Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City
arrival (-/-/D)
Upon arrival Ho Chi Minh city, meet
with our guide and driver then transfer to your hotel. Relax and stroll around
the city center. Welcome dinner.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City
– Hue (B/-/D)
After breakfast, check-out then we head to Cu Chi tunnels where used to be the base for guerrillas who
fought again American troops during the war time. The former network of tunnels
has about 250 km long. Lunch at Cu Chi before we come back to Saigon. Visit Notre Dam Cathederal, Post Office, and Ben Thanh Market. Go to
Saigon airport for evening flight to Hue. Light dinner at the airport.
Day 3: Hue city tour (B/-/D)
Morning cruise along Perfume river to Phu Mong district. Visit traditional garden home Tha Om where we have lunch there. Cycling tour for a couple
of hours is an optional tour. Go back to Hue city to visit Imperial city of Hue.
Enjoy royal style dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 4: Hue – Hanoi (B/-/D)
After breakfast we are transferred to Hue airport for flight
to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi at lunch time. Afternoon we visit Ba Dinh square for
photo stop at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Temple of Literature
or the first University of Vietnam since 11th century. An hour rickshaw ride around bustling Old Quarter before dinner at
local restaurant.
Day 5: Hanoi – Duong
Lam village (B/L/D)
Start new day by short journey to Duong Lam ancient village,
50 km from Hanoi center. Biking around the village to visit Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen Kings Temples, Mia pagoda, Duong Lam communal house, and
local market. Lunch in an Old house and listen to family’s story. Go
back to Hanoi for water puppet show before our dinner.
Day 6: Hanoi – Halong
Bay Cruise (B/L/D)
Check out hotel in the morning, 8AM, we drive through the
Red river delta for Halong Bay. Board on Indochina Junk which bring us to the
most scenic and peaceful places of Halong Bay. Move through hundred of
limestone islets in fantastic formation. Visit Thien Canh Son cave,
kayak and swim on the beach. Dinner at 7 PM.
Day 7: Halong Bay
Cruise - Hanoi (B/L/D)
Start our day with light breakfast with tea and coffee.
After that we cruise pass and visit fishing village. Check
out cabin before 10 AM then have delicious brunch on cruise. Drive back to
Hanoi, on the way stop at a traditional village in Red river Delta for enjoying water puppet show.
Back to Hanoi at around 5 PM. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 8: Hanoi – Luang
Prabang (B/-/D)
After breakfast transfer to the airport for flight to Luang
Prabang at noon time. Luang Prabang is a
world Heritage Site situated by Mekong and Nam Khan rivers where you will
see lots of Buddhist temples and colonial buildings. Stay in hotel and have
dinner.
Day 9: Luang Prabang (B/-/D)
Today we visit some famous Buddhist temples in the town such
as Wat Xieng Thong, Wat May, Wat Visoun, and waking tour around the town and local
market. In the evening join a local family Buddhist Baci ceremony and
dinner there.
Day 10: Luang Prabang (B/-/D)
After breakfast we head to Ban Nong Heo village,
visit Khmu village with it’s traditional houses and interesting rural daily
life. Trek through hill forests and plantations with scenic viewpoints along
the way. Picnic lunch at Ban Thapene and hear
more about Laos fauna and flora as well as nature conservation in surrounding
community. Stroll around the village before we go back to Luang Prabang.
Day 11: Luang Prabang –
Siem Reap (B/-/D)
In early morning we witness sense of almsgiving ceremony
by hundreds of saffron-robed monks walking silently through town to collect
offerings. After breakfast, free until transfer to the airport for flight to
Siem Reap. Check in hotel then have dinner.
Day 12: Siam Reap Tour (B/L/D)
After breakfast we start to explore the city of World
Heritage Site, Siem Reap. Biking though impressive Bakong, a 9th
century temple. Continue biking through countryside, stop to visit Ta Prohm Monastery, where immense branches have taken root
in the stones. Afternoon visit Great city of Angkor Thom, and it’s famous Bayon temple, Elephant Terrace, and Leper King of the 12th and 13th
centuries. Back to hotel for relax before dinner in local restaurant.
Day 13: Departure (B/-/-)
Rise early to enjoy a sunrise over the incredible temple of Angkor Wat, a World Heritage Site with that was erected in
the 12th century in honor of Vishnu. Later explore Preah Khan temple then transfer to Siem Reap airport for
your flight home.
