BEST OF VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, LAOS AND THAILAND - 25 DAYS

Upon arrival in Noi Bai International Airport - in Hanoi. You will be met and transferred to hotel in the downtown. Check in hotel and spend rest of the day on your own.

Note: Check in time at the hotel - 14:00

Meals included: No meal

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

8.00-8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City 

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake 

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine 

with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 centuries 

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Take a cyclo tour for sightseeing around the Old Quarter of Hanoi.

After that, we transfer you to airport for flight to Da Nang. Once arrived in Da Nang airport, you’ll be taken to Hoi An hotel for your stay.

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

In the morning, you will travel to Halong Bay and arrive around noon. There, you will embark on a cruise in the must-see Lan Ha Bay, a part of Halong Bay. This world-famous bay is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Vietnam, with its giant rock islets covered in luxuriant vegetation overlooking the waters. Halong Bay includes some 1,900 islands and islets of rocky peaks, often uninhabited and unvisited. This scene creates a spectacular marine landscape, which earned it UNESCO World Heritage status in 1994. You will be served lunch and dinner on board.

Meals included: B,L,D

Accommodation: Overnight on the cruise

Distance: 155 kilometers - 2h 30min

In the morning, breakfast will be served on board. We will then proceed to cruise to a Pearl Farm village and continue exploring the enchanting Halong Bay, navigating through numerous captivating islands and islets.

During lunch on board, we will make our way back to the pier before transferring back to Hanoi.

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel, take a flight to Hue in the morning. Upon arrival, our driver in Hue picks you up and transfer to hotel.

The rest of the day is on your own.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Your breakfast at hotel. Check out the hotel and start a city tour in Hue.

8:00 – 8:30 a.m: Our guide and car will pick you up at your hotel/stay in Hue city center and start the Hue city full day tour. We will help you enjoy a wonderful trip which is full of fun and interesting experiences.

Take a dragon boat to cruise on Perfume river to visit Thien Mu Pagoda- The oldest pogoda in Hue city. The 30 min boat drive to the pagoda in the morning will be a great start for the journey. Fresh air from Perfume river will make you very comfortable.

Visit Hue Imperial Citadel – Imperial city, the home of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty – the Nguyen Dynasty.

After the Citadel, our car will take you to Dong Ba Market, the busiest market in Hue with various kinds of foods and goods. Here you can see how the local people buy and sale things and this is also a chance for you to buy souvenirs for your friends and family.

Have lunch with Hue dishes. Take a rest before continuing the trip to visit the tombs, our herbal foots bath is a wonderful gift for you!

Visit Khai Dinh King’s Tomb – which is a blend of Western and Eastern architecture

Minh Mang King’s Tomb – considered as the most majestic of all of the Royal Tombs. Renowned for its architecture, which harmoniously blends into its natural surroundings.

On the way back, stop by the Conical hat village and incense stick village (practical experience with making conical hats and incense sticks at local house).

4:00 – 5:00 p.m: Back to your hotel, take luggage and start travelling to Hoi An. 

Distance between Hue - Hoi An: 150km - 2.5 hours

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

07:30-8:00 a.m Our guide picks you up at your hotel in Hoi An center and departs to My Son Sanctuary - The World Cultural Heritage. 

09:30 Arrive at My Son and we'll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking through the landscape, learning histories with our local English-speaking guide, and enjoying the Champa's traditional performances. 

11:45 Get back to the minivan and move to a local house to learn how to make rice paper, you will enjoy your own hand-making product later on! 

12:30 Back to the van and have lunch at another local house. Relax with cold herbal tea, nice food, and fresh air. 

13:30 Take a boat trip to Hoi An with the nice and cool breeze onboard, and beautiful river scenery on the biggest river in Central Vietnam named Thu Bon River. 

14:00 Arrive in Hoi An, we will drop you off at your hotel. After that is your free time to explore the town on your own way

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hoi An.

Optional: 

• Take a Coconut Forest Tour (extra cost: $30 USD/person)

• Countryside tour (extra cost: $38 USD/person)

• One day trip to Bana Hills (extra cost: $68/person)

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel, take a flight to Ho Chi Minh in the morning. Upon arrival, our driver in Ho Chi Minh picks you up and transfer to hotel.

