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Overview
Highlights
- Hop on a tuk-tuk to discover Bangkok's eats at night
- Cruise into local life along Mekong River
- Join a voluntary program at an ethical elephant sanctuary
- BBQ dinner on sandbank in a secluded village in Laos
- Hike to breathtaking Kuang Sy Falls
- Explore the extraordinary temples of Angkor
- Join a "xe loi" ride
- Visit Cambodian landmarks and learn about their dark past compared to its present
What's this trip about?
Details
Travel Themes
Destinations
Attractions
Activities
Trip includes
- Transportation by private vehicle with A/C or joining transfer as mentioned in the program
- Local English-speaking guide(s)
- Breakfast at the hotel and other meals mentioned in the program
- Accommodation in the category chosen or similar
- River cruise's cabins and itineraries
- Sightseeing fees as mentioned
- Domestic airfares in economy class: Bangkok – Chiang Rai, Luang Prabang – Siem Reap, Siem Reap – Phnom Penh
- Fast tracks in Bangkok and Siem Reap
Itinerary
Hotel: The Sukhothai Arrive in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, and get transferred to your luxurious hotel to relax after the long flight. Being a bustling metropolis with a wide range of fun destinations for activities: glittering temples, busy food scenes, and huge shopping malls, Bangkok can keep a person busy for weeks.
Today's highlights Cruise on a past trading canal
Hotel: The Sukhothai Meals: Breakfast, Lunch First, experience a monk’s morning chanting and see Bangkok's famous 45-meter reclining Buddha statue. Then, the Grand Palace with the royal court and the green-jade ...
Today's highlights Tuk-tuk night tour
Hotel: The Sukhothai Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Today, drive to Samut Songkhram province to watch a train run through a local market. Get on a small boat to explore the famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market where tradi...
Hotel: Chiang Khong Teak Garden Meals: Breakfast, Lunch After breakfast, fly to Chiang Rai. Meet your private guide and transfer to Chiang Khong, a small, peaceful district of Chiang Rai on the bank of the Mekong River. On the way, have a short visit to Baan Dam, or T...
Today's highlights A glimpse into local life along Mekong River
Hotel: Anouvong Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner After breakfast, transfer to Huay Xai Pier on Laos riverside where you board Anouvong, a small boutique luxury ship. Get glimpses into the lives of l...
Today's highlights Visit an ethical elephant sanctuary
Hotel: Anouvong Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Arrive in Pakbeng, a small town in northern Laos, halfway between the Thai border at Huay Xai and Luang Prabang. Visit an ethical elephant sanctuary. Enjoy lu...
Today's highlights BBQ dinner on sandbank
Hotel: Anouvong Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner After breakfast, you’ll get a morning lecture on cultural insights and facts about Laotian tribes living in the upper Mekong. Have a leisurely walk in a rural, charming vi...
Hotel: Sofitel Luang Prabang Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Today, kayak along the calm river. Stop at Pak Ou where there is an option to take a jungle trek to the two impressive caves housing approximately 4,000 Buddhist statues and images. Back on board, meet a preservatio...
Today's highlights Meet a descendant of the Vang Naa
Hotel: Sofitel Luang Prabang Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Explore the peaceful atmosphere and visit the city’s most sacred places such as the oldest temple Wat Wisunarat, the royal temple Wat Xieng Thong, and the ...
Today's highlights Hike to Kuang Sy Falls
Hotel: Sofitel Luang Prabang Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Drive 45 - 60 minutes from the city center to visit Kuang Si Waterfall, stunning scenery for every nature lover. An easy hike will lead you to a tumbling waterfall sp...
Hotel: Shinta Mani Angkor and Bensley Collection Pool Villas Meals: Breakfast A free morning to explore more about Luang Prabang the way you want to. Later, fly to Siem Reap where you’ll transfer to your luxurious hotel in the Bensley Collection, your base for the next three nights.
Today's highlights The extraordinary temples of Angkor
Hotel: Shinta Mani Angkor and Bensley Collection Pool Villas Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Enter the impressive stone doorway of Angkor Thom and visit Bayon Temple with over 200 large-scale faces wearing gentle s...
