Vietnam and Cambodia Tour from Australia – 14 Days

Depart from Australia (You can choose one of these airports: Sydney / Melbourne / Brisbane / Adelaide / Perth) 

Upon arrival in Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh, 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

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.

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 City.

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.

Breakfast at hotel. Spend a little leisure time then our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Hoi An. Upon arrival at Da Nang Airport, you will be taken to hotel for check-in. Rest of the day is your own time to explore the city yourselves.

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.

Breakfast at hotel.

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

OPTIONAL TOUR: Ba Na Hills – Golden Bridge  (extra cost: $68 USD/person)

07:30 – 08:00: Our Minivan and tour guide pick you up at the hotel lobby. Reach Ba Na Hills via Cable Car. Spend your time on the most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit Dream Stream Cable car Station and see the panorama of Quang Nam – Danang City on high.

After finishing the first cable car, you will visit The Golden Bridge – which has the most exotic structure and also the world’s most prominent pedestrian bridges highlighted by the British Guard newspaper, France wine cellar, Le Jardin D’amourn (consists of 9 gardens), Linh Ung pagoda.

Continue the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village – enjoy Street Music, watch Art’s statue, Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome …

Lunch at Restaurant (Buffet).

Take the Lava Train from Sun Kingdom to many new attractions for check-in such as Helios waterfall, Time Gate, and The Moon Kingdom …Join in Fantasy Park by Walking in Fairy Forest, discovering Dinosaur Park, playing 5D wild west, enjoying 4D death race ride, watch 3D mega 360 degrees, ride on Journey into the underground, enter Jurassic Park, challenge Freefall Tower and participate in an adventure in Horror House and over 90 free games.

15:00: Return to the Cable Car for leaving Ba Na Hills.

16:45 – 17:45: Our Minivan brings you back to your hotel. Tour ends.

Breakfast at hotel. Spend a little leisure time then our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Ha Noi. Arrival at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, you will be taken to hotel for check-in. Rest of the day is your own time to explore the city yourselves.

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: Get back to your hotel.

In the morning, you will travel to Halong 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time in the city until we transfer you to the airport for departure flight back to Australia.