Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand Tour 22 Days

ITINERARY

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL (MEALS: NO)

Upon your arrival at the airport, our driver and guide will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel for check-in. You stay overnight at a hotel in Hanoi.

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

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up and go to visit Hanoi with many attractive destinations:

Ho Chi Minh Complex: was completed in 1975. You will visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, Nha San, One Pillar Pagoda and Ho Chi Minh Museum. Then, you visit the Temple Of Literature – the first university of Vietnam built in 1070 and worships Confucius. This is the school that educated many talents for Vietnam during the feudal period.

You have lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch, you visit the Museum of Ethnology – which displays many artifacts about 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. You will learn a lot of interesting information about Vietnamese culture and history from the North to the South.

Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple: known as the heart of Hanoi for thousand years of civilization. You will learn a lot of interesting information about Hanoi’s culture and history here.

You enjoy 45 minutes cyclo ride to visit Hanoi Old Quarter, you will see the narrow streets lined with small shops selling many products of local people. You will have the opportunity to take beautiful photos and learn many interesting things about the culture of the locals.

Water puppet show: a traditional Vietnamese art performance depicting the daily activities of farmers in the North of Vietnam.

After that, you will return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 3: HA NOI – HOA LU – TRANG AN (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up and depart for Hoa Lu. Along the way, you will enjoy the poetic beauty of the countryside of Vietnam. Hoa Lu – used to be the ancient capital of Vietnam (968-1009) under the Dinh and Le dynasties. You visit the temples of King Dinh and King Le to learn a lot of interesting information about the feudal history of Vietnam.

Noon: You have lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: you visit Trang An Complex – recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage with great beauty. You board the boat to visit the caves and temples and you enjoy the amazing scenery of Trang An.

You leave Trang An for Hanoi. You arrive at your hotel around 18.30.

DAY 4: HANOI – HA LONG BAY (MEALS: B,L,D)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver picks you up for Halong Bay.

Noon: You arrive at Tuan Chau international marina, you board the cruise and check-in.

13h00: You enjoy lunch on the cruise. While having lunch, you will admire the beauty of Ha Long Bay – a natural heritage of the world recognized by UNESCO with thousands of large and small islands such as Stone Dog Islet, Fighting Cocks Islet, Stone Incense Burner Islet…

14h30: You experience kayaking to explore Ha Long Bay around Luon Cave area. Then, you visit Titop Island – a beautiful island in the middle of Ha Long Bay. You can swim, sunbathe or climb to the top of Titop Island to enjoy the beauty of Ha Long Bay from above.

17h00: You return to the cruise and watch the sunset on Ha Long Bay with cocktails, mocktails….

Evening: You enjoy dinner on the cruise. After dinner, you take a rest or do squid fishing at night.

DAY 5: HA LONG BAY – HA NOI – HUE (MEALS: B.L)

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

After breakfast, you visit Sung Sot cave – one of the most beautiful caves on Ha Long Bay with beautiful stalagmites and stalactites.

9h30: You return to the cruise to check out, pay the bill. Then you rest and enjoy the beauty of Ha Long Bay as the ship moves back to the port.

10h30: You join the cooking demonstration on the cruise and learn how to to make traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.

10:45: You have lunch on the cruise. After lunch, you arrive at Tuan Chau marina. Our driver will pick you up and take you to Noi Bai airport to fly to Hue. Upon arrival at Hue airport, our driver will pick you up and return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight in Hue.

DAY 6: HUE CITY TOUR (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up at your hotel and go to visit Thien Mu Pagoda – one of the most ancient pagodas in Hue. This is a cultural and historical relic that still preserves the legendary story of Fairy Nu from the Nguyen Dynasty.

Then, you visit Hue Citadel – a cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO. You will enjoy the special feudal relics with many useful information about the history and culture of Vietnam as well as the Nguyen Dynasty – the last dynasty of Vietnam.

You have lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: You visit the tomb of King Tu Duc – one of the beautiful tombs with poetic and harmonious scenery. You will learn a lot of interesting information about King Tu Duc and other kings of the Nguyen Dynasty.

Then, you visit the conical hat-making village to learn a lot of interesting information about the local people’s conical hat-making process. The conical hat is a traditional accessory that shows the beauty of Vietnamese women

Next, you visit the incense-making village – you visit and learn about incense-making process in the traditional style.

