The Daily Telegraph - Saturday - Travel
FAMILY JUNGLES AND BEACHES IN THAILAND
Visit the site of the real Bridge on the river Kwai at Kanchanaburi and the multi-tiered waterfalls in the jungles of Erawan National Park. After Ayutthaya, the ancient capital, the tour heads north exploring the Chiang Mai region and the hill tribe villages of the north while spending a night in a village house. Finish on the small tropical island beach of Koh Samet.
From £2,199 for 15 days including flights, accommodation and most meals. Departures: July, August, December 2018. Exodus (020 3131 0704, exodus.co.uk). luxury tented camp on the edge of the Tatai river. The tour ends on the palm-fringed beaches of Song Saa resort on a private island in the Gulf of Thailand.
A 12-day tour costs from £5,210 including five-star accommodation and most meals but excluding international flights. Wild Frontiers (020 3797 8712, wildfrontiers.com). of the Taman Negara National Park on Malaysia’s east coast. After exploring its 130 million-year-old primary rainforest on jungle walks and night safaris, relax, dive, snorkel and kayak on the beaches of the Redang archipelago (nine islands all with jungle-covered interiors) before ending the tour at the luxury Tanjong Jara Resort on the South China Sea.
15 days from £2,695 including accommodation and meals but exclusive of flights. Steppes Travel (01285 601759, steppestravel.com). (020 3504 3726, experiencetravelgroup.com).
11 daysfrom £2,390 including accommodation (eight nights camping) and meals but exclusive of flights. World Expeditions (0800 0744 135, worldexpeditions.com). Nine days from £855 including accommodation and some meals but exclusive of flights. Intrepid Travel (0808 274 5111, intrepidtravel.com).