Tour Explore Southern Vietnam and Cambodia 9 Days

Tour is finished from: Siem Reap

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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			Cu Chi Tunnels            
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			Mekong Delta            
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			My Tho            
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			Can Tho            
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			Chau Doc            
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			Phnom Penh            
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			Siem Reap            
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			Angkor Wat            
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			Angkor Temple Complex            
               
            
Day 1/ in Ho Chi Minh: Arrival in Ho Chi Minh/ Saigon (welcome lunch)
Day 2/ in Ho Chi Minh :  Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Tunnel – Ho Chi Minh (B, L)
Day 3/ in Can Tho:  Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta – Can Tho (B, L)
Day 4/ in Chau Doc : Can Tho – Chau Doc (B, L)
Day 5/ in Phnom Penh: Chau Doc – Phnom Penh (B)
Day 6/in Phnom Penh: Phnom Penh Tour (B)
Day 7/in Siem Reap: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap Tour (B)
Day 8/in Siem Reap: Siem Reap – Angkor Temple (B)
Day 9/ Departure : Siem Reap – Tonle Sap Lake – Departure (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.
Can Tho: Enjoying the boat trip on Mekong River to see the colorful floating markets and discover the lifestyle of Mekong People.
Chau Doc: the closest large town to the Vietnamese/Cambodian border crossing on the Mekong River. Take a speedboat to Phnom Penh from here.
Phnom Penh : A City of Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, Tuol Sleng Museum, Wat Phnom.
 Siem Reap/ Angkor : A very famous name with the Angkor, an incredible complex with numerous temples and Hindu decorations.

            Day 1 : Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City/ Saigon (Welcome lunch)     


	
Ben Thanh Market - Saigon
Up on arrival in Ho Chi Minh City/ Saigon , we will be met and transferred to hotel for check in, then we enjoy our welcome lunch. The rest time for you relaxing after a long flight, or shopping in Ben Thanh Market, which is located nearby our hotel or discovering Saigon by your own.
Stay overnight at hotel in Saigon
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : Welcome lunch
– Hotel in Ho Chi Minh/ Saigon: SIGNATURE HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 2 : Ho Chi Minh City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnel – Ho Chi Minh (B, L)    


	
Cu Chi Tunnels
Morning: A half-day city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals, includes the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Sai Gon Post Office, the Chinatown, the former Presidential Palace. Afternoon: Transfer about 30km north-west of Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi town. Cu Chi tunnels were used as the base from which the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968. The Cu Chi tunnels consist of more than 200km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels, the tunnels are between 0.5 to 1m wide, just enough for a person to crawl along. Transfer back and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Meal : breakfast, lunch
– All entrance fees
– Hotel in Ho Chi Minh/ Saigon: SIGNATURE HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 3 : Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta – My Tho – Can Tho (B, L)     


	
Mekong Delta Boat Trip
In the morning, you will be transferred to My Tho, take a boat trip downstream to Ben Tre through floating market, where you have the opportunities to meet the locals there to learn about their daily life in Mekong Delta then take an outlook of natural sceneries along banks of river with coconut candy mill, fruit gardens followed by fruit tasting, rice paper mill… Biking or sitting on horse carriage to weave around the zigzag village roads. Later on, we will enjoy a lunch served at a local restaurant on island with local specialty of “Deep fried Elephant – Eared fish”. Lastly we will proceed going to Can Tho. Arrive in Can Tho, the city located on Mekong Delta bank. Overnight in Can Tho.
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 Mekong Delta
– Hotel in Can Tho : KIM THO HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 4 : Can Tho – Chau Doc (B, L)     


	
Chau Doc
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Ninh Kieu wharf for a boat trip to visit Cai Rang floating market. Time for taking part to the local activities and photo shoot. Then continue by boat through small canals to see more local daily life. Walk to visit small boat building local village before returning to the wharf. In the afternoon, you will be driven to Chau Doc, on the way, we will stop by Stork Garden to learn about its ecosystem & take amazing photos before the sunset. We will get to Chau Doc for a check-in at hotel in the late afternoon. Overnight in Chau Doc.
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 Mekong Delta
– Hotel in Chau Doc : CHAU PHO HOTEL – 3 star
 

