Your itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: Bangkok
Arrive in Bangkok and check into the hotel. Free time to explore or get a massage. Evening trip briefing, then a free night.
Day 2
Day 2: Bangkok to Surat Thani
Free time in Bangkok with options such as the Grand Palace, shopping, massages or a hidden food culture tour. Board an overnight train south to Surat Thani.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3
Day 3: Surat Thani to Khao Sok
Arrive at Surat Thani and transfer to Khao Sok. Check into jungle accommodation, then enjoy free time to explore Khao Sok National Park with options to swim, canoe or relax. Note: The visit may start at Cheow Larn Lake before the township; activities remain the same, just in a different order.
Meals: Lunch,Dinner
Day 4
Day 4: Khao Sok
Long-tail boat ride on Cheow Larn Lake, then a bamboo raft to Pakarang Caves. Optional kayaking, hiking or swimming in the afternoon. Group dinner in the evening.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Day 5
Day 5: Khao Sok to Krabi
Travel from Khao Sok to Krabi. Arrive by early afternoon for free time: beaches, markets or cocktails. Optional Krabi Sunset Cruise with island hopping, snorkelling, dinner onboard and a bioluminescent plankton swim.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6
Day 6: Krabi
Free day in Krabi to relax by the pool or beach, and explore local markets.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7
Day 7: Krabi to Langkawi
Journey by land and sea (around 10 hours) from Krabi to Langkawi, crossing into Malaysia. Meet additional travellers on arrival.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8
Day 8: Langkawi
Free morning to enjoy Langkawi’s beaches and scenery. Optional sunset dinner cruise in the evening.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 9
Day 9: Langkawi to Penang
Travel to Penang. Visit Georgetown for temples and street art, then enjoy spicy street eats and evening exploring.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10
Day 10: Penang
Free day in Penang to sample diverse street food and explore. Optional ATV ride around Balik Pulau.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 11
Day 11: Penang to Kuala Lumpur via Ipoh
Travel to Kuala Lumpur with a stop in Ipoh for boutique cafés, street art and a heritage trail. Continue to KL for big-city sights, including a visit to the Batu Caves.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 12
Day 12: Kuala Lumpur
Full day in Kuala Lumpur. Optional guided city tour. Optional Vespa night ride to markets and street food.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 13
Day 13: Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
Fly from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. Arrive for the final city experience and a celebratory evening.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 14
Day 14: End Singapore
Trip ends in Singapore. Farewells and onward travel.
Meals: Breakfast
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Dining Summary
- 12 Breakfast (B)
- 2 Lunch (L)
- 2 Dinner (D)
Included Experience
- Khao Sok National Park: Glide past immense rainforest at this little piece of tropical heaven. Home to elephants, gibbons, and more.
- Khao Sok National Park: Glide across this emerald lake and take in the serene rainforest and towering limestone cliffs. You could actually be in Jurassic Park…
- Khao Sok National Park: Sit back and relax as you spend the night overlooking the water.
- Georgetown: Georgetown is home to some of the most striking temples and street art, specially created to make everyone super jelly of your insta feed.
- Kuala Lumpur: See more of Kuala Lumpur with a visit to the world famous Batu Caves – gigantic limestones caves housing a Hindu temple. After dragging your eyes away from the 140-foot tall statue of Lord Murugan, the Hindu God, climb the 272 stairs to reach the main cave for some amazing views. Careful of any cheeky monkeys whilst you snap pics of the Kuala Lumpur skyline.
FAQs
- Bangkok: 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.
Langkawi Sunset Dinner Cruise
Glide across the Andaman Sea on a sunset dinner cruise, skirting jungle-clad islets of the Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark. Warm breezes and shifting pastel skies set an easy island rhythm.
Watch the silhouette of jungle peaks sharpen against the horizon as you dine on board and unwind to the sounds of the sea. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.
Batu Caves Temple Complex Visit
Visit Batu Caves, ascending 272 colorful steps beside the gold-clad Lord Murugan statue to vast limestone chambers housing Hindu shrines. Incense curls into skylights where roots and daylight pierce the cavern’s ceiling.
Hear how Tamil communities transformed this karst outcrop into a living place of worship and pilgrimage, especially during Thaipusam. Look back for sweeping city views while macaques chatter across the ledges and temple bells echo in the cool shade.