Today's highlights Authentic life on Tonle Sap lake
Hotel: Shinta Mani Angkor and Bensley Collection Pool Villas Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Transfer to Kompong Khleang and embark on a local boat to experience the unspoiled and authentic life on the Tonle Sap, an i...
Hotel: Raffles Hotel Le Royal Meals: Breakfast After a leisurely breakfast, bid farewell to Siem Reap as you fly to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Upon arrival, a guide will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel.
Today's highlights Look beyond a country's dark past and appreciate its flourishing present
Hotel: Raffles Hotel Le Royal Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Visit the glittering Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, home to a 200-pound gold Buddha statue encrusted with 9,584 di...
Today's highlights Expert talk about modern Cambodian history
Hotel: Jayavarman Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner This morning, board the exquisite Jayavarman on a luxury Mekong River cruise for the next three nights. Meet a professor from Royal University of Phn...
Today's highlights Join a "xe loi" ride
Hotel: Jayavarman Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Explore the laid back vibe of the Vietnamese countryside, starting with “xe loi” ride to discover the sleepy town of Tan Chau then a boat ride to look into the world’s lar...
Hotel: Jayavarman Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Learn more about the local life as you visit a village on Binh Thanh Island. Hear stories of local life on the island and learn to weave mats. Back on board for lunch and you’ll sail to Cai Be, a charming town of fruit...
Hotel: Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Say goodbye to your crew, disembark the ship after breakfast, and take a bus transfer to the metropolis Saigon. Your private guide will meet you and introduce you to the city's highlights such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, Reunification Palace, and the Central Post Office. Have lunch at a local restaurant and head to your hotel to check in and relax.
Hotel: Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel Meals: Breakfast After breakfast, your guide will transfer you to the airport to depart.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Tour Operator
As a luxury travel company committed to providing the highest quality, they treat each traveler as an individual. As no two people are the same, then none of their trips are the same. They serve those who want to have a genuine experience, to see the destination for what it truly is. Those who demand or expect the best of things, knowing that what makes or breaks your vacation are in the fine details.
1. Who Will Enjoy Traveling with Exotic Voyages?
Travelers who enjoy a certain degree of comfort, gravitate to luxurious private experiences, are open minded and culturally curious about the Southeast Asian region of the world will love the balance created on an Exotic Voyages trip.
They cater for every age of traveler, from the young to the young at heart. Whether you are 20 or 80, their experts work hard to understand you and deliver based on what you are looking for.
The average trip price is around $3,000 - the focus being on luxury and high end travel, which they understand intimately both from an expectation standpoint and a connection to the best available accommodations and activities.
2. Which is better? Exotic Voyages or a US/European based travel agency?
- First, most US/European based travel agencies only act as middle man and subcontract their clients to local agencies like them. They rely on local tour operators to run the operation at the destinations.
- Dealing with Exotic Voyages means you work directly with local travel experts who have lived and traveled extensively throughout the region.
- They have their own operation offices in all of their destinations which allow them to make sure everything runs smoothly on the ground and react quickly should there be any issue.
- Their customers love them, you can see what they say about their services. The press loves them as well, they have been featured in many trusted publications. You also can learn more about the story of Exotic Voyages and the people behind the brand.
- They are a fully licensed travel operator with an endless passion to introduce their destinations to travelers. They want you to have the best experiences and they work hard to achieve that.
3. Top Destinations
Exotic Voyages specializes in Southeast Asia, specifically Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia.
4. Exotic Voyages Travel Style
Because each itinerary is tailor-made, their travel style will be subtly different for each person or group. But in all itineraries, you can expect a high level of customer service, luxury travel touches, and unique experiences.
Single country trips are available, but the most popular are multi-country excursions throughout the Southeast Asia region.
They pride themselves on providing travelers with once-in-a-lifetime memories and experiences, and are also deeply committed to sustaining the beautiful locales they feature for generations to come. As a company, they are not only devoted to you, but to the countries and communities they travel in.
