Itinerary

Itinerary in details:

 

Day 1: Hanoi arrival

Arrival Hanoi, our driver pick up and transfer you to hotel.

At leisure and overnight in Hanoi.

 

Day 2: Hanoi city tour (B)

Breakfast at hotel

8:00 AM:Pick up at hotel and visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex which includes his Mausoleum  (closed on Monday, Friday and the whole month of Oct & Nov and former residences, as well as the Presidential Palace, the One Pillar Pagoda and the Museum. Continue onto Vietnams first University, The Temple Of Literature, built in 1070.

Afternoon  visit either the Museum of Ethnolog or War Museum.Visit the Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake. Enjoy traditional water puppet show. Return to hotel.

 

Day 3: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay with Violet cruise(B,L,D)

After breakfast, pick up and transfer you to Halong Bay.

A delectable lunch is served shortly after boarding.

A first visit will take our guests by tender to the Tien Ong Cave.

The voyage continues with the arrival at the Cua Van Fishing Village. The village is explored via a pleasant boat ride (a maximum of four persons per boat).

Cooking class in the late afternoon.

At 07:30pm another delicious meal - dinner is served. After dinner the night is yours; kick back on a comfy pillowed chair

 

Day 4: Halong bay – Hanoi airport – Fly to Danang – Hoi An (B)

For early risers complimentary tea, coffee and pastries are served in the restaurant followed by-if you so desire – a Tai Chi Class on the sun deck (07:00am).

Then it is time for an early morning swim - in the Bay. By tender boat we bring the guests to a natural white sandy stretch. Sporty ones can also climb up to a hill top to have a last view from above over Halong Bay before we return to the boat and cruise slowly back to Halong City.

During our trundle breakfast is served before we arrive at the shore at around 11:00am. The crew will bid you farewell and you disembark at Heritage Line Lounge in Tuan Chau New Marina.

Transfer you to Hanoi airport and take the flight to Danang.Upon arrival,pick up and  transfer to Hoi An. Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

 

Day 5: Hoi an – My Son Sanctuary (B)

AM: We visit My Son Hindu Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a great sample of the ancient Champa civilization located in the southern part of Vietnam .

PM: Atfernoon walking tour exploring charming little township of Hoian including old quarter, Japanese bridge and Thubon river. Walking amongst old streets and lane to visit old houses dating back to 300 year ago. There are many things to see and do in Hanoi, one thing we can be sure you never feel bored while being in this lovely town.

Overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

 

Day 6: Hoi an (B)

Hoi An at leisure.

 

Day 7: Hoi an – Danang – Fly to Saigon

Free leisure time until transfer you to Danang airport for  the flight to Saigon.

Pick up and transfer you to hotel in Saigon.

At leisure and overnight in Saigon.

 

Day 8: Saigon city tour – Cu chi tunnel(B)

Breakfast at hotel.

AM: Cu Chi Tunnels, an amazing complex of underground tunnels used during Vietnam war.

PM:This afternoon we have a haft day city tour  visit Saigon: Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, Post Office and the former Presidential Palace. Continue to visit the War Museum.

Overnight  in Saigon.

 

Day 9: Saigon- Mekong Delta with Douce Mekong Cruise(B,L,D)

8:00 Pick up and transfer you to Mekong delta.

10h30-11h00 A.M: Welcome you at our Cai Be pier (Address: Cuu Long Wharf, about 4km from Highway 1, near Cai Be Bridge).

11h00-11h30 A.M: Boarding LE COCHINCHINE boat. Enjoy welcome drink.

Le Cochinchine continues to Cai Thia while lunch is served on boat.

Embark on a lovely cycling excursion on the bank of the peninsula browsing several verdant villages. Visit of the gardens and orchards, local houses and ample opportunity meet with people and get insight into Delta life.

Continue our cruise toward Sa Dec, a nice and quiet town overlooking Mekong river.

Walk along the village path and get yourself acquaintance with rural activities as farmers farm their fields: rice fields, and vegetable farms, fish farms. Visit bricks and tiles kilns and the manufacture of earthenware pots on a bank of river.

Walk or cycle amongst the ever blossoming Sa Dec flower village, local industries and Cao Dai Temple, the local market, following the tracks of French novelist Marguerite Duras.

Back to our board for a cruise downstream. Relax on boat while enjoying a foot massage and sipping an aperitif.

Dinner and overnight on board.

 

Day 10: Mekong Delta (B,L,D)

Breakfast on board on the Mekong.

Visit Binh Hoa Phuoc Island and go for walk through the islets, sampling native fruits viewing local handicraft production and meet the local people.

