Vietnam And Cambodia Package Tour 17 Days

Pick up at your hotel – 122 Hang Bong Str to depart for Ninh Binh province (100km) for our day tour of Bai Dinh pagoda & Trang An ecosystem.

We spend time to visit the Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, the biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters height, 100 tons weight.

Have lunch at a local restaurant with some local special dishes such as Goat meat with elderberry, pork storage vessel.

Continue to visit Trang An Scenic Landscape complex nearby which recently recognized as a UNESCO World natural heritage, get on a rowing boat (small sampan) traveling along the small river with scenic mountain and green fields landscape.

The boat takes you to visit cave complex of Trang An: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau

Ruou in mystery and wildness, the scenery of mountains and rivers – Halong on land of Ninh Binh.

Car drives you back to Hanoi, having dinner on the way.

You will then be taken to  Hanoi train station – Tran Quy Cap Gate.

To take SP3 – night train to Lao Cai City. The train leave at 22.00

Overnight on train

Accommodation: 2 berths VIP cabin on Dream Express Train or similar one

Sapa Trekking: Ma Tra – Ta Phin (B/L)

On your arrival at Lao Cai train station (approximately 6.00am)

You will be picked up and driven to Sapa town

After reaching  Sapa town, you will continue 5km to visit the red Dzao in Suoi Thau, Ma Tra villages.

 Then you will trek 9km  through the local village, the rice and corn field.

Picnic lunch en –route. Reach Ta Phin village where we have a chance to learn about the lifestyles and the custom of the red Dzao minority, enjoy landscapes...then drive back to Sapa town.

Finish your tour round 14.00.

Then you are  free to explore Sapa town

• Trekking level: 5/10
• 9KM of trekking
• Overnight in Sapa town.

  Accommodation: 01 Deluxe Double Window Room in Aira Boutique Sapa Hotel & Spa or similar hotel

  http://www.airaboutiquesapa.com/

 Sapa Trekking: Coc Ly Local Market - Private Tour – (B/L/D)

Our guide and driver will pick you early from your hotel to begin your tour to Coc Ly

Drive to Coc Ly (95 km / 1h 45m from Sapa.

Coc Ly a is a medium-sized minority peoples market where every Tuesday the tribes from the surrounding villages come to buy and sell goods and meet friends. You will find Flower Hmong (Red Hmong), Black Dao, Nung, Giay and Tay peoples in attendance and the goods on offer range from local fruit and vegetables to livestock, handicrafts, and clothes.

Sample the peaceful life of 6 different minority peoples (Flower H' mong, Black Dzao, Tay, Dzay, HaNhi, and Nung).

The market is the chance for the minorities to meet and share the joy and do some business after the crops, to exchange one another's experiences.

Enjoy your time at the market, walk around, bargain and take in the sights and sounds of local life.

After exploring the market take a short drive to the Chay river.  Sail down the gently flowing waters, lined by corn and vegetable fields,  passing beautiful villages, impressive waterfalls, gorges and caves as you journey downriver.

Stop halfway down the river to visit Trung Do, a village of the Tay minority people.  Take time to explore the farms where they grow exotic chillis and jack fruit.

Sail a further 15 minutes downstream to Bao Nhai village and have a late lunch in a local restaurant.

After lunch drive back to Sapa

We should arrive back in Sapa at approximately 14.00pm

You will then be free to enjoy yourselves in Sapa

Overnight in Sapa town.

Accommodation: 01 Deluxe Double Window Room in Aira Boutique Sapa Hotel & Spa or similar hotel

Sapa Trekking: Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Limo Bus To Hanoi - Private Tour – (B/L) Sapa Trekking: Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van 

Limo Bus To Hanoi - Private Tour – (B/L)

Trekking level: 6/10

10Km trekking.

Our guide will pick you up from your hotel for the start of your trek to Ta Van village

We start the day trekking through the beautiful Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village, home to Black Hmong minorities. Weather permitting you will enjoy stunning views across the valley with mountains and rice terraces as far as the eye can see. Next on the route is a stop at Lao Chai, an established Hmong minority village that has been inhabited for centuries.

 At the beginning of the trip, you can admire the panorama view of the town and then the valley from the main road. After 4km on the main road, we start going down to the valley by the small trails through the terraced rice fields to get to Y Linh Ho hamlet, a small village of the Black Hmong people.

From Y Linh Ho village, we go along the river to go to Lao Chai village (means "old village" in the local dialect). It is time for you to visit the local families, listen to your guide's explanation about the local culture: how they live, way of building the traditional house, techniques of making clothes.

 Stop for lunch.

