Treasures of VIETNAM - LAOS - CAMBODIA
SAIGON - MEKONG RIVERS/ MY THO - CAN THO - DA
NANG -
The Old Town HOI AN -
HUE Monument Complex - HANOI - HALONG BAY
VIENTIANE - LUANG PRABANG - PHNOM PENH - SIEM REAP
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Day 1 :
ARRIVAL SAIGON - HO CHI MINH CITY
Welcome to HO CHI MINH City (Saigon) -the biggest city of Vietnam. A quick tour around Saigon and photo-stop at the city landmarks,
first buildings of colonial motifs: Notre Dame Cathedral, Municipal Post Office. Pass by Ho Chi Minh City People Committee (also the old French City Hall before 1975). Check in hotel, free till dinner, we would just like to have a welcoming dinner (not included) then enjoy a night show of Traditional Wedding Ceremony and fork music in a garden tourist village. O/N in HO CHI MINH CITY.
Day 2 :
HO CHI MINH CITY FULLDAY TOUR (B)
To learn the sorrowful historic of Vietnam from 1954-1975 by a visit to the former Presidential Palace, then Fine Art Museum where display a lot of Fine Art masterpieces of Vietnam. Shopping at lacquerware/Silk/Handmade Workshops. After that, visit Historical Museum for a whole view of Vietnam and drive to China Town, a busy world of Chinese communities in Vietnam. Visit China Town with Binh Tay Wholesales Market-the really typical marketplace, continuing to Chinese Lady Temple of over 150 years, with the ledendary story of the ancient boat-men refugees, contain an impress collection of Chinaware and porcelain masterpieces. In the evening, we highly recommend a dinner-cruise (not included) in a floating restaurant on Saigon River, getting the admirable feel of the charming views of Saigon-by-night. O/N in HO CHI MINH CITY.
Day 3 :
Saigon - MYTHO
- CAN THO ( 180 km ) A Mekong Rivers tour (B)
Drive to My Tho-Mouth of Mekong Rivers. Photo-Stop at Cao Dai Temple-a colourful religion was combined of 4 biggest religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Confucianism, and native Vietnamese spiritualism. Cruising along Mekong Rivers to visit small islets, fruit gardens, visit farmer’s houses and taste delicious fresh fruits, visit a farm-house of hand-made souvenirs & coconut candy on another islet. Set off and a moment on peak of My Thuan bridge for gaze away out to rivers & delta, cross Lower River by big ferry to reach Can Tho for overnight. O/N in CAN THO.
Day 4 : CAN THO
- SAIGON - DANANG - HOIAN (1 Hour by PLANE) (B)
Cruising by a private motor river-boat alongside Mekong Rivers & its canals to enjoy sunrise, rural sceneries and the daily life of watery inhabitants, visit
Cai Rang floating market. Visit a superb ancient house once a setting for the famous French film
“L’amant”, the house is dated 1800s with baroque details (if enough time). Drive back and straight-up to Tan Son Nhat airport for
evening
flight to Danang then drive to Hoi An ancient town-a calm town with lots of old houses, clan temples of hundreds year, check-in, then free at leisure. O/N in DANANG/ HOIAN.
Day 5 :
HOIAN - DANANG - HUE (135 km) (B)
Early morning, you have a sightseeing tour of Hoi An, to gaze with veneration at the ancient architecture of the 15th century such as: the Japanese tile
- roof bridge,
Phuc Kien Temple (Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation), typical ancient houses, and local museum. Then, drive to Da Nang and take a brief visit to
Cham Museum, stone carving village, Marble Mountains and its cave and temple. Proceeding to
Hue Royal City, passing many spectacular scenarios along the National Highway 1, via the breathing
Pass of Ocean - Clouds, photo-stop at Lang Co beach, stop-over on peak to view over beautiful landscapes. Arrival Hue, enjoy historic tour to Royal complex :
Noontime gate, Harmonized palace, Nine Dynasty Urns, Hien Lam Cac, Royal Galary.
O/N in HUE.
Day 6 :
HUE - HANOI (1 Hour by PLANE) (B
)
Dragon boat cruise on
Huong River (Perfume River), visit to Thien Mu pagoda, one of the most beautiful and ancient architectural structures for worship in Hue and Royal Tomb of Minh Mang King impressive architectures to remind a splendid monarchy. Transfer direct to the airport for
afternoon flight to
Hanoi-its legendary beginnings from 1,010 to 15th century then before the
World War II, after 1954 as well, is the cradle of Red River Delta civilization with green rice-fields, its Old streets and colonial Quarter, its calm lakes, the shaded boulevards, its verdant public parks and sunny smiles with truly
Far-East Asian faces. Transfer to hotel for check in and free at leisure. O/N in HANOI.
