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Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, meet by our representative and free and lesiure time. Overnight at hotel.

In the morning we visit the Cu Chi Tunnels. The Cu Chi tunnels is an attraction that should not be missed when visiting HCMC. You have undoubtedly already heard a few things about the Vietnam War the previous days. But how could it be that the larger, stronger, better-armed American army could not win from the Vietcong guerrilla troops? To better understand this, a visit to the Cu Chi tunnels is very interesting. This place was very strategically located near a former US military base and one of the few easily accessible roads in Vietnam at the time. For those who are interested, there is even the possibility to fire rounds of an AK47 or MK16. Afterwards we have lunch at the 'Big Pig' restaurant.

After lunch we visit the War museum. In this museum you can see moving images of the senseless war. Part of the black-and-white photography of 'Requiem' is very moving to see. This black and white series was dedicated to both foreign and Vietnamese journalists and photographers who died during the conflict. The courtyard of the museum is also very interesting to view. Here you can see the remains of the war, various rusting tanks and cannons.After this impressive day you will be brought back to your hotel. Tonight you can enjoy a free evening.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Afterbreakfast, It’s free time for you to explore Ho Chi Minh city.

Meal: Breakfast

Depart from Saigon and head south to Ben Tre province (90km – 1.0 hours). 

Boat trip along the river to visit a brick kiln factory, a coconut processing workshop and a local mat-weaving house.Visit a quite village where you can have a short walk to experience real Delta village life.Enjoy some local fresh fruits.Take XeLoi ride (a kind of modern motorized rickshaw) or cycling tour to explore around village under coconut row. Have lunch at a riverside restaurant. Transfer to hotel in Can Tho for overnight.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

7.00AM: We leave the hotel, board a motor boat along the Mighty Mekong River to Cai Rang floating market, where you can see the daily life and local people selling their products on boats. Then cruising to small cannels to visit one of the local family and their orchard, taste tropical fruits, green tea. (Note: The floating markets in the Mekong Delta are no tourist markets but wholesale markets where produce of the Mekong Delta like fruits and vegetables are traded. For this reason the number of boats on the market fluctuates depending on harvesting seasons and market demand. Furthermore, modern wholesale markets are becoming more popular in Vietnam. This can result in decreasing numbers of boats being present on the markets.)

We then  drive to Chau Doc, arrive Chau Doc, we will visit one of the fascinating sight in the region - Tra Su Sanctuary Forest where you will travel by sampan through endless waterways flanked by mangroves and lush greenery. This eco-reserve spans 850 hectares and is an ecological haven for fauna and flora, with more than 100 species of water birds as well as home to colonies of bats.

Transfer to hotel in Chau Doc for overnight.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Morning Chau Doc sightseeing : visit Floating Fish farm (see with client’s own eyes the people’s life on Floating Fish Farm, meets the fish farmers, see the fish being feed), then visit Sam Mountain-it  is the highest mountain in the Mekong Delta. On the way there, you can enjoy the sights of the two rice fields along the road, and drop by for a short visit to a small Khmer village. You will have a short walk up on the mountain side to see the daily life of mountain people. There are dozens of pagodas and temples, many of them set in caves, around Sam Mountain. The Chinese influence is obvious and Sam Mountain is a favourite spot for ethnic Chinese, …Continue to visit Cave Temple This temple, also known as Phước Điền Temple, was built from 1840-1845. You need to climb several steps to reach this temple which overlooks the country side around Chau Doc. If it is a clear day you can see the Cambodian border. One part of the cave contains statues of snakes and demons and the lower parts include monks’ quarters and two hexagonal tombs where the founder of the pagoda, a female tailor named Le Thi Tho, and a former head monk are buried. After lunch transfer back to hotel & free in the afternoon.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Today we go in the morning with a speed boat from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh, the trip will take about 4.5 hours and on the way you get an impression of life on the banks of the mighty Mekong river.

12h30 – International floating port – 103 Sisowath Quay, Phnômpênh. 

Around noon you will arrive in Phnom Penh where the Cambodian guide is waiting for you at the port to take you to your hotel. A nice place to walk in the evening and make your choice from one of the numerous terraces, restaurants and bars for a tasty snack and drink. The afternoon you are free to relax, for example, at the hotel's swimming pool or just stroll along the lively boulevard of Phnom Penh.

 Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Tour Time to explore the city! We set off with a tuk tuk, the traditional means of transport in Cambodia. Phnom Penh is best known for the horrors that took place during the Pol Pot regime that lasted from 1975 to 1979. You learn more about the backgrounds of these horrible events in the Tuol Sleng museum, also known as the S21 prison, and The Killing Fields where the prisoners were murdered at night. No visit that makes you happy, but you can better understand today's Cambodia. We also visit the Royal Palace with the famous Silver Pagoda and Wat Phnom. If time permits, we can still take you to a local market.

On the way to the next highlight of the tour: Siem Reap. We stop at a village famous for a local delicacy. Whether you are seriously considering to eat this once or you are horrified by the idea, a photo from this town is very cool in your holiday album. In the course of the afternoon you will arrive in Siem Reap, a place that derives all its fame from its favorable location in relation to one of the new 7 wonders of the world: Angkor Wat. Siem Reap also has an old colonial center where many buildings have been beautifully restored and where modern bars and restaurants now serve the excellent Cambodian cuisine.

Meal: Breakfast, Dinner

Angkor Wat - a nice breakfast and a good night's sleep you'll go by tuk tuk this morning to one of the world's most famous architectural delights of all time; Angkor Wat. This world heritage site dates from the 12th century and forms a mystical whole of beautiful temples, beautiful relief art and ancient statues. First you visit Angkor Wat itself, the most important of the more than 100 temples that the complex is rich. Time for a delicious refreshing coconut in the shade of the trees so that you can get back to it again! Your next destination is Angkor Thom, where the next highlight is the Bayon temple. The 54 Buddha heads in all sizes make this structure one of the most impressive temples of the complex. Later in the day you will visit the Ta Promh temple. This is one of the few temples preserved as archaeologists rediscovered it at the beginning of the 21st century, overgrown with the jungle and clearly recaptured by nature from mankind. He became world famous for the film 'Tomb Raider' with Angelina Jolie.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

A day off that you can fill in yourself. A must is a jeep tour through the Siem Reap area where you also visit the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia. Here in the rainy season you can take a boat trip to the fascinating world of the Kampong Kleang village, which is entirely built on 12-14 meters high poles. It is also possible to follow a course in Cambodian cooking or make a nice bike ride through the area where you get a nice insight into the life of the local people in this rural area.

Meal: Breakfast

Morning board a local longtail boat across the Tonle Sap Lake to visit Kompong Phluk - an isolated community of three villages built on stilts. After lunch, you'll be transferred to the airport to catch the flight to Vientiane.

Upon arrival at International airport, meet by our representative and transfer to hotel for check in. Start with city tour. You visit some highlights and we stop at the royal temple Wat Prakeo with its famous Buddha statue, the Wat Sisaket temple and Patuxai, the Vientiane Arc de Triomph.

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to town of Vang Vieng. The town is known among the backpackers because of the 'tubing' and the many caves in the region. There is a relaxed atmosphere and from here you can explore the spectacular surroundings. On the way to Vang Vieng you will visit a local village and you will explore the Nam Song in Vang Vieng by boat.

Meal: Breakfast

Today is an active day. You go to explore the area around Vang Vieng. On the way you stop at a village and visit the Poukham cave where you view the Golden Buddha. The guide will tell you a lot about the culture and traditions along the way. The last part of the route is done by boat and you can enjoy the beautiful view of the mountains.

Meal: Breakfast, Dinner

In the morning you visit the Hmong village Ban Pha Thau and from here you take a walk through the countryside. The walk goes through the rice fields and you can visit a few small caves along the way. After the walk we continue to Luang Prabang where you stay a few nights.

Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast you will be picked up at the hotel by the guide. Luang prabang explore you today with the tuk tuk and we start the sightseeing with a visit to the morning market. From here you walk through old streets and temples to the 500 year old temple Wat Xieng Thong. After lunch you will visit the Traditional Arts and Ethnology center. The climb at Phousi Mountain is rewarded with a beautiful view of the city.

