Our driver welcomes you at Tan Son Nhat Airport (Please provide us with your flight details). Then we transferred to the hotel. Free time at leisure to sightseeing in Ho Chi Minh City by night. Overnight in HCMC.

At 8 Am we will depart from your accommodation for the spectacular Mekong River.

The Delta is about a two-hour drive from the bustling and lively streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Once in Ben Tre, you take a boat that will take you through the narrow channels, surrounded by dense vegetation to the heart of the delta. It is a completely different world where life develops around the river. You then hop on a “Xe Loi” or tuk-tuk. This is a type of typical vehicle in the area to explore the local lifestyle.

Rowing sampan at the Mekong River

Then we take the canoe trip (of about 30 minutes) in the channel before hitting the road to Can Tho.

3 Pm, We depart for Can Tho Hotel for check-in. We will be free to walk along Ninh Kieu Pier and the night market nearby. Overnight in Can Tho.

We have breakfast at the hotel before we take the boat to visit the Cai Rang floating market on the Mekong River. All boats were filled to the brim with fruits, vegetables, and rice (excellent rice from this area of the Mekong).

Tra Su Sanctuary. The beauty of the Mekong Delta

We continue to visit the wild bird sanctuary at Tra Su. Cruising smoothly with small boats deep into the forest in order to watch storks, cranes, and other tropical birds.

After that, we drive to Chau Doc. Have lunch before hotel check-in. Overnight in Chau Doc.

After your breakfast, we get transferred to the boat station and depart to Phnom Penh (duration around 6 hours).

The Phnom Penh Royal Palace

Upon arrival at Phnom Penh boat’s pier. You will be welcomed by our friendly tour guide and transfer to visit the private quarters of the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda the most sacred shrine in the country.

Explore the National Museum, dedicated exclusively to Khmer art and sculpture. The majority of the exhibits are from the Angkor period (9th to 15th Century), but some date from as early as the 4th Century.

We visit as well the legendary temple of Wat Phnom which recites the history of Phnom Penh’s name. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Phnom Penh Airport for your departure by domestic flight to Siem Reap (45-minute flight).

Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to the hotel for check-in. Departure to discover Kampong Kleang where located on the northern lake edge about 55 km east of Siem Reap town, more remote and less tourist than Kampong Pluk.

Visit to Kampong Khleang during the dry season are universally awestruck by the forest of stilted houses rising up to 10 meters in the air.

In the wet season, the waters rise up to one or two meters from the buildings. Kampong Khleang is a permanent community within the flood plain of the Lake, with an economy based on fishing and surrounded by flooded forest.

Kampong Khleang is significantly larger with nearly 10 times the population of Kampong Pluk, making it the largest community on the Lake. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning you will visit the “Great City” of Angkor Thom, visits include the famous Bayon Temple, Phimeanakas Temple within the Royal Palace enclosure, Baphoun Temple, the Terrace of the Elephants, the Terrace of the Leper King and Ta Prohm Temple with a part of Jungle.

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Lunch at a local restaurant.

The afternoon is dedicated to visiting the most famous & magnificent Angkor Vat temple. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares.

With many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards, and ponds full of water, carved low-reliefs about the Ramayana Story and day-to-day life at the time of Angkor’s construction. Dinner at a local restaurant with an Apsara dance show. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Free for your own time at leisure. Transfer to Siem Reap Airport. 2 hours before your departure with an international flight. Upon arrival at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, transfer to your hotel in town (early check-in upon availability).

From its sleepy tuk-tuk drivers to its location on the right bank of the lumbering, lazy Mekong, this former French trading post is languid, to say the least.

Indeed, despite being the capital and largest city of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, there’s not a whole lot to do in Vientiane. But that is also, quite honestly, its selling point.

After a soft rest, drive to Buddha Park which is around 45 minutes away. Also known as Xieng Khuan, this unusual park is filled with over 200 Buddhist and Hindu statues.

End your tour of the capital along the banks of the Mekong River as the sun begins to set. Stroll along the river, stop to enjoy a cold drink, or sample a snack from one of the many local food stalls. Overnight in Vientiane.

