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14 Day itinerary in Laos, Asia

The best of Indochina

A perfect escape to the lands of cultural diversity, captivating landscapes, and unique architecture dating back to thousands of years ago, immersing yourself in the fabulous heritages of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Indochina still is a paradise for tourists over the world. This Indochina package t... Read More

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By Linda, Jacqueline, Alessia, Threeland and Sophie

Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Luang Prabang

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Indigenous culture

Visit markets

Meet local people

Purposeful Travel

Nature & Wildlife

Food & Culinary

Start

Night

End

Highlights

1

Wander along the ancient town of Luang Prabang - the best preserved city in South East Asia

2

Explore the world heritage site Angkor – one of the most important archaeological sites

3

A leisure cruise in Ha Long Bay – one of the world’s new seven wonders

4

Cu Chi tunnels with its’ an immense network of connecting underground tunnels

Itinerary

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Day 1

place LUANG PRABANG ARRIVAL

Welcome to Luang Prabang International Airport!!!

Upon your arrival, you will be met our driver and transfer to hotel for check in and relax after a long haul flight. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Meal: Nil

Please note: Hotel check in time is from 14.00

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Villa Chitdara
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: The Grand Luang Prabang
  • High-end Accommodation: Luang Prabang View Hotel
Day 2

place LUANG PRABANG – FULL DAY CITY TOUR

Breakfast at hotel.

Your full day city tour begins with visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. We then enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple and the magnificent Wat Xieng thong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. Today, we also visit the Arts and Ethnology Centre to learn about Laos’ many ethnic cultures before we head out of town to see the weaving villages of Ban Xiengkhong and Ban Xienglek before we return to the city for a visit to Wat Mai. We then climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic view of the city at sunset 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.

Meal: Breakfast at hotel

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Villa Chitdara
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: The Grand Luang Prabang
  • High-end Accommodation: Luang Prabang View Hotel
Day 3

place LUANG PRABANG - SIEM REAP

Breakfast at hotel.

This morning is your leisure time to explore the charm of historical center with easy access to the night market, royal palace and historical temples & buildings.

 

Afternoon, transfer to airport for onwards flights to Siem Reap.  Upon your arrival, the driver transfers you to the hotel for check in and refresh. Overnight in Siem Reap.


Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Ta Prohm Temple
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Memoire D 'Angkor Boutique Hotel
  • High-end Accommodation: Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa
Day 4

place SIEM REAP - ANGKOR TOURS

Breakfast at hotel.

Morning you will visit with your professional guide, the "Great City" of Angkor Thom, visits include the famous Bayon Temple, Phimeanakas Temple within the Royal Palace enclosure, Baphuon Temple, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King and Ta Phrom Temple.

Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon dedicated to visit the most famous & magnificent Angkor Vat temple. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. With many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water, carved low-reliefs about Ramayana Story and day-to-day life at the time of Angkor's construction. At the end of afternoon, we enjoy sunset view on the top of Bakheng mountain temple. Drop off at hotel. Overnight in Siem Reap


Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Ta Prohm Temple
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Memoire D 'Angkor Boutique Hotel
  • High-end Accommodation: Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa
Day 5

place SIEM REAP - SAI GON

Breakfast at hotel.

Free at leisure until transfer to airport for your flight to Saigon.

Upon arrival, transfer from Tan Son Nhat airport to the center of Saigon then check-in at hotel. At leisure to relax. Overnight in Saigon.

 

OPTIONAL TOUR:

HALF DAY TONLE SAP

After breakfast, we visit Kampong Phluk Floating Villages, located 30 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a ride in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia and the largest in Asia. Here we will see plenty of examples of the Khmer way of life on the Tonle Sap.

Services included: English speaking guide, transfer, entrance fee, boat trip, water during transfer

Services NOT included: Personal drink during meals, Other expenses not mentioned above

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Queen Ann Hotel Sai Gon
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Golden Central Hotel Saigon
  • High-end Accommodation: Hotel Grand Saigon
Day 6

place SAI GON CITY - CU CHI TUNNELS

We start the city tour at the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the Palace are the colonial-styled Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. Our last stop this morning will be War Remnants Museum.

