VCHL - VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA HIGHLIGHTS

On arrival at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, our guide will pick you up and transfer to the hotel to check in.  You are free for the rest of the day.

After breakfast at the hotel, our tour guide will come to the hotel then we will start the Hanoi city tour

First we come to Ho Chi Minh Complex including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the body of Uncle Ho was kept, Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house - the living and working of President Ho and One Pillar Pagoda - one of the most iconic temples in Vietnam which was built of wood on a single stone pillar and designed to resemble a lotus blossom.

At noon, we will have lunch at a restaurant and relax.

In the afternoon, we continue the tour to the Temple of Literature - the first University of Vietnam. The next destination is Museum of Ethnology to learn about culture of 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam. After that, we will explore Hanoi by cyclo around HoanKiem Lake and through ancient streets in Old Quarter.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Enjoy your breakfast at hotel, we transfer to Halong bay - a famous UNESCO World Heritage site

Arrive at the pier, you will embark the cruise, take a welcome drink and start cruising through beautiful caves, islets and village to discover the legendary bay. Lunch will be served on board. This is a great chance to enjoy the stunning scenery with amazing limestone karsts, then stop for swimming, kayaking. In the afternoon, you can admire marvelous sunset on the sundeck.

After dinner, you can join interesting activities and games on cruise or try squid fishing.

Overnight on cruise.

Wake up in early morning, you will join Tai Chi session and watch stunning sunrise while taking a cup of tea or coffee. Enjoy breakfast with delicious dishes.

Relaxing while cruising back to the harbor, then transferring to Hanoi. Tonight we will take a night train to Hue. Overnight on train.

Arriving in Hue, our local tour guide and driver will pick you up at the Railways Station and transfer to hotel and relax.

Known as a former imperial capital of Vietnam, Hue possesses a large number of relics that still retain their inherent forms from the distant past. In the afternoon, we will explore the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City and visit Dong Ba market.

Overnight in Hue.

In morning, our guide will pick you up and take a boat trip along Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda which is one of the most beautiful and ancient pagodas in Hue.

Then we visit Khai Dinh Tomb - a combination of Western and Eastern architecture and and Tu Duc King’s tomb which is one of the most beautiful Royal architectural constructions of Nguyen Dynasty.

At noon, we will enjoy a lot of dishes with strong Hue flavor in a local restaurant, then later we drive to Hoi An.

In evening, you can freely walk around the town or an authentic boat trip on river to release flower lanternsand admire colorful Hoi An at night.

In the morning, our guide will pick you up to the site then bike along peaceful road in fresh atmosphere to Tra Que organic village where you can learn about local farmer’ life. You can experience some activities with the famers such as hoeing soil, watering, sowing and growing vegetable, then riding water buffalo in the field. It must be interesting and unforgettable moments in your trip.

Next we take a boat trip along the river. We will meet local fishermen to learn and try fishing in traditional way using round and cast nets, then local people will teach you to paddle the Vietnamese unique bamboo basket boat. After that, we will explore tranquil coconut-palm waterways and hear the stories of past wars and the hard conditions of soldiers, then visit and walk around a local water coconut village.

Enjoy lunch and drinks on boat, then we return hotel.

Rest of the day, you visit some famous places by your own such as Tan Ky ancestral house, the Japanese Bridge, ...

We drive to Da Nang airport to take a domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh City this morning. When you land,a local tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer to Ho Chi Minh hotel.

In the afternoon, we will visit Cu Chi Tunnels which was known as underground city for Viet Cong during the Vietnam War with hospitals, schools and canteens.

Arriving in Cu Chi, you will watch a short introduction film showing how Cu Chi tunnels were constructed and the life people living here in the past. Then the guide will take you go through the safe parts of the tunnel system. We will spend an hour exploring the maze of tunnels. Then you will have a chance to test military hardware at the shooting field.

After that, we transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city.

Today, visit most of the highlights in Ho Chi Minh city (also called Sai Gon) such as the Reunification Palace, a palace of old President in South of Vietnam during the American war; Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, the two symbols of the city featured with French architecture and War Remnants Museum where gives you a deeperunderstanding about Vietnam war.

After lunch, we drive to China Town in district 5 to visit Thien Hau pagoda and Binh Tay market and then stop at the ancient pagoda of Giac Lam. Later of the day, we stop by Ben Thanh market for you to go shopping before heading back your hotel.

Overnight in Saigon.

Escape from the bustle city, we start to our trip to Mekong delta – the Rice Bowl of Vietnam. First, we drive to Cai Be, we will take a motorized boat to explore the busy Cai Be floating market and obverse the local’s daily life and the way they purchase tropical fruits and other commodities on river.

Next we stop over coconut candy and crispy rice cake factory to see how crispy rice popcorn and coconut candy are made.

Arrive in Tan Phong Island where you can immerse yourself in nature. Enjoy fruits in garden and traditional southern Vietnamese folk music. Have lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch, we get on small row boats through canals to enjoy the fresh air under water coconut tree. Then we will ride bicycles around to see natural scenery and peaceful villages

Mid afternoon: we meet driver and transfer to Ho Chi Minh.

In this morning, we will drive to Moc Bai international border gate to enter Cambodia The local guide and bus driver will pick up and check in hotel in Phnom Penh.

In evening, you are free to explore Phnom Penh.

In the morning, our guide will meet you at the meeting point to start exploring the vibrant bustling capital.

Top tourist attractions you can not miss are Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda whose floor was made up of 5,000 silver tiles, National Museum which exhibits a large collection of Khmer artifacts and renowned Wat Phnom- a sacred temple situated on a hill after which the city is named.

After lunch, we continue visiting Tuol Sleng Prison Museum and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek, these are 2 places reminding the atrocities and victims of the Khmer Rouge regime.

Later you can get on a boat along Mekong river bank and watch marvelous sunset. In the evening, you are free to visit night markets for souvenirs and handcrafted items.

Breakfast at your hotel, today we will fly to Siem Reap. Upon arrival your will be met and then transferred to hotel for refreshment.

This afternoon, we will visit the most famous temples of the Angkor complex: Angkor Wat. This is one of the largest religious monuments in the world. It is time for you to admire stunning and unique Khmer Architecture and learn about the stories and legends of the temples by our experienced guide.

Later, we will climb to Bakheng hill to enjoy glorious magical sunset on top.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

After breakfast, we continue our trip to explore the Angkor complex. The tour guide takes you to South Gate of Angkor Thom then visit the center of the city- Bayon temple.  Bayon is well known for its distinctive structures in the Angkor Complex with 54 towers decorated with more than 200 smiling stone faces. After that, we head to the Terrace of Elephants and Terrace of Leper King, as well as the famous jungle-covered Ta Prohm Temple.

Back to hotel and stay overnight in Siem Reap.

Enjoy your breakfast at hotel and head to the Tonle Sap Lake the biggest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia to explore the famous floating villages. Here you will cruise along river observe the daily life of local residents. We will stop at local houses to interact with local families and learn about their culture.

After breakfast, free at leisure until we transfer to the airport for your flight to other destination.