Vietnam & Cambodia Tour 21 days

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL

• Arrive at Noi Bai International airport. Welcome by our driver with your name on board. Then transfer you to Ha Noi Old Quarter. Lunch/dinner at your account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 2: HANOI - CRUISING THROUGH SPECTACULAR HALONG BAY (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel then driver and tour guide will come to pick you up at the hotel around 8:00. Departs for Halong Bay. Stop-over at middle way for rest and relax
• Arrival in Tuan Chau port at noon, check-in on board. Enjoy set menu sea-food lunch while cruising through most beautiful parts of the magical Bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water. Discover the magical beauty of nature by kayaking along side limestone cliffs stretching vertically over pure blue water in the tranquil bay. Swimming if the weather permits.
• Sunset party on the upper deck in the late afternoon before enjoying special dinner cooked by our professional chef. Free at leisure in the evening for relaxing, singing karaoke or squid-fishing…

DAY 3: HALONG BAY - HANOI (B/L)

• You can wake up early for taking beautiful photos of the sunrise. Breakfast will be served after that. Then visit Surprising Cave – the most beautiful one in Halong Bay. Check out at 9:00 am.
• The boat keeps cruising around the bay to the un-touch area. Take part in Cooking class then have farewell lunch before the boat disembarks at Tuan Chau port around 11:45 am.
• Get on the bus to drive back Hanoi. Drop off at Hotel in Hanoi center around 5:00 pm. Dinner at your account. 20:00 Our driver will transfer you to the train station for departure to Sapa ( schedule: 21:15 - 06:15 ). Overnight on the train at the A/C soft sleeper cabin.

DAY 4: LAO CAI - TREKKING TO HMONG VILLAGE - CAT CAT (B, L, D)

• AM: 6h30 arrive, Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. You will have breakfast and some time for R & R, 09h00 Trek to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black Hmong tribe. Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way. Then check-in hotel (check-in after 12:00 PM). Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon: free time to explore & discovery Sapa market & Stone church. Back to the hotel for dinner. Overnight in Sapa town.

DAY 5: LAO CHAI - TA VAN - MUONG HOA VALLEY (B, L)

• After breakfast you check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trip. Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. Have a picnic lunch on the way. Then back to Sapa Town, free time, take shower at the hotel. 15:30 get on the bus to Hanoi. Drop off at hotel in Hanoi around 21:30. Stay overnight in Hanoi

DAY 6: HANOI CITY TOUR FULL DAY (B/L)

• AM: After having breakfast at your hotel, tour guide and driver will come to pick you up around 8:00 am. Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, continue on to the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda at West lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam). Then visit Bat Trang pottery village (applied on Mon, Wed & Fri). Returns Hanoi Old Quarter for delicious set menu lunch.
• PM: After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam, see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 - it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. Take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. Enjoy 45 minutes for Water Puppet Show, In the end, journey through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Stay overnight in Hanoi

DAY 7: HANOI FLIGHT TO HUE (B)

• Our driver will take you to Noi Bai International Airport, take a flight to Hue city. On arrival, we will pick you from Hue airport to Hotel in Hotel- free and easy at the leisure time. Overnight in Hue Hotel

DAY 8: HUE CITY TOUR FULL DAY (B, L)

• Breakfast at hotel, 8:00 am tour guide picks you up at your hotel, visiting Dong Ba Market to see the daily life of local people. Take a boat trip along Perfume River to Thien Mu pagoda - The oldest pagoda in Hue City. After that visiting Imperial Citadel of Nguyen Dynasty (1802 - 1945) & Royal Antiques Museum - A collection of ornaments from the Nguyen dynasty. Lunch at a local restaurant (Huế specialties, Western and Asian food)
• After lunch, continues to visit Incense Stick village, Khai Dinh King’s Tomb – a blend of Western and Eastern architecture. Minh Mang King’s Tomb, one is impressed by the majesty and symmetry of the architectural constructions. On the way back to your hotel, we drop in handicraft village in Hue city – learn how to make a conical hat. 16:00 – 17:00. Back to Hotel. Free time at leisure. Stay overnight in Hue

DAY 9: HUE - DANANG - HOI AN (B)

• After breakfast, check out. The bus will take you to Hoi An Town. A long center coastal line, you will stop at Hai Van Pass to have a great view of Lang Co Beach. Pass by beautiful Danang city. Lunch on the way (at your account). Stop at Marble Mountain before arriving Hoi An Tow around 2:00 pm. Check-in hotel.
• Its free time for you to wander around the town of Lantern, famous with Japanese Covered Bridge, Fujian Assembly Hall, Museum of Trade Ceramics... try the most delicious "Banh My Phuong" or any type of deserts restaurant or coffee shop along Thu Bon River. Stay overnight in Hoi An

DAY 10: HOI AN ECO AND COOKING CLASS (B/L)

• 8:30 am Our guides meet you up at the hotel lobby. We are moving to Tra Que Vegetable Village by bikes. You have a chance to feel the green with the distinct aroma of local varieties of vegetables here. Then, you will be guided the whole process of growing vegetables as real farmers. And you have the chance to ride water buffalo with the guidance of the local after that.
• Then, saying goodbye to Tra Que Vegetable Village, you will ride to Cam Thanh Eco -Village. On the way, you will contemplate the beauty of the countryside in Vietnam. You will have an opportunity to stop and take many beautiful photos of rice paddies and water buffalo riding opportunities later. After that, you can enjoy some local food for lunch or dinner at our restaurant. We are going to water- coconut jungle and have chance to rowing basket boats with the locals. You will be immersed in the natural beauty of the nipa palm forest. You can get some loveable handmade souvenirs made from nipa palm leaves such as hats, watches, rings…. you can cruise along Thu Bon River on the wooden boat and see some fishermen catching fishes with the fishing nets on the river.

