Guide

English speaking guide

Flights

Internal flight from Bangkok to Siem Reap ( included 7kg carry-on luggage and 20kg checked-in luggage) Internal flight from Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City ( included 7kg carry-on luggage and 20kg checked-in luggage) Internal Flight Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi ( included 7kg carry-on luggage and 20kg checked-in luggage) Internal flight from Hanoi to Luang Prabang ( included 7kg carry-on luggage and 20kg checked-in luggage) Internal flight from Luang Prabang to Bangkok ( included 7kg carry-on luggage and 20kg checked-in luggage)

Transport

All airport transfers included

Meals

Meal as mentioned B= Breakfast L= Lunch D=Dinner

Others

All entrance to any applicable sites as mentioned Coldwater/snack and towel during trip Boat cruise as mentioned Other services as mentioned in the program

Accommodation

3-star accommodation Bangkok: Silom Serene a, Boutique Hotel, Bangkok or similar Siem Reap: Hari Residence or similar Ho Chi Minh City: Nhat Ha 1 Hotell or similar Hanoi: Golden Legend Boutique Hotel or similar Halong Bay: Renea Cruise or similar Luang Prabang: Villa Chitdara Resort or similar 4-star accommodation: Bangkok: Mandarin Hotel Bangkok, managed by Centre Point or similar Siem Reap: Tara Angkor or similar Ho Chi Minh City: Cochin Zen Boutique or similar Halong Bay: Pandora Cruise or similar Hanoi: Tirant Hotel or similar Luang Prabang: Santi Villa or similar 5-star accommodation: Bangkok: Amari Watergate or similar Siem Reap: Angkor Miracle Hotel or similar Ho Chi Minh City: The Myst Dong Khoi or similar Hanoi: Apricot Hanoi Hotel or similar Halong Bay: Aspira Cruise or similar Luang Prabang: Luang Prabang View or similar

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Insurance

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Day 1 Welcome To Thailand - Bangkok Arrival
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Welcome To Thailand - Bangkok Arrival

Upon arrival, your driver will meet and greet you at the airport. Enjoy a transfer from the airport to your accommodation. Check-in at the hotel and have a rest after the flight. Overnight in Bangkok.
Day 2 Explore The Bangkok Floating Market And Historic Site (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Explore The Bangkok Floating Market And Historic Site (B/L)

Have a breakfast at your hotel.

07.30 AM. Meet English guide at hotel lobby. Let’s start with the Railway Track Market (Rom Hoop Market) commonly also called Siang Tai Market (life threatening).the market is located on the railway near Mae Klong railway station . Proceed to the Damnen Saduak Floating Market, we arrive at the pier and with a long tail boat in about 30-45 minutes through the canals, we reach the Floating Market. Arrive at market enjoy with local Thai product, Thai Foods about 12.00 AM. Transfer back to Bangkok .Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon, this tour takes you through the hustle and bustle of Bangkok to visit two of the capital’s most significantly and visually stunning temples. Wat Traimit houses the world’s largest solid gold Buddha (5.5 tons of precious metal) and Wat Pho, which is the oldest temple in Bangkok and houses of the Reclining Buddha, a 45 meter-long statue which depicts Buddha entering Nirvana. Wat Pho is also Thailand s first university and houses a wealth of art. It is still an important center for traditional medicine and massage. Continue to Wat Benjamabophit, also known as the marble temple featuring a fusing of Thai and European styles and an ubosot covered by Italian marble.

Overnight in Bangkok

Overnight in Bangkok

( Meal : Breakfast and Lunch)
Day 3 Travel From Bangkok To The Capital Of Khmer Civilization (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Travel From Bangkok To The Capital Of Khmer Civilization (B)

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore Bangkok at your own pace. Afterward, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Siem Reap, upon arrival at Siem Reap International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel.
Day 4 Observe The Masterpiece Temples Of The Khmer Civilization (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Observe The Masterpiece Temples Of The Khmer Civilization (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Visit Angkor Thom, the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, built from the late 12th century to the early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII and consists of 54 towers, the Royal Enclosure, the Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King, then visit Ta Prohm, surrounded by jungle. Visit Angkor Wat, the largest temples in world and covers an area of 200 hectares and surrounded by moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300 meters x 1500 meters.

Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap
Day 5 Embark The Boat On Tonle Sap Lake And Explore The Local Life (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Embark The Boat On Tonle Sap Lake And Explore The Local Life (B)

After breakfast, visit to Floating Village, take a ride by traditional wooden boat on Tonle Sap Lake to experience the human occupations at the edges of the lake is similarly distinctive – floating villages, towering stilted houses, huge fish traps, and an economy and way of life deeply intertwined with the lake, the fish, the wildlife and the cycles of rising and falling waters. In the wet season, the Tonle Sap Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. Afternoon, We will drive to the Pouk district about 15 Km in the West of Siem Reap town you visit the silk farm, a fascinating farm/workshop where you can see the entire silk creation process including growing the food for the silk worms, breeding the worms, silk extraction and refinement, traditional kit dying pattern creation and looming. Retail silk and souvenir shop. On the way back, visit the Western Baray (Baray Occidental) measuring 8 km by 2.3 km which provided water for the intensive cultivation of lands around Angkor.

Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap
Day 6 Travel From Siem Reap To The Pearl Of Indochine (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Travel From Siem Reap To The Pearl Of Indochine (B)

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore Siem Reap at your own pace. Afterward, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City, upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel.
Day 7 Excursion On The Mighty Mekong River (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Excursion On The Mighty Mekong River (B/L)

Have a breakfast and a trip to Mekong Delta follows, you will be greeted by an experienced English-speaking guide and professional driver to My Tho. Enjoy the scenery and green rice paddies during the one-and-a-half-hour bus ride. Along the way, we will visit Vinh Trang pagoda, the biggest pagoda in the Mekong delta. Continue to My Tho, where we take a boat trip along the Mekong River, where you can see fish cages and floating houses on the river.

The boat takes you to a small canal, escaping the hustle and bustle of the town. We disembark at a coconut island in Ben Tre and enjoy a walk around the village. Stop at a local family home to enjoy tropical fruit, taste the honey tea and honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music performed by the villagers. Check out the coconut candy shop and learn how to make candy, and see handicrafts made from the coconuts.

Take your time snapping photos and enjoy the natural scenery before we head to the local restaurant. Lunch is set with special Vietnamese food. Enjoy your lunch outside under the shade of the trees. After lunch, enjoy your time relaxing, walking around the village, or perhaps going for a short bike ride. Travel back to Saigon and arrive around 5.00 pm for the end of the tour.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Meals( Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 8 Explore The Cu Chi Tunnel (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Explore The Cu Chi Tunnel (B)

You will be picked up by an experienced English-speaking guide to Cu Chi Tunnels, located in the countryside near Ho Chi Minh City. The approximate travel time is one hour and 30 minutes. The residents of Cu Chi took the war underground into a highly developed network of tunnels that at its height stretched as far as Cambodia and included meeting rooms, kitchens and triage areas. Imperceptible from the ground, opposing armies could roll their tanks over the bunkers without causing damage to the tunnels below. Living conditions were harsh – in addition to fighting the war, resident’s battled food and oxygen scarcity, venomous insects, and cramped living quarters. Gain important insight into the prolonged struggle against invading armies, and appreciation for the resilience and spirit of the Vietnamese people. After that, travelers can try the delicious manioc which was the main 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. Then enjoy a transfer back to your accommodation.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Meal ( Breakfast)
Day 9 Travel From Ho Chi Minh City To Capital Of Vietnam (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Travel From Ho Chi Minh City To Capital Of Vietnam (B)

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore Ho Chi Minh City at your own pace. Afterward, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Hanoi, upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel.
Day 10 Hoa Lu Tam Coc (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoa Lu Tam Coc (B/L)

Our guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, then leave by coach to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Vietnam and the famous ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties. Then our bus will transfer you from Hoa Lu to Tam Coc for lunch around at 12:30 PM. PM: After lunch, boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. Then, cycle for an hour on quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers and rocky outcrops in Tam Coc - Bich Dong (around 5 km). Dive back to Hanoi and drop off at your hotel around at 18:30 PM. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 11 Cruising To The Descending Dragon Bay - Overnight On Cruise (B/L/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cruising To The Descending Dragon Bay - Overnight On Cruise (B/L/D)

