{"id":170,"date":"2020-01-06T12:19:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T12:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.btrma.org.au\/wordpress\/?p=170"},"modified":"2020-05-01T11:53:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T03:53:20","slug":"quiet-lion-tour-2020%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btrma.org.au\/?p=170","title":{"rendered":"QUIET LION TOUR 2020\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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QUIET LION TOUR 2020 CANCELLATION.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, due to the covid-19\noutbreak, the Quiet Lion Tour for 2020 was cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nAssociation was extremely disappointed but had no choice and has been working\non the possible refund of moneys paid for the 2020 tour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\nnumber of travelers have expressed interest in travelling in 2021 and not\nrequiring refunds at this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussions\nare in hand with the Association\u2019s Thai agent regarding the refund of the\ndeposits BTRMA sent to confirm the accommodation and travel arrangements. The\nThai agent has indicated that the hotels and bus company will require a\ncancellation fee for this year\u2019s tour. We are working with the agent to get the\nbest deal possible. There will be some cancellation fee for passengers but BTRMA\nwe will keep it to a minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nhave also been in contact with Thai Airways for the refund of air tickets paid.\nIt will take some time to process this aspect and we are unsure of the possible\noutcome..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nis an unfortunate position as most would like to travel next year. At this\nstage we think the cancellation fee will be under $500 per passenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plans\nare now being made for the 2021 tour and the BTRMA intends to maintain, and\neven improve,  the standards of the tours\nwhich have been held continuously since 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tour is for\n11 days (10 nights) and the focus is on the story of the Australia POWs, their\nhospitals and camps and the Australian doctors. The ANZAC Day Dawn Service in\nHellfire Pass and the later Memorial Service in the War Cemetery at\nKanchanaburi are highlights. The Bridge on the River Kwai, museums and other\nareas of interest are visited as part of the tour. Descendants of exPOWs and\nexperts on the Thai Burma Railway travel on the tour and provide commentaries\nin addition to English speaking Thai Guides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deluxe class\nair-conditioned buses with video equipment are used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Quiet Lion\nTours commenced in 1985 and travel to Thailand to honour Sir Edward \u201cWeary\u201d\nDunlop, all the other Doctors and medical attendants who tended the sick but\nmost of all the Prisoners of War who suffered on the Burma Thailand Railway.\nThe tours are operated by the Burma Thailand Railway Memorial Association, a\nnon-profit group dedicated to preserving the memory of those who toiled on the\nDeath Railway as Prisoners of War of the Japanese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are\nopportunities in Bangkok for tourism and shopping. Accommodation comprises of 3\nnights at top hotels in Bangkok, 1 night at a riverside resort in Kanchanaburi\nand 6 nights at the Home Phu Toey Resort (on the River Kwai near Hellfire Pass)\nwhich includes the Weary Dunlop Peace Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A visit to the\nErewan Falls at Kanchanaburi has also been added to the itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrangements can\nbe made for travel from any State in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Significant\ndiscounts are available for early fully paid bookings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full itinerary and other details are available on this page <click><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested\npeople should contact Tour Organiser Ian Holding on M 0418832281 email:iholding@sinosteel.com.au<\/a> Tour\nLeader David Piesse on Tel 9447 7505 email:djpiesse@gmail.com<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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