In the afternoon, we leave Lao Chai to continue to Ta Van village, the Giay people's residence. The guide to bring you into some family: listen about their life, enjoy some green tea, learn about the differences in their culture from the other hill tribes even they leave close to each other.

After Ta Van, we head up to the main road where the car will pick up us to transfer back to your hotel in Sapa.

Take limousine bus at 15.00 back to Hanoi

Arrive at your hotel around 20.30.

Overnight in Hanoi

Accommodation: 01 Deluxe Double Room at O’Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa or similar hotel

Hanoi – Hon Gai Dock – Bai Tu Long Bay - Group Tour – (B/L/D)

Pick up from your hotel 

Note: Please leave your big suitcase or luggage in this hotel – only bring a small bag which suitable for 2 days 1 night – then inform the receptionist that Adventure Indochina Travel will transfer it to the new hotel after the trip. We will move it to your next short accommodation).

At 8:00 am, your driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi to travel to Halong Bay on a comfortable journey in our shuttle vehicles.

There will be a 20-minute stop en route for refreshments and toilet break.

You arrive at our Emperor Cruises dock at around noon and our team will welcome you in our lounge before boarding. Our Experiences Manager will assist you with boarding to start cruising in Bai Tu Long Bay through the many beautiful islets (scenes from the film ‘Indochine’ were filmed here).

Bai Tu Long Bay has a wild beauty and the panoramas from the boat are unforgettable. An a la carte lunch will be served at our Royal Restaurant on the main deck.

Savor delicious Vietnamese food while admiring the grace of the bay.

Visit Vung Vieng fishing village, the famous pearl-growing village, to view the fishing tanks of the local people. You have time to observe the process of feeding pearls as well as learning a little about the life of the local people. Proceed to Vung Vieng floating village to board bamboo boats so the locals can row you around their village and oyster pearl farming plots. Return to the main cruise by speedboat.

The cruise continues from the Vung Vieng fishing village to Cong Do (sleeping area), where you will enjoy the wonderful beauty of Bai Tu Long Bay at sunset, admire the striking islands and islets, relax, indulge yourself and savor the peaceful atmosphere which can only be found out here among the islands. Choose from kayaking, just relaxing or taking afternoon tea and watching the sky color change as the sun sets.

Enjoy wine tasting, attend our chef’s cooking demonstration and try your skills in the art of traditional Vietnamese cooking (making spring rolls) in a truly stunning setting.

Enjoy our a la carte 5-course menu for dinner on board as you experience the charm of Bai Tu Long Bay at night.

Evening activities: enjoy our Movie Night, Board Games or our Massage and Spa services or try basic pole squid fishing.

Overnight on board Emperor Cruises or similar

Accommodation: 01 Cabin in Emperor Cruise

Bai Tu Long Bay - Halong Bay - Hanoi – Night Train To Hue - Group Tour (B/L)

Wake up to the gentle lapping of the water against the boat and as the first rays of the sun announce a new day.

Before enjoying breakfast have cookies and tea and then try the VoViNasession on the sundeck as the sun rises over Bai Tu Long Bay Explore the area of Hon Co Island and Co Cave (Grass Cave, also known as Thien Canh Son).

You can revel in the breathtaking view of Bai Tu Long bay from up high, as well as the glorious long white-sand beach of Hon Co Island.

Afterwards relax on the beach, go swimming in the crystal clear water and explore the cave. Return to the cruise by speedboat. Arrange the luggage and check out. Enjoy brunch on board while cruising back to the mainland.

Arrive back at Emperor Cruises dock, Halong City for disembarkation where your driver waits to take you back to Hanoi or the airport for your onward journey or home.

The car will drop you off at your hotel

Your luggage will be waiting for you here. You can take shower and a standard room to rest in around an hour.

At 18.00, Our car and driver will drive you to Hanoi train station – Le Duan Gate.to catch the soft sleeping train to Hue

Night train to Hue with SE1, leave at 19.30

Overnight on train

Hue City Tour (B/L) – Private Tour

On your arrival at Hue train station at approximately, 9.00 am.

Our car and tour guide will meet you.

You will be taken for breakfast.

Then your private Hue city tour by visiting

Minh Mang’s Tomb: Once you are here, you will be impressed by the majesty, the symmetry of the architectural constructions and the beautiful landscape surround this tomb.

Khai Dinh’s Tomb:  is one of the most surprising among the royal tombs in Hue with the intermingling of many architectural trends: European and Asian, as well as ancient and modern.

Dai Noi: The Complex of Hue Monuments is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is located in the city of Hue in central Vietnam. Hue was founded as the Vietnam capital city by Gia Long, the first king of the Nguyen Dynasty in 1802.

