Kimkim Trip Reviews for Thailand

We enjoyed our travel with KimKim as we explored the temples tour, the markets in town, the floating market and the railroad market.We did Bangkok for a few days and Phuket the remainder of our time, where we visited phi phi island , an elephant adventure and booked a dinner in the sky. The staff made sure our needs were met and did every thing they could to make the trip fun and memorable. We appreciate your time and dedication on our vacation. Thank you!

Kelly provided us with a great itinerary to cover everything we wanted to see and do. Our local guide was Otto who further helped us explore and understand Thailand and Bangkok during our wonderful visit there.

I cannot rate highly enough our travel consultant Lacey, she was brilliant in arranging our trip, making recommendations and putting up with our last minute change of plans.

We spent two weeks in Thailand visiting Bangkok, River Kwai, Chiang Mai and Khao Lac. It was my wife's first visit to Thailand and she was able to get a varied and interesting experience of the country. The Ariyasom Villa Bangkok. Aksara Hotel in Chiang Mai and the Devasom Hotel in Khao lac were superb recommendations and well worthwhile staying in.
During the trip our guides were informative, knowledgeable funny and great entertainment.
I cannot recommend her and her company enough. Thank you Lacey

Hotel Reviews

Ariyasom Villa

Bangkok

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The FloatHouse River Kwai

Chang Wat Kanchanaburi

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Aksara Heritage

Chiang Mai

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Devasom Khao Lak Beach Resort & Villas

Phang Nga

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Activity Reviews

Chiang Mai from a Different Perspective by Bike

Chiang Mai

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Jao Ping River Cruise - Dinner with wine paring

Chiang Mai

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Night Street Food Tour After Dark by Tuk Tuk

Bangkok

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Railway Market & Floating Market

Bangkok

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My friend and I hade the best time in Thailand, all thanks to a memorable experience from Tina our travel expert.. Tina planned our trip perfectly, by asking what are things we like to see and do.
We moved to Three different locations by plane and not once did we have to worry who was going to pick us up.
Some of our favorite attractions; Bangkok the beautiful temples, and history behind them. Leena our guide was very informative, and gracious.
Ching Mia, we were lucky to take part in a parade which was just beautiful. The elephant Sanctuary was fun and enjoyable from feeding, and bathing these giant animals was special. We had a wonderful time learning to cook delicious Thai food.
Lastly Phuket and its beautiful beaches were stunning, from the canoe rides done by John Gray tours, amazing. And the snorkeling with some awesome ocean fish.. We finished our stay taking a Thai cooking class, Jim our foodie guide was entertaining, lively and helped us create a delicious meal..

I will certainly reach out to KimKim and Tina for my next adventure. She was always on hand and ready to help whenever needed.

Thank You
Joan from Wisconsin

Hotel Reviews

Katathani Phuket Beach Resort

Phuket

The staff, the beautiful location, and the food all top notch.

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The lay out

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It was near the night market, The beach and pools were exceptional..

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They were so friendly and helpful..

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The room was so spacious. The beach bag and towel lent to us was a added plus feature..

The Quarter Hua Lamphong by UHG

Bangkok

The Quarter Hua Lamphong by UHG was a fine hotel overall, with a great location that allowed us to walk everywhere we wanted. The staff were friendly, but the beds were very hard, with no real mattress, just a box frame. That was the only downside to an otherwise good stay.

Activity Reviews

Half-Day Eco Elephant Care!

Chiang Mai

The Half-Day Eco Elephant Care was amazing. The guide at the sanctuary was hilarious and very informative. We got to be up close with the gentle elephants, feeding them, giving them medicine, and even bathing them. I'd highly recommend this to anyone visiting Thailand.

John Gray's Sea Canoe - Hong by Starlight

Phuket

John Gray's Sea Canoe - Hong by Starlight was one of our favorite activities. It was a long day starting early, with excellent food provided. The nighttime paddle into the caves to release floral arrangement candles was very special and memorable. A truly unique experience.

We had a phenomenal trip to Thailand for our honeymoon in November 2024. Thank you to Dat and the Realistic Asia team (especially Mr. Ron, our guide in Bangkok) for ensuring we had a smooth trip filled with culinary and cultural adventures! From punctual airport transfers to responsive communications to sightseeing accompanied by eye-opening commentary from our private guide, Kim Kim / Realistic Asia ensured that my husband and I were well taken care of and had the opportunity to learn a whole lot as well about Thai culture. It was my first time in Asia and do not speak Thai at all so it was most comforting to be in such good hands with our private guide who handled all on-the-ground logistics for us (payments at the night market, haggling with tuk tuk drivers, communications at restaurants etc.). We will definitely book with Kim Kim again for our next trip to Asia!