The rest of the day is on your own.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Morning, we explore the Re-Unification Palace, which was the home and workplace of the president of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and played a pivotal role in the war's end. Visit the Notre Dame Cathedral, a stunning example of French colonial architecture, and learn about its unique history. Continue your tour at the War Remnants Museum, which provides a thought-provoking look into the harsh realities of the Vietnam War.

Afternoon, we leave the city and drive 60km to Cu Chi, where you can delve into the intricate system of tunnels and explore the Cu Chi Tunnel, an impressive feat of engineering that played a significant role in the Vietnam War. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla's food during the war). Once the tour is complete, we will make our way back to the city.

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Enjoy breakfast at hotel. We start the trip to My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda. Then take a boat trip to visiit orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, fruit plantation and Vietnamese folk music by local people and enjoy the beauty of the countryside by visiting the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Back to hotel in Ho Chi Minh. Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Optional: Add one more night at hotel in Can Tho

After breakfast, take a leisurely boat ride to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River, then visit Cai Rang Floating Market. Walking tour of the local noodle factory. Visit Munir Ansay Pagoda - Khmer temple, famous for its unique structure. Then move by boat to the Con Son tourist area, visit the fruit plantation and enjoy seasonal fruits. Back to Ho Chi Minh city.

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. Your leisure until we transfer you to airport for flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, we pick you up and transfer to hotel in Siem Reap. Check in hotel and spend rest of day on your own.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

The first part of the day will be spent exploring some of the most iconic temple complexes in Angkor, Cambodia. The morning begins with a visit to Angkor Thom, the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire. Here, you can explore some of the most significant structures, including the Bayon Temple, the Baphuon, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Afterward, you will continue your visit to Ta Prohm, a temple complex that is famous for its unique architecture and the way that trees and vegetation have grown around and through its structures. This temple complex provides a stunning visual experience and is one of the most popular destinations for visitors to Angkor.

Lunch will be served at a local restaurant, where you can enjoy some of the local cuisine.

In the afternoon, you will visit Angkor Wat, the most famous of all the temples in Angkor. This massive temple complex is one of the largest religious monuments in the world and is famous for its intricate architecture and stunning beauty. Here, you can explore the central temple, the outer walls, and the surrounding moat.

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. Visit Angkor National Museum at 7.30am. 

Angkor National Museum is an archaeological museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of Angkorian artifacts, also to provides information and education about art and culture of Khmer civilization, with collections mainly dated from Khmer Empire's Angkor period circa 9th to 14th-century. Most of the artifacts are discovered in and around the Angkor archaeological sites nearby. The museum is located in Vithei Charles de Gaulle No. 968, Siem Reap, Cambodia, on the way between downtown Siem Reap to northern road leading to Angkor ancient city.

After that, take a boat trip for sight-seeing on Tonle Sap Lake, the Great Lake of Cambodia. It is one of the largest lakes in Asia. Here, enjoy a brief cruise past floating villages complete with schools, restaurants, and hospitals. Leave the lake and head to downtown to visit Artisan's D'angkor, the caving art school. 

Continue your visit to Wat Thmei. Wat Thmei near Charles de Gaulle Boulevard in Siem Reap, Cambodia where you will find a small memorial stupa which contains the skulls and bones of victims killed during the regime of the Khmer Rouge during 1975 – 1979. 

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

Breakfast at your hotel before our driver pick you up to the airport for your flight to Vientiane.

On arrival at in the capital, you will be met by our staff and transferred to your hotel. Vientiane is a charming and fascinating place, with an interesting mix of Lao, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, and American influences. After a short rest, we start visiting the major city sights; including Wat Sisaket, the country’s oldest temple, with thousands of miniature Buddha statues and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo. En route, we visit the famous That Luang Stupa, the single most important monument in Laos. You will have the opportunity to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay Monument, which is well known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.Tonight we will enjoy a welcome dinner at one of the fine restaurants.

