Epic Thailand

7-day / 6-night train tour departs Oct. 30, 2012, and Feb. 4 & Nov. 24, 2013. Highlights: “Sacred thread” ceremony in Isan village / silk weavers in Phanom Rung / Chiang Mai elephant camp / Khao Yai National Park, home to elephants, gibbons and birds. State cabin, double, $9,200; Presidential Suite, double, $13,800; state cabin, single, $11,800, or Presidential Suite, single, $17,700. The Society of International Railway Travelers (Louisville, KY; 800/476-4881)