Vietnam And Cambodia

Unfold the ancient mysteries, myths, history, and natural treasures on this tour to South Asia's most emerging tourist destinations - Vietnam and Cambodia. Home to eclectic nature in the form of massive cliffs, scenic river belts, captivating coastline, and a number of war-affected pockets together gives you a complete adventure and fun-filled experience.

Cambodia, on the other hand, is filled with a rich cultural and spiritual experience with its age-old temple ruins studded with immense architectural beauty and timeless grandeur. Along with visiting the UNESCO Heritage Temple sites, get a chance to experience the countryside life of Cambodia while cruising through the Tonle Sap lake in a traditional boat, giving you a lifetime of memories to take back.

Day 1 : Arrival in Hanoi | Explore the old quarters of the city

Hanoi

• Upon reaching Hanoi, complete the immigration and visa-on-arrival process at the airport.
• Meet our representative at the airport and board your transfers to reach the pre-booked hotel.
• Complete the check-in procedure at the hotel and get ready to explore this capital city of Vietnam.
• Start off by visiting the Temple of Literature – the first college of Vietnam and the place dedicated to Confucian.
• In the afternoon choose one of the city’s museums (History Museum and Ethnology Museum, Hoa Lo Prison which was once known as “Hanoi Hilton”).
• Visit the Hoan Kiem lake which is a symbol of Hanoi and is also called the Sword Lake, followed by a visit to the Ngoc Son temple and the Huc Bridge which are located on the same premises.
• In the evening, cycle through the Old Quarters of the City that will take you to the old-world charm of Vietnam and some of Asia’s most striking colonial architecture.
• The old quarters is also known as 36 streets and house a number of traditional houses, small business, and shopkeepers with plenty of photo opportunities.
• Upon completing the city tour, return back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 2 : Day Excursion to Ninh Binh province | Take a boat ride through a series of Limestone caves

Hanoi

• Have a hearty breakfast at the hotel and get ready to start your day. (Pickup: 8 am).
• Board your transfers to Ninh Binh province which is blessed with rich natural landscapes.
• Around 10:30 am you will reach Hoa Lu, an Ancient Capital of the Dinh dynasty (968 - 1009); after which 29 years later King Ly Thai of the Le Dynasty moved the capital to Thang Long - present-day Hanoi.
• Visit the age-old temples that have been built on the grounds of the old royal palace to know more about the feudal dynasties and the historical periods in Vietnamese history.
• Walk to the boat station and start a boat trip to Tam Coc, popularly known as “Halong Bay on land”,
• This boat ride on the Ngo Dong river will take you through the peaceful scenery of the Limestone Mountains, rice paddies, and magnificent temples.
• On the way pass through a series of 3 caves which are named Hang Ca (first cave), Hang Hai (second cave), and Hang Ba (third cave).
• Upon completing the boat ride, cycle for an hour on quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers, and rocky outcrops in Tam Coc - Bich Dong (around 5 km)
• Later, drive back to the hotel in Hanoi for an overnight stay.

Day 3 : Hanoi to Halong Bay | Understand the lifestyle of Vietnamese Fishermen

Hạ Long Bay

• Have a hearty breakfast at the hotel and begin your journey to Halong Bay.
• This journey will take you through the Red River Delta where you can see the everyday life of the Vietnamese Villagers.
• Upon arriving at Halong, you will board your cruise from Taun Chau harbor.
• Embark on your cruise journey followed by a safety briefing by the crew members and a welcome drink.
• Enjoy delicious Vietnamese Lunch while you cruise through the azure ocean waters dotted with beautiful islets and archipelagos.
• Take a short stopover at Ti Top Island where you can spend some time swimming by the crescent-shaped beach or trek to the top of the island to get panoramic views of Halong Bay.
• Later, visit the Pearl Farm Village to get an insight into pearl farming in the bay.
• Spend some time kayaking in the ocean along the beautiful archipelagos and then return back to the cruise.
• You can choose to attend our chef's cooking demonstration and try your skills in the art of traditional Vietnamese cooking.
• Spend the rest of the evening on the sundeck of your cruise and admire the colors of the sunset painting the sky.
• Have a delicious dinner on board and call it a day.
• Overnight stay on the cruise at Halong Bay.

