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Included and Excluded
- Flight tickets with airport tax as listed in above itinerary.
- Entrance fee and sightseeing as listed in the itinerary.
- Private English speaking tour guide service.
- Private van for land transportation with cold drinking water provided in the car.
- Meals as listed in the itinerary (B for breakfast, L for lunch and D for dinner).
- International air tickets.
- Visa Handling fee, visa stamp fee.
- Meals are not listed in itinerary.
- Insurance, gratuities and personal expenses.
- Tipping for guide, driver and hotel bell boys, etc.
- Surcharge for public holidays (if any).
- Services not stated in the itinerary.
Highlights of the Tour
- It’s an exciting journey brimming with cultural richness and historical significance. From the azure waters of Halong Bay to the ancient charm of Hoi An, the bustling Saigon, and the grand temples of Siem Reap, it was a delightful tapestry of unexpected experiences.
Itinerary
- Welcome to Hanoi!
- Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel and check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure for recovery.
- Note: if your arrival time is early, and you prefer to explore the city instead of taking a nap, please kindly tell our travel consultant, and we’ll recommend one of our suggested activities like: enjoying the Hanoi food tour by motorbike at night, or having a half-day cooking class, or walking around the Hanoi food street.
- Overnight in Hanoi
Enjoy your breakfast. In the morning at 8:00-8:30, you will be met by our tour guide at your hotel, start to explore the city of Hanoi. The morning’s activities include:
End of the sightseeing, you will have lunch at authentic Vietnamese restaurant, then take a rest.
In the afternoon, you will enjoy the following activities:
After the show ends, you’ll be transferred to the train station to catch an overnight train to Lao Cai, the gateway to Sapa. Sleep on the train in comfortable sleeping compartments.
- Tran Quoc Pagoda:located on the shores of West Lake, this pagoda is full of amazing Buddhist symbolism, a must-see for any of Hanoi city tour.
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum: one of the most famous works in Vietnam. With great cultural and historical value, it will expand your understanding of the country.
- One Pillar Pagoda: Hanoi’s iconic landmark not to be missed, famous for its extraordinary architecture. This Pagoda is not only a famous tourist attraction but also a religious stop for local pilgrims.
- Temple of Literature: one of the top historical attractions in Hanoi, is the first university in Vietnam. The temple represents Vietnamese ancient architecture and traditional fondness for learning.
End of the sightseeing, you will have lunch at authentic Vietnamese restaurant, then take a rest.
In the afternoon, you will enjoy the following activities:
- Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple: famous for its peaceful beauty, cultural as well as historical values.
- Taking a traditional cyclo tour through the Old Quarter: the fascinating experience of rickshaws driving around the Old Quarter and experience the daily life of the local.
After the show ends, you’ll be transferred to the train station to catch an overnight train to Lao Cai, the gateway to Sapa. Sleep on the train in comfortable sleeping compartments.
- Overnight on Train
Early morning arrival in Lao Cai at 5:55 am. From there, you’ll be transferred to Sapa in 1 hour, a picturesque town located in the mountains.
After enjoying a delicious local Vietnamese breakfast, the rice paddy terrace trekking will start at around 8:00 am. During the trek, you'll visit these stops in order.
It’s a very popular trekking route around 15km across different villages of the Hmong, Giay, and Red Dao ethnic minorities, and you’ll enjoy the spectacular scenery of Northern Vietnam highlands. After the trekking, you’ll escorted to the hotel in Sapa.
After enjoying a delicious local Vietnamese breakfast, the rice paddy terrace trekking will start at around 8:00 am. During the trek, you'll visit these stops in order.
- Cat Cat Villiage: home to the Black Hmong people.
- Waterfall and a hydroelectric station: trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces.
- Y Linh Ho Villiage: Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest and have lunch.
- Muong Hoa Valley:pass through Lao Chai village of the Black Hmong minority.
- Ta Van Villiage:home to Giay minority.
It’s a very popular trekking route around 15km across different villages of the Hmong, Giay, and Red Dao ethnic minorities, and you’ll enjoy the spectacular scenery of Northern Vietnam highlands. After the trekking, you’ll escorted to the hotel in Sapa.
- Overnight in Sapa
Meet your guide at 8:30 am in the hotel after enjoying breakfast. Then you’ll transferred to Fansipan Cable Car Station.
You’ll ride a 15-minute cable car to the Mountain Station, and then go up 600 steps to get to the summit of Mt. Fansipan to breathe in the fresh air and get captivating sights from there.
After climbing Mt. Fansipan, you’ll return to Sapa for lunch and then take a private car to Hanoi for 6 hours. The rest of the day is at your leisure for recovery.
