After breakfast at hotel, our guide will meet us at around 8:45 am (to avoid the rush hours), we’ll drive to My Tho, a nice area near Saigon, and take a leisure boat trip between water-coconut lines. Visit a Keo Dua workshop and the countryside before having a nice lunch in an orchard. 

Afternoon we will head to Cu Chi Tunnels, a historic area which is famous for a complicated underground system, used by the Vietnamese troops to hide their army and food. Cu Chi is now an open-air museum which tells a lot about the historical war of Vietnam. We can even crawl some meters inside the tunnels to experience life hereby before the Vietnam War ended in 1975. With its unique system, Cu Chi is considered a rare witness of the war and always makes the visitors deeply feel the precious value of peace upon each visit.  

Back to Saigon after our trips.  

Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Saigon.

After breakfast, our guide and vehicle will take us to Tan Son Nhat Airport for our flight to Hanoi.

Welcome to Hanoi!

Our guide and vehicle in Hanoi will greet us at the airport. Transfer to hotel for check-in. After refreshment, we will pass by Ho Chi Minh Complex, including the Mausoleum (outside), where he is resting in peace, his stilt house, and his fish pond. On the way back, we will stop at the One Pillar Pagoda, a cute shrine that resembles the shape of a lotus flower.  

Our car will stop near Hoan Kiem Lake so that we can walk from here to Ngoc Son Temple, The Huc Bridge, and enjoy some egg Coffee, a specialty of Hanoi. 

Lastly, we will join a show of Water Puppetry, a traditional stage-art created by the peasants of ‘’the wet rice civilization’’. From an art with folk elements, Water Puppetry has become a traditional art, and a typical creation of the Vietnamese.

Dinner at Cai Met or Cai Mam restaurant. Our car will take us back to the hotel after dinner.

Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast, our guide and private car will pick us up at the hotel to go to Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage in Northern Vietnam (about 2h30 drive). 

Welcome onboard and take a trip on a deluxe cruise with excellent and exciting activities [swimsuits recommended]. Being a bay with nearly 2,000 islands and islets, some with craters, Halong has been recognized twice by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage to emphasize its value and the need to be protected. This journey will awaken all our senses with the beauty of nature, the savory taste, the comfy facility, and the perfect service right at one of the natural wonders of the world.
[ Lunch, dinner and overnight onboard]

Note: The specific program of activities will be very diverse and depend on the itinerary of each cruise. 

Wake up in one of the most beautiful bays in the world, enjoy breakfast, and visit a stunning cave in the morning. After lunch, we will land where our guide and car are waiting for us. Drive back to Hanoi.

Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast, we will head to Ninh Binh with our guide. 
Being an ancient capital city a millennium ago, Ninh Binh is now known for its poetic landscape and ancient relics. We will stop at Bai Dinh Pagoda, a large temple complex with many Asian and Vietnamese records like “the largest gilded bronze Buddha in Asia”, “the temple with the longest Arhat corridor in Asia”, or “the largest bronze Maitreya statue in Southeast Asia”. Above all, Bai Dinh is a beautiful and grand religious building, matching the expectation of the Mahayana Buddhists in Vietnam about a new worshiping masterpiece. Leaving Bai Dinh pagoda, we will go biking round the villages to chat with the locals in their daily life, before stopping at a local restaurant for famous tasty dishes of Ninh Binh (including goat meat or water escargot!).

Afternoon, after refreshing, we will take a lazy boat trip on Ngo Dong River to go through Tam Coc (three caves), an outstanding scenery with limestone caves, and Thai Vi Temple, which used to be a pavilion of Tran dynasty dating back to the 13th century. 

Coming back to the hotel in Hanoi after the trip. Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at hotel. At leisure for the whole day.
(No services provided). Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast, we will check out and be greeted by our guide. Transfer to Hanoi Airport for our flight to Luang Prabang (Laos). 

Vietnam hopes to see you back very soon! 

Welcome to Luang Prabang!

On arrival at the airport, we will be greeted by your Guide in Laos. Transfer to the hotel to check-in. After a short rest, we will visit the 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. 

Late afternoon, we will climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic sunset view of the city and the Mekong River. Later go downhill to the exciting Night Market, where we can find lovely collections of handmade textiles made by local and hill tribe people living near Luang Prabang. 

Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

In the morning, we will embark on a cruise upstream the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, a 16th-century cave monastery filled with thousands of Buddha images, which located 25km North of Luang Prabang in the limestone cliffs overlooking the Mekong River. End route, you will stop at Ban Xang Hai, a well-known village for its traditional Lao rice whisky distilling.  

In the afternoon, we will drive south to Kuang Si Waterfalls. which is the biggest waterfall in the Luang Prabang area with three tiers leading to a 50-meter drop into spectacular azure pools before flowing downstream. The pools also make great swimming holes and are very popular with both visitors and locals. 

Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Wake up as the sun rises, and we will prepare to join the most sacred tradition of Laos, the daily morning alms giving, which dates back to the 14th century. More than 200 Buddhist monks depart from various temples to gather their daily meals from the faithful residents sitting quietly on the streets.
We then will visit the temporary morning market near the former Royal Palace. Just sitting on the ground, the local people come here to barter their day’s catch, from rice to vegetables, to fish, or chicken.
After breakfast at hotel, we visit the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. From there, we walk to the nearby Wat Mai, which is one of Luang Prabang’s largest and most richly decorated temples.

After lunch, transfer to the airport to take the departure flight.

Welcome to SIEM REAP!

Upon arrival at Siem Reap airport, we will meet and transfer to the hotel for check in.

Dinner not included. Overnight in Siem Reap. 

After having breakfast, we will journey out to the South Gate of Angkor Thom atop four giant faces that religiously represent compassion, sympathy, equanimity, and charity. Strolling around Bayon Temple consisting of more than 200 smiling faces in stone, admired by interesting temples including Baphuon, Phimeanakas, and the Terrace of Leper King and Terrace of Elephants. Resuming the journey to visit Ta Prohm temple adorned with stunning, amazing tree roots, where Lara Croft's Tomb Raider was filmed. 

Have lunch at a local restaurant with spicy Khmer dishes. 

Afternoon, we will go on to witness the marvellous Angkor Wat - the world’s heritage listed by UNESCO in 1992 and the largest unrivalled monument in the world. Built by Suryavarman II in the 12th Century, Angkor Wat is considered one of Asia's top destinations and is a must-see in your lifetime. Learning from your guide the amazing history, its ancestral incredible, architectural masterpieces, and the finest carvings dates back to the Khmer Empire, which dominated the largest parts of Southeast Asia.

Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Siem Reap. 

After breakfast at hotel, we will set off within the jungle to Grand Circuit, where we’re going to explore some main Angkorian temples starting with Srah Srang (The Royal’s Basin), Banteay Kdei, Ta Keo, Preah Khan (Royal Sword), Neak Pean (Coiled Serpents), Ta Som & East Mebon.  

Lunch at a local restaurant. 

Afternoon, we will continue to reveal the intricately carved, beautiful red-pink sandstone temple of Banteay Srei, which means “Citadel of the women”, built in the 10th century and considered a Jewel of Khmer art which features unique decorations and its finest details. We will return for a short visit to the palm sugar village and other palm handicrafts and discover the serenity of the Banteay Samre temple. 

Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Siem Reap. 

Breakfast at hotel. This morning, we will drive out of Siem Reap city toward Beng Mealea Temple, which was built in the 12th century during Angkor Wat time, located about 65km away. The journey will provide nice views of rice paddies, the countryside dotted with palm trees, and heading for a walk within the wilderness to unlock the hidden jungle temple, which ruined the rocks spread around, enhanced by the vegetation and the tranquillity. Walk, crawl, climb and squeeze into/over galleries to see its amazing setting, reveal the history, take photos and feel the natural surroundings!

We will have lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon, we will go on to an archaeological site of the Pre-Angkorian Temple - Koh Ker, attracting more and more visitors to discover its ruins among the wilderness. Koh Ker temple probably served as the state temple of Khmer King Jayavarman IV, vertically arises in a Pyramid shape with 7 tiers enhanced by impressive shrines. Learn from our guide about the significant city of the Khmer Empire and take some picturesque photos hereby. 

Return to our hotel late afternoon. Dinner at your own arrangement, overnight at the hotel.

After Breakfast, we will be free to discover the town by ourselves or go shopping for some gifts for our dearest. Our guide will meet us about 2h30 before the flight to take us to the airport for our departure flight.  

Goodbye and hope to see you back so soon!