Duration:
13 days/ 12 nights
Destination:
Hanoi, Halong, Hue, Hoian, Hochiminh City, Mekong Delta, Phnom Penh, Angkor
Complex
Arrival City:
Hanoi
Departure City:
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Accommodations:
2 nights in Hanoi, 1 night in Halong Bay, 1 night in Hoian, 2 nights in Hue, 2
nights in Hochiminh, 1 night in Phnom Penh, 3 nights in Siem Reap.
Transportation:
Car, Speed boat, Cruise, Plane
Tour Guide:
English - Native Language
Meals:
12 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners
Tour summary
Day
1: Arrive Hanoi (D)
Day
2: Hanoi City Tour (B)
Day
3: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Day
4: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Hoian (B, L)
Day
5: Hoian - Hue (B)
Day
6: Hue (B)
Day
7: Hue - Hochiminh (B)
Day
8: Hochiminh City - Caibe Floating Market - Hochiminh (B, D)
Day
9: Hochiminh City- Phnom Penh (B, D)
Day
10: Phnom Penh - Siem Reap (B, L, D)
Day
11: Siem Reap (B, L, D)
Day
12: Siem Reap (B, L, D)
Day
13: Siem Reap Departure (B, L)
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D)
Welcome
to Vietnam, on arrival at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, our tour guide
will greet and transfer you by private car to your hotel. In the afternoon,
enjoy walking tour in the Old Quarter. In the evening, you will enjoy welcomed
dinner at local restaurant with authentic Vietnamese cuisines. Overnight in
hotel Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi (B)
After
breakfast at your hotel, enjoy morning tour to Ho Chi Minh Complex including Ho
Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilt and
One Pillar Pagoda, then visit Temple of Literature, the first university in
Vietnam. Next is Vietnam National Museum of Ethnology, the vast collection of
54 ethnic minorities in Vietnam. After having lunch, make your way to Hoan Kiem
Lake for Ngoc Son Temple and Dong Xuan Market and in the evening, you will be
entertained by Water Puppet Show and Vietnamese traditional music at Thang Long
Water Puppet Theatre. Overnight in Hanoi hotel
Day 3: Hanoi - Halong bay (B, L, D)
Today,
get up early for morning Tai Chi with local people at Hoan Kiem lake, then have
"Pho" the typical breakfast for Vietnamese people. Leaving Hanoi by
road for Halong Bay, the world natural heritage site, drive though the rural
area with scenic view of rice paddy field in the Red River Delta. On the way,
enjoy Vietnamese fresh coffee at Vietnam Handicraft center. Upon Arrival, check
in Vietnamese Junk. Start journey along the spectacular limestone islands,
floating villages while having sea food lunch, then disembark to visit 'Sung
Sot' or Surprising Cave, one of the most beautiful grottos in Halong Bay. Next
stop is Titop Island where you could swim on sandy beach or climb up to the top
for panoramic view. In the evening, you will be delighted by romantic candle
light dinner on board with sea food. Overnight on board in Ha Long Bay.
Day 4: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Danang
- Hoian (B, L)
A
breakfast will be served in the restaurant with the combination of western
style and local dishes. Experience the Bay up close and personal with a leisure
sampan tour to Hang Luon or Lagoon Cave which allows you to see flora and fauna
system of Catba National Park, then continue to Halong City. Disembark and
enjoy seafood lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon, go back to Hanoi
International airport for short flight to Da Nang then transfer to Hoian.
Overnight in Hoian hotel.
Day 5: Hoian - Hue (B)
After
your breakfast, enjoy a short bike to the Ancient Town of Hoian and a walking
tour to Japanese Covered Bridge, Phung Hung Ancient House, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall
and Chua Ong Pagoda. Lunch at local restaurant with traditional food. In the
afternoon,enjoy peaceful boat ride along the Thu Bon River to Thanh Ha Ceramic
Village then leaving Hoian for the city of Hue, the former imperial capital. On
the way, visit the Cham Museum and drive over the 'Pass of Ocean and Clouds'.
