Itinerary
- Tour
Highlight :
- Bankok
- Chiang Mai
- Mekong
Cruise - Chiang
Rai/Pakbeng/Luang
Prabang
- Liang
Prabang
- Vientiane
- Phnom Penh
- Siem Reap
- Days 1 - Arrive Bangkok Hotel
It’s big,
booming and bustling
and the gateway to
Asia - it's Bangkok!
Meet your crew
before sampling the
spicy, varied
nightlife. Patpong
neon lights, Lumpini
markets or high
class cocktails?
Dancing, dining and
discovering, this is
a city that never
sleeps.
- Day 2 - Bangkok to Chiang
Mai Overnight Train/ ( B )
It’s a culture
vulture morning
visiting temples,
before taking a
long-tail boat ride
through the
waterways of Bangkok
where traditional
Thai life continues.
Relax into the daily
rhythm as locals
wash, fish and work
from ramshackle
buildings in
criss-crossing
canals. Shopping is
the national sport,
so in the afternoon
dive into the
endless delights of
shopping meccas like
Silom, MBK Centre,
Siam Square and
Sukhumvit before
jumping aboard the
overnight train to
Chiang Mai.
- Days 3 - Chiang Mai Hotel/ ( B )
Head for the hills
with our local
guide, visit Wat
Phra Thad and later,
a nearby village to
meet and experience
the culture of the
colourful Hmongs,
one of the major
hill tribes of
Northern Thailand.
You could take an
optional cooking
class, chill by the
pool or kick around
town.
- Day 4 - Chiang Mai to
Chiang Rai Hotel/ ( B )
Refreshed
by the mountain air
of Chang Rai, head
deeper towards the
picturesque Golden
Triangle, where the
Laos, Myanmar and
Thailand borders
meet. After a short
city orientation
with your group,
there’s time to
explore. In the
afternoon, there’s
an option to visit
the unique villages
and see the way of
life of the Akha and
Yao hilltribes.
- Days 5 - Chiang Rai to
Pakbeng Guesthouse/ ( B, L, D )
After crossing the
Thai/Laos border, we
board a private
traditional boat.
Cruise the mighty
Mekong River, the
12th longest river
in the world
crossing 6
countries. Drift
through towering,
jungle covered
gorges, taking sneak
peeks of local life
in remote villages
along the river
banks. Arrive before
sunset at a local
Guesthouse in
Pakbeng for an
authentic overnight
Lao experience.
- Day 6 - Pakbeng to Luang
Prabang
Hotel/ ( B, L )
Start the
day by hearing the
busy clatter and
distinct scents of
the local morning
markets in Pakbeng.
Continue cruising
the Mekong, stopping
at the Tam Ting cave
where locals have
placed hundreds of
Buddha statues,
finally arriving in
Luang Prabang. Take
a bike tour of the
UNESCO World
Heritage-listed town
and peruse the night
markets where hill
tribes sell their
textiles and
handicrafts.
- Days 7 - Luang Prabang Hotel/ ( B )
Try one of
the optional
activities including
a half day kayak
adventure or visit
the Elephant Park
Project and learn
about their
conservation
efforts. Maybe
simply take a break
from the hustle and
bustle, enjoy a cold
Beer Lao – the
national drink, and
soak up the chilled
ambiance of this
sleepy and charming
Laotian town. Stroll
the historic streets
which feature a
unique architectural
blend of Asia and
colonial French
styles, or visit
some of the 32
temples!
- Day 8 -
Luang Prabang to
Vang Vieng Hotel/ ( B )
Make an
early start to take
part in the ritual
of offering alms
(food) to the
hundreds of Buddhist
monks as they make
their daily rounds.
Travel by coach
through the unique
and spectacular
limestone rocks
jutting from the
otherwise flat
landscape. Arrive in
Vang Vieng and get
active by either
jumping in a rubber
tube down the river
or taking a cycling
tour.
- Days 9 - Vang Vieng to
Vientiane Hotel/ ( B )
After a free
morning, depart for
Vientiane, the
capital of Laos.
Learn about the
effects on Laos of
The Indochina or
“Forgotten” War at
the COPE Exhibition
Centre. Visit
temples and the ‘Arc
de Triomphe’, a nod
to Laos’ French
colonial past.
You’ll have an
option to enjoy an
authentic Laotian
meal at Makphet
Restaurant. Here
they train former
street children, and
return the
restaurant’s profits
to the Peuan Mit
street children
project to keep
training the next
generations of
chefs.
- Day 10 - Vientiane to Phnom
Penh Hotel/ ( B )
Goodbye Laos and
hello Cambodia as
you travel by plane
to the capital.
Enjoy free time to
explore the city
once known as the
“Pearl of Asia”.
Boasting broad,
French styled
boulevards, walk the
streets and absorb
the local sights and
scents of this
vibrant city.
- Days 11 - Phnom Penh Hotel/ ( B )
Today tour the Royal
Palace and view
first-hand, the
legacy of the
violent Khmer Rouge
at the “Killing
Fields” genocide
sites. Spend the
afternoon visiting
boutique shops, and
as a highlight, pick
an option to travel
by tuk-tuk to a 120
year old French
colonial building
for a traditional
Khmer meal before
ending the night at
a roof top bar.
- Day 12 - Phnom Penh to
Siem Reap Hotel/ ( B )
Today we fly to Siem
Reap to see an
archaeological
wonder of the world.
Travel by tuk-tuk to
Angkor Wat and
explore the temple
complex of Angkor,
built in the 13th
century and
comprising of 282
temples, one of the
biggest religious
monuments ever
built. Chill out as
the sun sets over
the ruins and return
for a free night in
Siem Reap.
- Day 13 - Siem Reap Hotel/ ( B )
Explore the unique
floating villages on
Tonle Sap Lake by
wooden boat before
an atmospheric visit
to other temples
close to Angkor that
have been reclaimed
from the jungle.
You’ll recognize
scenes from the
movie Tomb Raider
with the exotic Ta
Prohm temple.
- Days 14 - Siem Reap ( B )
You might receive an
early-morning good
luck blessing by
Buddhist monks
before your tour
concludes around
midday.
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