Best of Vietnam & Cambodia 14 days

Day 01: Hanoi Arrival

Arrive at Noi Bai airport, you will be greeted by our guide and driver and transfer to your hotel in Hanoi. Check in and have a restful.

In the afternoon you will take a orientation walk to know around the hotel area. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meal: None
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Day 02: Hanoi City Tour

This full day tour will take you around Hanoi’s most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and his Stilts House, the Presidential Palace, the One Pillar Pagoda. Also on the tour, you’ll visit the Temple of Literature, find the Lake of the Restored Sword, Ngoc Son Temple, and Ethnology Museum.

Back to the Old Quarter. you can choose to walk or have a ride on an electric bus through its narrow streets. The streets were named for their product or location and still bear such names nowadays, and then join a unique water puppet show that features the Viet folklore and culture.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Day 03: Hanoi – Halong Bay

After breakfast at hotel. You will be transferred to Ha Long Bay and arrive the jetty around 11.30 p.m.
About 12.00 -12.30, you are welcomed on board and have set lunch while cruising in the bay. Depends on which cruise you choose, the detailed itinerary will basically include a visit to the cave, kayaking,  swimming in crystal water. Dinner and overnight on the cruise.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tour guide: English speaking guide on board

Day 04: Halong Bay – Hanoi Airport – Fly to Danang

Wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves, fresh air, and breeze. After breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto then walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. The boat arrives at the harbor by 11.30 am. Your driver is waiting to take you back to Hanoi airport for your flight to Danang.

Up on arrive in Danang, our driver & guide will pick you up & take you to hotel in Hoi An for check in.

Special note: Cruise itineraries and schedules are subject to change without pre notice depending on the weather and operating conditions.

Meal: Brunch

Tour guide: English Speaking Guide

Day 05: Myson Holyland – Ancient town Hoi An

You will be picked up from your hotel at around 8 to 8.30 am then drive to My Son holyland. My Son is the former capital of the ancient Cham civilization that ruled Central Vietnam from the second to the thirteenth century. Their religion was primarily derived from Indian Hinduism. My Son is considered to be one of the best preserved Cham structures in Vietnam. The complex is comprised of seventy Hindu-like towers and temples dating from the second century. This site is a Must-See for those people who are interested in architecture and ancient civilizations and is now one of five UNESCO World Heritage sites in Vietnam.

Following lunch, spend half of the day wandering through the picturesque streets of this 16th-century trading port, where the buildings remind us of Chinese, Japanese, French and Vietnamese architectural styles. You will visit a couple of fascinating sites such as the Chinese Embassy Halls, the Japanese Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda & Tan Ky House.

After dinner, you can spend your nighttime in Hoi An at your own pace. Make this your chance to witness the beautifully lit Hoi An lantern, take some photogenic shots, or simply enjoy the leisure atmosphere there.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Following lunch,  you will take a walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter , visiting Chua Ong Pagoda , the Chinese Assembly Halls , the 200 year old Tam Ky Ancestral House, and the Japanese Bridge. Overnight in Hoian.

Day 06: Hoi An Free Day

Breakfast at hotel. Free with leisure time. Overnight in Hoi An.

Meal: Breakfast

Day 07: Hoi An – Hue

Hoi An – Danang (29km): 45 minutes

Danang – Hue (94km): 2h10

You will leave Hoi An for another World Heritage site, Hue, via the Hai Van pass. You will stop to visit the Marble Mountains and a handicraft village before arriving in Hue. Free with leisure time. Overnight in Hue.

Meal: Breakfast
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Day 08: Hue City Tour

After breakfast at the hotel, you will board a private boat and go cruising on the romantic Perfume River. Being the ancient capital, Hue is surrounded with many tombs of emperors past, and a visit to some of these tombs will be on the itinerary for today. The charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda) will be the first stop of the day, and from here you will cruise further to ornate Minh Mang’s Tomb, he Citadel, the Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum and Dong Ba market. Overnight in Hue.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Day 09: Hue – Ho Chi Minh City

Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the airport for a short flight to HCMC. Check-in your hotel upon arrival. Overnight in HCMC.

Meal: Breakfast
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Day 10: Full Day Cu Chi Tunnel &  City Tour

After breakfast at hotel, you will drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels, which consist of more than 200 km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life was like during the U.S.-Vietnam War.

After lunch, the journey continues in the afternoon with a visit to the War Museum and the Reunification Palace. The formal one keeps lots of fascinating photos and remnants from the war, the later was the workplace of the Southern President of Vietnam. Later, you will take a brief visit to the Notre Dame Cathedral and the old Post Office nearby.

Finally, you will stop at Ben Thanh market, where you can shop like a local.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Day 11: Mekong Delta for a day to Ben Tre

Get ready for a one day cruise excursion to Ben Tre. Ben Tre is the best option for a day trip to the Mekong Delta from Saigon, since it is only around 2 hours away, and 15 minutes from My Tho. However, this wonderful destination retains an authenticity which has been somewhat lessened in nearby My Tho. While there, walk along the waterfront, cruise on the Mekong River and enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant or on board. Afterwards, head back to Saigon.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Day 12: Ho Chi Minh City – Siem Reap

Leave Saigon for flight to Siem Reap. Pick up from airport and transfer to hotel. After check in, we take short walk along the road in front of the King’s Residence to see the Main Shrine, where the local people usually worship, with its statue of Yeay Teap, Preah Ang Chek and Preah Ang Chorm. Buying jasmine and lotus flowers to worship is very important for the Cambodians. We continue to one of the city’s lively open markets, Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale! Then continue to Wat Bo, a large, highly respected pagoda, founded in the 18th Century. Like the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh, the vihear of Wat Bo contains unique wall paintings of the Reamker that are said to be late 19th Century. Look for the daily-life market scenes such as an opium smoking Chinese merchant, the colonial era French officer at the market and the French soldiers attending a traditional dance performance. Also of interest is the large collection of Buddha statues located behind the main Buddha. If time permitted, we also walk up to Phnom Bakheng Hill for a view of the spectacular sunset over these sandstone monuments. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Meal: Breakfast
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Day 13: Full Day Angkor Wat

This morning you will have an early breakfast at your hotel before watching the sunrise over Angkor Wat. The 12th-century temple took 30 years to build and represents the Khmer civilisation at its grandest. It is also the best preserved temple with its fascinating decorative flourishes and extensive bas-reliefs. Return to hotel for Breakfast. Continue to the fortified city of Angkor Thom. Start at the Southern Gate, flanked by a row of 54 stone figures on each side, followed by the Bayon and its beautifully crafted central towers. From here you visit Baphoun, Phimeanakas and the Elephant Terrace, used as a giant viewing stand for public ceremonies and the Terrace of the Leper King. After, you will see Ta Prohm, undoubtedly the most atmospheric ruin at Angkor. Unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it has been left to be swallowed by the jungle.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour guide: English speaking guide

Day 14: Siem Reap Departure

Breakfast at the hotel and visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. We take a boat trip in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. We spend the rest of day visiting the “Chantiers Ecoles – Les Artisans d’Angkor” which provides training to young Cambodians in an effort to revive the ancient Khmer traditions of stone carving and wood sculpting. Transfer to airport for your departure flight. End of services.

Meal: None
Tour guide: English Speaking guide