Vietnam & Cambodia Tours

Day 1: Arrive Hanoi
Upon arrival to Hanoi airport, you will be picked up and transferred to our hotel in Hanoi. First acquaintance with the city and people.

Day 2: Halong bay cruise
This morning we head out for a 3 hour drive through verdant Red River Delta to Halong bay where we board our own private sampan for a five-hour cruise around the secluded and majestic Ha Long Bay giving us the chance to take in the stunning scenery of this World Heritage Site. Whilst on board a sumptuous fresh local seafood lunch will be served. There will be opportunities for a swim and time to explore some of the limestone caves in the area. Return Hanoi in the afternoon.

Day 3:Hanoi
Today we will have a city tour our guide will show you the typical attractions in Hanoi.
In the morning: visit Ho Chi Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh house, presidential palace, one pillar pagoda and Temple of literature – Vietnam’s first national university and wonderful Museum of Ethnology. Enjoy lunch at a Hanoi restaurant.
In the afternoon: Visit Fine Art Museum followed by walking tour through the mazes of old quarter Visit Hang Bong Street to purchase Communion party banners/badges. Visit Hanoi famous Art Galleries. Time permitting we will visit Ngoc Ha Village to see American B-52 in lake. Tonight we will attend the water puppet show.

Day 4:Hanoi - Hue
Transfer to airport for the flight Hanoi - Hue. Upon arrival to Hue, we start our city tour to visit Citadel and Imperial purple city, imposing Thien Mu pagoda and board the trip from here for a cruise on Perfume River. Visit Honchen temple and Minh Mang tomb. We then disembark the board for a visit to Tuduc royal tomb, time permitting we visit Phu Cam and Notre Dame Cathedrals.

Day 5: Hue - Hoian
Head out on scenic driver over Cloudy Pass to Danang . Visit Cham Sculpture museum where display fine artifacts and sandstone statues of Cham people. Visit Marble Mountain and crafting village before our drive to Hoian. Time to rest on a famous beach in Vietnam call: Cua Dai Beach (a part of East Vietnam Beach)

Day 6: :Hoian
Hoi An is a delightful small town easily explored by foot. More than any other place in Vietnam, Hoi An retains the feeling of centuries past and is a favorite with all travelers. We will have a walking and cyclo tour around the historic town soaking up the atmosphere, exploring the fascinating local market. Visit the old houses and temples and attend the cooking lesson at Caudo Bridge.

Day 7: Hoian – Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at the hotel then transfer to airport for the flight to HCM city. Afternoon visit Independent Palace, War Crime museum, Thien Hau pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City Museum and China town. Balance of the day will be at leisure.

Day 8: HCM city - Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta is the southernmost region of Vietnam. Often referred to as the rice bowl of Vietnam, producing three crops of rice per year. The fertile Mekong Delta is also famous for its tropical fruits and flowers. The Delta area is the end of a 4500 km. journey the Mekong River makes after traveling through six countries. Traditional transportation in the Delta is by boat along a vast network of canals and channels. Boating along these canals and visiting the floating markets always proves to be a fascinating experience for all visitors. We drive to Vinh long, boat through the lush green vegetation of the canals to a orchard, where we are treated to a lunch of delicious tropical fruits.

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh- Tay Tinh, Cu Chi

AM: we are drive forward Tay Ninh, to see the ornate temple of Cao Dai and attend the fantastic mid-day service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.
PM: After lunch at local restaurant, we drive back Ho Chi Minh with stop over Cu Chi Tunnels. During the war “Viet Cong” guerillas built the labyrinth of narrow tunnels using them to hide during bombing raids and stage surprise attacks. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City to take flight to Siem Reap. Transfer to hotel in Siem reap

Day 10 :HCM city - Siem Riep

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.
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 and accommodation at hotel.

Day 11 : Siem Reap- sightseeing

Breakfast at the hotel
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. 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 not included.
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. Dinner not included and accommodation at hotel.

Day 12 :Siem Reap- more sightseeing

Breakfast at hotel
We drive to visit Kbal Spean, 50km northeast of Siem Reap or 18km from Banteay Srei. The original “River of Thousand Lingams”, Kbal Spean is an intricately carved riverbed deep in the foothills of the Cambodian jungle. Lunch not included.
Visit to Banteay Srei temple with four wings preceded by a hall and accompanied by two libraries, the southem example remarkably well preserved.
Dinner not included and overnight at hotel.

Day 13 : Siem Reap- depart

Breakfast at the hotel
We board on boat in Tonle Sap Lake. Here, enjoy a brief cruise past floating villages complete with schools, restaurants, and hospitals.
Free leisure for your own time for rolling at local market for shopping until transfer to Siem Reap International airport departure flight