Luxury holidays in Thailand
Island-hop the Andaman by private longtail, then trade beaches for Bangkok's river and Chiang Mai's temples. Tell us your dates and we plan every villa, guide and transfer around them.
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Thailand slows you down. Your pool villa looks over the Andaman Sea, a longtail boat waits at the jetty, and there is nowhere to be until dinner. Phuket and Krabi face the limestone islands of Phang Nga Bay, at their calmest and clearest in the dry season, November through April, while Koh Samui on the Gulf side has its best weather in the middle of the year. Bangkok is the gateway, with direct flights from Europe, the Gulf, across Asia and from Australia, and we time the short hops south and north so you never lose a day.
Bangkok earns more than a stopover. Stay on the Chao Phraya, take a private boat through the old canals and let a guide lead you to the stalls locals queue at. Then fly north to Chiang Mai, where the air cools and a morning cooking in a farmhouse kitchen is time well spent. Further up in Chiang Rai, a tented camp above the Ruak River looks across the water to Laos and Myanmar.
Thailand
13 days · 12 nights
Bangkok → Siem Reap → Kampong Cham → Phnom Penh → Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh City
You start with two days in Bangkok and fly to Siem Reap for the temples of Angkor. At Kampong Cham you board a small all-suite riverboat for seven nights, stopping at villages, pagodas and Phnom Penh before crossing into the Mekong Delta and arriving in Ho Chi Minh City.
Thailand
6 days · 5 nights
Bangkok → Chiang Mai
Three nights in Bangkok with two guided days, one for the Grand Palace and the great temples and one for the railway and floating markets outside the city. Then fly north to Chiang Mai for two nights with nothing planned, so you can set the pace.
Thailand
7 days · 6 nights
Bangkok → Phuket
Begin with three nights in Bangkok and two guided days: the Grand Palace and great temples, then the railway and floating markets beyond the city. Fly south to Phuket for three nights near Patong with your days left open for the beach or a boat out to the islands.
Thailand
8 days · 7 nights
Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Bangkok
Two easy days in Bangkok, then a private road loop north through the old capitals of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai to Chiang Mai and back. Your guide and driver travel with only the two of you, and Chiang Mai has a free afternoon or two to wander.
Thailand
10 days · 9 nights
Bangkok → Chiang Mai → Krabi
Two guided days in Bangkok take in the Grand Palace, the great temples and the markets beyond the city. Fly north for two free days in Chiang Mai, then south to Krabi for four nights among limestone cliffs and white sand, with island trips there if you want them.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Bangkok
Three nights in Bangkok with the essentials covered by a guide in a small group. Spend one morning among the city's great temples and the Grand Palace, and another out at the railway and floating markets west of the city.
Thailand
3 days · 2 nights
Bangkok
A short, simple stay in Bangkok: transfers in and out, two nights at the hotel level you choose and a whole free day in between. Use it for the shrines, the shopping and the street food, or add a guided morning at the Grand Palace or the floating market.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Bangkok
Three nights in Bangkok built around its food. Walk the old Bang Rak quarter tasting dishes the quarter has served for decades, take a dinner cruise past the lit temples on the Chao Phraya, then shop a local market and cook four courses yourselves.
Thailand
11 days · 10 nights
Bangkok → Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai → Phuket
Begin with three nights in Bangkok for the Grand Palace, the great temples and two of the country's best-known markets. Fly north to Chiang Mai and travel by road to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle, then finish with four free nights in Phuket.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Bangkok
A short stay in Bangkok built around two guided half days. Walk the old Phra Nakhon quarter from the Golden Mount to Wat Suthat, then spend a morning among the spirit shrines of the shopping district, learning how locals leave offerings and making a wish of your own.
Thailand
3 days · 2 nights
Bangkok → Kanchanaburi → Ayutthaya → Bangkok
A private three-day round trip from Bangkok. Start among the city's canals and flower stalls, spend a night by the River Kwai, then explore the ruined temples of Ayutthaya by tuk-tuk before a cooking lesson and a quiet countryside afternoon on the way back.
