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$2,458
$2,935
16 days
No two days are the same on this epic quest. As you wander from the Bangkok cityscapes to Siem Reap’s remote beauty, you’ll be completely immersed in South East Asia – past and present. You’ll admire the Buddhist temples, learn all about the harrowing history, become a champion Muay Thai boxer and even try your hand at quad biking. Buckle up!
Locations Visited
Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Overnight Train to Chiang Mai, Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Pak Beng, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap
Countries Visited
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
Travel Style
Accommodations
15 nights included
Age Requirements
Social travel experiences for 18-35 year olds
Day 1
Touch down in Thailand's capital. After checking into our hotel there'll be time for DIY exploring, a massage or lying by the pool to catch the first of that sweet tropical sunshine. Later we'll rendezvous back at base so you can hear what's in store for the trip, then the night is yours to enjoy authentic Pad Thai & the Khao San road nightlife.
Accommodation
Nouvo City Hotel (or similar)
Day 2
Accommodation
River Kwai Jungle Rafts (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Dinner
Nose around the gilded Royal Palace, then travel like a local: floating down the Rivers.
A sombre slice of history. See the Death Railway Museum, WWII Cemetery and the famous Bridge itself.
Day 3
We've got an exciting journey ahead of us today! We'll first make our way to the impressive Erawan falls. Walk across the serene trails. Or dip your feet into the emerald blue waters before we head to our next destination.
We’ll make a stop in the UNESCO listed city of Ayutthaya, once the capital of Kingdom of Siam before being destroyed by the Burmese in the 18th Century. We'll grab bikes & ride past ornate temples, towering spires and beautiful palaces. Later, we board our overnight train to Chiang Mai.
All aboard for Chiang Mai!
Accommodation
Overnight Train
Meals
Breakfast
Cool off in emerald pools, shower under a waterfall and get your step count up. All in a day's work.
Golden temples, a giant reclining Buddha and so many incredible sights to see. Try not to fall off your bike in shock!
Day 4
Accommodation
The Empress Hotel (or similar)
Meals
Lunch
Help to protect to these majestic giants by learning about their struggle while watching them roam free - the way they were meant to live.
Day 5
Accommodation
The Empress Hotel (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Day 6
Accommodation
Wiang Inn Hotel (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Tour one of Thailand’s most-recognisable temples – the White Temple. You’ll find plenty of Buddhist symbolism hinted throughout its beautiful architecture (you know, to satisfy your artistic soul).
Blazing blue deities will welcome you at the gates of this mesmerising temple. Don’t forget your camera for a spectacular view of this unconventional style of Buddhist art.
Visit the place that has hosted art scholars and researchers for over 50 years. This museum is all about mixing traditional and modern Thai architectural styles, and it’s pretty spellbinding too.
Day 7
Accommodation
Local Guest House (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Float down the Mekong from Pak Beng, past craggy caves and sleepy hillside villages. A proper taste of Laos life.
Day 8
Leaving Pak Beng, we make our way to Luang Prabang - get ready for gorgeous waterfalls, biking explorations and a chance to experience the local community and sacred Buddhist rituals.
Ending our Mekong River magic we arrive in the much-loved city of Luang Prabang. Temples dusted in gold, historic French mansions, & locals wrapped in saffron robes make this one of the prettiest places in Asia. Our explorations will involve a sunset from a hill-top stupa & a bout of shopping at the local night markets.
Accommodation
Luang Prabang Inn (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Definitely the most surreal caves we’ve ever seen. Rock caverns packed with thousands of mini-Buddha statues. Pics or it didn’t happen.
Day 9
A city cycle and an optional swim under the 60-metre cascades of Kuang Si Falls will provide our daily nature fix, but most of the day is yours to visit palaces & temples & watch local life by the river, or choose to explore any way that suits. Tonight, watch the sunset at a riverside bar, and contemplate just how good life is and how relaxed you already feel.
Accommodation
Luang Prabang Inn (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Cycle around the former capital of Laos, visiting Ock Pop Tock, Wat Xieng Thong, and Big Brother Mouse.
Today, you'll get to test out your teaching skills and chat with the students at Big Brother Mouse, who are there to learn English. The team at Big Brother Mouse are working to reduce illiteracy levels across Laos, providing language lessons and publishing/promoting books and other learning materials
Meditate at this ornate temple, or just marvel at its gilded beauty and take lots of pics.
Your chance to watch Lao textile artisans at work, making clothes and homeware using special techniques.
Day 10
Accommodation
The Silver Naga Hotel (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Always wanted to live like a Buddhist? Here is your chance to offer an ‘Alms’ to monks, in the spirit of karmic giving.
Hop onto the train from Luang Prabang, travelling at a dashing 160 km/h. You’ll catch some breathtaking views on the way.
Day 11
Accommodation
Hotel Aaron (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
See the amazing efforts of this non-profit, which gives prosthetic limbs to disabled locals – some of who are victims of unexploded bombs. MAKE TRAVEL MATTER ® Experience
This isn't your typical hectic capital city. Today, you'll walk around the peacefully lovely city of Vientiane and admire Laos' version of the Arc de Triomphe - the Patuxai.
It’s bizarre. It’s beautiful. And it has a lot of Buddha statues. This fanciful sculpture garden will leave you with wonder (and a little bit of confusion) in your eyes.
Day 12
Accommodation
Mettavary Hotel (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Fasten your seatbelts folks, we’re off to Phnom Penh
Admire the architectural wonder of some of the best buildings from the Khmer Empire of Vietnam – built back in the 1800s!
Day 13
Accommodation
Mettavary Hotel (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
A sombre but important remembrance for the victims of the Khmer Rouge. Visit the fields and Genocide Museum.
Spend the evening at one of Phnom Penh's best-loved after-dark hotspots for refreshing beverages and tantalising food.
Day 14
Accommodation
Amber Angkor Villa Hotel (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Day 15
Prepare to be moved to the core this morning as we journey to Angkor Wat through dawn's hours in preparation for sunrise. Nothing can quite describe the feeling of watching the day's first rays touch this ancient spiritual site, it's pretty much magic. Next, we journey back to the temples to explore Angkor Thom and the Tomb Raider temple of Ta Prohm (which is slowly being swallowed by the jungle). With knowledge in hand, we'll pay a visit to a social enterprise, where disadvantaged and former street children are trained up in hospitality skills. And wow, do they do it well; their frozen shakes and mouth-watering menu never fail to impress. And finally, you've got the option to admire the sunset from the paddy fields - on a quad bike ride! With no early rise on tomorrow's agenda, we can let loose on the city's famous Pub Street and the buzzing local night markets.
Accommodation
Amber Angkor Villa Hotel (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Dinner
Visit Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and Bayon – where Tomb Raider was filmed. But dress appropriately (no hotpants, soz).
Not only is the food top-notch, this social enterprise makes a mission out of training and employing street youths. Respect.
Day 16
Our trip will wrap up in Siem Reap shortly after our final team breakfast. We'll go our separate ways after saying somber goodbyes & making sincere plans to organise a reunion tour.
Meals
Breakfast
Title
A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
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