Discover Southeast Asia

TRAVELER FAVORITE

• Embark on an overnight cruise across breathtaking

Ha Long Bay on a traditional junk boat.

• Glide along Bangkok’s canals, venture into

Chiang Mai’s markets, and whip up delicious Thai dishes at a cooking class.

• Tour UNESCO World Heritage–listed Luang

Prabang, and take a boat to visit the cave temples at Pak Ou.

• Explore the jungle ruins of Angkor, and enjoy a Khmer lunch at a G Adventures–supported vocational training restaurant.

DAYS 1–2 I BANGKOK, THAILAND Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer is included. The following day, explore lively Bangkok, visiting the Grand Palace and the Wat Phra Kaew temple, with its sacred Emerald Buddha. Later, catch a flight to Chiang Mai.

DAYS 3–4 I CHIANG MAI Visit a market with a local chef to pick out ingredients for your Thai cooking class, and enjoy your creations for lunch. Discuss the tenets of Buddhism with a young monk, and listen to a hypnotic chanting ceremony at the Doi Suthep temple. Explore Chiang Mai at leisure, and venture outside of the city for an authentic khantoke dinner with a local family.

DAYS 5–7 I LUANG PRABANG, LAOS Fly to the stunning city of Luang Prabang and take an orientation walk. Rise at dawn to witness the daily almsgiving ritual to Buddhist monks; then visit the National Museum— formerly the Royal Palace—and Wat Xieng Thong, one of the country’s most important monasteries. Ride a boat to the Pak Ou caves, filled with thousands of Buddha statues, and visit the ethereal Kuang Si waterfall.

DAYS 8–10 I HANOI, VIETNAM/ HA LONG BAY Catch a flight to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum and continue to Ha Long Bay, spending the night on a traditional junk boat. Cruise through Bái Tu Long Bay, a more secluded section of this stunning World Heritage site, and explore the Me Cung cave. Return to Hanoi and take a cyclo tour of the vibrant old quarter.

DAYS 11–12 I HO CHI MINH CITY Fly to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and explore the city by cyclo, then discover the famed Cu Chi tunnels with a local guide.

DAYS 13–14 I PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA Fly to Phnom Penh, and take in the city’s highlights on a cyclo tour. Explore the dark side of Cambodia’s history at Choeung Ek memorial and the notorious Tuol Sleng prison.

DAYS 15–18 I SIEM REAP Drive to Siem Reap. Spend two days exploring the mystical ruins of Angkor with a local guide, and enjoy a Khmer lunch at a G Adventures–supported restaurant. Take in a performance at Phare, a Cambodian circus and social enterprise; and opt to visit the floating villages of Tonlé Sap lake. Depart at any time on our final day.

PER PERSON. AIRFARE TO/FROM IS NOT INCLUDED.

MY OWN ROOM OPTION: + $1,239 MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE: 16

DATES

2022: Departures available year-round 2023: Departures available year-round

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

Arrival transfer, internal flights, all transport between destinations and to/from included activities, and activities as listed in the itinerary. Optional activities are at an additional cost.

ACCOMMODATIONS Comfortable, mid-range hotels (16 nights), junk boat (1 night)

MEALS INCLUDED 17 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners. Allow an additional $235–$305 per person for meals not included.

TRANSPORTATION Private vehicle, first-class public bus, boat, tuk-tuk, plane, cyclo, traditional junk boat

GUARANTEED DEPARTURES If you’re booked, you’re going.

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