Transfer to a local boat for an extensive visit of Cai Be: the floating market, the mazes of waterway, local pop-rice and sweets production, the old house.

Le Cochinchine continues its cruise to Co Chien. Lunch served on board.

In the afternoon, embark on a pleasant walk or cycling on the foot-paths of the countryside to discover the tropical fruit orchards, the endless rice fields and the local people's activities.

Boarding back, complimentary drink as a welcome back on board. Open bar and rest on the deck enjoying the sunset.

The crew will serve dinner while the Le Cochinchine is cruising Mang Thit River.

Overnight on board.

 

Day 11: Mekong Delta – Saigon – Fly to Siem Reap(B)

Breakfast on board. The morning bobbling commotion of Mekong river life comes to life for another lovely day. Our boat sets sails to Can Tho through tributaries, canals and arroyos. 

Transfer to Cai Rang by local boat, one of the most bustling and important floating markets in the whole Mekong Delta.

Sliding on tiny waterways between palm-shaded banks, the local boat leads you to see green orchards, local houses, ship building yards, rural and river activities in full swing and enjoy tropical fruits.

11h00 A.M: Disembark at Ninh Kieu pier in Can Tho (Address: An Binh Hotel, Lo Vong Cung, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho). End of nice cruise.Transfer you to Saigon airport for the flight to Siem Reap.

Arrival in Siem Reap, you will transfer to the hotel for check in by our private driver and tour guide. Welcomed dinner at local restaurant with Apsara Dance show at crystal restaurant. Overnight in Siem Reap

 

 

Day 12: Siem Reap – Angkor wat complex (B)

Breakfast at hotel: Start your sightseeing tour of Angkor area we spend a full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the largest as well as the most complete temple of Angkor Wat. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. We stroll around this massive edifice, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple and the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. Early evening, you will be taken by Tuk Tuk, a small open-sided taxi common in Cambodia, to cruise around the suburb of Siem Reap town and for a blessing ceremony by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity and safety for your journey. Overnight in Siem Reap.

 

Day 13: Siem Reap  (B)

Breakfast at hotel, Heading out of town we make our way by traveling on a newly paved road to the intricately carved and well preserved temple of Banteay Srei. Along the way we make stopover at the Preah Dark village and we follow these with a visit the Banteay Samre Temple adorned with impressive relief’s depicting scenes of Vishunu as well as Krishna legends. We also visit Preah Khan, Kravan, Neak Pean. If time permitted, we also walk up to Phnom Bakheng Hill for a view of the spectacular sunset over these sandstone monuments. Overnight in Siem Reap.

 

Day 14: Siem Reap (B)

Breakfast at hotel. 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. Afternoon, Visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. We take a boat trip in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. We spend the rest of time visiting the "Chantiers Ecoles - Les Artisans d'Angkor" which provides training to young Cambodians in an effort to revive the ancient Khmer traditions of stone carving and wood sculpting. Overnight in Siem Reap.

 

 

Day 15: Siem Reap  - Fly to Bangkok (B)

Breakfast at the hotel, Free and leisure at your own time until transfer to the airport for departure to Bangkok.

Meet and greet then transfer to hotel. Free time after check in

Overnight  in Bangkok

 

Day 16: Bangkok free day(B)

Your free day in Bangkok.

 

Day 17: Bangkok departure(B)

Transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.

Service ends.

 

Accommodation: 1 double room

City	Luxury  Hotels
Hanoi	Sofitel Legend Metropole
Halong	Violet  cruise
Hoi An	Royal Hoi An
Hochiminh	The Reverie
Siem Reap	Shinta Mani Resort
Bangkok	The Peninsula

 Hotel class or room kind can be changed upon your request.

 

 

Inclusive of above prices:

• Private transportation with air-conditioned
• Accommodation in twin/ double shared room
• English speaking guide during the tour days
• Halong bay cruise with guide on boat and shuttle bus transfer
• Admission fee to indicated sights
• Meals: as indicated(B= Breakfast,L=Lunch,D= Dinner)
• Gov’t tax and service charge

 

 

Exclusive of above prices:

• Visa stamping fee
• Int’l air tickets to / from Vietnam
• Travel Insurance in all kinds
• Flights quoted separately Hanoi – Hue,Danang –Saigon;Saigon – Siem Reap;Siem Reap- Bangkok
• Meals: lunch or dinner where not stated
• Single room (quoted separately)
• Tip, drinks, personal expenses and others
• Early check in/late check out hotels
• Bank charge/fee