INDOCHINA HIGHLIGHTS: 18 DAYS THROUGH VIETNAM, LAOS & CAMBODIA

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

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

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

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 Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel

14:00 The driver and tour guide will collect you at your hotel in Hoi An to start your journey to discover Cam Thanh Coconut Village & Lantern making class. You will visit craftsmen with skillful hands, showing you how to create brightly colored lanterns. Expertly guided you could make yourself a lantern as a gift to your family. Immerse yourself in the peaceful atmosphere of Cam Thanh Village. Enjoy a relaxing boat trip through the beautiful coconut forest. Participate in traditional fishing activities and catch beetles with local experts. Enjoy hands-on experience of round-net and cast-net fishing done by local fishermen. Learn to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat and join in a basket boat rowing You will see the basket-boat performance. Go to catch the crabs and drop the net. Have lunch or dinner at a local restaurant. Return to your hotel. Enjoy lunch (7 local dishes) and mineral water. 

18:30 Transfer you back to your hotel in Hoi An. Rest of the day is at your arrangement

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Breakfast at the hotel before spending the whole day to walking around the Old Town for shopping and relaxing in Hoi An.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Breakfast at the hotel. Spend a little leisure time then our driver transfers you to the airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh. Arrival at Tay Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh, you will be taken to the hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is your own time to explore the city yourself.

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. Afterward, enjoy tea, and 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 the hotel. We start the trip to My Tho, and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. Then take a boat trip to visit orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, fruit plantations, 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 the hotel and overnight in Ho Chi Minh. 

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time to explore the city until we transfer you to airport for flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, you will be met by our driver and local tour guide in Siem Reap, they will escort you to the hotel for check in. After that is your free time.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

In the morning, you will visit Angkor Thom, the ancient capital of the Khmer empire. Then, you will continue your visit to Ta Prohm, a stunning temple complex with trees and vegetation growing around and through its structures. Lunch will be at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, you will visit Angkor Wat, the most famous of all the temples in Angkor. Angkor Wat is a massive temple complex and is one of the largest religious monuments in the world.

In the evening, enjoy buffet dinner and watch Khmer Traditional Dance Show at a local restaurant.

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

Morning, start the tour by visiting the National Museum. Here, you can explore a collection of Khmer art, artifacts, and historical exhibits that provide insights into the culture and history of Cambodia.

After the museum, take a boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake, one of the largest lakes in Asia. This is an opportunity to enjoy stunning views of the lake and see some of the local fishing villages and floating communities that call it home.

After the lake tour, head to downtown to visit Artisan's D'angkor, the carving art school, where you can witness the intricate art of stone carving and other traditional crafts. Next, continue your visit to Wat Thmei, a beautiful pagoda that is known for its memorial stupa that contains the skulls of Khmer Rouge victims.

Afterward, enjoy lunch and spend some leisure time in Siem Reap.

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time to explore the city until we transfer you to airport for flight to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival, you will be met by our driver and local tour guide in Phnom Penh, they will escort you to the hotel for check in. After that is your free time.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh

Breakfast at the hotel then Start tour to visit Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Cambodia is a building complex which serves as the royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Then visit the Silver Pagoda, which was initially constructed in 1892 during the reign of King Norodom. After the excursion, I continued to visit the Toul Slengy, then Cheung Ek Killing Field, and continued driving to Independence Monument, which was built in 1958 as a memorial to Cambodia’s war dead and to celebrate independence from foreigner rule. We have the cruise on the Mekong River boat in the evening along the river side and take fresh air, view landscapes with evening sun set on the 4 river meet (Tonle Charktomok river front of the Royal palace). This cruise can be quite a romantic experience and best of all that they are usually very affordable. Transfer to the hotel.

Meals included: B, L

Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time to explore the city until we transfer you to airport for flight to Luang PraBang. Upon arrival, you will be met by our driver and local tour guide in Luang PraBang, they will escort you to the hotel for check in. After that is your free time.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Luang PraBang

We enjoy a short-guided tour of the city's oldest temple, Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xieng Thong where you can see the impressive “tree of life” mosaic set in colored glass. We then 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

In the afternoon, we head out of town 30km to the beautiful Kuangsy Fall. En route, stop to visit some ethnic minority villages and see how these colorful people live. We then continue to the beautiful Kuangsy Waterfalls where you can swim in the turquoise pools or walk along forest paths.

Meals included: B, L

Accommodation: Hotel in Luang PraBang

Breakfast at the hotel. You have a whole leisure day to explore and shop or relax in the city.

Meals included: B

Accommodation: Hotel in Luang PraBang

After breakfast, free day at your own exploration until transfer to the airport for departure flight.

Meals included: B