Lunch at a local restaurant 

After which your tour will continue 

Thanh Tien Village: This village had a tradition of making paper flowers about more than 300 years ago; it also received the title of traditional trade village. There are many kinds of paper flower such as lotus, orchid, apricot blossom, daisy, rose, gerbera, dahlia…

We will then begin a Dragon boat cruise boat trip on Perfumer River, passing by Thien Mu pagoda (known as Linh Mu pagoda), Hon Chen Temple (Hue Nam palace) (**) and King Minh Mang’s mausoleum.

Visit Thien Mu Pagoda: this pagoda is an icon of Vietnam and as potent a symbol of Hue as the Citadel

End of your tour

Overnight in Hue

Accommodation: 01 Deluxe Double Balcony Room in Cherish Hotel or similar hotel

http://cherishhotel.com/

Hue – Hai Van Pass – Da Nang – My Son - Hoi An - Private Tour (B/L)

The Hai Van pass hosts the ancient Tran Dynasty’s Hai Van Gate, Hai Van Tunnel (the longest in ASEAN), wartime gun towers, and a decrepit French-built fort that was later used as a bunker by South Vietnamese and US armies during the Vietnam War. Prior to the construction of the Hai Van Tunnel, the mountain pass was notorious for its fair share of fatal accidents – look out for small altars set along the roadside that are dedicated to perished victims.

At 7.00 am, we will pick you up from your hotel. Once you are ready to go, we will begin your private tour to Hoi An along the Hai Van pass 

We will stop off at the beautiful Elephant waterfall where you can swim in if you wish or get some interesting photographs.

We will then continue on to the Lang Co lagoon where you will take a short break.

From there, we will finally begin ascending up the steeped winding roads of the Hai Van pass, leaving behind amazing views of the bay as you enter mountainous terrain.

Don’t worry, we can stop whenever you see a great photo opportunity - and there will be many! Take a few moments to yourself and take in the fresh breeze as you ride higher and higher through the serpentine roads.

Following the coastal roads along My Khe beach, a popular tourist beach ranked by Forbes as one of the best in the world.

As you enjoy the fresh sea breeze, you will get to see Linh Ung pagoda from afar - a colossal Lady Buddha statue standing at 67m high, facing the waves.

It is not the end. Continue the trip,

You will visit the Marble Mountains where are a well-known pilgrimage site with peaks, caves, tunnels, and temples all just waiting to be discovered. Named after the elements metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

The Marble Mountains exist in a coastal area that is renowned for stone-cutting and sculpture. The caves within the mountains hold many secrets including bullet holes from when troops used to spy on the US soldiers relaxing on My Khe Beach below and buildings standing within the caves and grottoes.

There are also a host of Buddhist sanctuaries and places of worship dotted across the mountains which are a much-visited spiritual site. There are many pagoda temples and even a special circular cave featuring a chimney leading to the summit with spectacular panoramic views of My Son Holy Land - Between the 4th and 13th centuries, a unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of contemporary Viet Nam.

This is graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive tower-temples located in a dramatic site that was the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom for most of its existence.

Drop you off at your hotel in Hoi An

End of your private tour.

Accommodation: 01 Junior Suite Room in La Residencia Hotel  or similar hotel

http://www.laresidenciahotel.com/

Hoi An Cooking Class (B/L) – Group Tour

At our  Cooking Class, we offer you something completely unique. Meeting in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Old Town of Hôi An, we embark on our Culinary Adventure.

First, a trip to the market to purchase all fresh ingredients. Then, we board our riverboat for a relaxing 40-minute ride to Thuan Tinh Island, which is recognized by Hoi An as an official ecological zone.

To visit the Local Village, we take a row boat ride through the water coconut trees. We then walk through the gardens to our open-air cooking class overlooking the water coconut trees and river. Our chefs will show you how to make Vietnamese food while you enjoy the cool breeze and peaceful setting.

Our chefs have prepared a 4-course cooking class of traditional Vietnamese dishes. They will demonstrate how to prepare them, and then it's your turn-you prepare your own tasty Vietnamese lunch!! We start with a homemade Passion fruit Juice soda to whet your appetite

Banh Xeo - Crispy Vietnamese Crepes filled with pork and shrimp, bean sprouts and green onion. Served with lettuce leaves, fresh herbs, and nuoc

Bun Bo Nam Bo - Herbed salade with rice vermicelli and sautee beef, topped with roasted peanuts and hot soy sauce vinaigrette.

Pho Bo Hanoi - Beef rice noodle soup infused with beef bones, cinnamon, ginger and star anise.

Goi Cuon - Fresh Rice Paper Salad Rolls with Pork and Shrimp with a Tangy Peanut Hoisin Dipping Sauce.

