OVERVIEW
This trip give to you an authentic discovery of these two Asian countries southeast. Mingle with the crowd in Hanoi, waking in the middle of the rocky peaks of Halong Bay. A off the beaten traks step with the citadel of Hue, full eyes lights with lanterns in Hoi An. And finally, visit Cantho in the heart of the Mekong Delta aboard a nine dragons river.
Visit the capital of Cambodia is slowly regaining the charm that made her the "Pearl of Indochina" at the time of French colonization.
Highlights of the tour
- The discovery of Angkor and Halong Bay, two exceptional sites
- The Mekong Delta and the river path between Chau Doc and Phnom Penh, the essential Vietnam and Cambodia
- The floating markets of the Mekong Delta
- Exotic tropical landscape
- Immersion stay in Khmer house in Tonle Sap Lake
Itinerary
Day
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Itinerary
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Meal
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Accompaniment
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Day 1
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Ha Noi arrival
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Guide & Driver
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Day 2
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Ha Noi – visit somes artisanal villages
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 3
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Ha Noi – Ha Long bay
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 4
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Ha Long – Ha Noi – night train to Hue
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 5
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Hue arrival and visit
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 6
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Hue discovery
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 7
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Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 8
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Hoi An visit
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B,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 9
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Hoi An – Da Nang – Sai Gon
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B,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 10
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Sai Gon – Ben Tre – Can Tho
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 11
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Can Tho – Chau Doc
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 12
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Chau Doc – Phnom Penh by speed boat
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 13
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Phnom Penh visit
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 14
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Phnom Penh – Siem Reap
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B,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 15
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Siem Reap – Angkor Wat – Angkor Thom
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 16
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Siem Reap - Banteay Srei - PreahKhan - Meak Péan
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 17
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Siem Reap - Tonle Sap - Kampong Pluk village
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 18
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Siem Reap departure
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B
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Driver
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Day 1
Hanoi arrival & visit
Transfer: (30 km - 45 minutes)
Arrival at Hanoi airport by your morning flight. Welcome by your guide and transfer to the hotel in the center of the city. Installation at the hotel and free time to relax until 3:00 p.m.
The end of the afternoon is spent for a short tour of the Vietnamese capital by tramway. You will discover a city of poetry, a market town, a city that will amaze you with the lives of its inhabitants, a city toggling between tradition and modernity.
Return to your hotel after a stop at Hoan Kiem Lake, in the heart of Hanoi. Visit Ngoc Son temple located on the shores of the lake. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2
Hanoi – artisanal villages - Hanoi
Transfer: 120km roud trip – 4 hours drive
Early departure towards the village Chuong. This small village about 40 kilometers west of Hanoi and located on the banks of the river Nhue is renowned for more than three centuries to his job making conical hat. You will make a stroll in the village before meeting a family who will introduce you to the techniques of making conical hats. Then take the road to the old village of Duong Lam 60 km from Hanoi. With an ancient history, this ancient village has many houses dating back over 400 years. This is the only place in Vietnam that was the birthplace of two kings. You will have the opportunity to also visit the temples dedicated to the worship of these two sovereigns Ngo Quyen and Phung Hung and Mia Pagoda (Pagoda sugar cane). Lunch in an old house with the family. Back to Hanoi and if time permits, you will make a quick visit to the village Van Phuc specializingin manufactures natural silk for a hundred years. Overnight in hotel
Day 3
Ha Noi – Ha Long bay
Transfer: 200km – 4 hours drive
Depart for Halong Bay andarrival at noon at Hon Gai Pier.
You will board your cabins in traditional junktoadmire one of the most sublime landscapes of AsiaSoutheast. Lunch on board while sailing in the Bay of BaiTu Long. The film Indochine was filmedright before your eyes! Overwater, admire the well-known islands: island teapot island headman...
Discover Cong Doand Thien Canh cave. Enjoy the beach for more than an hour when stopping the junk to HonCo island, swim or kayakin the program (depending on the season)!
Day 4
Ha Long - Hanoi – night train to Hue
Transfer: (200 km – 4.5 hours)
Night train: 13 hours
Visit the floating village of Vung Vieng and his school. Last swim in the Bay for the more adventurous! ... Stop en routeto visit But Thap Pagoda, famous for its architecture andancient statues, situated on the banks of the Duong River (Otheroption. Village of Phu Lang Approximately 70% of the populationlives on craftsmanship ceramics, andthe village streets aboundpots, jars, teapots or produced locally, and drying in the sun along the main road.Y ou will discoverlocal technical laborterracotta, and meeta family who will introduce you to manufacturing techniques and traditional decoration.). Night, crossing from the North Vietnam by night train to Hue.