Tips: You can also visit Sinouk Coffee Pavilion to discover the Lao coffee, stroll around the mini coffee gallery, view the in-house coffee roaster, and try a cup of delicious and unique coffee or tea. Discuss with our guide about this. Entrance fees and extra coffee/drinks are payable on the spot.

Start the morning with a visit to That Luang, the holiest site in Laos. Constructed by King Setthathirat in the 16th century, the temple is resplendent as the sun shines upon its towering golden spire.

Then, enjoy a panoramic view over the city as you climb the stairs to the top of Patuxai, Vientiane’s own “Arc de Triomphe”.

Continue down Lane Xang Avenue to the serene Wat Sisaket, the only temple left intact after the Siamese (Thai) invasion in 1828.

Continue on to the nearby Wat Phra Keo.  Used as a religious museum, Wat Phra Keo displays a collection of both Lao and Khmer works of art.

We then transferred out to the train station to take the afternoon express train to Vang Vieng.

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in town. Overnight in Vang Vieng.

The limestone cliffs and valleys surrounding the resort complex of Vang Vieng are home to numerous caves and caverns.

The most famous of these caves is Tham Jang, which was used by the local people as a refuge from Chinese invaders 200 years ago.

Your tour continues by crossing the Nam Song River for a short drive to Tham Pou Kham (Golden Crab Cave). After passing through a small entrance hole you descend 100 meters into the ground.

You have ample time to visit Blue Lagoon, which is a great spot to relax and cool off before transferring back to Vang Vieng

Take a local long-tail boat (2 people per boat) to cruise for approximately 30 minutes upstream on the Nam Song River, enjoying the beautiful scenery as you go.

You will then be driven back to your hotel, with the option to stop at local villages and a market along the way.

Relax for the rest of the day and enjoy a beautiful sunset on the Nam Song River from your hotel. Overnight in Vang Vieng.

We will take the morning train to Luang Prabang, which takes about 1 hour.

On arrival at the train station, you will be met and transferred to the town center.

Then, visit the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts.

Continue to Wat Mai, a temple renowned for its golden bas-relief, which is one of the most beautiful temples in town.

From there, visit the old Wat Sene, and the nearby magnificent Wat Xiengthong a superb piece of Lao temple architecture, which presents a sweeping two-tiered roof and ornate mosaics including a beautiful ‘tree of life ‘glass montage on the rear temple wall.

If time permits, we will drive out of the city to visit Ban Xang Khong, the Thai Lue village, which is famous for its arts and crafts. We also visited the nearby village of Ban Xienglek specializes in making traditional Saa paper.

Returning to town, we will take a short walk around the small streets of the city center, watching the life of local people.

Late afternoon, climb up to the top of  Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic sunset view of the city and the Mekong River.

The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Tip: If you are fond of various ethnic cultures, you can visit the Traditional Art and Ethnology Center (closed on Mondays).

After breakfast at the hotel, we will first embark on the leisurely cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, a 16th-century cave monastery filled with thousands of Buddha images, which locates 25 Kilometers North of Luang Prabang in the limestone cliffs overlooking the Mekong River.

En route, you will stop at Ban Muang Keo, a well-known village for its traditional Lao rice whisky distilling.
We then cruise back to Luang Prabang and further to Ban Chan Village, which is famous for its traditional pottery making.

Upon arrival, enjoy a Lao traditional meal with local ingredients on a beautiful patio.

Start the afternoon with a short tour to learn more about the history of our village. On our walk through the village, we will visit the pottery center, a traditional kiln as well as the brick factory.

After that, create your own unique souvenir from clay and learn traditional Lao pottery techniques. We will deliver your finished fired pottery souvenir within 3-7 Days* to your hotel. (*Firing process depends on weather conditions).

We then take the boat back to Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Wake up as the sun rises, and we will prepare to join the most sacred tradition of Laos, the daily morning almsgiving, which dates to the 14th century. More than 200 Buddhist monks depart from various temples to gather their daily meals from the faithful residents sitting quietly on the streets.

