Package Tour Vietnam and Cambodia 9 Days

Tour is finished from: Phnom Penh
Tour duration:9 Days/ 8 Nights
Please note that: Prices will depend on travel date, hotel choice, room categories, numbers of people traveling and all our itineraries are flexible and can be altered to suit your requirements.
		
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			Ho Chi Minh City            
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			Mekong Delta            
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			My Tho            
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			Cu Chi Tunnels            
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			Hanoi            
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			Halong Bay            
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			Danang            
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			Hoian            
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			Siem Reap            
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			Angkor Wat            
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			Angkor Temple Complex            
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			Phnom Penh            
               
            
Day 1/ in Saigon: Arrival Saigon – Pick up – Tour in the afternoon
Day 2/ in Saigon: Saigon – Mekong Delta Boat Trip – Saigon (B, L)
Day 3/ in Hanoi: Saigon – Cu Chi Tunnel – Fly to Hanoi (B)
Day 4/ in Hanoi: Hanoi – Halong Bay Boat Trip – Hanoi (B, L)
Day 5/ in Hoi An: Hanoi Tour – Fly to Danang – Hoi An Walking Tour (B)
Day 6/ in Siem Reap: Hoi An Cycling – Boat Trip – Cooking Class – Fly to Siem Reap (B, L)
Day 7/ in Siem Reap: Siem Reap – Angkor Wat – Angkor Temple Complex Tour (B)
Day 8/ in Phnom Penh: Siem Reap – Fly to Phnom Penh – Tour (B)
Day 9/ Departure: Departure – Phnom Penh (B)
Summary highlights:
 Ho Chi Minh City:  Still called Saigon, the dynamic heart of Vietnam, the city of crowding, business and also history.
 Cu Chi Tunnels: A legendary maze during the war
 Mekong Delta: The typical area of the lowland, we cruise in the floating markets, villages and the small canals to discover life on the river from small rural villages to booming capitals, visiting temples floating markets and much more along the way during your unforgettable Mekong River odyssey.
Hanoi: The most beautiful city in all of Asia, along the Red River for a thousand years, nestled along wooded boulevards among the city’s two dozen lakes you will find architectural souvenirs left by all who conquered this great valley, from the Chinese who first came in the last millennium to the French, booted out in our own century.
Halong Bay :UNESCO World Heritage, cruising aboard a traditional junk amidst the majestic limestone cliffs and emerald green waters of magnificent
Danang: The city is famous by Marble Mountain, China Beach, Cham Museum and My Son Holy Land
 Hoi An : UNESCO World Heritage, the charming streets of Hoi An town –lined with centuries old houses and quiet boutiques as well as relax on Cua Dai beach and walking around the old streets of Hoi An Town or still call Hoi An Old Quarter
Siem Reap/ Angkor : A very famous name with the Angkor, an incredible complex with numerous temples and Hindu decorations.
Phnom Penh : A City of Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, Tuol Sleng Museum, Wat Phnom.

            Day 1 : Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City/ Saigon – Pick up – Tour in the afternoon    


	
Formal Presidential Palace - Saigon
On arrival at the airport in Ho Chi Minh City or still called Saigon, our tour guide and driver pick up and transfer you to hotel for check in.
In the afternoon, we visit Ho Chi Minh City. This metropolis contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bikes and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping areas and sidewalk cafes. We will acquaint us with some major sights of Ho Chi Minh. We drive past many lively streets on our way to the Reunification Palace. This mansion was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975. Close to the palace are some striking French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Sai Gon Post Office. We follow these with a visit to the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War remnant exhibit. The next stop is Ben Thanh Market where anything and everything is for sale!.
O/N in Ho Chi Minh
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Hotel in Saigon: SIGNATURE HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 2 : Saigon – Mekong Delta Boat Trip - Saigon (B, L)    


	
My Tho - Tien Giang
Pick you up at hotel in Saigon . A smooth one and half hour car ride passing the green rice fields, leads you to the beautiful rural MYTHO city. The morning trip continues on the motorized boat on the Tien river to the Qui (Tortoise islet). On the way, you will view the fishing port, stilt houses, boat-building workshops, the other Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet. The cruise will lead you through Bao Dinh canal to enter Ben Tre province, “the country of coconut”, to see a typical agricultural model call “Garden – Pond – Cage” then enjoy coconut candy mill and the relaxing honey tea. Then the amazing rowing boat trip on the small canal – fully covered by the shadow of the water coconut’s tree and cool breezes is something you cannot be missed. Lunch will be served right in the heart of the orchard garden. After lunch, we will walk along the village, visit fruit garden, enjoy the tropical fruit while you are listening to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music” performed by the islanders. Here we also can join the daily activities of the local people and enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful natural countryside. Your expectations will be fulfilled by final boat trip back to My Tho on the Tan Thach natural canal. Car back to Saigon
Stay overnight at hotel in Saigon
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Private boat to cruise in the river
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch
– Hotel in Saigon: SIGNATURE HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 3 : Saigon – Cu Chi Tunnel – Fly to Hanoi (B)    


