Transport

All mentioned internal flights, trains, and cruises Private & air-conditioned vehicle with ample space

Meals

Meals as mentioned in the above itinerary This tour offers Vegetarian, Vegan and Halal food options on request. Simply let UME Travel know the food option that you prefer.

Accommodation

Day1-3 Grand Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok – Managed by Accor or similar - 5 stars Day4-6 The Rim Resort Chiang Mai or similar - 4 stars Day7-9 DoubleTree by Hilton Phuket Banthai Resort - SHA Plus Certified or similar - 4 stars Day10-11 Grand Silverland hotel or similar - 4 stars Day12 Nam Bo Boutique Hotel or similar - 4 stars Day13 Fusion Suites Danang Beach or similar - 4 stars Day14-15 Hoi An River Beach Resort & Residences or similar - 4 stars Day16,18 Silk Queen Grand hotel or similar - 4 stars Day17 Lavela Premium Cruise or similar - 4 stars Carefully selected accommodation with breakfast Accommodation based on two people sharing (for each person not sharing a room, the single supplement will be added) Well screened Hotels Handpicked hotels with good service and spacious room. Super nice location Downtown location with convenient transportation and many good restaurants nearby.

Guide

Expert English-speaking local guide

Insurance

Basic insurance is included on this tour. The policy comes into effect on arriving at the destination, at the start of the services with UME Travel and it expires when the circuit arranged by our company has ended.

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Optional

You have the option to enhance your tour with additional experiences, which come at an extra cost. Details for these optional activities will be included in your finalized travel documents.

Flights

International flights are not included

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Day 1 Hello Bangkok!
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hello Bangkok!

Sawasdee ka！Welcome to Thailand! On arrival in Bangkok, Your guide will be ready to welcome you at the arrival hall, and transfer to your hotel with a private car and driver. Your guide will help you with luggage and hotel check-in, and ensure your arrival in Thailand is worry-free.

Good to know

The rest of day is arranged on your own.You may need some time to relax and recover from the long-distance flight or possibly from jet-lag. If you feel like going for a walk and checking out places nearby, feel free to ask your guide for recommendations for good dining or places to see.

Accomodation：

- Grand Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok – Managed by Accor
Day 2 Floating Market & The Grand Palace
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Floating Market & The Grand Palace

Depart early morning for a 2-hour drive to the 100-year-old Damnoen Saduak Floating Market located 100 km (62 mi) from Bangkok, one of the Thailand’s most famous attractions. Day-in and day-out from about 8 am to about 11 am, the Floating Market is routinely crowded with hundreds of vendors and purchasers floating in their small rowing boats selling and buying or exchanging their goods. You will have a chance to take a ride on a long tail boat to get the real sense of a floating village. After the long tail boat cruise around the village, you will stop at a transit point where you can choose to further explore the floating market by a 4-seat boat (at your own expense) or stroll around by the river’s banks.

After having lunch, you will return to Bangkok, and you will visit Wat Pho, which is one of Bangkok’s oldest and largest temples. Wat Pho was built by King Rama I about 200 years ago and houses the gigantic, gold-plated Reclining Buddha image. This unique image is 49 meters long and 12 meters high with beautifully inlaid mother-of-pearl soles. Your last stop is The Royal Grand Palace, the nation’s landmark and the most revered royal monument. You will see the Palace, which is used for many different occasions, and you will see The Coronation Hall, the Funeral Hall, the Royal Guest House, and the mysterious, famous Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), the most revered Buddha image in Thailand. Then return to the hotel.

Good to know

Asiatique is a nice place to chill out by yourself. It combined two of the most popular shopping experiences in the city: a night bazaar and a mall. Open from 17:00, spending an evening here is no problem: you’ll have good fun browsing the boutiques, picking up gifts or something for yourself; you are guaranteed to find something you would like to eat and if this isn’t enough entertainment, shows are performed nightly: Calypso ladyboy cabaret and soon, a classic Thai puppets performance.

Accomodation：

- Grand Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok – Managed by Accor

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 3 Unesco World Heritage
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Unesco World Heritage

Today you will head to Ayutthaya History Park, one of the UNESCO World Heritage list of Thailand. Stroll around the ruins of several ancient temples including Wat Phra Si Sanphet, a former royal temple during Ayutthaya’s days of glory; Wat Mahathat, undoubtedly the landmark and most photographed objects of Ayutthaya, where the roots of a tree surround the head of a stone Buddha image; and if time allows, Wat Chai Wattanaram, a perfect example of Khmer architectural influence. These temples record the prosperity and decline of the ancient Thailand.

Later, board a luxury boat and enjoy a Thai buffet lunch whilst cruising back to Bangkok. Witness the daily life of the river’s inhabitants and watch the scenery change from rural to cosmopolitan. On arrival at the pier,transfer back to your hotel.

