Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Tour
guide and car/bus will meet you at Noi Bai international airport and
transfer to your hotel in Hanoi city. Up to your flight schedule, we
will arrange an orientation tour in Hanoi or a Welcome dinner in the
restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi city.
Day 2: Day tour to Halong Bay
Arrive
Hanoi around 5:00 am in the morning. Transfer to the hotel for
breakfast and luggage. Then, leave for Halong Bay. Arrive Ha Long Bay
and board the boat, visiting Thien Cung cave, Dau Go cave, Dog island,
Sail island, Head islet. Having lunch on boat then back to the Whaft
then transfer back to Hanoi. Dinner in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi City Tour
Breakfast
in hotel then start visiting Hanoi with Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and His
house on stilt, One pillar pagoda and the Temple of Literature which
was built in 1070. Taking a trip to the impressive Museum of Ethnology,
dedicated to Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups. Enjoy a cyclo ride to the
Hanoi Old Quarter. In the old days, each street bore the name of the
product sold - “Shoe Street,” “Noodle Street," etc. Leaving the cyclo
tour, you will walk around Hoan Kiem Lake in the middle of the city and
visit Ngoc Son pagoda. Attending a Water Puppets Show in the theatre
near the lake. Dinner and overnight in Hanoi.
Day 4: Hanoi - Hue
After
breakfast, you will have few hours free before transfer to the airport
for flight to Hue at 12:40. After check-in hotel in Hue, we will have a
short break for lunch before head on to the see the Imperial Citadel
with Ngo Mon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace - an impressive complex, first built
in 17th century based on the ancient practice of geomancy. Dinner and
Overnight in Hue city.
Day 5 : Hue - Hoi An
Breakfast
in hotel then taking a boat ride on the Perfume River and visit some of
the more interesting sites of Hue - Thien Mu pagoda and King Minh Mang
tomb’s. Thien Mu Pagoda, which is located on the southwest bank of the
river, is a memorial to these demonstrations. The tomb of Minh Mang has
an air of magnificence and formality, and its architectural design
harmoniously blends with its natural surroundings. In the afternoon,
transfer to Hoi An ancient town - the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.
Dinner and overnight in Hoi An.
Day 6: Hoi An - My Son Santuary
Together
with tour guide strolling around the town, visit the Japanese Covered
Bridge, the Pottery Museum, Tan Ky old house, the Cantonese
congregation, the silk street of Hoi An, the temples and pagodas of
Chinese appearance. In the afternoon- visit Myson Santuary - another
Wolrd Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
Day 7: Danang - Saigon
Breakfast
in hotel then transfer to the airport in Danang On arrival, pick up and
transfer to hotel. In the afternoon, we will visit the Reunification
Palace. Nearby are the Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built
between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. Last sight
is the War Remains Museum, where you can learn a lot about the Vietnam
War. Dinner and overnight in Saigon.
Day 8: Saigon - Phnompenh
Breakfast
then free at leisure in Saigon for shopping or visiting until time
transfer to airport for departure. Pick up from airport and transfer to
check in hotel. Visit Wat Phnom with its impressive stupa, and Wat
Ounalom, which is now the center of Cambodian Buddhism. Dinner and
overnight in Phnom Penh.
Day 9: Phnompenh - Siemreap
Breakfast
at hotel, then transfer to airport for a short flight to Siem Reap.
Pick up and transfer to visit Floating village. Having lunch. In the
afternoon visit Angkor Wat and view sunset from Bakheng Hill. Enjoy
dinner with show at local restaurant and overnight in Siem Reap. Dinner
and Overnight in Siemreap.
Day 10: Siemreap
After
breakfast at hotel, the tour guide and car will take you to Angkor Thom
with visit: Bayon, Royal Enclosure, Terrace Elephant & Terrace of
Leper King. In the afternoon visitng Neak Pean, Preah Khan, Ta Som and
Pre Rup temple. Dinner and overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 11: Siemreap
Breakfast
in hotel then transfer to visit Banteay Srey - the pinkish sand stone
and Banteay Samre temple. Having lunch then in the afternoon continue
to explore monuments of "Petit Circuit": Prasat Kranvan, Banteay Kdei,
Takeo, prisoner of jungle in Ta Promh. Dinner and overnight in Siem
Reap.
Day 12: Siemreap - Vientiane
Breakfast
at hotel free until time for transfer to airport for departure to
Vientiane. On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Having lunch then taking a city sightseeing including the That Luang
and Wat Phra Keo, the original home of the emerald Buddha. Dinner and
overnight in Vientiane.
Day 13: Vientiane - Luang Prabang
After
breakfast transfer to the airport for the flight to palm drenched Luang
Prabang, the cultural heartland of Laos and arguably one of Asia’s most
serenely beautiful cities. Check in hotel then having lunch. Cruise the
Mekong River to the mysterious Buddha filled caves of Pak-Ou. Visit
some of the small fishing communities that thrive on the banks of the
Mekong. Dinner and overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 14: Luang Prabang Departure
Following
breakfast, visit to the National Museum situated in the former Royal
Palace. The museum is still very much as it was when vacated by the
Royal family in early 1970’s. Transfer to airport for departure
flight. End of the tour.
