Grand Vietnam and Cambodia Tour

You are welcome at Noi Bai airport and then transfer to the hotel for check-in. Balance of the day is free time. Overnight in Hanoi.

The colonial capital city Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental pagodas and temples. This full day tour takes you around Hanoi's most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and his Stilts House, Presidential Palace and One Pillar Pagoda nearby, the Lake of the Restored Sword and Ngoc Son Temple, the Temple of Literature, peaceful West Lake with lovers street Thanh Nien, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda. Take 01 hour cyclo tour around the Old Quarter to enjoy the soul and sound of Hanoi. End the day with a show of Water Puppet.

8h00: Leave for Ninh Binh, on arrival at Hoa Lu Old Citadel, visit the two temples of King Dinh and King Le in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of these two Kings in Chinese Wars.
 After Hoa Lu, your tour guide will take you to visit Tuyet Tinh Coc- a peaceful lake hidden between mountains, this was where the Queen Duong Van Nga ( the wife of both King Dinh and King Le)  built Am Tien Pagoda  and spent the last years of her life practcing at Tuyet Tinh Coc. You can walk around the lake and visit the pagoda at the end. From here you have a great view over the peaceful lake with mountains and jungle on either side.
A car transfer to Tam Coc for lunch then take the boat trip through Dry Halong Bay from 13:30 to 16:00 to visit Tam Coc
After Tam Coc, you are free to walk around the village or have some drinks around to enjoy the local life.

9h00 : Car transfer to Halong Bay,
11h30 : Arrive in the Harbour, waiting for boarding. Depend on each package you choose for this tour, You will have different itineraries for the cruise trips including kayaking, cave discovery, relaxing on the cruiseship...

This morning: Continue to move around the bay to find mosre secluded areas to either swim or kayak. At around midday, the boat will return to the main harbour before transferring to an awaiting vehicle for the journey back to Hanoi to spend the night.

Fly to Hue in the morning with 01 hour flight.
On arrival, we board on a private boat for cruising on the romantic Perfume River. This time we head out for the countryside. Being the ancient capital, Hue is surrounded with ancient tombs of the emperor's past, and a visit to some of these tombs will be on the itinerary for today. The charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda) will be the first stop of the day. Setting in the convergence of rivers, and gives you a great view on the Perfume River and surrounding area.
This afternoon we embark on a tour of Hue City including the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum and the Dong Ba market. Overnight in Hue .

Free time in the morning.
In the afternoon, drive to Hoi An via Danang. Stop over at the wonderfully photogenic fishing village of Lang Co before a scenic route climbing over the Pass of Ocean Clouds (Hai Van Pass).
On arrival in Hoi An in the late afternoon, check in the hotel.

In the morning, drive to My Son, a World Heritage, 40 kms southwest of Hoi An. My Son was a capital and religious center of Cham people, now remaining with red brick towers and sanctuaries. My Son, considered being in the same league as some of Southeast Asia's greatest archaeological sites, including Angkor in Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar, Ayutthaya in Thailand and Borobudur in Indonesia. These towers and sanctuaries were built from the 7 to 13 centuries.
Back to Hoi An for lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit the tranquility and charm of Hoi An Town with its low tiled houses of Chinese appearance, Japanese covered bridge, brightly painted temples and pagodas make it one of the most delightful places to visit in Vietnam. Ovenight in Hoi An

Time at leisure, you can walk around the old town, enjoy

Transfer to Danang's airport for a short flight to Ho Chi Minh.
On arrival, drive to Cu Chi tunnels. The tunnels were part of an underground network that was built by the Vietcong during the American War. It reached from the southern tip of the Ho Chi Minh trail near the Cambodian border to the Saigon River. You will have the opportunity to creep into a tunnel to experience how the Vietcong lived and fought during this time.
Back to the city center to visit the Reunification Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Nearby are the Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Leave Ho Chi Minh to lush My Tho where we cruise on a private boat through the green vegetation of the canals to an orchard, where we are treated to a delicious lunch in a local restaurant in the heart of the Mekong , complete with tropical fruits. We also visit the snake farm Dong Tam that breeds snakes for, among other things, snake wine before heading back to Ho Chi Minh. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

After breakfast, transfer to Mui Ne, after 2,5 hours on the highway, you will arrive at your beach resort in Mui Ne, check in, time at leisure
Optional: If Mui Ne beach is not your favourite, please let us know, we will change to your favourite beaches in Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon...

Time at leisure

Morning: Time at leisure
After check out the hotel at noon, our driver will take you back to Ho Chi Minh City, check in the hotel on arrival, time at leisure

Morning: Transfer back to HCMC International Airport to board the 01 hour flight to Phnom Penh
On arrival at Phnom Penh, you will visit the Royal Place, Silver Pagoda, and the Central Market.
Time at leisure and overnight in Phnom Penh.

- Local Life & Community Village excursion (B,L) KT 102 PHN – SAI, 07:20 – 08:05
05:30AM, our driver will come to pick you up and transfer to the airport to take 45mins flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap.
On arrival, drive to the edge of the Tonle Sap Lake and embark on a cruise to Kompong Phluk, an isolated Khmer community of three villages built on wooden stilts. The community has about 3,000 inhabitants who farm fish and vegetables on floating platforms.
During your visit, your boat will take you through mangrove forests, a unique ecosystem that survives on flooded soil for months. Mangroves are also host for a variety of wildlife; keep an eye out for birds and especially the crab-eating macaques!
Continue your drive to a small village called Chansar. Stop just outside the village and hop aboard an ox cart for a fun ride through the fields and to the home of a Khmer family who specialize in making brooms.  Enjoy a simple Khmer lunch followed by more activities or just spend time chatting with the locals. Funds from your tour go directly to the community to improve the lives of the people.
On the way back to Siem Reap, stop at a Buddhist temple to receive a blessing from the monks.

Today we visit the jungle enveloped temple of Ta Prohm. Next, you will go to the magnificent Angkor Wat. Enjoy a guided tour around this huge structure and learn about the glories of the Kingdom of Angkor.
In the afternoon, head to the temple of Banteay Srei or ‘Citadel of the Women’. On your way back to Siem Reap, enjoy the sunset from the top of the pyramid-shaped temple of Pre Rup.

This morning we explore the temples of Angkor Thom and the main highlight – the Bayon with its hundreds of smiling faces and the stories of the Khmer empire carved along its walls.  See the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King, and climb up to the top of Phimeanakas, shaped a bit like a pyramid with great views over the temples.
Spend overnight in Siem Reap.

Free time, get picked up and transferred to the airport for your flight back home
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