	
Cu Chi Tunnels
After we enjoy our breakfast at hotel, we head to Cu Chi Tunnel, an incredible underground tunnel network of approximately 200 kilometers constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. After that, we transfer to the airport to catch the short flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival to Hanoi, you are met and transferred to hotel for check in.
Stay overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Internal air ticket : Saigon – Hanoi (Vietnam Airline)
– Hotel in Hanoi: GOLDEN RICE HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 4 : Hanoi – Halong Bay Boat Trip – Hanoi (B, L)    


	
Luon Cave in Halong Bay
Pick up at hotel and transfer to Ha long bay. Drive 170 km(3.5 hours) from Hanoi through the heart of the Red River Delta where you’ll see many farmers tilling their green fields to Halong city. Upon arrival, we board our private boat for 4 hour cruise on the pristine emerald water of Halong Bay. The cruise brings us through many green limestone islands to some beautiful caves. We will visit Thien Cung – the heaven palace cave- one of the most beautiful caves in Halong bay,
We enjoy the local fresh seafood for lunch before finishing the cruise and drive back to Hanoi
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch
– Private boat to cruise in Halong Bay
– Hotel in Hanoi: GOLDEN RICE HOTEL – 3 star
 

            Day 5 : Hanoi Tour – Fly to Danang – Hoi An Walking Tour (B)     


	
Hoi An Walking Tour
Today we start our one day city tour from the lobby of the hotel. We will drive to Ho Chi Minh, 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.
After that we transfer to the airport to catch a short flight to Danang, upon arrival to Danang, you are picked up and transferred to Hoi An for check in hotel.
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Internal air ticket : Hanoi – Danang/ Hoi An (Vietnam Airline)
– Hotel in Hoi An : PHO HOI RIVER RESORT – 3 star
In the late afternoon, around 4pm, we enjoy a short walking tour at the old town in Hoi An by visiting the famous Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the 200 years old Tam Ky House, the Chua Ong Pagoda and the vibrant market.
O/N in Hoi An

            Day 6 : Hoi An Cycling – Boat Trip – Cooking Class – Fly to Siem Reap (B, L)     


	
Hoi An Cooking Class
After being collected from your hotel, a short bicycle competency test will be given. For those uncomfortable with a pushbike, then other methods of transport can be arranged. The tour starts by 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 go to the airport to catch the flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival to Siem Reap, you are met and transferred to hotel for check in.
Stay overnight at hotel in Siem Reap
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Private boat to cruise in the river
– Air ticket : Danang – Siem Reap (Vietnam Airline)
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch of cooking class
– Hotel in Siem Reap : ANGKOR HOME HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 7 : Siem Reap – Angkor Wat – Angkor Temple Complex Tour (B)     


