South East Asia is one of the world’s top adventure destinations, boasting everything from fiery volcanic peaks to fragrant markets. Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand are top choices for an unforgettable South East Asian adventure. Check out our top 5 places to visit in South East Asia and which KE trips will take you there:

Hoi An is best known for its well-preserved ancient town, filled with hundreds of historical buildings, including the UNESCO-listed Hue Imperial Citadel, My Son Ruin Temples and Phong Nha Cave. This charming town is surrounded by beautiful countryside, dotted with rice paddies and boasts stunning white beaches perfect for relaxation and swimming.

Unlike Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, which are dominated by motorbikes, Hoi An is a historic trading town known for its tea warehouses and traditional tailors. The Old Town features iconic mustard-yellow shopfronts and with cars and motorbikes banned from the town centre, it’s a haven for cyclists.

On our Vietnam North to South active adventure you have a free day to explore Hoi An and on our family adventure holiday, you can visit the 200-year-old Tan Ky House, the Tran family home and chapel, the Japanese Bridge and the Fu Kien Temple.

For those who prefer exploring on two wheels, our Saigon to Hanoi and Hoi An to Angkor Wat cycling holidays include a two-night stay in Hoi An.

Located 700km (435 miles) north of Bangkok in a verdant valley on the banks of the Ping River, Chiang Mai was founded in 1296 as the capital of the ancient Lanna Kingdom. Today, it is a place where the past and the present merge, with modern buildings standing alongside venerable temples.

Chiang Mai is a unique world within tropical Thailand, featuring lush rice terraces, dense forests and golden Buddhist marvels. Both our Self-Guided Holiday and Family Thailand Adventure begin in Chiang Mai and spend time exploring the fascinating city and the nearby national park of Doi Inthanon. Reaching an altitude of 2,565m, the park is famed for its cool climate, misty mountains, cascading waterfalls, indigenous hill tribes, manicured gardens and the two chedis (twin pagodas), built by the Royal Thai Air Force to commemorate the birthdays of the Thai king and queen.

These fascinating tunnels are a 250km network of underground passageways, created and used by the Viet Cong during the American War to enable them to stay hidden and keep control of the area. More than just a means of moving around secretly and transporting supplies, the Cu Chi tunnels included hospitals, munitions stores, gun factories and living quarters. These tunnels have now become a tourist attraction and when visiting Vietnam, travellers can crawl through some of the safer areas of the tunnels, view command centres and booby traps, fire an AK-47 rifle on a firing range and even eat a meal featuring typical foods that soldiers living in the tunnels would have eaten.

When travelling on our Vietnam North to South active holiday or Saigon to Hanoi adventure cycling holiday, you can visit these tunnels. You can even take the kids to experience this incredible piece of history on our Jungles and Junks family adventure.  

Halong Bay is a beautiful, natural wonder in northern Vietnam that became a world heritage site in 1994. Its scatter of islands with towering limestone pillars, rise steeply from the emerald waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. Its karst outcrops continue north all the way up the coast to Bai Tu Long Bay and south-east to Lan Ha Bay, which is only a short distance from Cat Ba Island. Halong Bay offers spectacular, almost surreal scenery. 

The perfect way to experience the stunning Halong Bay is by setting sail on a traditional junk boat, where you'll be free to relax and take time to enjoy the magnificent scenery. You can check in to your comfortable cabin on a two-day junk cruise on our Vietnam North to South adventure and our Vietnam Self-Guided Holiday or enjoy a trip out to overnight on Cat Ba Island on our Secret Trails of the Tribal Heartland holiday. 

You'll get to explore the fantastic scenery of the bay and some of its 3000 islands, of which many contain caves and grottos and beautiful beaches. It's a really special experience. 

The mighty Mekong River tumbles down through China’s Yunnan province, squeezes between Thailand and Laos, then slides through Cambodia before reaching Vietnam. It's a vast maze of rivers, swamps and islands, Khmer pagodas and villages surrounded by rice paddies. Often referred to as the 'rice bowl' of Vietnam, the Mekong River is famous for its floating markets, including the famous Cai Be.

Here you'll see hundreds of boats packed with varieties of fruits and local people selling and trading their produce. There are few places in the world that really offer an eye-opening experience as to how people live in their local area - this is definitely one of them!

Enjoy a sampan river cruise on the Mekong on all of our Vietnam and Cambodia adventures.