Activity Review

Full Day of Exploring the Ancient Capital Ayutthaya (RA)

Bangkok

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The trip was fantastic. Loved all the guides and experiences. Only issue we had was with timing of events and flights especially as it related to pick up.

Hotel Reviews

DusitD2 Samyan Bangkok

Bangkok

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Phka Chan Hotel

Siem Reap

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Hai An Beach Hotel

Da Nang

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Athena Cruise

Ha Long Bay

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Bodhi Serene Chiang Mai Hotel (SHA Extra Plus)

Chiang Mai

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Oceanfront Beach Resort

Phuket

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Was a little far from the excursions we had booked

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We originally got the wrong room key and walked in on someone already in the room.

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Rex Hanoi Hotel

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Activity Reviews

Half-Day Bangkok City Tour

Bangkok

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Welcome to Bangkok!

Bangkok

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Phi Phi island, Bamboo Island, Pi Leh lagoon & Maya bay by speedboat

Phuket

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Vietnamese Local Foods Tour

Hanoi

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Hanoi City Tour!

Thailand

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Halong on Cruise!

Thailand

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A visit to Mae Klong Railway market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market!

Bangkok

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Dinner Cruise on Chao Phraya River

Bangkok

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Welcome to Chiang Mai!

Chiang Mai

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John Gray's Sea Canoe - Hong by Starlight

Phuket

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Overnight Cruise at Halong Bay!

Thailand

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Half-Day Eco Elephant Care!

Chiang Mai

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Chiang Mai Cooking Class Experience

Chiang Mai

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One Day Trek Doi Suthep & White Hmong Hill Tribe Village

Chiang Mai

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A visit to Ba Na Hills, Golden Bridge, Old French Villas and Flower Garden

Thailand

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Welcome to Siem Reap!

Thailand

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Exploring the Famous Angkor Wat

Siem Reap

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The trip was amazing. The local guides were great -- except for the guy who was supposed to pick us up in Bangkok and didn't. After we grabbed a cab we learned we were to meet the pickup at Gate 6 -- the issue is, no one told us this.

This would be one of example of challenging communications between Kelly and us. There were may back and forth conversations about inter-Thailand flights and this example of not communicating to us where we needed to get picked up.

Hilda was amazing in assisting us with our travel planning. She was very quick to respond and to provide details for our itinerary and any requests.

During our visit to Thailand, we went to Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket. We were connected with 3 different host guides. Our guide, Amy, in Bangkok, was absolutely fantastic and we cannot pay her enough compliments. She was very knowledgeable and genuinely invested in us as her customers. She went above and beyond to make us feel at home in her City! Our highlight in Chiang Mai was our visit to an elephant sanctuary! We finished our trip with a visit to Phuket. We loved the beaches and had a great visit to some of the nearby National Parks!

Jeab put together a great plan for my trip, and always responded quickly if I had a question. I would absolutely reccomend her to any other travelers.

Attn: Ashley
Hi Ashley: We just got back a few days ago from our continued trip from Thailand. Our visit to Bangkok and Phukett were wonderful. Our guide Chai was a very nice man along with his driver. We have a few suggestions to make but overall it was a good trip.
1. Chai was very kind and informative but we have had other tour guides on previous trips that were a little more informed, maybe more in depth. Also his english was a bit limited so at times hard to understand.
2. Due to the traffic in Bangkok it does take a long time to arrive at tour sights. I feel this should be taken more into consideration when planning tours. For example we went to the temple (Friday ) and then came back to our hotel only to find out we had to go back in the same direction later that day to experience Chinatown. It took us 2 hours to get to Chinatown and then 1 hour there and 1 1/2 hours back. Also our "foodie tour" of Chinatown was nothing. Chai just walked with us and didn't seem to have a plan. Plus we paid for all our food which was to be included in the tour price. It was a frustrating day and tour.

Our expenses that we thought were included were Chinatown at $30.00 for food and the taxi we took from Phuket to our hotel was $30.00

The other issue I'm having is that The NaNirand Romantic Hotel has charged my credit card for $700.00 for a no show reservation. I had made my own reservation #BB24060316213178 for the hotel but cancelled by email on August 14th, 2024 when we decided to use your services. I think they are confused with your reservation for us which I hope you cancelled when we had to make the change to Phuket. Please take care of this situation as soon as possible.

Thank you again for your assistance.
Kim Kurzeka

Our trip was fun, although we found communication with Kelly to be challenging.

