Day 1 : Arrival Ho Chi Minh City – Pick up - Welcome Dinner (D)
Saigon
Upon you arrive at the airport in Ho Chi Minh City or still called Saigon, our driver and tour guide pick up and transfer you to hotel for check in. If the time permits, you will have a welcome dinner at the fine restaurant in Saigon.
Stay overnight at hotel in Saigon
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal: Welcome dinner
– Hotel in Saigon : SIGNATURE HOTEL – 3 star
Day 2 : Saigon City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnels - Saigon (B)
Opera House - Saigon
Sites visited: Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office, Formal Presidential Palace, Museum of War Remnants, Ben Thanh market. Cu Chi Tunnels
At 8:00am, our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and you will start a half day Saigon City tour and Cu Chi Tunnel. The sightseeing tour acquaints us with the city’s some major sights. You will then pass the now-demolished wartime American Embassy before visiting the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Saigon Post Office. After seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, you will continue your trip on to the bustling Ben Thanh Market where anything and everything is for sale.
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Saigon : SIGNATURE HOTEL – 3 star
Day 3 : Saigon – Fly to Hue - Tour (B)
Lang Co village - Hue
Sites visited: Hue Citadel, Imperial City, Forbidden Purple City
After breakfast at our hotel, our driver picks up and transfers you to the airport to catch our short flight to Hue. Upon arrival in Hue, you are met and transferred to hotel for check in.
In the afternoon you will explore Hue by visiting the Citadel, the Imperial City and the Forbidden Purple City.
Stay overnight at hotel in Hue.
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Internal air ticket : Saigon – Hue (Vietnam Airline)
-English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Hue : SERENE PALACE HOTEL – 3 star
Day 4 : Hue City Tour & Boat Trip (B)
Thien Mu Pagoda - Hue
Sites Visited: Thien Mu pagoda , Tu Duc tombs, Dong Ba market.
This morning you will make your way down to the Perfume River to embark on a riverboat journey. You will visit the Thien Mu pagoda (the Pagoda of the Heavenly Lady). After that you can continue to the elaborate Tu Duc tombs of the Nguyen emperors. On return you will visit Dong Ba market.
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Entrance fees
– Boat trip
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Hue : SERENE PALACE HOTEL
Day 5 : Hue – Hoi An – Walking Tour (B)
Hoian Ancient Town
Sites Visited: Hai Van Pass, Cham museum, My Khe Beach, marble village, old town of Hoi An
You will travel through the high pass of Hai Van with its spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean en route to Hoi An. On the way you will also visit Cham museum, My Khe Beach and the marble village. In the afternoon you will enjoy a walking tour of the Old Town with its narrow, winding streets, visiting the Fukien Assembly Hall, the 200 year old Tan Ky house, the Japanese covered bridge, the Hoi An Museum and the handicraft workshops. After that you will have free time to go shopping, to the nearby beach, or even have some clothes made which can be picked up the very next day.
Stay overnight at hotel in Hoi An
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Hoi An : HA AN HOTEL – 3 star
Day 6 : Hoi An Cycling & Boat Trip - Relaxing (B, L)
Cam Thanh Village - Hoian
Sites visited: Thu Bon River, Cam Thanh Village, Tra Que Village
After breakfast at our hotel, we take cycling along level ground to the Thu Bon River to visit a local fishing village.
Ride along country lanes at a peaceful pace viewing local life and pause to see farmers toiling in their rice fields using centuries of farming practices. Peddle your way through palm forests, across bridges, fields of water buffalo….
Take a short break in a local family at Cam Thanh Village before enjoying 1.5 hours ride on Traditional Basket Boat (round boat) in the Water Coconut Palm Forest. Learn how to sail the basket boat and spend your time to catch fishes and “purple crabs” in the Canal.
Continue to ride our bike to Tra Que Organic Vegetable Village where a large variety of vegetable are produced for the local community. At the village, you will be shown the environmentally sustainable practices which the local villagers have used for centuries and is still being used extensively today.
Visit a local family and sit down to have lunch, then return to the hotel. The tour finish around 2pm.
The rest of the day is free at leisure. Stay overnight at hotel in Hoi An.
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Boat trip
– English speaking tour guide
– Entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch
– Hotel in Hoi An : HA AN HOTEL – 3 star
Day 7 : Hoi An Relaxing on the beach – Fly to Hanoi – Cyclo Tour (B)
Cua Dai Beach - Hoian
Sites visited: Cyclo Tour
After breakfast at hotel, we leave Hoi An for Hanoi by a short flight, upon arrival to Hanoi, you are met and transferred to the hotel for check in. Then, we take cyclo tour around Hanoi Old Quarter.
Stay overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Internal air ticket : Hoi An/ Danang – Hanoi (Vietnam Airline)
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Hanoi : GOLDEN RICE HOTEL – 3 star
Day 8 : Hanoi Full Day City Tour (B)
Hanoi street culture
Sites visited: Ho Chi Minh Complex, Temple of Literature, Ethnic Museum, Water Puppet Show
Today we start our one day city tour from the lobby of the hotel. We will drive to Ho Chi Minh Complex, where we will spend a couple of hour to visit: Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh museum and one pillar pagoda. Keep going to see the Temple of Literature: Originally built as a temple to Confucius, this is the site of Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070. The temple highlights the importance that Vietnamese society placed then and now on education.
Lunch will be at a fine local restaurant in Hanoi.
In the afternoon, we will visit Ethnic Museum and enjoy Water Puppet Unique show.
