TOURISM NEWS -- THE FOUR SEASONS TENTED CAMP, GOLDEN TRIANGLE, THAILAND - Part Wildlife Reserve, Part Luxury Resort

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THE FOUR SEASONS TENTED CAMP, GOLDEN TRIANGLE, THAILAND
Part Wildlife Reserve, Part Luxury Resort

For centuries, the legendary mountainous region of Northern Thailand along the banks of the Mekong River where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar converge has been steeped in mythical tales of exploits.

The Golden Triangle is alive again with adventure, wildlife and the added surprise of splendid luxury. Part wildlife reserve and part luxury resort, the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle offers Southeast Asia’s most exciting tented wildlife experience.

An Exotic Haven of Luxury and Adventure
The Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle offers unparalleled comfort to adventure travel in the jungle-bound valleys of the once impenetrable hills of the Golden Triangle, overlooking the rural splendour of Laos and Myanmar (Burma), across the Mekong River.

Highlights
The camp experience features a variety of highlights and interesting activities. These include:

A private elephant camp with Asian elephants where guests learn to become mahouts and steer their own elephants through the jungles of the Golden Triangle. Professional mahouts provide training in how to care for and ‘drive’ an elephant
River trips
The Camp’s fleet of traditional river boat make excursions along the Mekong River, exploring temples and rarely visited jungle and hilltribe villages that dot the borders of Laos and Myanmar. Long tail boat excursions are also offered.
Explore the Camp
Luxurious safaris nature walks trekking through many of the natural wonders of Thailand
Wildlife watching or birdwatching with a local guide
Picnic on the river boat or riverside picnics
Go fishing with a local guide
Afternoon tea
Relax by the jungle pool
Enjoy a relaxing massage at the spa
Sundowners At Burma Bar
Elephant trekking to practice elephant care and driving skills in the late afternoon
Dinner by campfire at the Elephant Camp
A visit to the Hall of Opium where visitors embark on a journey through the centuries tracing the rise and fall of the infamous crop

Tented Camp Packages Sample Itinerary
Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4
Afternoon Arrival at the Camp pier by traditional long tail boat	Wake-up call and breakfast At Nong Yao Restaurant	Wake-up call and breakfast At Nong Yao Restaurant	Wake-up call and breakfast At Nong Yao Restaurant
Afternoon tea At Nong Yao Restaurant	Morning activities Professional mahouts provide training in how to care for and ‘drive’an elephant	Morning activities Cruise on the Mekong River Stop at villages and temples along the way	Morning After saying farewell to the Camp, visit to the Hall of Opium en route to your next destination
Afternoon At Leisure Explore the Camp Wildlife watching with a local guide	Breakfast At Nong Yao Restaurant	Lunch Picnic on the river boat
Sundowners At Burma Bar	Late morning At leisure	Afternoon At leisure Go fishing with a local guide
Pre-dinner drinks With presentation on a topic of interest	Lunch At Burma Bar	Afternoon tea
Dinner At Nong Yao Restaurant	Afternoon At leisure — relax by the jungle pool	Enjoy a relaxing massage at the spa
	Afternoon tea	Sundowners At Burma Bar
	Late afternoon Elephant trekking to practice elephant care and driving skills	Pre-dinner drinks With presentation on a topic of interest
	Sundowners In the jungle or Elephant Camp	Dinner At the Wine Cellar
	Dinner Dinner by campfire at the Elephant Camp

The Four Seasons Tented Camp in the Golden Triangle offers a choice of two tented camp packages.

	2-nights/3-days package	3-nights/4-days package
January – April	US$3,259	US$ 4,537
May – September	US$2,399	US$ 3,247
All rates are based on double occupancy and subject to 10% service charge and applicable government taxes. All packages include full board, activities as listed above and private round-trip airport transfers. All rates are subject to change without prior notice.

Upon arrival at Chiang Rai International Airport, guests are met and taken to West Post, the Camp’s private pier. A beautifully-crafted wooden long-tail boat awaits to take visitors downstream into the unknown, gliding past fishing boats and flood plains. Kingfishers dart and swoop among verdant stands of tall, bristly bamboo.

Upon arrival, guests are offered a welcome drink and then escorted through a jungle path to a lounge in an airy thatched reception area known as the East Post.

The Golden Triangle is an all-year round destination with a tropical climate that is cooler and less humid than the central and southern regions of Thailand. There are three seasons.

Hot season: March - May
Green wet season: May - October
Cool, dry season: November - February
In the cool season, the temperature can fall to 13 degrees Celsius at night

FACILITIES
The Tented Camp

Photos © Four Seasons Tented Camp

There are a total of 15 luxurious air-conditioned tents featuring spacious covered veranda, individually-themed regional art and hardwood floors throughout. Each offers a vast and luxurious living space dominated by an inviting king-size bed from which guests can gaze out over the sundeck and enjoy the breathtaking river landscape. The environment mixes dark woods, leather furnishings and the softest of bed linen under swathes of weatherproof awning. Tent flaps can be raised for the views and to let in breeze. Fixed screens keep insects out. Depending on the season, there is a choice of a good old-fashioned ceiling fan, air-conditioning, and a heater for the occasionally cooler evenings.

Burma Bar
An airy thatched lounge that comes complete with overstuffed chairs, a library and fireplace. (The Library, once finished, will be well-stocked with natural history books.)

Nong Yao Restaurant by the river bank
Serves innovative Thai, Laotian, Burmese and Western cuisine

Wine Cellar
For wine-tasting and intimate dinner gatherings

Spa Salas
There will be two spa salas discretely located in the lush San Valley. Spa services feature a range of Thai massage and other indigenous treatments.

Four Seasons Tented Camp, Golden Triangle
Chiang Rai, Thailand 57150
Tel: +66 (0) 5365 2191
Web site: www.fourseasons.com/goldentriangle