            Day 5 : Chau Doc – Phnom Penh (B)     


	
Chatomok River - Phnom Penh
In the afternoon, you will arrive Phnom Penh wharf. Right here our guide & driver will pick you up then drive to hotel for a check-in Overnight in Phnom Penh.
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– Speed boat
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Phnom Penh : THE QUAY BOUTIQUE HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 6 : Phnom Penh – Royal Palace (B)     


	
Phnom Penh Central Market 
Today, we will spend almost our time visiting the most outstanding tourist sites in Phnom Penh with the Victory Monument and the National Museum, the Royal Palace, built by the French in 1866 on the site of the old town, and Silver Pagoda, which located within the Royal Palace ground. Later on, we will keep on discovering Tuol Sleng museum & Killing Field, where the Khmer Rouge did capture & executive nearly 2 millions Cambodians during the period from 1975 until 1979. Overnight in Phnom Penh.
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Phnom Penh : THE QUAY BOUTIQUE HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 7 : Phnom Penh – Siem Reap Tour (B)     


	
Angkor Wat - Siem Reap
Transfer to Phnom Penh airport for departure to Siem Reap. Upon arrival at Siem Reap airport, meets and transfers to hotel   Visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century). See the South Gate (with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), Bayon Temple(unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King In the afternoon, visit the most famous of all the temples on the Angkor plain: Angkor Wat. The temple complex cover 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. Angkor Wat’s five tower symbolize Meru’s five peaks, the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat symbolizes the ocean beyond Sunset from Phnom Bakheng, one of two hills dominating the plain of Angkor, from where you will have a spectacular view of the Western Baray and Angkor Wat Overnight in Siem Reap.
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Air ticket : Phnom Penh – Siem Reap
– Hotel in Siem Reap : ANGKOR HOME HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 8 : Angkor Temple (B)     


	
Angkor Wat - Siem Reap
In the morning, you will continue your temple visits. Included are Prasat Kravan (with its unique brick sculptures), Srah Srang (“The Royal Boths” was once used for ritual bathing), Banteay Kdei (surrounded by four concentric walls), Eastern Mebon (guarded at its corner by stone figures of harnessed elephants, some of which are still in a reasonable state of preservation) and the “Mountain Temple” of Pre Rup. In the afternoon, transfer to the archaeological site and continue to the temple tour. Visit Ta Prohm, one of the most beautiful temples in the area. Ta Prohm has been left relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery Then, visit Takeo, Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda temples. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Hotel in Siem Reap : ANGKOR HOME HOTEL – 3 star

            Day 9 : Siem Reap – Tonle Sap Lake - Departure (B)     


	
Tonle Sap Lake Floating Village Boat Tour
Visit the floating village of the Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a traditional wooden boat for a ride on the Tonle Sap, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia and the largest in Asia In the afternoon, visit “Les Artisans d’Angkor – Chantiers Ecoles” of Siem Reap and time at leisure at the local market (if time permits) .Transfer to Siem Reap airport for departure to the next destination
Include: 
– Private transportation by car with air conditioner & experienced driver
– English speaking tour guide
– All entrance fees
– Meal : Breakfast
– Boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake
Trip Price Includes:
–   Private tour
–   Accomodation at 3star hotels as indicated in the program (Double/ Twin Room)
–   Meals as indicated in program (B – breakfast, L – lunch, D – dinner)
– Air ticket (Vietnam Airline)
            * Phnom Penh – Siem Reap
–   A/C private car for transportation at places as indicated in program
–   Private boat to cruise in Mekong Delta
–   Speedboat : Chau Doc – Phnom Penh, Siem Reap – Hanoi
–   All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary
–   English speaking tour guide
–   All entrance fees
–   Visa arrival to Vietnam
 
Trip Price Excludes:
–         Other meals and drinks/ personal expenses are note noted in the program
–         Insurances