Chương trình Tour

14 DAYS DISCOVERING VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA

OUTLINE ITINERARY:
Day 1 Hanoi - Arrival [No Guide]
Day 2 Hanoi – Ninh Binh [B/L] – Group Tour
Day 3 ha Long Bay - Hanoi [b/L] - shuttle bus
Day 4 ha Long Bay - Hanoi - flight to Da Nang [B/Br]
Day 5 Da Nang - Hue - Da Nang [B/L] Group Tour
Day 6 Da Nang - Marble Mountain - Hoi An Ancient Town [B/L] - Group Tour
Day 7 Hoi AN - Fishing Village [B/L] - Group tour
Day 8 Hoi AN - My Son sanctuary - flight to Ho Chi Minh [Guide/B]
Day 9 Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi Tunnel [B/L] - Group Tour
Day 10 Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Delta [Guide/B/L]
Day 11 Ho Chi Minh - Flight to Siem Reap [Guide/b]
Day 12 Siem Reap - Angkor Wat [Guide/B/L/D]
Day 13 Siem reap – Kulen Mountain [Guide/B]
Day 14 Siem Reap – Great Lake – Departure [Guide/B]

DETAILS ITINERARY:

DAY 1 HANOI - ARRIVAL [NO GUIDE]

Arrival in Noi Bai International airport, our driver will pick you up from airport to hotel for

check in and take a rest.

Check in time at 2PM

Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 2 HANOI – NINH BINH [B/L] – GROUP TOUR

07h30 – 8h00: Our driver and tour guide will pick up you from the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter

for the limousine transfer to Ninh Binh.

09h15: The limousine stops on the way for a 15 – 20 minutes short break for you to stretch your legs, use the facilities, or have a quick snack.

10h30: The limousine arrives in Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam from years 968 to 1010. Then you will visit the Temple of King Dinh and King Le and learn more about Vietnamese history under the Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasties.

11h45: It is time for a buffet lunch to enjoy local specialties in the private area of our Ninh Binh Heritage restaurant. The vegetarian option is also available.

13h00: The limousine arrives in Tam Coc, known as “Halong Bay on the land”, where you can spend 1.5 hours on the bamboo boat to explore this area. On this excursion down the Ngo Dong River, you will pass through the beautiful paddy fields, limestone karst formation, and a stunning cave system including Hang Ca, Hang Hai, and Hang Ba for an unforgettable

experience.

14h30: It’s time you get on the bicycle to ride around the local village and discover how amazing life of the local people here.

15h30: Hop on our limousine, and leaves Ninh Binh for Hanoi.

17h30 - 18h00: The limousine drops you off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter

DAY 3 HA LONG BAY - HANOI [B/L] - SHUTTLE BUS

In the morning you will depart Hanoi at 08:30 for a three and a half hour drive through the Red River Delta to Ha Long Bay City. On the way, you will stop for refreshments, and upon arriving in Halong City, you will take a tender transfer to your junk and set sail through the bay while lunch is served. As you cruise the magical bay, you will notice thousands of sculpted limestone islands rising from the waves like dragons' teeth. Later in the afternoon, you'll visit a fishing village with the opportunity to interact with fishermen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations. Back on board, you'll enjoy cocktails or a cooking class while watching the sunset, and later you can unwind at a restaurant with a lavish dinner. To end the day, you can enjoy some evening activities such as movie night, board games, or a beauty treatment, before an overnight stay on the junk.

***Special Note: Cruise Itineraries may be subject to change due to weather condition

without prior notice.

DAY 4 HA LONG BAY - HANOI - FLIGHT TO DA NANG [B/BR]

Wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves and bird welcoming the new day. You will have an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto then walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock.

Disembark on cruise, then back to Hanoi.

Taking your luggage at hotel, then you will transfer to airport for fligth to Da Nang (no guide)

Arrival in Da Nang, our driver (no guide) will pick you up to hotel for check in and take a rest.

Overnight in Da Nang.

DAY 5 DA NANG - HUE - DA NANG [B/L] GROUP TOUR

07:30 – 08:00 AM: pick up from your hotel and join to our group to visit Hue.

Hue is a city steeped in hisotry and one fo the most popular holiday desitnations in th region. Thiswas the seat of power of the Nguyen dynasty for a hundred and forty three years. The Citadel of Ancient monuments here is one of the most importatnt historical features in Southeast Asia and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. Sitting on the banks of the Perfume River it is a beautiful city with historical buildings, places to visit and delgithful restaurant.s

9AM: Arrival in Lapan Lake, Lang Co Province, where our group will visit Pearl farming village about 15 mins.

10:30AM: visit the elaborate Khai Dinh Royal Tomb. Its architecture showcases elements of

Eastern art and Western design. Notice the tomb’s blackened concrete exterior and colourful

mosaic interior.

