Thai-Indochina Loop

This amazing journey across four countries will give you a remarkable insight into one of the most remarkable and colourful regions of South East Asia. Peace and tranquillity have finally come to the nations of Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia and this huge loop starting and finishing in Bangkok is now possible. We travel by a wide variety of local transport including bus, songthaew, tuk-tuk, Mekong riverboats, longtail boats, mini-van, train, pick-up and microbus, and our accommodation is in hotels and simple guesthouses.

From Bangkok we travel north to the mighty Mekong River and cross into Laos. Crossing the river is like stepping back in time to the old South East Asia. Following the river we visit the beautiful former French colonial town of Luang Prabang and then continue to Vang Vieng and the sleepy capital of Vientiane.

Thai-Indochina Loop

Further eastward we come to Lak Sao where we cross the border into Vietnam and catch the Reunification Express to the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. Here we discover the charms of this graceful capital before taking the train down to a city that’s steeped in history and culture, Vietnam’s former imperial capital, Hue. A short drive through some remarkable rural and coastal scenery brings us to Hoi An, then to the beach resort city of Nha Trang. We’ll cruise the offshore islands and relax in the sun before once again catching the overnight sleeper train down to the steamy southern city of Saigon. We drive overland into Cambodia and, after spending a day exploring its capital, Phnom Penh, continue by bus around South East Asia’s largest freshwater lake, to Siem Reap. From here we’ll explore what is regarded as one of the world’s greatest archaeological monuments, the magnificent Angkor temple complexes. Our adventure then reaches its final phase wehen we travel to the Cambodian/Thai border town of Poipet. Rough roads improve as we continue on to exciting Bangkok and our journey’s end.

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