Meal: Breakfast, Dinner

If you get up early today you can attend a special ritual. At sunrise many people are on the street to provide the monks with food. A ritual that takes place daily. After breakfast, visit the national museum and Wat Visoun temple. By boat you sail across the Mekong river to the Pak Ou caves. Along the way you have a beautiful view over the rice fields and you pass small villages. In the caves you will find some 4000 wooden Buddha statuettes.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Yesterday was a full day and you may want to rest today. After all, it is your Laos holiday! Would you rather be active today? There is still plenty to see in Luang Prabang. On the banks of the Mekong River there are several restaurants and in the many small streets you will be amazed about the number of temples. Every evening there is an extensive night market.

Meal: Breakfast

Today is an active day. You go to explore the area around Luang Phrabang. Take a flight to Ha Noi.

Upon arrival Ha Noi. You will be picked up from the airport by our driver and taken to your centrally located hotel in the old quarter. Many of Hanoi's highlights are just a few minutes' walk from the hotel. Hanoi is an old city with a lot of culture, history and delicious local cuisine. So you're going to enjoy yourself here.

Meal: Breakfast

After a good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast you can go all the way again. Today you have the whole day to explore the city itself.

Today you can also explore the city with a guide. He then takes you to the Ho Chi Minh complex with the mausoleum where former party leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independence of Vietnam and is now laid out, so that the locals can still worship him daily. You will also visit the Presidential Palace and the House-on-Stilts. Furthermore, the guide takes you to the Temple of Literature. Originally built as a temple for Confucius, dating back to 1070, this was the first university in Vietnam. The temple emphasizes the importance of education within Vietnamese society.

After a delicious local lunch you go to the Museum of Ethnology. This museum is widely recognized as the best in the country and has an extensive exhibition dedicated to the 54 cultural groups of Vietnam. There are even traditional houses reconstructed.Enjoy Water puppet show.Overnight in Ha Noi

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Around 8 o'clock you will be picked up at your hotel where the 3.5 hour ride to the port of Halong Bay begins. At the beginning of the afternoon you arrive at the pier and board the comfortable Oriental Sails Cruiser. Lunch is served on board while the boat starts to sail through the beautiful bay. It is not for nothing that Halong Bay is on every travel program and is one of the most famous pictures when you think of Vietnam. This unique bay, where limestone rocks rise majestically from the sea, is in its entirety on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This afternoon you can choose from two different activities. So you can visit a fishing village by local bamboo boat where you get a unique insight into the life of the local fishermen. Or if you prefer to go kayaking you will be taken to a small beach where you can see the steep rocks close by paddling. Back on board the Oriental Sails Cruiser you can enjoy the sunset with a drink in hand before dinner is served.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

06:30 - 07:00: We start the morning fresh and fruity with Thai Chi on the deck. Chi means literally; send life energy through your body. After this session you are completely full of energy to start the day.

Now that you are up early, it is wonderful to enjoy the sunrise over this beautiful seascape with a nice cup of coffee or tea and a delicious breakfast. Meanwhile, we sail to the Thien Canh Son cave. We visit this special cave after breakfast. It is a medium sized cave in Bai Tu Long Bay. It is very special to see such a cave up close!

At half past 10 we check out our rooms, you can leave your luggage at the reception.

We sail back to the port. On the way you get an early lunch on board the ship, now you can still enjoy the beautiful view from the boat.

Around noon we leave again by transfer back to Hanoi, where we arrive around 5:30.

Meal: Breakfast, Brunch

Today is the last day of your tour in Vietnam, at the appropriate time you will be picked up and taken to the airport. End of services.

Meal: Breakfast

TOUR COST IN USD PER PAX:

HOTEL USED OR SIMILAR:

• Private transportation through the trip
• English speaking tour guide during tour
• Accommodation with daily breakfast base on twin/double/triple room
• Daily bottle of mineral water 02 bottle/day/pax
• Entrance fees for tourist sites
• Meals as dedicated in the itinerary
• Boat trip in Ben Tre
• Boat trip visit Cai Rang floating market in Can Tho
• Boat trip visit Tra Su Sanctuary Forest in Chau Doc
• Speedboat to Phnompenh
• Visit Angkor Wat with tuk tuk
• A local longtail boat across the Tonle Sap Lake to visit Kompong Phluk
• Boat trip on Nam Song river at Vang Vieng
• Boat trip on Mekong river to the Pak Ou caves

• Travel Insurance
• Visa fee
• Personal expenses
• Tipping