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and check out from hotel. Our English-speaking guide and driver will pick-up and transfer to Halong Bay. On the way, take the most scenic route to reach Halong Bay, taking you across the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies stretching for as far as the eyes can. On arrival, we embark a beautiful traditional junk and spend a full day and night cruising the bay’s 3000 magnificent limestone islets. Experience kayaking on the gentle water and admiring crystal clear water with a thousand islands rising on the water with diversity of flora and fauna. In the evening when the boat is anchored in the middle of the stunning lagoon and the sun gradually goes down, we enjoy a mouthwatering seafood meal and participate in some shore excursion on boat. Spend the night on the luxury boat.

Overnight on cruise

(Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 12 Halong Bay In The Morning And Back To Charming Capital (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Halong Bay In The Morning And Back To Charming Capital (B/L)

Wake-up at early and breathe the laidback - atmosphere on cruise, you’ll have a Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck and enjoy the breakfast, you’ll have an amazing time exploring the stunning cave, full of stalagmites and stalactites. From here, it’s clear sailing back to the harbor and back to Hanoi around 4:30 pm. We’ll drop you off at your hotel.

Overnight in Hanoi

Meal ( Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 13 Travel From Hanoi To The Mysterious Land - Luang Prabang (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Travel From Hanoi To The Mysterious Land - Luang Prabang (B)

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore Hanoi at your own pace. Afterward, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Luang Prabang, upon arrival at Luang Prabang International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel.
Day 14 Explore The Pak Ou Cave And Waterfall (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Explore The Pak Ou Cave And Waterfall (B)

An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning rituals of saffron-clad monks collecting offerings of Alms (ubiquitous sticky rice) from the faithful residents. This tradition is very unique in Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving the procession. AM: After breakfast, we enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. We then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a panaromic view of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, we stop at the small village of Ban Xanghai, where the local rice wine is distilled. We return to Luang Prabang in the afternoon, on the way we take a short drive to Ban Phanom, a small village well known for its hand weaving. PM: We continue our excursion toward Khouangsi Waterfall, en route, we visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, Hmong Village, Ban Ou, Laoloum Village and Ban Thapene, Khmu Village, then drive to the beautiful Khouangsi Waterfall where you can splash around in the turquoise pools or walk along the forest trails. We return to Luang Prabang by late afternoon and continue to Ban Xangkhong, a village well known for silk handweaving and for traditional Saa Paper making. We return to the city by late evening to observe the sunset at Wat Siphouthabath.

Overnight in Luang Prabang
Day 15 Travel From Luang Prabang To Bangkok
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Travel From Luang Prabang To Bangkok

Have breakfast and take a flight to Bangkok. upon arrival at Bangkok International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel.
Day 16 Bangkok Departure (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bangkok Departure (B)

Today is the day that most travelers hated. It is one of those days when they have to leave and back to reality. Our driver will pick you up at the hotel and take you to the airport to catch your flight back home. See you soon again on your next Prestigo Asia experience. We wish you a nice trip home.

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16 days tour

Circle Indochine 16 Days - Thailand /Vietnam/Cambodia And La

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Itinerary of your trip Circle Indochine 16 Days - Thailand /Vietnam/Cambodia And La

Welcome To Thailand - Bangkok Arrival

Explore The Bangkok Floating Market And Historic Site (B/L)

Travel From Bangkok To The Capital Of Khmer Civilization (B)

Observe The Masterpiece Temples Of The Khmer Civilization (B)

Embark The Boat On Tonle Sap Lake And Explore The Local Life (B)

Travel From Siem Reap To The Pearl Of Indochine (B)

Excursion On The Mighty Mekong River (B/L)

Explore The Cu Chi Tunnel (B)

Travel From Ho Chi Minh City To Capital Of Vietnam (B)

Hoa Lu Tam Coc (B/L)

Cruising To The Descending Dragon Bay - Overnight On Cruise (B/L/D)

Halong Bay In The Morning And Back To Charming Capital (B/L)

Travel From Hanoi To The Mysterious Land - Luang Prabang (B)

Explore The Pak Ou Cave And Waterfall (B)

Travel From Luang Prabang To Bangkok

Bangkok Departure (B)

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