	
Angkor Wat - Siem Reap
We will take you at your hotel at 8:00 am and drive to the Angkor site. We will begin to explore the complex of Angkor Thom. This Royal city was first built under the reign of Udayadityavarman II in the 11th century. About one century later, it was destroyed when the Chams from Vietnam rose up against the Khmers invaders, sacking the city. It was subsequently rebuilt by the king Jayavarman VII at the end of the 12th century. Its vast walls, some 6m wide, 8m high and 13km in length contain many monuments. The area within the walls was more spacious than any city in Europe at the time and must have supported a considerable population, estimated at about one million. Inside the walls the king, his relatives and officials, military officers and priests took residence, the rest of the people lived outside of the great enclosure, between the two artificial lakes. Our visit will begin with the South Gate, a beautiful introduction to Angkor Thom with well-restored statues of asuras (demons) and gods lining the bridge. Inside the complex, we will first visit the Bayon Temple.
 This temple mountain, built by Jayavarman VII, is situated in the centre of the city of Angkor Thom. It is a three-tiered pyramid with a 45 meter high tower, topped by four gigantic carved heads representing Avalokiteshvara but with the features of Jayavarman VII. They gaze out to the North, South, East, and West, and wherever you stand in the temple, you will be surrounded by 54 towers all crowned by gigantic faces, with their unnerving smiles. Unlike his predecessors who had worshipped the Hindu deities of Shiva and Vishnu, Jayavarman VII adopted Mahayana Buddhism as royal religion. This sets the Bayon apart from many other Angkorean monuments. We will continue to the Elephant Terrace, which owes its name to its outstanding depiction of these animals and the Terrace of Leper King, which presents a magnificient sculpture of King Yasovarman, popularly known as the leper king. The original of this statue is in security in the National Museum in Phnom Penh. In the morning, we will also visit Preah Khan, a labyrinth of pavilions, halls and chapels in a vast area encloses by four walls before to go to eat at a local restaurant and in the afternoon we will visit Ta Phrom and Angkor Wat.
 Ta Phrom was a monastery built by Jayavarman VII as a residence for his mother. Ta Phrom has been controversially left to the destructive power of the jungle by French archaeologists to demonstrate the awesome power of nature. It has been largely consumed by the jungle and as you will climb through the dilapidated stone structures you will see many giant trees growing out of the top of the temple itself. At every turn you will expect to see Indiana Jones or Lara Croft step out from behind a fallen pillar. As such, it is one of the most regularly visited temples, with visitors often arriving during the middle of the day to take advantage of the protective canopy the forest has spread above the temple. Ta Phrom looks as many of the monuments did when
 Then, we will visit Angkor Wat, the largest and most impressive of all the temples. Angkor Wat was built between 1113 and 1150 by king Suryavarman II and dedicated to Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation, although some people believe it is actually dedicated to the king himself, as his mausoleum, because it faces to the west, which represents death. It is the best preserved of all the temples. Its layout and its scale are simply breathtaking, the wall surrounding the enclosure measures 1,000 by 800 meters and the moat, said to represent the oceans of the world is 200 meters wide. Angkor Wat is an architectural allegory of the mythical Mount Meru. In Hindu mythology, Mount Meru is the centre of the universe, where the Gods lived, represented by the central tower of Angkor Wat. This amazing temple homes the longest continuous bas relief in the world, which runs along the outer gallery walls. As the end of the day will approach, we will proceed to the hilltop temple of Phnom Bakheng, climb the imposing remains and meet the crowd for a truly memorable sunset. An optional elephant trekking to the top of the hill is also available.
 On your request, we will take you on your hotel early in the morning hoping to catch the sunrise on Angkor Wat before having breakfast near the temple.
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Private boat to cruise in the river
– Meal : Breakfast, lunch of cooking class
– Hotel in Siem Reap : ANGKOR HOME HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 8 : Siem Reap – Fly to Phnom Penh - Tour (B)     


	
Silver pagoda - Phnom Penh
In the morning today, we leave Siem Reap to Phnom Penh by a short flight, upon arrival to Phnom Penh, you are met and transferred to hotel for check in.
In the afternoon, we visit the main sightseeing of Phnom Penh. we start the tour with Silver Pagoda located in the Royal Palace Enclosure and the Royal Garden, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles, and each tile weights 1 kilogram. The treasures include a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90kilos and a small 17th century emerald Buddha, After that we visit The National Museum, built in the Khmer style in the 1920’s has an extensive collection of Khmer art. The highlight of the exhibit is the artifacts from the pre-Angkor period to Angkor period. Before lunch we also visit the Wat Phnom, widely acknowledged as the site of the foundation of Phnom Penh. Where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh.
If the time permits, we visit The Tuol Sleng Museum, also called Museum of Genocide where we can understand more about the most tragic part in Cambodia history. From 1975 until 1979 it was Khmer Rouge’s main torture and interrogation center, gaining the acronym ‘S-21’. From here the victims were taken out and executed in what is now known as the Killing Fields.
Stay overnight at hotel in Siem Reap
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– Air ticket : Siem Reap – Phnom Penh (Angkor Airline)
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Hue : OHANA HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 9 : Phnom Penh - Departure (B)     


	
Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh
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
Trip Price Includes:
–   Private tour
 
– Accommodation at 3 star hotels & resorts as indicated in the program (double/ twin room)
–   Meals as indicated in program (B – breakfast, L – lunch, D – dinner)
– All of air tickets : Vietnam Airline (economy class, tax & service charge include)
* Ho Chi Minh City/ Saigon – Hanoi
* Hanoi – Danang/ Hoi An
* Hoi An – Siem Reap
–   A/C private car for transportation at places as indicated in program
–   Private boat to cruise in Mekong Delta, Halong Bay and Hoi An
–   All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary
–   English speaking tour guide
–   All entrance fees
–   Visa arrival to Vietnam
–   Local mobile phone during the trip
 
Trip Price Excludes:
–         Other meals and drinks/ personal expenses are note noted in the program
–         Insurances