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- Platinum Operator
- National Geographic Journeys with G Adventures
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Low Intensity
- Travelers can expect some light physical activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 10 - 16
- Ages 12+
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Cross the historic Bridge on the River Kwai
- Swim in the Erawan Falls' turquoise pools
- Explore Ayutthaya's ancient ruins
- Cook Thai dishes with a local chef
- Cruise Bangkok's canals on a klong boat
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Bangkok
- Day 2 Bangkok/Kanchanaburi (1B)
- Day 3 Kanchanaburi/Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (1B, 1D)
- Day 4 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya/Chiang Mai (1B, 1D)
- Day 5 Chiang Mai (1B, 1L)
- Day 6 Chiang Mai (1B)
- Day 7 Chiang Mai/Bangkok (1B)
- Day 8 Bangkok (1B)
- Day 9 Bangkok/Ko Samui (1B)
- Day 10 Koh Samui (1B)
- Day 11 Ko Samui/Khao Sok (1B, 1L, 1D)
- Day 12 Khao Sok (1B)
- Day 13 Khao Sok/Krabi (1B)
- Day 14 Krabi (1B, 1L)
- Day 15 Krabi/Bangkok (1B)
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
The Raweekanlaya
HotelDays 1, 7, 8Theatre Residence
HotelDays 1, 7, 8Royal River Kwai Resort
Resortday 2Classic Kameo Hotel Ayutthaya
Hotelday 3Siripanna Villa Resort & Spa
ResortDays 4, 5, 6Centara Villas Samui
HotelDays 9, 10The Cliff & River Jungle Resort
ResortDays 11, 12Aonang Princeville VIlla Resort & Spa
ResortDays 13, 14
Number of tours
98
Age Range
12 to 99 years old
Response time
6 hours
Response rate
100%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingGood
- ItineraryRather poor
- GuideRather poor
- TransportGood
- AccommodationExcellent
- ECERROL· October 16th, 2019I’ll begin by stating that all of the hotel accommodations provided on this tour were excellent. However, nothing else was up to my expectations. I booked this trip based on its title billing as “Iconic Thailand National Geographic Journeys”. However, the only mention of any National Geographic involvement was on our Day 11 visit to Khao Sok which is a very small land area inhabited by less than a dozen native families eking out a meager existence on it’s miniscule rubber production. In my humble opinion, the reason for National Geographic’s support of this insignificant settlement and lending it’s name and reputation to this tour is questionable. Although a minority of the sites visited were interesting (the Bridge on the River Kwai, the waterways and caves of Krabi, and privately, the old City of Chiang Mai and the Grand Palace in Bangkok), most of the rest of the tour (I estimate over seventy percent) involved long arduous and boring coach, train or long boat travel with no commentary or explanations of any places or buildings of interest along the way. When I requested to be given a heads up of any such things upcoming along the way so that I could take a photo from the vehicle, my tour guide told me that she didn’t know what would be of interest to me or other members of the group, hence my only photos were destination shots. The main focus of our tour guide (pardon me C.E.O.) seemed to be on edifying the group on the history of Buddhism in Thailand although I am sure that there are many Thais who were never mentioned that practice other religions or ways of life, the latter as claimed by Buddhists is what Buddhism is all about. I am very disappointed in this tour.Show moreTrip date: September 2019
Dates & Availability
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Frances
Asked on June 14th, 2025Is your tour suitable for a 3-year-old, or is that not possible?
National Geographic Journeys with G AdventuresOperator•Written June 2025This Journeys: Iconic Thailand tour has the minimum age requirement as being 12 years old and up. The next closest would be our G Adventures Thailand Family Adventure but the age requirement is 6 years old and up.
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Kim
Asked on May 10th, 2025Is there an up charge for singles?
- National Geographic Journeys with G AdventuresOperator•Written May 2025
If you prefer to pay extra for the private room option then this is available and the pricing will appear in the calendar/booking page. You can certainly create a courtesy hold for the exact pricing!
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Katrina
Asked on May 10th, 2025Would this be possible to arrange and if so, what would be the quote for this?
- National Geographic Journeys with G AdventuresOperator•Written May 2025
The Journeys: Iconic Thailand National Geographic Journeys tour does not include Phuket. The tour is sold as a package so we can not add or amend any services on it. They could always add this on independently to the tour package.
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Dawn
Asked on December 26th, 2024why is there no positive feedback on this tour? The one feedbck in 2019 is not inspiring? How can i make an informed decision without feedback?
- National Geographic Journeys with G AdventuresOperator•Written December 2024
As this tour is a partnership with National Geographic we do not publish any reviews due to strict data protection and privacy regulations.
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Dawn
Traveler•Written December 2024is it not possible to have single room as a 63 year old man I dont fancy sharing with a stranger?
- National Geographic Journeys with G AdventuresOperator•Written December 2024
The single supplement is an extra $1059 for this tour. However please note the tour date you have chosen is On Request.
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Christina
Asked on November 24th, 2024Can you confirm that there are no overnight trains on this trip?
- National Geographic Journeys with G AdventuresOperator•Written November 2024
The Iconic Thailand National Geographic Journeys does not have any overnight trains part of the tour.
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Dana
Asked on April 30th, 2024Wondering if you have something similar that includes a visit to an elephant sanctuary (DON'T want to ride one) and also would like to see Angkor Wat
- National Geographic Journeys with G AdventuresOperator•Written April 2024
There are still many elephant sanctuaries in Thailand that are unethical and companies that claim to be sanctuaries but are not. Elephant Nature Park is the only one we know that is meant to be ethical - they are mentioned in the credits of the film The Last Tourist which is a film our founder Bruce Poon Tip was involved with.
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