Our favourite multi-country routes to inspire your trip

This is a holiday your kids will actually get excited about (or at least, ours did). Designed with families in mind, this itinerary combines fun activities with pockets of free time, so everyone from toddlers to teens, and importantly, the responsible adults, can enjoy.

Rainforests, skyscrapers, mountains and heritage towns. Add wildlife encounters, food tours and street art for an all-encompassing trip to Malaysia and Borneo.

Bibimbap and BBQ take on sushi and ramen in this showdown between Japan and Korea: two giants of the gastronomic world.

Vast cities, lush countryside, hyper-charged pop culture and superlative food: Japan and Korea are a classic combo.

Experience two unique but intertwined cultures as you cruise along the Mekong from northern Thailand to Laos.

Take your time to soak up the culture and scenery, travelling slow from Luang Prabang to Phnom Penh.

If Vietnam and Cambodia are on your bucket list, look no further than this itinerary which covers the best of both.

We’re not the kind of people to spend two weeks on a sunlounger. Since you’re here, we’re guessing you’re not either.

Steeped in Buddhist tradition and indigenous, animist beliefs, Cambodia and Laos make the perfect setting for this gentle exploration of Southeast Asian spirituality.

If you’re only going to visit Indochina once, why not pack the highlights of all three countries into one trip?

Usually, covering such an amazing variety of destinations means putting up with multiple transfers, uncomfortable road journeys, and numerous hotel check-ins. Not on this trip.

From the steep valleys and rice terraces of northern Vietnam to the thick jungles and jagged karsts of Laos, this is a journey through some of the most majestic mountain scenery in Asia — bookended by two strikingly different historic capitals.