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Day 1: Hanoi
Arrival
Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport,
our guide and driver pick you up, then transfer you to the hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: City
tour Hanoi
AM: 08:30 pick up
from your hotel, drive to visit Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s
Mausoleum – the final resting place of the Vietnamese great father or uncle Ho,
President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt House – where he lived on and off from 1958 to
1969, the next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures
consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leave
One Pillar Pagoda and transfer to West Lake, visit Tran Quoc pagoda. Have
lunch.
PM: After lunch, you will be
transferred to visit the Temple of literature. Continue to visit Museum of
Ethnology – the most interesting museum in Hanoi with many different things
relating the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. After that, you will visit Hoan Kiem
lake (Restore Sword Lake). The last one is rickshaw tour to visit The old
quarter of Hanoi. Dinner at local restaurant.
Day 3: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Pu Luong
Check
out hotel after breakfast then drive to scenic Mai Chau valley in Hoa Binh
province, home to ethnic Thai group. It takes us about 3.5 hour drive. Upon
arrival we walk around Pom Coong and Lac Villages. Stop for shopping and make
interaction with the locals. Lunch on the local house, house on stilts, then
enjoy traditional music and dance performed by Thai’s boys and girls. Afternoon
continue to Pu Luong valley in Thanh Hoa province. Upon arrival, check-in
resort and dinner.
Day
4: Pu Luong trekking
Start
our day with 4 km trekking in about 3 hours through beautiful Thai ethnic villages, terrace rice field,
stream and water wheel. Stop to visit a Thai House and have interaction with
the friendly local people. Back to resort at noon. Free at leisure in the
afternoon.
Day 4: Pu Luong – Hanoi
After
breakfast we experience rafting on Cham River for couple of hours. Move along
lovely landscape of forest and mountain; take photo of water wheel and
suspension bridge. Go back to resort for check-out. Drive back to Hanoi.
Arrival Hanoi at around 6:00 PM. Check-in hotel and relax.
Day 5: Hanoi
– Halong Bay – Overnight on Cruise
After having breakfast at the hotel, you will
head to Halong Bay.
Arriving at Halong Bay, check-in when tasting
the welcome cocktail. Then enjoy seafood lunch on the cruise going through the
calm water. Take a sightseeing tour around Bai Tu Long Bay and various islets
and caves. Then visit Vung Vieng floating fishing village to get a glimpse of
the life of fishermen
Moreover, there are many other activities you can
do such as kayaking, sunbathing, swimming, etc. There are also some available
services for relaxing on the cruise like massage and sauna. After sunset, have
a dinner and then overnight on boat.
Day 6: Halong
Bay – Hanoi – Hue
Wake up in the early morning for joining in a Taichi session
on the sun deck. After enjoying a delicious breakfast, hop on a tour passing
through various islets, stop at Sung Sot Cave to admire the fantastic natural
structure. Check-out at 10:00, enjoy an early lunch before return to the wharf.
Transfer to Hanoi airport for flight to Hue. Upon arrival Hue, meet with our
guide and driver, drive to hotel for check-in.
Day 7: Hue
visit - Hoian
Pick up and tour of the former Royal Citadel and
the
Day 8: My
Son Holly LAND - Hoi An visit
Morning depart for My Son Holly land where Cham’s
ruins exist and became World Heritage of Culture. Afternoon visit the best
highlights of Hoian including Tan Ky Old House, Tran’s Family house, Phuc Kien
Assembly Hall, Hoian Museum, Hoian market.
Day 9: Walking
Tour – Sunset Paddle
Pick up at the hotel at 2 PM, we will be taken
to the pier to board a special traditional wooden racing boat and start a
lovely trip on the Thu Bon River down to Cam Thanh village. You can either
choose to paddle like local people or just sit down and enjoy the beauty of the
river with small islets, farmers planting vegetables and fishermen in their
attractive casting net.
