Overview
Itinerary
Arrive at any time. Relax, explore the city, and adjust to the frenetic pace and humid heat of bustling Bangkok.
The welcome moment begins at 18:00. Please ensure you arrive at the joining hotel by then to ensure you do not miss the meeting.
- Meet Your CEO and Group: Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.
Enjoy a guided bike ride around Bangkok before travelling by private van to Kanchanaburi.
- Bangkok Cycling Tour: Hop on a bike and explore the quieter side of busy Bangkok. Cycle through the city and see hidden temples and lush parks. Amazing street food vendors abound so be sure to stop for a bite and refuel.
Explore Kanchanaburi on a cycling tour and enjoy the unique experience of spending the night in a floating room at a resort along the banks of the River Kwai. Visit Erawan National Park and hike the many tiers of the famous waterfall and swim in the crystal-blue pools. Tonight, sleep in a resort with floating rooms on the banks of the River Kwai! Enjoy time for swimming and relaxing, or hang out on the lower level in the common area for socializing.
- Kanchanaburi Cycling Tour: Admire limestone hills and see the sights of Kanchanaburi by bike. Stop to walk over the famous bridge on the River Kwai and visit the nearby war cemetery where about 7,000 POWs are buried.
- Erawan Waterfalls: Visit one of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls. Its seven tiers offer a unique experience at every climb, reaching up to 1,500m (4921 ft). Swim in the turquoise pools, snap photos from the top tier, and opt to hike in the jungle to spot monkeys.
Afternoon transfer to Ayutthaya.
- Free Time: Enjoy the last few hours in Kanchanaburi: take some photos and get ready for the trip to Ayutthaya.
Enjoy an included cycling tour of Ayutthaya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Overnight train to Chiang Mai.
- Ayutthaya Cycling Tour: Cycle this UNESCO World heritage site, enjoy the ride through the ruins and hop off to take some great photos. Ayuthaya served as Thailand’s capital from the 14th to 18th centuries, when it ranked as one of the most magnificent cities in the world. Late in the 17th century its population reached one million, and foreign visitors wrote awestruck accounts of its size and splendour.
- Basic Overnight Train (beds): Experience overnight travel like a local. Sit back and get some well-earned (and likely much-needed) rest en route to your next stop.
Arrive in Chiang Mai in the morning before beginning the hilltribe trek. Experience the culture of northern Thailand with a homestay. On arrival in Chiang Mai transfer to a guesthouse before meeting our local trekking guide. Freshen up and prepare for the adventure ahead. Tonight enjoy a homestay with a local family. Accommodation is basic and multi-share (2-3 per home). Pillows, mattresses, duvets, and mosquito nets provided.
- Local Van: Climb aboard, take your seat, and enjoy the ride.
- Hilltribe Trek Day 1: After lunch, start walking uphill through lush rainforest, taking in the views along the trail. Arrive in Baan Pha-Lho, a Lahu hilltribe village, meet the local people and experience some of their day-to-day life. At twilight, enjoy a Lahu dining experience and stay overnight in bamboo huts.
Pack up and set off for the next village. The trek is longer today, the trail winds up and down on the way to a picnic lunch in the jungle. Afterwards, walk to the Lahu village of Ban Mae Ma for an overnight stay. Opt to experience a traditional herbal sauna. Tonight's accommodation is multi-share in simple bungalows. Pillows, mattresses, duvets, and mosquito nets provided. Enjoy access to western toilets and showers.
- Hilltribe Trek Day 2: After breakfast, set off for a long and scenic day of trekking. Pass streams and a hidden waterfall as you walk through the jungle. Stop to enjoy a picnic lunch and a refreshing swim. Continue hiking before the transfer to Baan Mae Ma, a Lahu village, for an overnight stay. This evening share a meal with your hosts and relax by the campfire.
- Massage: Lay back and soothe aching muscles with a famous local massage. Affordable and amazing, don't miss out.