Hotel Reviews

Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok

Bangkok

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too far to planned excursions

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Hotel Indigo Phuket Patong

Phuket

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Activity Review

Private Night Food tour with Tuk Tuk

Bangkok

This was not a "food tour"....we simply stopped at one restaurant. Would have liked exposure to more.

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We booked our trip as a Group of 12 and had an amazing time!!! Thank you!

Hi,
Are trip to Thailand was amazing! The accommodations were nice. Are two favorite were the Krabi Sunset Cruises with Michael and his team and also the Elephant sanctuary. We wish we were told to bring a bathing suit and a change of clothes to get in the river with the elephants so we were disappointed about this. So please let future clients know.
Are tour guides Norre for Bangkok and Mur for the food tasting were fabulous and very knowledgeable.
Are Vietnam trip started off a little rocky but ended being great. Queen in Hoi An and Sarah in Hanoi were wonderful as well. The Athena cruise ship was amazing. The staff Mr Ha, Mr Tim, Ms Joey, Mr Kelvin, Mr Thor and Ms Megan for are day trip went above and beyond and were exceptional as was the entire staff.
Thank you all so much,
Debra Ball

Hotel Reviews

Rex Hanoi Hotel

The staff and the hotel accommodations was fabulous here! Highly recommend!

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Centrally located

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Ao Nang Villa Resort

Krabi

The hotel location, staff with the best patio and overlooking the ocean was great. The hotel bathrooms were not the cleanest and needs some updating.

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The front desk and servers were outstanding

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Bathrooms need some updating

Activity Reviews

True Taste of Chiang Mai with Evening Foodie Tour

Chiang Mai

Mur was a wonderful guide with the food tasting! Highly recommend him.

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Bangkok by local transfers and temples visit

Bangkok

Norre was a excellent guide and very knowledgeable

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Elephant Jungle Sanctuary in Chiang Mai-Half Day

Chiang Mai

We loved the elephant tour but were not told to bring bathing suits and a change of clothes so we missed out on this experience.

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5 Islands Sunset Cruise with Kayaking and Swimming in Bio-luminescence!

Thailand

Michael and his crew were incredible! Probably the highlight of our trip. Food was excellent.

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Day trip to Phi Phi island and Bamboo island by speedboat!

Thailand

Beautiful but too crowded

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Welcome to Bangkok!

Bangkok

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Norre was excellent

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Bana Hill Tour

Hoi An

Queen was a very fun guide. We really enjoyed her.

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Cruising at Ha Long Bay: 3 Days 2 Nights (Day 1)

Ha Long Bay

Mr Ha, Mr Tim and staff were incredible! Thank you to Ms Joey, Mr Kelvin ,Mr Thor and Ms Megan

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Food

The food was outstanding! The chef made everything look like a piece of art!

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A Visit to Limestone Caves and Mountains in Ninh Binh

Hanoi

Our guide Sarah was fabulous and made the tour fun!

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Hanoi City Tour with Food Tasting!

Vietnam

Sarah was fabulous!

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Ada was Amazing always helping us , Making sure every excursion we had we were reminded what we needed to take , time to be picked up! It was the best experience

Tina was exceptional! Everything for our trip was so well organized, curated, and high end as expected. We had amazing excursions we would have never thought to book ourselves and boutique beautiful resorts. We could not be happier with the service and every part of our vacation. We are forever thankful to Tina and the KimKim team!!

Hotel Reviews

The Salil Hotel Riverside Bangkok

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TreeHouse Villas Villas Koh Yao Noi Luxury Beach Resort

Thailand

Beautiful, private, luxury resort perfect for couples wanting romance! Loved this part of our trip.

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The Naka Phuket

Phuket

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It is a bit out of town, but that is why it is private.

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Elephant Hills Camp

Khao Sok

Amazing experience! Perfect blend of excursions and luxury camping with relaxation.

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Activity Reviews

Enjoy Food Tasting in Chinatown!

Bangkok

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Half-Day Bangkok City Tour

Bangkok

Ton our tour guide really took care of us and made this a special experience.

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3 Day Jungle Lake Safari - Day 1

Khao Sok National Park

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Romantic BBQ at the Beach!

Ko Yao Noi

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A visit to Mae Klong Railway market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market!

Bangkok

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3 Day Jungle Lake Safari - Day 2

Khao Sok National Park

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3 Day Jungle Lake Safari - Day 3

Khao Sok National Park

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John Gray's - Hong by Starlight

Phuket

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We had a terrific time traveling and everything went smooth and organized. Lacey couldn't have been more helpful! The local guides, transfer staff and drivers were also great. We really enjoyed the mini trips during the vacation too! The sightseeing, food, temples, palaces, parks and people were great to see and visit. The hotel selection was perfect and fit our styles well.
We really enjoyed the dinner experience with the local family. Our entire trip to Krabi was a homerun. Bathing with the elephants was great but a bit too long of a day. One mention, the trip to the national park was very physical, we enjoyed the visit but one of us did not take the walk through the park, just a bit too much.

