Accommodation

Accommodation with daily breakfasts HANOI 3-star hotel: Mon Regency Hotel or similar – Deluxe Room 4-star hotel: MayDe Ville Legend hotel & spa or similar – Deluxe Window Room 5-star hotel: The Apricot Hotel or similar – Canvas Room HA LONG BAY 3-star cruise: Le Journey Cruise or Similar – Deluxe Ocean View Room 4-star cruise: Le Journey Cruise or Similar – Deluxe Ocean View Room 5-star cruise: Le Journey Cruise or Similar – Deluxe Ocean View Room HOI AN 3-star hotel: Triple Riverside Villa Hotel Hoi An or Similar – Superior Room 4-star hotel: Gem Riverside Hotel Hoi An or similar - Superior Room 5-star hotel: La Siesta Hoi An Resort & Spa or similar – Deluxe Room HO CHI MINH 3-star hotel: Sunrise Central Hotel or similar – Deluxe Room 4-star hotel: The Odys Hotel or similar – Junior Room 5-star hotel: Sofitel Sai Gon Hotel or similar – Superior Room SIEM REAP 3-star hotel: City River Hotel or similar – Superior Room 4-star hotel: Tara Angkor Hotel or similar - Superior Room 5-star hotel: Borei Angkor Resort or similar – Deluxe Room BANGKOK 3-star hotel: Picnic Hotel or Similar – Standard Room 4-star hotel: Centre Point Silom or similar – Deluxe Room 5-star hotel: Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit – Deluxe Room LUANG PRABANG 3-star hotel: My Dream Resort or similar – Classic Room 4-star hotel: Le Bel Air Resort or similar – Garnier Room 5-star hotel: Maison Souvannaphoum or similar - Garden Wings Room

Meals

Meals indicated in the program. B=breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

Transport

AC transportation as mention in the itinerary

Others

Boat trip in Ninh Binh, Mekong Delta, Chao Phraya river, Tonle Sap Shared boat trip in Ha Long Bay Entrance fees Drinking water on car

Guide

English speaking guide

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Flights

International flight tickets Domestic flight tickets.

Others

Visa fees Personal expenses Tips Surcharge for Peak Season, Holiday, Special Occasion Others not mentioned in the program.

Insurance

Personal travel insurance (highly recommended )

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Day 1 Hanoi Arrival – Hanoi Jeep Tour ( Meals: D) – Seat In Coach Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi Arrival – Hanoi Jeep Tour ( Meals: D) – Seat In Coach Tour

Upon arrival at Noi Bai airport, our driver will meet you at the airport and transfer to your hotel in city center. In the afternoon, our guide’ll pick you up at hotel for Jeep Tour. You’ll get on Jeep Car - A former military vehicle. You’ll have a chance to see every coner of Hanoi. The Jeep Car’ll take you from the Old Quarter to French Quarter with beautiful landmarks. You’ll see the real Hanoi with a day in the life experiences, featured with the parts-unknown of the city with slices of life in the maze of backstreets, tiny alleyways, local homes, schools, random markets and black market, experiencing where & how locals live, work and play…Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2 Hanoi – Ha Long ( Meals: B,L,D) – Shared Cruise
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi – Ha Long ( Meals: B,L,D) – Shared Cruise

After your breakfast, we leave Hanoi for Halong Bay in 3 hours drive. Ha Long Bay is known as the most famous World Heritage Site in Vietnam for its beautiful seascape, thousands of spectacular islands and islets jutting out from the sea, amazing caves with marvelous stalagmites and stalactites in different sizes and shapes. Upon arrival, you’ll be welcomed on board. Lunch will be served while the boat is sailing to Halong Bay. In the afternoon, we’ll join some activities: sightseeing, kayaking, swimming, visit cave...(depending on each cruise’s itinerary). Stay overnight on the cruise.
Day 3 Ha Long – Hanoi – Da Nang – Hoi An ( Meals: B,L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ha Long – Hanoi – Da Nang – Hoi An ( Meals: B,L)

Enjoy the morning view of the beautiful landscape with a cup of coffee or tea then have breakfast. After breakfast, the cruise will bring you on a trip to explore deeper inside the bay. The brunch will be served on the way sailing back to the port and our driver will pick you up and transfer to Hanoi. Upon your arrival in Hanoi, our driver’ll transfer you to Noi Bai International Airport for Da Nang. Upon your arrival in Da Nang, our driver’ll transfer you to Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 4 Hoi An – Da Nang Tour ( Meals: B,L) – Private Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An – Da Nang Tour ( Meals: B,L) – Private Tour

After breakfast, our guide & driver pick you up then we are heading to Da Nang. Today, we’ll visit Linh Ung Pagoda – known as the biggest pagoda in Da Nang. Next, we visit Marble Mountain.

