Vietnam & Cambodia Highlights

Hightlights Vietnam & Cambodia Tour


From Hanoi to Siem Reap
17 days - 16 nights (twin/double room)
Individual tour with guide
Starts from 1.599 € pp Request a detailed itinerary?
 Highlights Vietnam & Cambodia

Hanoi, Halong, Ninh Binh, Hue, Danang, Hoi An, Saigon, Mekong Delta, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap


From € 1,599pp / 17 days - 16 nights
A wonderful introduction to this stunning and still often traditional Southeast Asian country. Our Vietnam tour, Hanoi to Saigon, combines many of the country’s essential sites and some of its hidden places with a wide variety of destinations and landscapes. Beginning in Vietnam’s elegant capital Hanoi and finishing in bustling, vibrant Saigon our tour includes World Heritage Hue, charming Hoi An, rarely visited Pu Luong National Park, the dramatic scenery of Halong Bay, Ninh Binh Province with its UNESCO World Heritage, Trang An landscapes and the picturesque Mekong Delta.

Continue your trip via the Mekong to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap with a visit of Angkor Wat.

DAY 1

Hanoi Sightseeing

Upon arrival, meet at airport and transfer to your hotel. Walking tour in the old quarter and visits to the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu) and Tran Quoc pagoda.

Overnight: SPLENDID STAR BOUTIQUE (Superior)
Meals
Guide 


DAY 2

Hanoi - Halong Bay

Departure for Halong Port where we’ll board the Bai Tho Junk for a journey through the dramatic limestone scenery of the World Heritage Halong Bay. Explore the islands, visit the grottoes and swim on the beaches, before dinner on board and overnight on the junk. (Traditional wooden style, yet now equipped for visitors with air con and en-suite cabins).

Meals: B/L/D
Guide 

DAY 3

Halong Bay – Hanoi

Early rise for dawn over Halong Bay before continuing the visit with stops at Man’s Head and Tortoise Islands, plus a tour of one of the picturesque lagoons by local rowing boat. Return to Halong Port via Bai Tu Long Bay.
In the afternoon drive to Hoi An.

Overnight: SPLENDID STAR BOUTIQUE (Superior)
Meals: B/L (coffee/cake followed by a brunch)
Guide 

DAY 4

Hanoi - Ninh Binh

Morning program: visit of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum with the garden and stilt house and the 1 pillar pagoda.

Drive to Tam Coc – Ninh Binh, situated in an area full of vast ricefields, limestone rock formations and caves. Upon arrival you make a trip on small rowing boats through the spectacular area. Quicky bicycle around rice fields in Tam Coc village.

After dinner, transferring to Ninh Binh railway station for overnight train to Hue. (air-con cabin/ 4 persons per cabin).

Overnight: NIGHTTRAIN (SE3 or SE19)
Meals: B/L
Guide 

DAY 5

Dong Hoi - Phong Nha

Arrival in Dong Hoi railway station at 6h00 . Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. This is the biggest National Park in Vietnam. Visitors will enter to the core zone to visit the vast primary forest, Dong Tien slope, Tau slope.
In the afternoon bicycle around village and rice fields

Overnight: SAIGON PHONG NHA (Superior Room)
Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 6

Paradise Cave & Dark Cave

Paradise cave is the longest dried cave in South East Asia with the length of 31,4km. Visitors walk up the mountain with 524 steps. Visitors will enjoy cool weather and the magnificent stalactite and stalagmite when visiting 1,2km inside cave. Dark cave is opened for exploring tour where the visitors can walk and swim inside the cave. It is fantastic for someone who joins in tour to see the limestone formation and a lot of fossils of this cave.

Transfer to Dong Hoi station. Take soft seat train  SE5 from Dong Hoi 1940 to Hue 2250. Drive 1 km to hotel.

Overnight: ROSALEEN HUE (Superior Room)
Meals: B/L
Guide 

DAY 7

Hue City Tour

In the morning take visit the seven-storey Thien Mu Pagoda, the Imperial Citadel, and Dong Ba market.
 We drive to the mausoleums of  Minh Mang (or Tu Duc) and Khai Dinh. In the meantime you will also learn how typical incense sticks and Vietnamese hats are made.

Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 8

Hue - Hoi An

Proceed to Danang by car on a trip that is a highlight of central Vietnam. The three-hour drive hugs the ocean coastline, winds through emerald-green paddy fields and climbs over the dramatic Hai Van Mountain pass. Drive to Hoi An and free.

Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 9

Hoi An

In the morning walking tour visit the pedestrian part of the town of Hoi An on foot. The Japanese covered bridge was the link between the Japanese and the Chinese communities and is now the main attraction in Hoi An. A visit to an old merchant’s house is also on the programme. The Chinese have always played an important role in Hoi An: the many Chinese community houses bear witness to this. You visit one of the many community houses.

In the afternoon bicycle around Hoi An city to visit villages and see how people grow vegetables as well as their daily life.

Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 10

Hoi An - Danang - Ho Chi Minh

After a free morning, you will have a transfer to airport and fly to HCM city. Drive to the extraordinary Cu Chi tunnels, just outside Ho Chi Minh City. During the war for independence, “Viet Cong” guerillas built the labyrinth of narrow tunnels virtually underneath U.S. bases, using them to hide during bombing raids and to stage surprise attacks. Depending on the season, visitors can see harvesting or planting of rice fields en route. View occupations such as cashew nut farming and production of rice paper, a key ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine.

Overnight: TTC SAIGON (Deluxe room)
Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 11

Ho Chi Minh City Tour - Can Tho

In the morning you will visit Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office. Walk to Ben Thanh market past the Opera and Continental hotel.
Drive south to the scenic riverside, Delta town of Mekong for boat cruise through the maze of waterways. Discover the region , picturesque scenery, and the local cottage industries and handicraft manufacturing of the, still very traditional, villages .

Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 12

Can Tho - Chau Doc

An early visit to Cai Rang floating market is an option before your breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, we head northwest to Chau Doc, situated near the Cambodian border. Checking-in at the hotel on arrival.

In the afternoon we take a boat to visit fish farms where fish are bred in wooden cages suspended under floating houses on the river, then continue by boat to visit a village of stilt houses belonging to the Cham minority where colorful traditional textiles are woven on old wooden looms. We return to dry land in time to drive up Sam Mountain to watch the sunset over the Cambodian border.

Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 13

Chau Doc - Phnom Penh

Take Hang Chau boat trip 4 hours from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh. Our guide will meet you at the pier and transfer you to your hotel .
The rest of the afternoon will be free at leisure.
The capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh lies near the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers. This riverside town still maintains considerable charm despite its recent turbulent history.


Overnight: LUX RIVERSIDE (Deluxe room)
Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 14

Phnom Penh City Tour

City tour: Visit Wat Phnom, Russian Market, Royal Palace,
Silver Pagoda, Toul Sleng.


Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 15

Phnom Penh - Siem Reap

Transfer to airport for your flight to Siem Reap. Visit some temples on the Small Circuit.
Transfer to your hotel.


Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 16

Angkor - Siem Reap

After breakfast, visit the epic Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Preah Khan- viewing its well-known architecture and bas-reliefs.

Meals: B
Guide 

DAY 17

Siem Reap - Departure

Free. Transfer to Siem Reap airport for your flight out of Cambodia.
End of service.

Meals: B
Guide 

INCLUSIVE


Accommodations with breakfast.
Land transportation (including airport transfers) in air-conditioned vehicles
Entrance fees to museums, temples etc
Train ticket Ninh Binh → Dong Hoi (air-con cabin/ 4 persons per cabin).
Flight ticket DADSGN, REPPNH  (economy class)
Boat for overnight in Halong bay (S.I.C)
Meals as indicated in program.  
Regional English speaking guides
Authorization letter for Visa on arrival service
International ticket reconfirmation

EXCLUSIVE


Visa to Vietnam.
Alcoholic beverages.
Meals not indicated in program.
Personal expenses and tips.
Camera and video fees (if any).
All other flights and airport taxes.
Insurance of all kinds.
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