Thailand and Bali in 14 Days: Bangkok, the River Kwai, the North and Bali’s Temples

Your guide and driver meet you at Bangkok airport. In the afternoon, visit Wat Traimit and its solid gold Buddha, Wat Pho with the 46-meter Reclining Buddha and Wat Benchamabophit, the Marble Temple.Overnight: Bangkok

Leave early for the canals of Damnoen Saduak, where vendors sell fruit and noodles from small boats, with a stop at Phra Pathom Chedi. After lunch at a riverside resort, visit the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew with the Emerald Buddha.Overnight: Bangkok · Meals: B, L

Drive to Kanchanaburi to visit the Allied cemetery and the JEATH Museum, then ride a train on the original Death Railway along the river. End at the Bridge on the River Kwai and check in to your riverside resort.Overnight: Kanchanaburi · Meals: B, L

Visit the summer palace of Bang Pa-In and the UNESCO-listed ruins of Ayutthaya, with their brick prangs and weathered Buddha images. In the evening, board the overnight train to Chiang Mai.Overnight: Overnight train · Meals: B, L

Explore Wat Chedi Luang and Wat Phra Singh in the old city, then drive up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep for its golden chedi and views. Dinner is a khantoke feast of northern dishes with Lanna music and dance.Overnight: Chiang Mai · Meals: B, D

Stand on the 2,565-meter summit of Doi Inthanon, walk the Ang Ka trail through cloud forest and visit the Twin Royal Pagodas. After lunch, see a Royal Project farm and Wachirathan Waterfall.Overnight: Chiang Mai · Meals: B, L

Drive north to Chiang Rai for the Blue Temple, the dark teak pavilions of Baan Dam and Wat Rong Khun, the White Temple covered in white plaster and mirrored glass.Overnight: Chiang Rai · Meals: B

Visit Mae Sai, the Golden Triangle with the Opium Museum, and the old Lanna capital of Chiang Saen. In the afternoon, fly from Chiang Rai to Bangkok for the night.Overnight: Bangkok · Meals: B

Take a morning flight from Bangkok to Bali, about four and a half hours. Your driver-guide meets you at the airport and takes you to your hotel near the beach in Legian. Spend the rest of the day by the pool or watch your first Bali sunset on the sand.Overnight: Kuta/Legian · Meals: B

Watch a Barong dance, a masked drama of good against evil, then visit the silversmiths of Celuk and the woodcarvers of Mas. Have lunch at Kintamani with a view of Mount Batur and its crater lake, taste Balinese coffee and walk the rice terraces of Tegallalang.Overnight: Kuta/Legian · Meals: B, L, D

Visit Taman Ayun, the royal temple of Mengwi set inside a moat, then drive up to the cool highlands of Bedugul and the temple of Ulun Danu Beratan on its lake. Finish at Tanah Lot, perched on a rock in the sea, in the late-afternoon light.Overnight: Kuta/Legian · Meals: B, L, D

Spend the morning at Tanjung Benoa beach, with a banana boat, parasailing and a jet ski included, or simply relax on the sand. After lunch, visit Uluwatu temple on its high limestone cliff and walk the clifftop path, then enjoy a seafood dinner on the beach at Jimbaran Bay.Overnight: Kuta/Legian · Meals: B, L, D

Leave at 6 am for the boat from Sanur to Nusa Penida. A local driver takes you to Broken Beach, Angel's Billabong, Kelingking Cliff and Crystal Bay, with a simple local lunch. The return boat leaves at 4:30 pm; dinner in town afterwards.Overnight: Kuta/Legian · Meals: B, L, D

Enjoy a slow breakfast and free time at the hotel or on the beach. At the agreed time, your driver takes you to the airport for your flight home.Meals: B