We then visit the temporary morning market near the former Royal Palace. Just set on the ground, the local people come here to barter their day’s catch from rice to vegetables, to fish, or chicken.

After breakfast, transfer directly to the beautiful Kuang Si waterfalls which is the biggest in the Luang Prabang area with three tiers leading to a 50-meter drop into spectacular azure pools before flowing downstream. The pools also make great swimming holes and are very popular with both tourists and locals.

If you wish, take a short visit to the Bear Rescue Center, which houses a couple of dozen animals rescued from the hands of poachers and traffickers.

After visiting Kuang Si waterfalls, you can visit the nearby Butterflies Park, where you can enjoy afternoon tea with homemade cookies whilst relaxing inside the green peaceful garden full of colorful butterflies.

Laos is also known for its traditional crafts, we will take a short visit to the Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center, set serenely close to the Mekong, this beautiful, traditionally styled workshop, where weavers, spinners, and batik makers produce top-quality fabrics, offers free tours every half-hour. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

You are free to stroll around the town for your own exploration before taking the departure flight. Our driver welcome you at Noi Bai airport and gets transferred to the hotel. If time permits we stroll around the downtown to explore the different local ways of life. Overnight in Ha Noi.

At 8.30 am,  pick up at your hotel, and start the Hanoi Old Quarter tour on to beautiful Tran Quoc Pagoda located on the shores of Lake West. After that, we visited the Ho Chi Minh complex:

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of Vietnamese great-father Uncle Ho. President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house- where he lived on and off from 1958 to 1969.

The next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda. This is a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leave the Pagoda for the Temple of Literature – the first college of Vietnam and the place dedicated to Confucianism.

Lunch is served at a local restaurant for a taste of authentic Hanoi cuisine.

We are continuing to visit the Ethnology Museum and Hoa Lo Prison which was once known as “Hanoi Hilton”.

Back to downtown for refreshment by Hoan Kiem Lake. Similarly, we visit Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake) with Ngoc Son Temple.

Finally, we will watch the Water Puppet show before walking around the Hanoi Old Quarter, also known as the 36 streets. This bustling area of narrow streets is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It’s a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities. Overnight in Hanoi.

08:20 – 08:50: Limousine D-car picks you up at your hotel.

12:00: The crew members of Ha Long Cruise will welcome you at Tuan Chau Port, lot 16, Quang Ninh.

12:45: You will be taken aboard our support vessel and travel from the wharf via the bay to board our luxurious craft. Welcome fresh drinks, cold towels, and a special lunch of fresh food, and an assortment of appetizing delicacies will be served.

You will be enchanted when decadently dining on our luxury junk. Life just doesn’t get better than this! We then set sail for Lan Ha Bay – A member of the World’s Most Beautiful Bays.

15:30: We will visit the Dark and Bright Cave – famous for the pristine natural beauty and poetic, attractive seascape of Lan Ha Bay. Here you will take some photos of the romantic, lyrical local see-sights. This is also the best time for tourists to enjoy bamboo boats or swimming – which is an interesting activity to discover the truest beauty of the limestone mountains and the blue sky of Lan Ha Bay.

Afterward, visitors immerse in the emerald green water of Lan Ha Bay with exciting swimming activities or enjoy the mini pool with a jacuzzi cruise.

17:30: Return to our cruise. Enjoy a sunset party on Lan Ha Bay. It is an ideal time for photography enthusiasts to capture the stunning moment of sunset at Lan Ha Bay.

19:30: Enjoy a romantic dinner at the restaurant on a cruise.

21:00-00:00: Enjoy the nightlife of the bay from the top deck. Immerse yourself in music, enjoy a glass of cocktail from the bar, watch famous films, and relax on the cruise. Otherwise, you can fish squid with the sailors or simply relax in the room and watch the bay from the balcony. Overnight on the cruise.

6:30-7:30: Breakfast is served at Ha Long cruise restaurant.

8:00: You will visit Frog Pond, go kayaking, or be free to relax in the four-season mini pool on Lan Ha Bay – A silk ribbon made from green mountains, blue seas, and diverse fauna and flora.

