Vision of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand Tour 18 Days 17 Nights

Welcome to Saigon! You will be met at the airport and transferred to hotel in SaiGon. After checking into the hotel, the rest of the day is yours to enjoy. SaiGon is a bustling, dynamic and industrious centre, the largest city in the country, the economic capital and the cultural trendsetter. Yet within the teeming metropolis are the timeless traditions and beauty of an ancient culture.   Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at hotel.  PICK UP: 07:30 – 07:45 AM (the time of pick up depends on customer’s hotel/ accommodation’s exact position). RETURN: 17:00 – 17:30 PM 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 leisurely cruise on the Tien River to view the four beautiful islands: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise. Boats pass by the fish rafts along the Tien River, overlooking the Rach Mieu Bridge. Stroll along the village road, visit the orchard and enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music" performed by locals. Riding a hand-rowed sampan through the Tan Thach canal. 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. Enjoy lunch at the local restaurant; Then the motorboat will take you back to the cruise. Meet on 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 private collection of beautiful memories. Overnight in Ho  Chi Minh

PICK UP: 07:30 – 08:00 (the time of pick up depends on customer’s hotel/ accommodation’s exact position). RETURN: 19:00 Breakfast at hotel. Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight 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 the both the Indochina wars. Have lunch at local restaurant. Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served. Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun. Return to Saigon. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at your hotel, free and easy until the driver pick you up at your hotel transfer to Tan San Nhat airport to take a flight to Da Nang City. Recommended flight time: you can book any time of flight from Ho Chi Minh to Da Nang. Arrive Da Nang, you will met my driver at the airport transfer Hoi An Check in Hoi An hotel and free at your leisure Overnight in Hoi An

Breakfast at the hotel. 7:30-8:00 Our guide picks you up at your hotel and departs to My Son Sanctuary - The World Cultural Heritage. 9:30 - Arrive at My Son and we'll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking through the landscape, learning histories with our local English-speaking guide, and enjoying the Champa's traditional performances. 11:45 - Get back to the minivan and move to a local house to learn how to make rice paper, you will enjoy your own hand-making product later on! 12:30 - Back to the van and have lunch at another local house. relax with cold herbal tea, nice food, and fresh air. 13:30 - Take a boat trip to Hoi An with the nice and cool breeze onboard, and beautiful river scenery on the biggest river in Central Vietnam named Thu Bon River. 14:00- Arrive in Hoi An, we will drop you off at your hotel. Overnight in Hoi An.

Breakfast at the hotel and do check out. 07h00 The driver picks up at your hotel in Hoi An and then transfers to Da Nang and meet group. 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 use 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. Send - off at HOTEL Overnight in Da Nang.

Breakfast at the hotel. Free and easy day until the deparrure time. Please note that check out time before 12:00 PM Recommend flight time: morning time or afternoon time before 15:00 PM. Arrive Ha Noi, the driver picks up and then takes you to the hotel. 17h30- 17h45, tour guide picks up for Ha Noi Street Food Tour. - Tour guides will take tourists to eat at lots of special corners , alleys and restaurants of The Old Quarter that you might miss if you go by yourself to try variety of street foods and drinks such as:Bún chả ( Grilled pork with noodle), Phở bò,gà ( Beef, chicken noodle soup), Bún ốc (Snail noodle soup), Bánh cuốn ( Steamed rice papper rolls), Bánh gối ( Pillow dumpling), Nem rán ( Fried spring rolls), Bánh tôm (Shrimp dumpling), Bánh Mỳ (Vietnamese sandwich), Chè ( Sweet gruel soup), Bánh Bao (Vietnamese dumpling), Bánh khoai, chuối ( Sweet potato,Banana cake), Hoa quả dầm ( Mixture fresh-fruit), Bia Hơi (Fresh beer), Trà đá (Iced tea), Café trứng (Egg coffee) ……. - Tour ends at Hoan Kiếm Lake or anywhere convenient for tourists to return, and then tour guides will show them how to get back your hotels/hostels if tour has more than 2 groups otherwise we will take you back hotels. Overnight in Hanoi

