This tour is wonderful value as it includes all of the following:

• Return air fares from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Copenhagen with Thai Airways, considered one of the best airlines in the world.  

• A 12 day tour of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, seeing these countries in the lush beauty of early Summer.   

• A one day stopover in Bangkok. 

• Five days in a resort hotel on the Gulf of Siam. 

• Good accommodation, mainly 3 to 3.5 star.

• Breakfast daily, plus many other meals. 

• All transfers and transport. 

• Entrance fees to many attractions. 

• Service of tour guides in Scandinavia, and in Thailand there will be an Australian tour leader.    

If you don't have a travelling companion, but wish to travel at twin share rates, we will try and match you up with someone in the same situation. If you require a single room, there will be an extra charge of $785.

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	Itinerary for Scandinavia & Thailand Tour - May 2009
Note:	Meals are included in the itinerary as B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
23.05.09	Depart Brisbane at 11:55pm on TG 992, arriving in Bangkok at 6:00am the next morning.
24.05.09	Depart Sydney at 10.00am on TG 994, arriving in Bangkok at 4.25pm. Depart Melbourne at 4:05pm on TG 992. Arriving Bangkok at 10:25pm. All flights will be met at Bangkok Airport and transferred to the Manhattan Hotel, centrally situated in the Sukhumvit shopping and entertainment area and within easy walking distance to a Skyrail station & an underground station.
25.05.09 (B)	Bangkok Morning free. Early in the afternoon we depart our hotel for the three hour trip to Cha'am on the Gulf of Siam, staying in the beach front Methavali Hotel Cha'am.
26.05.09 (B)	Cha'am Optional evening tour of Hua Hin by night. We leave the hotel mid afternoon and travel to inspect the interesting teak wood palace of King Rama VI. We then travel to Hua Hin for a short stop at the central shopping area. After this there will be time for shopping at Hua Hin's night market. Next we travel by foot-pedalled tri-shaws (the Tri-Shaw operators do the pedalling!) to a harbour side restaurant for a lovely seafood and chicken dinner. Price: $44.00
27.05.09 (B)	Cha'am Optional tour to Petch Dam and Lake. Morning scenic drive to Petch Dam. First stop is at a mediation centre with a huge lady Buddha statue. Then we board a long tail boat for a two and a half hour boat tour on the lake created by the dam, viewing beautiful national park country with small scattered Karen hill-tribe settlements. We stop on a small island and inspect its interesting temple. We then do a short walking circumvention of the island to see its interesting statues. We next have lunch (included), at a lovely restaurant overlooking the lake, before returning to Cha'am. Price: $42.00
28.05.09 (B)	Cha'am There is no official program today, but your tour guide will organise an optional jungle safari on elephants for those interested in doing this.
29.05.09 (B/D)	Cha'am - Bangkok Morning free. Early afternoon depart hotel to transfer to Bangkok Airport. We stop in Petchaburi to see the mountain top palace of King Rama IV (of 'The King and I' fame). This is a fascinating place set in a garden of frangipani's. After this we drive through to Bangkok, where we have dinner (included) and then onto Bangkok Airport.
30.05.09 (D)	Bangkok - Copenhagen Depart  Bangkok at 1:20am on TG 950, arriving in Copenhagen at 7:25am. Transfer to your Copenhagen Hotel for check in. The rest of the day is free to explore the Danish capital. Tonight you meet your Tour Director.
31.05.09 (B)	Copenhagen Day at leisure in Hans Christian Andersen's friendly city.  See some of the more famous sights on your included orientation drive.  An optional tour of Zealand's Castle is also available.
01.06.09 (B/D)	Copenhagen - Frederikshavn After breakfast start the journey northwards enjoying the drive across the new Storebaelforbindelsen bridge, which will connect you to the fairy-tale island of Funen. Via Odense, Hans Christian Andersen's home, and the Little Belt Waterway, head for Frederikshavn on the rural Jultand Peninsula for an overnight.
02.06.09 (B)	Frederikshavn Area - Oslo, Norway A pleasant two-hour ferry ride from Frederikshavn across the strategic Kattegat to Gothenburg, Sweden's thriving second-largest city and one of Europe's major sea ports.  From here follow the inland route and cross into Norway.  Evening arrival in Oslo.
03.06.09 (B/D)	Oslo - Telemark Area Vistas of Akershus Castle, the 4th century fortress guarding the harbour, are a highlight on the included morning tour which features the soaring City Hall, National Theatre, Parliament, Royal Palace, Broadcasting House, and Gustav Vigeland's stark sculptures of people and animals in Frogner Park. In the afternoon, drive through the Telemark region to your overnight hotel.
04.06.09 (B)	Telemark Area - Bergen Take the scenic route this morning for a visit to Vemork, where the heavy water plant was blown up by a commando unit of British and Norwegians known as the Heroes of Telemark. Visit the Vemork Museum, then proceed through the Telemark region with its lakes, winding valleys, and rugged gorges backed by towering mountains. En route a picture stop at the 500ft Latefoss Waterfall, then by ferry across the Hardangerfjord from Utne to Kvanndal. Continue to Bergen, Norway's picture perfect Hanseatic seaport.
05.06.09 (B)	Bergen Built on seven hills with the fjords on one side and the 1,000ft Mount Floyen on the other, Bergen was the home of the composer Grieg. The optional sightseeing excursion takes in the main sights, including St Mary's Church, one of the oldest in Norway, and also a panoramic view of the city from one of the surrounding hills.
06.06.09 (B/D)	Bergen - Sognefjord Cruise - Fagernes More spectacular scenery as you drive towards the Sognefjord where you embark for a breathtaking cruise on one of Norway's most mighty fjords. Today may well be the highlight of your journey. Overnight in Fagernes.
07.06.09 (B)	Fagernes - Karlstad, Sweden First to Lillehammer of Olympic fame. See the highlights of this famous winter sports resort on the included visit. Then great scenery: green valleys, shimmering lakes, and towering mountains. Drive towards Gjovik and after a stop, motor along beautiful Lake Mjosa and continue through Varmland's unspoiled wilderness of forest and lakes to Karlstad.
08.06.09 (B)	Karlstad - Stockholm Leave Karlstad this morning and head east towards Stockholm via Alfred Noel's Bofors, the ancient garrison town of Orebro, and modern Eskilstuna, world famous for its stainless steel. Just before reaching Stockholm stop in Mariefred to view the Castle of Gripsholm. The Swedish capital's beauty is due to its unique setting on 14 islands between Lake Malar and the Baltic.
09.06.09 (B/D)	Stockholm This is perhaps the most beautiful of the Scandinavian capitals, because the crystalline waters which flow through its intersecting canals gives a luminous appearance to palaces, castles, and parks. Your included city sightseeing takes in all the highlights.
10.06.09	Stockholm - Bangkok Transfer to Stockholm International Airport departing at 2.35pm on TG 961, arriving in Bangkok at 5.50am the next morning.
11.06.09	Sydney & Brisbane passengers depart Bangkok at 8:00am on TG 991, arriving Sydney at 8:00pm & Brisbane at 10:45pm. Melbourne passengers depart Bangkok at 8:10am on TG 999, arriving Melbourne at 8:00am.
Note:	Airport taxes and levies at present total an additional amount of approximately $580. We have no control over this price and it is subject to change.

