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Bangkok, Thailand
chatuchak market - friday to sunday
Wat Aran
Grand palace
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
elephant sanctury? - Chai Lai Orchard hotel
cooking class - Zabelle cooking school
Temples
Ladyboy show
Sticky Waterfall
magical garden cafe !
£21 flight from bangkok with ThaiAirAsia (1hr 15) if we book or can get sleeper
train (2nd class sleeper AC ticket - bottom bunk best)
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Pai District, Thailand
pai canyon @ sunset
waterfall
nam lod caves
walking street for food
Withdraw money from AEON ATMs - cheapest withdrawal fee
3.5 hour mini bus from chang mai (superrr windy so take car sickness tablets) -
AYA Services
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Chiang Rai, Thailand
6 hour shuttle bus from Pai - only 1 service do needs to be booked in advance -
this can be done with your hostel
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Chiang Khong, Thailand
2 hour local bus from Chaing Rai - £3
Private tranfer to the mekong river included in tour - Nagi of Mekong
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Luang Prabang, Laos
slow boat on mekong river - 2 days - chang Khong -> stop in pakbeng for 1 night ->
luang prabang - Book with Nagi of Mekong for private slow boat £115 very worth it
Visa - 1580 THB & accommodation in pak beng ~£5pp
night market
climb mount phu si
kuang si falls and bear rescue centre 2.5 USD
royal palace museum
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Vang Vieng, Laos
nam xay viewpoint £4
hot air balloon ride £86
blue lagoons - no3 is best - less than £1
sunset at m&m rooftop bar
tipsy tubing
happy cafe
transport to:
minibus from luang prabang - 6 hours £15
train is quicker - 1hr - £15
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Vientiane, Laos
night market
temples
transport:
taxi & van transport - 4 hours
train - 1 hour £16
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Hanoi, Vietnam
train street
beer street
temples
water puppet show
note cafe
banh mi 25
hostels:
central backpackers £4/night
no visa needed for travel less than 45 days
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Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam
£80 per night - book through central backpackers - includes transport too and from hanoi - leave 7:45, back 4:30
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Hanoi, Vietnam
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Hà Giang, Vietnam
jasmine tours with easy rider & VIP overnight bus to/from destinations ~£260
get day bus or night bus there & night bus back to where you're heading i.e sapa
- can book at hostel or whatsapp but must be done a week in advance as very
popular!
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Sa Pa, Vietnam
homestay tour - £30 2 nights 3 days, can just do 1 night
Zizi meekho homestay
moc home sapa
Mama chao
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Ninh Bình, Vietnam
Tam Coc is where travellers stay
huang mua cave viewpoint - 500 step viewpoint (40 mins) - pay to get in but v
cheap
karakoe partybus
trang an river boat tour
bich dong pagode - free - can cycle to it & then pay 30k for parking bike
hanoi bahn mi - great vegan coffees&smoothie bowls
hostel:
tam coc
banana tree - molly reccomends £5/night - super popular so book a week in
advance
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Phong Nha, Vietnam
duck stop
hostels:
central backpackers
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Hội An, Vietnam
activities:
cooking class - book with hostel, they organise transport
coconut boat tour!! - the Green Tour company - this was included in mollys
cooking class
tailored clothes - Violets cloth shop (trousers & skirt £40)
tiger tiger bar
an nang beach - can cycle to
nourish restaurant - very instagrammable food
lantern boat ride
transport:
can get taxi from da nang - only 40mins drive ~£15 or bus
hostel:
mad monkey - further out than bedstation so easier if you scooter
fuse beachside
bedstation hostel - molly reccomends - about 25 mins walk from centre though
Bus to da lat is 12 hours! Longest overnight bus.
