14-Day Diverse Vietnam & Cambodia Tour From Hanoi - Halong Bay - Saigon to Angkor Wat

On arrival Ha Noi capital, we will see at the airport and transfer to center for checking in hotel. You are free time for leisure.

In the morning:
07:30 - 08:30: Our bus & tour guide will pick you up at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter depart to Hanoi city tour full day.
09:00: Visiting first place named Tran Quoc pagoda on the West Lake the oldest pagoda in Vietnam.
09:30: Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One-Pillar Pagoda which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 - the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi.
11:00: Visit the Bat Trang Pottery Village
In the afternoon:
13:00: Bus takes you to a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter, have a rest and enjoy the lunch.
14:00: Visit Temple of Literature, the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam's first university. It was first constructed in 1070 under King Ly Nhan Tong and dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. A vast structure that has existed to present day.
15:30: Drive to legendary Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Van Xuong saint and former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against Mongolians. You also see the beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake.
16:00: Arrive back to your hotel. Tour ends !
Notes:
• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Ethnology Museum and close on Monday and Friday morning.
• The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions.

Overnight in Hanoi

Breakfast 8:00 – 08:20 approx
– Our guide will meet you at your hotel via a shuttle bus or private car pick up.
– Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta.
– You will have the chance to take photos and have a comfort break afterwards. The time from Hanoi to Halong bay is approximately 3 ½ hours.
12 – 12:30 noon approx
– Arrive in Tuan Chau Marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Meet the captain, crew and join us for welcome cocktails as we tell you about life onboard.
– Check into your cabin. Time to refresh and unwind.
– Set sail as lunch is prepared by our chef.
– Join us for a relaxing lunch in the restaurant or on the outdoor dining area. Enjoy the stunning views of the bay and its dramatic limestone islands as we sail through the calm waters.

Afternoon
– While we make our way to the amazing Van Gia fishing village, relax on the sundeck and watch the world go by or take an afternoon nap in your cabin. Middle afternoon arrive at Van Gia floating fishing village.
– Drop anchor
– Our guide will give you some information and interesting facts about this fascinating village and its local community.
– Disembark and you can choose which options when you visit the village by Kayak or local bamboo boat to visit the village. They will be your guides through their fishing village where you can meet the locals and see first-hand what life is like living on the water. We are proud of our working partnership and support of this community.
– Our cruise will take you to Soi Sim natural beach for swimming and snorkeling. You can enjoy our interesting games such as football and basketball. While cruising on the waters, you will enjoy with us the sunset party with fruits and wine as our complimentary food and drink.
– Back on board the cruise, we head towards the sleeping area.

Early evening
– Take an opportunity to refresh and then join friends for a pre-dinner drink in the bar.
– Dinner is served in the restaurant or outdoor dining area if the weather is permitted, which is a gastronomic delight. After dinner, unwind in the bar where there is a selection of books, magazines and board games or watch a movie on our plasma TV. You can also join some of our team to go cuttle fishing at night.

Accommodation and overnight on boat.

06:30 am
– For the early risers, join us for a Tai Chi session on the sun deck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body and there is no better environment to practice this than amongst the limestone peaks and islands.
– Breakfast, coffee and tea are served.
After breakfast, we sail through the waters and pass by a number of caves and we drop anchor at Surprising (Sung Sot) Cave.
– Disembark and visit Surprise Cave located on Bo Hon Island. It is one of the widest grottoes in Ha Long Bay with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.

09:30 Am:
We board the cruise again. Take time to refresh and relax before checking out. Bags can be left in the luggage store. You will join with our short class of cooking demonstration and how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served.

12 Noon：
Return to the shore and disembark from the cruise as our crew will say farewell. Transfer to minibus or private and return to Hanoi.

16:30-17:00PM：
Go back your hotel. Free time for dinner, then our driver will transfer you to the train station. Overnight on the train (soft sleeper cabin with air condition).

Travel to Da Nang.

Arrive in Da Nang train station, our driver will send you to to Hoi An Town. Leave your luggage at the hotel and while waiting for check in time, you are free to discover the ancient town: Japanese Bridge, lantern road, traditional and tailor shop. You can also enjoy the local specialties and view sunset at Cua Dai beach.

Overnight stay in Hoi An.

Itinerary :
8.00 – 8.30: our guide pick you up at your hotel and depart to My Son holy land - the world cultural heritage.
10.00: Arrive at My Son and we'll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking throughout the landscape, learning histories with our local English speaking guide, enjoying the Champa's traditional performances.
11.30: Get back to mini van and move to a local house to learn how to make ricepaper, you will enjoy your own hand-making product later on!
12.00: Back to the van and have lunch at another local house. relax with cold herbal tea, nice foods and fresh air.
13.30: take a boat trip to Hoi An with nice and cool breeze on boarding, beautiful river scenery on the biggest river in the Central of vietnam named as Thu Bon River.
14.30: arrive at Hoi An, we will drop you at your hotel. Tour ends!

