International garden tours

Upcoming tours from Donna Dawson, owner of www.icangarden.com and GardeningTours.com.

Amazing Thailand Gardens & Cambodia's Angkor Wat
(Including Chiang Mai Flower Festival)
February 2011
Come, let us visit the land of smiles...for we surely will leave smiling. The country is rich in culture and beauty, but what makes Thailand the way it is, is without a doubt, its people!

Not only will we visit some beautiful gardens including Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, but we will also enjoy meeting the people who make this country special. We will be in Chiang Mai during the Flower Festival where sculptures of temples, animals and even scenes from the Ramayana are made from flowers and paraded through the streets of this beautiful city, often called the "Rose of the North". Apart from the parades, there are endless floral displays, local handicrafts and entertainment.

Visit the Gardening Tours website for a full itinerary.

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Highlights include:

Pick up and drop off at airports
Accommodation at Superior/Deluxe hotels in Grand Superior/Deluxe Rooms
3 Domestic flights Bangkok/Siem Reap, Bangkok/Chiang Mai,Chiang Rai/Bangkok
29 Meals (B= Breakfast,L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
English speaking guides
Excursion to Banteay Srey and Samre
Boat trips as mentioned including Tonle Sap, canals in Bangkok and the Mekong to the Golden Triangle
Entrance fees for mentioned visits including Chiang Mai Flower Festival, Elephant Camp, Temples, Gardens, Botanical Gardens, Markets, Visits to Hilltribe Villages, Angkor Wat and the Ruluos group of temples which predate Angkor Wat.
Tips & gratuities to Drivers and Guides
Unforgettable memories!

Magical Morocco Garden Tour 2011
May 7-16th, 2011
THIS TOUR IS FULLY BOOKED. Please visit the website if you are interested in the 2012 Morocco tour.

What could be more magical than Morocco in May. So close to Europe, yet so different in every respect, Morocco is one of the world's most atmospheric countries, a riot of life and colour that can't fail to delight and stimulate every sense.

This is another one-of-a-kind garden tour that has very limited availability, so if you have always wanted to go, then let me know so that I can send you the tour when it is ready for booking. 5 Star Deluxe hotels will make your trip just a little more memorable!

Highlights

9 nights 5 Star Deluxe Hotels
All Breakfasts
7 Lunches including special visit of Tangier resident and her secret garden’
6 Dinners including Rick’s Cafe, Dar Moha, Palais Taib El Mokri, Riad Tanger, La Maison Bleue and Al-Yacout
Pickup at Casablanca Mohammed V Airport
Delivery to Marrakech-Menara Airport
Tour manager throughout Itinerary
A/C Motorcoach
Cookery lesson at La Maison Arabe
Cocktail in a private garden in Marrakech
Horse drawn carriage ride to Menara garden
Tips to Guides and Drivers
All entrance fees as per itinerary
Unforgettable Memories!

Paris/London Chelsea Flower Show - May 2011
Always a perennial favourite that sells out quickly. We stay right in Paris and London so you can immerse yourself in these two incredible cities that are so different and diverse, yet focused on one thing: the gardens.

4 Nights 4 Star Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel and 5 Nights 4 Star H10 London Waterloo Hotel

Highlights

All breakfasts
Welcome to Paris dinner
Welcome to London dinner
Farewell dinner in London
3-course lunch at hotel Baudy
Entrances to Versailles, Claude Monet, Wisley,Great Dixter and Sissinghurst
Transfers to/from train stations Paris & London
Eurostar Ticket from Paris to London
Full day entrance ticket to Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show program
Magical memories

Visit the Gardening Tours website for a full itinerary.

Tuscan Treasures - Italy 2011
June 5 - 13, 2011
* This tour is now fully booked, taking names for 2012

Travel to Pistoia, known as the city of art, with its local markets, museums, topiary art and botanical gardens; Pescia with a visit to a botanical citrus garden featuring over 200 varieties; Florence with the oldest pharmacy in the world and the Roberto Capucci Design Museum; Lucca for the Sileno Cheloni perfumer and a walking tour to uncover secrets and antiques; the Montalbano region with its great wine and olive oil secrets and much more!

Add food, friends and great times and you have incredible memories to take home.

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