Tour Style: Private Tour
Illustrates:
- Explore Halong Bay’s breathtaking seascape.
- Stroll through the delicate fishing village of Hoi An.
- Start exploring the amazing Cu Chi Tunnels underground.
- Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, and Banteay Srei Temple are all must-sees.
- Learn about Thailand’s history by visiting the Grand Palace.
Travelling around Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos
1. The First Day: Hanoi Arrival
Welcome to Vietnam! When you arrive, your guide will greet you and accompany you to the hotel.
The remaining part of the day will be free for you to unwind after a long haul flight.
Hanoi, overnight
2. Day 2 in Hanoi
Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed Mondays and Fridays in October and November) and the Temple of Literature in the morning. Later, visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, which showcases the cultures of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minorities (you also can visit the Hanoi Hilton Prison, Army Museum, History Museum, or Fine Art Museum).
Walk around the peaceful Hoan Kiem Lake and Old Quarter to learn about local life. Then, watch a water puppet show that depicts daily life in rural Vietnam as well as significant historical events and ancient legends.
Hanoi Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
3. Hanoi – Halong Bay Day 3
You’ll spend the next 1.5 days on a Halong Bay cruise. As during cruise, you can see the gorgeous seascape with nearly 2,000 limestone islands scattered throughout the sea. There are also many exciting activities to try, such as kayaking, swimming, and scuba.
Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Halong Bay-Hanoi-Hue
Continue your leisure Halong Bay Cruise today. Your cruise trip will end after brunch, and the guide will meet you at the pier and accompany you to Hanoi airport (about a 4-hour drive) for your flight to Hue. Your guide will meet you at the airport and accompany you to the hotel. You’re out and about by yourself in the evening.
Brunch: Hue Meal Overnight
Day 5: Visit Hue
Today, visit King Ming Mang’s Tomb and then take a royal dragon boat down the Perfume River to the famous Thien Mu Pagoda, which has a seven-story hexagonal tower built in the mid-nineteenth century. Continue your tour by visiting the Imperial Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City. The former served to protect the important palaces within, whereas the latter housed the emperor and royal family as well as the court’s workplace. Later, take a stroll through the bustling Dong Ba Market and sample some delectable food.
Hue Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Overnight
Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An – Day 6
Depart for Hoi An in the morning. Enjoy a paranoid view of Da Nang from Hai Van Pass on the way.
Stop in Da Nang for a while, relax on the beautiful Non Nuoc Beach, and visit the Cham Museum, which houses an extensive and diverse collection of Champa sculpture dating from the seventh to the fifteenth centuries.
Finally, climb the well-known Marble Mountains.
When you arrive in Hoi An in the afternoon, check into your hotel and enjoy some free time.
Hoi An Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hoi An Day 7
In the morning, take a stroll through Hoi An and see the ancient Japanese Bridge, the holy Chinese Temple, and the houses of former Vietnamese merchants.
Your guide will tell the historical significance of each location.
In the afternoon, take a boat ride down the Hoai River to explore Thanh Ha Pottery Village. At night, the view of the ancient town from the riverbank is truly spectacular.
Hoi An Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 8: Hoi An to Da Nang, then to Ho Chi Minh City.
Fly to Ho Chi Minh City first thing in the morning. When you arrive, your guide will meet you and take you to the hotel.
After freshening up, you’ll go on a tour of the erstwhile Presidential Palace (Reunification Palace), which is a great place to learn about Vietnam’s historical past.
Then go to Tan Dinh Church, the Old Saigon Post Office, Dong Khoi Street, the Continental Hotel, this same Opera House, and City Hall.
Binh Tay Market, one of Ho Chi Minh ‘s biggest wholesale markets, will be your final stop today.
Ho Chi Minh City Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Ho Chi Minh City, Day 9
Explore the incredible underground Cu Chi Tunnels in the morning, which include mess halls, meeting rooms, an operating theater, and even a relatively small cinema.
Then, as today’s highlight, go to the massive nine-story Cao Dai Temple. Back to the hotel in the afternoon to unwind for the rest of the day.
Ho Chi Minh City Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Can Tho Day 10
End up leaving for My Tho and take a boat ride down Tien River to see the My Tho Fish Market and four islands.
In Ben Tre, visit a coconut candy and rice paper factory. Subsequently, ride a horse cart through a beautiful village to Mr. Muoi Hai’s house for honey tea, different seasons fruits, and conventional music ‘Tai Tu.’
Take a Mekong River sampan cruise. After lunch at a local restaurant, drive to Can Tho and spend the night.
Can Tho Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh City – Siem Reap Day 11
Today, you’ll travel by boat along the Mekong River to Cai Rang Floating Market.
It is the largest floating market in the Mekong Delta, where people compete for trade by selling fruits, vegetables, and fish.
