Calling Thailand the "land of smiles" may seem cliché, but it has a foundation in truth. You would think that a country swamped with 26 million tourists every year is a place to avoid at all costs. Except that Longitude 80’s Thailand is not what you’d expect.

First off, the Bangkok we offer is a Bangkok full of secrets, surprises, exquisite food and experiences from kick boxing to the most incredible sky bar to spending time with mask makers, art gallery owners, digging around a warehouse of Thai antiques that must be seen to be believed and exploring the canals of Old Bangkok by long boat. We then offer you the option of a gorgeous cruise up the Chao Phraya to the ancient capital of Ayuthaya where, based from your luxury rice barge converted into a floating private cruise you explore the ancient citadel.

We then venture north to what locals call the “Sea of Mountains” tucked alongside the Mekong River bordering with Laos and Myanmar, a mountainous mix of rice paddies and dramatic scenery provides an under-explored part of Thailand. We like this part of Thailand because of its richness in natural beauty, its smattering of villages featuring the friendly Mien, Lu, Hmong and Htin tribes, its “off the beaten path” temples and (again) the delicacy of its cuisine.  This portion of the trip will be split between a luxury elephant rehabilitation camp and a river front resort where you are 2 steps away from the city’s night market.

And instead of cramping you on the busy islands of Phuket and Koh Samui, we finish with an exclusive 3-day private resort complete with it’s own private plane and airstrip where you will explore remote islands on kayaks, snorkel on reef and enjoy beach picnics and sunset drinks on deck.

The biggest challenge is finding where to sleep. Simply because Thailand by far has the most exciting and widest choice of amazing properties across Asia. So we have picked our four most exclusive and stylish properties to become part of our Thailand In Style itinerary.