Countries To Visit In Southeast Asia

1 out of 7 Countries To Visit in Southeast Asia

Cambodia is a country steeped in history. In spite of years and years of struggle, the country has emerged today as a nation with an infectious spirit seen in its people and a tourism business that is flourishing. Home of the famous Angkor Wat and numerous other temples, this country is intoxicating in its beauty, to say the least. Apart from the historical and the cultural, Cambodia is also urbane, boasting of beautiful Phnom Penh, its capital, and tonnes of restaurants serving delicious cuisine. Cambodia is an amalgamation of the old and the new and a gentle reminder that the two can indeed co-exist and do it graciously.

2 out of 7 Countries To Visit in Southeast Asia

Indonesia is 17,000 islands, and most trips from India see one of them. Bali earns that: it is the Hindu island in a Muslim-majority country, with cliff temples, rice terraces and a coast that runs from surf towns to quiet resort bays. What people miss is how close the rest is. Java has the largest Buddhist temple on earth and a volcano you climb before dawn, and Lombok, the Gili islands and the Komodo dragons are a short hop east.

3 out of 7 Countries To Visit in Southeast Asia

Sitting cosily in Southeast Asia, the Republic of Laos is a landlocked country with sparse population. Known for its spectacular landscape, the country comprises of lofty mountains, lush jungles, glistening rice fields and tea leaves covering the mountain surface. The remote tribal villages, ancient Buddhist caves, rich cultural heritage, cafe culture in cosmopolitans, elegant colonial architecture and peaceful stupas adds to the charm of this land of lotus-eaters.

4 out of 7 Countries To Visit in Southeast Asia

Malaysia is the easiest first trip to Southeast Asia an Indian can take. No visa at the moment, direct flights from nine or ten Indian cities, English everywhere, and a Little India in most towns. It is also more varied than its reputation suggests: Kuala Lumpur and Penang on the peninsula, islands on two coasts with opposite monsoons, tea hills at Cameron, and across the sea in Borneo, orangutans and some of the best diving in the world.

5 out of 7 Countries To Visit in Southeast Asia

The Philippines is a nation studded with a myriad of islands in south-east Asia. It is home to many fantastic beaches, coral reefs and churches. It is also a very popular tourist destination offering plenty of options for tourists regarding nature, wildlife, adventure, entertainment and nightlife. The people are very warm and affable, and they will not hesitate to go an extra mile to see a smile on your face.

6 out of 7 Countries To Visit in Southeast Asia

Thailand is the easiest first trip abroad for an Indian traveller. Indians enter visa-free, there are more direct flights from more Indian cities than to anywhere else in Southeast Asia, and the tourist infrastructure is built for people who have not done this before. What you get for that ease is a country with three quite different holidays inside it: Bangkok with its temples and markets, the northern hills around Chiang Mai, and two separate island coasts that run on opposite seasons.

7 out of 7 Countries To Visit in Southeast Asia

Vietnam packs more variety into one country than almost anywhere else in Southeast Asia. It runs 1,650 km down the coast, so a single trip can take you from the limestone bays and rice terraces of the north, through the lantern-lit heritage towns of the centre, to the beaches and river life of the south. Food is a reason to come on its own, and a week here costs less than the same week in most of the region.