Our guide in Bangkok (Julie) was great. She gave a 100% and was well prepared and attentive. Also, our driver in Bangkok (Ont) was great! Very helpful and well mannered. My thanks to both of them and I wish them the best.
As for Phuket, we never saw or heard from our guide (Jeffory). Some young lady with a private car picked us up from the airport and had no idea about our hotel booking, etc. Jeffory needs to get his act together! I would have at least sent a welcome message and an appology if I were in his place.

This was the easiest trip I ever planned and every part of it unfolded exactly as expected. No surprises, no disappointments and no hidden expenses. Kelly was the key. No matter how many changes I requested or tips and suggestions I asked for, she always came through with quality and precise answers. There was NO stress on this trip despite a 4 yr old traveler, 3 hotels, flights to the beach and shuttles to arrange. Our guide Nick in Bangkok was professional and made the tours feel “new” to us, even though he may have done them hundreds of times. He had good suggestions for breaks and lunch and my favorite was the temple tour and the “ sleeping Buddah” . The railroad market was also unique and exciting. But without the “cog in the wheel”
( Kelly) nothing would have come together as smooth and effortless as this vacation did. Many thanks , Kelly. I feel I’ve made a friend for life with you and any trips to Asia in the future will definitely include you as the “ specialist “. Highly recommended company and if it’s Thailand you’re interested in, you want Kelly on your team. 🙏🙌🌹

Our favorite activity was the day spent st Chai Lai Orchid. Our guide Robert was phenomenal. The interaction with elephants was more than expected. The Chiang Mai tour with Marty was a learning experience. Marty answered all questions with good detail. Once in Phuket the trip to Phi Phi Island was very memorable and exciting Toy was great and treated us special. He always called us by name and made sure we were taken care of. The cooking class with Jim was a lot of fun, the best food we had on our trip.

Hotel Reviews

Oceanfront Beach Resort

Phuket

Great location and service. Everyone was ready to help at all times.

Authenticity & Character

Personal care by staff

Location

Close to Phatong beach

Staff

Friendly and helpful

Cleanliness & Comfort

Bodhi Serene Chiang Mai Hotel (SHA Extra Plus)

Chiang Mai

Close to the markets, but quiet

Authenticity & Character

Very nice, quiet area but close to action

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Close to markets

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Activity Reviews

Elephant Jungle Expedition at Chai Lai Orchid Ecolodge!

Chiang Mai

Amazing Amazing and Amazing

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Robert, the guide, helped to make it memorable

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Traditional Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour!

Phuket

Learned a lot about Thai cooking. Some of the best food we had. Jim was great.

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Temple and Hill tribes in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

Beautiful country, an eye opener.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Marty was great, the driver was exceptional.

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Phi Phi island, Khai island, Pi Leh lagoon & Maya bay by speed boat

Phuket

Very beautiful, a must. Only suggestion is that on the last stop encourage guests to not snorkel. Shallow water with a lot of coral an sea urchins.

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Snorkeling

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Mint was quick to take action to rebook outings and adjust hotel stay when a typhoon resulted in our flight being cancelled at the last minute. We stayed with family in a remote area of Thailand. On the day we transferred from this remote area to Bangkok, Mint found Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand where our family, including 6 grandchildren between 2-12 enjoyed seeing tigers, gibbons, and feeding elephants. The lunch buffet included with the tour was outstanding. It was good knowing we were supporting an organization that helps abused animals. The best part of going to the floating market was that we took a longboat tour to the floating market along a narrow canal that backed up to local’s homes. The Peking duck spring rolls in Bangkok’s Chinatown were delicious. This street food was provided by a fancy hotel vendor. We stayed at the beautiful Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort. The Manohra dinner cruise departs from the pier located at the Anantara hotel. The dinner cruise was enjoyable. When I inquired about discounts while on the cruise, staff gave us a Buy One Get One Free coupon at one of the Anantara bars. The extensive breakfast buffet at the Anantara Hotel was out of this world. The pool area is beautiful and the free gym was well appointed. Mint arranged for guides and drivers that arrived promptly. Mint was quick to respond to questions on What’s App and coordinated activities well. She was flexible in adjusting activities as the need arose. We enjoyed having a hotel near the night market in Hua Hin.