Best of Vietnam & Cambodia

You will be welcomed at the airport and transferred to the hotel for check-in. Free at leisure. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.

Transfer to visit the Museum of Ethnology where you learn the various life aspects of 54 ethnic minorities in Vietnam. Next, visit Ho Chi Minh complex with first stop at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside) then take a short walk to the Presidential Palace, House on Stilts and the One Pillar Pagoda. After lunch, visit the Temple of Literature which is the first university in Vietnam. Continue the excursion with a cyclo ride around the Old Quarter to observe the daily life of locals, as well as see how they manage in the incredible traffic then enjoy the traditional water puppet show.

Transfer to Ninh Binh – a mysterious area of land, mountain and river. The first visit will be Mua Cave, the most picturesque spot in Ninh Binh where you will climb around 500 steps to enjoy an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc, rice fields and karst landscape. After lunch, you will take a traditional boat trip to visit Tam Coc, often called the “Halong Bay on land”, with its limestone peaks and rice paddy fields spread all along the way.

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 and outdoor activities. Overnight on the cruise.

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 (1.15 hour). Upon arrival, pick up at the airport then transfer to the hotel in Hoian for check-in.

Visit the vibrant market in Hoian and ancient port to explore the rhythm of local daily life and savor the true color, flavor and taste of the oriental. Later, enjoy a walking tour to visit the Hoian ancient town. In the afternoon, free time to enjoy the beach or you can contact our travel consultant for more activities such as Countryside tour, Cycling tour, Sunset cruise, Cooking class, My Son sanctuary, Golden Bridge, etc.

Free at leisure until transfer to the airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City (1.15 hour). Upon arrival, pick up at the airport then transfer to the hotel for check-in.

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.

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 then transfer back to the hotel.

Free time to relax until transfer to the airport for a flight to Siem Reap (1.15 hour). Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to the hotel for check-in.

Transfer to visit Angkor Thom including Elephant terrace, Leper King terrace, Baphuon, Royal enclosure, Phimeanakas and Bayon temple. Afterward, you will also visit Ta Prohm temple, one of the most beautiful temples in the area. After lunch, visit Angkor Wat where it is the largest & most impressive of all the temples and it’s one of the 7 wonders of the world. In the evening, enjoy dinner in front of a traditional dancing show at the Apsara Theatre.

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. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat trip on the Tonle Sap lake to learn about the life of the locals in this village then get back to the hotel in Siem Reap.

Depending on your departure time, you will have some free time to relax or further explore Siem Reap on your own before transfer to the airport for the departure flight.