Being lost for a while in the water coconut farm,
we arrive at Cam Thanh coconut and bamboo village. We then stop at a
handicraft’s family that specializes in making bamboo products like bamboo
chairs, bamboo tables, bamboo lamps, bamboo telephones and even bamboo
bicycles. A warm dinner with a local family and their daily life stories will
bring you a memorable experience that you will never forget! After dinner, say
goodbye to our friendly host, we will be given a small bamboo gift before going
back to our hotel for the night.
Day 10: Hoi
An – Fly to Saigon – Cu Chi Tunnels – Vespa Tour After Dark
After breakfast, leave Hoi An behind with a
flight to Saigon. Check-in hotel, take a rest and then have a lunch.
In the afternoon, hop on a 70-kilometer ride
from the city center through the countryside with a plenty of rice paddies to
stop at Cu Chi Tunnels. In here, you enjoy a short video introducing the
construction of the tunnels, then explore a part that is wide enough to visit.
Admire many mantraps, bomb craters, and US tank’s remains.
Back to the city for dinner. Then hop on the back
of an old-fashion Vespa to discover all highlights of Saigon through the
Reunification Palace, the War Remnant Museum, the Notre Dame Cathedral and Old
Post Office. Overnight in Saigon.
Day 11: Saigon
– Mekong Delta – Homestay – Mekong Lodge
This morning, go to the south to visit Mekong
Delta with exploring Cai Be Floating Market. You board for a cruise along the
waterways of the mighty Mekong Delta. Stop a while to visit the floating fish
farm, get a glimpse of fishermen’s daily life. Have lunch in a local restaurant
with typical Mekong Delta food.
In the late
afternoon, transfer to Mekong Lodge Homestay for experiencing the rural atmosphere
of Mekong Delta. Overnight in there.
Day
12: Cai Be – Vinh Long –
Chau Doc
Today, continue your Mekong Delta trip. On the boat, you go deeper to the
countryside with a visit to Cai Rang floating market and rice noodles making
village nearby.
After that, transfer to Chau Doc where you relax before taking a boat trip to
Phnom Penh tomorrow morning.
Day 13: Chau
Doc – High speed boat to Phnom Penh
At 7 a.m, leave Vietnam with a
5-hour-highspeed-boat to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival at midday, you will be transferred
to hotel.
After a rest, you will visit the highlights of
this city through Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, and National Museum – the
stunning and also must-seeing attractions in any tour to Phnom Penh.
Overnight in Phnom Penh.
Day 14: Phnom
Penh – Phnom Tamao Sanctuary
Today, your guide and driver will lead you to
Phnom Tamao Sanctuary where you can admire hundreds of animal species. Trek
through the jungle, ride on the back of an elephant, play with the monkey, and
lure your body into the green atmosphere around.
Back to the city center for dinner. At night,
you can take a rest at the hotel, or freely explore the city by yourself. Drink
a savory glass of beer on a rooftop bar is a good idea to taste the nightlife
of Phnom Penh.
Day 15: Phnom
Penh – Fly to Siem Reap – Angkor Wat at Sunset
This morning, you visit Cheong Ek killing field
which served as a place to torture and purge people during the Khmer Rouge
period. Have a deeper look when entering the Toul Sleng Museum – a former high
school and then turned into a prison for the Government of Khmer Rouge.
Afternoon, flight to Siem Reap. Check-in hotel
and have a short break before taking a visit to admire one of the most stunning
sights you have ever seen – the sunset through the splendor of Angkor Wat.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 16: Siem
Reap: Angkor Thom, Bayon, Ta Prohm
Today, head to the Angkor Wat Complex. The first
place to visit is Angkor Thom – the ancient capital of Khmer empire. Then head
to Bayon temple with the special design of four faces looking into four
directions on the top of temples.
After that, explore the picturesque Ta Prohm
hiding in the jungle with a huge tree growing from the roof.
Day 17: Siem
Reap: Banteay Srei – Afternoon flight to Luang Prabang – Sunset at Mount Phousi
After breakfast, drive through the peaceful
countryside to visit Banteay Srei temple – an ancient structure dated back to
the Khmer culture.
