Upon your arrival, meet and greet by a tour guide on arrival and transfer to your hotel in center of the town. Check in and enjoy your restful night at the hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

city center of Hanoi

This is a wonderful morning tour that encompasses all the important attractions of Hanoi. The first stop will be at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside); in the tradition of Lenin, Stalin and Mao, the final resting place of Ho Chi Minh is a glass sarcophagus set deep in the bowels of a monumental edifice that has become a site of pilgrimage. Then you will continue walking through the beautiful botanical garden of the Presidential Palace to visit Uncle Ho’s humble house, the modest dwelling he built based on a rural Vietnamese stilt house and where Ho lived for the last years of his life. Visit the One Pillar Pagoda, built of wood on a single stone pillar, it is designed to resemble a lotus blossom, symbol of purity. Then you visit the Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam. This temple constitutes a rare example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architecture. Overnight in Hanoi. Read more

City Center of Hanoi

At 07:30 - 08:00 am, the tour guide will pick you up at the hotel, leave for Halong Bay (3.5 hour drive) and board the boat at noon time. The magical bay is home to thousands of limestone islands rising from the waves like dragons’ teeth. Later in the afternoon, you will visit an interesting fishing village with opportunity to interact with fishermen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations. Back on board, you’ll enjoy cocktails or cooking classes while watching the sunset, before indulging in a lavish dinner on board. Afterward, you can choose to do anything from joining movie night, playing board games, or relaxing at the beauty spa (own expense) before retiring for the evening. Remarks: - Return transfers Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi by the cruise’s shuttle bus with pick up & drop off at your hotel, - It is recommend bringing a small bag of valuable things & necessary travel items for 2 day use on board, you can leave the main luggage at the hotel and will get back upon return, - Kayaking is not included and only serves upon request at additional cost, - The cruise itinerary is subject to change upon the weather conditions. Read more

Cruise on Halong Bay, 1

You’ll start the day with a morning Tai Chi exercise and an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, you will be taken to a beautiful limestone grotto before returning to the junk for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Check out at noon time and board on the waiting vehicle for the transfer back to your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi. Read more

city center of Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel. Free until the pick-up time for a private transfer (no escorted guide) to Noi Bai Airport for a flight to Danang. Meet on arrival and transfer to your hotel in Hoian. Overnight in Hoi An.

Hoian, 3

For many visitors, Hoi An is a highlight of their trip to Vietnam. During a leisurely discovery tour on foot you will visit some of the historic merchant and community houses, pagodas and places of worship, famous Japanese Covered Bridge, and the market. Wander around Hoi An’s back streets and you will become aware of a soft, clattering hum. It’s the sound of sewing machines. This little town is also home to literally hundreds of tailor shops. Nobody will be able to tell you exactly when, how or why Hoi An became sewing central. Many of the buildings have souvenir shops at the front, but a few have been opened to visitors and still retain all their original features, furniture and ceramics. The same family has occupied some of the houses for generations. Overnight in Hoi An. Read more

Hoian

Today is a day of choice – either relax and perhaps head to the nearby beach or your hotel pool, get clothes tailor made, or simply enjoy the ancient buildings filled with art and homewares or we offer some exciting optional tours. Overnight in Hoi An.

Hoian

We transfer (no escorted guide) to Danang Airport for the morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Upon, our local guide will welcome you and transfer to your hotel for check-in. Overnight in Saigon.

District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Discover this vibrant city’s landmarks with a visit to the stunning Notre Dame Cathedral and the Ho Chi Minh Central Post Office, two major French colonial landmarks. Then visit the War Museum – a stark reminder of the US-Vietnam War. Ben Thanh Market is the last stop. Overnight in Saigon.

District 1, Ho Chi Minh city

In the morning we pick you up at your hotel in Saigon and take you to Can Tho or Cai Be. You board your wooden river cruise vessel around noon. After a refreshing welcome drink, we show you our on-board facilities and your cosy cabin. As lunch is served, the boat starts cruising. Sit back and watch the fantastic scenery and the daily life of the Mekong people. In the afternoon you can disembark for a guided leisurely stroll through a village and the surrounding fruit orchards or rice fields. Meet the friendly locals and taste the local produce and fruits. Get back on board and enjoy a drink at the bar or relax on deck as the sun sets over the magnificent water landscape of the Mekong River. The boat will anchor for the night. The day ends with a delicious on-board dinner. You stay overnight on board your floating hotel in the Mekong Delta. Read more

Cruise on Mekong Delta

Wake up well rested to the sound of the Mekong river and get ready for another exciting day of sightseeing in the Mekong Delta. At 6.30h the cruise vessel sets off for a sunrise cruise. Watch the locals go about their daily work drying exotic fruits and building ships on the wooden yards while enjoying an early breakfast. After breakfast, we will board a sampan boat to the Cai Rang floating market, the region’s busiest and most lively market. On even dates, you will explore the small channels of the mekong delta around Cai Be with a small sampan or by foot. Marvel at the sheer abundance of exotic fruits, vegetables and skilfully handcrafted regional products. We will pull up to the boats for talking and bargaining with the merchants. We will also visit some of the local candy and cake making factories or boat through the green water landscape to see local houses, verdant orchards and ship-building yards. The floating markets in the Mekong Delta are no tourist markets but wholesale markets where produce of the Mekong Delta like fruits and vegetables are traded. For this reason, the number of boats on the market fluctuates depending on harvesting seasons and market demand. Furthermore, modern wholesale markets are becoming more popular in Vietnam. This can result in decreasing numbers of boats being present on the markets. Disembark the boat at around 11.00 — 11.30h on the pier and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Sit back in the shuttle (bus or car) and watch the water landscape from a land perspective until you reach Chau Doc where we bring you to your hotel. Overnight at local hotel in Chau Doc. Read more

local hotel in Chau Doc - bo

We transfer you to the pier where you embark the speed boat for an exciting ride to Phnom Penh. On arrival at Phnom Penh, your local Cambodian guide will meet and transfer to your hotel to check in and freshen up. Later in the afternoon, you will be escorted on a Phnom Penh city tour where you will visit the Independence Monument, the National Museum and the Royal Palace, Wat Phnom temple, Phnom Penh’s namesake, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh during sunset. Overnight in Phnom Penh. Read more

Phnom Penh

Breakfast at hotel. Free until the pick-up time to airport for flight to Siemreap. Upon your arrival, local guide will welcome and escort you to your hotel in Siemrep. Overnight in Siemreap

Siem Reap

After breakfast, free in the morning. In the afternoon, visit the most famous of all temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing and its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodia flag. Enjoy the sunset at Angkor Wat. The evening is yours at leisure, enjoy ‘Pub Street’ and the night markets if you wish. Overnight in Siemreap. Read more

Siem Reap

This morning, wake up early to see the sunrise from Phnom Bakheng or Angkor Wat. Return to the hotel for breakfast before your morning visit to the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, South Gate, the Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. In the afternoon, visit Preah Khan temple and Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake, Ta Som. Overnight in Siemreap. Read more

Siem Reap

Free until the pick-up time to airport for your departure flight.