Day 5
Hue arrival & visit
Arrival in Hue around 8am. You will be picked up and breakfast in the local restaurant before check in hotel.
In the afternoon, visit thecitadelwhose architectureis reminiscent ofcitadelsorientalwith a touch ofFrenchinspiration.Cyclo tour in Old streets of Hue. Overnight in hotel
Day 6
Hue discovery by bicycle
In the morning,you will visit Hueand surrounding countryside by bike. Road to the village of Phu Mong with a stop to visita typical house of Huewith a garden. Visit Thien Mu pagodaandboat cruise to Minh Mang Mausoleum. You will again takethe road bike to Duc Son Pagoda. Return to your hotel in the afternoon. Overnight in Hue
Day 7
Hue - Da nang - Hoi An
Transfer: (110 km – 3 hours)
Drive to Hoi An by the collar of clouds to enjoy the beautiful panorama of the bay. Several stop sare planned route including one in Lang Co beach. In Da Nang will visit the Cham Museum before arriving in Hoi An, one of Vietnam's most pleasant cities. Free time in Hoi An. Overnight in hotel
Day 8
Hoi An - bicycle countryside tour
Our local guide will meet you at the hotel’s lobby and take you by bicycle through the tiny village lanes to the river where you can learn about the daily life of the local people. Keep cycling through the fields of corn, sweet potatoe, the forests of nipas, the lakes of shrimp and crab farm. On the way, we will visit houses for worshipping ancestors and houses of handicraftmen such as: blacksmiths, carpenters and masons where you can learn many unusual things about life in Hoi An. Back to Hoi An town for lunch
In the afternoon, depart by a boat from Thu Bon wharf on Bach Dang street and sail along the major branch of the lower section of Thu Bon river, enjoy the beautiful scenery along both banks of the river and the many boats bobbing on the waters. After that, you will be taken to the Cua Dai estuary, going up to the Co Co river and heading for Bay Mau nipa (water coconut tree) grove where you will disembark and discover the daily life of the people there. Back to Hoi An and overnight in hotel.
Day 9
Hoi An - Da nang - Ho Chi Minh City
Free morning in Hoi An. Afternoon flight to the country's economic capital, Ho Chi Minh City orSaigon. Pick up and transfert to the hotel. Free time in Sai Gon. Overnight in hotel
Day 10
Sai Gon - BenTre – Can Tho
Transfer: 200 km – 4 hours drive
Morning departure for the mythical Mekong Delta where you will board a boat in the town of BenTre. Discover the daily life of the inhabitants of the Delta, their customs and attend the manufacture of bricks and coir. Leave your boat sail towards Cai Son and Nhon Thanh where local families have specialized in the manufacture of mats. Tasting seasonal fruits. Lunch with the locals. In the afternoon, stroll in a rowing boat visit Cai Coi cove and visit by motor boat manufacturing rice. Drive in the afternoon to Can Tho. Overnight in hotel
Day 11
Can Tho – Chau Doc
Transfer: 150 km – 3 hours drive
Get up early and get to the boat town to see the Cai Rang floating market. Then you will drive about three hours to the town of ChauDoc, a colorful city near the border Vietnam - Cambodia.
In the afternoon, you will take a sampan to sail along the river as a local to get a better view of life around the delta. The first stop is the floating market where fruit and vegetables are sold to the local market. You will then go to the fish farm through fishermen and floating villages. Then you go to Cham Muslim village. The Chams are a group from the kingdom of Champa, an empire that stretched from Hue south of the Mekong between the 7th and the 18th century. You will leave your boat to explore the village and see a Cham traditional house on stilts, a local mosque. You will learn more about the customs and traditions of the Chams. Overnight in hotel
Day 12
Chau Doc – Phnom Penh
Speed boat: 4 hours
Arrival at Phnom Penh in Cambodia after 4:00 on speed boat.
Upon arrival in Phnom Penh, welcome by our guide and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon, you will make the city tour including the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda , National Museum of Archaeology and Wat Phnom Hill . Overnight in Phnom Penh
Day 13
Phnom Penh - Island Silk (Breakfast included)
Breakfast at the hotel. Continue your visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum S21. Then, stroll through Central Market "Style Art Deco" and Russian Market. Visit the KOH DACH island, the French island of Silk. It is located a short distance from the center of Phnom Penh. To be there, you will be thrown into a film of the last century. You will observe the work of weavers, the Pagoda, tropical plantations of the island, schools, market, and rice fields, go to the beach to meet the fishermen ... etc. Back to Phnom Penh and overnight in Phnom Penh.
