Imagine Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos – 16 Days 15 Nights

After breakfast, our guide will take you on an in-depth walking tour of the city.

The walk is oriented towards the lesser-known parts of the town including charming lanes showing the more traditional atmosphere of the heritage town.

Along the way, we will see the four different types of buildings categorized by UNESCO. The first one is the traditional Lao house which is made from tropical hardwood or bamboo and built on stilts.

The second is a half wood and half cement house built after the arrival of the French.
The third is the traditional French colonial building that are similar to those found in Vietnam and Cambodia. The last form of architecture you will see is the old Chinese shop houses that were built to be used for both commercial and residential purposes.

In the afternoon, we will visit some famous attractions inside city center including the oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture.
We then continue with a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. From there, we walk to the nearby Wat Mai, which is one of Luang Prabang’s largest and most richly decorated temples. Late afternoon, we climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic sunset view of the city and the Mekong River.

The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang

Free at leisure until transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi.

Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, after clearing all customs procedures, please proceed to exit gate and look for your driver who will be waiting at the lobby, holding the signboard with your name on it. Your driver will come to meet you up and transfer you to hotel and free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

08:00 Our guide and car pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Ba Vi - a rural mountainous area west of the bustling city of Hanoi

09:30 – Arrive to Ri village where you will start the trip at your host’s house with a welcome drink. Meet Duoc (Mr.) – a Vietnam War veteran and tea-farm owner who tells historical stories with his own experience. Then you will follow Duoc to his vast tea-farm and learn how to harvest tea leaves. This is a green and peaceful place where you can enjoy beautiful scenery of the village. You may then help him pick tea leaves, and be shown how to collect the best part of the tea tree to make the most wonderful beverage of Vietnam – the traditional tea. Carry on with the process of producing tea at his small workshop, most of the works there are manual. Then you will you will enjoy a fun cooking class with Chin (Mrs.). She will show you how to cook some Vietnamese dishes and you will then enjoy lunch with food you helped cook.

After lunch, stroll around the village and visit some local families to understand rural lifestyle and learn how tofu, conical hat and other local products are made. You will enjoy a cycling trip through beautiful paddy fields and interact with local farmers by chance. Wrap up your countryside tour by a traditional foot bathing in warm water with herbs, following the traditional recipes of Muong ethnic minority. This will relay you (and your feet!) after cycling around the village. Drive back to your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Today, depart from hanoi for a 2.5-hour drive to Tuan Chau harbour via the new highway. You will be welcomed aboard and set sail through the bay while lunch is served. You will pass through the magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons' teeth. After lunch, you will take a short trek to a nearby summit for a panoramic view of the bay dotted with golden sails, and then go swimming on a quiet beach or sunbathing on the sundeck. Later in the afternoon, you will visit an interesting fishing village with the opportunity to interact with fishermen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations. Back on board, you can enjoy cocktails while watching the sunset. Later, you will unwind ata lavish dinner before an overnight stay on the deluxe junk.

Greet the day with a morning tai chi session, with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, you will visit a beautiful limestone grotto and then go back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Checkout is at 11:45 am and the boat arrives at the harbor by noon for the drive back to Hanoi airport for your onward flight to Hue. Upon on arrival, you will be picked up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hue

At 08:00 am, after a strengthening breakfast at the hotel, you will board a private boat for cruising the romantic Perfume River and visiting the Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda). The charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda) with its iconic seven-story pagoda is regarded as the unofficial symbol of the city and it has often been the subject of folk rhymes and ca dao about Huế.

You will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before continuing to visit Tu Duc's Tomb. This tomb, constructed between 1864 and 1867, is the most popular and impressive of the royal mausoleums. Emperor Tu Duc designed it himself to use before and after his death. The enormous expense of the tomb and the forced labor used in its construction spawned a coup plot that was discovered and suppressed. A visit to Hue would not be complete without taking in attractions such as the Citadel, the Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum. Overnight in Hue.

After breakfast at hotel, Then drive 3.5 hours to Hoi An along a scenic coastal route passing mountains on one side and the ocean on the other.  Upon arrival in Hoi An, check in your hotel and free at leisure.

Free at leisure. Overnight in Hoi An.

Free at leisure to explore Hoi An Ancient town. Overnight in Hoi An.

Free at leisure until transfer to Danang airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Aka Saigon). Upon arrival, you will transfer to hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Breakfast at hotel. Then you will transfer to Cai Be. Firstly, you will visit the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut , pop-rice... Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea. Then, the rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time. A lunch will be served at local house

After lunch, we’ll come to Tân Phong island for biking / walking on village paths to see the local daily life: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses... On the way, we can make some stops to see how they wave the dried water-hyacinth to make many products: baskets, bags, hats, wallets, shoes...

Come to visit the local garden, we will enjoy some cups of tea when listening to the traditional music. The cruise will back & end at Cai Be pier. Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Free at leisure until transfer to airport for flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, our driver will pick you up at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Siemreap.

Wake up early in the morning for sunrise at Angkor Wat. Return to your hotel for breakfast.  After breakfast, visit Angkor Thom, the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, built from the late 12th century to the early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII and consists of 54 towers, the Royal Enclosure, the Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King, then visit Ta Prohm, surrounded by jungle. Afternoon, continue to visit Angkor Wat, the largest temples in world and covers an area of 200 hectares and surrounded by moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300 meters x 1500 meters. Early evening, you will be taken by Tuk Tuk, a small open-sided taxi common in Cambodia, to cruise around the suburb of Siem Reap town and for a blessing ritual by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity and safety for your journey

Free at leisure to explore Siemreap. Overnight in Siemreap.

Free at leisure until transfer Siem Reap International Airport for your departure.

We hope you have had a memorable trip and wish you pleasant onward travels!