If you are thinking of doing this trip then go ahead and book it. It’s amazing and you will love it. If you are worried about not being fit enough for this trip you don’t have to worry as you can climb on the air conditioned bus, recline the seat and watch the world go by. The bus is never too far away. You will see some beautiful scenery, eat some amazing food, cycle some challenging “undulations”, swim in beautiful warm seas and travel on some of the county’s most chaotic roads.
The trip was a good balance of cycling and sightseeing. Although it was a shame we did not do more history of Thailand it was made up in Cambodia and Vietnam
Cycling, food, temples, boats, villages, history, villages and cities - a great and varied fortnight!! Like cycling Kerala & the a Tropical South (which I can totally recommend) this was another wonderfully varied trip. Loved the fact that there were many cultural, religious, historical and culinary experiences intermingled with cycling in a great part of the world. The cycling in Thailand was not as scenic as we'd hoped but the food and stops to see temples, rubber plantations, etc. made the long cycling days more interesting. We changed bikes 3 times (different bikes and back up teams in each country) which was not ideal but crossing the busy border between Thailand and Cambodia was a highlight for us (like India without the saris!). It was very hot and humid and some of the fairer people were sunburnt on the cloudy days!