Accomodation：

- Grand Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok – Managed by Accor

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 4 Fly To Chiang Mai
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Fly To Chiang Mai

Today you will fly to Chiang Mai.On arrival,please pick up your luggage and follow the walk path to the exit. After a short walk, you will find your private guide waiting for you near the exit with your name sign. Your guide will accomapany with you for your hotel check in,afternoon is free at your leisure.

Good to know

Chiang Mai is a shopping paradise,with its famous arts and crafts.Nothing beats shopping for a bargain more than in the famous Chiang Mai Night Bazaar. The Night Bazaar, on the east side of the old walled city, is approximately 1km long. This evening, you can explore the night bazaar and to find all special handicrafts and souveniers you need along the street, plus a heap of mobile food street stalls.

Accomodation：

- The Rim Resort Chiang Mai

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 5 Half Doi Suthep And Meo Hilltribe Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Half Doi Suthep And Meo Hilltribe Tour

Morning departure to visit some of the local Meo hill tribe villages. The Meo, a subgroup of the H’mong, still wear traditional costumes and maintain a lifestyle unchanged in centuries. Notice how the Meo houses sit right on the ground (not on stilts), with the main floor resting on an open space for food storage. Interact with the villagers with your guide serving as a translator. Drive approximately 1hr to Doi Suthep Mountain, enjoying the spectacular views of Northern Thailand as you head past mountains and forests, towards Wat Phra That, one of Northern Thailand’s most sacred temples. Founded in 1383 AD, the temple is reached by climbing 309 steps (or for the less fitness-oriented, a tram is available for a small surcharge). The climb up is rewarded with a superb panoramic view over the city. Return to Chiang Mai with lunch at a local restaurant en route. Your can spend your afternoon at your lesure.

Accomodation：

- The Rim Resort Chiang Mai

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 6 Half Elephant Volunteer
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Half Elephant Volunteer

A half-day package to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary offers you an enjoyable opportunity to spend quality time with elephants in their natural home, as well as gain an insight into their history and behavior, and create cherished lifelong memories of their time spent with these amazing animals.

Today you will be picked up from your place of accommodation and will drive through scenic agricultural areas before arriving at the Sanctuary. There, you will meet your English-speaking guide and learn a little about the elephants, before changing into traditional Karen clothing.

After being allocated bananas and sugar cane to feed to the elephants, you will walk with your guide through the Sanctuary, where you will find free-roaming elephants and hear their individual stories. You can touch, feed, photograph, and interact with the elephants at your leisure while you learn about their lifestyle and behaviors.

Accomodation：

- The Rim Resort Chiang Mai

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 7 Fly To Phuket
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Fly To Phuket

Today you will fly to Phuket. Upon arrival at Phuket Airport, after you have picked up your luggage, please exit follow the walk path. After a short walk, you will find your guide waiting for you with your name sign. Then, he will take you to your hotel. The rest of the day you can arrange yourself.

Accomodation：

- DoubleTree by Hilton Phuket Banthai Resort - SHA Plus Certified

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 8 Free Time In Phuket
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Free Time In Phuket

Day at leisure. Relax at your hotel, or explore the surrounding area.

Accomodation：

- DoubleTree by Hilton Phuket Banthai Resort - SHA Plus Certified

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 9 Free Time In Phuket
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Free Time In Phuket

Day at leisure. Relax at your hotel, or explore the surrounding area.

Accomodation：

- DoubleTree by Hilton Phuket Banthai Resort - SHA Plus Certified

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 10 Fly To Ho Chi Minh City
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Fly To Ho Chi Minh City

Welcome to Vietnam! On arrival at Noi Bai Airport, you will be greeted by your guide and driver and transfer to hotel in the center of Hanoi. The rest of the day is at leisure. You might go outside to have a little adventure in the city on your own.

Accomodation：

- Grand Silverland hotel

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 11 Cu Chi Tunnels & Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cu Chi Tunnels & Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Tour

This morning set out for the incredible underground Cu Chi Tunnels, where you will learn a little more about the Vietnam war and the guerrilla tactics of the Viet Cong. Then return to Ho Chi Minh City to visit the War Remnants Museum and Reunification Palace (the former Presidential Palace), the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Saigon Post Office in French-style and Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat) absolutely nice choices for a free stroll.

Accomodation：

- Grand Silverland hotel

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 12 Mekong Delta (My Tho)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mekong Delta (My Tho)

Today, you will drive to Mekong Delta area to enjoy One day Mekong Delta tour (My Tho) with visiting to villages and markets.

