Enjoy a relaxing holiday in Thailand, combining the hustle and bustle of Bangkok, canoe and elephant adventures in the beautiful and serene Khao Sok National Park and stunning Thai beaches.
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'From Price' is the average price per person for ground arrangements for a family of four (two adults + two children under 12).
Flights are typically an additional €964 per person economy class from London
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This itinerary is perfect for someone looking for an adventurous but relaxing Thai holiday in July or August.
For those on a more modest budget, see our Thai Temples, Jungles & Beach Holiday, which features lower cost (but still excellent) accommodation.
DAY 1: OVERNIGHT FLIGHT TO THAILAND
DAY 2 - 5: THREE NIGHTS IN BANGKOK
You'll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. You will have three nights and two full days to explore Bangkok. Getting around independently is easy with the skytrain, metro and river boats. The food in Bangkok is incredible, and it is well worth taking the effort to explore the local eats. After a long flight, we recommend staying at a hotel with nice pool to retreat and recover and taking it all at a nice and easy pace. With one day to explore the magnificent Grand Palace and Wat Pho and one day to perhaps take a walking food tour or a guided river trip on a local long tail boat.
DAY 5-7: ELEPHANT HILLS IN KOH SOK NATIONAL PARK
Early morning flight to Phuket or Surat Thani and transfer by road to Khao Sok National Park. Elephant Hills is the nearest thing to a luxury safari camp in Thailand. It is a superb, world leading elephant conservation center set amidst the stunning natural beauty of the National Park. Activities include kayaking, jungle hikes and the famous elephant experience.
DAY 7-13: KOH SAMUI
Road and Ferry Transfer to Koh Samui. The rest of your holiday is at leisure, relaxing on an idyllic Thai beach. In the months of July and August, we recommend staying on Koh Samui or Koh Phagnan. Samui is better for high end resorts with lots of facilities, Phagnan is much less developed with lovely beaches and boutique hotels and more of an independent spirit.
DAY 13: OVERNIGHT FLIGHT HOME
Transfer to the airport and fly home
DAY 15 : ARRIVE HOME
Guide price is based on recommended accommodations. Alternative accommodations and upgrades are available. Please get in touch for alternatives and upgrade options.
Most International flights land in Bangkok, but there are some good options for flying into Phuket instead. Flights tend to be most expensive between mid Nov to mid Feb and July / August.
From the UK: British Airways, Qantas, Thai Airways and Eva Airways all offer direct flights from London (approx 11 hours flight time). Fares typically vary from £600 (low season) - £900 (high season). You will often be able to save £100 - £200 flying indirect with Emirates or Qatar (via Dubai and Doha), and these can make a lot of sense if flying from a regional airport. We do find ourselves using Thai Airways more often than not simply because they can offer connecting flights directly out of Koh Samui, connecting in Bangkok to London, whilst other airlines invariably involve an overnight in Bangkok before returning home.
From the US: There are no direct flights from the US. Thai Airways flies semi-direct from LA to Bangkok with a quick refuel stop in Seoul (approx $1500pp). Alternatively there are a number of airlines flying from the West and East Coast via either Asia or Europe for around $1300pp.
This is suitable year round, but is in particular great if you need to travel in July / August. Even though it is the rainy season in much of the country, rainfall tends to be short and sweet and constrained to late afternoons. And the beaches of the East Coast Islands of Koh Samui and Koh Phangan stay dry and sunny.
This three centre holiday is perfect for families looking for a relaxing and luxurious holiday in Thailand that offers something more than just flopping on a beach.
If you would prefer to skip Bangkok, it is possible to fly to Phuket via Dubai with Emirates and make this an even more relaxing two centre holiday.
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