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch
– Private boat trip
– Hotel in Hue : GOLDEN RICE HOTEL – 3 star
Day 9 : Hanoi – Halong Bay – Cruise & Overnight on Cruise(B, L, D)
Halong Bay - Quang Ninh
Sites visited: Halong Bay, Caves
Upon arrival, you will transfer to hotel for breakfast and freshen up. Then you depart for Halong Bay. You will cruise in this secluded bay, marveling at 3000 limestone peaks that emerge from the emerald water. You have an opportunity to visit spectacular limestone cave, swim from the boat, and can kayak to explore the hidden charm part of the bay. Overnight on boat.
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch, dinner
– Cruise & Overnight in Halong
Day 10 : Halong Bay - Hanoi (B, L)
thien cung grotto - Halong Bay
Sites visited: Halong Bay, Hallow cave
In the morning you be able to do some more kayaking to explore Luon cave and from here you can kayak toward Turtle islet, Human Head islet and the Saddle islet. After having lunch on boat you are leaving Halong Bay for Hanoi.
Stay overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch
– Hotel in Hanoi : GOLDEN RICE HOTEL -3 star
Day 11 : Hanoi – Fly to Luang Prabang/ Laos – Tour (B)
Luang Prabang Night Market
Sites visited: National Museum, Wat Visoun, Wat Aham, Arts, Ethnology Centre, Mount Phousi, Mount Phousi, Night Market
At around 8am, our driver picks up and transfers you to the airport to catch the short flight to Luang Prabang, Upon arrival Luang Prabang then you will be met and transfer to hotel for check in then we start visit the National Museum that was the former Royal Palace displays a lovely collection of the artefacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture dating from the days of the early kings right through the last sovereign and also the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham and the Arts and Ethnology Centre to learn about Laos’ many ethnic cultures and We then climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic view of the city at sunset and the Mekong River. The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Air ticket : Hanoi – Luang Prabang (Vietnam Airline)
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Accommodation in Luang Prabang : LE SEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL- 3 star
Day 12 : Luang Prabang – Pak Ou Cave (B )
Ban Thapene - Luang Prabang
Sites visited: Boat trip, Pak Ou cave, Ban Xanghai, Ban Phanom, Ban Ouay, Ban Ou, Ban Thapene, Khuang Si Waterfall.
After breakfast, we enjoyed the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture before we embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, we stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the local rice wine. On return, we disembark the boat to visit traditional villages, and continue taking a short drive to Ban Phanom, a village famous for its hand weaving
This afternoon, we’ll visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, a Hmong village, Ban Ou a Laoloum village and Ban Thapene, Khmu villages. This then takes us to the beautiful Khuang Si Waterfall where you can cool off with a refreshing swim in the pools or walk along the forest trails. We then return to Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Boat trip
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Accommodation in Luang Prabang : LE SEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL- 3 star
Day 13 : Luang Prabang – Siem Reap (B)
Ban Phanom - Luang Prabang
Free time until our driver picks up and transfers you to the airport to catch our short flight to Siem Reap, upon arrival to Siem Reap, you are met and transferred to hotel for check in. The rest time relaxing by your own.
Stay overnight at hotel in Siem Reap
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Air ticket : Luang Prabang – Siem Reap (Vietnam Airline)
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Breakfast
– Accommodation in Siem Reap : STEUNG HOTEL- 3 star
Day 14 : Siem Reap – Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat - Angkor Temple Complex Tour (B, D)
Ta Som Temlpe - Siem Reap
Sites visited: Angkor Thom, South Gate, Bayon Temple, Phimeanakas, Royal Enclosure, Elephants Terrace, Terrace of the Leper King, Angkor Wat
Breakfast at the hotel
AM : Visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12 century) : 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. Lunch not included
PM Visit 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.
Buffet Dinner and enjoy Khmer Traditional Dance Show at local restaurant
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast, dinner
– Accommodation in Siem Reap : STEUNG HOTEL- 3 star
Day 15 : Siem Reap – Angkor Temple Complex Tour (B)
Western Baray - Siem Reap
Sites visited: Banteay Srei temple, Banteay Samre, Neak Pean, Ta Som, Preah Khan temple
Breakfast at hotel
AM Visit to Banteay Srei temple (10th century), regarded as the jewel in the crown of classical Khmer Art. Then continue your visit to Banteay Samre, build in the third quarter of the 12th century. It consists of a central temple with four wings preceded by a hall and accompany by two libraries, the southern example remarkably well preserved.
PM We also have time today, exploring 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. Preah Khan temple, Built by the King Jayavarman VII. Preah Khan is, like Ta Prohm, a place of towered enclosures and shoulder hugging corridors. Unlike Ta Prohm, however, the temple of Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts should maintain and even improve this situation.
Lunch / Dinner not included; overnight at hotel
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Accommodation in Siem Reap : STEUNG HOTEL- 3 star
Ngay 16 : Angkor Temple Complex Tour – Fly to Ho Chi Minh City (B)
Bantey Kdei - Siem Reap
Sites visited: Ta Prohm, Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang, Banteay Kdei, Ta Keo
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. Visit to the unique interior brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang (“The Royal Baths” was once used for ritual bathing), Banteay Kdei (surrounded by 4 concentric walls), Ta Keo, constructed in late 10th early 11th century C.E, the first temple to be constructed wholly of sandstone.
In the afternoon, our driver picks up and transfers you to the airport to catch our flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival to Hoi Chi Minh City, you are met and transferred to hotel for check in.
Stay overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Air ticket : Siem Reap – Saigon (Vietnam Airline)
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Saigon : SIGNATURE HOTEL – 3 star
Day 17 : Ho Chi Minh City - Departure (B)
Saigon
Free time until our driver picks up and transfers you to the airport to catch your flight back home.
Include:
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Meal : Breakfast
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