Adventure tours can be oriented on the thrill-seeker’s desire to experience the natural elements of Southeast Asia, from boardsailing off the coast near Phan Thiet in Vietnam to the paddling the untouched rivers or hiking the Laotian highlands. Renowned for preserving the cultural identity against the westernized tourism, unlike Bangkok, the mountain cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Thailand welcome adventure travelers to explore the tropical jungles on elephant back or bamboo raft; hiking through villages to view stunning Buddhist monasteries located atop the hills and interact with long-necked Karen tribe. It also offers the flatlands of southwestern Cambodia, whose beaches on the Gulf of Thailand bring to mind the Adventures of Robinson Caruso – unspoiled expanses of white sand and turquoise sea.