15-Day Cultural Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia Tour from Bangkok: Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoian, Ho Chi Minh, Phnom Penh and Siem Reap

Arrival Bangkok in Morning, Welcome & Transfer in to hotel. Leisure time.

18:00pm: Pick up at hotel for dinner and see the beautiful show of Siam Niramitr. The biggest Musical Show of Thailand provide in luxury theater and beautiful complex. Overnight in Bangkok.

6:30am: Pick up at hotel for visit Damnernsaduak floating market. A leisurely morning drive true the bustling metropolis of Bangkok and the scenic country side going towards the south for about few kilometers, you will come to Damnueansaduak, where is colorful floating market in Thailand were you can find all kinds of farm product sold in their colorful flat bottom boats.

In the afternoon, visit Royal Grand Palace, This is the perfecting introduction to Thailand, the Buddhist faith, regal splendor and traditional, though no longer the royal residence. It remains the symbol of the kingdom.

You'll visit the key attractions around The Grand Palace including Wat Phra Kaew Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Coronation Throne Hall, Royal Reception Hall, Royal Funeral Hall, the Golden Chedi and the Royal Pantheon.

Return to hotel for leisure time.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Bangkok.

Suggest flight:  BKK - HAN charge from $ 160/ticket/pax (Airfare is not included)

Breakfast at hotel, 9:00am transfer to airport for flight to Siem Reap.

Arrive at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi (see Air Access). Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon: Visit a visit to Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Temple, Enjoy 1 hour cyclo to visit Hanoi old quarter, Water Puppet Show in the evening. Drop off your hotel. Free time to explore Hanoi by yourself.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Hanoi.

8:00am - 8:30am: Leave Ha Noi city for Ha Long International Cruise Port in Bai Chay town, Ha Long city. Refresh up at the lounge.

12:00pm - 12:30am: Embark Oriental Sails. Enjoy welcome drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.

13:15pm: Have lunch while cruising in the magnificent Ha Long Bay, admiring the fascinating nature, then anchor at Titop Island area.

15:00pm - 16:00pm: Join a guided visit to Sung Sot Cave (also called Amazing Cave), one of the biggest and the most beautiful cave in Ha Long Bay.

16:00pm - 17:00pm: Climb to the peak of Titop Island for the panorama view of the bay. Going down and relaxing on the beach, swimming in the crystal water.

17:20pm: Return Oriental Sails, enjoying the sunset while relaxing with Happy hour from now to dinner time at the bar.

18:00pm: Enjoy happy hours with various drinks on discounts. Take part in a cooking demonstration and food décor with our Chef

19:00pm - 21:00pm: Dinner is served. Private dinner is available on requested

21:00pm - 22:00pm: Time to join squid fishing with the crew, sing karaoke or just laze around or relax in your cabin. Overnight on Oriental Sails.

6:30am: Welcome a new day with amazing dawn on the Legendary Gulf of Tonkin. Refresh your body & soul by a Tai-chi lesson on sundeck.

7:00am - 8:00am: Catch morning view of seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast while charming the labyrinth of Karst.

8:00am - 9:00am: Join a guided to explore hidden parts of the bay, Luon cave. You share a sampan with other tourists with a local rower or taking a kayak on your own.

9:00am: Return to Oriental Sails for shower.

9:30am: Check out your room. Oriental Sails weighs the anchor to continue to roam the picturesque route toward Bai Chay bridge for photos.

10:50am: Have lunch.

11:30am - 11:45am: Disembark. Cruise ends.

12:30pm: Farewell Halong Bay then our bus will take you back to Hanoi.

17:00pm - 17:30pm: Drop off your hotel.Free time to have dinner by yourself until 19:30 -20:00pm.

Our driver pick you up at hotel then transfer to catch train to Sapa. Overnight on Train.

5:30am - 6:00am: Pick up at Lao Cai train station by our staffs for a drive to Sapa by bus.

7:00am: Have breakfast and relax at hotel ( No room this morning).

9:00am: Our guide takes you to visit two villages of the H’mong and Dzay People, called Lao Chai, Ta Van and Giang Ta Chai villages. Have lunch on the way or in a family of the ethnic people. (You will start trekking from the Lao Chai village)

17:00pm: When you finish the trekking trip at the end of the village, our bus will pick up you back to Sapa town. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Sapa.

8:00am: After breakfast in hotel, driver & tour guide take you to Cable Car Station and spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery.

9:00am: Reach the altitute of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit pagoda the spiritual destinations and trek up to 600 steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan - the Roof of Indochina. ( Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos).

11:00:am Come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town.

12:30pm: Have lunch at local restaurant.

13:30pm - 15:45pm: Relax and discover Sapa town by yourself with some souvenirs then transfer to Lao cai station. Enjoy dinner at local restaurant before catch train back to Hanoi. Overnight on Train.

Suggest flight: HAN-HUI ( 8:40am - 9:55am) by VN airline - Charge from $120/pax/ticket (Airfare is not included)

Arrival Hanoi early morning. Our driver pick you up at Hanoi station then transfer to the airport to take your morning flight to Hue.

When arriving, Have lunch in a local restaurant. 

