Best Of Vietnam Cambodia In 15 Days

• English-speaking guide & Private driver
• From Noi Bai Airport – Hotel: 30km~45’ drive

• English-speaking guide & Private driver
• Hanoi – Lao Cai Train: 8 hours

Breakfast at the hotel, now we offer you an unusual visit to the city, far from the classic tourist circuit, we will go off the beaten track. Crossing some of the 36 streets and corporations of the old quarter of Hanoi, we will visit a typical old Hanoian house. You then wander through the typical market of Dong Xuan and a spiritual place like community house or temple. Then we walk on the Doumer bridge. After walking on this bridge, we taste a egg coffee, a specialty of the city while we are visiting the railway where we see the train passing through the city.

Then you go to the West district for the visit of Tran Quoc Pagoda located on the shores of West Lake. She is known as one of the oldest and most beautiful pagodas in Vietnam.

Lunch in a good local restaurant.

The afternoon is devoted to visiting the Hanoi Temple of Literature-symbol of Vietnamese feudal education and living proof of the eager spirit of Vietnamese studies. Then, you take a short walk to visit some Ngoc Son “Jade Mountain” Temple located on the banks of the Restored Sword Lake, the opportunity to contemplate the very pretty Hoan Kiem Lake at dusk.

Theatrical evening : You attend the water puppet dance show.

Free dinner before transfer at the end of the afternoon to Hanoi Central Station to take the night train to the destination of Lao Cai.

• English-speaking guide & Private driver
• Sa Pa – Bac Ha: 100 km ~ 3 hours drive
• Mid-stage hike lasting 2 – 3 hours.

After breakfast, you begin your beautiful walk with a discovery of Y Linh Ho valley. Your walk continues along the Hoang Lien range which overlooks the entire region. From there, you overlook rice terraces which disappear as far as the eye can see at the bottom of the Muong Hoa valley.

You will have the opportunity to discover the life of the Black Hmong ethnic groups by admiring the quiet life at the foot of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Many contacts with residents are planned.

Then you continue the road towards the Lao Chai valley where you take a beautiful hike through of the beautiful ethnic villages of Lao Chai. The ride will take you through spectacular, wild and romantic landscapes: rice terraces, suspension bridge, ethnic villages. Continuation of road towards Your Van where you meet the Zay and Black H’Mong ethnic groups and discovery of their daily life, their customs and morals.

Lunch at a local restaurant. You will return to your car to the mountainside road of Bac Ha. Arrival in Bac Ha, you settle in with the locals, you enjoy a friendly dinner and you spend a pleasant night in a typical traditional common house on stilts in Bac Ha.

• English-speaking guide & Private driver
• Bac Ha – Lao Cai: 70 km ~ 2 hours drive
• Lao Cai – Hanoi: 280 km ~ 5 hours drive by shared deluxe bus in Hanoi

The most colorful ethnic market on Sunday morning

Breakfast at a local’s home, departure by private car directly from Bac Ha to enjoy the liveliness of the most colorful ethnic market. This market reflects the typical characteristics of minorities in remote and isolated mountainous regions where colorful ethnic groups such as: Flowery H’mong, Dzao, Tay, Dzay, Phu La and Nung,… They come with their horses, their buffaloes to exchange their goods, we are at the heart of an authentic life, outside of time…

The ethnic market of Vietnam is not simply a place of commerce, but also a place of feeling, of meeting between young people who are looking for their fiancés.

Then, you take the road to discover the commercial activities between these towns of Lao Cai, with a scheduled stop at the Vietnam-China border gate between the two countries. Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon, you take the shared deluxe Limousine bus to return to Hanoi passing the surrounding landscapes. Arrival in Hanoi in the evening, check-in at your hotel. Free dinner and night at the hotel.

• English-speaking guide & Private driver
• Hanoi – Ninh Binh: 100 km ~ 2 hours drive

Breakfast at the hotel, departure by private vehicle for Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam under the Dinh dynasty (968-980) and at the beginning of the earlier Le dynasty (980-1009). Here we visit the two temples of these kings which date from the 10th century. They retain all their beauty. We can admire the finesse of their art: sculptures, engravings on wood and stone were created by Vietnamese artists dating from the 17th century.

Lunch in a good local restaurant.

In the afternoon, you board a rowing boat for a beautiful stroll on the Ngo Dong river. Along the water, in the middle of the rice fields, you admire the extraordinary landscapes of numerous limestone peaks with twisted shapes covered with lush vegetation. This is why this place is nicknamed Ha Long Bay on land. You go up the watercourse to the three beautiful caves (Tam Coc).

You then perform a nice bike ride and visit the Bich Dong Pagoda (Jade Pagoda). In front of the pagoda courtyard, you have a superb view of Ha Long Bay on land. Free dinner and night at the hotel.

• English-speaking guide (does not board) & Private driver
• English-speaking guide on board
• Ha Long – Hanoi: 150km ~ 3h30’ by road
• Hanoi ✈ Hue: 1h15’ by plane

If time permits, we recommend waking up at dawn to practice Tai chi on the upper deck of the junk and for watch the sunrise which offers a picturesque view of Bai Tu Long Bay.

After a morning bath, you have breakfast on board before boarding the island of Hon Co where you visit Thien Canh Son Cave; one of the most beautiful and preserved that Bai Tu Long Bay hides.

Back on board, your junk then continues its cruise to bring you across spectacular scenery of the bay, continuation of the cruise to the most beautiful and calm corners of the bay.

