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Welcome to All Points East
All Points East is an independent, fully licensed, UK based travel company offering adventure tours, holidays and vacations to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Malaysia (including Borneo), Brunei and China.
Our goal is to produce unusual, original and quality trips at reasonable prices with an emphasis on off the beaten track destinations and eco-tourism and a commitment to responsible travel.
Our holidays - both scheduled tours and tailor-made itineraries - are designed to appeal to those wishing to discover the real South East Asia; singles, couples, families - old and young - anyone with a sense of adventure!
For schedules and prices check the relevant tour page and for 'last minute' holiday departures and adventure tours throughout South East Asia check out our late availability section
In depth knowledge of the Indochina region enables us to offer original itineraries with a balance between the region's better known 'must-sees' and it’s off-the-beaten-track, 'well kept secrets'.
All Points East tours will provide a real insight into the countries you are visiting - culture, history, landscape and natural world - and allow opportunities for genuine interaction with the local people and communities.
As much as possible on our adventure trips we will stay in smaller, family-run accommodation, eat in local restaurants and use local style transport. In addition all guides and agencies used are considered friends rather than 'business contacts'. The idea being that you will visit Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Brunei, and Malaysia as guests rather than as tourists.
Respect for local people, their cultures, traditions, religions and environment are essential to All Points East philosophy, and we work hard to ensure our groups have a positive impact on the places and people visited.
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News
New web-site Our new website is currently under construction and we're hoping to have it up and running soon, so in the meantime if we've been a bit slack in updating info included in our old site apologies and please bear with us! Burma/Myanmar In the light of recent comments by Aung San Suu Kyi, (see article here), and discussions with Responsible Travel we've decided to begin offering Burma/Myanmar tours from 2012 onwards. First departure 28th January. See full details here.
You can find a more complete overview of our thinking and policy on Burma tours at this link.
Vietnam; Cheaper and simpler!
We’re also really pleased to see that Vietnam Airlines are now promising to introduce direct flights from London to Saigon, (and Hanoi?), later this year which will make Vietnam trips simpler and cheaper so hopefully giving a big boost to both our All Points East tours of Vietnam as well as tourism in general in a country that, as S. E. Asia goes, has been sadly under-represented in terms of UK visitors. Ask Les in the UK office for further details.
Best UK Tour Operator for Local Communities in Thailand! All Points East are very proud to announce we are the 2010 winners of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Green Award, for Best UK Tour Operator for Local Communities in Thailand. The award is given in conjunction with responsibletravel.com, who's Director, Justin Frances said "All Points East are an excellent example of a tour operator with long-standing commitments to providing tours that work with and preserve the traditions of local people. Their off-the-beaten-track itineraries provide a focus on bringing the benefits of tourism to rarely-visited communities, employ 75% Thai national guides, and visit 100% locally run restaurants. They visit local markets as alternatives to souvenir shops, and insist their travellers only visit sites with minimal negative impacts to wildlife and the environment."
More details can be seen here on Responsible Travel
All Points East Travelblog We've also added a link to our new travelblog with plenty of anecdotes, tales, information and photos on S.E. Asia so have a peek now. We're also more than happy to post 'guest blogs' so anyone out there with anything worth saying please mail us your scribblings and/or pix!!
Note we've also added a blog 'category' for each of our tours allowing you to check; reviews, feedback, inside info and the nitty gritty of each itinerary as well as viewing lots more sample tour photos! You can follow our All Points East travelblog by clicking on this link.
New Tours, New Itineraries
Due to changes in local transport infrastructure etc and customer suggestions, we have tweaked/fine-tuned many of our existing itineraries for 2011. Places change; some become just too popular whilst other remoter destinations open up with new roads and so-on. We have also added shorter versions of many of our most popular tours to cater to those with less time to spare. If tour lengths do not correspond to your time-frame please consult out office staff for alternatives.
Malaysia Check our new Malaysia tour including Southern Thailand which we're hoping will be very popular since it's certainly one of our favourites! We reckon it ticks all the boxes with culture and history in KL & Penang, awesome jungle and nature in Cameron Highlands & Belum Forest and some of South Thailand's best scenery and beaches in Trang Province. Check here for full details.
Vietnam & Laos We've been out and about in Vietnam & Laos, checking out some new roads, new destinations so please check our exciting new Vietnam and Lao tour itineraries.(Vietnam and Laos.)
