Culture

Dubai's largest heritage museum: restored creekside houses telling the story of the city, its ruling family, perfume, pearls and the sea.

An immersive digital-art museum in the Dubai Mall: rooms of crashing waves, waterfalls, flowers and northern lights made of light and sound.

Twelve glowing, mirrored rooms of light, sound and water – an immersive 'universe' of stars and rivers at WAFI City.

Walk among 15,000 free-flying butterflies in climate-controlled domes next to Miracle Garden – open all year.

A full day covering old Dubai, the souks, Jumeirah, the Palm, Dubai Marina and the Dubai Mall, with a guide and hotel transfers.

Two hours on a traditional wooden dhow with a buffet dinner and tanoura show – along the historic Creek or past the Marina's towers.

A day trip to the UAE capital: the white-marble Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the Corniche, Emirates Palace and Heritage Village – or use it as a transfer to Ferrari World or Yas.

The capital's cultural side in a day: the Grand Mosque, Qasr Al Hosn fort, Heritage Village and the date market.

Step inside the UAE's working presidential palace: the vast Great Hall, the library and the House of Knowledge, in dazzling white and gold.

Abu Dhabi's oldest building: an 18th-century coral-stone watchtower and fort that became the ruling family's home, now a museum.

A museum-city under a vast dome of patterned light on Saadiyat Island, with art from every civilisation and loans from the Louvre in Paris.

A huge new immersive art museum by Japanese collective teamLab, where light, water and sound artworks change as you move through them.

Step inside the lotus-shaped museum at Marina Bay for Future World, teamLab's immersive digital art exhibition where art, science and technology react to your every move.

See northern Thailand's most photographed temples in one day: the dazzling White Temple, the sapphire Blue Temple, and the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet.

Cruise the UNESCO-listed Kilim Geoforest from Tanjung Rhu: mangrove channels, 500-million-year-old limestone cliffs, a bat cave, eagle feeding and a floating fish farm.

Bangkok's three must-see temples with a licensed guide: the Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha, the giant Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, and Wat Arun across the river – entrance fees included.

Two of Thailand's most famous markets in one morning: watch the train squeeze through the stalls at Maeklong Railway Market, then shop from the boats at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.

Step back into Siam's former capital: a guided day among the UNESCO-listed ruins of Ayutthaya, from the Buddha head in the tree roots at Wat Mahathat to the three great chedis of Wat Phra Si Sanphet.

A sunset or dinner cruise on the Chao Phraya River aboard the Chao Phraya Princess, with a buffet, live music and Bangkok's temples and bridges lit up along the way.

Calypso Cabaret at Asiatique The Riverfront, one of Bangkok's longest-running shows: a 55-minute mix of costumes, dance, music and comedy by a transgender cast.

Watch live Muay Thai at Rajadamnern, the world's first purpose-built Muay Thai stadium: nine bouts of Thailand's national sport, from grandstand to ringside or the VIP lounge.

Pattaya's famous award-winning cabaret: 100+ performers, spectacular costumes and lighting. Mezzanine seats or VIP Silver, Gold and Diamond, including front-row options.

One of Pattaya's best-known cabarets: 75 non-stop minutes of dance, costumes, acrobatics and lighting, in VIP seats with the best views of the stage.

The world's largest wooden castle: a seaside temple carved entirely by hand, without metal nails, visited with a multilingual guide, by day or in the evening.

Three nights in a 4-star Phuket hotel with the island's three big experiences already arranged: the Phuket FantaSea show, a day at the Phi Phi Islands and a morning at Tiger Park. Every transfer is private, from the airport pickup to the drop on the last day, and each evening is yours for the beach. ₹74,000 for two adults, and you can add more.

Beach days, golden temples and Bangkok lights in one trip. Two nights in Pattaya and three in Bangkok in four-star hotels with breakfast, with the big experiences already arranged: the Alcazar Cabaret Show, a speedboat day on Coral Island, the Sanctuary of Truth, a Chao Phraya dinner cruise, the Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun, and a full day at Safari World. Every road transfer is in a private air-conditioned vehicle, from the airport pickup to the airport drop. ₹92,000 for 2 adults (₹46,000 per person).

An easy-paced family trip through the Kathmandu Valley: three nights in Kathmandu with daily breakfast, a private vehicle for every transfer and sightseeing, and two heritage days – Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, Swayambhunath and Kathmandu Durbar Square, then the old royal city of Bhaktapur with its pottery square and craft lanes. Choose 3-, 4- or 5-star hotels; the price per person drops as your group grows.

Three sides of Nepal in six days: Kathmandu's heritage, a night in Chitwan for a jeep safari or nature activity and Tharu culture, and two nights at Pokhara's lakeside. Daily breakfast, a private vehicle for every drive and all sightseeing, and a boat ride on Phewa Lake. Choose 3-, 4- or 5-star hotels; the price per person drops as your group grows.

Two nights in Krabi and three in Phuket in four-star hotels with breakfast: Thailand's two best beach bases in one trip. Island-hop around Krabi's four islands by longtail boat, cross to Phuket by private car, spend a day at the Phi Phi Islands by speedboat with lunch, and tour Phuket's Big Buddha, Old Town and viewpoints. Airport pickup and drop are private. ₹92,000 for 2 adults (₹46,000 per person). Flights are not included.

Kathmandu's heritage and Pokhara's lakes and mountains in five days: two nights in each city with daily breakfast, a private vehicle for every drive and all sightseeing, a Sarangkot sunrise over the Annapurna range, a Pokhara circuit with a private boat ride on Phewa Lake, and a last day at Kathmandu's great temples. Choose 3-, 4- or 5-star hotels; the price per person drops as your group grows.

A city-and-beach split that gets the temple-and-market energy of Bangkok out of the way first, then hands you off to Phuket or Pattaya for island-hopping and a slower pace.

Six days through Sri Lanka's cultural triangle and hill country — Sigiriya's rock fortress, Kandy's sacred temple, a scenic train ride, and a leopard safari — at short-haul prices.