Light lunch is served while the junk returns to the pier.

Return to Hanoi in the afternoon, passing the grandiose landscapes of the extensive rice fields of the Red River Delta. Transfer directly to Noi Bai Airport to pick up domestic flight to Hue. Arrival in Hue, welcome by our driver, then he takes you to the city of Hue. Free dinner and overnight at the hotel in Hue.

• English-speaking guide & Private driver
• Hue – Hoi An: 120 km ~ 3h30’ drive

Breakfast at the hotel, then departure by private car to Da Nang crossing pretty landscapes along the central coast of Vietnam.

Several stops along the way, including one on the Cloud Pass to have a beautiful view towards Lang Co beach, one of the most beautiful peninsulas of Vietnam and towards the Lap An lagoon.

Arrival in the ancient city of Hoi An Around noon, you first have lunch in a local restaurant and then you you stroll through narrow streets lined with pretty antique houses, testimonies of yesteryear from a flourishing period of the country’s foreign trade.

With its architectural and historical values, Hoi An, known in the past under its name “Faifo”, ​​was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1999. During this walk, you visit the most beautiful remains of Hoi An such as the Japanese bridge, the Chinese temple, the old house as well as the craft district…

The rest of the day is completely free for personal discovery of this ancient port city. Free dinner and overnight at your hotel in Hoi An.

• English-speaking guide & Private driver
• Saigon – Cai Be: 80 km – approx. 2 hours’ drive
• Cai Be – Can Tho: 120 km – approx. 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours’ drive

After breakfast at the hotel, you head towards Cai Be, where you board a private boat to cross the Mekong River and reach Tan Phong Island. Then, enjoy a bike ride through tropical orchards, where you will taste fresh fruits and listen to traditional music “Don Ca Tai Tu,” which is typical of the Mekong Delta and also recognized as an intangible cultural heritage.

Next, visit a rice-based artisan factory, where you will see how popcorn, candies, and rice cakes are made.

Continue your boat ride through scenic landscapes along the river until you reach Vinh Long Pier. Disembark and continue your journey towards Can Tho. Lunch at a local restaurant.

Upon arrival in Can Tho, dinner at leisure and overnight at the hotel in Can Tho.

• English-speaking guide & Private driver
• Can Tho – Saigon: 170 km ~ 3h30’ by road
• Saigon ✈ Siem Reap: 1h10’ by plane

After breakfast at the hotel, this morning is devoted to visiting the Cai Rang floating market known as one of the most typical and most beautiful markets in the Mekong Delta. This discovery promises to be impressive.

On board a private boat, you sail among local boats which transport a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables from the regions. This image makes the market more lively, lively and friendly.

We leave the market and continue the ride by boat to the tropical fruit orchard. You have the opportunity to taste the fresh fruit. Then you visit making rice noodles (Hu Tieu) – a specialty well appreciated in the Cai Rang floating market.

Disembarkation and continuation of the road to return to Saigon. Lunch in a restaurant en route.

Arrival in Saigon, then transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for take the international flight to Siem Reap.

Arrival in Siem Reap, you are welcomed by our English Speaking Guide and our driver, then transferred by private vehicle to settle in at the hotel. The rest of the day is free to rest.

Free dinner and you spend the night at the hotel in the city of Siem Reap.

• English-speaking guide & Private driver

Breakfast at the hotel, then you still enjoy a wonderful day of extremely enriching discovery. We let’s first visit the Angkor Thom Temple complex which consists of: the South Gate, the Bayon, the Baphoun, the Elephant Terrace, the Phimeanakas, the former Royal Palace and the Leper King’s Terrace built by King Jayavarman VII of the Khmer Empire, at the end of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century. The name Angkor Thom means “the great city”. It is witness to the greatness of the Empire. Lunch at a local restaurant.

We visit in the afternoon, the largest and most beautiful temple of the Angkor Wat monumental complex built by Suryavarman II at the beginning of the 12th century which was the city of monasteries, the spiritual heart and identity of the Khmer people, the temple was permeated by excellent Khmer architecture, naturalistic, complicated and full of symbols. It is one of the most stunning architectural masterpieces still in existence in the world today. You then visit Ta Prohm – temple Buddhist from the 12th century, abandoned and given over to exuberant vegetation.

Free dinner and overnight at the hotel in downtown Siem Reap.

• English-speaking guide & Private driver

Today we visit the monuments of Grand Circuit including Prè Rup from the 10th century; Oriental Mebon from the 10th century – Hindu temple, rising on the central island of Baray Oriental; Ta Som – Buddhist temple at the end of the 12th century; Neak Poan (Entwined Nagas ) formed of a square basin surrounded by four small basins and Preah Khan (sacred sword) -this one has been invaded by lianas and young trees).

In the afternoon, after your free lunch, you go to Banteay Srei (the women’s citadel), located on the site of the ancient city of Iśvarapura 20km northeast of Angkor, built in the 10th century in pink sandstone and probably consecrated in 967, during the reign of Jayavarman V and dedicated to Tribhuvanamaheśvara (the Lord of the Three Worlds). On your way back you visit Srah Srang (Ablution basin ) where you contemplate the sunset.

In the evening, you enjoy a Apsara dance dinner at local restaurant and overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap.

• English-speaking guide & Private driver

Breakfast at the hotel, then the rest of the day is free to rest or to make a personal discovery of the city of Siem Reap as well as to make your last purchases until transfer to the international airport for the international return flight.