Thailand Tours for Experienced Travelers

I would certainly recommend this trip. There were many highlights and we ate some excellent food during the holiday. I particularly enjoyed the Thai massage in Chiang Mai and later that day the cooking experience with the Raunkaew Family. The visit to The Elephant Nature Park was special and we were lucky enough to be able to participate in the annual Lantern Festival during the trip. The Buddhist temples visited were all so fascinating and set in such varied locations, not always easy to access with lots and lots of steps, but well worth the effort. Our time unwinding by the river Kwai on a truly special floating hotel was awesome and I really enjoyed the visit to Bangkok’s Grand Palace. Woody, our tour leader was tremendous. He had a really engaging personality and he couldn’t do enough to ensure everything went as smoothly as possible. He did have to deal with a few problems caused by torrential rain and flooding, which meant diversions and one or two programme changes, but nothing that spoiled the trip for us.

There were a rapid fire of exceptional experiences. If I had to pick one, the overnight cruise on Halong Bay would be near the top. Others include: Hanoi Hilton, Saigon at Night, Hero Rats, Bangkok cruise, Angkor What, Chi Chu tunnels, and the overall food experiences. Our Tour Manager put more effort into making a wonderful time than I have ever seen in 12 Collette tours.

If you want to know more about Asia especially Cambodia, Vietnam and their ancient and modern histories this immersive experience was outstanding .Cycling gets you in amongst the people , the culture and the landscape. Fabulous guides, great food ,wonderful people all positive as they move their countries into an exciting future .

We had a great time. The itinerary was packed full of interesting and varied experiences delivered by a great tour guide. Woody worked hard to make sure we had a wonderful experience (despite the flooding which required work-arounds). Transport was via 2 small vans which were comfortable and well airconditioned - necessary for the hot weather and long distances covered. The hotels were all good and well located. Included airport transfers were also appreciated. This was our first Explore tour and we now understand why most of our group of 13 were multiple Explore users. Highly recommend this trip.

Our tour manager, John Pham, made the adventure exciting. His insight into the 4 countries we visited was outstanding. Every place we visited was insightful and his narrative had us prepared for the visit. Water puppet show, Angar Wat at sunrise, celebrating birthdays, basket boat rides on the Mekong Delta, Chu Chu tunnels, waterfalls, floating markets, temples and the reclining Buddha were just a few of the adventures we experienced. Tour was very different than we imagined.

Severely hurt on the motorcycle (Vespa) progressive dinner … driver was inexperienced and did not lock Vespa for me to dismount - causing me to fall hard on my back on concrete with Vespa falling on top of me!!! Due to severity of motorcycle falling on top of me, I am asking for a refund of the trip!!