Stage 26: Penang to Bangkok
22 February to 6 March 2009
Rain forests and sunlit beaches
The journey from Malaysia to Thailand brings the English colonial period back to life. Apparently impenetrable rainforests, lush green tea plantations and deserted bays where James Bond has had adventures are the background for a unique stage.
Minimum number of participants
8 people
Price of journey per person excluding flight(s):
3,899 EUR

Day 1
Individual arrival in Penang, dinner and overnight in hotel in Penang
Day 2
Organizational matters/vehicle instruction, sightseeing in Penang with free time, optional guided tour through the Hotel Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, given a UNESCO World Heritage Award in 2000* and visit to the colonial city of Georgetown* on Penang, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Penang
Day 3
Stage for the day: Penang – Berinchang (230 km), visit the Kek Lok Si temple precincts on Penang, travel to the Cameron Highlands, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Berinchang
Day 4
Stage for the day: Berinchang – Gua Massang (180 km), travel through the Cameron Highlands with their tea plantations, visit a tea factory, travel to the caves and limestone cliffs near Gua Massang, camp overnight beyond Gua Massang
Day 5
Stage for the day: Gua Massang – Keruh (270 km), travel mountain roads to Temengor reservoir and rainforest area and through the Orang Asli villages to the north of Kenering Lake, camp overnight near Keruh (Thai border area)
Day 6
Stage for the day: Keruh – Bannang Sata (200 km), cross border from Malaysia into Thailand, visit the temple precincts at Betong, travel to Bang Lang reservoir, camp overnight at Bang Lang Reservoir
Day 7
Stage for the day: Bannang Sata – Krabi (480 km), travel through the lowland rainforest of Thung Tieo, dinner together, overnight in hotel in Krabi
Day 8
Stage for the day: Krabi – Khao-Sok National Park (200 km), boat trip through the bay of Phang Nga (rock formations are famous from the James Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun")*, overnight in raft houses in the National Park
Day 9
Various activities in Khao Sok National Park, e.g. trekking, elephant rides, canoeing, tubing or boat trips to the reservoir*, overnight in raft houses in the National Park
Day 10
Stage for the day: Khao-Sok National Park – Chumphon (310 km), travel to the hot springs near Ranong, sunset on the beach of Hua Krut, camp overnight near Hua Krut
Day 11
Stage for the day: Chumphon – Kaeng Krachan (300 km), travel along the Gulf of Thailand, camp overnight at Kaeng Krachan dam
Day 12
Stage for the day: Kaeng Krachan – Bangkok (170 km), visit the largest national park in Thailand, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Bangkok
Day 13
Sightseeing in Bangkok, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Bangkok
Day 14
Individual departure from Bangkok