Southeast Asia offers a perfect collection of unique culture, great nature, tropical adventures, and beach relaxation.
For first-timers, Thailand or Vietnam might be the best choice. These two countries are also recommended for a family tour. Thailand and Bali are the most popular destinations for honeymoons and adventure tours. If you are interested in religion, culture, and history, then Cambodia, Laos, or Myanmar might be your cup of tea. If you have 2–4 weeks, it is possible to have a multi-country tour.
November to March is the best time to escape into tropical sunshine from the cold of the Northern Hemisphere. On the other hand, the beaches in Bali and Malaysia are best visited from April to September.
The customizable private SE Asia tours below cost from US$200/person/day.
Southeast Asia Itineraries of about 2 Weeks
Most first-timers' Southeast Asia trips are about 2 weeks. Here are some itineraries for your inspiration. No matter whether you would like to fully enjoy one country or prefer a combo, we are happy to tailor-make a private package for you.
Multi-Country Tours

15-Day Best of Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam Tour
- Admire the Grand Palace
- Explore Mekong Delta
- Discover Angkor Wat

14-Day Classic Vietnam and Thailand Tour
- Amazing Halong Bay
- Explore Mekong Delta
- Relax in Phuket

12-Day Cambodia and Vietnam Highlights
- Mysterious Angkor Wat
- Explore Mekong Delta
- Enjoy Halong Bay cruise

11-Day Best of Thailand and Cambodia Tour
- Cultural Chiang Mai
- Mysterious Angkor Wat
- Relax in Phuket

14-Day Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos Tour
- Explore Mekong Delta
- Mysterious Angkor Wat
- Soak in Buddhist culture

12-Day Essential Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam Tour
- Enjoy Halong Bay cruise
- Witness Angkor Wat
- Relax on Phuket Island

13-Day Private Singapore and Bali Journey of Discovery
- Discover Singapore
- Wander in rice terraces
- Witness Kecak fire dance

12-Day Laos to Vietnam Tour
- Admire religious treasures
- Enjoy Halong Bay cruise
- Explore Mekong Delta
Single-Country Tours

10-Day Classic Thailand Tour
- Dynamic Bangkok
- Cultural Chiang Mai
- Beach relaxation

10-Day Best of Thailand in Yi Peng Festival
- Bangkok highlights
- Festival in Chiang Mai
- Relax in Phuket

10-Day Best of Thailand with Koh Samui
- Bangkok highlights
- Exquisite Chiang Mai
- Relax in Koh Samui

10-Day Thailand Rain Forest and Beach Escape
- Dynamic Bangkok
- Khao Sok National Park
- Relax in Khao Lak

10-Day Best of Vietnam with Mekong Delta
- Picturesque Halong Bay
- Pretty ancient town
- Lifestyle in Mekong Delta

13-Day Vietnam Classic Tour with Sapa
- Vitality of Mekong Delta
- Hike in idyllic Sapa
- Amazing Halong Bay

15-Day Vietnam Discovery Tour
- Idyllic Mai Chau Valley
- Historic Hue and Hoi An
- Delightful Mekong Delta

9-Day Myanmar Highlights Tour
- Glittering Yangon
- Amazing sunset at Bagan
- Lifestyle on Inle Lake
Best SE Asia Tours for Couples

2-Week Thailand Getaway Tour for Couples
- Cultural Chiang Mai
- Have Fun in Khao Sok
- Relax in Koh Samui

2-Week Vietnam-Cambodia with a Luxury Mekong Cruise
- Discover charming Saigon
- Lifestyle along Mekong
- Explore the Angkor Wat

12-Day Romantic Bali & Java Honeymoon
- Experience Balinese Life
- Visit Borobudur at sunrise
- Voyage on speedboat

16-Day Private Vietnam and Bali Journey of Relaxation
- Experience Junk Sailing
- Join a floating market
- Walk in the Water Palace
Family Tours

9-Day Thailand Family Tour
- Bangkok highlights
- Elephant Jungle Sanctuary
- Island hopping tour

12-Day Thailand Family Holiday
- Activities in the nature
- Culture experiences
- Relax on a sunny beach

15-Day Vietnam Family Holiday Tour
- Explore idyllic countryside
- Visit historic old towns
- Relax on a sunny beach

14-Day Vietnam and Cambodia Family Tour
- Enjoy Halong Bay cruise
- Try lantern making
- Witness the Angkor Wat
China Highlights, Asia Highlights, and Global Highlights collaborate to provide families and couples with personalized and stress-free experiences in diverse destinations.