Upcoming Tours
 Vietnam Heritage: Hanoi to Danang A fascinating journey exploring Northern and Central Vietnam – areas particularly rich in World Heritage Sites: dramatic Halong Bay, fabulous former imperial capital of Hue, the charming old port town of Hoi An and the ancient ruined city of My Son, but as usual we’ll explore some of the lesser known highlights such as the picturesque Pu Luong National Park, the ethnic Tai village of Mai Chau and the spectacular caves of Trang An. A stay on a secluded, unspoilt island in the South China Sea is also available should you wish to extend your tour.
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| Next departure: 19th March, 2012 | Cost: GBP 1,900/900 | HTML Itinerary | PDF Itinerary |
 Thailand, Cambodia & Southern Laos : The Emerald Triangle An adventure tour that reaches parts few other tours reach! Explore the rarely visited Emerald Triangle region, where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia meet.
From Eastern Thailand we'll journey into South Laos’ Champassak Province to explore the Boloven Plateau and Sepian National Bio-diversity Area before heading south via the World Heritage ruins of Wat Phu Temple, to discover the stunning Four Thousand Islands region, where the Mekong cascades into Cambodia over a series of spectacular falls. From here we'll continue down-river through the jungles of Northern Cambodia to our final destination of Phnom Penh.
Some feedback from Emerald Triangle."I was a bit worried about doing this on my own as I had never holidayed solo before, but the small group and the fact that we ate together family style made me feel from the start that I was travelling with a group of friends. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to see Indochina and is thinking of travelling alone." Nathalie, Dec 2010.
Go to this link to check; reviews, feedback, inside info and the nitty gritty of our Emerald Triangle tour tour as well as lots more sample tour photos!
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| Next departure: 13th February, 2012 | Cost: GBP 2,160/1,260 | HTML Itinerary | PDF Itinerary |
 Laos : Northern Laos & the Golden Triangle A superb introduction to the spectacular scenery and traditional culture of this truly fascinating, yet little known country.
From Thailand’s infamous Golden Triangle region, we'll travel by road and by boat through the unspoilt mountains and jungles of remote northern Laos to the ancient capital, now World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang. Explore the beautiful temples and colonial architecture of what is acknowledged to be the best preserved city in SE Asia before completing the tour in the present day capital of Vientiane. ... Read More |
| Next departure: 6th February, 2012 | Cost: GBP 2,315/1,415 | HTML Itinerary | PDF Itinerary |
 Thailand : Jungles & Islands Spectacular sights, stunning landscapes, a wide range of activities and plenty of great food and friendly people on this 2 week tour of some of the best known, as well as some of the least known, highlights of Central and South Thailand.
Visit fascinating, bustling Bangkok: canoe down the River Kwai, hike along the route of the old ‘Death railway’, visit spectacular Khao Sok National Park, ride elephants through the jungle, snorkel on coral reefs and laze on unspoilt beaches. ... Read More |
| Next departure: 18th February, 2012 | Cost: GBP 2,130/1,280 | HTML Itinerary | PDF Itinerary |
 Malaysia : Coast to Coast Discover a vibrant mix of cultures; spectacular scenery, exotic wildlife, delicious local food and plenty of friendly people!
Visit bustling Kuala Lumpur, the old British hill-station of Cameron Highlands and World Heritage Georgetown, before heading into the rarely visited interior of the Malay Peninsular – still covered by vast expanses of dense jungle and inhabited by indigenous tribes - and finishing on the unspoilt tropical Perhentian islands. An off-the-beaten-track look at this fascinating and surprisingly little known country.
Discover a vibrant mix of cultures; spectacular scenery, exotic wildlife, delicious local food and plenty of friendly people.
Banding Island on Lake Temenggor
Coral reef off Perhentian Besar - (Large island)
Some feedback from Coast to Coast
"...a personal thank you for our wonderful holiday in Malaya. We could not have asked for a better host as an introduction to your beautiful country with its fascinating culture. We started our holiday with a guide,(tour-leader Marc), and finished it with a friend." Sue & Jim Melville.
Go to this link to check; reviews, feedback, inside info and the nitty gritty of our Coast to Coast tour as well as lots more sample tour photos!
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| Next departure: 20th March, 2012 | Cost: GBP 2,475/1,575 | HTML Itinerary | PDF Itinerary |
Featured Tours
 Burma/Myanmar Myanmar - “Burma...quite unlike any land you know about”.
From the faded Victorian splendor, and breathtaking Shwedagon Pagoda, of Yangon, (Rangoon) to the ancient cities of historic Mandalay, the incredible temples of Bagan and the colonial hill-stations, myriad traditional hill-tribes and justly celebrated Lake Inle of the picturesque Shan ... Read More
Next departure: 28th January, 2012 Cost: GBP 2,155/1,125 Downloads HTML Itinerary | PDF Itinerary |
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