Thailand
3 days · 2 nights
Bangkok → Kanchanaburi → Ayutthaya → Bangkok
A three-day round trip from Bangkok in a small group of up to 8, guided in Italian, French, German or Spanish. Spend a morning among Bangkok's canals and flower stalls, a night by the River Kwai and a day among the temple ruins of Ayutthaya.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai
A private four-day journey through northern Thailand. Tour the old temples of Chiang Mai and climb to Doi Suthep, spend a morning at an elephant sanctuary, stop at the White Temple on the road to Chiang Rai, and finish on the Mekong at the Golden Triangle.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai
Four days through northern Thailand in a small group of up to 8. Tour the old temples of Chiang Mai and climb to Doi Suthep, spend a morning at an elephant sanctuary, stop at the White Temple on the road to Chiang Rai, and finish on the Mekong at the Golden Triangle.
Thailand
9 days · 8 nights
Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Lampang → Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai
Spend three nights in Bangkok for the Grand Palace, the great temples and the railway and floating markets. Then travel north by road through Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, Lampang and the Golden Triangle, ending with two nights in Chiang Mai.
Thailand
9 days · 8 nights
Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Lampang → Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai
Spend three nights in Bangkok for the Grand Palace, the great temples and the railway and floating markets. Then travel north by road through Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, Lampang and the Golden Triangle, ending with two nights in Chiang Mai.
Thailand
6 days · 5 nights
Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Lampang → Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai
A road journey in a small group of up to 8 from Bangkok to the north. Pass through the old capitals of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, travel by way of Lampang to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle, then finish with two nights in Chiang Mai and a free last morning.
Thailand
6 days · 5 nights
Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Lampang → Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai
A private road journey from Bangkok to the north. Pass through the old capitals of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, travel by way of Lampang to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle, then finish with two nights in Chiang Mai and a free last morning.
Thailand
5 days · 4 nights
Phuket → Khao Lak → Phuket
Fly into Phuket and drive north to Khao Lak, one of the calmest resort stretches of the Andaman coast, where tropical forest runs down to wide white-sand beaches. Four nights at a resort leave three full days free for the beach, the national parks and waterfalls nearby, or simply doing very little.
Thailand
2 days · 1 night
Phuket or Khao Lak → Khao Sok → Phuket or Khao Lak
A short soft-adventure trip inland from the Andaman coast. Day one brings a canoe ride under the cliffs of the Khao Sok river and a night in an air-conditioned tented camp; day two crosses Cheow Lan Lake by long-tail boat, with a jungle walk, a bamboo raft and a cave before lunch on the water.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Koh Samui
A short island stay on Koh Samui, with a resort to come back to and two clear days between arrival and departure. Spend them on the beach, in Bophut's old fishing village, or out on the water to Koh Tao or the islands of Ang Thong.
Thailand
5 days · 4 nights
Bangkok
Four nights in one Bangkok hotel, with three guided days out and your own guide and vehicle each time. See the Grand Palace and the city's great temples, the railway market at Maeklong and the canals of Damnoen Saduak, then spend a full day at Kanchanaburi on the Thailand to Burma railway.
Thailand
5 days · 4 nights
Bangkok
Four nights in one Bangkok hotel and three guided days out with a small group. See the Grand Palace and the city's great temples, the railway market at Maeklong and the canals of Damnoen Saduak, then spend a full day at Kanchanaburi on the Thailand to Burma railway.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Bangkok → Khao Kho → Chiang Khan → Nong Khai → Udon Thani
Leave Bangkok for the quieter northeast, where Thai and Lao cultures meet along the Mekong. Four days take you from the hilltop temples of Khao Kho to the teakwood river town of Chiang Khan and the border city of Nong Khai, ending in Udon Thani.