Meal Inclusions: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4 : Halong Bay to Hanoi | Take a flight to Da Nang

Hanoi

• Start your day early by attending a Tai Chi session on the sundeck.
• Have some light breakfast onboard to energize yourself for today's adventure.
• Your first activity for the day will be a guided tour of the Surprise Caves, which will lure you to their natural beauty.
• On this tour, understand the legend associated with the Sung Sot Cave which is the biggest cave in Halong Bay and houses extraordinary limestone structures.
• Later, return back to the cruise and enjoy a delicious Vietnamese brunch that will be served on board.
• Spend the rest of the time at leisure until you reach back on the coast of Hanoi.
• Disembark on the cruise at Taun Chan Bay and board your transfer that will take you to Noi Bai Airport.
• Board your flight to Da Nang - a town in central Vietnam famous for its beaches and bridges.
• Upon reaching Da Nang, meet our representative who will help in your transfer to your hotel.
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Da Nang.

Day 5 : Explore the Ba Na Hills | Take a walk on the iconic On Hands Bridge

Da Nang

• Wake up and have a hearty breakfast to energize yourself for an exciting day on this Vietnam tour (Pickup - 8 am).
• Get ready and board the transfer that will take you to Ba Na Hills (literally translates to - King Mountain).
• Reach Ba Na Hills approx. by 10:30 am and stop at Suoi Mo Cable Car Station
• Admire the high rolling hills with the most modem cable car system in Southeast Asia.
• Reach the Marseille Station and explore the 150-meter-long GOLDEN BRIDGE to take some pictures at the place where travel bloggers around the world are praising it that being as majestic and impressive as a scene in “Game of Thrones” or “ The Lords of the Rings”
• Take a walk on this beautiful bridge situated at a height of 1400M, between a sea of clouds supported by giant hands.
• Later, take a short stopover at Le Jardin D’Amour (the Flower Garden of Love) which are 9 gardens with 9 amusing tales in 9 varying architectures, which harmonize so well in a visual sonata of beauty.
• Visit a French Vine cellar and Linh Ung pagoda to see a mesmerizing panorama of Da Nang city.
• Have lunch at a Vietnamese buffet restaurant with over 70 Vietnamese culinary items to spoil you all for choice definitely.
• After lunch is your free time to explore and play games at Fantasy Park - a perfect tourist attraction for an entire family as well as to explore King Peak and get varied vistas of Hana Hills and Quang Nam.
• After admiring the views and capturing the memories, start your journey back to Da Nang via cable car.
• Return back for an overnight stay at the hotel.

Meal Inclusions: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6 : Visit to Hoi An | Experience the charms of the ancient heritage town

Da Nang

• Have a delicious breakfast at the hotel and get ready for the day.
• Board your transfer to Hoi An ancient town, another UNESCO World Heritage, 33km from Da Nang.
• Enjoy a pleasant morning in this enchanting port town that appears straight out of a fairytale movie.
• Walk on the narrow lanes lined with centuries-old houses influenced by Chinese, Japanese, French, and European architectures.
• See a 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, the Phuc Kien Assembly Halls, and the local fish market.
• Around the town we will see numerous art galleries and tailor shops, and you can even get some made-to-order clothes if you like.
• Take the boat trip on the Thu Bon River to visit Thanh Ha pottery village (the tour lasts 3 hours).
• Thanh Ha pottery village is 3 km from Hoi and is in existence since the 16th century.
• After the tour, transfer back to Danang.
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Da Nang.

Day 7 : Da Nang to Phu Quoc | Travel to the emrald Vietnamese Island

Phú Quoc

• Post breakfast at the hotel, spend some time at leisure wherein you can explore the beaches of Da Nang.
• Later, get transferred to the airport from where you will board a 2-hour flight to Phu Quoc Island.
• Phu Quoc island is a mountainous and densely forested island off the coast of Cambodia in the Thailand gulf and is the largest island in Vietnam.
• Upon arrival in Phu Quoc, get transferred to your hotel.
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Phu Quoc.