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Deposits and Payments - A non-refundable deposit of $200.00 per person is payable within 7 days of booking. This deposit is not refundable should you later cancel. The balance is payable in full 10 weeks prior to departure. 

Refunds and Cancellations - Cancellations after final payment will result in a refund limited to whatever we can recoup from the airline.

Insurance - Adequate travel insurance is essential. We can arrange this for you if desired.

Passports - All travellers require a current passport with at least 6 months left on it at the end of the tour. Non-Australian passport holders require a re-entry visa for Australia.
Visas are not required for any of these countries if travelling on an Australian passport.

Not  Included in the Cost - All items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, drinks, excess baggage, tips, meals, (except those specified in the itinerary), etc. Also travel insurance and airport taxes. Australian airport tax must now be paid with your ticket, and comes to $580 at present.
****Please note that these taxes are subject to change.****

Booking through other Agents - As we keep the cost of out tours as low as possible, there is insufficient margin for us to be able to pay commission to other travel agents, so some bookings can only be accepted if the client pays the other agent's commission. 
Macleay Valley Travel is a fully licensed travel agent and as such any monies paid to us are fully insured by the Travel Compensation Fund. We are happy for any prospective traveller with us to check us out with your local Consumer Affiars (fair trading) department.
Similarly, credit card payments can only be accepted if 2% is added to the price to help defray the heavy merchant fees charged to us by the credit card companies.

Health and Fitness
Macleay Valley Travel recommends that the passenger is reasonably healthy and/or fit to participate in this tour. Persons with a disability requiring special assistance must be accompanied by a companion. Macleay Valley Travel and their representatives cannot provide this service. Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to accept/decline or terminate a passenger's participation in the tour under certain circumstances.

Limitation of Liability - As Macleay Valley Travel acts only as agent for the Airlines, Hotels, Coach Companies etc., providing accommodation, transportation and other services, Macleay Valley Travel shall not be liable or responsible for death or injury to any person or loss or damage to any property including baggage arising out of or connection with any transportation, accommodation or other services, or resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, fire, breakdown in machinery or equipment, acts of Government or other authorities, de jure or defacto wars, whether declared or not, hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, epidemics, quarantines, medical or customs regulations, delays or cancellations caused by changes in schedules or itinerary, or over bookings or defaults or for any causes beyond Macleay Valley Travel's control or any loss or damage resulting from improper or insufficient passports, visas or other documents and neither Macleay Valley Travel, and its servants or employees shall be or become liable or responsible for any additional expenses or liability sustained or incurred by the tour member as a result of the foregoing causes.
Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to modify the itinerary or the accommodation if circumstances make this necessary, provided that the amended itinerary is of equal value or greater value than that of the original program.
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