Indochina Charm: 13 Days of Vietnam and Cambodia

Upon arrival, meet and greet by your guide and driver at the airport.

Transfer to the city center of Hanoi.

Check-in.

Free at leisure

Dinner on your own arrangement (no tour guide, no transfer)

Meals: no meal

Overnight in Ha Noi

Breakfast at hotel

Start city tour to explore Hanoi, the political capital of unified Vietnam. visit Ho Chi Minhcomplex: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday & all afternoon. Closed from 15 June to 15 August for mainternance), Ho Chi Minh Stilt House, One Pillar Pagoda.

Visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century, is a captivating attraction that offers a glimpse into the country's rich history and cultural heritage

Have lunch at local restauramt

Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam (closed every Monday)

Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton”

Enjoy Egg Coffee

Water Puppet Show

Dinner on your own arrangement (no tour guide, no transfer)

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at local restaurant

Overnight in Ha Noi

Breakfast at hotel then check out hotel, depart to Halong Bay

Around 11:30: Arrive in Tuan Chau Tourist Wharf.

Welcome drink on the boat and check in to your private cabin.

Have lunch on board while cruising to some magnificent Halong bay or Lan Hay Bay or Bai Tu Long scenes. Titov island where you take your time on swim, sunbath, trekking....

Take bamboo boat (included) or kayaking (optional) in the bay.

Back to the cruise and join cooking class to have experience in some traditional dishes. Tea time on sundeck.

Time for dinner and evening entertainments: bar, spa, squid fishing

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch & Dinner on cruise

Overnight on Cruise

*Remarks:

+ The above itineraries are subject to change without notice based on weather conditions, following the seasons and change with other company cruise.

+ In the occasion of bad weather conditions, e.g. high winds, monsoons, thunderstorms, cyclones, storms, etc., the management board has the authority to cancel all cruises to guarantee the safety of tourists. Should this happen, accommodation will be at Ha Long City Hotel instead.

06:00: Practice Tai Chi lesson on the Sundeck.

Start your day with a light breakfast. During breakfast, cruising to explore other part of Halong Bay, admire the beauty of one in seven new wonder in the world. Explore the Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Ha Long bay or Lan Hay Bay or Bai Tu Long.

Check out and take all luggage outside of your cabin, cruise back to the Tourist

Have brunch and clear bills (for Drinks, Spa, …)

11.00 am Disembark then back to Ha Noi & transfer to the airport (if group is under 5 pax, transfer by driver without tour guide)

Flight to Danang, upon arrive, transfer to Hoi An with tour guide (group is under 5 pax pick up by driver without tour guide). Check in hotel.

Dinner on your own arrangement (no tour guide, no transfer)

Meals: Light Breakfast on cruise, Brunch (Breakfast) on cruise

Overnight in Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel.

Star walking tour to visit Hoi An (this is a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries and its architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years): Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly, Trieu Chau Assembly house, 200 years old Tan Ky House and Musuem of Trade Ceramics, Quan Cong Temple

Tra Que Village Spend a leisurely day cycling through the scenic countryside of Vietnam, where the noise of the city a distant memory

Dinner on your own arrangement (no tour guide, no transfer)

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Overnight in Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel

Depart to Hue Ancient Capital (around 2.5 - 3hour drive) - a heritage site in the central region

We will drive over one of the most spectacular moutain passes in this country- Hai Van pass. From its peak, you will have a great chance to take a panoramic view of Danang Bay

Visit Khai Dinh Mausoleum, it can be said that this is the most modest building in the system of mausoleums of the Nguyen Dynasty kings, but was built the longest and most elaborately in Hue at that time.

Explore the Royal Palaces of Hue citadel which was designated as the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1993: Strolling the remains of Forbidden City

Lunch at local restaurant

Boat trip on the Perfume River, an excursion on the romantic river Huong (river of the Perfumes) that in the past has been the source of inspiration for many poets.

Visit Thien Mu - or Linh Mu Pagoda, this is one of the oldest and most mysterious constructions over 400 years old in Hue. The national pagoda of Vietnam under the Nguyen Dynasty and a symbol of the ancient capital.

