VB309: ESSENTIAL VIETNAM & CAMBODIA (10 Days/ 9 Nights)

Day 1: HANOI – ARRIVAL

Tour guide will meet you on arrival at Noi Bai Airport and transfer to your hotel.

Then pick up you to visit Museum of Ethnology – the most beautiful and biggest one in Hanoi, Temple of Literature, built in the 11^th century as Vietnam’s first university, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hoan Kiem lake, Ngoc Son temple and Taking Cyclo on 36 old streets. Especially you will have a golden chance to see Water puppet performances in the evening. Dinner at your own. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2: HA NOI – HA LONG BAY – HA NOI ( B,L)

Have breakfast. Pick up from your hotel for a 3 hours drive through the Red River Delta, green rice fields to Ha Long City. Arrive in Halong City we transfer to a refurbished wooden sailing junk for a cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Halong Bay, giving us the chance to take in the stunning scenery of this World Heritage Site.

Enjoying your seafood lunch while cruising around Fishing village , stone Dog island, incence burner islet, Fighting Cock islet (A 4-hour boat trip)… … Especially  you will have goldern opportunities to visit 2 most beautiful Caves in Halong Bay called Heaven Palace and wooden stakes caves. Back to Halong Whalf . The Guide  will take you to see Ceramic village before reaching Hanoi . Dinner at your own. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 3:  HA NOI – HOA LU (NINH BINH) (B,L)

Have breakfast. We have a 2 hour drive to the city of Ninh Binh, also known as the Inland Halong and the Ancient Capital. It will be an exciting day highlighted, by a 2 hour boat ride in a hand woven bamboo row boat down the Tam Coc streams enjoying spectacular scenery surrounded by rice paddies and towering limestone mountain peaks.

After lunch at local restaurant we make a short transfer (4 km) down a peaceful country road to Hoa Lu, Vietnam’s ancient capital eleven centuries ago. Here, there are two temples dedicated to King Dinh and King Le, the founders of the ancient capital during the 10^th century. Return to Hanoi and Dinner at your own. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 4:  HANOI – HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR  (B)

Have breakfast. Transfer to Noi Bai  Airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport. Transfer to the hotel. City tour to see the centre of city: History Museum, Vinh Nghiem Pagoda. Grand Theatre, Notre Dame Cathedral and Center Post Office. Visit Thong Nhat Conference Hall (former Independence Palace), Ben Thanh market. Dinner at your own. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 5: HO CHI MINH – CU CHI TUNNELS (B,L)

Breakfast. Transfer to visit Cu Chi Tunnels, Cu Chi was an important base during the American War, because of its strategic location. The Vietcong built a 200km long network of tunnels connecting command posts, hospitals, shelter and weapon factories. Dug out of hard laterite by hand tools without the use of cement, this amazing network was never discovered. Drive back to Saigon. Lunch at local restaurant. And enjoy the Saigon business life. Di nner at your own. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 6: HO CHI MINH CITY – MY THO (B,L)
Have Breakfast. Heading out of town, we travel by road to My Tho, a capital of Tien Giang Province, is an island port in the Mekong River Delta which is 2hours drive from HCM city. On arrival, coach trip to My Tho and take a boat trip to the island. Visit fruit gardens and enjoy tropical fruits. Lunch at local restaurant. Back to Ho Chi Minh City. Free time for shopping in Ho Chi Minh city. Dinner at your own. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 7 : HO CHI MINH – PHNOM PENH  (B)
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for flight to Phnon penh. Value guest arrival Phnom Penh International Airport. Your excellence tour guide is waiting for pick up. Cold towel and pure drink water are available during the transfer. After that enjoy a tour to experience just a glimpse of Phnom Penh – the city retains its traditional Khmer and colonial charm. French villas along tree- lined boulevards remind the visitor that the city was once considered the gem of Southeast Asia. Nowadays Phnom Penh city has self develop and change political have a triggered an economic boom of sorts, with new hotels, restaurants, bars and nightclub springing up around the city. Dinner

Day 8:  PHNOM PENH – SIEM RIEP(B,L) ( Express Coach )

After have nice breakfast at the hotel, Firstly, visit Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda was build by King Norodom in 1866 inside its gleaming yellow walls are most conspicuous feature and impressive colorful Khmer style halls for the Royal Family, then visit silver pagoda, located in the compound of the Royal Palace. Inside it floor is constructed of 5000 silver tiles. In the center of the pagoda there is a magnificent 17^th century emerald Buddha status made of baccarat crystal and its walls enclosing are covered with frescoes depicting episodes from the Khmer version of the Ramayana. It’s well worth popping in for browse. Continue your visiting to Wat Phnom that is a hill in town set on top of a tree covered knoll 27m high. According to legend, the first pagoda on this site was erected in 1373 and actually it was rebuilt in 1434, 1806, 1894 and the most recently in 1922.  Transfer to Siem Reap – Angkor, take in 5h30 ( 12:30 – 17:30 ), after arrival Siem Reap your local tour guide will welcome you and transfer to check in the hotel then have dinner.

Day 9:  SIEM RIEP – ANGKOR WAT(B/D)

In the morning after breakfast at the hotel transfer to visit South Gate of Angkor Thom, the famous Bayon Temple – built by Jayavarman VII at the end of the 12^th, in the exact center of the city of Angkor Thom, Baphuon , Phimean Akas, Elephants and Leper King Terraces.Afternoon visit Ta Prohm Temple then to discover Angkor Wat that is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking it is a massive three tiered pyramid crowned by five beehive-like tower rising 65 meter from ground level. Have a moat and exterior wall measuring 1300 x 1500 meters surround Angkor Wat. The temple it self is 1km square and consists of their levels surmounted by a central towel. The walls of the temple are covered inside and out with bas-reliefs and carving. Nearly 2000 distinctively rendered Apsara carving adorn the walls. Then re-take to Phnom Bakheng view sunset.

 Day 10 :  SIEM REAP – DEPARTURE (B/-/-)

After have nice breakfast at the hotel, city tours and visit “Les Artisans D’ Angkor” Free at leisure and transfer to airport for flight departure to country by safety and happy