Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos

Cities Covered:

• Hanoi                        : 2 Nights
• Halong Bay Cruise   : 1 Night
• Saigon                      : 3 Nights
• Siem Reap               : 2 Nights
• Luang Prabang        : 2 Nights

Highlights:

Hanoi :

• Hanoi City Tour with Ho Chi Minh Complex
• Traditional Water Puppet Show
• Day Trip to Ninh Binh and Trang An

Halong Bay :

• 1 Night in Cruise
• Red River delta

Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) :

• Cu Chi Tunnels
• Day Trip to Mekong Delta

Siem Reap (Cambodia) :

• Full Day Angkor Wat Tour

Luang Prabang (Laos) :

• Full Dy Mekong River Cruise with Pak Ou Cave
• City Orientation Tour
• Visit Majestic Kuang Si Waterfalls

Meals :

• 09 Buffet Breakfast (Including 01 Breakfast in Cruise)
• 01 Breakfast at Indian Restaurant (on arrival day)
• 09 Dinner in Indian Restaurant
• 01 Lunch & 01 Dinner in Cruise

Day 1:- Arrive Hanoi. Hanoi City Tour & Evening Traditional Water Puppet Show.

(Breakfast & Dinner)

Welcome to Vietnam. Arrive at Noi Bai international Airport Hanoi and transfer to Hotel.

En-route Breakfast at Indian Restaurant.

Later proceed for city tour.

Our City Tour begins with Ho Chi Minh Complex. Includes: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One pillar Pagoda, Ba Dinh Square, then to the Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first university established during the construction of the capital.

Then we drive out to the Tran Quoc Pagoda, then going around Hoan Kiem Lake and visit Ngoc Son Temple, Ly Thai To Statue.

After City Tour, Arrive at the Hotel & Check-in.

Take rest and in the evening we will proceed to visit Traditional Water Puppet Show, a unique northern Vietnamese art form especially designed for depicting scenes from rural life and episodes of national history.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post, Dinner back to hotel.

Day 2:- Day Trip to Ninh Binh and Trang An.

(Breakfast & Dinner)

After breakfast transfer to Ninh Binh with 2 hours on road journey.

Visit Hoa Lu, which was once depicted the ancient capital of Vietnam, settling up in the 10th century.

Visit temples of two Dynasties of Dinh and Le with a very unique architectures in the old time. Learn more about ancient culture through an excavation of vestiges of Royal Places ground dated 10th century.

Later, Visit Trang An eco-tourism complex. The combination of inexperienced mountains and emerald green water, many caves limestone mountains, wild natures of forest and rivers, and a big system of distinctive caves. It’s thought about as “an out- of-doors geological museum”. Make sure that you will be amazed by the breathtaking scenes there.

In the evening back to Hanoi.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 3:- Depart Hanoi / Transfer to Halong Bay Cruise.

(Breakfast, Local Lunch & Local Dinner)

Today after breakfast check out from hotel and proceed to Halong Bay Cruise Harbour.

5 hours journey is scenic in itself alongside beautiful landscape of Red River delta.

Upon arrival at the harbor, meet our Cruise Crew to join the fantastic journey around the New Seven Wonder on Luxury Cruise. Welcomed and check-in the boat, your local lunch will be served while the boat slowly slides on romantic waves of the sea.

Afternoon is time for many interesting activities such as: visiting the cave, kayaking, swimming, sunbathing & cooking class.

Enjoy special dinner dish (Local dinner) and continuing night program with the crew.

Overnight on Cruise in Ha Long Bay.

Day 4:- Depart Cruise / Arrive Hanoi Airport. Flight to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).

(Breakfast & Dinner)

Start your day with Tai Chi instruction or just do sunbathing on sundeck and feel the magnificent dawn scene surrounding you, then have breakfast and follow cruise’s itinerary with visit to Cave or Floating Village.

By Lunch Time, transfer back to Harbour.

On arrival at Harbour, shuttle bus transfer back to Hanoi city.

Arrive Hanoi City, transfer to Hanoi Airport for your flight to Hochiminh city.

Arrival Saigon, which is the largest city in Vietnam, situated in the southeastern region. The city surrounds the Saigon River and covers about 2,061 km². The city was the capital of South Vietnam until the end of the Vietnam War.

Pick up from airport and transfer to hotel.

Enroute Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Arrive at Hotel and Check-in.

Day 5:- Cu Chi Tunnels & Reunification Hall.

(Breakfast & Dinner)

After breakfast, we will proceed for the famous attraction of Cu Chi Tunnels.

Cu Chi is the amazing site where Viet Cong hid during the War. It is now a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreign tourists – the network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens.

There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a “Free Target Zone”. Visitors can watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed before entering the tunnels. Spend the next hour exploring the tunnels. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla’s food in war time).

Return back to Hochiminh City.

