Countries Visited: 

China, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore

 

Days 1 to 2 - China

  • Xi'an - Arrive and meet your fellow travellers
  • Visit the Terracotta Warriors

Days 3 to 7 - China

  • Chengdu - visit the nearby Giant Panda Breeding Centre.
  • Mount Emeishan
  • Kunming - capital of Yunna Province
  • Jinghong - city that sits aside the Mekong River

Days 8 to 21 - Laos

  • The 'Land of a Million Elephants'
  • Luang Namtha - jungle hikes, rafting
  • Luang Prabagn - visit the Buddhist Temples, learn to cook Lao food, walking and outdoor options
  • Vientiane -relaxed colonial capital city with a disinctly French feel
  • Phu Hin Bun National Park - longtail boats up the Mekong River and riverside bush lodge

Days 22 to 32 - Vietnam

  • Hue - visit the Citadel in one of Vietnam's cultural and religious centres, or take a day trip to the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ)
  • Hoi An - unspolit beaches and cheap suits, beach lodge
  • Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam's fast and frenetic capital, visit the floating markets on the Mekong Delta, check out the War Remnants Museum, dodge the motorbikes!

Days 33 to 41 - Cambodia

  • Phnom Penh - a bustling city on the up after the years of the Khmer Rouge. Visit the chilling Tuol Sleng Prison, or Killing Fields. Royal Palace 
  • and Silver Pagoda
  • Boat trip up the Tonle Sap to Siem Reap, gateway to Angkor Wat

Days 42 to 53 - Thailand

  • The 'Land of a Thousand Smiles'
  • Bangkok - Thailand's cosmopolitan and chaotic capital. Grand Palace and Reclining Buddha, Khlong (Canal) Tours, modern shopping malls, the infamous Khao San Road
  • Kanchanburi - Home to the Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Ko Samui and Ko Pha-Ngan - islands of tropical paradise with scuba diving and a free week (accommodation not included)

Days 54 to 73 - Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore

  • Sumatra - relax on Lake Danau Toba and home of the Batak people
  • Gunung Leuser National Park - Get up close to the majestic orang-utan at the Bukit Lawang Feeding Station, hike through the national park
  • Medan -  bustling capital of Sumatra
  • Penang and Georgetown - colonial town with fantastic food
  • Pula Perhenthian Besar - tropical paradise and Malaysia's showpiece island, undeveloped and unspoilt beaces
  • Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's modern and relatively relaxed capital, Petronas Towers, bargain on Jalan Petaling
  • Malaka - unique multiculturual city with a rich history
  • Singapore - our final stop, an ultra-modern and diverse city