Lunch is served at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we visit Hoi An ancient town with merchants’ homes, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and the colourful riverside market.

Next, we visit Thanh Ha Pottery Village – the oldest pottery village located close to Hoi An. You’ll have a chance to learn how to make ceremics here. Back to hotel & overnight in Hoi An.
Day 5 Hoi An Tour ( Meals: B,L) – Private Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An Tour ( Meals: B,L) – Private Tour

After breakfast, our guide’ll pick you up then we transfer to local family to learn how to make lantern – known as the symbol of Hoi An. Next, we move to Cam Thanh coconut village. You’ll have a chance to experience basket boat ride around the coconut forest, learn about the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen, their families and their community. You’ll join a lot of interesting activities in here. Back to hotel & overnight in Hoi An.
Day 6 Hoi An – Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh City ( Meals: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hoi An – Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh City ( Meals: B)

After breakfast, you are free at your leisure. In the afternoon, our driver’ll transfer you to the airport for Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 7 Mekong Delta ( Meals: B,L) – Seat In Coach Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mekong Delta ( Meals: B,L) – Seat In Coach Tour

After breakfast, our tour guide picks you up at your hotel lobby, then driving to the mighty Mekong Delta where boats, houses and market float upon the uncountable rivers and canals. We get on the boat, it will cruise along the river (a branch of the Mekong) and stop off at various local workplaces. The boat will then stop at a quiet village where you can have a short walk to experience real Delta village life through dense coconut plantations. Have lunch at a local restaurant right at the rural area. In the afternoon, we go back Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 8 Ho Chi Minh City – Siem Reap ( Meals: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ho Chi Minh City – Siem Reap ( Meals: B)

After breakfast, you are free at your leisure. Our driver’ll pick you up then transfer you to the airport for Siem Reap. Upon your arrival, our driver’ll transfer you to hotel. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 9 Siem Reap – Angkor Tour ( Meals: B) – Private Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Siem Reap – Angkor Tour ( Meals: B) – Private Tour

Today you will explore South Gate of Angkor Thom known as Big Angkor, 3km2 walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian Empire, the famous Bayon Temple was an architectural muddle, in part because it was constructed in a somewhat piecemeal fashion for over a century. Terrace of the Elephants is an impressive, two and a half meter tall, 300-meter-long terrace wall adorned with carved elephants and gradual that spans the heart of Angkor Thom in front of Baphuon - huge temple mountain in the heart of Angkor Thom, Royal Palace Area and Phimeanakas - impressive rite and sandstone pyramid. Terrace of the Leper King is at the north end of the Terrace of the Elephants, a double terrace wall with deeply carved nag as, demons and other mythological beings. Last you will visit Ta Prohm temple which is a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty! Giant trees have grown here for centuries. Lunch is served at local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we visit Angkor Wat temple, the founder of the temple was Suryavarman II who reined Cambodia from 1113 to 1152 and built the five towers in the 12th century to dedicate to the Hindu God Vishnu. The plan of the pyramidal conception of the temple combined with spaces, alleys, ditches is an ancient masterpiece of architectural design and construction. Have funny time at bars and pubs at Angkor night market by your own. Overnight in Siem Reap!
Day 10 Siem Reap Discovery ( Meals: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Siem Reap Discovery ( Meals: B)

This morning visit to Wat Thmei (Killing Field) contains a unique glass-walled stupa containing the bones of victims of the Khmer Rouge. Some of the bones were recovered from a nearby well while others are the remains of soldiers who died on a nearby battlefield. The will visit Puok, the real and original place of the Artisans d’Angkor silk, where you will see the full process of silk producing, from the silk worms munch on the Mulberry leaves to spin their cocoons which used to make silk warp. You of course will see the weaving work and purchase the high quality silk products as a beautiful Cambodia souvenir. Then visit West Baray Big Pond, a “baray” is a water reservoir built by the ancient Khmer people.

