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Vietnam - Cambodia Highlights - 12 Days

Tour Route: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hoi An Ancient Town - Hue Citadel - Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels - Siem Reap - Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat- Tonle Sap Cruise - Bantey Srey -- Siem Reap

Tour Program:

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (/D)
Arrival to Hanoi. Our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport and transfer to the city center where they will have a first impression of Hanoi. Transfer to your hotel for check-in. (the rooms are available from 14:00).
Free time in the afternoon in Hanoi to rest. Accommodation in Hanoi.
 

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B/L/)
After breakfast, we start visit Hanoi. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, the only Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples. The tour includes Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside only), the house of Ho Chi Minh, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Tran Quoc Pagoda. Stop at Trung Nguyen Coffee Center for a relax before continue to visit the Temple of Literature.
Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, we continue to visit Ngoc Son Temple in the middle of Hoan Kiem lake, followed by one hour cyclo tour through the typical Old quarters of Hanoi.
In the afternoon, attend a traditional Water Puppet Show at the at Thang Long Theater. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B/L/D)
After breakfast, meet your guide in the lobby of hotel. Departure by road to Halong Bay. Travel through the rich farmlands of the Delta of Red river and the landscape of rice fields, water buffalo, the daily life of the Vietnamese village. Arrive in Halong and board to board a traditional junk. Lunch on board.
In the afternoon, stop at Vung Vieng fishing village, take rowing boat to the village, meet and talk and take photos with the villagers. Free time for swimming. Later on the junk move to docking area for overnight. Dinner with Vietnamese food served on board.

Day 4: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Hoi An (B/Brunch)
Breakfast served while the junk cruises around Ha Long Bay passes by many rocks, islets… Stop for a while to explore Surprise cave. The junk continues cruising toward Halong port. Ready for disembarking at 11:30am.
On return, before heading to Noibai airport for a flight to Danang, you are visit to an artist’s collection of Vietnam before and now, Viet Phu Thanh Chuong (Thanh Chuong Palace). Explore the one-not-two work of art in Vietnam from an ordinary farming tool, and several typical old architectures of Vietnam which have been collected by the famous painter Thanh Chuong from his thousand visits to each place throughout Vietnam. Each item has many tales related to discover… Also there are many other cultural values allures your curiousness.
A 45 minus flight take you to the center of Vietnam. Upon arrival direct transfer to Hoi An (30 min.)  Hotel accommodation in Hoi An.

Day 5: Hoi An Ancient Town (B/)
Free day for relax or taking an optional tour to My Son, Tra Que village or cooking class… Accommodation in Hoi An.

Day 6: Hoi An - Da Nang - Hue (B/)
Free morning in Hoi An to do whatever take your fancy or just swimming, sunbathing on the virgin white beach of Cua Dai.
In the afternoon, transfer to Hue, which is 130km away from Hoi An. On the way visit Danang city with Cham museum, Mable mountain, Han river ... Overnight in Hue.

Day 7: Hue Citadel (B/L/)
Being the ancient capital, Hue is surrounded with ancient tombs of the past emperors, and with Orient style – those tombs almost located near the bank of Hue’s river – Perfume river. Take a boat trip along river to visit the most famous religious site, Thien Mu Pagoda. Visit Mausoleum of Emperor Tu Duc & Minh Mang by car. After lunch visit the Imperial Citadel. Overnight in Hue.

Day 8: Hue - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Cu Chi Tunnels (B/L/)
After breakfast, transfer to Phu Bai airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh.
Upon arrival, drive 70 km to Cu Chi district. After lunch, visit the incredible underground Cu Chi tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. Back to Ho Chi Minh City for short city tour passing Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and Ben Thanh Market. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City - Siem Reap (B/)
Free time in Saigon for shopping. At the right time, our guide will come to pick you up at hotels for transfer you to airport for short flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, our guide and coach will wait and pick up at Siem Reap International Airport then transfer to hotel for check in.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 10: Siem Reap - Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat (B/L/)
After breakfast, you will transfer to visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphoun, Terrace of Elephant, Terrace of Leper King and Pimean Akas. Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, transfer to visit the famous temple of Cambodia is Angkor Wat temple.
Free at leisure in the evening, walk along busy pub streets, dine in one of the many typical local restaurants, pop up a bar for cool drinks or shop at Angkor Night Market. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 11: Siem Reap - Tonle Sap Cruise - Bantey Srey (B/L/)
After breakfast, transfer to take a cruise on Tonle Sap Lake, visit floating village, floating market, floating school, floating hospital and visit the fisherman life, then back to the town to have lunch at local restaurant.
Note: (In case impossible to take cruise, then they can visit Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, East Meborn & Pre Rup temple).
Afternoon, transfer to visit the fabulous Ta Prohm embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers. Banteay Srei temple, which is 38km from the town. On the way back, visit Banteay Samre temple before arrival the town, then back hotel. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 12: Siem Reap Departure (B/)
After breakfast, free at leisure till transfer to the airport for the departure flight
 

 Tour Includes:

• English or French speaking tour guide, other language speaking tour guides are available on request
• Hotel accommodation as specific or similar
• Private car/mini van
• Join junk/boat in Ha Long, private boat in Hue & Tonle Sap
• All entrance fees
• All meals as per program
• Vietnam Visa on Arrival Approval  Letter
• Domestic flight and all airport taxes

Tour Excludes:

• International flight and all airport taxes
• Drinks, except otherwise mentioned
• Travel Insurance
• Personal expenses & Tips
• Stamp fee for Visa at airport in Vietnam and Cambodia