Top Culture Trips In Southeast Asia

If your backpacker days are gone and you want to see this region in style, join a small-group trip to tick off Bali, Vietnam and beyond.

It might take you a while to get to Southeast Asia, depending on where you are in the world, but it’s worth every minute. Though only 11 countries make up this region, they offer an impressive array of cultures, landscapes and wildlife. You’ll never have the same adventure twice, even if you choose similar activities in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand or Vietnam. Foodies, history buffs, nature lovers and sun worshippers will have the time of their life on these top Culture Trips in Southeast Asia.

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Blissful Bali

Spending all day lounging on the beach is the second-best way to experience Bali. The best? Exploring the island’s rural villages, inland peaks and rice paddies with a small group of new friends on this 12-day trip. Between hiking to the summit of Mount Batur at sunrise, discovering sacred temples and picking up a new recipe during a Balinese cooking class, you’ll forget all about your tan. Keep the sunscreen at the ready, mind: surf lessons, snorkelling with sea turtles and swimming under waterfalls are also on the itinerary.

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Next available from 15th Jun 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Bali, Indonesia

ENDS AT

Bali, Indonesia

DURATION

12

GROUP SIZE

18

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam

Why stick to just one country when you can tick off three on our border-crossing itinerary. We’ll start with a deep dive into the old and the new in Bangkok, from ancient temples to a vibrant tuk tuk food tour, before crossing over into Cambodia. We’ll support a local charity as we watch a Phare circus show, before visiting the country’s most extraordinary site, Angkor Wat, at sunrise. This ancient, otherworldly temple complex looks stunning as the sun rises behind, and you’ll get to explore the rest of the area by e-bike. We’ll enter Vietnam by speedboat, before hopping onto a more comfortable cruiser for a night down the Mekong River. You’ll get to explore the river’s many canals by traditional sampan boat before returning to city life with a foodie experience in Ho Chi Minh City – not bad for 11 days travelling!

From US$2374

Next available from 10th Aug 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Bangkok, Thailand

ENDS AT

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

DURATION

11

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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Additional reporting was contributed by Richard Collett and Gethin Morgan.

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Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

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