Thailand Tours in Winter

This was an interesting introduction to Thailand. Most accomodation was good quality with the exception of floating back packer style rooms on the River Kwai. Completely unacceptable for travellers in their 70s. Conversely activities on the river were great and highly recommended. We loved the train journeys from Bangkok and along the eastern coast. These gave a great view of the fabulous Thai countryside. The tour also involved some long riad journeys by minivan. Roads are safe and driving standards generally high. Our superb guide was knowledgeable and organised most of our independent dining at our request. Optional excursions were relatively expensive and like most of our group we avoided or made our own private arrangents. We left the tour at Koh Lanta to follow our own extension with a few more days spent on lovely beachside locations that dot the island. A very good tour, reasonably priced with few caveats. It ranges from the organised chaos that is Bangkok to the hills of the northwest and stunning and dramatic Kwai valley to the balmy humid hot sunny beaches of the southern island. Recommended...go for it

The tour manager in Thailand made no attempt to reach out to my husband and I. We did not purchase the extended 3 days in Thailand so I felt we didn't belong to him. We took a plane back home the next morning and he made no attempt to contact us to coordinate our transportation to the airport. Thank goodness our first tour manager was there and got up the next morning to make sure we had a box breakfast and transportation in the morning. Also, the tipping was frustrating to give out in 4 different currency's. Love the trip and it was the best vacation I have had in my life. Love the tour manage "Tam". She went up and beyond her role to make this trip easy for us. We had 4 people get sick and she coordinated the doctor visit and visited another group member who was in the hospital for 3 days. She went everyday to visit her and help with the members care. My husband had a sore throats and she made sure we knew how to get to the pharmacy. Tam is one of your top notch tour managers who's very Organized to the max and very personable. She treated us as family.

2nd solo trip with Explore I felt very comfortable safe and enjoyed every moment of the trip, Woody our tour guide was absolutely amazing. 10 out of 10 are two drivers were very well turned out very polite and made sure we was all okay at all times with water cold towels and tissues. lots of history and a few fun days also, Thank you, Explore for another amazing trip!!

Loved the Northern Thailand Tour. Our tour guide Woody was excellent, a really lovely thoughtful and competent guide throughout the trip who went above and beyond. Drivers were also brilliant. Would have been nice to go to Chiang Rai, as some of the temples in Chiang Mai were rather touristy and busy. Would also be nice if the tour included some other things to do as there were alot of temple visits. Loved the bike riding, elephants, Death Valley Railway and museum as well as the Raft Stay and Home Stay.

Having a greater understanding of Thai history, culture, and Buddhism - all the while enjoying ourselves in this amazing place. The elephant sanctuary visit and the White Temple have stayed in my mind long after the trip. Making Pad Thai in the Lanna village was great fun!

What an incredible adventure! The itinerary was excellent and our Thai tour guide Siri was amazing! She was extremely knowledgeable and worked hard to ensure that everything ran smoothly, that everyone felt engaged and that we would never go hungry by sharing many tasty Thai snacks. Cambodia was a great addition, exploring various temples and local culture. Highly recommend this tour!