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11 Day itinerary in Vietnam, Asia

Highlights of Indochina

On this journey explore three unique countries, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Traverse this emerging region for an authentic Asian experience. You’ll welcome the comfort and convenience of flights between major cities, allowing you extra time to delve deeper into each fascinating destination.

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Hanoi

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Nature & Wildlife

Start

Night

End

Highlights

1

Visiting Hanoi Ancient Town

2

Halong Bay - one of the new seven wonders in the world

3

Luang Prabang - famous Khoangsi waterfall

4

Angkorwat temples

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Hanoi arrival

Arrival Hanoi airport, our driver and guide will pick you up then move to hotel to check in. You are free today to relax at hotel in Hanoi

Guide: Included for the day

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Hanoian Lakeside Hotel
Day 2

place Hanoi City Tour

Today, we have full-day tour of Vietnam’s capital city. You will visit the house on - stilts of Ho Chi Minh (this is where our uncle Ho spent the rest of his life) and the One Pillar Pagoda (it was constructed in 1049) and the Literature Temple (a habitual symbol of Hanoi), the Museum of Ethnology. After lunch, visit Hoa Lo prison, pay a visit to the Hoan Kiem Lake with its Ngoc Son temple, Hanoi church. Enjoin water puppet show. Then drop off at hotel in Hanoi

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Hanoian Lakeside Hotel
Day 3

place Hanoi - Bai Tu Long Bay

07.45 – 8:30: The Swan shutter bus will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi and heading to northeast of Vietnam. At the middle of the way, we have a quick stop to stretch your leg and refresh then continue our way to Halong Bay. 12.00: Arrive at Swan office in Ha Long, have a bit time to relax , and then you will transfer to Swan Cruises by tender. 12.45: Enjoy welcome drink, be briefing about safety on boat and activities included then check in your cabin. 13.30: Have lunch while leisurely cruising to the core of Bai Tu Long Bay. 15.30: Arrive to Cap La Island - the beautiful area in Bai Tu Long bay. Enjoy kayaking through the karsts and breathtaking nature, and relaxing (According to Halong Bay Board Management, all cruises in Halong Bay are not allowed to organize swimming activities) 17.30: Get back to the boat and enjoy Sunset party while our cruise is sailing to the overnight anchorage. 19.00: Have dinner in the dining room on board. 20.30: Free time for joining Games, you may also try your luck with squid fishing. Overnight on Swan Cruise in Cong Do area

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Swan Cruises
Day 4

place Cap La island - Thien Canh Son cave - Hanoi

06.30: Start your day with Tai Chi on the Sundeck. Enjoy early morning landscape of the bay. 07.00: Have breakfast on board (tea and coffee are free) 08.00: Explore Thien Canh Son cave. Our tour guide will explain the history of Ha Long Bay, Bai Tu Long Bay and this Cave, made by Mother Nature 09.30: Finish packing and check out your cabin. Prepare to join in our traditional cooking demonstration. Please remove all of your belongings from your cabin, you may leave heavy luggage outside of the cabin (our staff will support you transfer directly to the pier). 10.30: Attend in a Vietnamese cooking demonstration. 11.00: Enjoy lunch while our cruise is returning Hon Gai harbour. 12.00: Back to the harbor and disembark in Hon Gai pier. 12.30: Farewell Halong Bay then our bus will take you back to Hanoi. 17.00: End of 2-day-1-night trip on Swan Cruises Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Hanoian Lakeside Hotel
Day 5

place Hanoi - Flight to Luang Prabang

Breakfast at hotel – you are free until transfer to airport for flight to Luang Prabang. Arrival Luang prabang, we will pick up to hotel to check in. Overnight at hotel in Luang Prabang

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Villa Chitdara
Day 6

place Luang Prabang City - Khoangsi waterfall

In the morning go to Phousi Mount where you also can have a nice panorama of the city. Enjoy a short drive to visit Vat Xieng Thong or Temple of the Royal City- one of the most important of Lao monasteries and remains a significant monument to the spirit of religion, royalty and traditional art. Then continue to Wat Visoun – an unusual structure which represents the earliest Lao style. Afterwards, pay a visit to Wat Mai, a beautiful temple located nearby Royal Palace and built in the 18th century. It is the largest and most richly decorated of the temples in Luang Prabang. Afterwards, we head to Kuang Sy Falls a stunning turquoise waterfall. On the way, you will pass through rice fields and beautiful small villages dotted along country road. Make a stop at some of the villages. Take a fresh swim to refresh yourself in many basins.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Villa Chitdara
Day 7

place Luang Prabang - Pak Ou Cave

Take a morning cruise along the Mekong about two hours upstream from the centre of Luang Prabang, and discover the numerous Buddha images at Pak Ou Caves. Pak Ou (mouth of the Ou river) the Tham Ting (lower cave) and the Tham Theung (upper cave) are caves overlooking the founder name Mekong River. They are a group of caves on the right side of the Mekong river, It is then only a short distance from the caves to the village of Ban Xang Hai. Stop here to learn about LauLao (Lao whisky) and LauHai (Lao wine), before continuing down the Mekong to Luang Prabang. On return, we take a short drive to Ban Xang Khong and Ban Xienglek, well known for its hand- made of Jute Sar paper.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Villa Chitdara
Day 8

place Luang Prabang - Flight to Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel – you are free until transfer to airport for flight to Siem Reap. ArrivalSiem Reap, pick up to hotel to check in. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Central Boutique Angkor Hotel
Day 9

place Siem Reap tour

Breakfast at hotel: Start your sightseeing tour of Angkor area we spend a full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the largest as well as the most complete temple of Angkor Wat. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. We stroll around this massive edifice, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple and the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Central Boutique Angkor Hotel
Day 10

place Siem Reap - Phnom Penh

In the morning we transfer to Phnom Penh by car. Arrival Phnom Penh in the afternoon. We continue to visit the National Museum, also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917. The museum contains a collection of Khmer art - notably sculptures - throughout the ages. Visit Royal Palace is a royal residence now where His Majesty, the King of Cambodia, and the royal families live. it is like a small town of royal dynasties. Continue to Silver Pagoda, serves less as a functioning temple than a repository for cultural treasures such as 90 kg golden Buddha encrusted with 2086 diamonds. Finally visit Wat Phnom Temple is one of the most important pagodas in Phnom Penh

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Middle -range hotels: Phnom Penh Hotel
Day 11

place Phnom Penh Departure

Breakfast at hotel - you are free until driver comes to pick up to airport for flight departure. End of services

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Hanoian Lakeside Hotel
  • Swan Cruises
  • Villa Chitdara
  • Central Boutique Angkor Hotel
  • Phnom Penh Hotel

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (10)
  • Lunch (5)
  • Dinner (1)

Transport expand_less

  • All transportation as mentioned on itinerary

Activities expand_less

  • All activities as mentioned on tour

Extras expand_less

  • Overnight on boat in Halong Bay
  • One bottle of mineral water during tour each day

Not Included expand_less

  • Visa to Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
  • Travel insurance
  • International & Domestic flights
  • Personal expense

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