Meals included: D

Accommodation: Hotel in Vientiane

After breakfast, we catch the express train to Vang Vieng, a small and tranquil town nestled on a bend of the Nam Song River. After check into your hotel, we explore the famous caves of Tham Jang, which was once used by the local people as a hideout from Chinese invaders. Next, we take a drive through paddy fields to the Tham Phoukham caves, the country’s beautiful and famous limestone caverns surrounded by forest. Along the way, you will meet local villagers and learn about their daily lifestyle. There is a small natural pool in front of the caves where you can swim and refresh yourself from the heat. Overnight in Vang Vieng.

Meals included: B, L

Accommodation: Hotel in Vang Vieng

After breakfast, we take an express train to Luang Prabang. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Luang Prabang has been claimed by UNESCO to be ‘the best preserved city in South East Asia’. After a short rest, we visit The National Museum at the former Royal Palace, which displays a lovely collection of artifacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture throughout the ages. Next, we then climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic view of the city at sunset. From there, we explore the Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textile made by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang

Note: as per local regulations, vehicles over 16seater are not allowed in the city of Luang Prabang

Meals included: B, L

Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang

Today, we board an upstream cruise on the Mekong River, which gives us a panoramic view of the tranquil countryside. We’ll make sure to stop at the Pak Ou Caves, sanctuaries consisting of two large caverns, both repositories for thousands of Buddha images. We will also stop at a few villages during the day, including Ban Muangkeo where the local rice wine is produced and Ban Xiengmene. We also have a chance to climb up to Wat Chomphet. Here you will have one of the best views of Luang Prabang from across the river. Once back in Luang Prabang city we take a short drive to Ban Xang Khong and Ban Xieng Lek - small villages well known for silk weavings and Saa (jute) Papermaking. Overnight in Luang Prabang

Meals included: B, L

Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang

After breakfast, [If time permit] you will visit the morning Phosi Market where you will find dried buffalo skins, local teas and saltpeter among the many foodstuffs and hill-tribe textiles before transfer to the airport for your departure flight to Phuket.

Upon arrival, our driver will pick you up and get you to your hotel. The rest of the day is on your own.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Phuket

Breakfast at hotel.
Your leisure and relaxation at beach in Phuket.

Optional: Maya Bay & Koh Phi Phi (Speedboat Tour) - extra cost $65 USD/person

Morning, pick up from your hotel. Around 9:00am, have some coffee and tea at the pier before departure. At 9:30am, depart from the pier and reach the Maya Bay around 10.30. Have sightseeing around Maya Bay and Loh Samah Bay. After that, visit Pileh Lagoon for snorkeling and swimming.
Lunch and relax at Andaman Beach. At 2:45pm, we leave Phi Phi island to go to Monkey Beach. Spend your leisure time at Monkey Beach before going back to the Phuket pier at 4.00pm. Drop you back to your hotel.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Phuket.

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. Your leisure and relaxation at beach in Phuket until we transfer you to airport for flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, we pick you up and transfer to hotel in Siem Reap. Check in hotel and spend rest of day on your own.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

Breakfast at your hotel. Have your leisure time and relaxation before our driver comes to pick you up to the airport for your flight.

Upon arrival at Bangkok airport, our tour guide will welcome and transfer you to your hotel in Bangkok. The glorious history of the capital of Thailand, Bangkok is closely linked to the Chakri dynasty that still reigns but does rule in Thailand. Check-in and enjoy your free time at the hotel or wander to explore the city.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Bangkok.

Morning, visit famous temples in Bangkok including Wat Traimit (The Golden Buddha Temple), Wat Pho The last one we visit is Wat Benjabophit. 

Lunch at a local restaurant. 

Extra pay for your visit at The Grand Palace.

Meals included: B, L

Accommodation: Overnight in Bangkok

06.30 am. Pick up from your hotel. 

08.00 am. Go to Damnern Saduak Floating Market. 

09.30 am. When we arrive at Floating Market, There 1 hrs. to walk around. After then takking a long tail boat to see the villager's life a long the canal. 

11.00 am. Go to Kanchanaburi.

12.00 pm. Thai Lunch 

13.30 pm. Visit The Jeath Museum 

14.30 pm. Visit to The Bride Over The River Kwai.

19.00 pm. Arrive at Bangkok.

Meals included: B, L

Accommodation: Hotel in Bangkok.

After breakfast at the hotel, your free time until we transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: N/A