Afternoon visit Floating Villages, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap! Take a ride in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia and the largest in Asia. Here you’ll see plenty of examples of the Khmer way of life on the Tonle Sap. Then visit Wat Bo founded in the 18th century, a highly respected pagoda contains very unique wall paintings of the Reamker (Ramayana) that are said to be late 19th century and Local Market.

. Come back to visit the "Les Artisans d’Angkor – Chantiers Ecole" the Finest Authentic Khmer Arts and Crafts. Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap.
Day 11 Siem Reap Departure – Bangkok ( Meals: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Siem Reap Departure – Bangkok ( Meals: B)

Today, our driver’ll transfer you to the airport for Bangkok. Upon your arrival in Bangkok, our driver’ll transfer you to hotel in city center. In the afternoon, we take boarding on a long tail boat for an excursion along the Chao Phraya River and many bustling interior canals that offer fantastic views of local life close by. Along the way, we stop at Wat Arun, the temple of the Aube. Overnight in Bangkok.
Day 12 Bangkok Royal Palace – Jim Thomson House ( Meals: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bangkok Royal Palace – Jim Thomson House ( Meals: B)

After breakfast, we visit the Grand Royal Palace dedicated to the ceremony of the royal family of Thailand. In the same compound is the magnificent Wat Phra Kaew which is known for the Statue of the Emerald Buddha. After visiting this complex, we continue to visit Wat Pho, a giant house of the lying Buddha.

Afternoon transfer to the Jim Thompson house, in the heart of Bangkok’s city center: start by learning the story of the American businessman and traveler, who made it his life’s work to bring Thai silks to the world’s fashion houses, and then explore his remarkable home. This is one of the best places in Bangkok to see traditional Thai teak homes, as Thompson assembled his using historic houses shipped to Bangkok from around the country. Find out what is known — and what remains a mystery — about Thompson’s 1967 disappearance in the Malaysian jungle, then explore the collection of art that he assembled during 25 years in Thailand. Overnight in Bangkok.
Day 13 Bangkok – Ayutthaya – Bangkok ( Meals: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bangkok – Ayutthaya – Bangkok ( Meals: B)

In the morning, we will depart to Ayutthaya; it takes about more than hour to reach the former Thai capital. Witness the glory of the ancient capital through its temple and palace ruins. First you will visit Wat Phu Khao Thong, or the “Monastery of the Golden Mount”, which is located just outside Ayutthaya. Then you will proceed to the ancient palace and Wat Phra Si Sanphet. You will also visit Viharn Phra Mongkol Bopit, one of the largest bronze Buddha’s in Thailand. Have lunch by your own account. Afterwards you will visit Wat Lokaya Sutha. This temple enshrines a large reclining Buddha image. Our last visit will be the Bang Pa-In Summer Palace, built during the Ayutthaya era. The palace showcases an eclectic collection of buildings that blend European, Khmer, Thai and Chinese architectural styles. It’s the favorite summer palace of the King.

At the end of the afternoon, return to the hotel and free time for relaxation.

Overnight in Bangkok.
Day 14 Bangkok Departure – Luang Prabang ( Meals: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bangkok Departure – Luang Prabang ( Meals: B)

After breakfast, our driver’ll transfer you to the airport for Luang Prabang. Upon your arrival, our driver’ll transfer you to hotel. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 15 Mekong River Cruise – Pak Ou Cave ( Meals : B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mekong River Cruise – Pak Ou Cave ( Meals : B)

After breakfast, you will first visit Royal Palace Museum, which was built in 1904 during the French colonial era for King Sisavang Vong and his family.

We then embark on a leisure cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious 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 village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the local rice wine.

On arrival back in the city, we will visit the old Wat Sene and the nearby magnificent Wat Xiengthong a superb piece of Lao temple architecture, which presents a sweeping two-tiered roof and ornate mosaics including a beautiful ‘tree of life ‘glass montage on the rear temple wall.

If time permits, we will drive out of the city to visit Ban Xangkhong, the Thai Lue village, which is famous for its arts and crafts. We also visit the nearby village of Ban Xienglek specializing in making the traditional Saa paper.

