DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL – CYCLO RIDE

Welcome to Hanoi, Vietnam! The land of unique culture and stunning natural views.
Upon your arrival, your local tour guide will welcome you at the airport and then escort you to the hotel in a private car.
Check in the hotel and relax before enjoying a trishaw tour around Hanoi Old Quarter.
Visit Ngoc Son Temple, which is located at the northern end of Sword Lake.
Enjoy a water puppet show. Water puppetry – “puppets that dance on water”- is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. Today’s Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique variation on the ancient Asian puppet tradition.
Free at leisure in Hanoi and enjoy a first taste of Vietnamese cuisine and culture.

DAY 2: HA LONG BAY CRUISE (B/L/D) – SHUTTLE BUS TRANSFER

Private transfer to Ha Long Bay with your guide.
On arrival, board the boat and settle at your cabin and enjoy a seafood lunch while cruising around amazing islets amid dramatic natural scenery.
On the way to visit Sung Sot Cave – one of the most impressive caves in Ha Long, you have time relaxing on boat and admire magnificent limestone such as Dinh Huong mount, Ga Choi (cock Fighting Mount), you also visit floating villages.
Sail on the bay to Hidden Cave, stop for kayaking, swimming, and snorkeling in emerald water, and admire the sunset.
Enjoy a fresh seafood dinner before having a good time of squid fishing and retiring to sleep in your cabin.

DAY 3: BACK TO HANOI (B/BR) – SHUTTLE BUS TRANSFER

Greet the morning sun rising from the sea horizon; you can join a Tai Chi lesson for some morning exercise before breakfast.
Continue boating to explore some of the bay’s truly awesome scenery – vertical and unusual rocks and islets emerge from the sea. If the weather permits, there will be an opportunity to swim in the clear waters. The boat disembarks around 11:00 am and then transfers back to Hanoi.

DAY 4: HANOI TO HUE – THE POETIC CITY (B)

Take a morning flight to Hue Imperial City. Enjoy private times in this poetic city.

DAY 5: DISCOVERING AN IMPERIAL CITY

Have breakfast at the hotel. Start 08:00 AM the tour with a visit to Imperial Citadel, King Khai Dinh tomb, King Tu Duc Tomb, Thien Mu Pagoda.
Then, embark on a boat cruising along Perfume River to admire the sunset and enjoy Vietnamese traditional folk songs on the boat. Overnight in Hue.

DAY 6: HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN (B)

After breakfast at the hotel.
Drive to Hoi An town, which is about 120km from Hue, through Hai Van Pass and Lang Co Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches of Vietnam.
Stop to visit Cham Museum, which is the open-air collection of Cham sculpture with many of the sandstone carvings to understand Cham Culture.
Take a walk to visit the ancient, tiny town, Hoi An, the Japanese covered bridge, some Chinese Assembly Halls, and some typical Vietnamese houses of 18 century.
Time for shopping or relaxing on the bank of the Thu Bon River or Cua Dai Beach. Overnight in Hoi An.

DAY 7: HOI AN – HO CHIN MINH BY FLIGHT (B)

After breakfast at the hotel, take a morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
Afternoon tour to Cu Chi Tunnel to visit the military base of the Vietnamese Army, which is a system of tunnels, to understand how people lived, struggled, and won the war.
Back in Saigon, take sweet photos at Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Post Office, and Ben Thanh Market. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 8: MEKONG DELTA SHORT TRIP (B)

After breakfast at the hotel.
Leave at 07:30 AM from your hotel for My Tho. On arrival, get on a private boat cruising the Market and along a small creek to the Mekong River estuary, to Phoenix Island, and stop at a garden restaurant for Vietnamese lunch. The motorized boat cruises more along natural creeks and quiet villages in Ben Tre Province. Visit orchards and bee-keeping farms, taste natural honey and honey wine, enjoy tropical fruit and traditional music, wander around a distillery, explore the local coconut candy production process, and taste candy & coconut pulp.
On the way back to Ho Chi Minh, stop at a bonsai garden in My Tho. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 9: HO CHI MINH – SIEM REAP (B)

Welcome to Siem Reap, Cambodia! Upon arrival at Siem Reap Airport, you will be greeted by our friendly tour guide, then you will be transferred directly to check in at the hotel (room may not be ready at noon).
This afternoon, take a fun by Rermork “TukTuk” ride to visit the Angkor National Museum, learn about “the Legend Revealed,” and see how the Khmer Empire was established during the golden period.
Continue to explore the Roluos group. The Roluos group lies 15km (10 miles) southwest of Siem Reap and includes three temples – Bakong, PrahKo, and Lolei – dating from the late 9th century and corresponding to the ancient capital of Hariharalaya, from which the name of Lolei is derived.
Remains include 3 well-preserved early temples that venerated the Hindu gods. The bas-reliefs are some of the earliest surviving examples of Khmer art. Modern-day villages surround the temples. Overnight at hotel.

DAY 10: SIEM REAP INSIGHT

In the morning, visit the jungle Ta Prohm Temple, embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers. The temple of Ta Prohm was once used as a location to film the famous Hollywood film Tomb Raider.
Begin tour to the antique capital of Angkor Thom, start from the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.
In the afternoon, explore Angkor Wat, the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor.
The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag, and the 12th-century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.
Finally, view a wonderful sunset from Angkor Wat or somewhere else.

DAY 11: SIEM REAP – KAMPONG PHLUK FLOATING VILLAGE – DEPARTURE

Breakfast at the hotel.
We will drive to visit Kampong Phluk Floating Village, located 16 km north-south of Siem Reap. The villages are primarily Khmer and have about 3000 inhabitants between them. Flooded mangrove forest surrounds the area and are home to a variety of wildlife, including crab-eating macaques. During the dry season when the lake is low (March – July), the buildings in the villages seem to soar atop their 6-meter stilts exposed by the lack of water. At this time of year, many of the villagers move out onto the lake and build temporary houses. In the wet season, when the water level rises (Aug – February), the villagers move back to their permanent houses on the floodplain, the stilts now hidden under the water. Kampong Phluk’s economy is, as one might expect, based in fishing, primarily in shrimp harvesting.
Free until transfer to Siem Reap International Airport for boarding home sweet home or next destination (optional).