One month in Southeast Asia
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This page gives several options for spending a month in Southeast Asia.
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Get in
Most major international airlines fly into Bangkok, but there are dozens of daily connections to surrounding counties.
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Whirlwind Tour
- Spend 2-4 days in Bangkok.
- Fly (45 mins) south to the Ko Phi Phi Ko Lanta or Ko Pha Ngan islands for one week.
- Fly from Phuket to Hanoi or Saigon in Vietnam (2 hours). Spend 1 week visiting the surrounding area.
- From Saigon travel through the Mekong Delta to Cambodia. Spend 3-4 days in Phnom Penh and 3-4 days in Siem Reap visiting Angkor Wat.
- OR From Hanoi in the north or Da Nang in central Vietnam cross the border into Laos by bus (8-12 hours). Spend a week visiting ruins and the Mekong river area.
- Fly (1 hour) or take a bus (8-14 hours) from Siem Reap, Cambodia, or Vientiane, Laos, back to Bangkok.
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Best of Thailand Beaches
- From Bangkok, take bus to Ko Samet(about 3 hours plus 1-1.5 hours for boat) or Ko Chang (4-6 hours). Spend 4-5 days.
- Return to Bangkok and fly to Phuket (45 mins), bus (8-10 hours), or train (6-8 hours).
- Ferry to Ko Phi Phi (1 hour). 2 days.
- Ferry from Ko Phi Phi to Ko Lanta (1-2 hours). 4-5 days.
- Ferry back to Krabi. Bus to Ferry to Ko Pha Ngan (8 hours). 4-5 days, day trip to National Park of Ko Tao.
- Ferry to Ko Samui and flight back to Bangkok.
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Tour South East Asian Ruins
- From Bangkok, local train to former Siam capital of Ayutthaya (1-2 hours). 3 days.
- Bus to former Siam capital of Sukhothai (2-3 hours). 3 days.
- Bus back to Bangkok (3 hours).
- Fly (1 hour) or bus (8-12 hours) to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Visit ruins of Angkor Wat. 4 days.
- Fly to Saigon, Hanoi, or Da Nang. Bus or train to Hoi An, visit the ruins of My Son. 1 week.
- Bus or fly to Pakxe, Laos. Visit Angkor ruins of Wat Phu and former royal capital of Champasak. 1 week.
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Scuba and Culture
For beginner scuba divers, who don't want 100% diving. If you're completely new to scuba diving, take a three or four day open water course during your first scuba stop, although this will mean spending a day or two in a classroom and at the bottom of a resort pool. Good food, culture and sights to be had, with three dive destinations:
- Fly to Bangkok, Thailand, 5 days
- Get good, inexpensive Thai massages to get over jetlag
- Fly to Phuket, Thailand, scuba in Phi Phi Islands, 4 days
- Fly to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3 days
- Drive/ferry (or fly) to Tioman Island on east coast of peninsular Malaysia for 4 days of scuba diving
- Go diving by speedboat, means less time in transit, more in water
- Fly to Cebu,Philippines, 5 days
- Ferry to Bohol for diving, dolphin watching
- Fly to Singapore, enjoy civilization, 2 days
- Fly to Bali, Indonesia experience culture with scuba diving at the north end of the island, 1 week
