Indochina Adventure Tour 28 Days

ITINERARY

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL (MEALS: NO)

Upon your arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, our driver and guide will pick you up at the airport and then drop you off at your hotel in the city center for check-in. You are free at your leisure.

In the evening: You can visit and discover Hanoi cuisine including:

Enjoy traditional Vietnamese food on the streets of The Old Quarter in Hanoi.

Walk around the bustling streets of the colorful Old Quarter.

Find out a lot of interesting information about Hanoi – hidden gem of Vietnam.

Admire the beautiful shimmering and beautiful night view of Hoan Kiem Lake

DAY 2: HA NOI CITY TOUR (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our guide will pick you up at your hotel and depart for sightseeing:

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum: the final resting place of the great Vietnamese leader who dedicated his life to the cause of the nation (closed on Mondays and Fridays)

Ba Dinh Square: the place where President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945.

Presidential Palace: built from 1900-1906 by French architect Auguste Henri Vildieu.

The traditional stilt house: the residence of President Ho Chi Minh from 1958 to 1969 in a well-tended garden close to Uncle Ho’s fish pond.

Temple of Literature Quoc Tu Giam: the first university of Vietnam built in 1070. Temple of Literature worships Confucius. This is a school that has educated many talents for Vietnam during the feudal period and played an important role in the educational cause of Vietnam.

You have lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: You visit the Museum of Ethnology – which displays many artifacts of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. You will learn a lot of interesting information about the history and culture of Vietnam through the artifacts displayed here.

Ngoc Son Temple – Hoan Kiem Lake: known as the heart of the capital Hanoi with thousands of years of civilization. Ngoc Son Temple – Hoan Kiem Lake is a place that has witnessed the heroic history as well as the ups and downs of the Vietnamese nation. You will learn a lot of interesting information about the history and culture of Hanoi.

You experience a 45-minute cyclo ride to explore the vibrant Old Quarter of Hanoi to learn a lot of interesting information about the culture and life of the locals here.

Water puppet show: a program that depicts the simple life of Vietnamese farmers through engaging daily activities. You will learn a lot of interesting information about the life and culture of Vietnamese people.

You return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 3: HA NOI – THREE BE LAKE (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up and go to visit Ba Be National Park. On the way, you will pass through Thai Nguyen – you will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful tea hills.

You have lunch at a local restaurant. Then, you continue to go to Ba Be Lake and experience a boat ride to explore the beautiful Ba Be Lake. You will visit Puong Cave – a large cave 30m high and 300m long. This is a very interesting attraction of Ba Be National Park.

You have dinner and overnight at the homestay. After dinner, you will have a cultural exchange with the Tay people – one of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam that still keep their traditional way of life.

DAY 4: BA BE – NGUOM NGAO CAVE – WATERFALL BOARD – CAO BANG (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the homestay. After breakfast, you depart to visit Ban Gioc waterfall – one of the most majestic and beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam bordering with China. This waterfall is 53m high and picturesque. On the way, you will be able to visit the majestic and poetic scenery of Northeast Vietnam. In addition, you also have the opportunity to have cultural exchanges with the Tay, Hmong and Dao ethnic minorities.

Next, you visit Nguom Ngao Cave – a majestic cave of 2,144m wide with many beautiful stalagmites and stalactites. Then, you stop at Pac Rang village to learn a lot of interesting information about the daily life of the Nung people. You return to Cao Bang to check-in and stay overnight at a hotel in Cao Bang.

DAY 5: CAO BANG – MEO VAC – DONG VAN (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you depart for Ha Giang. Along the way, you will be rewarded with beautiful majestic scenery. You stop and take photos at Ma Pi Leng pass – one of the most spectacular passes in Northeast Vietnam.

Arriving at Dong Van town – you walk around the town and the old village to learn many interesting things about the life of the local people. After that, you check in hotel and rest.