Overnight in Hoi An

After breakfast, you are free until airport transfer. You take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City, ride a private car pick up, be transferred to your hotel, and stay in a touristic area of downtown.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh center

08:30: We depart from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi Tunnels for 60 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti – American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for its tunnels system of over 220 km and is a popular spot for both the locals and foreigners.
The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffaloes swimming in the rivers along the side of road. You will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage and defoliation all over the area caused by bombing and mines when Cu Chi was "A Free Target Zone." The remnants you will see that Cu Chi still has evidences to prove the fierce battleground that took place there. Ever wonder what it feels like to fire an AK-47? Visit Cu chi tunnels and you have a chance to find out!
14:30: Ride the bus back to Ho Chi Minh

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city

Get a chance to see the beautiful side of Vietnam and let the splendid views amaze your senses. This trip allows you to visit the local factories and see how local products are made. Also, you will meet the friendly locals and have a lot of wonderful experiences on land and at the river while you see the floating fish market and fish farm. Let’s discover a hard-working land with traditional people which will let you appreciate life!

▪ 08:00am: Our bus will pick you up at your hotel to take a 2-hour ride to Tien Giang province (roughly 75 km west of Sai Gon ) followed by a smooth one and half hour motorboat ride passing rice fields and stopping over National Highway 1 that leads visitors to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong. The bus stops at Cao Dai temple in the town of Ben Luc for taking pictures.
Upon arrival to My Tho City, cross the Tien River by motorboat on the upper part of the Mekong River to see the fish market and visit the floating fish farm. Enjoy the view of Dragon, Phoenix, Unicorn, and Turtle islands as well. Cruise along small creeks through Mekong River estuaries to Rach Xep natural canal, which is fully covered with water coconuts. Visit orchards and farms to taste natural honey and honey wine. Enjoy!

Visit old houses and see local people made hand working coconut tree. Take a walk around the fruit garden and taste the seasonal fruits as you enjoy a traditional South Vietnamese musical performance. After visiting traditional houses, enjoy a memorizing rowing boat trip through small canals. Take a motorboat cruise along more natural creeks and peaceful villages. Satisfy your sweet tooth by stopping by a coconut candy mill to indulge in this tasty snack while seeing how it is made. Enjoy a Vietnamese lunch in a restaurant located in a local home. Ride your bike (about 0.5 hour) around the village shaded by coconut trees as you pass immense green rice fields and admire the beautiful scenery. We will return My Tho by boat. Bus back to Ho Chi Minh City and visit Vinh Trang Pagoda.

Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh

7:30am Pick up at hotel and transfer to the bus for a bus trip to Phnompenh.
Arrival in Phnom Penh. You will be welcomed and picked up and transferred to hotel. Leisure time.
Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Breakfast at hotel.
8:00 am our friendly tour guide will take you for City Tour to Royal Palace, the incredible solid silver-floored Silver Pagoda is the pagoda which in the Royal Palace campus, where have thousands of silver tiles on the floor of pagoda and have the biggest golden Buddha statue. Silver Pagoda is in the Royal Palace Compound made of 5000 silver tiles. Raung Damrei Museum. Visit Wat Phnom pagoda a 15th century stupa. Wat Phnom, a small hill crowned by an active wat (pagoda) marks the legend of Phnom Penh City. Next, proceed to shopping at Central Market. Lunch will be served at local restaurant.

PM: Our last destination would be at Toul Sleng which was once a Tuol Svay Prey High School is now a frightening reminder of the horrors of Pol Pot regime. The school was used as a torture chamber and it was believed that 16,000 people died there. Visit Choeung Ek - Killing Field: now become the peaceful stretch of countryside where over 10,000 people were executed. The remains of some of them are stored in a memorial to remind people of the atrocities the Khmer Rouge inflicted on other Khmers. Then stop at the trendy market is Russian Market, where you can buy DVD, clothes, souvenir etc… Then visit Independent Monument: the Naga (total 100) or snake motif is one, which can be seen in historic, cultural and modern-day.
Overnight in Phnom Penh

Breakfast at hotel.
Morning transfer without guide to bus station for departure to Siem Reap, agate way of Angkor Wat temple. Approximately, you will need to spend around 06 hours.
Upon arrival in Siem Reap, pick up from bus station without guide to hotel. Free at own leisure.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Breakfast at hotel.
AM: Enter the South Gate of Angkor Thom Temple and marvel the wonders of the eerie Bayon, Baphoun, Phimeanakas, the Elephants terrace and terrace of Leper King. Before lunch, visit Ta Prohm Temple unlike most of the other Angkor temples, the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. Have lunch at local restaurant

PM: Visit the famous Angkor Wat, built for king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. The largest and best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre—first Hindu, then Buddhist—since its foundation. View the glorious sunset at Phnom Bakheng Hill. Dinner on guest’s account.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure until transfer to Siem Reap airport for departure.