Lunch will be served at local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we drive overland to Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese guerrillas to protect the region against the American attacks during the Vietnam War. We can even crawl a part inside the tunnel, visit their infirmary, kitchen.... to discover how people had survived hereby.

Back to your hotel later on. Overnight in Saigon

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Queen Ann Hotel Sai Gon
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Golden Central Hotel Saigon
  • High-end Accommodation: Hotel Grand Saigon
Day 7

place SAI GON - DELTA MEKONG - SAI GON

This morning, we leave Saigon for My Tho, in the heart of Mekong delta with visit to the beautiful Vinh Trang pagoda on the way. Upon arrival, we will take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit& honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals.

Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Overnight in Saigon


Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Queen Ann Hotel Sai Gon
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Golden Central Hotel Saigon
  • High-end Accommodation: Hotel Grand Saigon
Day 8

place SAI GON - DA NANG - HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN

Moring transfer to airport for your onwards flight to Danang.

Upon arrival, picked up from Da Nang airport to your hotel in Hoi An to drop off luggage.

Together with our guide in Hoian, we’ll walk over the tile-roofed Japanese Bridge, visit taciturn Chinese Assembly Halls, visit ancient houses and Trading Houses, pagodas and stroll into the market located by Thu Bon river, where we may find out the same feelings of the artists, who see the rooftops of Hoi An a magical old world of Oriental feel and source of inspiration. This is also a wonderful town to shop for lanterns, soft silk, raw silk, or get your clothes tailored within a day.

Overnight in Hoian

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: KIMAN HOTEL - Hoian Hotel Khách sạn tại Hội an
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Lasenta Boutique Hotel Hoi An
  • High-end Accommodation: Allegro Hoi An . A Little Luxury Hotel & Spa
Day 9

place HOI AN AT LEISURE

Breakfast at hotel.

There will be nothing better than a day at leisure in the ancient town of Hoian to refresh yourself and chill out your recent impression of your visits in Vietnam. At leisure the whole day and overnight in Hoian.

 

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: KIMAN HOTEL - Hoian Hotel Khách sạn tại Hội an
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Lasenta Boutique Hotel Hoi An
  • High-end Accommodation: Allegro Hoi An . A Little Luxury Hotel & Spa
Day 10

place HOI AN - HUE - ROYAL CITADELS - FOODIE TOUR

Breakfast at hotel, we will then depart from Hoian to Hue by deluxe minibus.

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Hue to drop off luggage. Being recognized by UNESCO as the 1st Cultural World Heritage for Vietnam, Hue is highlighted by the old royal architectural works and the most traditional Vietnamese lifestyle. This morning, we will discover the charm of the city from the Royal Citadel, Forbidden City.  Move on to the colorful Dong Ba market where you can see many of ingredients for making Hue local food, and explore the local business life. 

The best way to explore local culture is through its unique cuisine. Around noon time, we shall embark on a special street food tour to discover the other side of Hue. Our journey start from Sticky rice dumplings on a fried dumpling (Ram It) or Filtered tapioca dumplings (Banh Loc) to the well-known Hue beef vermicelli soup (Bun Bo Hue). The street food tour finish at a small restaurant serve Sweet soup (Che), a scrumptious local delicacy made of tapioca and various local ingredients. Or, if sweet soup is not your style, a Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk awaits.

Overnight in Hue.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Rosaleen Boutique Hotel
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Moonlight Hotel Hue
  • High-end Accommodation: Indochine Palace
Day 11

place HUE - HANOI - WALKING TOUR IN OLD QUATER

Breakfast at hotel. At leisure till pick up to the airport for your onward flight to Hanoi.