DAY 6: DONG VAN – YEN MINH – QUAN BA – HA GIANG (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you move from Dong Van to Ha Giang city passing by Yen Minh and Quan Ba. Along the way, you will enjoy the beautiful majestic scenery of large limestone mountains. You stop to visit Vuong Palace – the famous residence of King Meo Vuong Chinh Duc built in 9 years on an area of ​​3000m2. Then, you stop to admire Quan Ba ​​Twin Mountain and Heaven Gate. You will have the opportunity to take many beautiful photos here.

You arrive in Ha Giang city and check in at Homestay in Tien Thang village.

DAY 7: HA GIANG – HOANG SU PHI (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you walk around Tien Thang village to enjoy the fresh air and stroll around the green rice fields. You walk into Tha village – there are only about 90 houses of indigenous people living, you will learn a lot of interesting information about the life and culture of local people here.

You have lunch at the local family.

Afternoon: You depart for Hoang Su Phi – a famous destination with majestic terraced fields. Furthermore, you will learn about the customs and culture of the local people here.

You stay overnight at the homestay.

DAY 8: HOANG SU PHI TREKKING (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the homestay. After breakfast, you spend the day exploring the Hoang Su Phi mountains. You will discover the majestic terraced fields – recognized as a national heritage. Along the way, you will also have the opportunity to exchange and learn a lot of interesting information about the lives of local people such as: Tay people, Dao people….You have a picnic lunch at the family of a local family.

Evening: You return to the homestay to rest.

DAY 9: HOANG SU PHI – HA NOI (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you say goodbye to Hoang Su Phi and go back to Hanoi. On the way back, you will enjoy the beautiful and majestic scenery of Hoang Su Phi.

You have lunch at a local restaurant.

Evening: You check in and stay overnight at a hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.

DAY 10: HA NOI – HA LONG BAY (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver picks you up at your hotel and departs for a tour of Ha Long Bay. It takes you 2.5 hours to reach Ha Long Bay.

Noon: You board the cruise and check in

13h00: You enjoy lunch with many beautiful Vietnamese dishes on the cruise. While enjoying lunch, you will enjoy the beauty of Ha Long Bay – a natural heritage of the world recognized by UNESCO. You will see thousands of large and small islands on the romantic Ha Long Bay.

14h30: You experience kayaking around Luon Cave area. You will be free to explore Ha Long on your own. Next, you visit Titop Island – you will have the opportunity to swim or climb to the top of Titop Island to enjoy the poetic scenery of Ha Long Bay from above.

17h00: You return to the cruise and enjoy the sunset with cups of tea, coffee, cocktails, mocktails.

19h00: You enjoy dinner on the cruise. After dinner, you can enjoy a drink at the bar or do squid fishing at night. You stay overnight on Ha Long cruise.

DAY 11: HA LONG BAY – HA NOI (MEALS: B,L)

You wake up early to enjoy the beauty of dawn on Ha Long Bay with a cup of coffee or tea. Then you have breakfast on the cruise.

8:00: You depart to visit Sung Sot Cave – one of the most beautiful caves on Ha Long Bay with amazing stalagmites and stalactites. You will find a lot of very interesting information here.

9h00: You return to the cruise and check out. Then you enjoy the beauty of Ha Long Bay on the way back.

10:00: You join the cooking class and will be guided to make traditional Vietnamese spring rolls. This is one of the famous dishes in Vietnam that is loved by many tourists.

10h45: You enjoy lunch on the cruise.

11:30: The boat docks, our driver picks you up and returns to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 12: HA NOI – SIEM REAP (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then, our driver will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you to Noi Bai airport for a flight to Siem Reap.

Upon your arrival, our driver and guide will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel. Then, your guide and tuk-tuk (a small taxi in Cambodia) pick you up and depart for sightseeing:

Preah Ang Chek Preah Ang Chom – a sacred temple frequented by Cambodians and plays an important part in their lives.

Wat Bo: a large temple built in the 18th century. Like the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh, Wat Bo has unique murals of Reamker. You will find a lot of interesting information here.

After that, you are free to visit the outskirts of Siem Reap town. You will see monks performing blessings for happiness and prosperity. You return to the hotel and overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap.