After breakfast in the village, trek until reaching the end of the trail, passing rice fields and fruit plantations along the way. Enjoy a packed lunch along your transfer back to Chiang Mai.
- Local Van: Climb aboard, take your seat, and enjoy the ride.
- Hilltribe Trek Day 3: Set out for the final scenic trek! After completing the journey, we'll grab a packed lunch and transfer back to Chiang Mai.
Explore Chiang Mai in the morning before flying south to Krabi then transfer to Ao Nang.
- Plane: Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.
Board a traditional long tail boat and set off for the islands of Ko Hong and Ko La Ding. Snorkel and relax in paradise, stopping to enjoy a buffet lunch on the beach.
- Snorkelling: Snorkel the reefs and lagoons of Ko Hong and Ko La Ding. Take breaks to lie on the white sand and soak up the sun.
Travel to scenic Bo Tor, hop in a kayak and get out on the river for a half day paddle. Devour lunch then transfer to the Laem Sak Community Resort. Enjoy a guided walk around the community and join locals for a hands on Batik Making Class before an included dinner.
- Sea Kayak Bo Tor: Kayak out on the river around the Muslim community of Bo Tor. Visit ancient cave paintings (including the incredible Tam Pee Hua Toe), mangrove forests and fishing villages. The route varies depending on group fitness, and how much time is spent at each stop.
- Laem Sak Community Tourism: Laem Sak is a culturally-diverse region of Southern Thailand where Buddist, Muslim, and Chinese communities have lived peacefully together for generations. Members of the Laem Sak community have developed off-the-beaten-path activities based on their local cultures and the region’s unique natural sites and species. Hop between villages and witness prehistoric paintings in limestone mountains.
- Batik Making Class: Try your hand at the traditional technique of Batik and create your own piece of art as a keepsake. Opt to take guidance on traditional patterns or make up something of you own.
Enjoy a morning kayaking on protected waters, visiting ancient caves and local fish farms. After a picnic lunch on floating platforms, head into the mangrove channels for bird watching before returning for a BBQ dinner.
- Sea Kayak Ko Laem and Ko Chong Lat: After breakfast, start kayaking right from your doorstep. Weave through protected waterways and mangroves amongst limestone karst towers, paddle to ancient caves to view pre-historic paintings and join the local sea grape farmers as they plant and harvest—give the grapes a taste (seasonal)!
Transfer from the resort to the train station for an overnight train to Bangkok. After a leisurely morning at the resort we travel by private van to the station to board an overnight train to Bangkok.
- Basic Overnight Train (beds): Experience overnight travel like a local. Sit back and get some well-earned (and likely much-needed) rest en route to your next stop.
Trip ends on arrival at Bangkok train station.
Trip Inclusions
- Cycle through busy Bangkok.
- Experience colourful Chiang Mai.
- Trek into remote hilltribe villages.
- Discover ancient Ayutthaya by bike.
- Learn about the somber history of Kanchanaburi.
- Kayak the Andaman Sea from Krabi.
- Your G for Good Moment: Laem Sak Community Tourism, Ban Laem Sak
- Your Welcome Moment: Meet Your CEO and Group
- Your Hands-On Moment: Batik Making Class, Laem Sak
- Bike riding around Bangkok
- Cycling in and around Kanchanaburi and Ayutthaya
- Overnight stay in a rafthouse
- Hilltribe village trek (3 days)
- Sea kayaking on the Andaman Sea
- Internal flight
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
- Train, walking, minibus, songthaew, local bus, bicycle, raft, plane, longtail boat, kayak
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout, local guides
- Hotels/guesthouses (6 Nights), Community Resort (2 Nights, Twin-share), Hilltribe Village Homestay (2 Nights, Multi-share), Overnight Train (2 Nights), Floating Resort (1 Night, Shared Bathroom)
- 11 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 5 dinners
- Accommodation, itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and internal flights as specified. Flights not specified are not included.
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