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Hanoi to drop off luggage. This afternoon, we will have an overall view of the capital by a walking tour in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, stop at Ngoc Son Temple located on the Hoan Kiem Lake (the “Sword” Lake), and at Bach Ma Temple. Late afternoon we will enjoy a unique fascinating show of Water Puppetry, a traditional stage art of Northern Vietnam. Before heading back to hotel, enjoy a relaxing 30 minutes foot massage session at a local Spa. Overnight in Hanoi.  

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Khách sạn La Dolce Vita
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Khách Sạn Thăng Long Opera
  • High-end Accommodation: Peridot Grand Luxury Boutique Hotel
Day 12

place HANOI - HA LONG

If you wish to see how the Hanoi people rise and shine in the morning, wake up early and run to a lake close by your hotel, you can join an exciting scene of hundreds of locals, passionately attentive in their morning exercises of Tai Chi quan, jogging, martial arts, classical dance and so on. After breakfast at the hotel, we will head to Halong Bay, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO since 1994 and 2006, and check-in our overnight boat. Enjoy a trip on Halong with stops to visit caves or to swim and enjoy the sunset on the sea. Dinner with fresh seafood. Overnight onboard.

Meal: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch and dinner on board. 

Please note: The program may change due to the weather without notice.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: La Regina Classic Cruise
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: La Regina Royal Cruise
  • High-end Accommodation: Era Cruises Halong
Day 13

place HA LONG - HANOI

Morning wake up with a taichi-quan or yoga exercises guided by the crew before having breakfast whilst your boat goes on between Halong islets. Return to the Wharf to be back to Hanoi by shuttle bus at midday. Arrive in the city around 3-4pm. Overnight in Hanoi.


Meals: Breakfast, Snacks

Accommodation:

  • Standard Accomodation: Khách sạn La Dolce Vita
  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Khách Sạn Thăng Long Opera
  • High-end Accommodation: Peridot Grand Luxury Boutique Hotel
Day 14

place HANOI DEPARTURE

After breakfast, free at leisure for relax or shopping (your own arrangement) before transferring to the airport for your onwards flight back home. End of service.

Meal: Breakfast at hotel

Please note: Hotel check-out time is around 12.00. 

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Villa Chitdara
  • Ta Prohm Temple
  • Queen Ann Hotel Sai Gon
  • KIMAN HOTEL - Hoian Hotel Khách sạn tại Hội an
  • Rosaleen Boutique Hotel
  • Khách sạn La Dolce Vita
  • La Regina Classic Cruise
  • The Grand Luang Prabang
  • Memoire D 'Angkor Boutique Hotel
  • Golden Central Hotel Saigon
  • Lasenta Boutique Hotel Hoi An
  • Moonlight Hotel Hue
  • Khách Sạn Thăng Long Opera
  • La Regina Royal Cruise
  • Luang Prabang View Hotel
  • Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa
  • Hotel Grand Saigon
  • Allegro Hoi An . A Little Luxury Hotel & Spa
  • Indochine Palace
  • Peridot Grand Luxury Boutique Hotel
  • Era Cruises Halong

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (13)
  • Lunch (4)
  • Dinner (1)
  • Snacks (1)

Transport expand_less

  • Shuttle bus Hanoi - Halong - Hanoi
  • Deluxe minibus ticket: Hoi An - Hue
  • Air-con transfer for airport transfer and touring

Activities expand_less

  • Water puppet show in Hanoi

Extras expand_less

  • Street food tour in Hue
  • Boat trip in Mekong delta
  • Entrance fee and Zone fee as per program
  • Rejuvenate from the streets of Hanoi with a complimentary massage at Hanoi Spa

Not Included expand_less

  • Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos Visa arrangement and stamp fee
  • Early check-in, late check-out surcharge
  • Tipping for Guides (USD 3/pax/day) and Drivers (USD 1/pax/day)
  • Meals not mentioned in Detailed Program
  • International, domestic flights and airport departure tax
  • Surcharge for Christmas and New Year period (to be advised upon booking confirmation)
  • Banking fee for payment by bank transfer
  • Other expense not mentioned in the program

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