A honeymoon with two nights in a Bangkok riverside suite, four in a northern boutique hotel and five in a private pool villa above the Andaman.
Siam in Slow Motion is a 12-day private trip for two, from Bangkok to Chiang Mai to Krabi, from $2,780 per person. It is designed for honeymoons and anniversaries: fewer stops, better hotels, and afternoons left empty on purpose.
A honeymoon with two nights in a Bangkok riverside suite, four in a northern boutique hotel and five in a private pool villa above the Andaman.
Best for: Honeymoons and anniversaries. The route runs Bangkok · Chiang Mai · Krabi. Everything below is a starting point: hotels can be upgraded or simplified, days can be added, and any element can be removed.
Most Thailand itineraries are built around what you can fit in. This one is built around what you can leave out. There are only three bases in twelve days, every transfer is a flight under 90 minutes, and each stop has at least one day with nothing scheduled except breakfast and a pool.
The hotels are the four-star-plus tier rather than the premium tier: riverside in Bangkok, a teak house in Chiang Mai, a beachfront resort on Railay's quieter side. The activities are chosen so that none of them start before 8am — a private longboat at sunrise, a cooking class that begins with a market walk, a spa day that is genuinely a day.
Private transfer, river-view suite, dinner on a rooftop.
Wat Arun by boat, a spa afternoon, no alarm clocks.
Morning flight, afternoon at leisure in the old city.
Sunrise on the mountain, long breakfast, free afternoon.
Private class in a garden kitchen, evening night market.
A quiet ethical elephant sanctuary, back for a massage.
To Krabi, then a private transfer to the villa.
Pool, sea, a book. Optional sunset longtail.
Private boat to Railay West and Phra Nang.
Sea kayak through Phang Nga's lagoons, lunch on the water.
Full-day Thai wellness ritual at the resort.
Late checkout and transfer to Krabi airport.
Three bases in twelve days, which is the lowest ratio we offer. Every third day is unscheduled. No activity starts before 8am and none runs past 4pm except two dinners.
$2,780 per person is based on private · 2 travellers sharing a room for 12 days, with staffed private villas and suites as standard. Nothing is added locally: the entrance fees, boats and guiding are already in the number.
Deposit is 20% to confirm, balance 30 days before arrival. Free changes up to 45 days out.
From $2,780 per person, based on private · 2 travellers, 12 days and 11 nights. The quote includes the hotels, guiding and transport listed under “What’s included”; international flights and travel insurance are not included.
Yes. Every itinerary on this site is a starting point. Days can be added or removed, hotels upgraded or simplified, and the route reordered around your dates — we re-cost it as many times as you need before you commit.
Not included: international flights, travel insurance. Everything else listed under “What’s included” is in the quote, and we do not add local payments on arrival.
Three to six months ahead for the best hotels, and by September for travel over Christmas and New Year. Green-season trips can usually be arranged with six weeks’ notice.
It is designed for one. We routinely add flowers, a private dinner and a couples' spa session; tell us at enquiry and it is included in the quote rather than upsold later.
Yes. Two extra nights in Krabi or a move to Koh Lanta adds about $420 per person at the same hotel tier.
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“Our honeymoon and the only trip we have ever taken where we did not need a holiday afterwards. The empty afternoons were deliberate and we used them. The teak house in Chiang Mai with a cook was the best part and I did not expect that.”
“Three hotels in twelve days, all superb. They arranged a private dinner on the sand at short notice when our anniversary turned out to be a day earlier than we thought. No fuss, no extra charge.”
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