Trans Indochina 2010 #Update 3

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After a week of holiday in the land of smile, I am now looking forward for my first backpacking trip to Indochina in 2010. It's gonna be a grueling, tiring & exciting one! It's going to be a long trip and hopefully everything will be in order as we plan this trip almost 10 months in advance. Therefore I think it is important & necessary to have a rough itinerary as below:-

12 days 11 nights 288 hours Trans Indochina schedule (11/2/2010 -22/2/2010)

Day 1 ( 11/2) - Kuala Lumpur - Saigon, Vietnam by flight

Day 2 (12/2) - Saigon city and surrounding area including Chu Chi tunnel/mekong delta etc.

Day 3 (13/2) - Saigon - Moc Bai - Bavet - Phnom Penh, Cambodia by bus

Day 4 (14/2) - Phnom Penh - Siem Reap by bus

Day 5 (15/2) - Siem Reap including Angkor Wat, Tonle Sap lake etc.

Day 6 & 7(16/2 - 17/2) - Siem Reap - Poipet - Bangkok by bus/Bangkok - Nongkai - Vientiane by train

Day 8 (18/2) - Vientiane and its surrounding (patuxai monument, temple visit etc)

Day 9 (19/2) - Vientiane - Vang Vien by bus (tubing in Vang Vien)

Day 10 (20/2) - Vang Vien - Luang Prabang by bus ( sight seeing & cave trekking)

Day 11 ( 21/2) - Luang Prabang - Huay Xai - Chiang Kong - Chiang Mai by bus and boat

Day 12 (22/2) - Chiang Mai - Kuala Lumpur by flight

# day 13 onwards - A solo one week Issan (Northeastern Thailand) backpacking trip !!

Remarks:- We are really looking forward to 288 hours of fun,pulsating,exciting & adventurous Trans Indochina 2010 backpacking trip. Preparation is on going and we shall be ready for the big day and possibly a once in a life time experience covering 4 countries! More updates soon!!