Meal Inclusions: Breakfast

Day 8 : Day at Leisure in Phu Quoc | Explore the gems of this island

Phú Quốc

• After having a hearty breakfast in the hotel, spend the rest of the day at leisure wherein you can explore this island on your own.
• You can rent a motorbike to explore the beaches and beautiful waterfalls around.
• You can also visit the Phu Quoc jail that was used during the American War.
• You can also simply sit and relax by the beautiful white sand beaches and the adjacent beach clubs while sipping your favorite drink.
• You can indulge yourself in some adventure activities like snorkeling and scuba diving at Sao beach famous for its corals and starfish sightings.
• You can also embark on the Phu Quoc cable car which is one of a kind as it takes you to another island called Hom Thom over the ocean.
• You can also visit the nearby fishing village and participate in fishing activities.
• Watch a beautiful sunset at the beach and then you can head to Phu Quoc night market.
• You can have your dinner at the night market from a variety of dishes to choose from like seafood, pancakes, traditional dishes, ice creams, etc.
• You can also indulge in a shopping spree here and collect souvenirs for your loved ones.
• Return back to the hotel for an overnight stay in Phu Quoc.

Meal Inclusions: Breakfast

Day 9 : Phu Quoc to Ho Chi Minh | Experience the nightlife of Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh City

• Have a delicious breakfast at the hotel and board your transfer to Phu Quoc airport.
• Upon reaching Phu Quoc airport, board your flight to Ho Chi Minh, a city in South Vietnam (1-hour flight).
• Upon reaching the Ho Chi Minh airport, get picked up by a representative at your pre-booked hotel.
• Complete the check-in procedure at the hotel and rest for some time.
• The rest of the day is at leisure wherein you can choose to walk around and explore the bustling nightlife of Ho Chi Minh City.
• You can choose to visit the nightclubs or go to one of the city's rooftop bars and pubs to watch a stunning view of the skyline illuminated with city lights.
• Return back to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Meal Inclusions: Breakfast

Day 10 : Ho Chi Minh City Tour | Visit to Cu Chi Tunnels

Ho Chi Minh City

• Wake up and have a delicious breakfast at the hotel.
• Get ready to begin your city tour by first visiting the Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification palace, which was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace.
• Visit the red-bricked Notre Dame Cathedral, whose construction is based on the original cathedral of Paris.
• Stop by the Central Post Office which was designed by a French architect - Gustav Eiffel.
• Next, visit the War Remnants Museum which contains exhibits relating to the Vietnam War.
• After having your lunch travel to one of the most interesting places related to the Vietnam War period - the Cu Chi Tunnels.
• Located 60 km from Ho Chi Minh, Cu Chi is a network of over 200km of tunnels that were functioning as underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens.
• Watch a short introductory video on how the tunnels were constructed before heading the explore these tunnels.
• There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a “Free Target Zone”.
• Afterwards, enjoy tea, and cassava (guerrilla’s food during the war) and you can go for a shooting session by AK47 rifle or M16 cabin in the “free target zone” (bullet fee is paid by yourselves). 
• After exploring the tunnels for an hour, head back to Ho Chi Minh city.
• Upon reaching Ho Chi Minh City
• You can also visit the Bến Thành market - Vietnam’s best shopping center to indulge in a shopping spree (if time permits).
• Return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Day 11 : Mekong Delta Tour | Experience the countryside life of Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

