Complete Kota Kinabalu and Borneo guide — flights from KL from $18 USD. Mount Kinabalu, TAR Marine Park, Kinabatangan pygmy elephants, Sipadan diving, Sepilok orang-utans.
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Complete Mount Kinabalu climb guide — 163 permits/day strictly limited, book months ahead at sabapakeco.com. Cost from MYR 1,150 (~$260 USD). 2-day itinerary, Via Ferrata, packing list.
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Complete guide to Battambang — honest Bamboo Train review (new tourist route since 2018, $5 USD, still worth it). Phare Circus, bat cave, Killing Caves, Siem Reap boat trip option.
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Complete guide to Kampot — 3–4 hours from Phnom Penh by Vireak Buntham bus ($8.80 USD). Sunset river cruises, Kampot pepper farms, Bokor Hill Station, Kep crab market day trip.
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Complete guide to Koh Rong Cambodia — speedboat from Sihanoukville ~45 min, 5 ferry operators (Speed Ferry Cambodia, Buva Sea, GTVC etc). Koh Rong vs Koh Rong Sanloem, bioluminescence.
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Step-by-step border crossing Nong Khai to Vientiane — Thai immigration, shuttle bus across Friendship Bridge (15 THB), Laos VOA $40 USD, then taxi or Laos-China Railway to city center.
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How to travel from Bangkok to Vientiane — overnight bus from $15 USD, sleeper train from $20 USD, or direct flight from $70 USD. Nong Khai / Thanaleng border crossing, Laos-China Railway onward.
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How to travel from Chiang Rai to Luang Prabang — take the 07:30 bus to Chiang Khong, cross into Laos at Huay Xai ($40 VOA), and board the 2-day Mekong slow boat from $23 USD.
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Complete guide to the Koh Lipe to Langkawi ferry — Bundhaya Speed Boat departs 14:15, ~90 minutes, from 1,200 THB (~$33 USD). October to May only. Two piers on Langkawi, immigration process.
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Complete Hat Yai transport hub guide — connections to Koh Lipe (Pak Bara), Koh Samui (Surat Thani), Krabi, Trang and Bangkok. Hotels near station, terminal and airport. Street food.
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