Patrick, our CEO, made our first trip to Thailand a great one. Although flight trouble made us have to depart the tour early, he helped us through until the very end, 100% selflessly. Patrick really gives truth to Thailand's nickname as "The Land of Smiles."
This was a perfect first multi-day hike for our family. We are gearing up to do some larger ones with our teen. This gave us the perfect amount of support as we started by assessing our levels. The hike itself had beautiful outlooks and interesting things to be learnt at each stop.
It was well organized, lots of different activities, biking, cooking, temples, etc. Days were busy but I was expecting that. It matched the infos on the website. Our guide was simply amazing. We discovered a great country. It was my second tour with this company, certainly not my last.
Culturally enriching tour with many interesting diverse activities. It was wonderful to be in the rural areas and to see how the people live in the little villages. Thailand has a fascinating history and this tour provided very good insight. Thai people are very welcoming, humble and kind. A good level of fitness is necessary to enjoy the trekking experience.
To sum up my experience in one paragraph is an injustice to the beauty and bonds shared on this trip, with the CEO and now good friends I've come to meet. Even to share this trip with my partner by my side has enriched our relationship beyond what we previously had. I get teary-eyed when I think of the time spent hiking through the jungle, sharing wonderful meals at the market, playing cards games on the train, visiting the temples, feeding the elephants, listening to our CEO tell us about the city and people. It all is so majestically overwhelming in the best way possible. This trip was the best one of my life so far!
This was a great holiday. The 16 of us made of 4 different families felt like an extended family that bonded very well. The CEO was also great, very attentive and knowledgable of her country. We bring back great memories.
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.
This was our first group tour. Loved the small size and excursions. Puna made our trip special. She really took care of us and was so knowledgeable. Thank you Puna!
I had a great time seeing new things and meeting extraordinary people along the way, made extremely easy by Apple, the best CEO ever! The tour was super fun and would definitely do more tours in the future.
Bangkok, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue, Phong NHA, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Siem Reap, Vientiane, Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang, Pak Beng, Chiang Khong, Chiang Mai, Phnom Penh, Koh Rong Island, Chambok, Ho Chi Minh City