Day 1. Arrive Singapore (D) On arrival in this ultra-modern island country, your local tour guide will meet you at arrival hall then transfer to your hotel on Orchard Road
Day 2. Singapore (B)
This morning enjoy a tour of this cosmopolitan "Crossroads" of Asia with its lush green parks and gardens, gleaming commercial skyscrapers, and colourful ethnic neighbourhoods like Chinatown, highlighted by a panoramic view of the city from Mount Faber. The afternoon is free at leisure, perhaps you might want to pop into Raffles Hotel for a Singapore Sling
Day 3. Singapore to Malacca (B,L)
Morning departure to cross the causeway into Malaysia and onto historic Malacca. Enjoy the rural scenery passing through villages and plantations. Arrive in historical Malacca. Tour the historic sites including the Cheng Hoon Teng, the oldest functioning chinese Temple in Malaysia, Jonker Street and a Portuguese Fort
Day 4. Malacca to Kuala Lumpur (B,L)
Continue on to the dynamic and lush green city of Kuala Lumpur, where you visit the Jamek Mosque, the National Monument, Independence Square and the National Museum
Day 5. Kuala Lumpur (B,L)
Morning tour of the countryside including a pewter factory and the sacred Batu Caves. Remainder of the day is yours at leisure
Day 6. Kuala Lumpur to Penang (B,L)
Morning tour around Penang island, starting with the batik factory and the butterfly farm, the largest and first of its kind in Asia. Also visit a nutmeg and clove stall, pass through local villages and visit the Snake Temple. Afternoon is yours at leisure
Day 7. Penang to Bangkok (B)
Following breakfast, transfer to Penang Airport for the flight to Bangkok. Sawadee! - welcome to Thailand! Upon arrival your tour guide will meet you at arrival hall then transfer to your hotel. Balance of day at leisure
Day 8. Bangkok (B,D)
Today you are treated to a tour to the Grand Palace & the Temple of the Emerald Buddha including a boat trip on the canal. Floor open air café Vertigo at the Banyan Tree Hotel.
Day 9. Bangkok – Train Market - Tha Ka - Floating Market– Bangkok (B,L)
Pick up at your hotel at 6.30am, today you are treated to a special tour to the non-touristy train market – a morning market situated on a train track. 9 times a day the local vendors ‘fold’ their goods for the train to pass by. What an awesome opportunity to witness first-hand the local people living in Thailand. If time permits, stop at a home stay for a tour to the coconut plantation with coconut sugar demonstration – also taste the different local snacks made of coconut sugar. Here, experience the Buddhist ritual of releasing of turtles, which resemble long life, good luck and freedom. Onwards to floating market, try to buy food from the boat vendors. Return to Bangkok, the rest of the evening at leisure.
Day 10. Bangkok Departure (B)
The day is free until your transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.