Thailand
5 days · 4 nights
Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai
Begin in Chiang Rai and spend a day in the highlands, visiting hill tribe villages and the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet. Then drive south by way of the White Temple to Chiang Mai for Doi Suthep, a river cruise and a day among the temples of the old city.
Thailand
10 days · 9 nights
Phuket → Ko Phi Phi → Krabi
An easy beach journey down the Andaman coast. Begin with three nights in Phuket, take the ferry to Ko Phi Phi for two nights on the island, then cross to Krabi for four nights among its limestone cliffs before flying home from Krabi.
Thailand
8 days · 7 nights
Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Bangkok
Settle into Bangkok for two days, then join a small group on the road north through Ayutthaya, Lampang and Chiang Mai, returning by way of Sukhothai and Lopburi. The group never tops eight, and there is free time in both Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Bangkok
A short stay in Bangkok built around two private guided days. One covers the Grand Palace and the city's most important temples; the other heads out to the railway market at Maeklong and the canals of Damnoen Saduak.
Thailand
7 days · 6 nights
Phuket or Krabi → Khao Sok → Khanom → Phatthalung → Trang → Krabi
A week crossing the south of Thailand from the Andaman side to the Gulf and back. Two nights in Khao Sok for the rainforest and Cheow Lan Lake give way to river towns, ancient temples and the wetlands of Thale Noi, before a day hopping between islands off Trang and a last morning on Koh Klang near Krabi.
Thailand
6 days · 5 nights
Phuket or Krabi → Trang → Phatthalung → Nakhon Si Thammarat → Khanom → Surat Thani
Land at Phuket or Krabi and cross southern Thailand by road, from the Andaman islands off Trang to the Gulf coast at Khanom. Along the way there are waterfalls, a river cave by boat, a wetland lake at dawn and one of the oldest temples in the country, all in a group of no more than eight.
Thailand
10 days · 9 nights
Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok
Begin in Chiang Rai with a day out to the hill tribe villages and the Golden Triangle, then spend two nights in Chiang Mai among its temples and an elephant sanctuary. Travel south through the ruined capitals of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya to the River Kwai, and finish with a floating market and a free day in Bangkok.
Thailand
13 days · 12 nights
Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok → Siem Reap
A week of guided touring takes you from Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle through Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Kanchanaburi to Bangkok. After a free day in the capital you fly on to Siem Reap in Cambodia for three nights to see its temples at your own pace.
Thailand
10 days · 9 nights
Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok
Ten days that travel the length of northern and central Thailand with your own guide and vehicle. Start in Chiang Rai and the hill country, spend two nights in Chiang Mai, then follow the old capitals south through Sukhothai and Ayutthaya to the River Kwai and two nights in Bangkok.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai
Fly into Chiang Rai and head straight out to its tallest stupa and the Golden Triangle, with a boat trip on the Mekong. A day at the Doi Tung reforestation project is followed by the white temple, the Black House and the eroded cliffs of Pha Chor on the way to Chiang Mai, where a morning temple tour ends the trip.
Thailand
5 days · 4 nights
Bangkok → Phitsanulok → Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Bangkok
A loop north from Bangkok through the history of Siam: the river ruins of Ayutthaya, two nights in Chiang Mai with its hilltop temple and craft road, then the old capital of Sukhothai. The last day brings you back through Lopburi, where macaques have the run of the Khmer towers.
Thailand
8 days · 7 nights
Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok
Begin in Chiang Mai in the north, follow the old kingdoms south through Sukhothai and Ayutthaya, stop at Kanchanaburi on the River Kwai and finish among the temples of Bangkok.
Thailand
8 days · 7 nights
Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok
Two nights in Chiang Mai give you a free first evening and a morning at Doi Suthep and the old city temples. A private guide then takes you south through the ruined capitals of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya to the River Kwai, and on by way of a floating market to Bangkok for a day at the Grand Palace and the city's great temples.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok
Leave Chiang Mai in the morning and drive south with a private guide, stopping at the temples of Lamphun and Lampang on the way to Sukhothai. The next days take in the ruins of Ayutthaya, the wartime history of Kanchanaburi, and the floating market at Damnoen Saduak before you reach Bangkok.
