Great taste of Thailand! Still managed to cover a lot of interesting places. Sek was an absolute legend, super organised and knowledgeable and made the entire experience an absolute breeze.
Peanut was absolutely incredible — hands down one of the best tour guides I’ve ever had. From start to finish, they brought such a fun, calm, and welcoming vibe to the group. They kept us so well informed every day, updating the group chat with the plan so clearly that there was never any confusion about what was happening or where we needed to be.
They were unbelievably organised but also so much fun — constantly making us laugh and creating such a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. It honestly felt like travelling with a really good friend. If anyone needed anything, whether it was help finding something, feeling unwell, or just needing a bit of extra support, Peanut always knew exactly what to do or where to go.
The itinerary itself was brilliant, but it was Peanut who made it all so special. I truly couldn’t fault a single thing. If you get the chance to tour with them — take it. You’re in the best hands!!
The long bus rides were totally worth the unique experiences we had on this tour. I feel like I?ve seen a side of Thailand that very few tourists get to see.
We had a fabulous couple of weeks in Thailand with Explore. The tour visited most of the places we had hoped to go to independently but cut out all the stress of trying to organise it. There was enough unstructured free time to do a few little tours of our own. Our tour guide Super Jeff was fantastic and the whole group were really sad to say goodbye to him at the end. Lots of fun opportunities to travel on or jump into water. Other members of group were interesting and fun. Lots of great food. The two night train trips were surprisingly comfortable and easy. My family loved the Thai boxing morning. Good mix of culture, adventure, beach. The only disappointment was the day boat trip to Ang Thong marine reserve - very busy and touristy, long time on big boat, food not great and the snorkelling was almost non-existent. We wished we'd taken the day off on our own to spend more time on the beach or take a proper snorkelling tour.
Wow!
This trip was just incredible.Temples,Buddhas,meeting elephants,travelling on the Death railway ,swimming in the river Kwai and so much more. If you want to learn about the history and culture of this beautiful country then this is the trip for you.
Our guide Wit was absolutely outstanding and he made the trip so special.
This was our first trip with Explore and we will definitely be booking another.
This tour gave us a very personal insight into life in SE Asia, the history and also the philosophies of Buddhism which really moved many of us in the group. We all learned from this experience and have made lasting friendships.
It was amazing no better way to spend my birthday, everything was good. Saw and did a lot, wouldn’t have minded a bit more free time to let people decide what they wanted to do.