Exploring Viet Nam and Cambodia 12 days 11 nights

Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival (D)

 

Upon arrival, greet our tour guide in the airport and transfer to our hotel. Dinner at restaurant by beautiful Hoan Kiem Lake. Overnight in Hanoi.

 

Day 2: Ha Noi (B, D)

 

The small city of Hanoi is filled with broad, tree-lined boulevards that evoke the allure of Old Asia and its French heritage. Sightseeing with a tour of the Temple of Literature, the largest and most important temple complex in the city. Continue on to visit One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House. Ride a cyclo along the colorful streets of the Old Quarter, nicknamed “36 Streets,” then complete our tour with a lively water puppet show. Dinner and overnight in Hanoi.

 

Day 3: Ha Noi – Ha Long (B, L, D) (185km-3,5 h)

 

Transfer to Halong. Board our traditional wooden junk boat for an overnight journey. Sip on a refreshing welcome drink upon check in before you begin your cruise through the bay. Feast on a delicious lunch as you cruise among hundreds of islets (Dinh Huong islet, Ga Choi – Fighting Cock islet, Dog islet, Finger islet, etc.) to discover unspoilt pockets of Halong Bay and visit Sung Sot cave, one of the most imposing grottos of the Bay. Swim at Soi Sim beach or Titov beach or a short trek to the top of Titov mountain for a magnificent panorama scenery. Enjoy your dinner with fresh seafood on board. Squid fishing or relax and chatting with your partner, friends, family. Overnight on Ha Long Bay on board.

 

Day 4: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Danang - Hoi An (B,L,D) (1h flight)

 

For early risers, enjoy watching the sun rise from the boat's deck. The boat cruises back to the harbour this morning and after disembarking, drive back to Hanoi and catch a short flight to Danang. Upon arrival your private vehicle will be waiting for you for the short transfer to Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.

 

Day 5: Hoian - Sanctuary My Son ( B, D )(40km)

 

Pick up from hotel in Hoi An and drive to the imperial city of the Champa Empire of the 4th to 12th centuries. My Son Sanctuary is a large complex of religious ruins comprising more than 70 architechural remains. UNESCO recognized the Cham architecture in My Son as a Cultural Heritage site in 1999. Back to Hoi An for lunch. After the relax, it is light excursion to go around tiny town of Hoi An for city tour. We would set the feet on narrow hundreds year old street lined with unique combinational of Vietnamese Chinese and Japanese architecture: : 400 years old Japanese Bridge, 300 years old Chinese temple, 200 years old Vietnamese former merchants' house. Then we carry on to most notable assembly houses, silk shops for your favorable goods. Overnight in Hoi An.

 

Day 6: Hoian – Tra Que Village ( B, D )

 

After breakfast, you will ride by bicycle to the home of a craftsman in the old street in Hoi An Town. Where you will discover the daily life of Hoi An people and see how they make a lantern. You will have a chance to enjoy making the lantern and keep it as a souvenir. Have lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon, continue biking to Tra Que Vegetable Village, experience a day of living and working with the local farmers in this village. You will take a trip around the vegetable garden and join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. Continue doing activities such as: raking, sowing, watering greens, picking greens and many more gardening activities. Back to Hoi An for dinner and leisue.

Day 7:  Hoi An - Saigon (B, D)(1h flight)

 

Transferring to Da Nang airport for flight to Ho chi Minh City, still called Saigon by local. City tour with the Old Colonial Residential Quarter and discover the Notre-Dame Cathedral, the French-style post office and the Reunification Palace. Dinner while cruising on Saigon River. Overnight in Saigon.

 

Day 8: Saigon - Cu Chi  (B, D)(60 km)

 

This morning, we take an excursion to the famed Cu Chi Tunnels. Built by the Vietcong during the war, the tunnels were part of an underground network that provided a stronghold close to the city. After exploring part of the tunnels, which took decades to dig, back Saigon and the afternoon is free exploring this interesting city. O/N in Saigon.

 

Day 9: Sai Gon - Siem Reap (B, D) (1h Flight)

 

After breakfast transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport take a flight to Siem Reap. Board a flight to Siem Reap, the gateway town to the monuments of Angkor. Arrive in Riep, pick up and transfer to hotel. Enjoy sunset at Pre Rup Temple. O/ N in Siem riep.

 

Day 10: Siem Reap (B, D)

 

Today we visit the highlight of any trip to Southeast Asia – the majestic Angkor Wat. This centuries-old monument is a stunning fusion of symmetry, spirituality and pure grandeur. Continue on to visit Angkor Thom and tour the monuments Bayon, Baphuon, the Terrace of Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. Built by Angkor’s greatest King, this fortified city was believed to hold up to 1 million people at its height. Dinner with Apsara show.

 

Day 11: Siem Reap (B, D)

 

This morning, we visit the most ethereal of the temples of Angkor, Ta Prohn. Partially enveloped by the surrounding jungle, the temple looks very much the same way most monuments did centuries ago when the first European explorers laid eyes on them. Continue on to visit the temples Ta Keo, Chau Say Tevoda and the wood and stone-carving school, Les Chantiers Ecole. Overnight in Siem Reap.

 

Day 12: Siem Reap DEP(B)

 

Have breakfast, then transfer to the airport for your flight back home.