Thailand
4 days · 3 nights
Chiang Mai → Sukhothai → Ayutthaya → Kanchanaburi → Bangkok
Leave Chiang Mai in the morning and head south in a small group, stopping at the temples of Lamphun and Lampang on the way to Sukhothai. The next days take in the ruins of Ayutthaya, the wartime history of Kanchanaburi, and the floating market at Damnoen Saduak before you reach Bangkok.
Private days that take you past the postcard views and into everyday Thai life.
Spend a day with a local food expert who knows northern Thai cooking inside out, tasting at market stalls and in the family kitchens locals queue for.
Leave the towers behind on a private longtail through the old canals, where locals fish from the banks. Step ashore in Kudi Jeen, a 200-year-old Thai-Portuguese quarter with a quiet temple and a famous bakery.
Walk through a medieval gate into Chiang Mai's old city with a guide who tells the stories of the Lanna kingdom. Finish with khao soi, the north's coconut curry noodles, at a much-loved local table.
Ride the raised paths of Bang Krachao, a loop of mangrove, orchards and temples across the river from the city, including an Ayutthaya-era temple under a 250-year-old teak roof.
Explore Talad Noi with a local guide, where Chinese merchant mansions sit beside street art, studios and small cafes. Then take to the Chao Phraya by boat for a different view of the old city.
Start with a street-food breakfast at a morning market, then move through Yaowarat, the silk and spice stalls of Little India and the flower market, where marigold garlands are threaded by hand.
Speed out among the limestone towers of Phang Nga Bay, switch to a canoe to slip into the sea caves of Panak Island, and lunch on the beach at Rang Yai after a stop at a fishing village on stilts.
Give a full day to rest on Koh Samui, with a deep, traditional Thai massage from skilled therapists that leaves you lighter for the journey home.
Most first visits pair Bangkok with one coast, and the north rewards a second trip.
Temples by the Chao Phraya, long-tail boats through the canals and some of Asia's best street food, a city to start and end in.
Cooler hills, more than 300 temples and the old walled city, with mountain villages and night markets close by.
The White Temple, tea hills and the point where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet on the Mekong.
Two former royal capitals, their ruined temples and Buddha images now set in quiet historical parks.
The Andaman coast: limestone islands, long beaches and the calmest seas from November to April.
Palm-lined bays on the Gulf of Thailand, at their best in the middle of the year when the Andaman is wet.
Most guests see Thailand on a private tour or with a small group, and some add a Bangkok city break or a cruise along the coast.
Your own guide in Bangkok and the north, with boats and flights to the islands timed around you.
A few travellers, one guide and the classic loop of Bangkok, Chiang Mai and the coast.
Sea voyages along the Thai coast, with your cabin chosen and a Bangkok stay added.
The Andaman and the Gulf have their best weather in different months, so the calendar picks your beach.
Cool and dry across the country, the Andaman islands at their calmest.
Dry and warm, with clear water on the Andaman coast.
Hot season begins in Bangkok and the north, beaches still dry.
The hottest month, with Songkran water festivities in mid April.
Rains begin on the Andaman coast, the Gulf islands stay drier.
Koh Samui and the Gulf enjoy their best months while the west is wet.
Green season inland, with the Gulf islands still dry and calm.
Gulf beaches at their best, short afternoon showers elsewhere.
The wettest month on the Andaman coast and in Bangkok.
Rains ease in the north, the Gulf islands turn wetter.
Cool season returns, with Loy Krathong lanterns in Chiang Mai.
Dry, sunny and busy, book early for festive dates.
Bangkok has direct flights from Europe, the Gulf, across Asia and from Australia, and Phuket and Chiang Mai are a short hop beyond.
Siem Reap is about an hour's flight away, which makes the temples of Angkor the easiest addition.
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