Routes: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Luang Prabang – Siem Reap

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Style Travel representative will pick you up at airport and transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi Full Day city tour (B, L)
You have a full day of sightseeing ahead, including a visit to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, his house on stilt, the botanical garden, the Presidential palace and One Pillar Pagoda. Also visit the Temple of Literature, the first Royal National university of Vietnam built in 1076. After lunch, enjoy one hour on the cyclo to discover the Old Quarters. Watch a water puppet show before back to the hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Enjoy the journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta. After 3.5 hours driving, you will board a tradition wooden junk to enjoy the cruise in Halong Bay. Lunch and dinner are served onboard. Overnight onboard.
Day 4: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B)
Start with a Tai Chi session, swimming or kayaking followed by breakfast. Cruise back to the jetty while seeing more of the fascinating formations. Disembark and drive back to Hanoi. Check in hotel & free at leisure to explore more the city by yourself. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 5: Hanoi - Luang Prabang (B, L)
After breakfast, take free time until transfer to airport for flight to Luang Prabang. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to hotel. After a short rest, you visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun, Wat Aham and Wat Mai. You then climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a beautiful sunset view of the city and the Mekong River. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 6: Luang Prabang – Pak Ou cave (B, L)
Today, you enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong. You then embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River to visit Pak Ou Caves. Along the way, you stop to visit the village of Ban Xanghai. On return, you take a short drive to another small village Ban Phanom. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 7: Luang Pra bang – Siem Reap (B)
After breakfast, visit National Museum and Central Market then transfer to the airport for flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for check – in. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 8: Angkor Thom and the Grand Circuit (B, L)
Visit the sites of Angkor Thom, including Victory Gate, the Bayon, Baphuon, Phimean Akas, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. After lunch, continue to visit the highlights of the grand circuit, including Neak Poan, Eastern Mebon, Pre Rup and Preah Khan. You watch sunset over Angkor Wat from the summit of Phnom Bakheng then return to town. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 9: Angkor Wat and the Small Circuit (B, L, D)
After breakfast, you visit the highlights of the petit circuit, including Prasat Kravan, the royal bathing pond of Sras Srang, Banteay Kdei, Takeo and jungle-clad Ta Prohm. After lunch, continue to visit magnificent Angkor Wat to see its architecture and bas relief. Dinner with traditional dance show. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 10: Siem Reap Departure (B, L)
You make an early morning visit to Angkor Wat to watch sunrise, before continuing north to visit the elegant temple of Banteay Srei and Banteay Samre. After lunch, you travel to Phnom Krom for a cruise on the Tonle Sap Lake, visiting floating villages. Transfer back to Siem Reap for your own departure flight.

Validity until 31 December 2012 (US$/Pax)

Accommodation

Inclusions: Hotel accommodation as mentioned; Overnight Cruise in Halong Bay; Meals as mentioned in the itinerary: B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner; All transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle; English speaking guide (other languages on request); Boat trip; Flight ticket: Hanoi – Luang Parabang, Luang Parabang – Siem Reap; Mineral water and wet towel; All entrance and sightseeing fees; All taxes and service charges.
Exclusions: Visa frees; International airfare and airport taxes; Early check-in and late check-out at all hotels; Other Drinks; Insurance; Personal expenses; Tipping / Gratuities; Surcharge on special days; Any other services not clearly mentioned above.

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