16 Days Best Of Vietnam Cambodia Tour With Sapa Exploration

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

1. Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple: famous for its peaceful beauty, cultural as well as historical values.
2. 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.

• 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.

1. Cat Cat Villiage: home to the Black Hmong people.
2. Waterfall and a hydroelectric station: trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces.
3. Y Linh Ho Villiage: Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest and have lunch.
4. Muong Hoa Valley:pass through Lao Chai village of the Black Hmong minority.
5. Ta Van Villiage:home to Giay minority.

• 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.

1. Fansipan Cable Car: the Guinness World Record as the world’s longest cable car.
2. Mt. Fansipan: the roof of Indochina.
3. 20-meter celestial Buddha Statue.

• 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.

1. Hoa Lu temples: discover Vietnamese history during the Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynastys.
2. cycling around the village: ride through countryside roads, rice fields, and along grottoes with tall rock formations in the distance.

1. Halong Bay on land: thestunning beauty of paddy field, exploring some of the streams and grottoes.
2. Van Long Nature Reserve: famous for its diversity in the ecosystem with majestic pristine beauty.
3. Mua Caves & Ngoa Long Mountain: panoramic view of Ngo Dong River and paddy fields.

• 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:

1. Fishing, catching the crabs & coconut mussels: enjoying experiences from learning traditional fishing techniques and exploring tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war.
2. Vietnamese bamboo basket boat ride: made of bamboo with the shape of baskets to make you have the very Vietnamese experience.

1. 200-year-old Tan Ky House:a beautiful home that has been lovingly preserved over seven generations.
2. Museum of Trade Ceramics: with fascinating pottery artifacts from all over Asia and the Middle East.
3. Chua Ong Pagoda: the neighborhood around it has distinctly Chinese-inspired buildings and is lovely to explore at a relaxed pace.
4. Hoi An Market: reputed to be one of Vietnam’s best.

• 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.

• Welcome to Hue!

1. Thien Mu Pagoda: unofficial symbol of Hue City with its origins dating back to 1601.
2. Minh Mang Tomb:the 2nd Emperor of the Nguyen dynasty was buried.
3. Perfume River:take a dragon boat cruise to enjoy the open view of the river and the peaceful landscape along the river banks.

• Overnight in Hue

After breakfast, you'll continue your day in Hue. During this half-day tour, you’ll visit:

1. Hue Capital Citadel:a well-known UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site which is a 520-ha fortress-like grand complex.
2. Tu Duc Tomb:resting place of the fourth King of the Nguyen dynasty.
3. Dong Ba market: biggest commercial center of Hue province and the adjacent regions.

• Welcome to Saigon!

• 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.

• After lunch at a local restaurant, back to Saigon city to explore the iconic highlights, including:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Cholon: the largest Chinatown in Ho Chi Minh with many traditional shops, markets, and local food stalls.
4. Emperor Jade Pagoda: a sacred place of Saigon, built by a Chinese merchant named Liu Daoyuan, where people pray and seek blessings.

• 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:

• 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:

1. 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.
2. Ta Prohm: one of the largest temples built during the Khmer empire, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of Jayavarman VII.
3. Banteay Kdei: considered to be one of the main group of temples in the Angkor complex with peaceful and quiet surroundings.

1. Angkor Wat: the 7^th wonder of the world, is a miniature replica of the universe in stone, its beauty and state of preservation is unrivaled.

• 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.

1. 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.
2. 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.

• Overnight in Phnom Penh

• Enjoy your breakfast and our tour guide will pick you up to start exploring Phnom Penh, Cambodian’s capital city.

1. 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.
2. Prison and Killing Field/Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum: a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide.
3. 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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

• Hope you enjoyed a great trip with us and we look forward to seeing you next time.