- Fansipan Cable Car: the Guinness World Record as the world’s longest cable car.
- Mt. Fansipan: the roof of Indochina.
- 20-meter celestial Buddha Statue.
You’ll ride a 15-minute cable car to the Mountain Station, and then go up 600 steps to get to the summit of Mt. Fansipan to breathe in the fresh air and get captivating sights from there.
After climbing Mt. Fansipan, you’ll return to Sapa for lunch and then take a private car to Hanoi for 6 hours. The rest of the day is at your leisure for recovery.
- Overnight in Hanoi
Your tour guide will pick you up at 8:00 am to start a full day touring Ninh Binh after enjoying breakfast.
Get away from the busy Hanoi city and enjoy the fresh air during a full-day tour in the countryside of Vietnam, you'll see people in the village going about their everyday activities and learn about a calmer part of Vietnamese culture.
Have lunch in Ninh Binh Mountain side homestay to enjoy local food. After a short rest, you’ll take a bamboo boat to start the Tam Coc boat trip.
The tour would end at 5:00 pm. You’ll take the private car to the hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure.
Get away from the busy Hanoi city and enjoy the fresh air during a full-day tour in the countryside of Vietnam, you'll see people in the village going about their everyday activities and learn about a calmer part of Vietnamese culture.
- Hoa Lu temples: discover Vietnamese history during the Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynastys.
- cycling around the village: ride through countryside roads, rice fields, and along grottoes with tall rock formations in the distance.
Have lunch in Ninh Binh Mountain side homestay to enjoy local food. After a short rest, you’ll take a bamboo boat to start the Tam Coc boat trip.
- Halong Bay on land: thestunning beauty of paddy field, exploring some of the streams and grottoes.
- Van Long Nature Reserve: famous for its diversity in the ecosystem with majestic pristine beauty.
- Mua Caves & Ngoa Long Mountain: panoramic view of Ngo Dong River and paddy fields.
The tour would end at 5:00 pm. You’ll take the private car to the hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure.
- Overnight in Ninh Binh
- 08.00 – 8.30: Our bus will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi and start your trip to explore the most amazing bay in the North of Vietnam. On the way, we will have a quick stop in the middle of the way to rest.
- 11.40: Arrive at our waiting lounge at Ha Long international cruise port, you will have a bit of time to relax. Wait for our captain to finish the registration and transfer by tender to our boat.
- 12.35: Enjoy a welcome drink and spend a couple of minutes briefing about safety on the boat and activities included then we check in our cabin.
- 13.00: Delicious Vietnamese set menu will be served while leisurely cruising further into Bai Tu Long Bay.
- 15.00: Arrive in the kayaking area – that is Cap La Island. Enjoy kayaking through the karst and breathtaking nature, swimming and relaxing.
- 17.30: Get back to the boat and enjoy our Sunset party while our cruise sailing to the overnight anchorage. Attend a Vietnamese cooking demonstration. You can quickly learn a simple but delicious Vietnamese dish that Gordon Ramsey (a 2 Michelin Star Chef) used to guide – Nem Cuon or challenge yourself in fruit and vegetable carving.
- 19.00: Sumptuous set dinner on board.
- 20.30: Free time to challenge yourself in Vietnamese puzzle games, or gathers your group/family for a board game; try your luck with squid fishing or simply have a cocktail and enjoy the quiet night on the bay.
- Overnight aboard
- 06:30: Sunrise Tai-chi section on sundeck or catch a morning view of the stunning bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee.
- 07.00: Breakfast will be served in Western style, familiar to you to fulfill your strength and ready for another exploring day.
- 08.00: Explore the well-hidden Thien Canh Son Cave.
- 09.00: Upon return to the boat you will have about 30 minutes to freshen up and finish packing.
- 10.00: Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch on the boat.
- 10.30: Back to the harbor.
- 11.00: Disembark at Ha Long cruise port.
- 11.30: Our bus will take you back to Hanoi.
- 15.30: Upon arrival in Hanoi transfer to airport for flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival escort to hotel and rest on your own leisure.
- Overnight in Hoi An
In the morning, after breakfast, you will start your half-day excursion to Cam Thanh village. Your tour guide will pick you up around 8:00 am to 8:30 am. Cam Thanh village is a fisherman at Cam Thanh Water coconut village. During this half-hour, you will experience:
At the end of the first half of the day, the guide will take you to a very delicious Vietnamese lunch.
