Day 01
Hanoi Arrival [Vietnam]
Upon arrival, pick up at the airport then transfer to your hotel for check-in. Free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
Transfer to Ho Chi Minh Complex area to learn about his life during the revolutionary period then visit to the One Pillar pagoda. After that, visit the Ethnology museum where you can learn and see the various life aspects of 54 ethnic minorities in Vietnam. After lunch, continue to visit the Literature temple, well known as Vietnam’s first university. Your tour in Hanoi will continue with a cyclo tour around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem lake then enjoy 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 and outdoor activities. Overnight on the cruise.
Day 04
Halong Bay – Hanoi – Flight to Ho Chi Minh City (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 Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 05
Ho Chi Minh City – 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 then finish at General Post Office.
Day 06
Mekong Delta (B, L)
You will explore Ben Tre through a scenic boat ride along the river, witnessing traditional brick making, exploring coconut workshops and immerse yourself in local music. Then, you take a leisurely walk to a farmer's house crafting sleep mats, journey through coconut groves and local villages via tuk-tuk. After that, you will enjoy a rowing boat ride along palm tree-lined canals, followed by a lunch at a local restaurant before returning to Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 07
Ho Chi Minh City – Bus to Phnom Penh (B) [Cambodia]
Transfer to the bus station for an express bus to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel for check in. Free at leisure. Overnight in Phnom Penh.
Transfer to visit the main sights including Royal palace, Silver pagoda, Friendship and Independence monuments, National museum and Wat Phnom. After lunch, visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide museum, the site is a former high school where was used as a prison by the communist Khmer Rouge and transfer to the Killing Fields where large numbers of people were killed and buried by the communist Khmer Rouge.
Day 09
Phnom Penh – Siem Reap (B)
Transfer by private transport to Siem Reap. En route, stop at Skoun town to visit spider local market and before reaching Siem Reap, we will make another stop at Kampong Kdei, an ancient bridge from the Angkor era that was built in the 12th century.
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
Siem Reap – Tonle Sap Lake – Departure (B)
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 your own departure flight home.