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Your VIP Private Jet, has been custom-fitted for only 15 travelers with luxurious leather club seats and posh interiors. Your cabin crew will graciously anticipate all of your in-flight needs, while serving first class cuisine with fine wines and champagnes. Experience arrivals like royalty often at private terminals where you hardly realize the usual customs and immigration formalities have taken place.
$169,900
Cost Per Person
$17,500
Single Room Supplement
Drive to Yangminshan National Park with a stop in Martyrs Shrine to see the changing of the guard ceremony. Visit the former residence of Chiang Kai-shek, Grass Mountain Chateau, which is now a museum and exhibition center. See lovely views of the city from the verandah. Enjoy a special dinner with entertainment.
Stroll through a colorful market with a Chef and purchase some of the ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson later. Cruise the Hoi An River to Red Bridge Cooking School. Wander through the herb and vegetable garden, then attend a fascinating culinary workshop where you will learn to prepare traditional dishes for lunch.
Take a private sunset boat cruise on the Thu Bon River.
Tour Ta Dzong, the former watch tower of the 17th century which now serves as the National Museum with a wonderful collection of art and relics displayed over several floors in the circular building. Visit a local farmhouse and gain insight into the lifestyle of farmers and the interesting architecture of the traditional village houses.
Spend a day in Thimpu, the capital of Bhutan and visit its famous landmarks, including the National Memorial Chorten built for the Father of Modern Bhutan, and the giant and unique Buddha Dordenma, filled with over 100,000 smaller Buddha statues. See the Tashichho Dzong and learn the importance of weaving at the Textile Museum.
Enjoy a lecture on Gross National Happiness, which was proclaimed by the fourth King of Bhutan in the early 1970’s.
Engage in conversation with a well-known Mt. Everest Summiteer who will talk about his mountaineering experiences. An early morning flight over Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding mountains, including Mt. Everest provides an opportunity to get a glimpse of the natural beauty of the area.
Explore Kathmandu Valley, including the royal city of Bhaktapur. Known as “Nepal’s Cultural Gem” it is filled with monuments, palaces and temples with elaborate carvings, golden roofs and spacious courtyards. You will notice pagodas and religious shrines dotted throughout the city and enjoy magnificent views of the Himalayas. Visit Pashupatinath Temple, an UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most important Hindu Temples in the world, set on the banks of the holy Bagmati River. Continue on to Bodnath Stupa, the largest in Nepal and holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside of Tibet.
Tour Patan City and observe the Newari architecture displayed in the courtyards and pagoda temples of Durbar Square.
Visit the 2,500 year old Sambhunath Stupa and stroll through Indra Chowk, a market that traditionally sells blankets and cloth. Then wander through the Ason Bazaar that is famous for Annapurna Temple and the oldest shopping place in Kathmandu. Take a rickshaw ride to the Thamel neighborhood, known for its narrow alleys, shops, restaurants and center of Kathmandu nightlife.
Enjoy an evening of local Nepalese folk music and dance performance.
Arise early for a hot-air balloon excursion over Cappadocia. It’s an experience not to be missed to see the incredible landscape from a different perspective and the opportunity to view into the ancient rock houses and caves as the balloon descends and travels close to the ground.
Return to the hotel for breakfast and then head to the Mazi Underground City for a look at this ancient refuge. Visit a local family home and become acquainted with the authentic life of Cappodocia people and delight in a cup of tea and traditional borek. Drive to Sinassos Village where you see beautifully decorated stone houses and have lunch. Later, step inside a famous weaving center and observe local women weaving fine silk rugs.
Spend the day discovering the fairy chimneys and rock formations of Ortahisar Village and Uzengi Valley. Visit Pancarlik Monastery that is home to well-preserved Byzantine frescoes. Indulge in a homecooked lunch served by a local family in Ibrahim Pasa Village. Take a walk after lunch in the lovely village and canyon. Meet a legendary pottery artist in his studio and hear the story of red and white clay art forms from the Hittite era to the present day.
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On your last evening, gather together with your travel companions and Lakani Tour Manager for a festive farewell cocktail and dinner party.
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