11:30AM: lunch at local restaurant

12:30: Visit the traditional foods center where you can try some speical candies, royal tea, local wine, etc

1PM: Discover the Imperial Citadel at the centre of the Complex of Hue Monuments inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Enter through the towering main gate and appreciate the magnificent architecture and gardens while your guide explains the events and the intrigue surrounding the former royal court. Despite being heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, there are some incredibly well-preserved sections intact and others which are being carefully restored.

2:30PM: visiting Thien Mu Pagoda – the oldest temple in Hue.

Then back to Da nang.

Trip Ends!

DAY 6 DA NANG - MARBLE MOUNTAIN - HOI AN ANICNET TOWN [B/L] - GROUP TOUR

Free & easy in the morning.

At 4PM: pick you up at the hotel and join group to visit Marble mountain – a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in southeast of Da Nang city in Vietnam. Marble mountain refered to as the five mountains are named after the five elements: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire aned Earth.

4:30PM: visiting Stone Carving village. You will have a chance to explore a local craft village and watch skillful carvers creating their beautiful sculptures.

5PM: Moving on to the Marble mountain. Going up to the Water element and visit Tang Chon

Cave (Dong Tang Chon), oldest Linh Ung Pagoda in Da Nang.

5:30PM: Return coach and go to Hoi An ancient town.

6PM: discover Japanese bridge, Ancient house.

Hoi An was a bustling international trading port, a meeting place of the tradiing ships of Japanese, Chinese and the Western during the 17th and 18th centuries. Hoi An ancient town today is a special example of traditional port city in Southeast which has been well preserved with a thousand ancient architectures.

7PM: have dinner at local restaurant including chicken rice, wonton, caolau.

7:45PM: free time and stroll in the lovely city, enjoy fanciful light froom lantern

Then you will transfer to Hoi An, check in at hotel in Hoi AN (without guide escort)

Overnight in Hoi An.

DAY 7 HOI AN - FISHING VILLAGE [B/L] - GROUP TOUR

Pick you up at your hotel by private car and transfer you down to PHƯỚC HẢI- CỬA ĐẠI

Fishing Village Board Jack Tran’s boat cruise and commence cruising on CỬA ĐẠI River

Enjoy Thúng Chai basket boat demonstration by Jack Tran’s crews.

Learn to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boats and join in a basket boat racing for fun while exploring waterways palm coconut canals waterways of a past war and hear of the extreme conditions endured by soldiers of both sides of V.C & US army. Enjoy your fun catching purple crabs

Join local fishermen life on the river and enjoy hands-on experience cast net fishing Enjoy learning and experiencing cultural folk music of singing and rowing Bả Trạo with local

fishermen Keep arriving to an islet fisherman for big net fishing

Back on-board our boat, enjoy lunch and cold beer or soft drink.

Then come back hotel and take a rest.

DAY 8 HOI AN - MY SON SANCTUARY - FLIGHT TO HO CHI MINH [GUIDE/B]

Breakfast at hotel, then our guide will pick you up to discover My Son Sanctuary – “the spirit

and art valley” is a symbol for a brilliant period of Champa kingdom. Since 1999, My Son has

been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Arrive in My Son Temple, a special electric car will pick you up at the main gate and take you to the place where was chosen to build the temple tower of the Champa Royal for nearly 1000 years with many ancient towers hidden in a discreet valley. The place where the most exquisite focus of ancient Champa culture – is considered to be the Holy Land.

There, you will hear the stone bricks tell about the dancing gods, tell about the gods of worship in the Champa culture, and so many secrets that until now still have no explanation and maybe you will be the first decode them.

After visiting and listening to the tour guide talk about the mysteries here, you will be back to the main gate of My Son Ruins by special electric car. Leave My Son Holy land behind.

Then take a flight to Ho chi Minh.

Arrival in Ho Chi Minh, our driver (no guide) will pick you up to hotel for check in and take a

rest.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

DAY 9 HO CHI MINH - CU CHI TUNNEL [B/L] - GROUP TOUR

08:00 AM: Depart for Cu Chi tunnels from the meeting point. Visitors will arrive at Cu Chi tunnels after a drive of 1,5 hours. Our tour guide will give you an overview introduction to Cu Chi and its legendary history. A documentary film about the tunnels will explain the tunnel's histories and how fierce the war was in the area. You will be guided to the tunnels system, including the weapon factory, hospitals, and kitchens, and crawl under the tunnels...

After that, travelers can try delicious manioc, the leading food for guerilla warriors in Cu Chi

during the war. Visitors can try to fire off an AK47 or MK16 or machine guns at the nearby

shooting range. Leave Cu Chi tunnels and return to Sai Gon at the end of your trip.

DAY 10 HO CHI MINH - MEKONG DELTA [GUIDE/B/L]

A smooth one-and-half-hour bus ride through rice field scenery along National Highway 1

brings you to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong. On arrival at My Tho, after visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely cruise on the Tien River to view the four beautiful islands: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise. Boats pass by the fish rafts along the Tien River, overlooking the Rach Mieu Bridge. Stroll along the village road, visit the orchard and enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music" performed by locals. Riding a hand-rowed sampan through the Tan Thach canal. Then visit the coconut candy mill and take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small canal on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals.