You can either get to the nearby village and join a petanque game with the local team.

Late afternoon, we will make a stop at Wat Prabath to admire the sunset; this is the ideal place to catch the last beauty of the day.

The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely collection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang

Tip: If you are fond of various ethnic cultures, you can visit Traditional Art and Ethnology Center (closed on Monday).
Day 16 Kuang Si Waterfall ( Meals: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Kuang Si Waterfall ( Meals: B)

Wake up as the sun rises, we will prepare to join the most sacred tradition of Laos, the daily morning alms giving, which dates to the 14th century. More than 200 Buddhist monks depart from various temple to gather their daily meal from the faithful residents sitting quietly on the streets.

We then visit the temporary morning market near the former Royal Palace. Just set on the ground, the local people come here to barter their day’s catch from rice, to vegetable, to fish, or chicken.

After breakfast at the hotel, we ascend the 329 steps to the top of Phousi Hill for a panoramic view of the city and the Mekong River.

If time permits, we will visit UXO Visitor Center (closed on Saturday, and Sunday), where you can find the documentation about the secret war in Laos.

Then transfer directly to the beautiful Kuang Si, which is the biggest waterfall in the Luang Prabang area with three tiers leading to a 50-metre drop into spectacular azure pools before flowing downstream. The pools also make great swimming holes and are very popular with both tourists and locals

There is also the chance to walk to the nearby village of Ban Thapene, and explore the hidden waterfalls, which is rarely visited by other tourists

If you wish, take a short visit to the Bear Rescue Center, which houses a couple of dozen animals rescued from the hands of poachers and traffickers.

On the way back to Luang Prabang, we will take a short visit to the Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center, set serenely close to the Mekong, this beautiful, traditionally styled workshop, where weavers, spinners and batik makers produce top-quality fabrics, offers free tours every half-hour. This is also one of the best spots to admire the sunset in Luang Prabang

Transfer back to your hotel late afternoon. Overnight in Luang Prabang
Day 17 Elephant Experience – Departure ( Meals: B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Elephant Experience – Departure ( Meals: B)

8:00 am – 8:30 am: Pick up by our English-speaking guide from your hotel lobby within Luang Prabang, Laos

Arrival at the Elephant Village Camp: Welcome greeting by your guide and participate in a short briefing about elephants

Elephant Feeding: Get up close and personal with elephants

Explore Elephant Village: Visit our elephant hospital, museum, gallery and dung paper making facility!

One on One Experience: Enjoy the impressive experience of being a Mahout! 1 person per elephant

Boat trip to the Tad Sae Waterfall: Ride in a traditional Lao long boat to the Tad Sae Waterfall and relax or swim in the clear water. Swimsuit recommended! (note: water levels will vary with seasonal conditions)

Depart the camp. Transfer back to the airport. End of services!

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Spirits Of Vietnam - Cambodia - Thailand - Laos In 17 Days

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Itinerary of your trip Spirits Of Vietnam - Cambodia - Thailand - Laos In 17 Days

Hanoi Arrival – Hanoi Jeep Tour ( Meals: D) – Seat In Coach Tour

Hanoi – Ha Long ( Meals: B,L,D) – Shared Cruise

Ha Long – Hanoi – Da Nang – Hoi An ( Meals: B,L)

Hoi An – Da Nang Tour ( Meals: B,L) – Private Tour

Hoi An Tour ( Meals: B,L) – Private Tour

Hoi An – Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh City ( Meals: B)

Mekong Delta ( Meals: B,L) – Seat In Coach Tour

Ho Chi Minh City – Siem Reap ( Meals: B)

Siem Reap – Angkor Tour ( Meals: B) – Private Tour

Siem Reap Discovery ( Meals: B)

Siem Reap Departure – Bangkok ( Meals: B)

Bangkok Royal Palace – Jim Thomson House ( Meals: B)

Bangkok – Ayutthaya – Bangkok ( Meals: B)

Bangkok Departure – Luang Prabang ( Meals: B)

Mekong River Cruise – Pak Ou Cave ( Meals : B)

Kuang Si Waterfall ( Meals: B)

Elephant Experience – Departure ( Meals: B)

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