Tailor-made Thailand holidays
Good things happen when we travel
Discover the best of Thailand on an original tailor-made tour
Looking for a Thailand holiday that goes beyond the ordinary? We’ve spent years travelling deep into this incredible country, building relationships with local guides, homestay families and off-the-radar guesthouses. We’re passionate about showing you the Thailand that really matters away from the crowded spots, with authentic experiences, genuine connections, and memorable moments.
Whether you’re after jungle temples and elephant sanctuaries in the lush north, island hopping and diving in the pristine south, or immersing yourself in the pulsing energy of Bangkok, our tailor-made tours are designed around you. From staying with local families in rural villages to learning traditional cooking in an Isaan kitchen, exploring limestone karsts in Phang Nga, or trekking through hill tribe communities, Thailand offers something truly special for every kind of traveller.
Thailand also makes for a great combination with Laos, Cambodia or Vietnam (or all!) – get in touch with our Thailand Specialists to start designing your trip.
Take a peek at a few of our most popular Thailand holidays & trips
Here are a few of our travellers’ most loved Thailand tours and bite-sized trips to get things going. Or, if you prefer, have a look at our full collection of itineraries and bite-sized trips to plan your Thailand holiday. If you’re travelling with your family, discover the perfect family holiday in Thailand for you.
Speak to our Thailand specialist, Steve
“Thailand is my ‘go to’ destination if I’m craving a holiday packed with culture, beaches and ease. My customers like the variety Thailand has to offer – especially families who love making special memories with their children; old and young.”
Pick your itinerary or build your own
All of our Thailand holidays are tailor-made and fully flexible, but to give you some inspiration we’ve created a range of original itineraries, alongside our unique bite-sized trips which allow you to build your own ideal itinerary.
To get started, pick your favourites and send them our way, or simply get in touch for a little expert help.
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Thailand Family Holidays
Planning a family trip to Thailand? We can help you along the way. Thailand is a great destination for children of all ages, and with direct flights from the UK and an extensive transport network, you can travel with ease whilst taking in the sights and sounds of this wonderfully diverse country.
Our trips are designed with families in mind, packed with unique experiences that’ll keep them, and you, entertained. Contact our Travel Specialists about our family-friendly Thailand trips and start planning your memorable adventure.
Why book with Rickshaw Travel
Original holiday experiences
Our local connections mean that your holiday is anything but ordinary, with small-scale accommodation, unique wildlife and community experiences, and the flexibility to tailor-make things just for you.
Expert advice
From your first call to your flight home, your personal travel specialist will be there to share their first-hand experience and ensure you’re fully prepared for your adventure.
Worry-free travel
Seamless transport and logistics, 24/7 local support throughout, full ABTOT financial protection, and sustainability certified by Travelife. Book your holiday with peace of mind.
More Thailand information and inspiration
Keen to find out more about travelling to Thailand? Our travel blog has lots of helpful information and inspiration for your trip. Check out some of our blogs below to get started.
Rickshaw brings you closer
We love Thailand’s famous sights but we also love to show you the lesser-explored areas where you can experience the real destination and people. Experience Thai hospitality in Northern Thailand with our Homestay Experience in Den Chai where you will stay with a local family, try traditional dishes, and immerse yourself in rural life.
Our travel specialists are passionate about helping you plan a memorable and meaningful trip to Thailand. They can share their own experiences and top tips to ensure you have a holiday that is tailored just for you. If you are looking for helpful tips to get started check out our inspiration page.
Travel with impact
We want to make sure you really get to know the people and the country when you travel to Thailand with us. You’ll stay in small-scale hotels, guesthouses, and lodges with responsible credentials so that the money you spend flows directly back to the local people and benefits the country. We believe it is essential for us to maintain fair prices so that our guides, hotel owners, and drivers can earn a fair wage. Our goal? That you have an unforgettable journey. We ensure that this journey is as sustainable, meaningful, and responsible as possible.
Practical information about Thailand
There’s nothing more exciting than booking a holiday to a new destination and looking forward to all the places you are going to visit, but there are also a lot of practical things to consider too. To make it easier for you, we have put together some advice that will help you plan, before and during your trip. Then you can focus on the exciting bit. Get the low down on all you need to know from visas, passport info and money matters to the best time to travel to Thailand.
5 Good reasons to travel to Thailand
1 – Genuine connection
Thailand’s famous reputation as “the Land of Smiles” isn’t marketing, it’s real. Our trips put you in homestays with local families, cooking classes led by grandmothers who’ve been making the same curry for 40 years, and villages where tourists are actually rare. You’ll learn more about Thai hospitality in three days with a local family than a week in a resort ever could.
2 – Food so good, dinner will never be the same again
Street food in Bangkok, market stalls in Chiang Mai, sitting on a plastic stool eating noodles at 11pm while people yell orders at each other around you, it’s genuinely brilliant and it’s cheap and our guides know the spots where locals actually eat, not the ones that made it into guidebooks. You’ll find yourself craving pad thai at 2am three months after you get home in a way that catches you off guard.
3 – Cultural encounters
Yes, Thailand does get very crowded, and temples can be packed during high season. But there are still quiet temple courtyards where monks meditate, villages where you’re genuinely welcome rather than tolerated, festivals that aren’t staged for tourists but where you happen to show up. It takes knowing where to go and when and that’s what we’re good at – genuine expertise from specialists who have travelled extensively in Thailand.
4 – Variety of experiences
Misty mountains in the north where you trek through jungle and stay with hill tribes, chaotic brilliant Bangkok where you can eat at a Michelin-starred restaurant and then sit in traffic with a monk on a motorbike, dense jungle waterfalls where you’re swimming in pools that feel untouched, empty beaches with longtail boats still outnumbering jet skis. Most people bounce around four different countries to get this mix and Thailand has it all in one place, which means you can do completely different things every day and they’ll genuinely feel different.
5 – Knowing the money you spend is going to a good place
Small hotels instead of chains, local guides instead of hired hands, family-run guesthouses where the owner remembers your name. It matters where you stay and who you travel with and we’ve built actual relationships with people over fifteen years, so when you book with us your money goes to people we know and trust rather than to faceless hotel corporations that won’t remember you existed. That’s just how we think travel should work.