After that, you return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Hue.

DAY 7: HUE – HOI AN – THANH HA CERAMIC VILLAGE (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up and depart for Hoi An. You will pass the majestic Hai Van Pass with a beautiful view overlooking the sea. You stop to visit the famous Lang Co Bay. Arrive at Hoi An, you walk to explore Hoi An Ancient Town, you visit Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Hall, 200-year-old Tan Ky ancestral house and Japanese Bridge. Hoi An was once a prosperous international trading port for Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Arab traders. You have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you board the boat to visit Thanh Ha pottery village – a pottery village with a long history and associated with the development of Hoi An. You will learn a lot of interesting information about the pottery-making process as well as the life of local people here. You return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at the hotel in Hoi An.

DAY 8: HOI AN – CAM THANH COCONUT VILLAGE – TRA QUE VILLAGE (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you will cycle to explore the countryside in Hoi An. If you cannot ride a bicycle, we will prepare another vehicle for you. You will cycle through rural roads to learn about the lives of locals working in the rice fields or fishing in the river. You will have the opportunity to learn a lot of interesting information about their life here.

9h00: you rest at a local family in Cam Thanh village before experiencing 1.5 hours of traditional basket boat ride in Water Coconut Palm forest. You will learn how to row a basket boat and experience catching fish in the canal.

10:30: You visit Tra Que organic vegetable village – where many kinds of vegetables are grown and provided to the local community. You will learn the process of growing vegetables here and have the opportunity to become a real farmer.

11:30: You visit the local family and participate in the cooking class program. You enjoy lunch at local family.

After lunch, you cycle back to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at the hotel in Hoi An.

DAY 9: FREE DAY IN HOI AN (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you are free to explore Hoi An or relax by the romantic beach. You stay overnight at the hotel in Hoi An.

DAY 10: HOI AN – DA NANG – HO CHI MINH CITY (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver picks you up at your hotel and then departs for Da Nang airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, our driver will pick you up and take you back to your hotel in the city center for check-in and rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 11: CU CHI TUNNEL – HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up and take you to visit Cu Chi tunnels – a very attractive tourist attraction. Cu Chi Tunnels was a shelter for Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers from bomb attacks, hiding from enemies and launching surprise attacks. You will learn a lot of information about the heroic history of the Vietnamese nation here.

You have lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: You return to Ho Chi Minh City and visit:

Notre Dame Cathedral: built from 1877 to 1883 according to beautiful classical French architecture. Then you visit the Old Post Office which is also built in French architecture and is the largest post office in Vietnam.

Independence Palace: the workplace of the President of the Republic of Vietnam. This is also the place to mark the independence of the Vietnamese people on April 30, 1975.

War Remnants Museum: a place to display and store many artifacts, documents, photos and videos about the war between Vietnam and the US.

You visit Ben Thanh market – the symbol of Ho Chi Minh City. You will learn a lot of interesting information about business items here.

You return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 12: HO CHI MINH – MEKONG DELTA (MEALS: B,L)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up and depart for Ben Tre – land of coconuts.

You arrive at the pier and board a boat to cruise the Mekong River. You will learn a lot of interesting information about the lives of local people in the morning such as fishing, carrying goods on the river. You visit a small brick factory to learn about how to make bricks by hand.

Then you visit the coconut processing factory. You will see locals peeling from coconuts. Next, you stop at the local people’s house, watch them feed the bees and enjoy honey tea here. You walk along the canal to visit the coconut candy factory and enjoy these delicious candies. In addition, you also have the opportunity to enjoy some fruits and listen to local music. Next, you visit the local people’s house specializing in the production of sleeping mattresses. Then, you take a tuk-tuk to visit the romantic scenery of Mekong Delta with coconut groves and vegetable gardens…

You have lunch at the local people’s house. After lunch, you return to the pier and get on the caf to depart for Ho Chi Minh City. You stay overnight at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 13: HO CHI MINH CITY – SIEM REAP (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver will take you to Tan Son Nhat airport for a flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival at Siem Reap airport, our driver will take you back to your hotel in Siem Reap. You stay overnight at a hotel in Siem Reap.

