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Southeast Asia (Bangkok to Koh Tao)

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Southeast Asia's Bangkok-to-Koh Tao corridor is one of the world's most iconic travel routes, drawing independent and group travellers alike. Bangkok captivates with its ornate temples, street food scene, and buzzing nightlife before travellers head south through the Gulf of Thailand. The journey typically passes through Koh Samui and Koh Phangan — famous for its Full Moon Party — before reaching Koh Tao, a small island renowned as one of the best and most affordable places in the world to learn to dive. The route blends urban energy, island-hopping, and underwater adventure into a single, endlessly popular itinerary.

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Southeast Asia (Bangkok to Koh Tao) · 40 days

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Self-Launched Epic Southeast Asia: River Cruises & Karst Mountains

A self-launched 40-day adventure through Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos — covering ancient temples, karst mountains, Mekong slow boats, hilltribe treks, and island beaches. This itinerary replicates G Adventures' flagship Southeast Asia route independently, swapping group-tour mark-ups for direct bookings, local buses, trains, and shared ferries. Expect the same iconic stops — Angkor Wat, Ha Long Bay, Luang Prabang, Koh Tao — at a fraction of the cost. All cost estimates are approximate and based on current budget traveller rates.

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Wait, what's a Mission?It's not a scheduled trip with dates and a minimum group size like a Departure — it's a goal. Learn to dive, do a Muay Thai camp, live somewhere for a month and work on something, chase one very specific experience. Post it, and other people chasing the same thing find you.

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