In the afternoon, visit to the Reunification Hall which includes: formal meeting rooms, private bedrooms, war situation rooms 10 meter beneath earth’s level. The guide will show you important historical facts about this building and some French colonial structures, the Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office, The City Hall and the last one is Opera House.

Later proceed for Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post Dinner back to hotel.

Day 6:- Day Trip to Mekong Delta.

(Breakfast & Dinner)

After breakfast, proceed to Mekong Delta to immerse yourself in the natural beauty and the rich culture of the vibrant southern Delta region.

Boating down the river to experience the local life, fishing port, fishing floating house, enjoy the local folk song music and seasonal fresh fruit.

Later depart from Ho Chi Minh for My Tho city. Enjoy the peaceful villages on the way and get far away from city life. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda. Then move to My Tho boat station.

Pick up at My Tho Tourist Boat-station, take a boat trip on Mekong River that covers areas of My Tho fish-farm and 4 islands of Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle and Phoenix.

Transfer to Rach Xếp (Ben Tre), visit the factory of crafts and the showrooms of coconut products.

Get on a horse cart along the nicest rural village of the area on the way to visit honey bee farm where guest can enjoy the taste of honey tea. Rowing on sampans along the canals of Mekong River covered with shady water coconut trees.

Later back to coach and return to Saigon.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 7:- Depart Hochiminh / Flight to Siem Reap (Cambodia).

(Breakfast & Dinner)

After breakfast, checkout from hotel and transfer to Airport for your flight to Siem Reap.

Upon arrival at Siem Reap airport, transfer to hotel and Check-in.

Rest of the day is free for leisure.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 8:- Full Day Angkor Wat Tour.

(Breakfast & Dinner)

Today after breakfast, full day to explore the world famous Angkor Wat.

We drive to Angkor Thom, the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Visit to Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery, and the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Enjoy wonderful sunset from the top of Phnom Ba Kheng Hill.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 9:- Depart Siem Reap / Flight to Luang Prabang.  Arrive Lunag Prabang (Cambodia). Kung Si Waterfalls and local sightseeing of Luang Prabang.

(Breakfast & Dinner)

Breakfast at hotel and transfer to Airport for your flight to Luang Prabang.

On arrival at the Luang Prabang airport, you will be met and transferred to hotel for check in.

Situated in the center of northern Laos, Luang Prabang is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding cultural, historic and architectural values and its harmonious relationship between the natural and built environment.

We will then proceed for local sightseeing of Luang Prabang with Kuang Si Waterfalls.

We ascend the 329 steps to the top of Phousi Hill for a panoramic view of the city and the Mekong River.

Then transfer directly to the beautiful Kuang Si, which is the biggest waterfall in the Luang Prabang area with three tiers leading to a 50-metre drop into spectacular azure pools before flowing downstream. The pools also make great swimming holes and are very popular with both tourists and locals. There is also the chance to walk to the nearby village of Ban Thapene, and explore the hidden waterfalls, which is rarely visited by other tourists.

On the way back to Luang Prabang, we will take a short visit to the Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center, set serenely close to the Mekong, this beautiful, traditionally styled workshop, where weavers, spinners and batik makers produce top-quality fabrics, offers free tours every half-hour.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 10:- Day Trip to Pak Ou Cave with Mekong River Cruise.  City Orientation Tour.

(Breakfast & Dinner)

After breakfast at hotel, we will proceed for full day tour of Pak Ou Cave and Luang Prabang.

We will first embark on the leisurely cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, a 16th century cave monastery filled with thousands of Buddha images, which locates 25 Kilometers North of Luang Prabang in the limestone cliffs overlooking the Mekong River.

En route, you will stop at Ban Muang Keo, a well-known village for its traditional Lao rice whisky distilling.

Later back to Luang Prabang.

On arrival back in the city, visit the old Wat Sene, and the nearby magnificent Wat Xiengthong a superb piece of Lao temple architecture, which presents a sweeping two-tiered roof and ornate mosaics including a beautiful ‘tree of life ‘glass montage on the rear temple wall.

If time permits, we will drive out of the city to visit Ban Xangkhong, the Thai Lue village, which is famous for its arts and crafts. We also visit the nearby village of Ban Xienglek specializing in making the traditional Saa paper.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 11:- Depart Luang Prabang / Arrive Home.

(Breakfast)

Wake up as the sun rises, we will prepare to join the most sacred tradition of Laos, the daily morning alms giving, which dates to the 14th century. More than 200 Buddhist monks depart from various temples to gather their daily meal from the faithful residents sitting quietly on the streets.

We then visit the temporary morning market near the former Royal Palace. Just set on the ground, the local people come here to barter their day’s catch from rice, to vegetable, to fish, or chicken.

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Airport for your flight back home with wonderful memories & souvenirs from your Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Holidays.

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