After a short rest, we are about to start the afternoon tour. Your tour guide will bring you to the edge of the old town for a half day of exploration. During the tour, you will visit:
After the sightseeing tour, we'll take you back to the hotel, and then you can have the rest of the day to yourself.
- Fishing, catching the crabs & coconut mussels: enjoying experiences from learning traditional fishing techniques and exploring tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war.
- Vietnamese bamboo basket boat ride: made of bamboo with the shape of baskets to make you have the very Vietnamese experience.
At the end of the first half of the day, the guide will take you to a very delicious Vietnamese lunch.
After a short rest, we are about to start the afternoon tour. Your tour guide will bring you to the edge of the old town for a half day of exploration. During the tour, you will visit:
- 200-year-old Tan Ky House:a beautiful home that has been lovingly preserved over seven generations.
- Museum of Trade Ceramics: with fascinating pottery artifacts from all over Asia and the Middle East.
- Chua Ong Pagoda: the neighborhood around it has distinctly Chinese-inspired buildings and is lovely to explore at a relaxed pace.
- Hoi An Market: reputed to be one of Vietnam’s best.
After the sightseeing tour, we'll take you back to the hotel, and then you can have the rest of the day to yourself.
- Overnight in Hoi An
Your local tour guide and driver will meet you at the hotel at 8:00 am and drive to Hue for a visit. It lasts about 2 hours.
The former Imperial Capital of Vietnam from 1802 - 1945, was known for its royal mausoleums, traditional imperial cuisine, and pagodas. After lunch, you’ll start your Hue tour at around 1:30 p.m.
Admiring the beautiful scenery and the sunset of Hue, you can enjoy Vietnamese traditional folk songs on the boat cruise.
- Welcome to Hue!
The former Imperial Capital of Vietnam from 1802 - 1945, was known for its royal mausoleums, traditional imperial cuisine, and pagodas. After lunch, you’ll start your Hue tour at around 1:30 p.m.
- Thien Mu Pagoda: unofficial symbol of Hue City with its origins dating back to 1601.
- Minh Mang Tomb:the 2nd Emperor of the Nguyen dynasty was buried.
- Perfume River:take a dragon boat cruise to enjoy the open view of the river and the peaceful landscape along the river banks.
Admiring the beautiful scenery and the sunset of Hue, you can enjoy Vietnamese traditional folk songs on the boat cruise.
- Overnight in Hue
After breakfast, you'll continue your day in Hue. During this half-day tour, you’ll visit:
In the afternoon, enjoy your time and wait for our tour guide to pick you up to the Hue Phu Bai International Airport, taking a flight to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), about 80 minutes. Upon arrival in Saigon, our tour guide will escort you to the hotel and have a rest.
The largest city, business, and financial hub of Vietnam! Its history dates back hundreds of years. Saigon is famous for its fascinating culture and ornate pagodas and temples.
- Hue Capital Citadel:a well-known UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site which is a 520-ha fortress-like grand complex.
- Tu Duc Tomb:resting place of the fourth King of the Nguyen dynasty.
- Dong Ba market: biggest commercial center of Hue province and the adjacent regions.
In the afternoon, enjoy your time and wait for our tour guide to pick you up to the Hue Phu Bai International Airport, taking a flight to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), about 80 minutes. Upon arrival in Saigon, our tour guide will escort you to the hotel and have a rest.
- Welcome to Saigon!
The largest city, business, and financial hub of Vietnam! Its history dates back hundreds of years. Saigon is famous for its fascinating culture and ornate pagodas and temples.
- Overnight in Saigon
After breakfast, at about 8:30 am, we will drive about 1.5 hours to Cu Chi Tunnels, where you discover these amazing systems developed by the guerrillas fighting in the Vietnam War. You will see various weapons used in the war on display. It will take the whole morning to explore and enjoy.
End of the sightseeing tour, you will be escorted to the hotel and enjoy free time for the rest of the day.
- After lunch at a local restaurant, back to Saigon city to explore the iconic highlights, including:
- Notre Dame Cathedral: honored as one of the world's 19 most majestic cathedrals, the only representative from Southeast Asia, seen as the architectural symbol of Ho Chi Minh City.
- Old Saigon Post Office: Vietnam’s largest post office and oldest colonial structure, is one of the must-sees, attracting visitors with its aesthetic and historical values.
- Cholon: the largest Chinatown in Ho Chi Minh with many traditional shops, markets, and local food stalls.
- Emperor Jade Pagoda: a sacred place of Saigon, built by a Chinese merchant named Liu Daoyuan, where people pray and seek blessings.
End of the sightseeing tour, you will be escorted to the hotel and enjoy free time for the rest of the day.
