Best of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia 13 Days

On arrival at the airport, you will be met and transferred to check in the hotel. After a soft rest, your city tour begins with a visit to the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. From there, we walk to the Royal Palace Museum, which offers a captivating glimpse into Laos' regal history, featuring stunning artifacts, beautiful architecture, and exhibits that highlight the country's rich cultural heritage. A visit to Luang Prabang would be incomplete without ascending the 329 steps to the top of Phousi Hill for a beautiful sunset view of the city and its glowing reflection on the Mekong River. The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely collection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang

Very early morning (5:45am) a private car transfers to Ban Vat Sean to watch a long line of monks in saffron robes collecting ceremonial alms. Back to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, we will start a full day city tour starting in the morning in Luang Prabang. Check out and visit the former Royal Palace before embarking for a slow boat trip to Pak Ou caves 32km up- river and along the way stop to visit the Lao whisky village and see the process how villagers make the potent Lau Lao (rice whisky) then continue on board to the cave where a thousand Buddha images are kept. After visiting the cave back downstream to Luangprabang for a typical Lao lunch. After lunch, drive 29Km through the dense forest to visit the world famous Kuang Si waterfalls with a stop en route at colorful ethnic Hmong village. On the way back stop by Ban Xangkhong (weaving village & Mulberry paper village) then transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Back to the hotel for breakfast, free at leisure until transferring to the airport and taking a flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival our driver will be waiting for you at the airport and ready to transfer you to the hotel for check in. the rest of the day free at your own leisure. Overnight in Ha Noi

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City 08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century. 09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world Ø Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas… Ø Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Ø Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area 11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays 12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes. 14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century 15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton 16.15 -16.30: Back to the hotel. Overnight in Hanoi

• 07:45 – 8:45 Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. Please be ready 10 minutes before your appointment time. (Our bus may arrive late due to the traffic jam, we hope you sympathize for this inconvenience).
• 11:00 Arrive at Tuan Chau Marina, and get checked in at the waiting lounge.
• 12:00 Embark on cruises, enjoy the welcome drinks while being given a short briefing. Check in to your room and get ready for a tasty lunch.
• 12:30 Enjoy Vietnamese and international lunch and the picturesque scenery of the bay, pass by the most beautiful areas: Incense Burner, Dog Stone Islet, Fighting Cock Islet, Three Coconuts Island.
• 14:30 Continue to explore Halong Bay by visiting Pearl Farm. This is also an ideal place for kayaking, get up and close to the timeless beauty of Ha Long Bay.
• 16:00 Visit Sung Sot Cave – a magnificent and largest limestone cave as its original name: Grotte des Surprising. The beautiful stalactites and stalagmites formed over millions of years are the reward after the steep climb on Bo Hon Island. ***Proper shoes are highly recommended when it’s wet.
• 17:45 Back to the boat, enjoy the bar’s Happy Hour (buy 02 get 01)

 (Option: Massage service available. Please book with the Cruise Manager directly)

• 19:30 Deluxe dinner is served. Enjoy our traditional and fusion dishes prepared by our talented chefs.
• 21:00 After dinner it’s your time to enjoy at bar and spa, squid fishing or watch a movie in the cabin, play cards, chess or relax on the sundeck.
• 23:00 Overnight on board.

• 06:15 Seeing the bay in the morning is a wonderful experience, awaken all your senses with a Tai Chi session on the sundeck while gathering vitamin sea to refresh yourself before enjoying breakfast.
• 06:30 Coffee, tea and pastries for breakfast are served in the restaurant.
• 07:30 Visit Titov Island. Titov is a small limestone island with one of the best sandy beaches in Ha Long Bay. You can immerse yourself in emerald water and hike to the top for stunning panoramic views of the bay.
• 09:30 Back to the cruise ship. Check out and settle your bill at the reception.
• 10:00 Have brunch while cruising back. Relax on the sundeck or in the restaurant.
• 11:30 Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina, it’s time to say best wishes and end your trip with us.
• 14:30 Back to your drop-off at your hotel in Hanoi, the driver will  take the car, go to the airport to take a flight to Da Nang and then transfer to Hoi An. (Suggest flight time after 19:00 PM)

Overnight in Hoi An

07h30:   Our tour guide picks you up at your hotel and transfers to My Son.  09h30: Visit My Son Holy land, the ancient Cham Pa people were raised to be “the masters of art in building brick”. So far the technique in building the ancient temple – towers of Cham Pa people remains controversial. The bricks were smoothed and laid closely and securely without mortar. My Son’s value is also reflected in the art of lively and fine sculpture and carving on brick, stone from the images of deities, priests, dances, plants, animals and sacrifices….  11h00: Leave My Son, the driver takes you to your hotel in Hoi An  14:00 come back to Hoi An town. The driver takes you to Da Nang. Free and easy in Da Nang. Overnight in Da Nang.

