Arrive at Noi Bai Airport. Our tour guide waits for you at the airport and transfers to the hotel in downtown Hanoi. Welcome drink and tour briefing in the afternoon before check in your hotel

Overnight in Hanoi. 

 

 

Meet your guide at hotel at 08.00am, hop on your motorbike and sit at the back of your driver to start your city tour. The first stop is the railway to know about the history of Railway in Vietnam and see how the local people live along the railway. The next stop is Temple of Literature, considered the first University of Vietnam in the eleventh century and dedicated to the teacher Confucius. Continue riding along the green streets: Hoang Dieu and Phan Dinh Phung to visit Long Bien Bridge.
 

Today you will be served Bun Cha – an popular dish that the Hanoian is loved to eat for lunch or dinner time and enjoy the special Egg-coffee while watching the daily life of the friendly local around.
 

Continue visiting home of a bamboo making artist. Take your time to chat with the host and hear stories about his family and learn how to make adorable small bamboo decorations. Come back hotel with your own handmade gift and it would be unforgettable gift that you could bring back after your Vietnam trip. 

 

 

Breakfast at hotel then departure to Halong, drive across the Red River Delta and reach the cruise lounge before noon. Have a short time to relax before embark at the cruise. 
 

Each cruise will have different schedule for your trip to discover Halong Bay – the UNESCO World Heritage Site and you may visit a beautiful cave, have some swimming or other activities like sunset party, cooking demonstration etc before dinner.
 

Evening time is your free time and you may choose to enjoy fresh air on the sundeck or playing board games or try your luck with squid fishing.
 

 

 

If you don’t mind, please try to wake up early and join the Taichi class with the crew and enjoy watching sunrise on the bay. Take part in other activities of the 2nd day while the boat cruise back to the Habour.
 

Farewell with the crew and Halong. Meet your driver again for joint transfer back to Hanoi. Free on your own until pick up time for transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for overnight train to Hue.

 

 

Upon arrival Hue Train station, you will be welcome by your guide then transfer to a local restaurant for breakfast. After breakfast, we transfer to our hotel in Hue to leave your luggage then we embark on a biking tour to the rural area of Hue, passing scenic villages and green rice fields to reach Emperor Minh Mang Tomb, one of the most beautiful Emperor’s tombs in Hue. The tomb is particularly impressive being an extravagant complex of pavilions, temple, courtyards, and lakes. After visiting the Emperor’s tomb, we will take a boat trip on the peaceful Perfume River to get back to Hue City to visit the Thien Mu Pagoda and Imperial City to visit the impressive Royal Palace and other beautiful royal buildings. If time permits, you could visit Dong Ba Market and find some specialty at the market. Overnight in Hue.

 

 

Breakfast in the hotel and leave Hue for Hoian. Hoian is a small but beautiful ancient town by the bank of Thu Bon River. The town thrived on trading with the Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish…some hundred years ago. On the way, we will have a short stop at Lang Co beach for refreshing. Upon arrival in Hoian Town, we check in hotel and have lunch in local restaurant.
 

In the afternoon, we will take an interesting guided walking tour to see the ancient town of Hoian. We will visit ancient houses, old Chinese communal houses and the lively market of Hoian. Overnight in Hoian.   

 

 

Breakfast in hotel. Today is your free day to do whatever you want. There are some options for you to choose; shopping in the town – Hoi An is the paradise for those who like shopping, going to the beautiful beach of Cua Dai which is only 5 km from the town. Or you could take a short guided biking tour to the beautiful surrounding villages – this is excluded from the tour. Overnight in Hoi An.

 

Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to Da Nang for a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport, we transfer to your hotel in downtown Saigon. The busy city of Saigon used to be the capital of South Vietnam, is the biggest commercial and cultural center of Vietnam. 
 

Taking an interesting afternoon city tour of Saigon including the Unification Palace, the Post Office, the Jade Emperor Pagoda and Ben Thanh Market. Overnight in Saigon.

 

 

Early breakfast then check out for transfer to Cai Be Province to start the boat trip at Cai Be floating market. The boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time. The boat cruise up to An Binh Island where you will enjoy lunch. 

After lunch, have a short walk around the orchard and enjoy a cup of tea while listening to the traditional music; visit the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop-rice...; discover on how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay at brick kilns. 

The cruise ends at Vinh Long where you will meet your driver again then continue driving to hotel in Can Tho for check in.

 

 

An early start to visit Cai Rang floating market by boat. Take in the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals and try to buy some local fruits at the market. Back to hotel for breakfast and check out.
 

Get on your car for transfer to Chau Doc. En route, visit Binh Thuy Ancient House - a characteristic Mekong Delta house. Here, you will find not only an ancient structure demonstrating a unique combination of French and Vietnamese design features, but also a lush garden with a wide range of plants.

Upon arrival Chau Doc, check in your hotel.

 

 

Have a short transfer from hotel to pier for a 2 hours boat trip to visit Floating fish farm - one of the special features of Chau Doc and Cham Village or Muslim Village.
 

After cruise trip, drive straight to Tra Su Cajuput Forest - renowned for both its almost-untouched natural beauty and for its function as a sanctuary of flora and fauna. Boarding a small boat, you will be paddled along a network of scenic canals and try your luck to view storks, cranes, and other tropical birds. After reaching the observation deck, enjoy a panoramic view over the expanse of mangrove forest with its rich bird life and out to several of the area's mountains.

Back to hotel and enjoy your 2nd night in Chau Doc.

 

 

An early depart from Chau Doc Pier to Phnom Penh by speedboat. Meet your guide and driver upon arrival then transfer to hotel for check in if the room is available (Check in time: 14.00).
 

The same afternoon, we start to visit Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda. Located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. The treasures found inside include a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90kilograms and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha. We will also visit Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh's namesake, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh during sunset. Overnight in Phnom Penh

 

 

Breakfast at hotel: Heading out of town we visit the Tuol Sleng Prison Museum and the notorious 'Killing Fields' of Choeung Ek, which will give us a deep insight into the painful bloody rule of the Khmer Rouge. Then transfer to airport for flight to Siem Reap.

Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to the hotel check in. Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap

 

 

Start your sightseeing tour of Angkor area we spend a full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the largest as well as the most complete temple of Angkor Wat. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. We stroll around this massive edifice, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple and the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. Early this evening, we will take the Tuk Tuk (the most common taxi in Cambodia) to ride around the Siem Reap and for a blessing ceremony by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity and safety for your journey. Overnight in Siem Reap.

 

Visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. We take a boat trip in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. We spend the rest of time visiting the "Chantiers Ecoles - Les Artisans d'Angkor" which provides training to young Cambodians in an effort to revive the ancient Khmer traditions of stone carving and wood sculpting. Transfer to the airport for the flight departure