Trips to Thailand

Name: Thailand
Brand: Exodus
Rating: 4.6 (191 reviews)

Pristine beaches, dense jungle, surprising cities – it’s easy to see why Thailand charms travellers

Thailand Tours

Trips to Thailand offer a heady mix, much more than they are often given credit for. From busy Bangkok – where glittering Buddhist temples and ancient Thai culture stand defiantly against the rapid pace of development – to the still primitive hill-tribe villages in the northern highlands, and the tropical paradise of the Gulf of Siam, Exodus activity holidays in Thailand promise to get you off the beaten track, and closer to real Thai life than ever before.

Our Thailand tours take you away from the beaches, and to a treasure trove of historical and cultural sites. Here the people are overwhelmingly friendly and the food is fantastic. All this is complemented by rich jungle landscapes, verdant paddy fields and fine seascapes.

Browse our selection of adventure holidays in Thailand and find your dream trip.

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Thailand Adventure Holidays

14 Days from USD 3,849

USD 3,549

Guided Group (Excl. Flights)

Cycle through 3 countries from Thailand to Vietnam

Cycling

14 Days from USD 2,579

Guided Group (Excl. Flights)

Travel from Vietnam's Saigon to Thailand's Bangkok

Culture

14 Days from USD 2,579

An action-packed journey across Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand

Family

14 Days from USD 5,949

Guided Group (Excl. Flights)

Multi-country Asian cycling adventure – Extra meals and hand-picked leaders

Cycling

14 Days from USD 4,579

Guided Group (Excl. Flights)

Explore rural Laos by bike

Cycling

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Highlights of Thailand trips

Trips to Thailand are usually based in Chiang Mai, a great starting point for hill-tribe trekking and river rafting.

Food: Thailand is famous for its fragrant street food, and we offer special culinary departures for those who’d like to sample this. On some of our Thailand tours there’s also the opportunity to take part in a cooking course in Chiang Mai.

Cycling: It’s the perfect place for cycling holidays too, with mainly easy cycling through rural landscapes including rubber and eucalyptus plantations, as well as tapioca and rice fields. There are a few easy rolling hills, but the route is mostly flat.

Trekking: We walk past hill-tribe villages while exploring the surrounding area, and spend the night in a village house. There’s spectacular scenery here, and the highlands are home to many of the minority groups that have migrated into Thailand from Myanmar (Burma), Tibet and southern China

The people: The warmth of the Thai people is undisputed, and for many visitors the highlight of their Thailand tour is meeting the locals and discovering their unique customs.

Be prepared for heavy vehicle traffic and lots of poor roads with Dust prevalent. Cycling Laos is for strong cyclists more interested in getting from A to B than taking in the scenery, local customs and culture. I have done several Exodus cycling holidays and this was the most demanding (correctly graded) but least rewarding trip I have done. The trip would be greatly improved by a change from the key roads to more circular trips that can use the back roads. The very full distance and set sight seeing agenda means early morning starts, combined with late finishes leaving little time to dawdle or do anything other than go out to eat in the evening. Unusually, I was probably the weakest cyclist in this lovely group which meant I never had time to stop to take photographs or take in the views. After the day’s cycling and the transfers, by the time we got to the overnight stays (all of a good standard for this kind of trip) you barely had time to freshen up and prepare for the next day before you were out to dinner and then early to bed for next early start. There was little or no time to take in the delights described in the trip notes. The roads are misleadingly described as being “often to yourself” and does not mention the fairly constant presence of heavy lorries. When these lorries or other fast traffic combines with the deteriorating roads you will have to put up with the dust. Our trip was just after the rice harvest (in some areas there are two) and crop burning meant there was a constant grey haze (even after a full night of rain) obliterating the potentially amazing views of rural Laos. I would recommend you do not go on the late Feb departure and check current forecasts of the harvest time. If you are looking for rural rides and time to take in the scenery I would suggest looking at other trips altogether. All cyclists take note of the grading for this trip and, unless you are a strong cyclist, consider an e-bike.
Alan Carter Cycling in Laos

Having been on several Exodus cycling trips before this one, I found Laos disappointing as the roads are dominated by fast paced lorries supporting the building of the Chinese railroad and consequent trade. The lorries kick up a storm of dust as they pass you in both directions, and they have created bad road conditions and ruined the experience of travelling through rural villages. The trip notes, although revised just before our holiday, are misleading and do not tell the true story. Some of the bus transfers are long and hilly and windy. If you are prone to travel sickness, take your tablets. The days of Laos cycling nearly ruined the adventure for me, but there is so much more to experience. Maybe a change of location in Laos would be a good idea, perhaps staying closer to the first border crossing.
Les Foote Cycling in Laos

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