07h30 – 08h00: Pick up at your hotel and depart to Ba Na Hills.

09h00: Arrive at the cable car station Suoi Mo, up the cable car route that achieves 4 world records.

09h30: Freedom check-in the 150-meter long "Golden Bridge" supported by the huge hands. Visit the Le Jardin, Debay Wine Cellar of French. Visit the Linh Ung pagoda, admire the 27m high Buddha statue, Loc Uyen Garden, Quan Am Cac. Continue to Gare Debay using the second cable car route to go to the top of Ba Na. The tour guide will take guests to visit Fantasy Park, join in adventurous, fun, and modern games such as Love Swing, Skiver Pilot, Fire Racing Track, Bumper Car, Ghost House...

11h30: Have lunch buffet at Restaurant

12h30: Freedom to rest. Conquer the Peak of Chua mountain at the height of 1,487m – Visit Ba Chua Thuong Ngan Temple. Enjoy the panorama view of the Da Nang City and Da Nang Bay 14h30: Return to cable car station and back to Da Nang

15h00: Shopping Local Specialities.

Overnight in Da Nang

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Saigon. Upon arrival, our guide will meet you at airport and escort to hotel for check in.( Suggest flight time before 10:00 AM)  In the afternoon, you will visit Cu Chi tunnels: 13:00 meeting your guide, leave the busy streets of Saigon on a 1.5 hour drive to Cu Chi district. You will be taken through the typical countryside of southern Vietnam. On arrival, the visit starts with a short video documentary before spending the next 3 hours exploring the Ben Dinh section of the tunnels. You will learn more about the history, incredible tenacity and ingenuity of the Cu Chi inhabitants. More adventurous travelers will have the opportunity to crawl through the tunnels and to fire off some rounds from AK-47 or M-16 assault rifles at the shooting range. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Tour guide picks up from 7:45- 8:15 AM A smooth one-and-half-hour bus ride through rice field scenery along National Highway 1 brings you to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong. On arrival at My Tho, after visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, take a motor boat to enter My Tho city through Bao Dinh natural canal. Take a leisurely cruise on the Tien River to view the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands. Enjoy lunch at the local restaurant, then visit the coconut candy mill and take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small canal on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals. Then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals. Meet at the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh City. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories. Free time in the evening and staying overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

7:00 Breakfast at your hotel 7:30 to 8:00: Pick up at your hotel to take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification palace, which was built on the site of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of both the Indochina wars. Have lunch at a local restaurant. Back to your hotel 13:30 The driver picks you up at your hotel transfer to the airport and takes a flight to Siem Reap.(Suggested flight time after 17:00). Arrive Siem Reap, the driver picks up and transfers to hotel Overnight in Siem Reap

Breakfast at a hotel. 

Our settle guide will pick up you at the lobby room (7:30Am-8:30Am) to explore South Gate of Angkor Thom known as Big Angkor, 3km2 walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian Empire, The famous Bayon Temple was an architectural muddle, in part because it was constructed in a somewhat piecemeal fashion for over a century. Terrace of the Elephants is an impressive, two and a half meter tall, 300 meter long terrace wall adorned with carved elephants and gradual that spans the heart of Angkor Thom in front of Baphuon - huge temple mountain in the heart of Angkor Thom, Royal Palace Area and Phimeanakas - impressive rite and sandstone pyramid. The Terrace of the Leper King is at the north end of the Terrace of the Elephants, a double terrace wall with deeply carved nagas, demons and other mythological beings and visit Ta Prohm temple which is a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon visit Angkor Wat temple. The founder of the temple was Suryavarman II who ruled Cambodia from 1113 to 1152 and built the five towers in the 12th century to dedicate to the Hindu God Vishnu. The plan of the pyramidal conception of the temple combined with spaces, alleys, ditches is an ancient masterpiece of architectural design and construction.

 Overnight in Siem Reap.

Breakfast at a hotel. 

Our settle guide will pick up you at the lobby room (7:30Am-8:30Am) to the Tonle Sap Lake .This is the largest permanent fresh-water lake in South East Asia and flows into Tonle Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh. We will see a fishermen's "floating village" with floating schools, a floating police station, etc. It is same as a big village floating on the lake, and the "village" move from place to place following water levels and current .lunch not included 

Back to your hotel, free and easy until the time of your flight, my driver will pick you up at your hotel, transfer to the airport, take flight back home.

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