Program

Day 1: Departure from your home country. This flight is not included in the prices shown below. Special prices are offered from London

Day 2: Morning arrival in Bangkok - meet your tour leader and transfer to a downtown hotel in the City’s lively Banglamphu district. Afternoon to relax, explore the area or check out some local markets.

Day 3: City tour with a difference! Bangkok by riverboat, skytrain, tuk-tuk and canal boat. Stop-offs include the Grand Palace, fabulous Wat Phra Keow - “Temple of the Emerald Buddha” - and the fascinating ‘Jim Thompson House Museum’.

Day 4: Leaving the Capital we’ll journey by local train to Kanchanaburi Province, across the historic ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ itself and along the infamous, (and scenic), ‘Death Railway’ towards the remote town of Sangklaburi on the Burmese border. Lakeside accommodation at the small, family-run ‘Burmese Inn’.

Day 5: An exploration of part of the nearby World Heritage Site of Thung Yai Wildlife Reserve, including a jungle hike, rafting and bathing in mountain streams.

Day 6: Check out the sights and markets of this fascinating frontier town with its bewildering mix of Thais, Burmese and Karens, Indian and Chinese traders and Mon refugees from across the border, including a morning boat tour of the lake to see the region’s distinctive floating villages. Afternoon transfer by local bus to nearby Thong Pa Phum village for the night’s accommodation in a picturesque riverside resort.

Day 7: Departure for nearby ‘Hellfire Pass’; visit the fascinating museum and hike along the former route of the ‘Death railway’ itself. (So named because of the numbers of local workers and Allied POWs who died during its construction by the Japanese army.) Afternoon expedition down the jungle-lined river with a choice of kayaks or 2 person canoes for the uninitiated. Overnight in chalets on the banks of the River Kwai.

Day 8: Complete our Western loop with a return to Kanchanaburi Town by way of Sai Yok Noi Waterfall and the impressive 12th century ruins of Muang Singh – a former, fortified, frontier town of the Angkor Empire.

Day 9: Morning transfer to the historic town of Petchaburi at the northern limit of the Peninsula. Visit the fascinating hilltop Khao Wang Palace and Khao Luang cave with its colony of monkeys before catching the evening sleeper train to the southern city of Surat Thani.

Days 10 & 11: On to Khao Sok in Surat Thani Province - acknowledged as one of Thailand’s most spectacular National Parks with its dramatic limestone karst scenery, lakes, waterfalls and lush jungle Two-day exploration of the park including canoeing, a boat trip on the lake, elephant riding and jungle hiking, with plenty of time to relax, splash around in the streams and waterfalls or just kick back in your chalet and admire the fabulous tropical flora and fauna.

From here, we vary this tour to avoid the western monsoon during April to September.

A = October to April and B = May to October

A: October to April

Day 12 - A: Morning minibus transfer through more spectacular scenery to nearby Krabi Province for a short ferry ride to the Andaman Sea’s scenic Lanta Island.

Day 13 - A: Leisurely day on this picturesque, jungle-clad, island - make the most of the turquoise waters and quiet beaches or sling a hammock between a couple of palm trees. (Hiking in the interior for the energetic?)

Day 14 - A: Boat excursion through the spectacular and world famous islands of Koh Phi Phi archipelago with opportunities for swimming and snorkelling on the regions vibrant coral reefs.

Day 15 - A: Morning on the island topping up your suntan, before transferring to Krabi for an evening flight to your home country via Bangkok.

Day 16 - A: Morning arrival in your home country: Note: the flight from Bangkok to your home country is not included in the price shown below. Special prices are offered to London.

B: May to October

Day 12 - B: Transfer to nearby Surat Thani Pier for a ferry ride to the Gulf of Thailand’s famous Samui Island.

Day 13 - 14 - B: At leisure on this picturesque, still largely jungle-clad, island - make the most of the turquoise waters and white sand beach or sling a hammock between a couple of palm trees. A wide range of optional activities include snorkelling, boat trips to discover the nearby Ang Thong Marine Park, scuba diving or spa treatments.

Day 15 - B: Morning on the island topping up your suntan, before an evening flight to your home country via Bangkok.*

*For those wishing to extend their stay at the beach a variety of accommodation is available.

Day 16 - B: Morning arrival in your home country: Note: the flight from Bangkok to your home country is not included in the price shown below. Special prices are offered to London.

Notes:

Highlights: jungle trekking, elephant riding, kayaking on the River Kwai, bamboo or white-water rafting (depending on water levels), Khao Sok National park, Koh Samui or Koh Lanta, Sangklaburi, Kanchanaburi, Bangkok’s temples and palaces, Thai food.

Fitness: easy to moderate – maximum trekking around 4-5 hours on day 5.

Accommodation: hotel, guesthouse, night sleeper train. Transport: minibus, train, boat, elephant, local bus, pick-up truck, flight.

Meals: full board except lunch on days 13 and 14 and dinner on days 14 & 15

Prices:

Tour cost from Bangkok: 900 to 950 GBP (United Kingdom Pound) depending of the season. Money converter

The price include: All activities and entrances fees as described in the Tour program, 3 meals a day (local food) include water during the meal except for for meals as in meals section. All transportations except international flight or as specified, accommodation based on 2 person sharing, local guide, English speaking and knowledgeable Tour Leader during all the tour.

Not included: Visas where applicable, airport departure taxes, alcoholic or soft drinks with meals and snacks or any drinks outside of designated meal times,meals specified under meals section. Personal laundry, tips.

Extensions: Special extensions can be organized before or after the tour. Please contact us for any inquiries.