Vietnam - Cambodia 13 Days Program

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Join us on our 13-day Vietnam-Cambodia vacation to immerse yourself in comfort, elegance, and novelty. You'll find yourself in a romantic paradise with gorgeous landscape and countless opportunity to make memories that will last a lifetime.

Vietnam - Cambodia 13 Days Tour Program

DAY 1: DEPARTURE TO VIETNAM

DAY 2: ARRIVAL IN HANOI (D)
Upon arrival, meet your guide and driver at the airport. 
Tranfers to hotel and check in.
Dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight in Hanoi 

DAY 3 : HA NOI – HA LONG (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel then check out hotel, drive to Halong Bay (approx. 2.5hour drive) with rest stop on way.
Around 11:30: Arrive in Tuan Chau Tourist Wharf. Transfer to Halong Boat by tender.
Welcome drink on the boat and check in to your private cabin.
Serve have lunch on board while cruising to some magnificent Halong bay scenes. Titop island where you take your time on swim, sunbath, trekking....
Arrive in Pearl Farm Village. Visit around and swim, kayaking (optional, pay on guest account) in the bay.
Back to the cruise and join cooking class to have experience in some traditional dishes. Tea time on sundeck.
Time for dinner and evening entertainments: bar, spa, squid fishing and overnight on the cruise.

DAY 4: HA LONG BAY – HANOI-  DANANG – HOI AN (B/Brunch)
06:00: Practice Tai Chi lesson on the Sundeck.
Start your day with a light breakfast. During breakfast, cruising to explore other part of Halong Bay, admire the beauty of one in seven new wonder in the world. Arrive in Surprise cave, explore the Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Ha Long bay.
Check out and take all luggage outside of your cabin, cruise back to the Tourist Wharf through Ha Long bay. Have brunch and clear bills.
11.00am Disembark then transfer to Noi Bai Airport.
Flight to Danang. Transfer to Hoi An. Pick up to hotel and check in.
Dinner by guest arrangement
Overnight in Hoi An.

DAY 5: HOI AN ANCIENT TOWN (B/L)
In the morning, have breakfast at hotel. 
Thenproceed to Hoi An (this is a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries and its architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years). 
Upon arrival, enjoy a walking trip through out the ancient town. There are plenty to see in this delightful town, some of which are the famous Japanese Covered Bridge (close for renovation), Phuc Kien Assembly, Trieu Chau Assembly house, 200 years old Tan Ky House and Musuem of Trade Ceramics, Quan Cong Temple may have a chance to enjoy the traditional music performances in the house.
Lunch at local restaurant then back to hotel. 
Dinner by your account.
Overnight in Hoi An. 

DAY 6: HOI AN – DANANG – SAIGON (HO CHI MINH) CU CHI TUNNELS (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel. Departure from Hoi An to Da Nang Airport for a Vietnam Airlines flight to Ho Chi Minh City.  
Upon arrival, Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.
Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun (optional)
Return to Saigon. Dropped off at hotel.
Dinner by your own arrangement
Overnight in Saigon

DAY 7: SAIGON (HO CHI MINH) CITY TOUR (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel, check out. Departure from Hoi An to Da Nang Airport for a Vietnam Airlines flight to Ho Chi Minh City.  
Upon arrival, we will have Saigon dynamic city tour:  War Remnants Museum, photo-stop at Neo - Roman Notre Dame Cathedral (Renovation period) - one of the most splendid and typical of the beautiful French-built churches in Ho Chi Minh city, next Municipal Post Office - Saigon's French-style main post office to admire and take photos of its nice architecture that is one of the Ho Chi Minh City’s symbolizing images. 
Lunch at local restaurant.
Check in hotel. Dinner by your own arrangement.
Overnight stay in a hotel in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh).

DAY 8:  SAIGON – MEKONG DELTA (Cai Be or Ben Tre) -  CHAU DOC (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel then check out. Transfer by car towards Caibe. Upon arrival, a guided tour of the Mekong River and its banks and canals. The entire day is dedicated to exploring the vast Mekong River delta and its canals. It takes about two hours to reach the heart of the Mekong Delta from the center of Saigon. Along the way, you can already admire the scenery and the life of the farmers, huts, houses, and tombs scattered amidst the emerald green of palm trees and rice fields, the rice farmers tending to the orchard plants. 
Upon reaching the Great River, you'll embark on a river excursion, experiencing the typical rhythm of life of the people living along the banks and the river itself.
In the case of Ben Tre: You proceed among the canals, amidst the palm trees growing along the banks, stop to visit a brick factory, an artisanal coconut processing center: coconut oil extraction, coconut candies, and other coconut wood products, tasting of local fruits, a short walk through a village, and a tricycle transfer through the villages. 
A simple but excellent lunch is organized in a farmer's house. 
After lunch, a short walk through the palm village. You take a rowboat back to the mainland, where you board the bus to proceed to Chau Doc.
In the case of Cai Be: You embark on a large boat and visit the Cai Be floating market, a rice cake farm, and the artisanal production of puffed rice. You proceed by rowboat through a "narrow" canal passage. 
You have a typical lunch in a former landowner's house in the delta, followed by an excursion on the great river. 
After lunch, you return to the pier and by car proceed to Chau Doc, 
Check in hotel, dinner by your own arrangement.
Overnight stay in a hotel in Chau Doc.

DAY 9: CHAU DOC - PHNOM PENH (VIA MEKONG RIVER) (B/L)
After breakfast, depart by speedboat to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. During the journey, there will be an assistant to help with obtaining the Cambodian visa. Various stops on the riverbanks at the borders between the two countries for exit procedures from Vietnam and entry into Cambodia. 
Arrival in Phnom Penh in the mid-morning: meeting with the local guide. 
Lunch and guided tour of Phnom Penh (Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum with many Angkor relics, Tuol Sleng Prison, where many Phnom Penh residents were imprisoned and tortured during the Pol Pot regime). 
Check in hotel. 
Dinner by your own arrangement and overnight stay in Phnom Penh.

DAY 10: PHNOM PENH – ANGKOR (SIEM REAP) (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel , check out hotel. Departure to the airport for the scheduled flight to Siem Reap. 
Upon arrival, meet with the local guide and visit the Rolous Group temples, considered pre-Angkorian temples, as each of them (Preah Ko, Bakong, and Lolei) served as models for the temples of Angkor in the following centuries.
Lunch in a reserved restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit the magnificent Ta Phrom temple with its embracing tree roots. Return to the hotel with a stop at the Central Market of Siem Reap and, weather permitting, one of the NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) centers where beautiful Cambodian silk is produced. Dinner by your own arrangement and overnight stay in a hotel in Siem Reap.

DAY 11: VISIT ANGKOR (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel and visit to the city of Angkor: the capital of Angkor Thom, the South Gate, the famous Bayon temple, the Phimeanakas area, the Elephant Terrace, and the Leper King Terrace. 
Lunch at local restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit the magnificent Ta Phrom temple with its embracing tree roots and, finally, the most famous site of the entire complex: Angkor Wat. Afterward, you can climb the Bakheng Mountain temple to witness the sunset over the legendary Angkor temples. 
Dinner by your own arrangement. Overnight stay in a hotel in Siem Reap.

DAY 12 : FREE TIME UNTIL DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast at hotel. 
Free day until the transfer to the airport. You have the opportunity for some last-minute shopping with a visit to the center of Siem Reap or relax with a leisurely walk along the streets and riverbanks in the center of Siem Reap.
Transfer to the airport for the return flight to your home
End of services.

DAY 13: ARRIVAL