DAY 13: ANGKOR CYCLING (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you cycle to the archaeological site and visit the famous temples at Angkor Wat. Next, you visit Ta Prom temple and cycle through the villages and have lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, you visit Neak Pean – a great fountain built in the middle of the swimming pool and represents the natural Himalayan mountain lake. You continue to visit Preah Khan, North Gate of Angkor Thom, Elephant Terrance and Bayon Temple (famous for 54 Spiers decorated with more than 200 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara.

You return to the hotel to rest.

DAY 14: TREKKING (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you start to visit the countryside on the Phnom Kulen mountain road, 57km from town. You will experience the adventure of climbing into the jungle. In walking distance of about 8km, you will discover the hidden beauty of nature on this mountain. After about 2 hours of walking, you will reach the 1000 linga river. You will be immersed in the cool water here. You have lunch at the waterfall. After that, you will visit and explore the local village on foot. You overnight at a local homestay.

DAY 15: TREKKING, MONASTERY STAY AND MEDITATION (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the local people’s house. Then, you walk another 13km through 2 villages, Phum Preah Ang Thom and Phum Thmey before reaching Wat Preah Kral. You will stay overnight at the monastery. When you come to these villages, you will participate in community development activities for local people. You experience the monk’s 45-minute meditation course and stay overnight at the monastery.

DAY 16: TREKKING AND CAMPING (MEALS: B,L,D)

After breakfast, you continue trekking. You will walk to Bat Cave and then visit Srah Damrei, Aram Rongchen temple, Domrei Krab temple and Peiy Chen. You have lunch on the way. After lunch, you continue trekking for about 2.5 hours to visit Ta Penh village – you will camp here. This is a great place to enjoy the sunrise of Peuy Wat Chas. You overnight at the camp.

DAY 17: TREKKING (MEALS: B,L,D)

You wake up early to watch the sunrise. Then you enjoy breakfast at the camp. Today you will continue walking to the village of Svay Leu. Along the way, you enjoy the poetic scenery of small villages, rice fields, rivers, and mountain farms. Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, our driver will pick you up and return to Siem Reap. You stay overnight at a hotel in Siem Reap.

DAY 18: SIEM REAP – TONLE SAP LAKE – PAKSE (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you visit the floating village of Chong Khneas – about 10km south of Siem Reap. You will be traveling by traditional wooden boat on Tonle Sap Lake, the Great Lake of Cambodia and this is also the largest lake in Asia. You continue to visit “Chantiers Ecoles – Les Artisans d’Angkor” – a place where the ancient Khmer people are trained to learn about art of stone and wood carving. Then you depart for Siem Reap airport for flight to Pakse.

Upon arrival in Pakse, our driver will pick you up and take you back to your hotel. You stay overnight at a hotel in Pakse.

DAY 19: PAKSE – TREE TOP EXPLORER (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you depart for Ban Nongluang after 1-hour drive from Pakse. You walk through small villages and interact with the locals. Then you will walk through coffee plantations and vegetable gardens of the locals. You will experience winding trails, sometimes quite steep, through ravines, beautiful waterfalls and flower-filled plateaus. Along the way, you’ll learn about plants traditionally used in the village kitchen or as herbal medicine.

You continue across a valley and pass the giant waterfall “Tiger” and reach the giant “Kamet” waterfall. This is a very beautiful and majestic waterfall in the jungle. You experience interesting zip-lines here.

You have lunch in the forest. Then, you continue to explore the beauty of the majestic waterfall and blend with the unspoiled nature here. After that, you return to spend the night in the campsite near the restaurant. You enjoy dinner with local food and delicious barbecue.

DAY 20: TREETOP – PAKSE (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast. After breakfast, you experience a steep climb, passing through a forest with many giant trees. After that, you will enjoy the beautiful scenery here. Next, you will overcome obstacles to get to the other shore.

When you reach the top of the mountain, you will admire the beauty of the beautiful open plateau with the majestic scenery of three waterfalls and the romantic Mekong River.

