Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Banyan Tree, Phuket
Facts in brief
Location Phuket
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Phuket
Distance from airport About 20 minutes' drive
Hotel facilities and services
5 restaurants, 2 bars, Swimming pool, Spa, Fitness, Scuba diving, Sailing, Canoeing, Windsurfing, Aerobics, 3 tennis courts, Cooking classes, Library, Excursions arranged.
Complimentary
Daily spa breakfast in the privacy of your villa, 90-minute massage session for 2 persons per stay.
Chargeable watersports
Canoeing, Windsurfing, Snorkelling equipment.
Land sports
Yoga, Tennis, Golf, Fitness pavilion.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
From about
Holiday Code WW62
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Banyan Tree, Phuket
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
From about
Holiday Code WW62
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Banyan Tree, Phuket
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Banyan Tree Phuket, we include flights to Bangkok with British Airways and other airlines such as Thai Airways or Emirates, depending on where you are coming from in the UK and the overall holiday route you want to take, and onward flights to Phuket. Upon arrival in Phuket we include a private car transfer. The hotel is about 35 minutes from the airport.
Additional information
Minimum stays: There is a 3 night minimum stay between 22 Dec and 10 Jan.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
From about
Holiday Code WW62
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Banyan Tree, Phuket
About Thailand
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Thailand is the chance to explore a stunning part of the world. More people visit Thailand than any other country in Southeast Asia. With beautiful beaches and stunning cuisine, historic towns and colourful cities, it’s not hard to see why. Throw in national parks full of wildlife, rainforests and mountains to take the breath away, as well as a welcome so warm you can’t fail to be beguiled, and Thailand is a country you could spend a whole life exploring without growing tired. Bangkok is the country’s spectacular gateway, and what an introduction. A modern giant with gleaming shopping centres and dazzling nightlife, the City of Angels is also a place of timeless wonder, with ancient markets and temples, centuries-old palaces and monks in saffron robes. Thrusting, modern capital it may be, but everywhere the city is interwoven with a devout Buddhist tranquillity and warmth. In the north, Chaingrai province – aka the Golden Triangle – offers a wealth of river tours and hilltribe treks, ruined cities and cookery holidays, with Chiang Mai its stunning capital. In the south, idyllic islands are sprinkled into the Andaman Sea, with Koh Samui and Phuket merely the best known. Sliding down the coastal tail are the evergreen limestone islands of Ko Tao and Kho Phi Phi Don, filled with tall palms angling over pearlescent sand. With idyllic beaches in the south and mountainous rainforest in the north, Thailand is blessed with a rich variety of landscapes – and a range of attractions and activities to match. Whether you’re here for bone-white beaches or cookery schools, snorkelling and diving or hillwalking and kayaking, Thailand has it all.
Highlights of Thailand
Luxury resorts in the islands of the Andaman Sea; rail trip to the original Bridge Over the River Kwai; Catuchak weekend market in Bangkok; the giant reclining Buddha in Wat Pho; the Skytrain to Bangkok’s glitzy shopping centre; floating markets all over the country, with the best at Damnoen Saduak, some 65 miles southwest of Bangkok; fabulous massages; delicately spiced local food; the bus journey from Kanchanburi to Sangkhlaburi, a spectacular road through rugged karst mountains to the misty, romantic lakeside border outpost and base for many outdoor adventures; the Mae Sa-Samoeng loop, dipping and twisting along the peaks outside Chiang Mai; diving and snorkelling with whale sharks off coral-fringed islands such as Ko Tao; Chiang Mai, the beautiful northern hilltown, home to many Thai cookery courses, thanks largely to a wonderful local market; elephant trekking, Chiang Mai; the tangle of limestone mountains and rainforest in Khao Sok National Park, home to snakes, monkeys and tigers, and the incredible Rafflesia kerrii flower; Mae Hong Son province, remote crossroads of many cultures, jungle-treks to hilltribes; Mu Ko Chang Marine National Park, with its lush jungle, postcard-perfect bays, fiery sunsets, and a craggy mountainous interior sheltering a veritable Jurassic Park of flora and fauna; Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand’s former capital, now an atmospheric site of ruins; Ayuthaya’s historical and architectural gems; the mountains and waterfalls of Khao Yai National Park; the beaches of Hua Hin; the little visited forested mountains and hilltribes of Nan province; seafood curry on Songkhla pier.
Travel around Thailand
Thailand’s rail network is very well run, with four main lines running north, south, northeast and east from Bangkok. The train is most convenient as an alternative to buses for the long, scenic journey north to Chiang Mai or south to Surat Thani.
Facts in brief
Capital BangkokAirport Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok
Size 198,000 sq. miles
Population 69 million
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Banyan Tree, Phuket
Signature spa treatments
Royal Banyan This signature therapy draws on the massage traditions used for centuries in the Royal Thai Palaces. The therapist begins with an oil-free Thai acupressure massage to improve blood circulation and alleviate muscle tension. Banyan herbal pouches, filled with lemongrass, cloves and coriander, are then used to apply warm sesame oil to the body while the Banyan massage contributes to the balancing of mind, body and soul.
Harmony Banyan Consists of a massage where two therapists work in harmony to massage the body. Maintaining balanced pressure the two therapists work each side of the body in unison.
Thai Ginger Healer The core of this treatment to improve circulation is an hour-long stretching Yoga massage, based upon ancient Ayurvedic principles. To soothe aching muscles, steamed herbal pouches are applied on the body in an herbal heat treatment. An enriching Thai Herbal Wrap containing fresh plai - traditionally used in Thai healing treatments - acts as a moisturizer, restoring the skin's natural balance and radiance.
Banyan Body Firmer A treatment created exclusively for women. Begins with an abdominal scrub followed by a massage using slimming creams and finally a firming mask is applied. This is then repeated on the chest. To complete the treatment is a choice of a Green Tea Facial or an anti ageing collagen toning facial.
Banyan Cleansing Facial This signature facial treatment provides a deep cleansing of all skin types. A purifying scrub and soothing mask are applied to the face as well as the neck and shoulders in order to relax and revitalise the skin.
Other spa treatments
Balinese Massage| Island Dew| Lomi Lomi Massage| Swedish Massage| Aloe & Lavender Healer| Turmeric & Honey Moisturiser| Creamy Honey Enhancer| Kieffer Lime Refresher| Apple & Green Tea Polisher Body Scrub| Tropical Fruit Scrub| Scented Dill Purifier| Romance Salt Scrub| Purifying Facial| Thai Honey Facial| Revitalising Facial|Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
From about
Holiday Code WW62
