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To Indochina And Thailand

With New Brochure And Complimentary Cooking Tours

With Rick Stein’s recent television programme ‘Far Eastern Odyssey’ providing a mouth-watering look at South East Asia, why not get a real taste for yourself on one of Tailor Made Travel’s new journeys through Indochina and Thailand and have them spice up your trip with the choice of a complimentary cooking tour and free copy of Rick Stein’s new cookbook?

Celebrating the launch of their own ‘far eastern odysseys’, in the form of their first ever brochure to Indochina and Thailand, Tailor Made Travel are offering clients booking a private guided journey over £1000/person to Vietnam, Cambodia and/or Laos a choice of complimentary tours up the value of £85/person until 31 October 2010.

Holidaymakers choosing one of the cooking classes will also get a free copy of Rick Stein’s new
‘Far Eastern Odyssey’ (RRP £25.00) to complement their new culinary skills.

Simply book ‘a journey’ from the new brochure or have them design a bespoke holiday and enjoy one of these three exclusive touring options completely free:

- Hanoi Cooking Centre Class (1 day) + Saigon Dinner Cruise

Explore Chau Long Market with your chef trying out local delicacies such as green bean cake and some of the more unusual local fruit before returning to the school to cook up a banquet of Vietnamese recipes. Dine adrift on the replica of the emperor’s dragon boat ‘ Bonsai’ savouring a delicious buffet of freshly prepared local dishes.

- Hoi An Cooking Class (morning) + Arts and Craft Village Tour (1 day)

Visit Hoi An’s colourful market to collect ingredients for the day’s cooking where you will cook and lunch on some of Hoi An’s and Vietnam’s well-known dishes.

Recipes include dishes such as traditional rice paper rolls, crispy Hoi An pancakes, sizzling marinated beef and Vietnamese eggplant in Clay Pot as well as lessons on the elaborate art of Vietnamese food decoration.

Renowned over centuries for its silk-making and silk products travel to the outskirts of Hoi An to discover how the cocoon of the silk worm becomes one of our most rich and luxurious fabrics before stepping back in time to watch skilful ceramicists with a history going back to 14th century AD churn out beautiful pieces of porcelain.

- Private Yoga Lesson in Hanoi (1 hour) + Royal Dinner Package ‘Ancient Hue’

Following a one-hour private yoga lesson, reward yourself with a meal fit for a Vietnamese king. Set in the former home of the Nguyen emperors who ruled Vietnam from 1802 to 1945, tuck into Ancient Hue’s extensive menu which specializes in reproducing a huge variety of small bite-sized delicately flavoured morsels which were formerly created to charm the royal palate.

Uncovering the rich culture and dramatic diversity of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, Tailor Made Travel’s Indochina and Thailand brochure offers an excellent range of options to be taken on their own or skilfully tailor made into a bespoke itinerary by their expert staff.

Gathered from firsthand knowledge, the brochure comprehensively explores this fascinating peninsula, from the ancient ethnic villages in the Tokinese Alps of Northern Vietnam to the inviting shores of the Andaman Coast in the South, contrasting inspiring classical attractions with hidden away treasures.

For further information and a copy of the brochure contact Tailor Made Travel,
tel: 0845 456 8050, www.tailor-made.co.uk

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