Breakfast at the hotel and do check out. 8.00 – 8.30: The tour guide will pick you up at the hotel. 11.30: Arrive harbor, transfer by tender to Cruise, and enjoy welcome drinks, receive cruise briefing, safety instructions then check in to your cabin 12.30: Lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through these islands 14.30: Start visit Surprising cave is one of the most biggest and amazing cave in the bay 16.00: Continue to Titop island where you can enjoy swimming on sandy beach and climbing up the Top for hall panorama view Ha Long Bay 18.00: Come back to cruise later to enjoy sun set party on sundeck 19.00: Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. 20.00: Join the fishing excursion or singing karaoke, have a drink or dancing at the bar. Overnight on board

06.30 Welcome a new day with amazing dawn on the Legendary Gulf of Tonkin. Refresh your body & soul by a Tai-chi lesson on sundeck. 07.00 – 08.00 Catch morning view of seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast while charming the labyrinth of Karst. 8.00 – 9.00 Join a guided to explore hidden parts of the bay, Luon cave. You share a sampan with other tourists with a local rower or taking a kayak on your own. 09.00 Return to Cruise for shower. 09.30 Check out your room. Oriental Sails weighs the anchor to continue to roam the picturesque route toward Bai Chay bridge for photos. 10.50 Have lunch. 11.30 – 11.45 Disembark. Cruise ends. 12.00 – 15.30 Transfer back to Ha Noi City and trip finishes at the hotel around 15h30. Overnight in Ha Noi

Breakfast at the hotel. Free and easy day until deparrure time. The driver will picks you up at the hotel to the airport for your flight to Luang Prabang. Notes: you can book anytime of flight from Ha Noi to Luang Prabang. If you need a support to book this flight, please contact us. Arrive Luang Prabang, the driver picks up and takes you to the hotel. Check in and free time. Overnight in Luang Prabang

After breakfast, you will first visit Royal Palace Museum, which was built in 1904 during the French colonial era for King Sisavang Vong and his family. We then embark on a leisure cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, we stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the local rice wine. On arrival back in the city, we will visit magnificent Wat Xiengthong a superb piece of Lao temple architecture, which presents a sweeping two-tiered roof and ornate mosaics including a beautiful ‘tree of life ‘glass montage on the rear temple wall. Afterwards, we will visit the Traditional Art and Ethnology Center (closed on Monday) to learn about Laos’ many ethnic cultures. From there, we will transfer to visit Wat Prabath to admire the sunset; this is the really peaceful place to catch the last beauty of the day. 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

Wake up as the sun rises, we will prepare to join the most sacred tradition of Laos, the daily morning alms giving, which dates to the 14th century. More than 200 Buddhist monks depart from various temple to gather their daily meal from the faithful residents sitting quietly on the streets. From there, we will visit the temporary morning market near the former Royal Palace. Just set on the ground, the local people come here to barter their day’s catch from rice, to vegetable, to fish, or chicken. This is the best chance to experience the flavor of local life After breakfast at the hotel, we ascend the 329 steps to the top of Phousi Hill for a panoramic view of the city and the Mekong River. We then visit the Buffalo Dairy Farm, which is the first of its kind in Laos. The farm helps Lao farmer have benefits from the dairy products from their buffaloes, that they cannot imagine before. This then takes us to the beautiful Kuang Si waterfalls which is the biggest in the Luang Prabang area with three tiers leading to a 50-metre drop into spectacular azure pools before flowing downstream. The pools also make great swimming holes and are very popular with both tourists and locals. You have the rest of the afternoon to refresh with the cool clear water, or hiking to the top of the waterfalls. There is also the chance to walk to the nearby village of Ban Thapene, and explore the hidden waterfalls, which is rarely visited by other tourists If you wish, we will also take a short visit to the Bear Rescue Center, which houses a couple of dozen animals rescued from the hands of poachers and traffickers. On the way back to Luang Prabang, we will take a short visit to the Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center, set serenely close to the Mekong, this beautiful, traditionally styled workshop, where weavers, spinners and batik makers produce top-quality fabrics, offers free tours every half-hour. This is also one of the best spots to admire the sunset in Luang Prabang Transfer back to your hotel late afternoon. Overnight in Luang Prabang

