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Bangkok, River Kwai and jungle trails
Our Central Thailand and Bangkok tours will give you a great taste of Bangkok and the surrounding area, with its waving tuk-tuks drivers, historic temples, peaceful countryside and dense jungle. Build your own trip by selecting your favourite Thailand tours on our quote request form. We'll put them together in a logical itinerary and email you with a non-obligation travel quote.
Wherever possible, we have selected small-scale accommodation with local character, ranging from comfortable city hotels in Bangkok to rainforest jungle lodges and floating huts on the River Kwai.
If you'd like to stay somewhere a little longer, we can extend all Bangkok tours by a couple of extra days. Just add any special requirements to the quote request form or contact us by email or phone.
Prices below are valid until 31st October 2012, are based on two people travelling and exclude international flights. Prices for departures beyond this date and for international flights are available on request. For departures during peak seasons (e.g. Easter, summer holidays, Christmas and New Year) supplements may apply.
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Duration:
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Three days, two nights
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Price:
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From £73 per person - based on two people
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Departure:
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Daily
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Route:
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Bangkok
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Our Bangkok starter pack is perfect for independent travellers wishing to choose Bangkok tours that are flexible and completed at your own pace. You'll be collected at the airport and transferred to your comfortable hotel with swimming pool in the heart of Bangkok, only a 5-minute walk from Khao San Road. The rooms are spacious with air-conditioning and minibar. Breakfast is included. If you wish, you can upgrade to a boutique hotel with rooftop swimming pool for an extra cost. This way, you can spend the first couple of days recovering from your journey and exploring the city.
Click here for more about our Bangkok tour.
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Duration:
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Three days, two nights
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Price:
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£138 per person - based on two people sharing
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Departure:
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Daily
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Route:
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Bangkok
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This Bangkok tour is a brilliant way to begin your Thailand trip. When you arrive in Bangkok, you'll be transferred to your hotel near the legendary Khao San Road. You'll stay in a charming hotel with a rooftop swimming pool. The following afternoon, you'll set out to see the real Bangkok on two wheels, cycling through the suburbs and along narrow paths beside the tropical green khlongs (canals). Finally, the bikes will be loaded onto a boat and you'll drift back to the city along the jungle-lined river.
Click here for more about Bangkok sightseeing.
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Duration:
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Three days, two nights
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Price:
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From £148 per person - based on two people
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Departure:
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Monday and Thursday from Bangkok
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Route:
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Bangkok - River Kwai jungle rafts - Erawan waterfall - Kanchanaburi
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This is one of our most popular Bangkok tours. It is a trip packed with variety that will take you through breathtaking scenery and over the legendary River Kwai. You'll visit an authentic train market outside Bangkok and take a ride on the original tracks of the Burma 'Death' Railway. You'll spend an incredible night in floating huts on the river, lit by atmospheric oil lamps and surrounded by dense bamboo jungle. The following day, you can take a dip with the Thai people in the clear waters of the Erawan waterfalls.
Click here for more about our River Kwai rafts tour.
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Duration:
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Three days, two nights
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Price:
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£208 per person - based on 2 people sharing
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Departs:
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Mondays and Thursdays from Bangkok
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Route:
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Bangkok - Kanchanaburi - River Kwai - Erawan waterfall - Bangkok
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This Kanchanaburi tour is similar to our popular River and the Railway module. However, this time you'll spend two nights in an African safari-style tented camp along the River Kwai, slowing down the pace. A tent may sound basic but, rest assured, this one is anything but...
Click here for more about our trip from the River Kwai to Kanchanaburi.
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Duration:
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Two days, one night
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Price:
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From £34 per person - based on two people
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Departure:
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Daily from Bangkok or Kanchanaburi
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Route:
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Ayutthaya
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En route from Bangkok or Kanchanaburi to Chiang Mai in the north, you can make a stop at the often forgotten royal city of Ayutthaya. Dotted with hundreds of colourful chedis (temple towers) and palaces, this historic city will give you a wonderful impression of Buddhist culture and the ancient Khmer kingdom. This is one of our favourite Bangkok tours, with highlights such as taking a sunset tuk-tuk trip for spectacular views over the ruin-strewn city.
Click here for more about our tour of temples in Thailand
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Duration:
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Three days two nights
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Price:
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£138 per person - based on two people
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Daily
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Khao Yai National Park
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Only a few hours from Bangkok you'll find the largest National Park in Thailand, with impenetrable jungle and spectacular wildlife. During this Bangkok tour, you'll go wildlife spotting in the park, perhaps bumping into a herd of elephants or a huge colony of bats. You'll also take a trip to cool, crystal waterfalls and dizzying ravines. You'll stay in comfortable jungle huts during your time in Khao Yai National Park.
Click here for more about our tour of this Thailand National Park.
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Duration:
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Three days, two nights
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Price:
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£172 per person - based on two people
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Departure:
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Daily from Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai, Korat or Khon Kaen
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Route:
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Sida - Kopet - Sida
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Bangkok tours don't come more authentic than this. Leave cosmopolitan chaos behind you for a taste of truly rural Thailand. During this unique Bangkok tour, you'll visit a rural village buried deep within the countryside in the eastern province of Isaan. You'll stay with a family to experience some real Thai hospitality. Join your English-speaking hostess on walks through the village, visit the local temple (quite different to the golden extravagances of Bangkok), take a peek into the school classroom, and learn how the land is farmed. Maybe even indulge in a little bit of frog-hunting...
Click here to find out more about how to experience Thailand.
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When planning your trip, don’t forget to take account of the time required to travel between our short adventure tours (modules). For example, when travelling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai you should give yourself at least one rest day in Chiang Mai before starting a new module. If a module ends on Wednesday we recommend taking Thursday off and then starting a new module on Friday. In our planning, we always take into account the best links between our various adventures. Check out our Thailand transport page for more information on how best to travel between the different modules, or feel free to contact us for advice- we'll be on hand to help.
The prices quoted are per person, based on two people sharing. We can also arrange transfers between places and modules, or, if you would prefer, you can choose to arrange these yourselves locally. In the cities, there will be dozens of taxis and tuk-tuks clamouring for your business, so getting from A to B shouldn't be any problem. Breakfast is also included in the quoted prices, and any other meals that may be included are stated in the daily itinerary. For overnight travel, we use comfortable second class air conditioned sleeper trains.
We also offer exciting Thailand holidays which are built from a logical combination of these modules to form itineraries. These might give you an idea of some possible routes for your trip.
Click here for our quote request form
Click here for our Northern Thailand Chiang Mai tours
or Southern Tours in Thailand
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