Small group tour specialists Back-Roads Touring are now offering eight exciting new tours through Asia including Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
Starting in September 2018, these immersive tours highlight the best of Asia in true Back Roads style. Ensuring a personalised experience, tours are limited to just 14 guests per trip.
Find out what to expect when travelling with Back-Roads here and nine reasons why you’ll love it.
On sale now, the eight new tours are:
Hanoi to Halong Bay – Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Halong Bay
Inclusion highlights:
- 3 nights in boutique accommodation, 1 night on an overnight cruise
- Experienced Back-Roads Driver & Tour Leader
- Tours by air-conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast daily (B), 2 lunches (L), 3 dinners (D)
- Walking tour of Hanoi
- Papier-mâché mask making in Hanoi
- Street food tour in Hanoi
- Vietnamese cooking class and demonstration
- Boat cruises as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance included to: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Temple of Literature
Duration: 5-days
Maximum per tour: 14 guests
Priced from: $1,799
Vietnam & Cambodia Discovery – Hanoi, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City
Inclusion highlights:
- 10 nights in boutique accommodation, 1 night on an overnight cruise
- Experienced Back-Roads Driver & Tour Leader
- Tours by air-conditioned vehicle
- Internal flights
- Breakfast daily (B), 5 lunches (L), 6 dinners (D)
- Dinner at social enterprise restaurant in Hanoi
- Walking tour of Hanoi
- Papier mâché mask making in Hanoi
- Street food tour in Hanoi
- Vietnamese cooking class
- Guided tour in Hoi An
- Food tour in Hoi An
- Ox cart ride in a local village
- Boat cruises as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance included to: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City, Angkor Wat complex, Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
Duration: 12-days
Maximum per tour: 14 guests
Priced from: $4,299
Vietnam Adventure – Hanoi, Halong Bay, Ho Chi Minh City
Inclusion highlights:
- 6 nights in boutique accommodation, 1 night on an overnight cruise
- Experienced Back-Roads Driver & Tour Leader
- Tours by air-conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast daily (B), 3 lunches (L), 4 dinners (D)
- Walking tour of Hanoi
- Water puppet show in Hanoi
- Vietnamese cooking class and demonstration
- Boat cruises as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance included to: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Temple of Literature.
Duration: 8-days
Maximum per tour: 14 guests
Priced from: $2,399
Flavours of Vietnam – Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City
Inclusion highlights:
- 10 nights in boutique accommodation, 1 night on an overnight cruise
- Experienced Back-Roads Driver & Tour Leader
- Tours by air-conditioned vehicle
- Internal flights
- Breakfast daily (B), 5 lunches (L), 7 dinners (D)
- Walking tour of Hanoi
- Papier-mâché mask making in Hanoi
- Street food tour in Hanoi
- Vietnamese cooking class and demonstration
- Guided tour in Hoi An
- Food tour in Hoi An
- Build coloured silk lanterns in Hoi An
- Guided tour in Ho Chi Minh City
- Street food tour in Ho Chi Minh City
- Boat cruises as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance included to: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Hue’s royal tombs, Imperial Palace and Minh Mang Tomb, Cham Museum, Saigon Opera House show, War Remnants Museum, Cu Chi Tunnels.
Duration: 12-days
Maximum per tour: 14 guests
Priced from: $4,298
Spirit of Cambodia – Siem Reap, Battambang, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville
Inclusion highlights:
- 10 nights in boutique accommodation
- Experienced Back-Roads Driver & Tour Leader
- Tours by air-conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast daily (B), 6 lunches (L), 2 dinners (D)
- Ox cart ride in a local village
- Evening performance by the Cambodian Circus in Siem Reap
- Bamboo train ride in Battambang
- Street food tour in Battambang
- Train tickets as mentioned in the itinerary
- Boat cruises as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance fees including: Angkor Wat complex, Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Ream National Park tour.
Duration: 11-days
Maximum per tour: 14 guests
Priced from: $2,599
Bangkok & The River Kwai – Bangkok, Kanchanaburi
Inclusion highlights:
- 4 nights in boutique accommodation
- Experienced Back-Roads Driver & Tour Leader
- Tours by air-conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast daily (B), 3 lunches (L), 4 dinners (D)
- Street food tour in Bangkok
- Watch a dance and music show in Kanchanaburi
- Boat cruises as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance included to: Golden Buddha at Wat Traimit, Grand Palace, temple of Wat Arun, JEATH War Museum, Thai puppet show at Khlong Bang Luang Artist Village.
Duration: 5-days
Maximum per tour: 14 guests
Priced from: $3,198
Temples of Thailand & Cambodia – Bangkok, Siem Reap
Inclusion highlights:
- 7 nights in boutique accommodation
- Experienced Back-Roads Driver & Tour Leader
- Tours by air-conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast daily (B), 4 lunches (L), 4 dinners (D)
- Embark on a tuk-tuk street eats tour
- Visit a local family in Chansar
- Boat cruises as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance included to all attractions in the itinerary.
Duration: 8-days
Maximum per tour: 14 guests
Priced from: $3,998
Wonders of Thailand
Inclusion highlights:
- 12 nights in boutique accommodation
- Experienced Back-Roads Driver & Tour Leader
- Tours by air-conditioned vehicle
- Internal flights
- Breakfast daily (B), 5 lunches (L), 9 dinners (D)
- Street food tour in Bangkok
- Watch a dance and music show in Kanchanaburi
- Night walking tour in Mae Hong Son
- Walking tour in Chiang Mai
- Boat cruises as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance included to: Golden Buddha at Wat Traimit, the Grand Palace, Thai puppet show at Khlong Bang Luang Artist Village, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery and JEATH War Museum (and local train ride), Banharn-Jamsai Tower, Buffalo Conservation Village, temple complex of Sukhothai, Prijinda Cave, Patara Elephant Farm.
Duration: 13-days
Maximum per tour: 14 guests
Priced from: $4,499