Eight Weeks The Best of Southeast Asia

If you want a ‘sampler plate’ of Southeast Asia, then plan on jetting between countries to hit the highlights. Most international airlines fly to Bangkok, a chaotic but fantastic city.

  1. Fly to Siem Reap to see Angkor’s magnificent temples.
  2. Bus to Phnom Penh and on to Vietnam’s bustling Ho Chi Minh City.
  3. Work your way north with a stop in adorable Hoi An and on to Hanoi.
  4. Air-lift out of Vietnam to laid-back Luang Prabang, Laos’ world heritage city, and then fly to chic Chiang Mai.
  5. Return to Bangkok by overnight train and work your way south to
  6. Ko Tao to learn how to dive before hitting the beachy hot spots on
  7. Thailand’s Andaman coast : Phuket, Ko Phi-Phi and Krabi.
  8. Fly from polished Phuket to Penang and overland to Malaysia’s multiethnic capital Kuala Lumpur.
  9. Catch a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta and soak up the culture in Yogyakarta and then
  10. bus to Gunung Bromo, an active volcano .
  11. Leapfrog to blessed Bali for sun, fun and culture.
  12. Then catch a cheap flight to sophisticated Singapore, which has air connections to everywhere else.

Source: Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet Southeast Asia

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