DAY 1
Overnight night flight to Ha Noi - Vietnam
Embark on a 17-day adventure exploring the cultural richness of Vietnam and Cambodia, starting with a flight to Vietnam and spanning iconic destinations such as Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City, and the majestic Angkor Wat complex in Siem Reap.
DAY 2
Ha Noi Arrive - Old quarter tour
Our driver and tour guide welcomes you at Noi Bai Airport, and will escort you to your hotel.
Check in and relax. Late that afternoon visit Hanoi’s Old Quarter, also known as the ‘36 streets’. Take a walking tour through charming Hang Be Market and around Hoan Kiem Lake.
This bustling area of narrow streets and alleys is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It's a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities all around you. Then transfer you back to your hotel.
Overnight in Ha Noi.
Meal: Dinner
DAY 3
Ha Noi - City tour
We pass by the various Government offices, the preservation of colonial French residences, then we will visit One Pillar Pagoda, founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049, next, we will visit the Temple of Literature. Continue to picturesque West Lake and the sixth century Tran Quoc Buddhist Pagoda. In the afternoon visit the fascinating Ethnology Museum (closed on Monday), which is both a research centre and a public museum exhibiting the ethnic groups of Vietnam. We drive back to Hoan Kiem legend lake, to visit Ngoc Son Temple which respects Van Xuong saint and Tran Hung Dao former general commander. We will also learn about the Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake.
Overnight in Ha
Noi. Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 4
Ha Noi - Ninh Binh - Tam Coc - Hoa Lu - Dancing cave - Ha Noi
After breakfast, you will go to Van Lam village, get on a bamboo boat rowed by the local villager to explore the stunning scenery of Tamcoc - World Natural Heritage Site selected by UNESCO in 2014, highlight of Vietnam tours Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh. Continue to see the Panorama View from MUA CAVES which means: Dancing Cave in Vietnamese. Climb up on 500 steps to top to enjoy the amazing view of Ngo Dong River and TAM COC panorama, enjoying the best view in sunset in this area if time permitted.
Visit to Hoa Lu – the ancient Royal Capital of Vietnam, visit the two temples: Temple of King Dinh and King Le, admire the unique architecture from ancient times. Then we back to Ha Noi and overnight in Ha No.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 5
Ha Noi - Sapa - Glass Bridge
After breakfast, we depart to Sapa for 5 hours on the high way. When we arrive, we will
go for lunch then we take you to Glass Bridge.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 6
Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van – Fansipan
After breakfast, we depart for a 4-hour trekking journey through Lao Chai - Ta Van. Terrace
fields are great for photographing, and cold soft drinks, beer, water can be found along the
way of your trek up hill, to a road where your car is awaiting to transfer you back to Sapa to
relax. Then we will take a car from Sa Pa to visit Fansipan, the highest peak of the Indochina
mountains. Back to Sa Pa and overnight in Sapa.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 7
Sapa - Sin Chai Village - Love waterfall - Silver waterfall - Sapa
After breakfast, we will visit the Love and Silver waterfalls. Then we go to Tram Ton Pass at the
height of 2047 meters above sea level, (the highest pass in Vietnam) where great views are
offered of the surrounding mountains and lush forests of the Hoang Lien National Park.
From there you will trek 30 minutes through forest. Along the way you have many chances
to see wild flowers. Trekking along the stream you will arrive the Love Waterfall. We will
depart to Sín Chải village, situated near Sapa in Northern Vietnam, at the foot of Mount
Fansipan. Located in a rain forested area protected by the Hoang Lien National Park. The
village is home to the Black H’mong people, whose traditional wooden houses are scattered
across the valley. Back to Sa Pa and overnight in Sapa.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 8
Sapa – Ha Noi
Free until we drive back to Ha Noi and overnight in Hanoi. Meal: Breakfast.
DAY 9
Ha Noi - Ha Long
After breakfast, you’ll take a 2.5-hour-drive to Halong Bay, one of the great natural of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Upon arrival, the boat crew will welcome you and transfer you to the junk (a traditional boat of Vietnam) for check-in and enjoy a cruise around Halong Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. At the same time, you can behold thousands of limestone islands and grottoes rising from the clear emerald water. After lunch you’ll join some activities on the boat to discover the beauty of the bay, visit a cave, doing kayaking or enjoy swimming in the sea before getting back to the junk for relaxing and dinner. In the evening, you can join night fishing with locals. Overnight on board.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
DAY 10
Ha Long Bay - Ha Noi - Flight to Hoi An
In the morning, your breakfast will be served while floating on the sea, and explore the beauty
of Halong Bay before disembarking time. Joining some more activities on boat and then
checking out. The early lunch will be served before getting back to the main dock and
back to Ha Noi for flight to Hoi An. Check in the hotel. Free time and overnight in Hoi An.
Meal: Breakfast.
DAY 11
Hoi An - Tra Que Village with cooking class - Boat tour
09:00: Our guide picks you up at your hotel by car. Starting to the countryside throughout beautiful arrow roads, rice paddle fields, old temple, water palm forests, enjoy the fresh air with the nature. You will go to Cam Thanh Coconut Forest, join in a special bamboo Basket boat on the Cua Dai river, exploring the seven hectares’ water palm forest, learn how to catch purple crabs… Then ride to An My Paddy Field, see the buffalo – the symbol of countryside in Vietnam. Continue to a local house in Tra Que Village, enjoy a welcome drink. Taking part in a cooking class, learn how to make traditional rice milk, and have lunch with local food and a family. This will be a true experience of the trip. After lunch, meet local farmers, sharing about their local farming, and experience daily life, listen to the tour guide introduced and explained about the process of the wet rice how to grow it, and have chance to work as a real farmer. Overnight in Hoi An.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 12
Hoi An free time
Free time. Meal: Breakfast.
