Classic Vietnam Cambodia Tour – 16 days

Welcome to Hanoi – the capital of Vietnam. Our driver will come to pick you up to transfer to your hotel to check-in.

Ho Guom Lake, Hanoi

Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Today, spend your time to discover the most highlights of Hanoi included:

Visit Tran Quoc pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake.

Stop outside area Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the great President Ho Chi Minh rests in peace. We will visit the traditional stilt house and the respected One-Pillar Pagoda, the special pagoda with a particular structure.

Tran Quoc Pogoda on the West Lake

The next stop will be the Temple of Literature, the famous first university in Vietnam. You will recognize that this is a popular place for Vietnamese students to take commemorative photographs when graduating. Then, the Vietnamese Ethnology Museum. Here, you can deeply explore the life of Vietnamese ethnic groups through history

Wrap your day by enjoying the shopping time in the Dong Xuan market.

Transfer back to the hotel in the late afternoon. Meals on your own and overnight at the hotel.

You will be picked up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter and transferred to Ha Long
11:30-12:00 Upon arrival at Tuan Chau International Cruise Port, you will enjoy a warm welcome by our cruise staff in the waiting lounge and complete check-in procedure.

12:30 Upon boarding, our crew welcome you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking into your cabin. The vessel leaves Tuan Chau Marina, taking you on an exciting journey to discover the beauty of Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you can enjoy the view of some of the most beautiful spots in Ha Long and admire the grandeur of the Bay with thousands of limestone islands while the vessel heads to Surprising Cave.

Enjoy your lunch at our luxurious restaurant on board while the vessel cruises toward Surprising Cave.

Overview about Halong Bay

14:45 Explore the Surprising Cave – the most beautiful cave in HaLong Bay.

After that, we will take you to visit Titop Island – swimming, climbing up to the Top of the Island – take the best view of Ha Long Bay in the Summer time.

17:30-18:00   Back on board, you will participate in Sunset party & cooking class while the vessel cruises toward the shore. You can enjoy relaxing moments while sipping a cup of traditional Vietnamese tea or coffee on the sundeck amid wonderful scenery and beautiful sunset. Ha Long Bay is calm during the day, but when the sun goes down, the Bay becomes even more tranquil and peaceful.

You will be instructed to make delicious Fresh Spring rolls by our chef and then enjoy the rolls made on your own.

17:30-18:30   Happy hour – BUY 2 DRINK GET 1 FOR FREE (cocktails, mocktails…)

19:00-20:00  Enjoy your dinner on the Sundeck (if the weather is favorable)

After dinner, you will enjoy a peaceful view of the Bay at night on the deck. Enjoying music and some drinks at Sky Bar while admiring the breathtaking view of the Bay at night or squid fishing.

The cruise ship anchors for your peaceful night stay in quiet area 

Have breakfast on board while the boat starts cruising to the Natural Preservation Area.

07:45-09:00   Kayaking to explore Luon Cave. If you are lucky, you can catch great photos with mischievous monkeys jigging up and down around the cliffs

Kayaking on Halong Bay

09.30  Check-out time. Please put your luggage outside your cabin and leave the room key at the reception desk. Our staff will transfer your luggage to the waiting area. While waiting, you can shop for some products of the cruise.

10.00   Enjoy an early lunch at the restaurant on the 2nd floor and settle the bills if any.

11.00    Arrival at Tuan Chau Marina and transfer to aiport for flight to Danang. Upon arrival, you will meet your driver and transfer to hotel in Hoian.

Spend a day leisurely cycling through the scenic countryside of Vietnam, far from the traffic the motor scooters, and the noises of the city. You will cross the islands on the Thu Bon river delta using local transportation, including ferries and floating bridges.

Cycling through countryside in Hoi An

During the tour, the guests will discover
● Enjoy a river crossing on a local ferry
● Traditional boat-building yards.
● Inlaid with mother of pearl.
● How to weave the traditional sleeping mats.
● Traditional Vietnamese countryside house.
● Basket boat builder.
● Testing the basket boat.
● Rice wine family maker.
● The story of the countryside family temple.
● Crossing a floating bridge (when is available).
● 40 minutes boat trip on the delta of the Thu Bon river.

And much more depending on the activities of the people we meet along the way

Free in the morning.
In the afternoon, transfer to the station for day train to Hue. Enjoy scenic view of Hai Van pass on the way. Arrive Hue in late afternoon and transfer to hotel in Hue. Free time to explore Hue by night.

Hai Van Pass

08:00 – 08:20: Pickup at the hotel.

Today, we will spend a full day touring Hue city.

In the morning: visit Old Imperial City, Flag Tower, Thien Mu Pagoda and Dong Ba bustling market. Lunch at the local restaurant.

Old Imperial City in Hue City

In the afternoon: visit Royal Tombs of Minh Mang and Khai Dinh. We will also visit a Conical hat village and incense stick village.
After the tour, you will be transferred to hotel and free time to explore Hue by night.

Free in the morning.

Thien Mu pagoda side to Huong River

In the afternoon, transfer to the airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh. Transfer to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh upon arrival.

Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.

Cu Chi Tunnels

Have lunch at local restaurant.
Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.
Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun. And return to Ho Chi Minh.

Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and start the trip to My Tho. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people

Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time.
The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those do not want to join the cycling trip. Proceed to Can Tho City and overnight in Can Tho

Have breakfast at hotel. You can take a leisurely boat ride to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River), then visit Cai Rang Floating Market, the most vibrant floating market in the area.

The 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.

Have lunch and transfer by private car to Chau Doc.

Pickup at 7:00 to transfer to the jetty for speedy boat to Phnom Penh.

Arrive Phnom Penh at about 1pm. A city tour acquaints us with some major sights of Phnom Penh. The private quarters of the Royal Palace are now home to the royal family and are therefore very close to the public.

Royal Palace Phnom Penh,Cambodia

At the northern area of the palace grounds is Silver Pagoda, the most sacred shrine in the country. We visit both structures as well as the legendary temple of Wat Phnom, which provides an interesting view over the environs. The next stop of our trip is the National Museum, exclusively dedicated to Khmer art and sculpture. The majority of the exhibits are from the Angkor period from 9th to 15th centuries, but some date from as early as the 4th century.

Pickup at the hotel to take a tour of the killing fields at Choeung Ek and learn about the horrors that took place there. Visit the large memorial that was built to commemorate the 17,000 Cambodians who died at the site under the hands of the cruel Khmer Rouge. After the tour, drive to the station for bus transfer to Siem Reap. Arrive Siem Reap in the evening.

Note*: the bus transfer from Phnom Penh – Siem Reap could take about 6 hour drive.

Killing Fields

08:00 We drive to South Gate of Angkor Thom, the famous Bayon temple – a unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, Baphoun, the Terrace of Temple, Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King.

Angkor Wat

15:00 The tour start with the visiting to the famous temple: Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is a World Heritage Site since 1992, famous for its beauty and splendor. Angkor Wat features the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which runs along the outer gallery walls and narrates stories from Hindu mythology. After that, visit Bakheng Temple and enjoy a romantic sun set view form Bakheng hill.

Enjoy your free day to explore Siem Reap.

Pub Street in Siem Reap

Free time till pick up to the airport for the flight departure. Trip ends!

Overview of Cambodia