Travel Review: Custom Honeymoon Vacation in Thailand, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Thai Elephant Home Tour, Phuket,...

The trip was great. Bangkok was great over new years as our hotel had amazing fireworks on the river along with other hotels, which really made it a unique time there. Add to that a great tour guide, and we enjoyed our first few days in Thailand there. (ask for Julie, she allowed you to customize/add things as you wanted, and was very nice). Chiang Mai was a bit overly touristy and our guide was good and very nice but a bit less experienced than Julie. We got a bit tired visiting temples, and the touristy places like the Mong village and the cultural center were a bit of a turn off and in retrospect weren't worth our time. However, going to the Thai Elephant home really was a highlight. Phuket was too big for us to enjoy more. We wanted to try more beaches and relax a day or two more there. The Hong by Starlight tour was a good way to see some of the islands, but if we had time we'd go to Phi Phi.