Backpacking Tours Blog

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Thailand

Cultural Week: Thailand

The cultural week is recommended to anyone joining the volunteer centre in Hua Hin. Complete the Cultural week before your volunteer program and get to know other volunteers before you begin. Immerse yourself in Thai culture through various cultural activities and sightseeing attractions.

Vietnam

Vaccines to travel to Vietnam

Contact your local GP or hospital to make an appointment as soon as possible. Ideally at least four weeks before you leave. Your local GP or hospital will have your vaccine history and advice you on what you will need to take.

Thailand

Vaccines to travel to Thailand

Contact your local GP or hospital to make an appointment as soon as possible. Ideally at least four weeks before you leave. Your local GP or hospital will have your vaccine history and advice you on what you will need to take.

Travel Company Comparison - Best Group Tour For Backpackers

This a fact-finding mission for future backpackers! Instead of a spiel about company culture (incredibly important but today is all about facts) and all that other happy-but-mostly-hollow mediaspeak, let’s just take a look at exactly what you want to know:

Our Group Backpacking Trips [Overview, Reviews & Maps]

Since 2013, we have offered group backpacking tours to Southeast Asia’s most exhilarating destinations. It all started with our 21-day Thailand tour and has now blossomed into five unforgettable trips in five incredible countries - including trips in Vietnam, Bali, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka… and the Philippines coming (very) soon!

Backpacking Tours: Who, What, When, Where, Why - and How

Who books the tour, what to pack (your stuff in), when tours run, where to meet your group, why a group tour, and how to bring money for the tour? These are all understandable questions and ones we get often!