Afternoon, flight to Luang Prabang. Check-in
hotel, you visit the impressive stupa, Wat Visoun, Wat Aham and Wat Mai. Then
climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for a panoramic sunset view of the whole
city and the splendor Mekong River. After dinner, explore the Night Market
where you can pick up some lovely handmade textiles as memorial gifts.
Day 18: Luang
Prabang City Tour
A day sightseeing tour will take you go around the city.
Board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River to catch the bird-eye view of the
countryside. Stop at Pak Ou Caves to explore the wonderful sanctuary made by
two large caverns which dedicated for thousands of Buddha images.
On the way back, visit Ban Phanom village to get
a glimpse of traditional crafts, pottery, and hand weaving. Overnight in Luang
Prabang.
Day 19: Luang
Prabang – Fly to Bangkok – Connect flight to Mandalay – City Tour
Check-out hotel in the morning, flight to Bangkok. Take a
short break inside the airport before flying to Mandalay.
In the afternoon, the Mandalay city tour starts
with the first place are Mandalay Palace and Shwe Nan Daw – a traditional
wooden house.
Then head to Kuthodaw temple which is home to
over 700 stone plates carved into Buddhist Scriptures that becomes one of the
largest books in the world. Enjoy the stunning sunset from Mandalay Hill.
Day 20: Mandalay
– Amarapura, Ava & Sagaing
This morning, you visit Amaraputa – the Immortal
City of Myanmar. Then head to the ancient wooden bridge having the age of 200
years, also the longest teakwood bridge in the world. For more understanding
about the Buddhism in Myanmar, visit Mahagandaryon Monastery and Bagaya
Monastery where you can have a chance chatting with various monks.
After lunch, your Mandalay trip will continue
with a drive to Ava and Sagaing through numerous places including Maha Aung
Myae Bonsan, Nan Myint of the clock tower, Inwa Tower, Bagaya Monastery, and
Sagaing Hill. Overnight in Mandalay.
Day 21: Mandalay
– Fly to Bagan – Temple Tour
After breakfast, the driver will transfer you to the airport,
take the flight to Bagan.
Upon arrival in Bagan, explore the Nyang Oo
local market where you can admire various featured local goods. Next, come to
Wetkyi-in Gubyaukkyi Temple which maintains a plenty of pictures describing
Jakarta and Thatbyinnyu Temple – the highest temple in the city.
In the afternoon, visit some highlight religious
sites such as Manuha Shrine home to the ancient states of Buddha, Nanpaya
Temple with carved stones, Ananda Temple with the masterpiece Geek cross. Have
dinner in a local restaurant while enjoying traditional ethnic music.
Day 22: Electric
Bike around Bagan
The pagodas of the Bagan are recommended to visit early in
the morning. Start the day with a seat on electric bike and focus on the
temples that were built between 14th and 19th centuries: Shwezigon, Sulamani,
Htilominlo which are the typical attractions in Bagan.
Electric bike tour continues in the afternoon
with the next place is Dhammayangyi – a giant temple dated back to the 12th
century with the shape of a pyramid. Then, visit Sularmuni Temple for photo
opportunities. Finally, enjoy sunset view through Pyathat Gyi Temple to catch
the panoramic view of Bagan.
Day 23: Bagan
– Fly to Yangon – Circular Train
After breakfast in the hotel, transfer to the
airport for a flight to Yangon. Check-in hotel and have a break.
In the afternoon, explore the exotic Yangon by
hopping on a city circular train to Kyee Myin Daing Train Station.
Explore the authentic daily life of locals, visit
the spectacular Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda with a giant-sized laying Buddha statue,
and don’t miss a trip to the most sacred pagoda in Yangon – Shwedagon.
Day 24: Yangon
– Dala – The Other side of Yangon – Departure
After breakfast at the hotel, start your day by
enjoying an authentic experience with a local ferry – the only way to reach
Dala. Take a rickshaw ride around the little but interesting Dala town, visit
the orphanage to chat with friendly Burmese children and have a stroll in the
local market for a deeper look at the colorful life of Myanmar people.
Back to Yangon, freely shopping at the Scott
Market before the departure flight in the afternoon.
