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Elephants & Islands:
Family Edition

Nine nights built for three generations — ethical elephant days near Chiang Mai, a night train the kids will never forget, then Krabi's coves. Under-12s stay free.

The Offer

Elephants & Islands:
Family Edition

Nine nights built for three generations — ethical elephant days near Chiang Mai, a night train the kids will never forget, then Krabi's coves. Under-12s stay free.

Thailand is the easiest luxury family destination in Asia — if the pace is built right.

Days are designed in two halves: adventure for the children, recovery for the adults. The elephant day is with an ethical sanctuary our founder helped fund; the overnight train has family cabins with real beds; Krabi's resort has a kids' club worth its brochure.

my daughter's face at the train window — and my own at the longtail's.

Longtail boats below Railay's limestone cliffs, Krabi
Nights
9 (3 Bangkok · 2 train/Chiang Mai · 4 Krabi)
Travel window
School holidays (Jul–Aug, Dec–Jan)
Saving
Under-12s stay free + family elephant day
Includes
Family cabins, all transfers, kids' club at beach resort
Good to know.

The journey behind this offer

Elephants & Islands

Ethical elephant days near Chiang Mai, night trains with bunks the kids will never forget, then Krabi's coves.

Family · Multi-stop

See the full journey — day by day

Lanna-style temple pavilion with gold decoration, northern Thailand

Day by day

The
Route

The full journey this offer is built on.

Day 1

Arrive slow

Met at the plane, driven to the hotel, and left alone until sunset — then a first bowl of noodles at a stall we have used for a decade.

Day 2

The classic, early

The must-see before the buses do: temple steps at opening, a market at full shout, an afternoon to breathe.

Day 3

Out of town

Into the countryside — deltas, highlands, or islands. The landscape does the talking; we handle everything else.

Day 4

A day you design

Bicycles, kayaks, a cooking class, or nothing at all by the pool. Your designer builds the options; you choose at breakfast.

Day 5

Farewell, gently

One last market, one last coffee, and a driver who knows exactly when your flight leaves.

Read the complete itinerary

Under-12s stay free in school holidays.

Family cabins on the night train sell first. Replies within 24 hours.

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