Planned Route & Itinerary

The below is our suggested route just to enable us to plan timeframes. We are well aware this is likely to go to pot within 24 hours of getting there, but hey, its a start! As of June 2011 we still need to do lot more planning.

Basically, the route is flying into Bangkok, heading west to the Erawan national park, then back to Bangkok and north to the Laos border at Chiang Khong. Then down through Laos, into Cambodia, then into South Vietnam, before heading north through Vietnam to Ha Noi. Fly from Ha Noi to Kuala Lumpa in Malaysia before heading north up to Thailand back to Bangkok

Of course, pending flights, we may well fly into Kuala Lumpur or Hanoi or wherever else on the route. So the start/end point doesn’t matter.

Also we hope to get confirmation from more knowledgable people on the Lonely Planet forums!

The rough plan is:-

Thailand Part 1 – 25 days

Bangkok – 4 nights
Kanchanaburi 1-2 nights
Erawan National Park 1-2 nights
Kanchanaburi 1 night
Wake boarding park? *OPTIONAL*
Bang Pa-In 1 night
Ayutthaya 2-3 nights
Sukhothai 2-3 nights
Si Satchanai 1 night **OPTIONAL**
Chiang Mai – 3 nights (1 on boat)
Chiang Rai – 4 nights
Chiang Khong – 2 nights

Laos – 21 days

Huay Xai – 1-2 nights
Pakbeng – 1 night
Luang Prabang – 3-4 nights
Vang Vieng – 2-3 nights
Vientiane 2-3 nights
Tha Khaek 2-5 nights
Savannakhet 1-2 nights
Champasak or Pakse 2 nights
Si Phan Don– 2 nights

Cambodia – 15 days

Kratie 2-3 nights
Siam Reep 5 nights
Battambang 2 nights
Udong 1 night
Phnom Penh 5 nights
Bavet (0-1 night)

Vietnam – 22 days

Ho Chi Min (4 nights)
Nha Trang (3-4 nights)
Hon Khoi Peninsular (2-3 nights)
Danang 3-4 nights
Hue 2-3 nights
Hanoi 2-3 nights
Ha Long / Hai Pong 2-3 nights
Hanoi 1-2 nights

Malaysia – 4 days

Kuala Lumpa – 4 nights

Thailand Part 2 – 25 days

Hat Yai 1 night
Surat Thani 1 night (?)
Krabi Province (Ko Phi Phi) 5 nighs
Phuket (& area) 5 nights
Khao Sok 3 nights
Surat Thani 1 night (?)
Koh Tao 5 nights
Chumphon 2 nights
Bangkok 2 nights

SE Asia – Planned route