9:30: Checking out of the room. Then the lunch in the restaurant is ready for you, pay the extra fee (if any) at the reception while traveling to the port. Kindly pay for the costs in charge of the front desk (if any) while traveling to the port.

11:15 – 11:30: Disembark and move back to the port.

11h30 – 11h45: You are at Tuan Chau International Marina Station. Drive back to Ha Noi. After they drop you off at your hotel. We arranged other private transport directly to the airport and a flight to Hue (Estimated flight number QH1201 18h35 – 19h50). Pick up and transfer to Hue’s hotel. Overnight in Hue.

Note: The itinerary is subject to change without notice, in accordance with the weather and other operating conditions

Overview:

-Visit Huế’s prime attraction, is the ancient Citadel, which contains the Imperial City, the Forbidden Purple City, and the Emperor’s Private Residence.

-Take a boat trip on the beautiful Perfume River and stopover at Thiên Mụ pagoda, the Buddhist Monastery now infamous for the monk who set himself alight in 1963 to protest against the cruel treatment of Buddhist monks.

-Visit the serene Khải Định Royal Tomb, designed to blend in with its natural surroundings and built on the principles of feng shui.

We reach Hue We depart to visit the Thiên Mụ pagoda by dragon boat on the Perfume River and then on to the mausoleum of Emperor Khải Định or Tự Đức tomb and Minh Mang tomb. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, we visit the Imperial Citadel, from where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945. We visited the citadel and its Royal Museum. Back to your accommodation. Overnight in Hue.

It takes about 2 hours to get to Da Nang city. On the way to Da Nang, we will stop by some beautiful attractions to enjoy the views and capture some great photos such as Hai Van Pass, Lang Co Beach, and Lap An Lagoon.

Upon arrival in Ba Na, we take the cable car which gains 5 world scores to Ba Na Hills station. Stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet Hills, Linh Ung Pagoda, and The Old Villas of French. Continue moving up by cable car to the Nui Chua Mountain – the top of Ba Na range, visiting Nghinh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, Orchid Garden…

Experience the hill climbing train (the first and unique funicular in Vietnam) and visit an old French cellar (Debay Ancient Wine Cellar), the flower garden Le Jardin D’amour, and Linh Ung Pagoda. You should not miss walking on the Golden Bridge amid the foggy hills of the mountain and enjoying the gorgeous view of Da Nang City.

Have a buffet lunch at the restaurant in Ba Na.

Afternoon: Free for joining games in Fantasy Park – the third biggest indoor games zone in Vietnam with a series of interesting games: 4 – 5D film, skiver, The Death Race, Dinosaur Park… (2 hours).

We stopped to take some photos at the Dragon Bridge which is undoubtedly one of the best highlights Danang has to offer. It’s built over the mighty Han River which itself empties into the South China Sea. Move to Hoi An. Hotel for check-in and overnight in Hoi An.

8 A.m., Depart from your hotel to visit Mỹ Sơn – the ruin of The Champa Reign from the II-XV century enables us to learn about their culture and life there.

The Mỹ Sơn sanctuary was the site of religious ceremonies for the rulers of Champa’s dynasties, as well as burial grounds for Cham royalty and national heroes. Mỹ Sơn is perhaps the longest inhabited archaeological site in Indochina and the temple complex of Mỹ Sơn is considered to be one of the most prominent complexes of Hindu temples in Southeast Asia and is the most prominent place of its kind in Vietnam.

They are registered as World Heritage by UNESCO since 1999. We begin the walking tour through the city of Hội An, an important commercial port of Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries whose architecture and the relaxed lifestyle have changed little in recent years.

Walk through the old city center to visit the traditional merchants’ homes, the over 400-year-old covered Japanese Bridge, the Phúc Kiến Chinese temple, an old house of traditional architecture, and the City History Museum “Sa Huỳnh”.

Take a walk through the colorful downtown market and shopping center. Take a boat trip around the river to drop off flower garlands (Go on our own). Overnight in Hoi An.

At 8 a.m., we go by bicycle and visit a local farm in the town of Tra Que.

