This 7-day tour covers all the best highlights from the north to the central and the south of Vietnam as well as the amazing Angkor Wat and Angkor Temple Complex of Cambodia
• Enjoy many highlights of Hanoi with its old town, street food, natural lakes, ancient pagodas, top museums
• Explore UNESCO-listed Halong Bay, take the cruise ship, kayak around the tall limestone karsts, visit caves
• Tour UNESCO-listed Hoi An Old Town with unique architecture, food specialties, beautiful beaches, handmade souvenirs
• Discover Ho Chi Minh City, the largest and most bustling city in Vietnam with its coffee culture and colonial architecture
• Explore Siem Reap with UNESCO-listed Angkor Wat, the amazing Angkor Complex, and the natural Tonle Sap Lake “Great Lake”
Day 1 /Hanoi: Hanoi, Vietnam arrival – Airport pick up – Check in hotel – Welcome Dinner if the time permits (D)
Day 2 /Hoi An: Hanoi – Halong Bay Boat Trip UNESCO Site– Fly to Danang/Hoi An (a 1hr flight) (B, L)
Day 3 /Hoi An: Hoi An Half Day Walking Tour UNESCO Site – Free to Explore the Beach and the Old Town (B)
Day 4 /Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): Hoi An – Fly to Ho Chi Minh City (a 1hr flight) – Cu Chi Tunnels (B)
Day 5 /Siem Reap: Ho Chi Minh City – Fly to Siem Reap, Cambodia (a 1hr 20min flight) – Angkor Wat Tour UNESCO Site (B, D)
Day 6 /Siem Reap: Angkor Temple Complex Tour (B)
Day 7 /Departure: Siem Reap, Cambodia – Departure (B)
Trip Package Includes
• A/C private transfers indicated in the program
• All intra-flights (all airline taxes & service charges included)
∗ HANOI (HAN) – DANANG (DAD): a 1hr flight
∗ DANANG (DAD) – HO CHI MINH CITY/SAIGON (SGN) : a 1hr flight
∗ HO CHI MINH CITY/SAIGON (SGN) – SIEM REAP (REP): a 1hr 20min flight
• 6 nights of accommodations at hotels
∗ 1 night Hanoi
∗ 2 nights Hoi An
∗ 1 night Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
∗ 2 night Siem Reap (Cambodia)
• Meal as indicated in the program: B- Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner
• Private boat to cruise at all places as indicated in the program
• All admission costs at places mentioned in the itinerary
• English-speaking tour guide
• All entrance fees
• All taxes & service charges
• Local sim card for cell phone
Trip Package Excludes
• Other meals and personal expenses that are not noted in the program
• Trip insurance
Hanoi, Vietnam arrival – Pick up & Check in hotel - Welcome Dinner
Private A/C transfers · Breakfast · Welcome Dinner · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Hotel in Hanoi
Upon your arrival at the airport in Hanoi, look for a greeting board with your name, and our tour guide will escort you and transfer you to your hotel in the city center. Today, if time permits, you will have a welcome dinner at a traditional local restaurant in the heart of Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi
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Hanoi - Halong Bay Boat Trip – Fly to Danang/Hoi An
Private A/C transfers · Breakfast · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Internal airfare Hanoi-Danang · Hotel in Hoi An
After breakfast, our tour guide and driver will pick you up and transport you to Halong Bay, where you will board our private boat for a four-hour cruise on the pristine emerald water of Halong Bay. The cruise takes you through many green limestone islands and visits Thien Cung Cave one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay.
On the way back, we have lunch on a boat. Then we leave Halong Bay for Hanoi airport to catch a short flight to Danang, upon arrival, you will be picked up and driven about 30 minutes to your hotel in Hoi An Old Town UNESCO Site to check-in.
Overnight in Hoi An
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Hoi An Half Day Walking – Free to Explore the Old Town and Beach
Private A/C transfers · Breakfast · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Hotel in Hoi An
The Old Town of Hoi An ▸ Japanese Covered Bridges ▸ Hoi An Museum ▸ Tan Ky House ▸ Chua Ong Pagoda
After breakfast at the hotel, we will enjoy a half-day walking tour to explore the old town of Hoi An, a UNESCO-listed site, including the famous Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the 200-year-old Tam Ky House, the Chua Ong Pagoda, and the vibrant market.
On this walking tour, we pass many low-tiled houses scattered along the small streets and assembly halls which reflect the town’s multicultural past, we also have a chance to tailor-made clothes in a flash in this old town. The rest time is free for you to explore Hoi An or relax on the beach here.
Overnight in Hoi An
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Hoi An/Danang – Fly to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) – Cu Chi Tunnels
Private A/C transfers · Breakfast · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Internal airfare Danang-Saigon · Hotel in Saigon
After breakfast at the hotel, free time until our driver picks up and takes you to the airport for a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Upon arrival in Saigon, transfer to the hotel for check-in.
This afternoon, we explore Cu Chi Tunnels an incredible underground tunnel network of approximately 200 kilometers constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. Transfer you back to Saigon.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
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Saigon – Fly to Siem Reap, Cambodia – Ta Prohm & Angkor Wat Tour
Private A/C transfers · Breakfast · Dinner with show · Tour guide · Internal airfare Saigon-Siem Reap · All entrance fees · Hotel in Siem Reap
After breakfast, you are transferred to the airport for a short flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Upon arrival at Siem Reap International Airport, you are met and escorted to your hotel to check in and have lunch in a local restaurant in the heart of Siem Reap.
This afternoon, we visit Ta Prohm and Angkor Wat, which are the two most well-known and beautiful temples in the Angkor Temple Complex. Firstly, we visit Ta Prohm Temple, which has remained relatively untouched since its discovery, retaining much of its enigma.
Continue to the most famous of all the temples on the Angkor Plain: Angkor Wat, which is 81 hectares in size, comparable to Beijing’s Imperial Palace, its distinctive five towers are depicted on the Cambodian flag, and art historians regard the 12th-century masterpiece as the pinnacle of classical Khmer art and architecture.
This evening, we will enjoy a buffet dinner with a Khmer traditional dance show at a local restaurant in Siem Reap town until transfer you back hotel (suggest that you join a bustling night market in Siem Reap town)
Overnight in Siem Reap
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Angkor Temple Complex Tour
Private A/C transfers · Breakfast · Tour guide · All entrance fees · Hotel in Siem Reap
Angkor Thom ▸ South Gate of Angkor Thom ▸ Bayon Temple ▸ Phimeanakas ▸ Royal Enclosure ▸ Elephants Terrace ▸ Terrace of the Leper King ▸ Prasat Kravan ▸ Srah Srang ▸ Banteay Kdei ▸ Ta Keo
Upon your request, this morning, our tour guide and driver will pick you up very early at around 5 a.m. to take you to see the sunrise on Angkor Wat Hill (the hotelier will prepare the breakfast box, or after breakfast at the hotel, we begin our journey to explore the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12th century).
We explore the South Gate with its massive statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, which is notable for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace, and the Terrace of the Leper King.
Have lunch at a local restaurant in Siem Reap before visiting the unique interior brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang (“The Royal Baths” was once used for ritual bathing), Banteay Kdei (surrounded by four concentric walls), and Ta Keo, the first temple to be built entirely of sandstone. Return to your hotel to unwind.
Overnight in Siem Reap
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Siem Reap, Cambodia - Departure
Private A/C transfers · Breakfast
Airport transfer
Free time for you to explore Siem Reap until our driver picks you up and escorts you to the airport to catch your flight back home or your next destination.