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Destination guide

Thailand

Bangkok first, then the islands, with the boat times already worked out.

Why we take guests here

Thailand works best as two trips inside one. Bangkok is dense, loud and better than its reputation, a city of river ferries, temples and food worth building a whole day around. Then the country opens out. The Andaman coast in the west has the limestone islands most people are picturing, and the Gulf side in the east has calmer water and a different season altogether. Those two coasts do not share a calendar, which is the single most useful thing to know before you book, and it is where most itineraries quietly go wrong. We start from your dates, choose the coast that will actually be clear, then work the boat and flight times backwards from there. Inland, the north around Chiang Mai is a slower chapter of forest, night markets and craft towns. A good Thailand route is usually a city, one coast, and enough time to stop moving.

What a week here looks like

  • Bangkok by river: the temples, the ferries and the markets in one morning
  • The Andaman islands, with long boats and bays reached before the day trippers
  • The Gulf side when your dates point east instead of west
  • Chiang Mai and the north for a slower few days inland
  • Boat and flight times planned so no day is spent in transit

Programmes for this destination

Sample journeys

Starting points rather than fixed products. Every route is rebuilt around your dates, your pace and who is travelling with you.

Views of the destination

Licensed photography while our own footage is on its way.

Before you go

How do you handle the planning and the entry paperwork?

Your planner goes through the current entry and document requirements for your passport before anything is confirmed, and checks them again before you fly. Thailand is usually straightforward, but we confirm it for your dates rather than assuming last season still applies.

Which coast should we choose?

That depends entirely on your dates. The Andaman side in the west and the Gulf side in the east run on different seasons, so we look at your travel window first and then send you to the coast that will give you the water you are picturing.

Can we see Bangkok and the islands in the same trip?

That is how most of our Thailand routes are built. A short city opening, then a domestic flight and a boat, with the connections timed so the moving day does not swallow a day of the holiday.

Let us plan Thailand around your dates.

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