5. Activities
Cruise, Nature & Wildlife, Eco Retreats, Luxury Trip, Honeymoon Trip, Festive Tour, Family Vacation, Culinary Journey, Golf Tour, Private Group, Off-the-beaten-path, Solo Tours
6. About the company
Exotic Voyages is a luxury travel company offering private and tailor-made tours to various destinations in Asia. They have a passion for extraordinary journeys that are memorable and authentic. Whenever or wherever it is possible taking you along the paths less traveled to avoid areas of mass tourism.
They treat each traveler as an individual, which means that they listen to you and customize a vacation package based solely on each of your needs and desires. Since no two clients are the same, no two trips they create are entirely the same.
As their founder and CEO Vu Huy says, ‘Every great journey begins with a single step’ perfectly represents their core philosophy.
Their client’s traveling goals begin with that single step, and they are here to help them take it.
Their greatest passion is to put their hearts, minds and souls into providing the highest possible standard of quality.
Their standard goes into every single element of your trip, no matter how small—after all, every single step of the journey counts.
Every thread is woven into the same tapestry—accommodations, transportation, tours and activities, dining and more. By taking this approach, they can provide you with extraordinary experiences in peerless comfort and style, with value and expertise.
7. Vision
Their founder’s vision is that of a trusted luxury travel company. Through providing genuine experiences to clients and uniting long-term partnerships with brilliant service, they have been able to commit to quality without compromise. As such, their founder’s vision has only continued to grow and evolve as the company takes its next steps into the future.
8. Mission
Here at EV, they can summarize their mission as efficiency, flexibility and the highest-quality service with a personal touch. Combined with their willingness to pursue excellence, this allows them to offer authentic experiences to their clients, enabling them to see their incredible destinations as they truly are.
9. Core Values
To be the very best: they love accomplishing goals—yours and theirs! Their goal is to become the leading luxury travel company. And the way they do that is by achieving your goals and earning your highest level of satisfaction with their services.
Diligence: “No” is never an option. They serve those who want to have a genuine experience, to see a destination as it truly is. They focus on providing you with your dream trips, and there is nothing they will stop at to ensure that those dreams come true. It’s only through the hard work and diligence of their team that they can say “Yes!” to your travel dreams.
Commitment: they can always find a solution, and every staff member at EV works as a team to find solutions for you, and they take great pride in what they can accomplish for you through this teamwork. They also rely on your comprehensive and indispensable feedback, which ensures that they receive the critical input they need to continually improve their services. They're not only committed to you, but in constant improvement, as well.
They can do anything if they try. And since they always strive to do their best, placing you in the forefront of their planning stages, they are confident that every itinerary crafted for you should result in the trip of your dreams!
Exotic Voyages is committed to giving back to the communities they visit in any way they can. Among their outreach projects, they have worked with AnimalsAsia and the Vietnam Bear Sanctuary to rehabilitate bears who have fallen victim to the bear bile trade and Refill, Not Landfill-Asia to provide travelers like you with refillable water bottles and to install clean water fountains around Cambodia.
They pride themselves on providing you with once-in- a-lifetime memories and experiences, but they are also deeply committed to sustaining these beautiful locales for generations to come. Overall, they are a company that is not only devoted to you, but their countries, their communities, and their future, that they would like to share with you, one step at a time.
10. Tour types:
Cruise, Nature & Wildlife, Eco Retreats, Luxury Trip, Honeymoon Trip, Festive Tour, Family Vacation, Culinary Journey, Golf Tour, Private Group, Off-the-beaten-path, Solo Tours
11. Accommodation Style:
Luxury 4 - 5 stars accommodations
Planning unique custom trips, Luxury accommodations and services, Connecting travelers to locals and authentic experiences
A luxury travel company committed to providing the highest quality, they treat each traveler as an individual.
They serve those who want to have a genuine experience, to see the destination for what it truly is.
They design their travel itinerary to be personalized and as fast or slow-paced as the traveler desires. This means if you’d like to spend 10 days long discovering as many temples as you can in Cambodia, or a week lounging on just a few pristine beaches in Thailand, they can make it happen.
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- Meals not mentioned
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- Early check-in and late check-out at the hotel.
- International flights and airport taxes in economy class
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