Check in hotel

Free your time to explore Hue at night

Dinner on your own arrangement (no tour guide, no transfer)

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch at local restaurant

Overnight in Hue

Enjoy breakfast at hotel

Pick up by driver and depart to Hue Airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh.

Arrive Ho Chi Minh, pick up by tour guide (group is under 5 pax pick up by driver without tour guide) and transfer to hotel. Check in hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at hotel

Visit War Remnants Museum

Depart to Cu Chi (approx. 2hours drive)

Lunch at local restaurant

Exploring Cu Chi tunnels, where human knowledge has been enriched by experiencing an web-like tunnels system of more than 200km in length which used to be the shelters of guerrillas during the war against American troops

Return to Ho Chi Minh.

Photo-stop at Neo - Roman Notre Dame Cathedral (still in renovation) - one of the most splendid and typical of the beautiful French-built churches in Ho Chi Minh city

Visit Municipal Post Office - Saigon's French-style main post office to admire and take photos of its nice architecture that is one of the Ho Chi Minh City’s symbolizing images,

Back to your hotel

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch at local restaurant

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

After breakfast, Transfer by car towards Caibe. Upon arrival, a guided tour of the Mekong River and its banks and canals. The entire day is dedicated to exploring the vast Mekong River delta and its canals. It takes about two hours to reach the heart of the Mekong Delta from the center of Saigon. Along the way, you can already admire the scenery and the life of the farmers, huts, houses, and tombs scattered amidst the emerald green of palm trees and rice fields, the rice farmers tending to the orchard plants.

Upon reaching the Mekong River, you'll embark on a river excursion, experiencing the typical rhythm of life of the people living along the banks and the river itself.

You embark on a boat and visit the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut, pop-rice... Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea. Then, the rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time. Come to visit the local garden, we will enjoy some fruits with cups of tea when listening to the traditional music.

Lunch will be served at local house

After lunch, we’ll come to Tân Phong island for biking / walking on village paths to see the local daily life: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses... On the way, we can make some stops to see how they wave the dried water-hyacinth to make many products: baskets, bags, hats, wallets, shoes.

You return to the pier and proceed to Chau Doc by vehicle

Check in hotel, dinner by your own arrangement.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch at local restaurant

Overnight in Chau Doc

After breakfast, depart by speedboat to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. During the journey, there will be an assistant to help with obtaining the Cambodian visa. Various stops on the riverbanks at the borders between the two countries for exit procedures from Vietnam and entry into Cambodia.

Arrival in Phnom Penh in the mid-morning: meeting with the local guide.

Lunch and guided tour of Phnom Penh (Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum with many Angkor relics, Tuol Sleng Prison, where many Phnom Penh residents were imprisoned and tortured during the Pol Pot regime).

Check in hotel.

Dinner by your own arrangement

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch at local restaurant

Overnight in PhnomPenh

Breakfast at hotel

Check out hotel.

Departure to the airport for the scheduled flight to Siem Reap.

Upon arrival, meet with the local guide and visit the Rolous Group temples, considered pre-Angkorian temples, as each of them (Preah Ko, Bakong, and Lolei) served as models for the temples of Angkor in the following centuries.

Lunch in a reserved restaurant.

In the afternoon, visit the magnificent Ta Phrom temple with its embracing tree roots. Return to the hotel with a stop at the Central Market of Siem Reap and, weather permitting, one of the NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) centers where beautiful Cambodian silk is produced.

Dinner by your own arrangement

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch at local restaurant

Overnight in Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel

Visit to the city of Angkor: the capital of Angkor Thom, the South Gate, the famous Bayon temple, the Phimeanakas area, the Elephant Terrace, and the Leper King Terrace.

Lunch at local restaurant.

In the afternoon, visit the magnificent Ta Phrom temple with its embracing tree roots and, finally, the most famous site of the entire complex: Angkor Wat. Afterward, you can climb the Bakheng Mountain temple to witness the sunset over the legendary Angkor temples.

Dinner by your own arrangement

Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch at local restaurant

Overnight in Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel.

Free day until the transfer to the airport. You have the opportunity for some last-minute shopping with a visit to the center of Siem Reap or relax with a leisurely walk along the streets and riverbanks in the center of Siem Reap.

Transfer to the airport for the return flight to your home

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