VB321: VIETNAM & CAMBODIA TOUR (11 Days/ 10 Nights)

Day 1   :  ARRIVAL HO CHI MINH 

Your guide will meet you on arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport and transfer to hotel. Dinner at your own. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Day 2   : HO CHI MINH – MY THO – BEN TRE (B,L,D)

After Breakfast at Hotel, Drive Heading To My Tho The Homeland Of Coconut And Family Factories With Local Products Like Coconut Candy, Rice Paper, Upon Arrival,

Embark On The Boat Cruising On The Mighty Mekong River Viewing The Life To The Local People Live Along The Banks. We Stop At One Of 4 Island In The Area For Sightseeing. Enjoy The Fresh Tropical Fruits Served In The Heart Of The Garden Accompanied By Traditional Southern Vietnamese Folk Music At The Plantation.

After That You Will Embark On The Small Boats Rowed The The Local People Thru The Small Cannels With Water Coconut Tree To Visit The Local Factories. There You Will Taste The Honey Tea And See The Local People Produce The Coconut Candy Milk And Of Course You Also Can Try It Or Stroll In The Garden Where The Locals Feed Honeybee. Enjoy Lunch at a Local Restaurant. Afternoon.  Drive back to Saigon & Enjoy a Dinner cruise on the Saigon River with tranditional show. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Day 3   : HO CHI MINH – CU CHI TUNNELS – DA NANG (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. Lunch at local restaurant & Back to Ho Chi Minh.

Sightseeing around the city including Visit War Museum, Ben Thanh market. Photo stops at famous tourist sites such as City Hall, Grand Theatre, Notre Dame Cathedral and Center Post Office. Transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for domestic flight to Da Nang. Upon arriving in Da Nang. Transfer to hotel for check in, dinner at your own. Overnight in Da Nang.

Day 4 : DA NANG – HUE TOUR (B)  

After having breakfast at hotel.

Guide pick up you to Danang (the views from top of Hai Van Pass are excellent – you’ll be able to see Lang Co beach. Enjoy an early morning boat ride on Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda & The Imperial Citadel – World Cultural Heritage. Visit the Royal Tomb of Tu Duc King, its impressive architectures to remind a splendid monarchy. Lunch at local restaurant & dinner at your own. Back to Danang. Overnight in Danang.

Day 5 : DANANG – HOI AN CITY TOUR – HANOI (B,L)

Have breakfast. You’ll have a brief look at the remarkable Hindu statuary in the Cham Museum before leaving for Hoi An. Then walk with your tour guide to visit around Hoi An town : the old Tan Ky House, Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall… Lunch at local restaurant

Transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi. Dinner at your own. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6  : HANOI – HALONG (B,L,D)

After breakfast. Then pick up from your hotel for a 3 hours drive through the Red River Delta, green rice fields to HaLong.

12:30 – 13:00       Check in Cruise Centre

13:30 – 14:30       Lunch will be served at Golden Palace Restaurant

14:45 – 17:15       Visit Sung sot cave and titop Island for swimming

17:30 – 19:00       Happy our on Sundeck ( pay 2 get 3)

18:00 – 18:30       Cooking demonstration on Sundeck

19:30 – 21:00       Dinner will be served at Golden Palace Restaurant

21:30              Free & Easy ( go fishing or watch movie at Golden Cinema )

Day 7  : HALONG – HANOI (B)

06:30              Gym available on the Sundeck & Tai Chi Lesson

07:00 – 08:30       Breakfast at Golden Palace Restaurant

08:00              Passenger visit Luon cave by bamboo

09:15              Check out & bill settlement

09.30 – 11:00       Disembark & Bruch Buffet.

Back to Hanoi. Visit Hoan Kiem lake and walking 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 8 : HANOI CITY TOUR – SIEMREAP (B,L) 

Breakfast at hotel. Then pick up you to visit Museum of Ethnology – the most beautiful and biggest one in Hanoi, Temple of Literature, built in the 11th century as Vietnam’s first university.

Lunch at local restaurant and then The Guide will take you to Noi Bai airport for your departure to Siemreap.

Welcome to Siem Reap! Your tour begins when you are warmly welcomed by our Guide and Driver at Siem Reap International Airport. After you have collected your luggage, they will then take you to your hotel for check in. (Standard of check-in time is 14:00hrs) Dinner not included and overnight at hotel.

Day 9 : BAYON – TA PROHM – ANGKOR WAT TEMPLES (B/-/D):

After breakfast, enjoy a full day excursion to discover Angkor Thom and  the Southern Gate, famous Bayon temple (12th century in the centre of city remains one the most enigmatic temples of the Angkor group composed of 54 gothic towers decorated with 216 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara. Visit to Ta Prohm. One of the area’s most beautiful temples, Ta Prohm has been left relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, looking very much the ways most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them.

Lunch not included

Afternoon, it is time to visit the wonderful Angkor Wat Temples – one of the seven greatest architectural wonders of the world, as a temple and mausoleum for King Suryavarman II at the peak of the Khmer empire in the first half of 12th. Angkor Wat is probably the best-preserved of the Angkorean temples, with a central

tower surrounded by four smaller towers. The central monument represents the mythical Mount Meru, the holy mountain at the centre of the universe, which was home to the Hindu God Vishnu. The whole complex covers 81 hectares, a rectangular wall measuring 1025 meters by 800 meters borders the inner edge of the

moat, and temple's greatest sculptural treasure is its 2 km-long bas-reliefs around the walls. Late afternoon, we enjoy the superb sunset view at Pre Rup temple. Evening is your free time for walking at busy pub street. Pop up at a bar for cool drink or shopping at Angkor Night Market.

Dinner and Enjoy Khmer Traditional Dance show at local restaurant and overnight at hotel

Day 10  : SIEM REAP – BOAT TRIP – ARTISANS D’ANGKOR (B)

Our escort guide and driver will be meeting you at 8.00am at your hotel’s lobby then heading out of the hassle Siem Reap city about 40 minute drive to Kampong Phluk Village of Tonle Sap Lake. The journey passes interesting city highlight and enroute to stroll around Rolous market to see trading activities before taking a boat trip along canal toward the center of Kampong Phluk. Once we arrive, the boat begins to slow down to let you enjoy the surrounding admired by amazing houses atop high poles, come across the highlight of fishing activities as well as see people selling fruits/vegetable/meats on their boats, you sometimes see kids in student uniforms coming back from their classes. Witness how life works on the water and how people

make the lake as home then we resume take canoe to explore the pleasant mangroves, enjoy the serenity while taking picturesque photos and you may see a few water birds. Continue by our boat to see the great lake of Tonle Sap, learn from your tour guide about ecosystem and its rich biosphere reserve.

Lunch not included .Visit “Les Artisans d’Angkor – Chantiers Ecoles”, this centre is working with young artisans; the team creates, produce and market a unique collection of ornamental sculpture, lacquer ware, silk weaving and silk painting. The company promotes fair, sustainable development in order to provide benefits to the rural communities. Dinner not included and overnight at hotel

Day 11  :  SIEM REAP – BANGKOK (B)

Your final day starts with breakfast at the hotel followed by check-out. You will then be transferred to the airport for the departure flight to the next destination.