Planning a first trip to Asia is a daunting task. “Asia” can include anything from the snowy north of Japan to the deserts of western India. With so many possibilities, it’s hard to imagine where to start. Here are a few itineraries for the first time visitor to Asia. If your trip is going to be one month or less, it’s best to just pick one area or country to focus on. If you have several months, mix and match from the list. Itineraries usually start from a city with a major airport so moving from one area to another shouldn’t be too difficult.

One month in Southeast Asia
This is an iterinary for a month-long whirlwind tour of the highlights of Southeast Asia. Most major international airlines fly into Bangkok, but there are dozens of daily connections to surrounding countries.
- Spend 2-4 days in Bangkok.
- Fly (45 mins) south to the Ko Phi Phi Ko Lanta or Ko Pha Ngan islands for one week.
- Fly from Phuket to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam (2 hours). Spend 1 week visiting the surrounding area.
- From Ho Chi Minh City travel through the Mekong Delta to Cambodia. Spend 3-4 days in Phnom Penh and 3-4 days in Siem Reap visiting Angkor Wat.
- OR From Hanoi in the north or Da Nang in central Vietnam cross the border into Laos by bus (8-12 hours). Spend a week visiting ruins and the Mekong river area.
- Fly (1 hour) or take a bus (8-14 hours) from Siem Reap, Cambodia, or Vientiane, Laos, back to Bangkok.

One month at Southeast Asian beaches
- From Bangkok, take bus to Ko Samet(about 3 hours plus 1-1.5 hours for boat) or Ko Chang (4-6 hours). Spend 4-5 days.
- Return to Bangkok and fly to Phuket (45 mins), bus (8-10 hours), or train (6-8 hours).
- Ferry to Ko Phi Phi (1 hour). 2 days.
- Ferry from Ko Phi Phi to Ko Lanta (1-2 hours). 4-5 days.
- Ferry back to Krabi. Bus to Ferry to Ko Pha Ngan (8 hours). 4-5 days, day trip to National Park of Ko Tao.
- Ferry to Ko Samui and flight back to Bangkok.

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- Asia is the largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth’s total surface area, or 29.4% of its land area, and it contains more than 60% of the world’s human population.
- Rusia, which also stretches over a vast expanse of Europe, is the largest country in the world by land mass, covering almost twice the territory of the next-largest country, Canada. It has an area of 17,075,200 square kilometres.
- China is the world’s largest country by population, home to 1 out of every 5 people on the planet.
- Tokyo, capital of Japan, is the most populated metropolitan area in the world, with more than 35 million inhabitants.
- Besides its mainland, Asia includes a large number of islands, including some of the world’s largest islands, such as Borneo and Sumatra, and some of the world’s most populated islands, such as Java and Honshu.
- Mount Everest (Himalaya) is the highest point on Earth - 8,848 m (29,028 feet) - , as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. The mountain is located on the border between Nepal and China. It was first climbed in 1953.
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