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Lantern festival Chiang mai with Asia highlights
Booked the tickets for the lantern festival in Chiang mai with them, more specifically with Bella. Bella was always ready to help us with everything’s and answer to our questions and orders, even when we already got our tickets will definetely use Asia highlights again. More
Inês,
Nov 2023
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India, Nepal and Bhutan Trip
This is the third time I’ve used this company for our trips and will be using it more. Albee Ning is a great travel planner. It’s very easy to communicate with her. The itineraries are varied and interesting. We loved our India, Nepal and Bhutan Trip. And most especially Bhutan, beautiful country and happy friendly people. Fresh air, cool breeze, sunny blue skies, good food, peaceful. More
Owen,
Nov 2023
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Truly effective and responsive
Booked our tickets for the Yi Peng Lantern Festival with Asia Highlights. Bella Liu was truly effective and responsive. She was really quick in assisting us with our queries. More
Steffy Chan Sin,
Nov 2023
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13 days in China
We booked a 13 day’s tour of China with China Highlights. Our travel advisor, Ms Leah Zhou organised an itinerary that suited what we wanted. She was really helpful and patient will all our needs. Leah helped us organised our 30th Wedding Anniversary Dinner and my 60th Birthday celebration?? in Beijing. For this to be possible, she had to liaise with our guide in Beijing. The flowers and cake were a real surprise. My husband and I, were really touched at the good service provided by China Highlights and Ms Leah Zhou. Thank you China Highlights and Ms Leah Zhou for your constant care of your customers. I will certainly recommend China Highlights to my friends. More
Eda Adams,
Nov 2023
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Extremely memorable because of our tour guide Kris! 10/10 would recommend!!!!
Would highly highly recommend! My family and I had the best time especially because of our tour guide, Kris! He was incredibly knowledgeable, kind, warm & super friendly!! He made our stay in Shanghai extra memorable & fun. Can’t wait to go back & book Kris again! 10/10 More
Chermaine T,
Nov 2023
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Awesome Guide and Experience!
We have been travelling through China since the 10th of November. Prior to departing Shanghai, our guide in Xi’an made contact with me to let us know she would meet us at the arrival gate as we took the train from Shanghai, this made me feel super comfortable as we arrived into a completely new city. She let me know the instructions on where to meet her when we get off the train, when we arrived we were greeted by our guide Jenny at the gate.We were then taken to our car, met our driver for the duration of our stay Mr Chu!After arriving at our hotel Jenny helped us checkin and then we dropped our bags off to explore the main square of Xi’an and find some dinner as we arrived in the evening.The next day Jenny met us with our driver Mr. Chu at the hotel reception and took us to visit the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses followed by Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the afternoon, Jenny’s knowledge and explanation of both these activities were amazing and we learned so much from her. Later that evening she recommended a traditional Chinese show and dumpling banquet which we thoroughly enjoyed.The second day Jenny took us to the Xi’an City Wall where we were able to ride a bike along the top, we then went to a local house and made dumplings for lunch before she accompanied us to the train station where we were sad to say our goodbyes but very thankful for our time with Jenny and Mr. Chu.We are coming to an end of trip, returning to home to New Zealand. If you need a guide who has a great command of the English language, friendly and knowledgeable then please request Jenny as your tour guide through China Highlights! More
John M,
Nov 2023
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Shanghai- Guide and Tour Review
We arrived in Shanghai China on 10th of November, prior to departing New Zealand, our guide in Shanghai made contact with me to let us know he would meet us at the arrival gate when we land in Shanghai, this made me feel super comfortable as we arrived into a completely new country where we have never travelled to before. He let me know the instructions and when we arrived we were greeted by our guide Kris at the airport arrivals gate. Our driver took us to our hotel where Kris helped us checkin so we could rest as it was early morning. That afternoon Kris met us at our hotel and took us to explore the French Quarter where we had a lovely meal together, later that evening we went to a Chinese acrobat show which Kris recommended, truely a must see experience! More
John Morrell,
Nov 2023
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Enjoyable short trip with beautiful sightseeing
The Local Guide Tony was knowledgeable and he gave lots of information about the province and towns. He was patient to us especially I have slight difficulty in walking. He was capable and managed to bring us around Huang Shan to see all the different peaks and other sights even though the weather was not ideal on the first day.Overall, we enjoyed our 4 days 3 nights trip. More
Lay San Ong,
Nov 2023
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Lijiang Tour with Alice
My husband and I arrived in Lijiang after Dali. We met Alice, our new tour guide for the next two days. Alice is a compassionate person with a heart full of love and care. She makes sure we dress warmly before taking our tours to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the Tiger Leaping Gorge.Alice is well-spoken about the culture of local people in Lijiang. During our visit to the Naxi ethnic community, we learned how to make and sample the Naxi pancake and tea with Yak butter. We felt it was a rewarding experience to learn about the livelihood of people as we tour.Many thanks to China Highlights for arranging our traveling itinerary in Lijiang. More
AL,
Nov 2023
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Well Worth
During the tour, Guide Vincent did an excellent job to ensure our tour a good experience. For example, driver found that one key screw of my mom's wheel chair was missing, he and driver immediately searched and found a hardware store to put on a replacement screw so that we could continue the tour safely. We were very happy worked with China Highlights. More