• Have a hearty breakfast at the hotel and get ready by around 8 to 8:30 am to begin an interesting day of this tour.
• Board your transfer to My Tho city, after which you will be starting the one-and-a-half-hour bus ride that will take you through the lush green landscapes of the rice paddies.
• Upon reaching My Tho city, visit the Vinh Trang pagoda, the biggest pagoda in the Mekong delta.
• Later, embark on a boat ride along the Mekong River as it is the only means of transportation to explore this region.
• Watch the fisherman fishing using the fish cages from their unique floating houses on the river.
• Proceed to Tortoise islet to re-energize yourself by having a special Vietnamese lunch prepared by the locals in a natural setting under the shade of the trees.
• Later, continuing your boat ride, visit An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre.
• Take a short stopover to listen to Vietnamese traditional music as performed by the villagers (Đàn Ca Tài Tử – A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity).
• The boat will further take you through a small canal to one of the two islands in the region famous for producing local specialties like coconut candy, coconut handicrafts, etc made by the local families.
• You can also visit the bee farms to try the freshly made honey and taste the honey wine.
• The rest of the time is at leisure for you to relax and take walk around.
• Later, start your journey back to Ho Chi Minh and where you can spend the rest of the evening at leisure.
• Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 12 : Ho Chi Minh to Siem Reap | Welcome to the land of ancient mysteries

Krong Siem Reap

• Have a hearty breakfast in the hotel and spend some free time until you board your transfer to the airport.
• Upon reaching the Ho Chi Minh airport, board your flight to Siem Reap in Cambodia which will be a 1hr 15 mins journey.
• After reaching the airport, complete the immigration process and get transferred to the hotel, and rest for some time.
• Spend the rest of the day at leisure.
• Overnight stay in Siem Reap.

Day 13 : Visit the Tonle Sap lake | Experience the lifestyle in the lake

Krong Siem Reap

• Post breakfast in the morning, visit the Tonle Sap lake - the biggest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.
• Hop on to a traditional wooden boat to visit the Chong Kneas Floating Village, located 10 km south of Siem Reap in the lake.
• Here, you will get an insight into the local Khmer lifestyle mainly practicing fishing and tourism.
• Complete your short tour of Tonle Sap lake and return back to the hotel.
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Siem Reap.

Meals Included: Breakfast 

Day 14 : Day out in Angkor Wat | Explore the largest religious monument in the world

Krong Siem Reap

• Wake up to a pleasant morning in Cambodia and have a hearty breakfast to energize yourself for the day.
• Post breakfast, board your transfer to the South gate of Angkor Thom to begin your sightseeing for the day.
• Start off by visiting the most popular 12th-century Bayon Temple which is also known as the face temple for its huge faces carved over the outer walls.
• Further visit the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanaka, Elephant, and Leper King Terrace which once were used on various occasions of the royal empire.
• Visit Ta Prohm (also known as the jungle temple) which is cloaked in the slow muscular embrace of vast root systems.
• After lunch, visit to Thommanan, Chaosay Tevoda, and Ta Keo: a small, attractive temple in very good condition - all built during the same era as Angkor Wat.
• Next, visit the most magnificent creation of the Khmer dynasty - Angkor Wat which features the longest continuous bas-relief in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Take a walk through the outer gallery to marvel at the sculptures on the walls that narrate stories from Hindu mythology.
• Climb up a steep path and a few steps to reach on top of Bakheng Hill to get a perfect sunset view.
• The hill also houses the first major temple constructed in the Angkor region - the Bakheng temple.
• This mountain temple offers extraordinary views of the Tonle Sap and Angkor Wat backed with the shades of sunset.
• After enjoying the sunset views, return back to the hotel for dinner.
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 15

Departure | Bid Adieu with a bag of memories

• After having a hearty breakfast, check out from the hotel and board your transfer to Siem Reap airport.
• Your amazing Vietnam Cambodia Tour ends as you get dropped at the airport.

• Marvel at the beautiful limestone structures over the azure blue waters in the Halong Bay - a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Witness the best example of human's devotion to gods at Angkor Wat - a perfect blend of spirituality and ambitious architecture
• Explore Phu Quoc, an ‘emerald island’ of white powder beaches, turquoise waters, palm tree forests, mountains, and waterfalls
• Walk above the mist-laden mountains on the golden bridge that was built to evoke the image of God’s hands pulling a strip of gold out of the land
• Get a shivering sensation as you watch the horror of the Vietnam War on the former battlegrounds at the Cu Chi Tunnels