Breakfast at your hote, free and easy untill the driver pick you up at the airport take flight to Siem Reap. Notes: you can book anytime of flight from Luang Prabang to Siem Reap. If you need a support to book this flight, please contact us. Arrive Siem Reap, my driver will meet you at the airport transfer to your hotel Check in hotel and free, easy Overnight in Siem Reap  

Pickup: Between 7:40-8:10 AM Starts: 8:30 AM | End: 6:30 PM Breakfast at hotel. Explore Angkor's ancient wonders with a new group of friends! The first stop is the Angkor Thom complex. Within these magnificent walls, you'll discover the fascinating beauty of Bayon and the world-famous Ta Prohm (Tomb Raider) Temple. Following that, satiate your hunger at one of the many local restaurants within the Angkor Complex with some delicious Cambodian cuisine (by your account). Your final two stops will be at the massive and gorgeous Angkor Wat, followed by a stunning sunset view from the top of Phnom Bakheng. The temples on this tour are among the largest in the Angkor Complex, and Phnom Bakheng has a 300-person limit at the peak, so we keep the temple count low to ensure enough time at each spectacular stop! We'll return to town once the sun has set (around 6:30 p.m.) and your legs have grown tired. Overnight in Siem Reap  

Breakfast at hotel. Morning Half Day Pickup Between 7:40-8:10AM Starts: 8:30AM | Ends: 1:30PM Begin the tour by visiting a local market known as Rolous market to see villagers selling their home-grown vegetables or a local pagoda to learn about religion. Then, take a tour of the astounding floating villages known as stilt-houses, which stand between 8 and 10 meters high, as well as the school, farm, and even the hospital, where people have bravely adapted to some of the most unimaginable conditions, all while smiling. From the comfort of our boat trip, take in the beautiful atmosphere of this one-of-a-kind village. After this awe-inspiring experience, you will return to the hotel Free & leisure at your own time for rolling at local markets or shopping until transfer to Siem Reap international airport for departure flight to Bangkok. Notes: you should book the afternoon flight from Siem Reap to Bangkok. If you need a support to book this flight, please contact us. Arrive Bangkok, the driver picks up and then transfers to the hotel. Overnight in Bangkok

Kanchanaburi and River Kwai Travel 130 kms to Kanchanaburi.Visit the Bridge over the River Kwai Cemetary and JEATH Museum Also included are a train ride along "Death Railways"and lunch at a local restaurant Visit Jeath War Museum (World War II Museum), JEATH War; this enclave in the riverside precints of Wat Chaichumphon has been constructed largely in the form of an allied prisoner pf war camp. The name JEATH is derived from Japan, England, America, Australia, Thailand and Holland. The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, the Bridge over the River Kwai. Board the original Death Railway Train, passing over the very dangerous looking black iron bridge from Java by the Japanese Army and reassembled under Japanese supervision by Allied prisoner of war labor as part of the "Dealth Railay" linking Thailand with Myanmar. Overnight in Bangkok.

For your comfort and interest the Ayutthaya Cruise is provided for you with the Grand Pearl Cruise and air conditioned coach. Along the enchanting Chao Phraya River, you will experience the simple living of people, their homes and some of the historic buildings. You will see the lush green paddy fields contrasting with the growing industrial areas. Overnight in Bangkok.

Breakfast at hotel and free time. Please note that check out time before 12:00 PM. The driver transfers to airport for your flight back home ---END OF SERVICES---