Vietnam and Cambodia Tour: Follow The Cultural Trail

Once arrival, you will meet our tour guide and driver to transfer to the hotel to check in. Siem Reap is an area located in the northwest part of Cambodia. Once the seat of power for the great Khmer Empire, this location is home to the most ornate temples and as such is the most popular tourist site for those taking a tour of Cambodia. The balance of the day will be free at your leisure. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
• Meals: None
• Tour guide: English speaking guide for airport pick up
• Transfer: Private car

08:00 AM: After meeting our tour guide, then we drive to Angkor Thom that was the masterpiece of King Jayavarman VII. Following the occupation of Angkor by the Chams from 1177 to 1181, the new king decided to build an impregnable fortress at the heart of his empire.

We begin to visit Bayon Temple. At the exact center of Angkor Thom, this is an eccentric expression of the creative genius and inflated ego of Cambodia’s most celebrated king. Its 54 towers are each topped off with the four faces of Avalokiteshvara (Buddha of Compassion), which bear more than a passing resemblance to the king himself.

We continue to visit Terrace of the Leper King. This intricately carved platform was the royal crematorium and the statue that was originally thought to be the leper king is now believed to be Yama, the god of death. We continue along the Terrace of Elephants, originally used as a viewing gallery for the king to preside over parades, performances, and traditional sports. At the southern end lies the Baphuon, once of the most beautiful temples at Angkor, dating from the reign of Uditayavarman 1 in the 11th century.

We visit Ta Prohm “Tomb Raider” fame. Ta Prohm has been abandoned to the elements, a reminder that while empires rise and fall, the riotous power of nature marches on, oblivious to the dramas of human history. Left as it was ‘discovered’ by French explorer Henri Mouhout in 1860, the tentacle-like tree roots here are slowly strangling the surviving stones, man first conquering nature to create, nature later conquering man to destroy.

We journey out to the Mother of all temples, Angkor Wat. Believed to be the world’s largest religious building, this temple is the perfect fusion of symbolism and symmetry and a source of pride and strength to all Khmers. Built-in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II, this is the most famous temple at Angkor.

Back to your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
• Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
• Tour guide: English speaking guide
• Transfer: Group transfer

After breakfast, transfer to the airport (without tour guide) for a short flight to Ho Chi Minh – the largest city of Vietnam.

Upon your arrival at the airport, our guide and driver will meet and transfer you to the hotel for check-in.

Meals on your own. Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
• Meals: Breakfast
• Tour guide: English speaking guide for airport pick up
• Transfer: Private car

Our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, and drive 1,5 hours to My Tho. We will stop along the way for refreshments and toilets.

• Upon arrival, we board a motor-boat and cruise along a vast network of canals and channels to enjoy wonderful views of the Mekong River, including four famous islands “Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, and Phoenix”.
• Stop at one of the floating fish houses, in nets and wire baskets under their house, the villagers cultivate freshwater fish and shrimp – a major export product of the region.
• Cross the River to the other side, you will stop at a traditional workshop to witness a step-by-step process on how to make coconut candy, honey farming… while trying some yourself and listening to traditional music.
• Enjoy what local people offer by hand rowing a sampan along the shady, breezy canal. We will transfer to local transportation called Xe Loi to travel throughout the villages.
• Lunch will be served at a riverside restaurant with a Vietnamese 5-course set menu. Please request in advance if you have a food allergy, you are a vegetarian, or you observe Halal.
• Take a rest after lunch before boarding the motor-boat back to My Tho. We drive to Vinh Trang pagoda, an ancient southern architectural gem built in the middle of the 19th century. There are many Buddha statues including some that are over a hundred years old.

We drive another 1,5 hours back to Ho Chi Minh city and drop you at your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
• Tour guide: English speaking guide
• Transfer: Group transfer

Free to relax until being transferred without a guide to the airport for a short flight to Danang airport. Once arrival, you will be taken to the hotel in Hoi An for check-in.

Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel in Hoi An.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
• Meals: Breakfast
• Tour Guide: English speaking guide for airport pickup
• Transfer: Private car

08:00 AM: you will be picked up at the hotel to transfer to Hoi An Center.

As the national trading center in the 16th century, Hoi An is home to the diversity of ancient streets and homes. Stroll around the unusual cobblestone streets to admire the hundred-century old Chinese houses.

The leisurely trip offers you a great chance to see the ancient houses built in Chinese, Japanese, French and European architecture. There are some incredible places that you should not miss when visiting Hoi An including the hundred–year–old Japanese Bridge, the Phuc Kien Hall, Hoi An Museum, Art Craft Manufacturing Workshop. 

The tour will end at around 11:30 AM. Back to the hotel. Lunch on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
• Meals: Breakfast
• Tour Guide: English speaking guide
• Transfer: Private car

After breakfast, transfer to Danang airport for a short flight to Hanoi – the capital city of Vietnam.

Upon your arrival at the airport, our guide and driver will meet and transfer you to the hotel for check-in. The balance of the day is at your leisure. The capital city of Hanoi is home to the rich culture of the country which is influenced by the culture of different countries in the world such as China, France, Southeast Asia area. Lunch on your own. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
• Meals: Breakfast
• Tour guide: English speaking guide for airport pick up
• Transfer: Private car

After breakfast, we will leave Hanoi without the guide for a journey to Halong Bay, one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites with its 2000 islands located in a background of limestone in the Gulf of Tonkin. Coming to Halong, visitors will be impressed with the beauty of natural achievement and many wonderful types of scenery.

You will enjoy an overnight cruise on a wonderful boat floating on Halong Bay and savor a special menu of fresh seafood that will absolutely bring you the best moment you have ever had.

You will be served lunch and dinner on the boat. Overnight onboard.

Note: Meals on the boat with local/Asian food. Vegetarian good is available upon request.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Overnight on cruise
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Dinner
• Tour Guide: English speaking guide on cruise
• Transfer: Shuttle bus

After breakfast, enjoy your time sunbathing and relaxing in the fascinating background of the bay. After brunch on board – around 11:30 AM, transfer back to Hanoi to check in the hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
• Meals: Breakfast, Brunch
• Tour Guide: English speaking guide
• Transfer: Shuttle bus

Today is free for you to explore the old quarter, buy some souvenirs, observe the local like of the local people. Lunch on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Our Services:

• Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
• Meals: Breakfast
• Tour Guide: None
• Transfer: None

You are free to relax until being transferred to the airport for your departure flight. The room is at your disposal until noon time. Meals on your own.

End of tour!

Our Services:

• Accommodation: None
• Meals: Breakfast
• Tour Guide: None
• Transfer: Private car