TRI-COUNTRIES: VIETNAM - CAMBODIA - LAOS

Welcome to Hanoi – Vietnam! The driver will be welcoming you at Noi Bai airport, transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at hotel (6.30am – 9.30am). Take a rest at your hotel. Lunch at Indian restaurant.

Afternoon: visit Temple of Literature (the 1st National University of Vietnam). Join in trishaw tour & shopping at Old Quarter (36 ancient wards & streets) and Dong Xuan Market. Enjoy Water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Depart for the 3.5-hour drive to Halong Bay, journey there through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta, observe everyday life of Vietnamese villagers as they work the rice fields.

• Check-in on board a traditional junk
• A welcome drink is served on arrival before enjoying lunch on board with fresh seafood. A fantastic cruise in Halong Bay - an UNESCO World Heritage Site, passing through so many amazing islet such as Dinh Huong Island, Ga Choi Island, Sail Island….
• Enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board
• Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations
• Dinner with fresh seafood
• Squid fishing or relax and chatting with your friends & family
• Overnight on board

Remarks:

+ In the occasion of bad weather conditions, e.g. high winds, monsoons, thunderstorms, cyclones, storms, etc., the management board has the authority to cancel all cruises to guarantee the safety of tourists. Should this happen, accommodation will be at Ha Long City Hotel instead 

+ The above itineraries are subject to change without notice based on weather conditions and following the seasons

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Light breakfast with tea, coffee, fruit and cake are served
• Enjoy your fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Halong in the morning with Tai Chi exercise on sundeck.
• The wholesome brunch is served while the vessels cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port. Enjoy the tranquil scenery as the boat meanders its way through the bay on the way back to Ha Long city, etc…
• Disembarkation & drive back to Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

Visit Ba Dinh Square with Hochiminh Mausoleum (closed on every Monday, Friday), One Pillar Pagoda and Hochiminh’s House of Stilt. 

13.30pm: Transfer to airport for flight to Siem Reap.

Welcome to Siem Reap is the center of Angkor! Upon arrival, you will be met at the airport and transferred to hotel for check in then heading to enjoy 01 hour shopping at Angkor Night Market & stroll along Pub Street. Overnight in Siem Reap, at your selected hotel. 

Meals: Breakfast

AM: Enter the South Gate of Angkor Thom Temple and marvel the wonders of the eerie Bayon, Baphoun, Phimeanakas, the Elephants terrace and terrace of Leper King. Before lunch, visit Ta Prohm Temple unlike most of the other Angkor temples, the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. Lunch will be served at local restaurant.

PM: Visit the famous Angkor Wat, built for king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. The largest and best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious center—first Hindu, then Buddhist—since its foundation. Experience super sunset view at Angkor Wat.

Dinner at local restaurant with our Traditional Apsara Performance.

Overnight in Siem Reap, at your selected hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visit to Floating Village at Tonle Sap Lake (The Great Lake): place where people is living on the lake, have school, market, and the child sale fruit along the lake. Tonle Sap to explore life on the water of Floating Village. Then visit to Les Chan tiers Ecoles Artisans D' Angkor is a workshop that teaches the unique craft of wood and stone carving in the traditional and style of classic Cambodian artistry. Lunch at local restaurant.

Free & Transfer to the airport for flight to Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Morning visit Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. Continue to Wat Mai, a temple renowned for its golden bas-relief, which is one of the most beautiful temples in town. If time permits, we will take a short walk around the small streets of city center, watching the life of local people.

Late afternoon, we climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic sunsetview of the city and the Mekong River. The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel, we will first embark on the leisurely cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, a 16th century cave monastery filled with thousands of Buddha images, which locates 25 Kilometers North of Luang Prabang in the limestone cliffs overlooking the Mekong River.

En route, you will stop at Ban Muang Keo, a well-known village for its traditional Lao rice whisky distilling. You will arrive back in Luang Prabang.

On arrival back in the city, visit the old Wat Sene, and the nearby 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.

If time permits, we will drive out of the city to visit Ban Xangkhong, the Thai Lue village, which is famous for its arts and crafts. We also visit the nearby village of Ban Xienglek specializing in making the traditional Saa paper.

Overnight in Luang Prabang

Tip: If you are fond of various ethnic cultures, you can visit Traditional Art and Ethnology Center (closed on Monday)

Meals: Breakfast

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 temples to gather their daily meal from the faithful residents sitting quietly on the streets.

We then 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.

After breakfast at the hotel, we visit the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene, and the nearby the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture.

From there, we transfer directly 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.

Transfer to the airport for departure flight. End of service!

Meal: Breakfast

LANDTOUR PACKAGE WITHOUT AIRFARE

Price based on DBL/TWN/TRP sharing (Rate in USD Per Person)

*** Validity: Dec 2024 (Except Peak Holidays)

HOTEL USED OR SIMILAR

• 9 nights @ Accommodation in the category chosen or similar (subject to availability).
• Meals as mentioned in the program. B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner.
• All entrance fees and sightseeing as mentioned in the program.
• Transportation by vehicle with A/C
• Cruise on Non-private junk in Ha Long bay
• Water Puppet show
• Cyclo ride around the Old Quarter
• Water during tour day: 1bottle/pax/day
• Local English speaking guide(s) in Vietnam.

• Visa on arrival
• Any flight does not mentioned and international tax
• Travel insurance
• Early check-in and late check-out
• Hotel/Room upgrade
• Festivity surcharge & festivity compulsory service by hotel(s) if any
• Detour(s)
• Compulsory tipping for guide & driver
• Drinks, personal expenses and others
• Any service not clearly mentioned in the program

• Child under 12 years old sharing with 01 adult: 90% of adult fare
• Child under 12 years old sharing with 02 adults with extra bed: 75% of adult fare
• Child under 12 years old sharing with 02 adults without extra bed: 50% of adult fare
• Child under 02 years old sharing with 02 adults without bed: FOC

• Prices quoted in USD and subject to change without prior notice.
• Please be informed that the quotation does not imply or constitute availability.
• In case if the hotel listed is unavailable, other similar class hotel shall be provided.
• Compulsory Gala Dinner will be applied during Christmas Eve and New Year Eve.