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ryanjulien634802
My girlfriend and I are planning our first backpacking trip in SE Asia, we will be in the region for the whole of August and September this year. Initially we intended to explore Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia but we've now decided to focus on just Thailand and Vietnam to get a real feel for both countries and so we aren't so rushed for time. In terms of Thailand we really want to put an emphasis on Northern Thailand and Chiang Mai, we don't mind working the southern region into the route but we are more interested in the north and central at the moment. In terms of Vietnam we're really flexible and are looking for suggestions on a route to get a good feel of both countries.
Which route and method of border crossing would you recommend to explore some of the tourist spots but also more of the less well known spots, we're really flexible with our only constraint being that we enter the region via Bangkok and will also be leaving the region via Bangkok.
Do you guys have any suggestions for a great route to get the most out of both Thailand and Vietnam?
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friendly_checkingirl
Me personally would add the day to Khao Lak but your interests may be different to mine. Chiang Mai often suffers very bad air pollution in April due to crop burning so you might want to keep your plans flexible and decide once you are there. Domestic flights are cheap and frequent so easy to book last minute.
So i guess the hope would be a luxury hotel AND a prime location. Any thoughts?
The Mandarin Oriental.
martynyukm
Hello everyone, I am going to travel in Thailand-Laos-Cambodia in July-August for 60 days. Could you please comment on this route wether it is logical.
1-3 Bangkok
4-5 Ayutthaya
6-7 Sukhothai
8-11 Chiang mai
12 Doi Inthanon
13-15 Mae Sariang
16-17 Mae Hong Song
18-19 ;pai
20-21 Chiang Rai
22-23 Laos. HuayXai boat to Luang prabang
24-25 Luang prabang
26 Nong khiaw
27 muang ngoi
28-29 Vang Vieng
30 vientiane
31 bus to pakse
32-33 pakse. Bolaven platou
34-36 4000 islands
37 bus to Cambodia
38 Phnom penh
39 Kampot
40Kep
41-44 Sihanoukville (koh rong weather?)
45-49Siem Reap
50Thailand
51-56 koh tao
57-60 Bangkok
Thank you
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mstep
Can you fly direct between these places? Chaing Mai to Luang Prabang? and LPB to SRP?
to Luang Prabang yes. Not from LPB to Sihanoukeville. For that you need to connect via Siem Reap or Bangkok.
What I would do is go directly from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, then use 3 day overland transport to reach Luang Prabang, via the Huay Xai border, with 2 days on the Mekong river boat trip to LP. Then after Luang Prabang, fly to Siem Reap to stay for 3-4 days.
Then skip Koh Rong and Sihanoukeville, and fly from Siem Reap to Krabi (change planes in Bangkok), and use the rest of your trip with beach time split between Krabi, Phi Phi, or Ko Lanta, before returning to Bangkok.
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mstep
Vientiane LAOS, Luang Prabang, Hanoi, Siem Reap, Penom Penh. These places don't really combine for a trip that flows in a natural way.
I'll agree w/ poster #8, and suggest eliminating Hanoi from your list. Instead from Luang Prabang you could take the 2 day boat trip on the Mekong river to Huay Xai. There you could stop to to do the "Gibbon Experience", or just go directly by bus to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Which is different, but just as wonderful as Hanoi.
And you can treat your Cambodia time for Siem Reap and PP as a separate excursion from Bangkok.
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Milla.DK
Well, it seems like it takes almost the same amount of time to go to Ha Giang or Cao Bang as it does to Sapa. And many people does this with kids, so I'm not sure why this trip is such a bad idea?
It would be 6-8 hours maybe in sleeper bus. That would be okay, we've done worse and she's a good sleeper.
Would you recomend Sapa or Mai Chau insted of Cao bang/ Ha Giang? Or do you have other recomendations for great nature experience in the north with kids?
Thank you
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ensquaredaired
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URL: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb_4F8dhGdW/?taken-by=ensquaredaired
Destination: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Context: Here I am in Chiang Mai, celebrating the Yee Peng (Yi Peng) and Loy Krathong festival in Thailand. The whole city becomes alive with festivities during this time. Almost every temple is adorned with multi-colored lanterns, each carrying a wish for the new year. Everything is so beautiful and standing here made me feel as if I was under a sky full of lanterns