sightseer658406,
Nov 2023
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Do Beijing like a local
They organised my trip very quickly and efficiently. On the day, Anna was very friendly to me, my mum and my baby. Very accommodating to our needs. The car was immaculately clean and very comfortable. We visited everything we initially wanted and more. Also, Anna took us to the best meal we had in China. It makes a difference to have a local choosing the dishes! More
Natali A ,
Nov 2023
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Family of 6 travelling in Dali
I was part of a family of 6 traveling through Yunnan for 8 days. The trip organised by China Highlights was well planned and took into account our specific interests area which were photography, DIY classes and culture.Our guide in Dali, Daisy Shi, took care of us well with her knowledge of the local ways, sights and in particular her thoughtfulness to my aged parents who were part of the group. Thanks to her for our wonderful stay in Dali and we hope to make a longer stay in Dali. More
Nay,
Nov 2023
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Chengdu city was interesting
Chengdu city was interesting, Helen is very helpful, kind.She was speaking in english wery well and understandable. We got a lot of information from the city and experiences there! Thanks for her help and time! More
Csernakne Agi,
Nov 2023
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A dream come true!
Our visit to Guilin could not have been memorable. Lily our tour guide and Tao our driver made sure to create a seamless adventure to Guilin Yangshuo by being flexible with our needs at the moment and by providing the space for creativity. We maximized the time allotted and savored the countryside just the way we dreamt of. The caves, the hills, the rivers, the shows, the flavors...all of it soulfully delicious. Lily and Tao's punctuality and knowledge of the country is definitely what made this experience a positive one which we will never forget. Lily gave us the time and space when needed to absorb as much as we could without interruption. That was the cherry on top. This travel is the highlight of our experience in Asia. Thank you Lilly and Tao for such a dream come true. More
Aggelicap,
Nov 2023
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Panda Volunteer Programme
Highly recommend the Panda Volunteer Programme in Dujiangyan! Our guide Daisy, was really lovely, very knowledgeable and fun! She knew the base incredibly well and made everything super easy. Daisy had lots of insider knowledge and could point out all the panda quirks, which made the experience incredibly fun. We had an extra day in Chengdu and Daisy was helpful with suggestions on the best times and way to visit each attraction. Even though she was only booked for yhe panda experience, she was happy for us to contact her the following day if we had any questions/issues! More
D V,
Nov 2023
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Our trip to Yunnan
Alice is very personable, warm, friendly and shared with us many of their cultures and stories. Pema is very energetic and accompany us for the half day hike in the tiger leaping gorge.We would definitely recommend China Highlights to anyone for their holiday in China! More
TAN YIDA,
Nov 2023
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Grab your comfortable walking shoes and enjoy a fun tour in China!
Our agent, Leah, was very helpful in designing a 9-day 8 person China tour to Beijing, Shanghai and Guilin. Throughout the process of booking activities and arranging accommodations she focused on making sure we were able to see and do everything we were interested in. In addition to the “must do” activities such as The Great Wall in Beijing and the Bund in Shanghai we were able to visit a local fresh food market and see a new upcoming shopping center featuring local artisans. Highly recommend Leah for your next booking to have a wonderful tour experience in China. More
Linda,
Nov 2023
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Shanghai trip with Kris
Kris is a friendly, attentive and knowledgeable tour guide who made sure our short trip in Shanghai was well organised without time wasting. We visited Shanghai Tower, The Bund, French Concession, Yuyuan, and watched the amazing Era Acrobats.Not only was he friendly and helpful, after knowing it was our first trip to China, Kris even went the extra miles and guided us all the way into the high speed rail cabin, to ensure we made no mistake and continued our journey to Hangzhou.I strongly recommend both China Highlights and Kris in Shanghai. More
chong777,
Nov 2023
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A Truly Amazing Experience
An amazing experience. Given China Highlights’ reputation, I had high hopes for the logistics of the tour. The reality, however, far exceeded my expectations. From arrival to departure, and all points in between, the tour was executed with precision. I stood in awe, gazing at the terracotta warriors; my wife and I strolled along the city wall. The warmth and friendliness of the locals were exceeded only by the knowledge, experience and genuine humanity of our guide, Jenny. China is amazing. While the historic sights are world attractions, I found its people to be the greatest treasure. Thank you China Highlights. Thank you Jenny. More
Mark W,
Nov 2023
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Good guide is success of your trip!
Never been to China before. We combined Shanghai masters with sightseeing to get into ancient and modern history of China. The whole experience was great from the first day. Thanks to our guide, Kris, who arranged tickets and helped us to get to the tournament timely although it was his day off and he had to wait us until night. He was cheerful, friendly and quite smart and easy to follow changes we asked. It should be also noted his English was very good so we did not experienced any difficulties with communication. I would definitly recommend Kris as a guide and define him as energetic, communicative, reliable person. Thanks to Kris who made our holiday in China easy, pleasant and remarkable. More
Tamar,
Nov 2023
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Southeast Asia Itineraries of 3 Weeks or More
If you have 3 weeks or a month, you can have an in-depth tour or a panoramic tour of Indochina. It is not easy to organize the flights for all the connections. But with us, your personal travel advisor will arrange everything based on your schedule and preferences.

