{"id":7597,"date":"2016-02-01T14:16:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T14:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/?p=7597"},"modified":"2020-12-22T16:41:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T16:41:01","slug":"indochina-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/indochina-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to go to Indochina this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos \u2013 collectively known as Indochina \u2013 offer history, culture and nature in abundance along with mysterious sights like the Angkor temples, colonial towns such as Hoi An and spiritual cities like Luang Prabang.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2016 brings some fantastic reasons\u00a0to start planning your holiday to this beguiling region of the world. Here we feature the highlights.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0Explore Indochina’s UNESCO highlights\u00a0<\/strong>\"Angkor<\/a>Taking in the iconic sites of Angkor Wat, Hoi An and Luang Prabang,\u00a0our new UNESCO Highlights of Indochina<\/em>\u00a0itinerary\u00a0idea<\/a> is a holiday of a lifetime. It’s perfect for those looking for an authentic insight into Indochina, without sacrificing style along the way. Have a look at our Cambodia Explorer holiday<\/a> for more inspiration.<\/p>\n

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2. Embark on a relaxed journey down the Mekong River\u00a0<\/strong>\"Aqua-Mekong-Exterior-View-High-Resolution-6\"<\/a>Enjoy a relaxed journey down the Mekong River aboard\u00a0one of\u00a0Aqua Mekong<\/a>‘s <\/em>luxury boats. With fantastic excursions en route, it\u2019s a brilliant way to explore both\u00a0Cambodia and Vietnam.<\/p>\n

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3. Experience authentic luxury<\/strong>\"Pool<\/a>A luxury\u00a0resort featuring\u00a0stilted villas heavily inspired by traditional Cambodian architecture, Phum Baitang<\/a><\/em>\u00a0has opened near Siem Reap. It offers an authentic and stylish way to experience local\u00a0culture. It\u2019s also the perfect base from which to explore Angkor\u2019s temples.<\/p>\n

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4. Travel more comfortably\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\"Capture\"<\/a>Vietnam Airlines have launched their new Dreamliner airplane on direct routes from Heathrow to Hanoi and Saigon. Their Premium Economy seats are of particular mention, they offer a very comfortably and affordable way to reach Southeast Asia, as travel specialist (and flight guru) David explains<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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5. Discover a brand new luxury river expedition\u00a0in Laos<\/strong>\"Dok<\/a>A new luxury river expedition in Laos has recently been launched. The Dok Keow<\/a><\/em> boat is a traditional Mekong riverboat with western comforts and a particularly quiet engine to enhance your experience. For more luxury holiday ideas to Indochina, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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If you wanted a little more information about your prospective holiday to Indochina, do give us a call on<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0020 3642 6771<\/span>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>You can also make contact via email here<\/a>, if this is easier for you.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We have travel experts in the office who are very happy to help \u2013 no matter what stage you’re at with your holiday planning. There are\u00a0no obligations to book and you don\u2019t have\u00a0to pay a penny until you are completely\u00a0sure\u00a0that you\u2019ve found your perfect holiday.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos \u2013 collectively known as Indochina \u2013 offer history, culture and nature in abundance along with mysterious sights like the Angkor temples, colonial towns such as Hoi An and spiritual cities like Luang Prabang. 2016 brings some fantastic excuses to start planning your holiday to this beguiling region of the world. Here we feature the highlights. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":7599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1348,76],"tags":[216,1399,1357],"coauthors":[1316,1261],"class_list":["post-7597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-across-asia","category-travel-news","tag-flights","tag-ideas","tag-unique-accommodation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":3040,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7597"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=7597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}