In the evening, free at leisure. Overnight at hotel in Hue
Day 6: Hue (B)
Rise
for an early breakfast, followed by a visit to the city's vibrant Dong Ba
Market then The Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802
and 1945. After exploring the ruins of this wonderful monument, depart to the
Hue Royal Fine Arts Museum. The afternoon dragon boat trip on The Perfume River
to Thien Mu Pagoda allows you to go throught history buddhism in Vietnam then
visit King Minh Mang's Tomb and King Khai Dinh' Tomb, the contrast of
traditional and modern architectures. Overnight in Hue hotel
Day 7: Hue - Hochiminh City (B)
Breakfast
at the hotel then transfer to the airport for a short flight to dynamic Ho Chi
Minh City, followed by an orientation visit to the former Presidential Palace,
the War Remnants Museum, the Colonial Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Saigon
Post Office. The afternoon tour leads you to China Town where you will visit
Thien Hau Temple and Quan Am Pagoda. Tonight, experience true southern
hospitality at local restaurant with southern taste dinner. Overnight at hotel
in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 8: Hochiminh City - Mekong
Delta (B, D)
After
breakfast at your hotel, depart for the Mekong Delta Tour, enjoy 1 hour drive
through Vietnam's picturesque countryside with its rice paddies and rural
villages. Upon arrival, this morning boat trip led by a local tour guide shows
you about Cai Be Floating Market, traditional villages, evergreen orchard and
then move to traditional sampan which allows you to discover the smaller canals
and tributaries of this region. Drive go back to Ho Chi Minh City. Tonight,
your tour guide hosts a lavish farewell celebration dinner at Vietnamese
restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city hotel
Day 9: Hochiminh City - Phnom Penh
(B, D)
After
breakfast at hotel transfer to take a short flight from Hochiminh City to the
capital of Phnom Penh. Upon arrival at Phnom Penh International airport, you
will welcome by our tour guide and driver for transfer to hotel for check in.
Afternoon, we are start to sightseeing the Phnom Penh Tour such as: Visit to
Royal Palace, situated on the site of the former citadel, it was built by king
Norodom in 1966, next stop will be Silver Pagoda, home to a glittering array of
Buddhist statuary. Silver Pagoda is also called the Pagoda of the Emerald
Buddha, it is located in the walls of the Royal Palace. Inside, its floor is
made up of 5,000 silver blocks. In the center of the pagoda, there is a
magnificent 17th century emerald Buddha statue made of baccarat crystal, the
National Museum, the world’s leading museum of Khmer sculpture. National Museum
is situated near the Royal Palace, Cambodia's National Museum offers a charming
setting for the display of a stunning collection of Khmer art, and view sunset
from Wat Phnom. Dinner at local restaurant Overnight at the hotel
Day 10: Siem Reap (B, L, D)
After
breakfast, visit to the harrowing genocide museum at Tuol Sleng and the Killing
Fields of Choeng Ek, both enduring memorials to the gruesome and brutal rule of
the Khmer Rouge and then Russian Market. Lunch at local restaurant Afternoon,
transfer to Phnom Penh International airport for catch a domestic flight to
Siem Reap, upon arrival welcome by our guide and driver who base in Siem Reap
for transfer to hotel for check in. We start to visit Preah Khan is one of the
largest complexes at Angkor, was built by King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th
century. Sister temple to Ta Prohm and then we continue to Neak Pean temple, it
has a large square pool surrounded by four smaller square pools. Dinner at
local restaurant Overnight at the hotel
Day 11: Siem Reap (B, L, D)
This
morning, we visit to Ta Prohm, was a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of
Jayavarman VII. It is one of the few temples in the Angkor region where an
inscription provides information about the temple’s dependents and inhabitants,
continue to visit Takeo, built by Jayavarman V, it was dedicated to Shiva and
was the first Angkorian monument built entirely of sandstone. We also visit to
Chau Say Tevoda and Thommanon temples. Lunch at local restaurant Afternoon,
visit to Srah Srang (Pool of Ablutions), measuring 800m by 400m. Banteay Kdei,
built in 1186 by Jayavarman VII who was a Mahayana Buddhist and then visit to
Eastern Mebon, this temple has large guardian elephants on each corner, and
view sunset from Phnom Bakheng hill. Dinner at local restaurant Overnight at
the hotel
Day 12: Siem Reap (B, L, D)
After
breakfast, we journey to the Mother of all temples, Angkor Wat. Built in the
12th century by King Suryavarman II, this is most famous temple at Angkor.
Lunch at local restaurant Afternoon, we visit to Banteay Srei, construction on
Banteay Srei began in 967 and it is one of the few temples around Angkor not to
be commissioned by a king, but by a Brahman who may have been a tutor to
Jayavarman V. Banteay Srei means “Citadel of the Women” and it is said that it
must have been built by a woman, as the elaborate carvings are too fine for the
hand of a man. Continue to visit Banteay Samre, built by King Suryavarman II
and dates from the same period as Angkor Wat and enjoy sunset at Pre Rup
temple. Dinner at local restaurant Overnight at the hotel
Day 13: Siem Reap Departure (B, L)
Enjoy
breakfast at the hotel then transfer to the airport for home departure
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