19-Day Highlights of Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam
- Discover ancient towns
- Experience the rural life
- Meet elephants in jungle

16-Day Private Vietnam and Bali Journey of Relaxation
- Experience Junk Sailing
- Join a floating market
- Walk in the Water Palace

17-Day Private tour to Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos
- Explore the historic sites
- Taste the unique lifestyle
- Admire religious treasures
Southeast Asia Itineraries of around 1 Week
Here are some itineraries for a quick visit or one leg of your Southeast Asia journey. Please let us know if you would like any of them tailored to suit you.

8-Day Idyllic Honeymoon in Thailand
- Dinner Cruise in Bangkok
- Charming Chiang Mai
- Koh Yao Noi exploration

One Week Family Vocation to Thailand
- Interact with elephants
- Stay in a floating house
- Enjoy splashing and biking

7-Day Northern Vietnam Family Discovery Tour
- The rickshaw ride in Hanoi
- Hike in Pu Luong
- Enjoy Halong Bay cruise

8-Day Private Authentic Bali Discovery Tour
- Try Balinese cooking
- Cycle around paddy fields
- Enjoy Jimbaran sunset

8-Day from South Vietnam to North Cambodia
- Explore Mekong Delta
- Historic Ho Chi Minh
- Mysterious Angkor Wat

7-Day Private Bali Natural & Cultural Immersion
- Experience Ayung rafting
- Meet macaques in Forest
- Witness Kecak dance

5-Day Siem Reap Tour in Depth
- Witness Angkor Wat
- Admire pertty Bantey Srei
- Visit floating villages
Tours of Southeast Asian Countries
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Southeast Asia Travel Guide
FAQs about Southeast Asia Trips
1. What is the best country to visit in Southeast Asia?
Comprising 11 countries of impressive diversity in culture and history, Southeast Asia has something for every traveler. If you are planning your first tour to Southeast Asia, Thailand or Vietnam are the top choices. You will experience exotic cultures, beautiful countryside, great beaches, and delicious food. Tourism in both countries is well developed. It is easy to get visas and flights and travel around.
Some travelers also choose a multi-country Southeast Asia tour. Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia is the top recommendation.
2. What is the best way to travel around Southeast Asia?
Flights are recommended when traveling around Southeast Asia. Singapore Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Garuda Indonesia, and Vietnam Airlines are reliable airlines. There are also recommended budget airlines with good service such as Air Asia and PT Lion Mentari Airlines. Our personal travel advisors will help you fly comfortably even with a budget airline.
3. What is the cost for a Southeast Asia tour?
The cost is about US$180–220 per person per day, based on a private tour for 2 people and 4-star hotels (international flights, not included). If you book with us, your personal travel advisor would be happy to customize a tour according to your interests and budget.
4. Is it difficult to handle visas for a Southeast Asia trip?
No, it is not. The travelers from most of the European countries or Americas can enjoy visa-free or just need to get a e-visa for the popular destinations in SE Asia such as Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia (Bali), Singapore. If you travel with Asia Highlights, your personal travel advisor will help with your visa applications.
Why Travel with Asia Highlights (98.8% positive customer reviews among 10,000+)
- Unique experiences tailored to your interests: Enjoy a premium trip that goes beyond the typical tourist attractions.
- Hassle-free travel and peace of mind: Every aspect of your trip will be carefully planned and organized by your 1:1 travel consultant.
- Experienced and knowledgeable guides: Your guides will be local and love to work for travelers' smiles.
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