SPATA 2015 CONVENTION
57TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
October 13th - October 25th
PROGRAM
Tuesday October 13th, 2015
- Departure from JFK DL flight 473 JFK-NRT
- Transfer at NRT DL Flight 584 NRT-BKK
Wednesday October 14th 2015
- Arriving in Bangkok at 11 PM transfers from the airport and check in at the hotel:
PARK PLAZA BANGKOK – Sukhumvit Soi 18, Sukhumvit Road,Klongtoey, Bangkok, Thailand +66 2 658 7000
Thursday October 15th
- breakfast at the hotel
- 9 AM - 12 noon - Grand Opening of the 57th Annual SPATA Convention
- Lunch at hotel in Bangkok
- City tour in Bangkok – Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha Temple, Traditional Thai Massage (1h30min with transfer)
- 9 PM - Welcome dinner at Balcony at 81 F1 – Baiyoke Sky Hotel
- 11 PM - Return to Park Plaza Hotel
Friday October 16th
- breakfast at the hotel, after breakfast free time with optional tours
- 1 PM - lunch at hotel in Bangkok, complimentary welcome cocktail with 2 soft drinks
- On the rooftop bar.
- Free time for optional trips
- 6:30 PM- Dinner – Chao Phy Dinner Cruise – joined buffet dinner.
Saturday October 17th
- breakfast at the hotel
- 7:30AM - Departure from the hotel for a 2 Day 1 night road trip to Kanchanamburi by bus.
- Exploring: Damnoensduak Floating Market, Teak Wood Furniture Factory and school
- Bridge on the River Kwai
- Lunch at local restaurant on the raft on the river
- Evening show and Mon dance at Jungle Raft River Kwai
- Night at the Jungle Raft River Kwai Hotel –:+66 2 642 5497
- Sai Yok National Park, Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Sunday October 18th
- breakfast at the hotel
- Morning visit to Hot Spring
- Lunch at local restaurant
OPTIONAL: Elephant Treking on the local Jungle
- Arriving at Amari Airport Hotel in Bangkok +66 2 566 1020
- 333 Chert Wudthakas Road, Si Kan,
- Don Mueang, Bangkok 10210, Tajlandia
- Dinner in the Amari Airport hotel
Monday October 19th
- breakfast at the hotel
- By walk to Airport
- Flight with Air Asia to Cambodia (Siem Reap – REP)
- Transfer to Royal Angkor Resort hotel
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Exploring : brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang (“The Royal Baths”),
- Banteay Kdei, temple Ta Prohm, fountain Neak Pean,
- Praeh Khan temple
- Dinner at local restaurant
Tuesday October 20th
- breakfast at hotel
- Visit: capital of Angkor Thom, The south Gate, The Bayon Temple,
- The Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, Elephant Terrace,
- Terrace of the Leper King
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Visit: Angkor Wat
- View Sunset from the Top of Phom Bakhen Hill
- Dinner + Khmer Apsara Dance Show at local restaurant
- Night at the hotel
Wednesday October 21st
- breakfast at the hotel
- Morning boat ride on the Tonle Sap Lake.
- Visit to the floating Village
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Transfer to Siem Reap (REP) airport for a flight back to BKK
- Back in Thailand – transfer to Long Beach Garden Hotel & Spa +66 38 414 616, 499/7 Moo 5, Wongamart Beach Naklua 16, Pattaya-naklua Road, 20150, Pattaya, Thailand
Thursday October 22nd
- breakfast at the hotel
- Relaxing in the hotel or enjoying the beach
OPTIONAL: Flight with the Gibbon w/ lunch
- Lunch on your own
- Closed SPATA meeting (active members)
OPTIONAL: Dinner or Pattaya by night
Friday October 23rd
- breakfast at the hotel
- Coral Island with lunch by speed boat
- Closed SPATA meeting (active members)
- Dinner at hotel in Pattaya
Saturday October 24th
- breakfast at the hotel
- Free day – all activities on your own
Sunday October 25th
- Transfer to the airport for the DL Flight 585 to NRT (Tokyo) 6:40 AM