Family holiday to Thailand, jungles and islands

Explore behind the scenes Bangkok; canoe the River Kwai, discover the jungle flora and fauna of Khao Sok National Park and snorkel on coral reefs in the Andaman Sea
Bangkok Sites and Streetlife Amphawa Canals ‘Railway Market’ Bridge on the River Kwai Train Ride on the ‘Death Railway’ Kanchanaburi Khao Sok National Park Flora and Fauna Trang Krabi Koh Jum Chao Mai National Park Kayaking in Sea Caves
Price
£1600To£1750including domestic flights only
Duration
14 Days
Type
Tailor made
Group size
Maximum 12
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Private tour for min.
4 persons including all transport, activities, entrance fees, boutique-style 3* accomm & certain meals as per itinerary.
(Visas & local tips not included.) Return flights from the UK from £500.
(Fully licensed, ATOL protected)
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Description of Family holiday to Thailand, jungles and islands

Price information

£1600To£1750including domestic flights only
Private tour for min.
4 persons including all transport, activities, entrance fees, boutique-style 3* accomm & certain meals as per itinerary.
(Visas & local tips not included.) Return flights from the UK from £500.
(Fully licensed, ATOL protected)
Make enquiry

Departure information

This trip can be arranged at a time to suit you for families of four or more

Leader interview

“In Chiang Mai it’s not unusual to be given strawberries dipped in salt and chili – I think it’s safe to say that’s an acquired taste!”

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Holiday information

Our top tip:
Trip type:
Private family tour for a minimum 4 persons. No min/max age
Activity level:
Easy to moderate
Accomm:
4 nights 3* hotel, 2 nights raft houses, 1 night sleeper train, 3 nights tree houses, 3 nights beach resort
Included:
Accomm., transport, local guides & tour leader, activities & entrance fees as per itinerary
Meals:
13 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners
Family tour:
This is a private tour for individual families (or even just a group of friends) based upon a minimum of 4 paying persons. Dates are – up to you – so there are no fixed schedules while, as a private tour, all activities and destinations can be tailored to suit your family’s preferences and age group. You can discuss this with our staff prior to departure while smaller details can be discussed at the time with your tour-leader. Your tour will be accompanied throughout by a licensed local guide experienced in family tours, except for the beach/island stays which usually feature at the end of tours. Please note there are no age limits and so far we’ve had travellers covering the entire range from 2 to 87!

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4 Reviews of Family holiday to Thailand, jungles and islands

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Reviewed on 15 Mar 2023 by

Not possible to identify a single memorable part as the tour was so very varied ranging from local culture, local and world history as well as nature and the environment. All included very interesting and memorable aspects. Read full review

Reviewed on 24 Jan 2017 by

It is hard to pick out one thing but it would include staying in the jungle in a treehouse, visiting some amazing temples, eating street food in an evening market before catching the sleeper train, treking in the jungles, canoeing down the river Kwai and the awesome beach on Koh Lanta. Read full review

Reviewed on 06 Feb 2015 by

As our first holiday in Asia it was fantastic. Our guide was so friendly and helpful we really didn't have to do anything but have a great time! Read full review

Reviewed on 17 Sep 2014 by

10 out of 10...my favourite parts were tube riding on the river and swimming in the beautiful clear water in Koh Talu Read full review

Responsible Travel

As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we've screened this (and every) holiday so that you can travel knowing it will help support the places and people that you visit, and the planet. Read how below.

Planet

We and our individual Tour Leaders have fostered healthy, respectful working relationship with the Karen villagers who lead us through the jungle trek in Thung Yai. This provides us with very knowledgeable friends on the trip who are excellent oral witnesses to the life of the Karens and are thus able to give our passengers a genuine understanding of this important ethnic minority in Thailand.

Our regular visits provide long term and sustainable extra income for these people. The benefits of our patronage are extended to local business people not immediately connected to the guides. We eat in small food shops and restaurants, encourage our passengers to make souvenir purchases at the local crafts market and make small purchases in the Karen villages such as water and locally make snacks.

We have also made financial contributions to the local orphanage and to Karen and Mon refugee camps housing people fleeing the oppression they encounter in neighbouring Burma.

Wherever practical we use public transport such as the local bus from Sangklaburi to Kanchanaburi and the sleeper train to Trang. This is not only contributing to the local economy, but results in fewer carbon emissions per head than does smaller forms of transport.

Khao Lak village in Southern Thailand. A relatively poor farming community was inspired, partly through our interest, to organize a co-operative home-stay and trekking scheme and has since received grants, training and advice to that extent from the Tourism Authority of Thailand. We are also pleased to state that several local village lads are now keener to lead bird watching and nature tours than their traditional pastimes of shooting or trapping. We provided the co-operative scheme with textbooks on local bird and animal life.

Information: Providing suitable, relevant information for our customers; to help them to gain a wider understanding of our style of tourism that focuses on learning, genuine interaction with the local communities, reciprocity and cultural exchange processes. To be aware of the potential impact of tourism on the local society, culture and environment, and to behave and dress appropriately with a respect and appreciation for local customs, mores and traditions and a respect for the ecology of areas visited. Our guides and leaders thus facilitate communication of our values to both travellers and local communities, educating them in sustainable tourism practices

Group sizes: By limiting groups to small sizes we aim to reduce the impact on both local communities and the environment whilst allowing for greater genuine interaction with said communities. It also results in a higher guide/customer ratio thus greater facility for supervision and individual assistance and allows us to use smaller hotels and restaurants and employ the services of more genuinely ‘local’ operators perhaps not otherwise well equipped for larger groups.

Destinations: We combine the well known tourist sites with many off-the-beaten-track, rarely visited destinations thus diverting tourist revenue and contact with responsible tourism into areas not usually benefiting as well as providing a more authentic view of the region visited.

Local products: As much as possible we aim to employ local personnel, (guides, drivers, agents etc), use local restaurants and smaller privately owned accommodation. Customers are also encouraged to buy and use local products and services as much as possible in order to support and stimulate the local economy.

Instruction: By explaining our methods and the reasons behind them local agents, guides and hotels are encouraged by us to adopt further responsible tourism practices themselves and guides and drivers are provided with additional training in this respect.

People

The tour operator is winner of the 2012 Tourism Authority of Thailand Green Excellence Award for Nature, Marine and Heritage Tourism, the 2010 Tourism Authority of Thailand Green Excellence Award for Best tour operator for Local Communities and the 2008 Tourism Authority of Thailand Green Excellence Award for Best Specialist Tour Operator

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