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Multi-Country Tours16 Days Classical Vietnam & Cambodia

Name: Classical Vietnam & Cambodia
Brand: Tour
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Destinations: Hanoi, Halong Bay , Hoian , My Son Holy Land, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, Cu Chi, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap

Activities Tour: Sightseeing , Cultural, Beach, Kayaking, Boat Trip, Cooking, Cycling, Swimming

Internal flight, hotels, private airport transfers, private guided tour and more

OVERVIEW

For those who desire a peek into the Southeast Asia culture, then this 16-day tour package should not be missed! Take an unforgettable adventure through two of the most colourful yet contrasting cultures in South East Asia. Starting off in Vietnam, cruise through dramatic karst scenery on a boat tour of Halong Bay, soak up the old-world charm of Hoi An and be awed by the endless energy of Ho Chi Minh City. In Cambodia, discover the country's fascinating history and culture in Phnom Penh's heaving streets and in the awe-inspiring temples of Angkor located in Siem Reap. This is a journey that draws you away from the crowds and into heart and soul of this captivating region, and its equally enchanting people.

Highlights

Explore Vietnam and Cambodia on an unforgettable 16-day tour!
This tour pulls out all the stops to ensure you see the very best Vietnam and Cambodia have to offer!
Cruise Ha Long Bay, a new deluxe junk, which includes all on board meals, sea kayaking and more!
Visit the famous Mekong Delta and Cu Chi tunnels
Discover the corners of Hoi An Ancient Town by bicycle and enjoy beach relaxing.
Indulge in delicious Vietnamese and Cambodian cuisine - most meals are included in this tour!
Explore the world famous Angkor area, with famous temples private tour in Siem Reap, Cambodia
See the Tonle Sap Lake – Cambodia's famous 'Great Lake' and area with floating markets and more!

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Tour itinerary

Day 1

Hanoi Arrival Show less -

Get pickup from the airport or train station to the hotel. Then you will have time for discovering by yourselves the attractions of Hanoi City. Why not arrive early to see the sights? Check out your reflection in beautiful Hoan Kiem Lake, wander along shaded. Museum-wise, why not visit the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, drop into the serene Temple of Literature or get arty at the city's Fine Arts Museum.

Our Hanoi private city tour, Lovers Foodie Private Tour or My Village Show Hanoi can be good options for you. Please contact us if you want to join these tours with us.

Optional Activities ( Not Included)

Hanoi Foodie Tour (Special local food tour and Old Quarter Sightseeing | only 26USD)
My Village Show (Vietnamese Bamboo Circus with live traditional music| from 29USD)

Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi

Day 2

Hanoi – Ha Long Bay - Halong Cruise (B,L,D) Show more +

Day 3

Halong Bay – Hanoi (B,L) Show more +

Day 4

Hanoi – Night Train To Danang (B) Show more +

Day 5

Hoi An Arrival – Free And Easy Show more +

Day 6

My Son Holy Land Or Tra Que Cooking Class (B,L) Show more +

Have breakfast at your hotel.

You can pick one option as below:

Option 1: My Son Holly Land and Thu Bon Boat Trip (Light Lunch)

7:45 – 8:15: Our guide pick you up at your hotel and depart to My Son Sanctuary - The World Cultural Heritage.

9:30: Arrive at My Son and we'll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking throughout the landscape, learning histories with our local English speaking guide, enjoying the Champa's traditional performances.

11:45: Get back to mini van and move to a local house to learn how to make ricepaper, you will enjoy your own hand-making product later on!

12:30: Back to the van and have lunch at another local house. relax with cold herbal tea, nice foods and fresh air.

13:30: take a boat trip to Hoi An with nice and cool breeze on boarding, beautiful river scenery on the biggest river in the Central of vietnam named as Thu Bon River.

14:00: arrive in Hoi An, we will drop you off at your hotel.

Option 2: Tra Que Cooking Class and foot massage ( Lunch)

8:00 Local guide pick up at the hotel, then you will go bicycle to Hoi An’s colourful central market. Here you will have the opportunity to interact with the local sellers and learn about the ingredients you will use in the cooking lesson later.

9:00 Ride pass small roads, rice padddy fields, take pictures of water buffalos, cow or farmers on daily working at their fields and fish – ponds. Explore many beautiful views of VietNam country side meet many warm hearted local people. They will pass through the bendy small narrow roads in the village to one of the typical local houses

10:00 Take a rest with special welcome drink. You will be taken around the herbs garden where local farmers work on their field using organic methods from 300 years ago. Then you will enjoy foot massage with local herbs ( lemongrass, basil thai….)

10:30 Learn the traditional ways of preparing and cooking Vietnamese food.( Made some flowers and animals by vegetables for decoration). After the lesson, enjoy what you have cooked.

12:30 - 13:00 Return to the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel in Hoian.

Day 7

Hoi An – Free And Easy Day (B) Show more +

Day 8

Hoi An – Danang Airport - Fly To HCMC (B) Show more +

Day 9

Mekong Delta Deluxe Group Full Day Tour (B,L) Show more +

Day 10

Cu Chi Tunnel Deluxe Group Half Day Tour (B) Show more +

Day 11

Ho Chi Minh - Bus To Phnom Penh (B) Show more +

Day 12

Phnom Penh – Private City Tour (B,L) Show more +

Breakfast at the hotel.