Day 14
Phnom Penh – Siem Reap by flight
Morning flight to Siem Reap. Arrival in Siem Reap airport, you will be picked up and transfer to your hotel. The rest of time is for visit to the museum of Angkor to give you a general view on the civilization and the Khmer art
Buffet Dinner at the local restaurant accompanied by a traditional dancing show of the Khmer: The Apsara dance. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 15
Siem Reap – Angkor wat – Angkor Thom
Departure in the morning for the visit of the wonderful temple of Angkor Wat, inscribed on the world heritage of humanity by UNESCO. With its soaring towers and its bas-reliefs unique, it is one of the monuments the most extraordinary ever conceived by the human mind, erected in the 12th century in honor of Vishnu. Compared to all the other temples, Angkor Wat is the most famous and the most majestic.
After lunch in town, visit of Angkor Thom starting by the terrace of the Leper King, platform which presents several admirable carved figures of Apsaras emerging out. Your tour continues along the terrace of the Elephants who hosted the pomp of the royal hearings and public ceremonies. Continuation to the south portal with the famous Bayon Temple, the enigmatic and enchanting temple composed of 54 gigantic towers decorated by 216 faces of Avalokiteshvara (Buddha of compassion). On the return path, you will also visit the With Ta Prohm, temple invaded by the jungle and discovered in 1860 by the French explorer Henri Mouhout.Return to your hotel. Free time.
Day 16
Siem Reap - Banteay Srei - Preah Khan - Meak Péan
Transfer: 49km, 1 hour
After breakfast at the hotel, departure for the excursion to Kbal Spean (the river of thousand lingams) 49 km to the north of Angkor. It is of carrres of stone which were used to bless the waters before they arrive at the royal city. The peaceful environment of the place allows you a beautiful promenade
Continuation of visits with the mythical temple of Banteay Srei whose name means: "The citadel of women". This gem of pink sandstone contains remarkable lintels carved in incredible state of conservation.
In the late afternoon, on the way back to Siem Reap, visit the romantic temple Bantey Samre, nicknamed "Angkor Wat thumbnail", of the ancient city of Preah Khan (city of the royal fortune victorious) and Neak Pean, a surprising site built in the 12th century.Return to Siem Reap, overnight in the hotel.
Day 17
Siem Reap – Tonle Sap - KompongPhluk village
After breakfast, departure to the Tonle Sap Lake to take aboat to Kompong Phluk, a Khmer isolated community, composed of three villages with houses on stilts are between six and eight meters. These villages with 3000 inhabitants are flooded half of the year allowing navigation through the mangrove forest. The unique ecosystem survives in soil soaked forseveral months supporting a variety of wild life in cluding crab -eating macaque. Several village rsabandoned their homes during the dry season.
Back to Siem Reap to visit Wat Bo Pagoda, Old Market, SCHOOL OF ARTISANSANGKOR located in the heart of the city. Supported by the Ministry of Education, this center, founded in 1992, seeks to revive the ancient Khmerart. Overnight in hotel
Day 18
Siem Reap - end of the circuit
Free time until transfer to the airport to take your departure flight.
Accommodation:
Sites
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Accommodation
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Night
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Ha Noi
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Moonview 2 hotel ***
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2
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Ha Long bay
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Marguerite Junk
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1
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Hue
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Asia hotel ***
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1
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Hoi An
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Vinh Hung Emeralda Resort ***
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2
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Sai Gon
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Sapphire hotel ***
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1
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Can Tho
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Ninh Kieu 2 hotel ***
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1
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Chau Doc
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Chau Pho hotel **
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1
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Phnom Penh
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Cardamom hotel ***
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2
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Siem Reap
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Casa Angkor hotel ***
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4
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Tour Price: Available upon Request
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.
Our services include:
- Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
- Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
- Air tickets: Da Nang – Sai Gon & Phnom Penh – Siem Reap, economic class, airport tax included
- Night train: Ha Noi – Hue, 4 soft beds cabin
- English speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)
- Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for mentioned visits
- Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
Our services do not include:
- Other meals not mentioned
- Other services not mentioned
- Visa fee to Laos & Cambodia
- International Flights
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips, Travel insurance