Enjoy lunch at the local restaurant; Then the motorboat will take you back to the cruise. Meet

on the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh City. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta, and you are guaranteed to take home your private collection of beautiful memories.

DAY 11 HO CHI MINH - FLIGHT TO SIEM REAP [GUIDE/B]

Breakfast at hotel, free and easy, then you will take a flight to Siem Reap.

Arrival in Siem Reap, our guide will pick you up to hotel for check in and take a rest.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

DAY 12 SIEM REAP - ANGKOR WAT [GUIDE/B/D]

After breakfast, enjoy a full day excursion to discover Angkor Thom and Temples. Firstly, you

will visit the wonderful Angkor Thom (the Great City) including the Southern Gate, famous Bayon temple (12th century in the centre of city remains one the most enigmatic temples of the Angkor group composed of 54 gothic towers decorated with 216 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara. Baphuon temple is lying just to the north of Bayon a pyramidal representation of mythical Mont Meru. Terrace of Elephants used as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king’s grand audience hall ; Terrace of the Leper King a platform 7m high, with statue and temple walls covered in emerald-green moss intertwined with roots which many deem the most charming of all, Ta Prohm.

Lunch by your own account

Afternoon, it is time to visit the wonderful Angkor Wat Temples – one of the seven greatest

architectural wonders of the world, as a temple and mausoleum forKing Suryavarman II at the peak of the Khmer empire in the first half of 12th. Angkor Wat is probably the best-preserved of the Angkorean temples, with a central tower surrounded by four smaller towers. The central monument represents the mythical Mount Meru, the holy mountain at the centre of the universe, which was home to the Hindu God Vishnu. The whole complex covers 81 hectares, a rectangular wall measuring 1025 meters by 800 meters borders the inner edge of the moat, and temple's greatest sculptural treasure is its 2 km-long bas-reliefs around the walls. In the late afternoon, visit to the Phnom Bakheng temple, is the first temple in Angkor region build by the Yacovarman I King in the first of 9th century, located on a slope gently hill where thousands tourist are grouping on the hilltop to catch a memorable time of life when viewing the marvellous sunset, the distant Angkor Wat in the jungle. This evening, enjoy buffet local dinner with Cambodian Cultural Performance including Apsara Show

DAY 13 SIEM REAP – KULEN MOUNTAIN [GUIDE/B]

Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion to Mount Phnom Kulen.

• We will see the river “thousands of lingams” - the bottom of which is decorated with stone carvings from the image of deities for hundreds of meters. Climbing the holy mountain Phnom Kulen and visiting the 16th-century temple with a carved 8-meter silhouette of the “recumbent” Buddha. A visit to the waterfall (optional, you can swim - we recommend taking towels and bathing accessories). Then will continue to visit the Cambodia Landmine Museum getting to know about the recent civil war in Cambodia was ended 1998 . On the way back stop at Pradark Village, where you will see the villagers making palm sugar, handicraft for selling to tourist. It’s a nice chance for you to see the local people living at the country side with their struggling for daily life.

DAY 14 SIEM REAP – GREAT LAKE – DEPARTURE [GUIDE/B]

Breakfast at hotel, and then visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located south of 10

kilometers Siem Reap. We take a boat trip in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. We spend the rest of time visiting the "Chantiers Ecoles - Les Artisans d'Angkor" which provides training to young Cambodians in an effort to revive the ancient Khmer traditions of stone carving and wood sculpting. Spend the rest of time to visit one of the city’s lively open markets, Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale! The rest of day is on your own leisure until transfer to the airport for your flight to the next destination.

End of trips!

We look forward to seeing you again on your next adventure with Vinasoul Travel!

Chính sách Tour

SERVICE INCLUDES
+ Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services;
+ All private transfer and transportation, except for coconut forest discovery tour
+ Accommodation shared in Twin/Double room with daily breakfast
+ Tissues and water on coach; Services charges and government tax; Exclusive and personalized single agent/single customer service; No extra charge after services confirmation; 24/7 hotline support guaranteed;
+ All Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast ; L: Lunch ; D: Dinner)
+ Halong Bay cruise program as specific
+ Domestic Flights: Hanoi to Da Nang, Da Nang to Saigon, Economy class
+ Experienced English-speaking guide during all tours and transfers
+ Private boat trip for sightseeing as mentioned in the program, Entrance fees for all visits as
mentioned in the itinerary
SERVICES EXCLUDES
+ International flight tickets
+ Visa on arrival in Cambodia (usd30 / pax)
+ Evisa fee from/ to Vietnam
+ Meals, if not specified in the itinerary
+ Tipping for guides, drivers, hotel staff, restaurant staff, boat rider, etc. Personal expenses, such as laundry, telephone, drinks, etc. All other services not specified in the itinerary Surcharge for Peak season, Tet Lunar New year holidays, and compulsory dinner at some hotel & resort on Xmas and New year’s Eve
+ Travel insurance (we highly recommend that you purchase adequate insurance).