After breakfast at hotel, leave Saigon for Mytho for one day trip. Arrival in Mytho city visit to Vinh Trang Pagoda, this is one of the most beautiful & ancient pagoda in Mekong Delta. Continuous to My Tho boat station .cruise on the Mekong river for sightseeing: fish floating market, islands of Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, Phoenix. Take a walk to visit Thoi Son orchid garden, visit a bee-farm, enjoy honey-tea. Going around Thoi Son island by Xe Tau Mo (Pedicap by bike). Stop over at an orchard of Ms Ba’s. tropical fruits Enjoy seasonal fruits and listen to Southern traditional music. Take a short walk to rowing boat quay, get on the rowing boat to discover natural canal and the daily procession. The last visit is coconut candy workshop, taste fresh candies in coconut island before have lunch at Mien Tay riverside restaurant. Back to pier. Transfer to Can Tho for overnight.

Accomodation：

- Nam Bo Boutique Hotel

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 13 Cai Rang Floating Market & Dang Nang
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cai Rang Floating Market & Dang Nang

Today starts with a boat cruise along the endless waterway of mighty Mekong River. Visit the Cai Rang Floating Market where hundreds of boats are loaded with fruits, vegetables and fish jostling for trade, and the Bun Tau Noodle Factory. Afternoon go back to Ho Chi Minh City for your flight to Da Nang. After arrival, your guide will accomppany with you for your hoetl check in.

Accomodation：

- Fusion Suites Danang Beach

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 14 Marble Mountain
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Marble Mountain

The day tour begins with climbing the stone steps carved into Marble Mountain to discover caves, grottoes and a Buddhist Pagoda and marvel at the panoramic view from the top of the mountain. After visit Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village, we will go to Hoi An and visit Ann Tailor for tailor made before check in hotel. Free at leisure in the afternoon.

Accomodation：

- Hoi An River Beach Resort & Residences

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 15 Hoi An City Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An City Tour

Today, explore some historical sites in the small town of Hoi An, including the Japanese Bridge, the renowned Chinese Temple and Vietnamese former merchants’ houses. After that, you will learn about how to make a lantern through a visit to the home of a craftsman, exploring the authentic rural life, and you are able to keep the lantern you make as a souvenir.

Accomodation：

- Hoi An River Beach Resort & Residences

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 16 Transfer To Dang Nang And Fly To Hanoi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Transfer To Dang Nang And Fly To Hanoi

Today, transfer from Hoi An to Da Nang, then fly to Hanoi. And then under your guide’s introduction, you are going to visit the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and Pillar Pagoda. After that, experience the buzz of Hanoi in the Old Quarter by rickshaw, where you can see, hear, smell the life of the busy Vietnamese. Finally, watch a water puppet show in the tranquil Hoan Kiem Lake, which people use water as the stage for the puppets and tactfully hide the puppet strings and puppeteers’ movements.

Accomodation：

- Silk Queen Grand hotel

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 17 Halong Bay
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Halong Bay

After breakfast, you will take a private transfer for about 3 hrs to Halong City, where you will begin your one and a half days’ Halong Bay cruise. You will board the tradtional Vietnamese junk in the afternoon and cruise around the Halong Bay’s limestone islets and caves doted the sea and see the sun set over the clam waters at the deck. Enjoy a wonderful dinner at evening. All meals are included during your stay on board. There are also a variety of optional activities waiting for you. Such as swimming, kayaking, diving...etc.

Accomodation：

- Lavela Premium Cruise

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 18 Morning Activities And Back To Hanoi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Morning Activities And Back To Hanoi

Wake up early this morning to catch the sunrise over the bay. Continue cruising and you can choose either kayak or traditional rowing boat to around discovering local life on the waters. Disembark at Tuan Chau International Passenger Port at around 11:00, where your guide and driver will wait you and drive you back to Hanoi (about 4hrs). Upon arrival,spend your free time at your leisure.

Accomodation：

- Silk Queen Grand hotel

Meals Included：

- Breakfast
Day 19 Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Departure

Have breakfast and relax at your hotel. After check out from hotel, you will set apart to Hanoi airport for your international flight home or to your next destination.

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Itinerary of your trip 19 Days Highlights Of Thailand And Vietnam (Private Guide &

Hello Bangkok!

Floating Market & The Grand Palace

Unesco World Heritage

Fly To Chiang Mai

Half Doi Suthep And Meo Hilltribe Tour

Half Elephant Volunteer

Fly To Phuket

Free Time In Phuket

Free Time In Phuket

Fly To Ho Chi Minh City

Cu Chi Tunnels & Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Tour

Mekong Delta (My Tho)

Cai Rang Floating Market & Dang Nang

Marble Mountain

Hoi An City Tour

Transfer To Dang Nang And Fly To Hanoi

Halong Bay

Morning Activities And Back To Hanoi

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