DAY 11: HOI AN - DANANG - NHA TRANG (B)

• After breakfast, you will free time until the driver takes you to Danang Airport.
  Overnight in Nha Trang city.

DAY 12: NHA TRANG BAY (B)

• Breakfast at Hotel. Free at leisure

DAY 13: NHA TRANG FREE AT LEISURE - HCM City (B)

• Breakfast at Hotel
• Flight to HCM city in the afternoon. Overnight in HCM

DAY 14: HO CHI MINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNEL FULL DAY (B, L)

• Breakfast at your hotel. 7:45-8:00 Pick up you at the meeting point, start to the downtown of Ho Chi Minh for touring along the famous Dong Khoi street, passing by the Opera House, Town Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral & central Post Office and Independent Palace. Lunch at a local restaurant.
• In the afternoon, we are heading to Hoc Mon District to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, is 70 kilometers Northwest of down-town Ho Chi Minh City. The Cu Chi Tunnel system had been created a long time back, from 1948 to assist Viet Minh in the combat with French. Back to the hotel in the late afternoon. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

DAY 15: HO CHI MINH CITY - MY THO - BEN TRE - CAN THO (B, L)

• Breakfast at the hotel & check out. Tour guide comes to pick you up around 8:00 am, travel by shuttle bus to My Tho, board a wooden motorboat to Unicorn Island. On this boat along the river’s bank, you’ll be passing through natural creeks and quiet villages and watch rural people going to work. You will see an interesting fishermen's port, stilt houses. One of the boat’s stops during this trip is at a large orchard that has many different types of tasty tropical fruits for your enjoyments. Another boat stop is for the Turtle Island 1 hr from the previous one. Here, on a small rowboat, you’ll see interesting transportation modes that local people use to move around. From there, we’ll take you to a bee farm where you have a chance to taste a tasteful cup of authentic honey tea while checking out the folk music that is typical to only the people in Southern Vietnam.
• After that, we’ll take you to a village where you can smell the flavor of coconut candies being made many yards away. This is a great chance to witness how village people make candy and handcrafted items from coconuts. You might learn that those people can amazingly make dozens of useful products out of coconut trees. As your journey ends, bus transfer you to Can Tho. Check-in hotel. Stay overnight in Can Tho.

DAY 16: CAN THO - CAI RANG FLOATING VILLAGE - CHAU DOC (B, L)

• Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Mekong river, then proceed to Cai Rang floating markets.
  Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to pass a “Monkey bridge” which is built by only one stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. Proceed to Chau Doc, continue the tour to visit Tra Su, getting to the wild birds Sanctuary, cruising smoothly with small boats to discover the arrays of splendid canals deep into the forest, watching storks, cranes and other tropical birds. Back to the Town, hotel checks in. Stay overnight at hotel in Chau Doc

DAY 17: CHAU DOC - PHNOM PENH (B)

• After breakfast. 07:30 take a boat trip to Cambodia – Phnom Penh.
  13:00 Arrive at Phnom Penh Port. Our driver will pick you up there with your name on board. Then transfer you to our proposed hotel. Lunch & dinner at your account. Overnight in Phnom Penh city

DAY 18: PHNOM PENH - SIEM REAP (B, L)

• Morning, visit the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town. Visit the Silver Pagoda, located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles.
• You then continue your visit at The notorious Choeung Ek Killing Field and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum afterward.
  You can visit Wat Phnom, the most famous Buddhist temple in Phnom Penh, instead of Choeung Ek Killing Field and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum if you feel they are not suitable for you. Wat Phnom was built in 1373 and stands 27 meters above the ground. It is the tallest religious structure in the city. The pagoda was given the name of Wat Preah Cheney Borapaut.
• Afternoon, get a transfer to Siem Reap. The transfer takes approximately 6 hours.

DAY 19: SIEM REAP - ANGKOR WAT - ANGKOR THOM (B,L)

• In the morning, visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (literally: “Great City”), located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. Continue your visit at 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 Avalokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Continue your visit to Ta Prohm, one of the most beautiful temples in Angkor. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool (representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake), Ta Som, built in late 12th century C.E. the most distant temple on the grand circuit, small but classic.
• In the afternoon, visit Angkor Wat the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor. 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. Before ending the tour today, enjoy a wonderful sunset scenery from the Top of Phnom Bakheng Hill. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

DAY 20: SIEM REAP - BEANG MELEE (B, L)

• Morning, visit 5 famous temples in Siem Reap including East Mebon, Ta Som, Neak Panan, Preah Khan, Pre Rup...
  Afternoon, visit Beng Mealea. A spectacular sight to behold, Beng Mealea. located 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Beng Mealea is one of the most mysterious temples at Angkor, as nature has well and truly run riot. Exploring this titanic of temples, built to the same floorplan as Angkor Wat, is the ultimate Indiana Jones experience. Built-in the 12th century under Suryavarman II, Beng Mealea is enclosed by a massive moat measuring 1.2km by 900m.

DAY 21: SIEM REAP DEPARTURE (B)

• Today bid farewell to Cambodia. After breakfast, free on own leisure till time for departure to your next destination.
  Tour end here.