Finally, still savoring the tastes and knowledge of amazing Vietnamese food, it's a comfortable taxi ride back, dropping you off back in the Old Town of Hoi An, where this amazing journey started.

You are free in the afternoon, after the tour.

Accommodation: 01 Junior Suite Room in La Residencia Hotel  or similar hotel

Hoi An Leisure Day - Flight To Phnompenh (B)

Breakfast at your hotel

You are free in the morning.

In the afternoon, after checking out of your hotel, our private car will transfer you to Danang airport, where you take your flight to Phnom Penh.

On your arrival at Phnom Penh airport, you will be met by our private car and transferred to your hotel

Overnight in Phnom Penh 

 Accommodation: 01 deluxe double room at Harmony Phnompenh Hotel or similar hotel

http://www.harmonyphnompenhhotel.com/

Phnom Penh City Tour - Flight Fo Siem Reap - Private Tour (B/L)

Breakfast at your hotel.

After which our driver and guide will pick you up for your Phnom Penh private city tour.

We will visit the  Independence Monument. Continue to  the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda.

Located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. The treasures found inside include a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90kilograms and a small 17th-century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha.

We will then visit the Toul Sleng Prison Museum and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek-both grim reminders of Cambodia's bloody past under Pol Pot.

It is almost inconceivable to confront the nature of the true evil here in this gentle land, but the Buddhist memorial at Choeung Ek commemorates the 1.7 million victims of the 1975-79 Pol Pot regime.

This excursion may prove distressing for some.

It is, however, an important piece of this country’s historical and cultural puzzle. Then transfer to airport, fly to Siemriep.

Overnight at Siemriep.

 Accommodation: 01 deluxe double room at Angkor Paradise Hotel or similar hotel

http://www.angkorparadise.net/

Siem Reap - Private Tour – (B/L)

Breakfast at your hotel., you will then be picked up by your guide and driver,

We will begin by visiting Visit Angkor Thom, the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, built from the late 12th century to the early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII and consists of 54 towers, the Royal Enclosure, the Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King, then visit Ta Prohm, surrounded by jungle.

Visit Angkor Wat, the largest temples in the world and covers an area of 200 hectares and surrounded by a moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300 meters x 1500 meters.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Early this evening, we will take the Tuk Tuk (the most common taxi in Cambodia) to cruise around the Siem Reap and town and for a blessing ceremony by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity, and safety for your journey.

Overnight at your hotel in Siem Reap.

Accommodation: 01 deluxe double room at Angkor Paradise Hotel

http://www.angkorparadise.net/

Siem Reap - Flight To Ho Chi Minh - Private Tour – (B/L)

Breakfast at your hotel., our guide and driver will then pick you up.

Visit Banteay Srei, constructed in the late 10th century by a Brahmin counselor under a powering Rajendarvarman.

It was loosely translated to the citadel of the woman, but it is a modern appellation that probably refers to the delicate beauty of the carvings.

Along the way, we make a stopover at the Preah Dark village and we follow these with a visit the Banteay Samre Temple adorned with impressive relief’s depicting scenes of Vishunu as well as Krishna legends.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Visit Preah Khan temple, built by King Jayavarman VII dedicated to his father. It is a huge, highly exportable monastic complex, and served as a Buddhist monastery and school, engaging over 1000 monks.

Continue to Neak Pean, a small island temple located in the middle of the last Baray, constructed by a Khmer king in the Angkor area.

You will then be  transferred  to the airport, fly to Ho Chi Minh

On your arrival at HCMC Airport, our private car will transfer you to your hotel in HCMC 

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Accommodation: 01 Deluxe Double Room in Harmony Saigon Hotel or similar hotel

Mekong Delta: Ho Chi Minh - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho - Private Tour – (B/L/D)

Breakfast at your hotel

Our guide and driver will pick you up at 7.30am

Leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields.

Arrive at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden.

Followed by a boat rides to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by the locals.

Visit a family business that epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through fruit plantations and villages. Proceed to Can Tho.

Overnight at your hotel.

Free time to visit bustling Can Tho market.

Accommodation: 01 Deluxe Double River View Room in Can Tho in TTC Premium Can Tho Hotel or similar hotel

http://cantho.ttchotels.com/en/

Mekong Delta: Can Tho - Cai Rang Floating Market - Private Tour – (B/L):

Breakfast at your hotel.

Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river (Bassac River), then proceed to visit Cai Rang floating market, which is the liveliest in the whole religion.

Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to cross a "Monkey bridge" which is built by only the stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden.

Stop for lunch.

Back to HCM city.

Accommodation: 01 Deluxe Double Room in Harmony Saigon Hotel or similar hotel