DAY 14: ANGKOR TEMPLE TOUR (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then, you start to visit Angkor with the South Gate of Angkor Thom – which is famous for a series of giant faces carved in stone.

Next, you visit the Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King. This architectural masterpiece was built in the 12th century on an area of ​​about 210 hectares. You’ll walk around this massive residence to visit the gallery, library, pavilion, courtyard, and pond….

Then you visit Ta Prohm temple with beautiful scenery. You will admire the huge fig trees and giant vines nestled in the stone foundation of the structure, creating the impression of human creativity.

You admire the shimmering sunset beauty on Bakheng hill and return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Siem Reap.

DAY 15: SIEM REAP – BANTEAY SREI – PREAH KHAN – NEAK PEAN – SOM (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you go to visit Banteay Srei temple which is beautifully carved. On the way, you visit the village of Preah Dark to learn about the culture, customs and habits of the local people here. Then you visit Banteay Samre temple decorated with impressive reliefs depicting Vishunu scenes as well as Krishna legends.

Then, you continue to visit Preah Khan, Neak Pean and Ta Som and return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Siem Reap.

DAY 16: SIEM REAP – TONLE SAP LAKE – LUANG PRABANG (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you depart for Chong Khneas to visit the fishing village of Tonle Sap Lake. You will learn a lot of interesting information about the culture and history of the local people living in the fishing village.

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

DAY 17: LUANG PRABANG CITY TOUR – KUANG SI WATERFALL (MEALS: B)

In the morning: You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you visit the National Museum. Then, you visit Wat Visoun stupa and the temple of Wat Aham, Wat Mai. Next, you visit Wat Xieng Thong temple, Wat Sene temple, visit Wat Xieng Mouane temple

In the afternoon: you visit the beautiful Kuang Si waterfall. You can swim or relax here. After sightseeing, you visit the Black Hmong village – where the hill tribe makes souvenirs for tourists passing by. Next, you climb to the top of Mount Phousi to visit the beautiful gilded stupa as well as enjoy the beautiful sunset of the city and the Mekong River.

Then you visit the city’s night market. You can find lovely collections and handmade textiles by locals and hill tribes around Luang Prabang. You return to the guest to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Luang Prabang.

DAY 18: LUANG PRABANG – PAK OU CAVE (MEALS: B)

You wake up early around 4.30am for an arm-giving. You will see hundreds of monks walking along the street to collect rice and food from local people. Then you visit the local market in Prakham village to learn many interesting things about the life of the local people. You have breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up to visit Pak Ou cave. You will take a boat ride to enjoy the poetic scenery of the Mekong River and peaceful villages. Pak Ou Cave is home to thousands of gold-plated lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes. Then, you visit Xang Hai village – a craft village specializing in producing local rice wine and Bang Xang Khong village – famous for hand-weaving. You return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight in Luang Prabang.

DAY 19: LUANG PRABANG – BANGKOK (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver will take you to the airport for your flight to Bangkok. Upon arrival at Bangkok airport, our driver will take you back to your hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Bangkok.

DAY 20: BANGKOK CITY TOUR (MEALS: B)

6:30: Our driver and guide pick you up at your hotel and visit DamnoenSaduak floating market – a colorful floating market in Thailand where you can find many famous Thai agricultural products here.

In the afternoon: you visit the Grand Palace – a historical architectural work, crystallizing the quintessence of culture, beliefs and religion of the beautiful country known as “Land of Golden Temples“. Next, you visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat Phra Kaew, Coronation Hall, Royal Reception Hall, Royal Funeral Home, Golden Stupa and Royal Shrine. Then you return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Bangkok.

DAY 21: BANGKOK – AYUTTHAYA – BANGKOK (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up and depart for Ayutthaya. You will visit Bang Pa In Summer Palace, one of Thailand’s most beautiful Summer Palaces. Next, you visit Wat Phra Si Sanphet , one of the most beautiful temples in Ayuthaya. Then you visit Wat Phra Mahathat, Wat Mongkhon Bophit, and Wat Ratburana.

Next, you visit Wat Yai Chaimongkhol – home to the largest reclining Buddha statues in Thailand. After that, you return to the hotel to rest. You stay overnight at a hotel in Bangkok.

DAY 22: BANGKOK DEPARTURE (MEALS: B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, our driver will take you to the airport for your departure to return home. End of services! See you again!