Combine Japan with cheap asian beach holiday

Hi

We (family of 4, 2 children 11 and 9) are considering a holiday in Japan, but I think it would be too expensive for us for more than a week, so we are looking to combine it with a week in a cheaper part of Asia, possibly on a beach.

Firsty, does anybody know of a flight which could accomplish this from the UK? For example Malaysian airlines to Japan with a stopover on return route in Malaysia. We did 3 weeks travelling around Malaysia a couple of years ago and loved it, but fancy something different this year. We will be travelling in May.

Secondly, any rough idea on how much we will need to budget for Japan per day for the four of us? I don%26#39;t really know where in japan we want to visit yet - still early days. Any recommendations?

A lot to ask, I know, but absolutely any comments will be appreciated greatly.

Thanks

C

Combine Japan with cheap asian beach holiday

Consider Thai Airways and doing a trip to Thailand. There are many beach destinations there. You should go to the Thailand forum for more information.

Tokyo hotels: GBP80-100 per double room get you into the basic hotels. If you want to eat reasonably well, budget about 30-40 GBP per adult per day. Transportation is relatively expensive. Within a city like Tokyo, expect to spend 8 to 10 quid per person on trains. A long distance ride on Shinkansen between Osaka and Tokyo will cost nearly GBP100.

Combine Japan with cheap asian beach holiday

Other than layovers in Tokyo, I%26#39;ve never spent any time in Japan, though I%26#39;d like to some day. However, 4 of us just got back from a delightful 2 1/2 week visit to Thailand. The last 4 days were at the Phi Phi Island Village Resort (Krabi address)in southern Thailand. A beautiful isolated resort with private beach on the Adamam Sea, a 75-minute speedboat ride from Phuket. Check out its website. In fact, the beaches in southern Thailand rival or surpass any that we%26#39;ve been to. The US dollar went a long way in Thailand, too -- not sure of your currency in the UK. FYI, we flew into Bangkok %26amp; spent 3 days. From there we flew to northern Thailand %26amp; spent 6 wonderful days in Mae Hong Son, Pai, %26amp; Chiang Mai. We ended our trip at Phi Phi Island, flying there from Chiang Mai via Phuket. I thoroughly loved the northern Thailand experience, complete with elephant riding.

I second the recommendation for flying Thai and having a stopover in Thailand. Domestic travel is cheap and easy in Thailand, so you can fly from BKK to a beach destination easily and quickly. However, I%26#39;m not sure if Thai have PTVs on the route you will fly-- this may be a consideration if travelling with kids.

Malaysia Airlines is another great choice (they only fly into the two main cities Osaka and Tokyo these days), and you can enjoy a nice beach break in Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines has PTVs in all classes on long-haul.

Other airlines (though not as good quality in my opinion) include Vietnam Airlines, Philippine Airlines.

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