Then, return to Ho Chi Minh City and fly to Siem Reap. When you arrive, your guide will meet you and start taking you to the hotel.
The remainder of your time is at your disposal.
Siem Reap Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Siem Reap, Day 12
Start exploring the best known Angkor Thom Complex in the daytime. You can walk to South Gate, Bayon Temple, and the Elephant Terrace, among other attractions.
In the afternoon, immerse yourself in Cambodian heritage by going to visit the magnificent Angkor Wat before continuing to Bakheng Temple for a magnificent sunset over Angkor Wat. At Angkor Village Resort, you’ll be regarded to a fantastic Apsara Dinner Show in the evening.
Siem Reap Overnight
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Siem Reap, Cambodia, Day 13
You can choose to watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat in the morning hours to appreciate the natural beauty of this area.
After breakfast, proceed to Banteay Srei Temple, which is famous for its magnificent well-preserved stone carvings on pink-hued sandstone.
Later, on the way, stop by some local towns. Keep going to Ta Prohm Temple, where tree roots entwine the stone, and Ta Keo Temple, which has five sanctuary towers on a five-level pyramid.
Siem Reap Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
14th Day: Siem Reap – Luang Prabang
Take a long tail boat from Tonle Sap Lake to Kompong Phluk, a floating village, in the morning. Transfer to a small boat that will take you through the flooded mangrove forests. The sight of fishermen using homemade flotation devices ranging from a plastic bucket to polystyrene squid rafts between the sunken trees will astound you.
Travel by plane to Luang Prabang in the afternoon. Your guide will meet you at the airport and transport you to the hotel.
Luang Prabang Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Luang Prabang, Day 15
Watch the alms-giving ceremony in the early morning. After that, go to the Morning Market or Phousi Market before returning to your hotel for breakfast. Then you’ll visit Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Visoun, and the fascinating Royal Palace Museum.
Later, admire the stunning Kuang Si Waterfalls, which cascade over the rocks’ edges, with the light casting an ethereal glow on the scene. After a picnic lunch near the waterfall, return to Luang Prabang via Ban Ouay Village. If you have the energy, you can climb Mount Phousi and watch the incredible sunset when you arrive.
Luang Prabang Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Luang Prabang, Day 16
After breakfast, take a cruise on the Mekong River, which offers a fantastic insight into the especially for the rural way of life, as well as the opportunity to visit the mysterious
Pak Ou Caves, which housed Buddhist art for hundreds of years. The boat will stop further up the river in Ban Xang Hai, a rice whiskey village. Return to Luang Prabang by boat, then drive to Ban Xang Khong, a weavers village where conventional Sa paper is also made.
Luang Prabang Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Luang Prabang – Chiang Mai Day 17
After breakfast, you will board a flight to Chiang Mai. When you arrive, your guide will greet you and accompany you to the hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore the city.
Chiang Mai Overnight Meal: Breakfast
Chiang Mai Day 18
Today, you’ll meet some new people by visiting the residents of Baan Chang Elephant Park. After leaving the hotel around 8:30 to 9:00 a.m., you will be meeting, playing with, touching, and bathing the elephants who live in this self sustaining, moral tourism park 50 minutes later. After a vegan lunch for yourself, you will assist in preparing another for the elephants, which you will then feed.
Chiang Mai – Bangkok Day 19
On your way to Doi Suthep today, stop at Wat Umong. The tunnels that give the wat its name (“umong” is Thai for “tunnel”) are the temple’s most distinctive feature. Later, further up the road, you’ll come across the magical staircase leading to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, a major temple overlooking Chiang Mai from a vantage point halfway up Mount Doi Suthep. Following that, you’ll fly to Bangkok. Your guide will meet you at the airport and accompany you to the hotel.
Bangkok Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Bangkok, Day 20
In the morning, you’ll go to Wat Traimit, Wat Arun, and Wat Po, which are all important temples in Thailand.
In the afternoon, visit the Grand Palace, a complicated of buildings that still serves as the transcendental heart of the Thai Kingdom, and Wat Phra Kaew, which houses the small, well-known, and highly revered Emerald Buddha. After that, take some time to yourself.
Bangkok Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Bangkok, Day 21
Transmit by car to Ayutthaya, Thailand’s ancient capital for 417 years. The first stop will be at Bang Pa-In Royal Palace, which has extensive gardens and landscape. Proceed to Wat Yai Chai Mongkhol. A massive brick and stucco statue of a reclining Buddha stands within the complex.
After lunch, take a boat ride down the Chao Phraya River back to Bangkok. You’ll eat lunch on board and return to the hotel around 4 p.m.
Bangkok Overnight Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Departure on Day 22
Enjoy your final day in Thailand before your guide takes you to the airport for your return flight.
Breakfast is a meal.
