Best of Vietnam & Cambodia

Day 1 - Hanoi

You will be met upon arrival at Hanoi airport by your private driver and transferred to your hotel. After check in, you will can explore the city at your leisure before a welcome dinner at a local restaurant and an overnight stay in Hanoi.

Overnight: 2 nights in your chosen hotel

(Dinner included)

Superior: Hanoi Delano | First Class: Hanoi Pearl Hotel | Deluxe: Intercontinental Hanoi Westlake | Luxury: Sofitel Legend Metropole

Day 2 - Hanoi

Enjoy a busy morning seeing the city’s most famous sights as well as some lesser known, visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Stilt House where he lived from 1958 to 1969, One Pillar Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple, the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, and more!

After lunch you can sit back and enjoy a cyclo (pedal powered rickshaw) ride around the Old Quarter. In the evening, you will enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show before an overnight stay in Hanoi.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Day 3 – Hanoi to Halong Bay

You will depart Hanoi by private car / minibus around 8.30am for the drive to Halong Bay, arriving at the jetty around noon. You will join your chosen ‘junk’ (traditional Chinese sailing boat) and after your welcome onboard, a lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay itself. In the afternoon, enjoy the spectacular scenery from various viewpoints, enjoy some swimming in a quiet cove or sunbathe on deck. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board.

Overnight: 1 night on your chosen vessel

(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Superior: Glory Legend Cruise | First Class: Pelican Cruise | Deluxe: Indochina Sails Junk | Luxury: Paradise Luxury Cruise

Day 4 – Halong Bay – Hanoi

Greet the day with morning Tai Chi and watch the sun rise over stunning Halong, breakfast is served on board (brunch on some boats) while the vessel cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port. Disembark around noon and transfer back to Hanoi to enjoy some free time and an overnight stay.

Overnight: 1 nights in your chosen hotel,

(Breakfast included)

Superior: Hanoi Delano | First Class: Hanoi Pearl Hotel | Deluxe: Intercontinental Hanoi Westlake | Luxury: Sofitel Legend Metropole

Day 5 – Hanoi - Hue

After breakfast, depart for a short flight to Hue, where you can explore at leisure before an overnight stay.

Overnight: 2 nights in your chosen hotel

(Breakfast Included)

Superior: Emm Hotel | First Class: Eldora Hotel | Deluxe: Pilgrimage Village Resort | Luxury: La Residence Hotel

Day 6 - Hue

After breakfast, embark on a morning cruise on the Perfume River to see the elaborate tombs of the emperors.  You will then re-join your driver for a tour of this imperial city, including the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum and the colourful Dong Ba market.

Enjoy a special royal dinner and then stay overnight in Hue.

(Breakfast and Dinner included)

Day 7 – Hue –Hoi An

Leave Hue for the incredibly scenic drive to Hoi An; you’ll climb over the Pass of Ocean Clouds with a  stop in Danang for a visit to the Cham Museum and the handicraft villages at the foot of Marble Mountain to arrive in Hoi An for an evening at leisure.

Overnight: 2 nights in your chosen hotel

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Superior: Ancient River Resort | First Class: Hoi An Beach Resort | Deluxe: Palm Garden Resort | Luxury: Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai

Day 8 – Hoi An

Hoi An is an attractive riverside town, formerly a trading port, the architecture carries Japanese, Chinese, French and Portuguese influence and much of the town has remained unchanged for over a 100 years. You will enjoy a half-day tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Halls and the Japanese Bridge, then enjoy some shopping or time at leisure in your hotel.

(Breakfast Included)

Day 9 – Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City

Depart for Danang Airport for a 1 hr flight to Ho Chi Minh City. In the afternoon you will embark on a city tour of the city formerly known as Saigon, including the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Post Office and bustling Ben Thanh Market.

Overnight: 3 nights in your chosen hotel

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Superior: Alagon City Point Hotel | First Class: Paragon Saigon | Deluxe: Sofitel Plaza Saigon | Luxury: Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel

Day 10- Mekong Delta Excursion

Today you leave the city for a wonderful day out to My Tho and its lush green scenery on a very special private boat tour through the canals to a local farm restaurant for lunch with an en-route stop at a snake farm. Return to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City for your overnight stay.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Day 11- Cao Dai Temple & Cu Chi tunnels excursion

A fascinating day ahead; spend the morning learning about the Cao Daism religion whose followers worship Jesus Christ, Confucius, Taoism, and Buddha with the symbol of the Divine Eye at the Holy see Temple.

After lunch drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels, 200km of underground tunnels that were used as hideouts and shelters, field hospitals, factories and homes during the US-Vietnam War.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Day 12: Ho Chi Minh City – Siem Reap

After breakfast, take a flight to Siem Reap in Cambodia; upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for check in (subject to availability). Start your Cambodian adventure by visiting the famous temple: Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat has been a World Heritage Site since 1992. After that, you will visit Bakheng Temple and enjoy a romantic sunset view form Bakheng hill. You will stay overnight in Siem Reap.

Overnight: 2 nights in your chosen hotel

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Superior: Central Boutique hotel | First Class: Saem Siem Hotel | Deluxe or Luxury: Victoria Hotel and Resort Can Tho

Day 13: Angkor Wat Excursion

Today, visit the fabulous Ta Prohm (embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers). At dinner, you will be treated to a charming Apsara dance show at a local restaurant before an overnight stay in Siem Reap.

(Breakfast and dinner included)

Day 14: Departure

You will board a boat on Tonle Sap Lake and cruise past floating villages, complete with schools, restaurants, and hospitals. Transfer to Siem Reap International Airport for your departure. Your private car will collect you and take you to the airport for your flight home (time at leisure until your selected departure time).

(Breakfast included)