Here you will receive a brief introduction to the history of the village, the cultivation of vegetables, as well as discover the use of vegetables in traditional Vietnamese medicines.

You will make a trip around the orchard and join the farmers in their preparation of the land with fertilization by seaweed from the local lake. Continuing to help the farmers by raking the soil, planting, watering vegetables, and many other garden activities.

Then learn to cook local dishes, including: “tam hữu” spring roll, bánh xèo, or other local pancakes from the people of the middle region of Vietnam.

Have lunch before you arrive in Cam Thanh.

Take a basket boat transfer to Cam Thanh Water coconut village. Learn about the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen, their families, and their community. On the trip, the boatman will take coconut leaves to make amazing natural ornaments such as hats, rings, and glasses…These lovely ornaments will be then given to you as a gift. You will surely experience the feeling of floating on the waves of water and join an equally fun basketboat race between the baskets together in the cheering and bustling drum music.

Board the boat and commence cruising on the Cua Dai River. Join local fishermen on the river and experience rounding net or casting net. The coconut forest is a very unique ecoregion, with a beautiful mangrove forest, and is the habitat of many precious animals such as crabs, shrimps, fishes, and shellfish.

Local people will teach you how to paddle the Vietnamese unique bamboo basket boat. You will hear stories of past wars and the harsh conditions that soldiers have to endure. Overnight in Hoi An.

Our driver and guide will welcome the hotel from Hoi An and depart to Da Nang. We go to visit Marble Mountain.

Climb Thuy Son (‘Water’ Mountain) by the stone stairs and enjoy the panoramic view of the nearby countryside, and visit Huyen Khong cave before entering Tam Thai and Linh Ung pagodas where you will be rewarded by great city views and amazed by the main cave which houses a beautiful Cham Buddha sitting under a natural shaft of light.

Rest at the foot of the mountain, where you can visit the Non-Nuoc Stone Carving Village, where the local skillful sculptors create many marble products that are exported to many countries worldwide.

Continue on to visit the Cham Museum. Relax and enjoy lunch in a restaurant with a stunning view of the beach, before driving around Son Tra peninsula named Monkey Mountain – the screen of Da Nang City.

Visit Linh Ung Pagoda, where exists the highest Goddess of Mercy Statue of Viet Nam. The pagoda offers stunning views of Danang Beach and Cham Islands in the distance. Pay a visit to the French & Spanish Cemetery, to the memory of soldiers of a joint expedition led by French admiral Rigault de Genouillly in 1858. Hotel for check-in. Overnight in Da Nang

Have breakfast at your hotel and free easy on the beach. Overnight in Da Nang.

Have breakfast at your hotel. Free time for sunbathing, swimming, and relaxing on the beach. We pick you up 2 hours before for flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Estimated flight number VN125 13h35 – 15h15). Hotel for check-in. Overnight in HCMC.

In the morning, we will drive to the extraordinary Cu Chi tunnels. Located about 70 Km from Ho Chi Minh City, this complicated underground network was built by Viet Cong guerillas in their fight for independence against foreign aggressors. After you arrive at the Cu Chi tunnels, you will watch a documentary film about one of the most sophisticated man-made tunnels together with its extraordinary wartime legends.

Walkthrough the jungle visiting the traps, the secret entrances, the bunkers, and underground hideouts still in one piece. Have the opportunity to fire real wartime weapons at the riffle range of Cu Chi Tunnels. (Bullets not included)

• See the rice paper (spring roll skin) and rice wine production line.
• Crawl into the tunnels and experience the feeling of life in the tunnels.
• Take a rest, drink green tea, and eat tapioca – the main food served during wartime.

Have lunch at a local restaurant.

Afterward, we drive back to Ho Chi Minh and visit:

• The former Presidential Palace (Outside).
• War Remnants Museum.
• Notre Dame Cathedral.
• Sai Gon Central Post Office.

End of the exciting trip at your accommodation. Overnight in HCMC.

After breakfast at your hotel. Free time until we get transferred to the airport for your flight back to your sweet home. End of Indochina Packages 25 Days.