Eleven routes, and what each one is for
Six multi-country routes and five single-country ones. Every page carries a day-by-day itinerary, a price table by group size, and a section saying who the trip is wrong for.
Multi-country routes
These are the trips this company exists for. Each one crosses at least one international border on the ground or on the water, not only in an airport transit lounge.
| Route | Days | Countries | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four countries, end to end | 24 | VN, LA, KH, TH | USD 3,780 |
| Indochina classic | 18 | VN, LA, KH | USD 2,880 |
| Indochina express | 10 | VN, LA, KH | USD 1,790 |
| Vietnam and Cambodia by the Mekong | 12 | VN, KH | USD 1,950 |
| Vietnam and Laos overland | 11 | VN, LA | USD 1,820 |
| Thailand and Laos by rail and river | 9 | TH, LA | USD 1,520 |
None of these routes crosses the Thailand–Cambodia land border, because it has been closed since late June 2025. Where Thailand and Cambodia both appear in a trip, they are joined by a flight, and the ticket is inside the quoted price. See crossing borders.
Single-country routes
Doing one country properly beats doing three badly. If you have under twelve days, start here.
| Route | Days | Country | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam, north to south | 14 | Vietnam | USD 2,120 |
| Northern Laos, slowly | 8 | Laos | USD 1,340 |
| Cambodia and Angkor | 7 | Cambodia | USD 1,180 |
| Northern Thailand | 7 | Thailand | USD 1,240 |
| Mekong Delta to Phnom Penh | 5 | VN, KH | USD 780 |
How to choose between them
By the number of days you actually have
Count days on the ground, not days off work. A trip described as fourteen days usually means twelve on the ground once you subtract the long-haul flight out and the arrival day lost to a 06:00 landing.
- Five to eight days on the ground: one country, or one river crossing. Nothing else fits.
- Nine to twelve days: two countries, joined overland. Three is possible only by flying every leg.
- Thirteen to eighteen days: three countries at a pace where you unpack more than once.
- Nineteen days or more: four countries without rushing, or three with real slow days in them.
By what moves you
If trains and rivers are the point, the Thailand and Laos route is built almost entirely on them: a sleeper from Bangkok, the Laos–China Railway, and two days on the Mekong. If archaeology is the point, Angkor deserves three days rather than the day and a half most itineraries give it, and the Cambodia route is built around that. If you want a single country done thoroughly, Vietnam over fourteen days is the strongest trip on this list.
By month
The four countries do not share a season. Laos has a smoke season from late February to April that no brochure mentions; central Vietnam floods in October and November; Cambodia is at its hardest in April. A route that is excellent in November can be a mistake in March. Check when to go before you fall in love with an itinerary.
What every one of these routes includes
What the price includes
- All accommodation as named in the itinerary, twin share
- Private vehicle and driver for every land transfer, air-conditioned
- A licensed local guide in each country, paid a day rate
- All entrance fees listed in the itinerary, including the Angkor pass where relevant
- Domestic and intra-regional flights where the itinerary shows them
- Border assistance: a staff member on both sides of every land crossing
- Breakfast daily, plus the meals named day by day
- A 24-hour phone number that reaches a person in the country you are standing in
What it does not include
- International flights into and out of the region
- Visa fees for all four countries
- Travel insurance, which we require you to hold
- Drinks, laundry and anything not named
- Tips for guides and drivers
Anything on this list can be rebuilt
These eleven are starting points, not a catalogue. Roughly two thirds of what we run is a modified version of one of them: a different entry airport, three more nights somewhere, one country dropped, a family with a nine-year-old who cannot do a six-hour drive.
Send us the route you like and what is wrong with it. That is a faster conversation than a blank page.
Tell us your dates
Dates, party size, and the countries that matter. One working day to a routing sketch.
Questions travellers ask most
Are these fixed departures?
No. Every route runs privately on your dates, for your party only. The eight-traveller ceiling is the maximum size of your own group.
Can I combine two of these routes?
Often yes, and usually for less than the sum of the two, because the overlap days disappear. The Vietnam fourteen-day route and the Cambodia seven-day route combine into about eighteen days rather than twenty-one.
Why is there no Myanmar route?
Because we will not run one. The security situation and the question of where tourist money ends up both point the same way. If Myanmar reopens in a way we can defend, we will say so here.
What is the smallest group you will run?
One traveller. A solo trip costs roughly 35 to 45 per cent more per day than the same trip for two, because the vehicle and guide are the same and there is a single-room supplement on top.
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