I did the Thailand Total tour with trutravels. I had an amazing unforgettable four weeks backpacking in North and South Thailand. I did things I have never done in my life. In North, one day we went hiking in the middle of the mountains and on our way we went into waterfalls. Then we reached a very small village in the middle of the mountain with all animals from pigs to roosters to chickens to bulls to dogs. There we all slept in a room inside mosquito nets. We had an amazing night there next to fire playing games and enjoyed our time out of the city under a sky that was full of stars. The sky was so beautiful I could not stop looking at it. From village we went rafting and passed elephants in the river which was sooo exciting. Then we visited an elephant farm, cleaned them, washed them, and gave them food. We went to the most amazing water park ever near Chang Mai which was built inside a huge canyon. It was so magnificent I began crying when I saw it. We took a cooking course and have a huge fire in our pans. Was just so exciting. In the city of Pai we went on a raft inside a cave near and saw huge columns which were nearly 3000 years old. I went for the first time to a hot spring and then we went to an amazing canyon near Pai. We went Zip lining were we had amazing green fields under our feet and we were flying over them. We visited 7 waterfalls which had fish in them that were biting us while we were swimming there. Last but not leat we went cycling and visited several temples.
Ben was our guide in North and she made sure everyone is happy and has the best time. She did her best when I became motion sick on our way to Pai and helped me recover. She always made sure we are safe and we have all the information we needed to enjoy our trip. She also made sure we know how to spend the night and where are the places for eating and partying.
Before we go to South, I was afraid the South would be boring and we should seat on the beach the whole day doing nothing. Noooo way. I had such a crazy time there I cannot describe my joy. We first went to the national park which was a huge lake that had very huge rocks in it and many small or big islands. I had the best time ever there. I went swimming there and then I went kayaking for the first time in my life, and I began exploring the islands there on my own. We had really good food there and stayed there over night. Then we went to the first island Ko Pha Ngan with the sweetest beach ever: the bottle beach. There were many rocks on one side of the beach and I went to climb them and was just amazed how beautiful these rocks are. They were changing in color and shape all the time as I was moving forward. We had fire show there and we made fire balloons. We also went hiking at 6.30 am and reached the top of island which was sooo beautiful. I also had a coconut directly from the tree. Then we went to Mad monkey hostel where I became the bier olympics champion and had a hell of fun. We took a boat there and went snorkeling the whole day. We jupmed out of boat into the ocean many times which was sooo crazy. First we began from the first floor of the boat and then we went to the roof to jump. Then we moved to Koh Tao island which was the heaven for snorkeling. I had never seen such beautiful marin life in my life. The fish and plants under water were just unblievable. I did also for the first time in my life stand up paddeling in the middle of ocean. Was crazy fun. We took a boat there and jumped from the roof of boat into the sea which was really frightening but we did it any way because it was so exciting. We had a delicious lunch on the boat, exploared several places for snorkeling and enjoyed the sun. Then we had one free day which I again went to snorkel further. Then we moved to Phi Phi island which is the heaven for partying. I went to a really cool pool party there for free and spent the nights on the beach partying and dancing. We also went there on a pirate boat and during our
pirate boat trip we visited monkeys, did kayakking and stand up paddeling and snorkeling, went to bamboo beach which was a heaven of beauty, and then danced in the boat until we got back to Phi Phi. Then we moved to Phuket which was unfortunately our last day.
Our guid Bee was a very smart girl with an amazing character. She was always open to questions and we knew she is there for us if we need help. She helped me even after the tour was finished while I was in Phuket. She was already in her home town as the tour was finished two days before. However, she had assured me before she leaved that she will help if I get into any problem about my transfer to airport. When the driver who should have picked me up to airport did not show up, I called her and she arranged that the driver and I find each other. If it was not for her help, I would have missed my flight home or ended up paying 30 euro to airport. I just loved to walk next to her and listen to her. She had a big passion for Thailand culture and she was appreciating my passion and energy to explore the country.
Regarding accomodation: I could not have asked for more. Super nice and clean and spacious double rooms with private bathroom and almost all hotels in North and South had a swimming pool. The location of all of them was also very good: near the beach and shopping market.
The transportation was just perfect: we never waited even a single minute for a van. They were always ready the moment we were getting there no matter if it was a boat trip or if we were arriving from another side of Thailand on a night train or night ferry. The transportation was ready for us.
I loved every single moment of my Thailand holiday with TruTravels. There is not a single thing I would change on this trip. Many thanks to all of you who made this trip possible, Bee and Ben and Steff in TruTravels London office who helped me with booking my trip.
