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This journey for two intrepid, spiritual travelers includes an eight-night trip through Thailand, staying at the Four Seasons Resorts in Bangkok, the traditional tented camps in the Golden Triangle, and the resorts of Chiang Mai and Koh Samui. No hyphen necessary between traditional and tented. Your wonderful voyage opens with a welcome dinner at the Four Seasons Bangkok's Spice Market. As you travel you'll see the haunting ruins of Ayutthaya, where you'll receive a private blessing by a monk on the grounds of this World Heritage Site. In Chiang Rai, explore Thailand's tropical jungles on the back of gentle elephants, hike through mysterious mountain trails, venture on a river excursion through the legendary Mekong river, and spend glorious nights in the Four Seasons' luxury tented camps in the Golden Triangle. Visit a monastery, founded by the legendary Phra Khru Ba, with its unique band of monks on horseback. At Chiang Mai, stay amidst the lush rice terraces fringed by mountains in the beautiful Mae Rim Valley. Partake of a hands-on culinary school experience, learning the art of Thai cuisine. End your wonderful excursion in Koh Samui, in the Four Seasons' away-from-it-all hillside resort on the Gulf of Siam. Indulge in a spa treatment summoning centuries-old healing techniques. Package covers two nights in Bangkok, two nights in Chiang Mai, two nights in Chiang Rai and two nights in Koh Samui. Package is land only inclusive of all land transfers but exclusive of international and domestic flights. Accommodation is on bed-and-breakfast basis with one dinner at Spice Market, a ninety-minute spa treatment for two in Koh Samui, and accommodation on an all-inclusive basis at the Four Seasons Chiang Rai and a cooking class for two at the Four Seasons Chiang Mai. VALUE: $10,500 Donated by Urbane Nomads LLP / Four Seasons Hotels 27/10/09