08:30 am, meet our tour guide & driver then bring you to visit the genocide Museum, learn & understand about the year of Khmer Zero. Begin your trip to visit Tuol Sleng Museum (from S21 prison). This prison was a secondary school and was used as a prison by Pol Pot's security forces and became the largest detention and torture center under the Khmer Rouge regime. Then, head to Cheung Ek genocide museum, situated 15 kilometers southwest of Phnom Penh and made famous by the film of the same name "Killing Field". It was a place (between 1975 and 1978) where more than 17,000 civilians were killed and buried in mass graves; many of them were transported here after detention and torture in Toul Sleng. This place is a chilling reminder of the brutalities of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. In the center of the area is a 17-story glass stupa that houses 8000 skulls exhumed from mass graves.

In the afternoon, continue to visit The Royal Palace, a complex of buildings that serves as the royal residence of the King of Cambodia. The National Museum, one of the world's greatest collections of Khmer cultural material including sculpture, ceramics, pottery, bronzes, and ethnographic objects from the prehistoric, pre-Angkorian, Angkorian, and post-Angkorian periods as well as more recent works this such as a beautiful wooden royal barge. Wat Phnom “Mountain Pagoda” is a Buddhist temple that symbolizes the name of Phnom Penh, located on the hill. According to legend, the first pagoda on this site was erected in 1372 to house four statues of Buddha deposited here by the waters of the Mekong River and discovered

by Lady Penh. Wat Phnom is the most popular place for local people to come to play healthy spots or pray for their good luck as well as admire the sundown. If time permits, visit Phsar Thmey (Central Market), a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods. The four wings of this gigantic yellow dome are teeming with stalls that sell goods ranging from gold and silver, antique coins, money exchange, books, flowers, food, fabrics, shoes, souvenirs, seafood, and countless other products.

Overnight in Phnom Penh

Day 13

Phnom Penh – Sharing Bus To Siem Reap (B) Show more +

Day 14

Angkor Discovery Private Day Tour (B,L) Show more +

Day 15

Tonle Sap Lake/Sunset Of Floating Village Tour (B,L) Show more +

You will have breakfast at the hotel then get pickup for the tour.

Note: Regards to Tonle Sap Lake tour, sampan boat trip is not recommended in low water season Feb – July due to water in the lake is very shallow & smelly. We have few optional tours at the same price for you as below:

Option 1: Tonle Sap Lake Half Day Tour(L)

Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel then move to Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. It takes around 30 minutes to arrive at the port then we will embark on a small sampan boat and start cruising on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia’s biggest natural water body, one of the largest fresh-water in South Asia and its home to one of the World’s most diverse ecosystems. The experience on boat is wonderful as you’ll pass by floating village, shops, schools, restaurants, Post office, mostly seeing friendly children in their small boats going to or returning from school or fishermen who are catching fishes on the river by traditional ways. You also have chance to see romantic sunrise or sunset if you come early in morning or late afternoon.

It takes about an hour and half for boat trip then we’ll return to the city and continue to visit "Les Artisans D`Angkor - Chantiers Ecoles", this workshop hires young artisans, creative teams to create, produce and design a unique collection of ornamental sculpture, lacquer, silk weaving and silk painting. The company promotes fair and sustainable development in order to provide benefits to rural communities.

12:00: Have lunch at the local restaurant then we will drop you off at the hotel.

Option 2: Sunset of Floating Village included buffet dinner or fixed menu with drinks(D)

At 3:00pm you’ll pick up by our knowledgeable tour guide & driver for sunset tour of floating village on the Great Tonle Lake with The Queen Tara Boat at Chhong Khneas Village. You’ll have an opportunity to stop and take some photos of the lotus flowers (seasonal) which are a deeply important flower in Buddhism. Upon arrival at the port, you will exit the vehicle and board one of mini traditional long tail boat driven by an experienced and safe local driver (life jackets are available).

The boat ride through the floating village will allow you to see ordinary Cambodians going about their daily life. Fishermen, boat-makers, markets, schools, spirit houses and waving children are always in plentiful supply on this mesmerizing scenic route. Our boat also stops at the floating Crocodile & Fish Farm to learn about some of the trades people on the life work in. If catfish and crocodiles don’t interest you, there is a souvenir shop and a viewing deck on board for you to purchase some presents for loved ones or take a few photos. Later on, your boat will dock with the Queen Tara Riverboat, the biggest boat on the Tonle Sap Lake with unrivaled views of the floating villages, flooded forests and of course the best place to watch the sunset. There you will enjoy a well-deserved buffet meal (or fixed menu) and all you can drink including Cocktails, beers, wines, spirits, soft drinks for free. Afterwards you can lie back in a hammock, take a seat on the viewing deck or get your photo taken at the steering wheel. Watch as other tour groups drive past on their rickety little boats whilst you chill out, relax, and enjoy the comfort & luxury of the biggest boat on the lake. And if the weather is good, you will get a first-class view of a spectacular sunset, the likes of which you will never forget. At about 6:45pm you’ll leave the Queen Tara and head back to the port where your air-conditioned vehicle will be waiting to transport you directly to your hotel.

Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 16

Siem Reap Departure (B) Show more +

HOLIDAY PACKAGES

What's included?

Domestic flight from Danang to Ho Chi Minh(HCMC) with baggage allowance is 20Kg checkin and 7Kg hand carry per person.
Private airport transfers in Hanoi, HCMC, Hoian, Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.
Bus tickets Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh to Siem Reap
Train tickets from Hanoi to Danang(4-soft berth per tourist cabin with A/C). You may share it with other passengers.
Private train station transfers in Hanoi and Danang
Transportation with A/C vehicles throughout the trip
Enthusiastic, experienced English speaking guides
Guided private tour with experienced English speaking guide in Cambodia
Meals as mentioned: B= Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
Boat trips a mentioned
All entrance and sightseeing fees as mentioned
Kayaking or sampan boat in Halong Bay
Insurance on-board.
Cooking class onboard
Tax and service charges.
Mineral water bottles & wet tissues

3-Star Accommodation

Place	Accommodation	Room Type
Hanoi	HM hotel/Le Foyer/La Sante/TK123 Hanoi Hotel	Deluxe Room
Halong	Cozy Bay Cruise	Deluxe Room
Hoian	Kim An Hotel & Spa/Pearl River Hoi An Hotel & Spa	Superior/Superior Garden
Ho Chi Minh	Elios/Luxe hotel/Avanti Boutique/ Prague Hotel	Senior Superior/Deluxe room
Phnom Penh	Ohana Phnom Penh Palace Hotel	Deluxe Room
Siem Reap	The Sanctuary Residence/La Niche D’ Angkor	Deluxe Room

4-Star Accommodation

Place	Accommodation	Room Type
Hanoi	Golden Lotus Luxury/Golden Silk/The Q/ Hanoian hotel	Deluxe Room
Halong	Renea Cruise/Lavender Elegance/Garden Bay/Le Journey Cruise	Deluxe Room
Hoian	Hadana Boutique Hoian/ Mulberry Collection Silk Eco/La Charm Hoian Hotel & Spa	Deluxe
Ho Chi Minh	Northern/Harmony Saigon/Ramada Encore Saigon hotel	Junior Deluxe/ Deluxe
Phnom Penh	Anik Palace Hotel	Deluxe Room
Siem Reap	Tara Angkor Hotel/ Saem Siem Reap Hotel	Deluxe/ Superior room

5-Star Accommodation

Place	Accommodation	Room Type
Hanoi	Apricot hotel/Oriental Jade Hotel/Peridot Grand hotel	Sketch King/Oriental Emerald
Halong	Athena/Aspira/Amanda/La Casta/Le Journey Luxury	Executive Suite/Junior Suite/Deluxe
Hoian	Koi Resort & Spa Hoi An/Almanity/La Siesta Hoian	Superior Garden View/Loft Superior/Deluxe - Classic Wing
Ho Chi Minh	Majestic Saigon/ Grand Saigon Hotel	Colonial Deluxe/ Senior Deluxe
Phnom Penh	Palace Gate Hotel & Resort	Apsara/Royal Deluxe
Siem Reap	Borei Angkor Resort/ Angkor Palace Resort	Deluxe room

What's excluded?

Beverages, International Insurance
Early check-in or late check-out if requested(they are subject to availability and may incur an additional charge)
Return airfares from your country to Vietnam/Cambodia & Visa Arrangements
Tipping(not compulsory), Personal Expenses & Others not clearly mentioned in inclusions

IMPORTANT INFO

Daily departure
If you have ten or more adults travelling together, please contact us to get advantage of special pricing, extras like private tours, etc...
Surcharge of $15USD for the 3-star package, $35USD for 4-star package, $60USD for 5-star package applies p/p for gala dinner on Halong Cruises on 24 December and 31 December( Christmas Eve and New Year)
Daily tour group size: from 4 to 24pax. Halong cruise group size: from 10 to 60pax (based on different cruise's capacity)
Hotels and Halong cruises will be replaced by similar standard option only in case of full booking.
Itinerary may be changed due to unexpected weather conditions, traffic or other reasons beyond our control.
We can customize the tour as per your request. Please contact us if you do not like our listed accommodation, want to do private tour, change few sections of the itinerary. We can make a new itinerary at your preferred accommodation and will guarantee the best available price.
When you visit any temples, pagodas or shrines, you should wear long pants or short under the knees and a T-shirt. It is respectful to cover your knees and your shoulders.

Children Policies

Children under 2 years old sharing the bed/seats on the travel bus, overnight train with parents is free of charge (no extra bed provided). A surcharge will be applied for flight tickets
Children from 2 – 4 years old sharing the bed/seats on the travel bus, overnight train with parents is free of charge (no extra bed provided). A surcharge will be applied for flight tickets
Children from 5 – 8 years old will be required to pay 75% of tour price(as children’s price on our website), sharing the bed with parents or pay full price(as adult’s price on our website) to have an extra bed.

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