Bangkok Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew Guided Visit
Step into Thailand’s royal heart on a guided tour of the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew). Gilded chedis, mirrored mosaics, and Ramayana mural galleries shimmer around ceremonial courtyards.
Learn how the Chakri kings shaped Bangkok’s identity amid baroque-Thai spires and serenely guarded chapels. Modest dress is required inside sacred areas. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable with your Tour Manager.
Bangkok Hidden Street Food Night Tour
Taste Bangkok after dark on a curated street food tour through back-alley grills and neon-lit lanes. Follow sizzling woks, mortar-pounded chilies, and clouds of lemongrass to family stalls serving time-honored recipes.
Hear how sweet-sour-salty-spicy balance defines Thai cooking while you discover regional specialties and late-night treats. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour for a delicious deep dive into local flavor.
Krabi Sunset Cruise with Snorkeling & Bioluminescent Swim
Set sail on a sunset cruise among the Andaman’s limestone pinnacles, drifting past Railay’s golden beaches and sea caves glowing in late-day light. Drop anchor to snorkel over coral gardens alive with reef fish.
As dusk deepens, slip into the water for a bioluminescent plankton swim that shimmers with every stroke, then savor dinner on deck beneath a changing sky. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.
Penang ATV Adventure in Balik Pulau
Rev through Penang’s countryside on an ATV ride around Balik Pulau, tackling easy trails past paddy fields and durian orchards. Expect muddy splashes, farm tracks, and rural scenery few visitors see.
Local guides share insights into kampung life and seasonal harvests as sea breezes roll in from the island’s west coast. Safety briefing and helmets provided. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.
Kuala Lumpur Guided City Tour
Join a guided city tour to take in modern icons and colonial set pieces in Malaysia’s capital. Photograph the Petronas Twin Towers, then trace history at Merdeka Square and the Sultan Abdul Samad Building.
Hear stories of migration, faith, and food that shaped KL’s neighborhoods, and pause at the National Mosque for its serene courtyards and star-patterned rooflines. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.
Kuala Lumpur Night Markets by Vespa
Zip through the city on a vintage scooter for a Vespa night ride that links buzzing street food markets, heritage alleys, and neon-lit lanes. Soak up the rhythm of KL after dark, where grills smoke and vendors call.
Sample late-night snacks and meet the characters behind classic recipes while guides handle the routes and stories. Safety gear supplied. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.
Ipoh Old Town Heritage Stroll
Visit Ipoh Old Town, where limestone hills frame streets of art-deco and prewar shophouses. Cafés perfume the air with caramel notes of Ipoh white coffee as murals brighten restored facades.
Stroll the storied lanes of Concubine Lane and admire the grand dome and arches of the Ipoh Railway Station. Snap heritage details, browse artisan boutiques, and soak up the easy highland mood that once lured tin-rush fortunes to this elegant town.
Floating Raft House Stay on Cheow Larn Lake
Experience pure stillness as you spend the night on a floating raft house, stepping from your deck straight into the mirror-smooth lake. Dusk paints the karsts purple while the rainforest hums its evening chorus.
Wake to dawn mist and birdsong rolling across the water, with jungle-clad peaks reflected like inkblots around you. This distinctive lake stay captures Khao Sok’s primal atmosphere, pairing simple comforts with a front-row seat to Thailand’s great limestone amphitheatre.
George Town UNESCO Heritage Walk & Street Art Trail
Explore UNESCO-listed George Town, where pastel shophouses, incense-wreathed shrines, and Peranakan courtyards reveal Penang’s multicultural soul. Wander galleries of open-air murals along Armenian Street and hidden laneways alive with color.
Trace the Street of Harmony from mosque to temple to church, and meet the waterfront communities of the Clan Jetties. Tales of traders, tin barons, and spice routes give rich context to one of Southeast Asia’s most photogenic historic quarters.
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Cheow Larn Lake Long-Tail Cruise & Pakarang Cave Rafting
Discover the emerald expanse of Cheow Larn Lake on a traditional long-tail cruise, gliding beneath towering limestone karsts draped in rainforest. Glassy water, jungle calls, and far-off islets set a cinematic scene inside Khao Sok National Park.
Continue by bamboo raft to Pakarang (Coral) Cave, where delicate stalactites evoke ancient coral branches. Learn how this flooded valley formed around dramatic karst spires, and keep an eye out for hornbills and macaques at the water’s edge as the rainforest closes in around you.