You have lunch along the way. Then you walk about 1.5 hours back to Ban Nongluang – our driver will pick you up and return to Pakse. You return to the hotel and stay overnight at the hotel in Pakse.

DAY 21: PAKSE – WAT PHOU – 4000 ISLANDS (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel and then go to visit Wat Phou – a UNESCO world heritage site. Wat Phou is a beautiful pre-Angkorian temple built on three levels.

Afternoon: You visit Ou Mong ruins before enjoying a short boat ride to the island of Don Det. You will take a boat cruise along the Mekong River. Along the way, you will see Mekong children playing in the water or see locals fishing.

You enjoy the beauty of Cambodia and return to the hotel. You stay overnight at the hotel.

DAY 22: 4000 ISLANDS – PAKSE (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then, you visit Don Det and Don Khone – two beautiful islands that attract many tourists to visit.

Next, you take a tuk-tuk to visit these 2 islands, visit the fishing village of Ban Khone and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere on these islands as well as take beautiful photos of the lives of the locals. .

In the afternoon: you return to the mainland and get on the car to Khone Papheng – one of the most important attractions of 4000 islands. You will see the waterfall 10km long and known as the jewel of Laos.

You check in the hotel and rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Pakse.

DAY 23: PAKSE – LUANG PRABANG (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you depart for the airport for a flight to Luang Prabang. Upon arrival at Luang Prabang airport, our driver and guide will pick you up and depart for your hotel for check-in. You stay overnight at a hotel in Luang Prabang.

DAY 24: CYCLING TOUR IN LUANG PRABANG TOWN (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you cycle to visit Phosi market – this is the largest market in Luang Prabang. You will see many products being sold at the market.

Then, you visit famous destinations here including:

Vat Xieng Thong or Temple of the Royal City – one of the most important monasteries of Laos and the most important relic for religious, royal and traditional arts.

Vat Senna – the temple of 100,000 treasures and is also one of the most beautiful temples of Luang Prabang.

Afternoon: you visit the Royal Palace – built in 1904 by King Sisavang Vong and his family. In 1975, the Royal Palace was converted into the National Museum for visitors to visit and you learn a lot of interesting information about the history and culture of Laos.

In the late afternoon, you enjoy the sunset on Mount Phousi and enjoy the beautiful panorama of the city.

You return to the hotel and visit the Night market of the Mong people. You can buy some traditional Lao souvenirs here. You stay overnight at a hotel in Luang Prabang.

DAY 25: LUANG PRABANG – CYCLING TO BAN LONG LAO (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you cycle about 20km to reach Ban Long Lao. Along the way, you will be visiting Khmu and Hmong. In particular, you also visit Nam Dong Garden – this is a famous organic garden of Laos. You continue cycling through the forest and rice fields. Arriving at Ban Long Lao, you check in a homestay and stay overnight here.

DAY 26: BAN LONG LAO TREKKING – KUANG SI WATERFALLS (MEALS: B,L)

You wake up early and your guide will take you for a short walk around the village and then return for breakfast. After breakfast, your guide will take you to walk through rice fields and bamboo forests for about 3 hours. Then you visit the waterfall and enjoy picnic lunch, swim and relax here. Then you get on the bus back to the city. You have dinner on your own. You stay overnight in the hotel in Luang Prabang.

DAY 27: PAK OU CAVE BOAT TRIP (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you move to the pier and take a long-tail boat upstream to visit and enjoy the natural beauty along the romantic river. You will admire the limestone cliffs of Pak Ou cave from afar. This is a cave with thousands of steps of Buddha statues and this is one of the revered places of Laos that attracts many tourists to visit.

Then you return to the city. On the way back, you visit Ban Xang Hai village to learn about the traditional Laotian rice whiskey-making process. You will enjoy this unique wine. Next, you visit Ban Xang Khong village – a famous craft village for wood papermaking and Lao silk weaving.

You return to the hotel and stay overnight at the hotel in Luang Prabang.

DAY 28: LUANG PRABANG DEPARTURE (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to Luang Prabang airport for your flight back home. End of services! See you again!