DAY 13
Hoi An - Flight to Sai Gon - City tour
Our driver will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh. Then we will
visit the War Museum, Reunification Hall, formerly known as the Presidential Palace.
This modern building, which North Vietnamese tanks seized on the morning of April 30,
1975, as Saigon fell. This fascinating building is filled with history still fresh in the minds of
many. Continue to the Old Post Office, the Notre Dame Cathedral. Back to hotel and overnight
in Ho Chi Minh City.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 14
Sai Gon - Ben Tre - Sai Gon
Pick up to Hung Vuong Pier (Ben Tre city). Take a boat on Ben Tre River – one of tributaries of Mekong River, sight-seeing lively activities along river such as fishing, water transferring...Stop at brickwork to see how to make bricks in handy traditional style by printing and baking. Visit one of the plenty coconut processing workshops, where the people open coconut by hand (husking coconut). where coconut candies are made and have a chance to learn how coconut candy making process located along canal (Ms Lan coconut candy workshop), taste tropical fruit and honey tea. Turn on natural scissors creek where they look smaller and smaller as you get to the village. Take a walk to a family workshop making sleep mats. Afterwards, ride on a cart powered by a motorbike and travel through some tranquil villages. You will be able to see and touch vegetables gardens and find out about tropical culture from Peasants. Afternoon, taking a row-boat along the water palm creek and boat back to Sai gon. Overnight in Sai Gon.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 15
Sai Gon - Flight to Siem Riep
Free time until your guide and your private car, meet you and transfer you to the airport for your
flight to Siem Riep. Upon arrival at Siem Reap International Airport, meet and transfer to check
in at hotel. Overnight at Siem Riep.
Meal: Breakfast.
DAY 16
Angkor wat Discovery
After breakfast, we drive to the World Heritage Site; visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom to Bayon temple. The South Gate of Angkor Thom which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone. You will visit the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Next, we will move to the jungle intertwined Ta Prohm, made famous in Angelina Jolie’s Tomb Raider movie. Ta Prohm, one of the popular temple in the area. Take a leisurely stroll through this wondrous site, with giant fig and kapok trees strangling the ancient stonework in a photogenic interplay of man and nature. Seeing the architectural masterpiece of Angkor Wat and stroll around this massive monument, exploring the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple.
Overnight in Siem Reap. Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 17
Siem Reap - Tonle Sap - Banteay Srei Butterfly Centre
(Not visit BANTEAY SREI TEMPLE) - Siem Reap
AM (by car). An early morning, we drive to Chong Khneas village, the floating village
located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Visit the village and take an excursion in a
traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia’s biggest natural water body
and, one of the largest in Asia. The experience is wonderful as we pass by floating village,
friendly children in small boats and fishermen. Return to city and continue to visit "Les
Artisans D`Angkor - Chantiers Ecoles", this center works with young artisans; the team
creates, produce and market a unique collection of ornamental sculpture, lacquer, silk
weaving and silk painting. The company promotes fair and sustainable development in
order to provide benefits to rural communities. Have lunch at local restaurant.
We’ll be trekking in the village, see local villagers weaving basket, rattan, white wine producing,
noodle making etc. Later on, visit to the Banteay Srei Butterfly Centre (BBC) to learn about
the diverse butterflies in Cambodia. On the way back stop at Pradark Village, where you will
see the villagers making palm sugar, handicraft for selling to tourist. It’s a nice chance for
you to see the local people living on the country side with their struggling for daily life.
Return to hotel and overnight in Siem Reap.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 18
Siem Reap- Departure
Free, until we come to pick you up to airport for the flight home. End of services!
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INCLUSIVE - Vietnam Visa pre - approval letter;
- Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast
- Check in time is 2.00 PM and check out time is 12.00 PM. Early or late service is subject to availability with surcharge
- Tour and transfer as mentioned by air-conditioned vehicles
- English speaking local guide {one place - one guide) ask request
- All admission fee at attractions as mentioned in the itinerary
- All meals as mentioned in the itinerary {B: Breakfast, L: lunch, D: Dinner) NOT INCLUDE THE DRINK
- Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
- 02 Mineral water & cold towels during sightseeing tours
- Domestic flights.
EXCLUSIVE
- Other meals than mentioned
- Visa stamp fee at the arrival airport {$25/pax in Vietnam and $30/pax in Cambodia)
- Early/late check in/out service at hotels {surcharge if request)
- Single room supplement
- Other services than mentioned
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips for local team
- Return International flights.
NOTE: Price is not applied for
- X’mas & New Year Eve (from Dec 21st to Jan 5th)
- Vietnamese Luna New Year (from Feb 5th 2024 to Feb 17th 2024)
- Public Holidays (from Apr 27th to May 3rd, from Aug 30th to Sep 3rd) and Peak Seasons
FLIGHT DETAILS (included)
| Flight Number | Date | Route | Time | Checked luggage | Airlines |
| VN181 |
| HAN-DAD | 16:20 - 17:45 | 23kg | Vietnam Airlines |
| VN115 |
| DAD-SGN | 10:10 - 11:55 | 23kg | Vietnam Airlines |
| K6825 |
| SGN-SAI | 12:00 - 13:30 | 23 Kg | Cambodia Angkor Air |
Note: The cost of air tickets is subject to change without prior notice by the airlines.