Day 7 : HANOI
CITY TOUR - HALONG BAY (170 km) (B)
After breakfast at hote, enjoy a halfday tour of Hanoi. Let’s experienced the basic concepts of political Vietnam currently by visit to the Chairman Palace area, there Ba Dinh National square, Stilt House; One Pillar Pagoda, continuing to the Tem
ple of Literature known as Vietnam's first university built on 11th century. Proceed the journey to
Ha Long Bay
- a beautiful Bay absolutely recognised as the World Natural Heritage by UNESCO. Check-in then free leisure at night.
O/N in Halong Bay.
Day 8 : HALONG BAY
- HANOI (170 km) (B)
Enjoy a sailing boat to cruise 5 hours on the Bay, visit the imposing caves, grottoes, shapely islets and calm beaches. Seafood lunch (not included) on board. Drive back to
Hanoi, experience and view to daily-life of Hanoi Old Quarter and its shopping streets by an interesting rickshaws tour. Rickshaws will return back at Return-Sword Lake, to visit
Ngoc Son - Heroic Temple,
But Tower, where you will be fascinating with legendary stories from 600 years, free until the time of water puppet show, a unique art form and truly traditional show of the
Northern Vietnamese, symbolizing for a colorful wet rice-civilization.
O/N in HANOI.
Day 9 : HANOI
- VIENTIANE (1 Hour by PLANE) (B)
Morning, check-out, then transfer to Noi Bai airport for the
morning flight
to
Vientiane where you will visit Wat PraKeo, Wat Sisaket-the oldest and most interesting wat with its hundreds of little niches and Buddha images from 15th century,
Wat Simuang, That Luang Stupa-imposing national shrine with golden stupa, Patuxay–a typical Lao motifs and French architecture, the architecture was inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Enjoy dinner (not included) with Lao Traditional dance. O/N in VIENTIANE.
Day 10 :
VIENTIANE - LUANG PRABANG (40 Minutes by PLANE) (B)
Take flight
at noon (available on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday) to
Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of the Lao Kingdom, listed by UNESCO as
World Heritage Sites in 1995. Visit ancient royal temples of
Wat XiengThong, Wat Mai, Wat Visaounarath
and the Phousi temple with 382 steps up for a good view of Luang Prabang panorama during sunset. O/N in LUANG PRABANG.
Day 11 : LUANG PRABANG - VIENTIANE (40 Minutes by PLANE) (B)
Morning boat trip on the sources of Mekong rivers. Visit the village of rice wine fermented and
Tham Tinh, Tham Phum, Pak Ou caves. Return to Luang Prabang and visit Kuang Si
Water Fall. Then take an evening flight back to Vientiane. Drive straight to hotel for check in and free leisure.
O/N in VIENTIANE.
Day 12 : VIENTIANE
- PHNOM PENH (1h30 by PLANE) (B)
Breakfast and free time until check-out, then transfer to the Airport for flight
at noon to
Phnom Penh
- the Capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Afternoon, experience
Phnom Penh, visit National Museum, Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace built in 1866 by King Norodom, the most conspicuous feature and impressive colorful Khmer-style, followed-up by a quick visit to Toul Sleng genocidal museum just to have a glimpse of Khmer Rouge. In the evening, enjoy your own hobbies or book a optional tour of 15 USD/pax (not included in the tour rate) to visit and try your luck at the first and only Floating Casino on the side of Tonle Sap river. O/N in PHNOM PENH.
Day 13 :
PHNOM PENH - SIEM REAP (5 hours on express river-boat) (B)
Wake-up and early breakfast then take a speed-boat trip from Phnom Penh
ETD 07.00
to
Siem Reap ETA 12.30,
enjoy a boat cruise on the
Great Lake of Tonle Sap, its extraordinary bio-diversity and hydrology make it an ecological wonder of the world, offer visitors an insight into the old tradition of riparian life and natural splendor of Cambodia. Check-in and a moment of resting. Then visit Phnom Bakheng temple for view the tinged clouds becoming dim on horizon of Angkor. Free until enjoy a good dinner (not included) with Cambodia specialities, Traditional Khmer Music and the charming Apsara Dancers. O/N in SIEM REAP.
Day 14 : ANGKOR FULLDAY TOUR (B)
Visit Siem Riep Angkor Complex:
Angkor Wat
- one of the seven greatest architectural wonders of the world, its general view are five ancient towers’ figure that embroidered or printed to the Kingdom of Cambodia’s Flag now. Proceeding to visit the Angkor sites built from the 12th-13th century such as : Southen Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon & Baphuon Temples, Elephant Terrace and Lepper King Terrace, then especially Ta phrom temple, it has been controversially left to the destructive power of the jungle, to show how nature can destroy man's work, then Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda temples, that both of all give visitors an impression of how Angkor must have appeared when first recovered. Free at leisure. O/N in SIEM REAP.
Day 15 : FLY BACK HOME FROM SIEM REAP
- WELCOME HOME !(B)
If the time is permit, we will visit “Les Artisans D'Angkor-Chantiers Ecoles”, have a look and shoping at Old Market & Colonial quarter. Free until the time of transfer to Siem Reap Airport for a flight back home via Bang Kok or Saigon. (check in time at noon)
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