- Overnight in Saigon
- After breakfast, enjoy your time and wait for our tour guide to pick you up to the airport, taking a flight to Siem Reap, about 90 minutes.
- Welcome to Siem Reap!
- Upon arrival, our tour guide will meet you at the airport and escort you back to the downtown city. On the way, you will stop to discover one of the landmarks of Cambodia:
Beng Mealea: one of the most mysterious temples at Angkor, hidden and lost in the Cambodian jungle far from the crowds, you will feel like you’re the first one to find it.
- After the trip, let’s get back to the downtown of Siem Reap, and enjoy lunch. After that, check in at your hotel, and you will have free time for a nap or leisure time.
- After that, you will be escorted to the hotel, and have a good rest.
- Overnight in Siem Reap
Today, you will get up a little bit early, at about 5:00am for the sunrise of the Angkor Wat, experiencing the breathtaking moment.
After enjoying the sunrise, you will be escorted to the hotel for breakfast and have a little rest. You guide will pick you up at about 8:30am to start your Angkor Temple discovery. In the morning, you will visit:
After the lunch at a local Cambodian restaurant, you will continue to visit:
In the evening about 6:10pm, your tour guide will pick you up to enjoy the welcome dinner with a sumptuous buffet dinner while enjoying the Khmer traditional dance performance.
After enjoying the sunrise, you will be escorted to the hotel for breakfast and have a little rest. You guide will pick you up at about 8:30am to start your Angkor Temple discovery. In the morning, you will visit:
- Capital of Angkor Thom City: capital city of the Khmer Empire, located in present-day Cambodia. The city and empire flourished from approximately the 9th to the 15th centuries.
- Ta Prohm: one of the largest temples built during the Khmer empire, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of Jayavarman VII.
- Banteay Kdei: considered to be one of the main group of temples in the Angkor complex with peaceful and quiet surroundings.
After the lunch at a local Cambodian restaurant, you will continue to visit:
- Angkor Wat: the 7th wonder of the world, is a miniature replica of the universe in stone, its beauty and state of preservation is unrivaled.
In the evening about 6:10pm, your tour guide will pick you up to enjoy the welcome dinner with a sumptuous buffet dinner while enjoying the Khmer traditional dance performance.
- After that, you will be escorted to the hotel and have a good rest.
- Overnight in Siem Reap
- In the morning, after breakfast, enjoy your free time until your tour guide pick you up and check out.
- This morning you’ll travel through the Cambodian countryside with your tour guide to Phnom Penh. The journey will take about 6 hours driving.
- On the way, you will stop at Kompong Thom to visit Sambor Prei Kuk temple, the main temples of the pre-Angkorian archaeological site built in tThe 7th century, older than those of Angkor Wat.
- Then enjoy a local lunch before continuing to Phnom Penh, stopping en route at Skuon market, the adventurous can try the ‘ch’ngain’ (deep fried Tarantula), a local specialist.
Upon arrive for hotel check-in and the rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
- Overnight in Phnom Penh
- Enjoy your breakfast and our tour guide will pick you up to start exploring Phnom Penh, Cambodian’s capital city.
In the morning, you will enjoy the following activities:
- Take a Tuk-tuk rideto visit the Silver Pagoda which is decorated with about 5000 silver tiles on the floor and the Royal Palace where the Khmer royal family lives.
- Prison and Killing Field/Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum: a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide.
- National Museum: home to the world's finest collection of Khmer sculpture: a millennium's worth and more of masterful Khmer design.
- After the tour, enjoy the lunch at a local restaurant and have a short break.
- In the afternoon, we will head to the Mekong Island of Phnom Penh, where you will enjoy a cycle touring around the countryside of Phnom Penh, discovering the small villages, local schools, silk-weaving houses and the beautiful rural landscapes.
- Then, you will enjoy the sunset cruise with unlimited beer & soft drinks, exploring the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Four Faces Rivers, as well as Diamond Island and the local fishing village. Gain an authentic experience by observing the housing and lifestyle of the locals who live along the riverbank.
- After the tour, you will be escorted to explore the local night market of Phnom Penh. Then, back to hotel and have a good rest tonight.
- Overnight in Phnom Penh
Enjoy your breakfast and free time of the morning until your tour guide pick you up to the airport. Tour service ends here.
Note: If you’re planning to continue exploring Indochina region, like Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, please never hesitate to tell us, we’re tour experts for all of these destinations.
- Hope you enjoyed a great trip with us and we look forward to seeing you next time.
Note: If you’re planning to continue exploring Indochina region, like Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, please never hesitate to tell us, we’re tour experts for all of these destinations.
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