Exotic Indochina Highlights

Welcome at the airport and transfer to your hotel for check-in. The room is at your disposal from 02:00 PM. The balance of the day is free at your leisure. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

09:00 AM: Pick up at your hotel and start the city tour today include the most highlights

• Phosi Market – the biggest market in Luang Prabang.
• Kuang Si waterfall – a stunning waterfall for a fresh swim. On the way, you will pass through rice fields and beautiful small villages dotted along the country road.
• Vat Xieng Thong Wat Sene– one of the most beautiful temples in Luang Prabang.
• Phousi Mountain – to enjoy the panoramic view of the city
• H’mong Night Market to admire various Lao-style souvenirs displayed on stalls.

Transfer back to your hotel. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

09:30 AM: Our tuk-tuk driver will pick you up at your hotel to have a departure to the boat jetty.

10:00 AM: Embark on a shared boat. Take the 2–hour cruise upstream to the Pak Ou Caves, stop at the village of Ban Xang Hai. Inside Pak Ou Caves, you will admire numerous ancient Buddha images dating back from many centuries. On the way back downstream, it’s time for lunch with a selection of typical Lao dishes onboard.

02:00 PM: The cruise will take about 1.5 hours to turn back to Luang Prabang. Then our driver will pick you up at the boat jetty and transfer you back to the airport for regional flight to Hanoi:

Welcome to Hanoi, you will be collected by our local guide at Hanoi Airport and transfer to hotel for check-in. Dinner in your account. Overnight at the Hanoi.

07:45 – 08:30 AM: Meet your tour guide at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.

• Tran Quoc pagoda– a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake,
• Ho Chi Minh complex and One pillar pagoda, also Temple of Literature are all highlighted sites for the morning trip.

12:30 PM: Relax and have lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, spend the time to continue the city tour:

• Bat Trang – explore the daily life of traditional ceramics village
• Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Tran Hung Dao – General Commander for his struggle against Mongolians.

03:30 PM: Get a cyclo ride around the ancient street before getting back to your hotel.

Important note: Those wearing shorts/miniskirts are not allowed to enter the mausoleum. All visitors’ shoulder must be covered with clothes.

07:45 – 08:30 AM: Our tour guide picks you up at your hotel and departs for Ninh Binh in nearly 300 km toward the South.

10:30 AM: Arrival to Hoa Lu- once depicted the ancient capital of Vietnam. Take a discovery and know more about ancient history when visiting temples of two Dynasties of Dinh – Le, and vestiges of Royal Places dated the 10th century.

12:30 PM: It’s time to relax and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

Then, you will be amazed at marvelous scenery of lust paddy field along the river among the villages, mountains when discovering Tam Coc passing through 3 caves by sampan boats (2 pax sharing in one boat)

07:00 PM: Arrival in Hanoi. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

07:45 – 08:15 AM: Picked up by cruise shuttle bus to another fascinating land – the gem in the north of Vietnam – Halong Bay.

12:00 PM: Take a tender to the main cruise and have lunch.

02:00 PM: Visit a grotto of spectacular stalactites and stalagmites and anchor for a relaxing swim in a hidden cave.

05:00 PM: Dinner on the cruise with cooking class. Overnight on the cruise.

06:30 – 07:30 AM: Join in the Tai Chi exercise & have breakfast

07:30 – 09:30 AM: Enjoy your time to swim, sunbathe and relax in the fascinating background of the bay.

09:30 – 10:30 AM: Check out & have lunch on board

11:30 – 12:30 AM: Transfer back to Hanoi.

Our driver will pick you up to transfer to the airport (without the guide) to take your domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh.

Once arrival in Ho Chi Minh, you will be warmly welcomed and transferred to the hotel to check in by our tour guide and driver. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

08:00 – 08:30 AM: Pick up at your hotel and start the city tour included:

• Independence Palace (the Reunification Palace) was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace.
• War Remnants Museum which has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.
• Notre Dame Cathedral & Central Post Office the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times
• Jade Emperor Pagoda with the peaceful atmosphere &o many stories behind each detail of the pagoda.

12:30 PM: Lunchtime with a famous Phở restaurant (Vietnamese noodle soup).

02:00 PM: Depart around 1,5 hours through the pleasant countryside before arriving at Cu Chi Tunnels – the historic site where Vietnamese soldiers used as a shelter during wartime. This fantastic network stretches over 250 km and is the shelter of Vietnamese soldiers during the wars.

06:00 – 07:00 PM: Be dropped off at your hotel. Dinner on your own account. Overnight at the hotel.

08:00 – 08:30 AM: Depart from Ho Chi Minh and head straight to Ben Tre, crossing the impressive Rach Mieu Cable-stayed Bridge. Board a small boat to visit typical workplaces including small brick factories, a coconut processing workshop and a local mat-weaving house. Stop at a quiet village, take a short walk to experience local life and hop on your xe-lôi (a kind of motorized rickshaw).

12:30 PM: Enjoy lunch at a local riverside restaurant.

01:30 PM: Take a short cycling tour to explore the surrounding fields before boarding a sampan for a tranquil trip along the picturesque canals. Come back to the port and return to Saigon

05:00 PM: Be dropped at your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Free on your own until being transferred to the airport (without tour guide) to take your regional flight to Siem Reap.

Once arrival, you will meet our tour guide and driver to transfer to the hotel to check in. The balance of the day will be free at your leisure. Meals on your own. Overnight at Siem Reap.

At 08:00 AM, our tour will guide you to start the trip to Angkor sites included:

• Angkor Thom which is no doubt the expression of highest genius.
• Bayon Temple with many other relics which offer a great chance to observe ancient sculptures.
• Terrace of the Leper King before going along the Terrace of Elephants – originally used as a viewing gallery for the king to preside over parades, performances and traditional sports and more highlighted sites such as Baphuon Temple, Ta Prohm “Tomb Raider” fame.
• Angkor Wat – the Mother of all temples which believed to be the world’s largest religious building.

05:00 PM: Back to the hotel.

Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner on your own. Overnight at Siem Reap

On this day, you are free at your leisure until being picked up and transferred without the guide to the airport for the departure flight. The room is at your disposal until noon. Meals on your own. End of services.