Siem Riep to Phnom Penh to Saigon + Cambodia Visa, 100 dollars for air ticket from Saigon (SGN) to Hanoi (HAN), 70 dollars for Train from Hanoi to Nha Trang, 20 dollars for Train from Hanoi to Nha Trang, 50 dollars for air ticket from Saigon to BKK, so major transportation = 820 + 60 + 100 + 70 + 20 + 50 = 1120 dollars Typical Expensive Angkor Wat day - 20 dollars for admission, 10 dollars for tuk-tuk, 12 dollars for room and food = so about 42 dollars/eachPerson/eachDay . For typical cost in Vietnam (included tour cost) is about 20 dollars. So average cost for 30 day trip is 30 dollars a day for each person = 1000 dollars total, since you already paid for SEA-BKK-SEA and SGN-HAN so you have 1500 dollars CASH with you in trip will be OK. (Stina should bring more since ... )
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