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Da Nang, Vietnam
golden bridge & ba na hills - sunworld - £30
marble mountains - can get bus there but scooter is useful
son tra night market
dragon bridge
man thai beach
—> could miss this stop. Least favourite by recommendations
hostel:
lighthouse hostel
merry land hotel
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Dalat, Vietnam
maze bar !! - get a minibus from the hostel and then grab taxi back
datanla waterfall - get grab taxi there - has alpine coaster & zipline
crazy house
3D world
tuyen lam lake
transport:
overnight bus from hoi an
hostels:
tigon
da lat family hostel - super cheap apaz - has a family dinner each night for 70k
(£2.29)
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
cu chi tunnels - half day tour - book woth hostel - can start ar 8am or 1pm
vietnam war museum
night market
transport:
8 hour bus from da lat
accomodation:
1979 hostel
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
s21 museum
killing fields
Sunset cruise
accomodation:
oneDerz hostel
mad monkey
3 hour bus ride to kampot - Giant Ibis $12 - departing Phnom Penh 8am and 2:45pm
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Krong Kampot, Cambodia
oneDerz Hostel
Arcadia backpackers - has water park
Kampot river paddle board - champa lodge
Salt fields
Yoga class - Banteay Srey Spa $5 a class 9am daily
5 hour journey bus & ferry
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Koh Rong, Cambodia
Nest hostel - on the beach
Snorkel/scuba
Sunsets - sok San beach resort, royal sands, lonely beach
1 day island tour
Kayaking
High point zip line
Long set beach - Glowing plankton night boat trip
10 minute ferry from sanloem
Get ferry to sihanouksville (book with hostel) and then overnight sleeper bus to Siam reap (M-bus)
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Koh Rong Sanloem, Cambodia
oneDerz hostel
Jungle trek - lazy beach
Kayaking
Snorkelling
Bioluminescent plankton tour
Saracen bay food
Need to get speedboat from Sihanoukville
TAKE MONEY OUT BEFORE - few ATMs on island
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Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia
Bus to Bangkok £30 (7hr), plane to krabi £40 (1.5hr)
Ankor wat sunrise - book on a 1 day tour for the other temples
Pub street
Kulen mountain national park
APOPO centre
Circus!
Ten11 shop
Dialogue cafe
Lub’d hostel
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Phuket, Thailand
Cheapest flight to KL
Bangla road
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Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
activities:
5/7 island tour
monkey beach
muay thai boxing
fire shows
transport:
boat from railay - book through the hostel
hostels:
• peir 519
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Krabi, Thailand
railay beach - boat transfer from krabi :
• secret lagoon hike
• rock climbing
• snorkelling
sunset @ ao nang beach
monkey trail
four island tour
tonsai beach
hostel:
addjit resort
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Koh Samui, Thailand
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Koh Phangan, Thailand
full moon dates : 22nd june, 21st july
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Koh Tao, Thailand
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Koh Samui, Thailand
koh madsum - pig island
hostel:
Lud b
6hr ferry & bus to Phuket £14 - usually quicker than 6hrs
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Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
on the water bungalows - call coco hostel to book & book a night in coco hostel the night before your tour - 3 day 2 night, ends 3pm in khao sok
chillax hostel also good
Van minivan and ferry from Phi Phi - 5.5hrs £20 - 9am
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Singapore, Singapore
singapore gardens
marina bay hotel
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
markets of Pasar Seni and Chow Kit
Petronas Towers
Batu Caves
karst caves - transformed into a Tamil Hindu religious site.
Light show
Train to Ipoh - 2.5hrs - £7
Or flight direct to penang 1hr £16
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Sandakan, Malaysia
Sepilok Orangutang sanctuary £5 open 9-12, 2-4. CASH ONLY
Sun bear sanctuary £8.50 open 9-3:30
Turtle island
Sepilok jungle resort - free 9-5:30
Rainforest discovery £3.50 9-5:30
Kinabatangan river safari- can do an afternoon one
Gormatong caves
War memorial
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Penang, Malaysia
George Town
Kek Lok Si Temple
Penang Hill - a durian farm
Famous street murals or shop for handicrafts.
flight to Langkawi ~£28, approx 35 mins
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Langkawi, Malaysia
beaches!!
Malay kampung (village) house
Alam Batik Art Village
Langkawi Cable Car
SkyBridge walk.
paddle through a mangrove forest
flight from penang ~£11 approx 35 mins
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Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
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Lombok, Indonesia
2hr ferry from Nusa £11 10am
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Gili Tangkong, Indonesia
Taxi & ferry from ubud - taxi to Padang Bai - 7am 3hr £17
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Nusa Penida, Indonesia
Kelingking Beach, Keling Keling, Diamond beach, the Thousand Islands viewpoint, Broken Beach, and Angel’s Billabong, snorkel with manta rays
1.5hr ferry from Gili T 12pm £11
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Ubud, Indonesia
Monkey forest
Tegallalang rice terrace
Mount batur - 1am start
Waterfalls
Quad biking

2.5 hour ferry from Serangan to GiliT
Or get fast boat from padang bai harbour 1.5hr
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Canggu, Indonesia
yoga, cafe-hopping, surfing, nights out
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Uluwatu, Indonesia
1.5hr ferry to Padang bai £10 9:45. Then bus to uluwatu. Gili Gili fastboat £28
Uluwatu temple
Kecak fire dance
Padang Padang beach
Suluban beach
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Denpasar, Indonesia
Taxi from uluwatu and to airport next day
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London, United Kingdom