Day 01
Hanoi Arrival (Vietnam)
Upon arrival, pick up at the airport then transfer to your hotel for check-in. Free at leisure.
Take a full day city tour to visit Ho Chi Minh Complex area and One Pillar pagoda. After that, visit the Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam and the Museum of Ethnology where you can learn different life aspects of 54 ethnic minorities in Vietnam. After lunch, enjoy a cyclo tour to visit the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem lake then watch the traditional water puppet show.
Day 03
Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Leave Hanoi for Halong Bay. Enjoying the journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta and the scenery of rice fields. Upon arrival, board an overnight cruise to discover the legendary Halong Bay. Enjoy full board meals and many indoor & outdoor activities. Overnight on the cruise.
Day 04
Halong Bay – Hanoi – Flight to Da Nang – Hoian (B)
Join a Tai Chi session then enjoy an international breakfast while the cruise cruises among hundreds of islets before coming back to the pier. Drive back to the airport for a flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to the hotel in Hoian for check in.
Day 05
Hoian Ancient Town – Basket Boat Tour (B)
You will visit Hoian’s vibrant market and ancient port to explore the rhythm of local daily life and savor the true color, flavor and taste of the oriental then enjoy a walking tour to visit the Hoian ancient town. In the afternoon, transfer to Cam Thanh village, home to 7 hectares of coconut palm water to learn about the traditional art of making basket boats as well as the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen then take part in some hands-on activities in the basket boats that are fun, safe and interesting.
Day 06
Hoian – Da Nang – Flight to Ho Chi Minh City (B)
Free at leisure until transfer to the airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, pick up then transfer to the hotel for check in.
Day 07
Ho Chi Minh City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnels (B, L)
Depart to Cu Chi Tunnels which are a maze of underground passages used by the Vietnamese communists during the Vietnam War as protection against the American air raids. After lunch, visit the War Remnants museum–it exhibited the old military equipment from the Vietnam War. Continue to visit the Reunification palace, formerly the Presidential palace that was the sight of South Vietnam’s surrender in April 1975. Walk down to see Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office then finish at Ben Thanh market.
Day 08
Mekong Delta (B, L)
Transfer to Mekong Delta then take a boat trip to discover Caibe floating market where local people sell, buy and exchange goods on their boats. Visit a village to watch the process of making local products, observe daily activities, enjoy Vietnamese traditional music then take a small sampan rowing by hand of a local to feel the real Mekong river. After lunch, visit a local brick kiln before taking another boat to Vinh Long, the center of tropical fruits and stopping for a short visit at a local market.
Day 09
Ho Chi Minh City – Flight to Siem Reap (B) (Cambodia)
Free time to relax until transfer to the airport for a flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to the hotel for check-in.
Day 10
Angkor Thom – Angkor Wat (B, L, D)
Transfer to visit Angkor Thom including Elephant terrace, Leper King terrace, Baphuon, Royal enclosure, Phimeanakas, Bayon temple and Ta Prohm temple. After lunch, visit Angkor Wat which is one of the 7 wonders of the world. In the evening, enjoy dinner in front of a traditional dancing show at the Apsara Theatre.
Day 11
Banteay Srey – Big Circuit (B, L)
You will enjoy the sunrise at Angkor Wat(Optional) and spend the whole morning exploring the greatest fine-art of the Angkor Empire at Banteay-Srey temple. After lunch, visit the Grand Circuit of temples: Preah Khan, Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang, Neak Poan and Ta Som. Late afternoon, you will enjoy the sunset at Pre Rup temple.
Day 12
Tonle Sap Lake – Siem Reap – Flight to Luang Prabang (B) (Laos)
Enjoy a boat trip on the Tonle Sap lake. This is a great opportunity to learn about the life of the locals in this village then get back to the airport for a flight to Luang Prabang. Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to the hotel for check-in.
Day 13
Luang Prabang – Pak Ou Caves (B, L)
Transfer to visit the city’s temples including Wat Sene and Wat Xieng Thong then take a boat trip to visit Pak Ou Caves. On the way, you will also enjoy a panoramic view of the tranquil countryside. In the afternoon, you will visit some villages including Ban Xan Hai where the local rice wine is produced and other villages.
Day 14
Luang Prabang – Kuang Si Waterfall – Elephant Riding (B, L)
Transfer to visit the stupa of Wat Visoun, Wat Aham & Wat Mai and Phosi market. Next, enjoy an Asian elephant tour and venture on a 35 mins journey through forests, plantations and fields then visit some ethnic minority villages. Afterward, transfer to visit the Kuang Si waterfalls then climb up to the top of Phousi mount for the beautiful view of the city & river at sunset.
Day 15
Luang Prabang Departure (B)
Free at leisure until transfer to the airport for your own departure flight home.