Embark on a boat for cruise upstream on the Perfume River which also gives us a taste of the scenic countryside as well as an enjoyable visit to The beautiful pagoda of Thien Mu.

Upon leaving this symbol of Hue we continue navigating to the mausoleum of Emperor Minh Mang, in a tranquil setting of gardens and lakes.

The next stop of our trip is the elaborate royal tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Hue.

After breakfast, drive to Da Nang with stopovers at Hai Van Pass and at Lang Co Beach for sightseeing.

When arriving in Dang Nang, visit the Cham Museum and Marble Mountain.

Continue to the riverside town of Hoi An, an important trading port during the 17th and 18th centuries officially listed as a World Heritage Site.

Lunch in a local restaurant.

Check in hotel before taking a walking tour around Hoi An ancient town and exploring its treasures: the Japanese Bridge, PhucKien Assembly Hall, PhungHung Old Merchant House.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Hoi An.

Suggest flight : DAD - SGN (10:15am - 11:45am) by Vietnam airline or Similar - Charge from $123/ticket/pax (Airfare is not included)

After breakfast, transfer to Danang Airport to take the flight to Saigon.

When arriving in Saigon, transfer to the hotel for check-in and have lunch in a restaurant before taking the City Tour of such sites as the Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, the Reunification Palace (ouside), Thien Hau Pagoda and China Town.

Dinner on your own.Overnight in Saigon.

After breakfast, morning departure from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and drive to My Tho, located in the heart of the Mekong Delta.

When arriving in My Tho, take a boat for a cruise on the Mekong River and its multiple canals to Ben Tre.

Visit a coco candy factory where you can taste local specialties.

Take a 15-minute coach ride to visit a garden house to enjoy tea with honey and fresh tropical fruits.

Take a sampan through a water coconut forest before returning to the boat to come back to the restaurant for lunch with a chance to taste “tai tuong” fish, a special kind of fish having big ears.

In the afternoon, return to Saigon.

Dinner on your own.Overnight in Saigon.

Suggest flight: SGN - PNH (8:30am - 9:30am ) by Cambodia Angkor air or Similar - Charge from $215/ticket/pax (Airfare is not included)

Breakfast at your hotel then transfer the airport catch flight to Phnom Penh.

Upon arrival at pier in Phnom Penh, meet our tour guide and driver to transfer to hotel for check-in. Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon, we transfer to visit the private quarter of Royal Palace, then inside the grounds of the Silver Pagoda. The Pagoda gets its name from the 5,000 tiles of pure silver which decorate the floor. In addition, the Buddha of the Pagoda is made from solid gold and is decorated with over 9000 diamonds.

Next to visit the National Museum where houses Khmer art, especially sculptures from different periods of Cambodian history.

In the evening, we continue to visit the Wat Phnom pagoda, built in 1372 on a hill that gave the name to the capital.

Dinner on your own account and stay overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh.

Overnight in Phnompenh.

After breakfast, we transfer by our private vehicle and escorted by our tour guide to Siem Reap.

On the way, we will make some stops to visit local market in Skoun and go to visit Sambor Prei Kuk, located 35 km northeast of Kampong Thom.

Visit the ancient capital of Chenla with its 100 temples from the pre-Angkor period. Lunch at local restaurant.

Continue to Siem Reap and stop at the ancient Naga Bridge (Spean Praptos) is located 60 km from Siem Reap.

Late afternoon, we transfer direct to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, check-in and stay overnight at the hotel.

Dinner on your own account. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Get up in early morning, ride Tuk-Tuk to visit sunrise in front of Angkor Wat temple and then come back to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, we continue with our vehicle to visit South Gate of Angkor Thom City and then exploring the mysterious Royal City Angkor Thom. Bayon, its 50-tower temple is an awesome sight. At first glance it seems a shapeless mass of stone, but further scrutiny reveals a face, and then another and another until suddenly you are engulfed by the silent, heavy, enigmatic and silent gaze through half-closed eyes, staring out from a primitive and remote time. Further, visit to the surroundings of the complex including the Baphoun, Elephant Terraces, Leper King Terrace and Royal Enclosure area. Lunch at local restaurant on your own account.

Afternoon, we continue to visit the picturesque Ta Prohm that had nearly disappeared into the jungle and remains overgrown, an oddly haunting and exotic scene. The magnificent roots of a tree, pushing between the huge stone blocks of the temple in a sort of embrace, evoke feelings that you may remember forever.

Late afternoon, visit the intricately carved Khmer ruins at Angkor Wat – one of the world’s most impressive ruins. The temple still owns fine Apsara carvings in Angkorian era art. This evening, you will enjoy dinner with Apsara Dance Show and overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

After breakfast, transfer to Kampong Phluk Village. Kampong Phluk is a permanent floating village on the Tonle Sap Lake. You will board a local boat and cruise the waterways observing the authentic and diverse lifestyle of the local floating community. Admire the simple, yet fascinating lifestyle and interact with your host to learn more about living on the water. The experience is wonderful as we pass by floating village, stilt houses, flooded forest, and fishermen at work. Then, come back to visit Artisans D’Angkor and Old Market before transfer to airport to catch your flight departure back home.