Viet Nam – Siem Reap Land tour - 18 days

Vietnam – Siem Reap Land tour 360 View 18 days

Day 01: Vietnam – Hanoi arrival

- Picked up to Hanoi Old quarter

- Check in hotel

- Hanoi Briefings

PM

- Enjoy street food

- Explore the world of street food in Hanoi.

17.00 to 21.00 “Dinner” - Duration : 04 hours

Pick you up at advised place (in Hanoi Old Quarter only), firstly our tour guide will take you to enjoy Hanoi excursion then show you the most special things in this hustle – bustle city, the busy daily life activities, the typical architecture as well ass tell you the interesting histories about this old town. By this manner, your group and tour guide can walk over most famous streets in Hanoi Old Quarter.

While walking around Hanoi Old Quarter, we do stop at uncountable numbers of restaurants/ food stalls to try Vietnamese food and drink. Those are really well-known and most popular for Hanoian and tourist. Our Hanoi Food Tasting tour team always do all possibilities to point out as special Vietnamese dishes as possible.  Those are the restaurants/ food stands that maybe you will dare to enter as tourist. Our guide will introduce to you the recipe and main ingredients, the historical backgrounds of each dish while tasting them.

By our years of experience, we believe that this is really a great opportunity that you could allow yourself to experience fantastic local specialty flavors.

Inclusive services Transfer and hotel 3*(Superior room) and meals (D)

Day 02: Ha Noi City tour – Overnight on the train to Sa Pa

AM

Breakfast at the hotel

08:30 pick up at your hotel

- Visit the complex of Ho Chi Minh comprising Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, museum and stilt house and one Pillar pagoda

- Visit Vietnam Ethnology museum where you can see 54 different minorities of Vietnam with their typical custom and clothes, working materials

- Visit the Temple of Literature – the place of the first University and temple for Confucius in Vietnam.

- Enjoy specialty lunch of Hanoi

PM

- Take a cyclo (3 wheels – bike) throughout the old narrow streets to visit 36 ancient streets of small traders and Dong Xuan market

- Visit the old cathedral of Hanoi, Hanoi opera house with French colonial buildings

- Visit Hoan Kiem lake – the heart of Hanoi

- Enjoy special water puppet show that will help you to understand daily life of Vietnam farmers in rural and countryside

Hanoi – Lao Cai by a night train – Sleep in a cabin of 4 soft berths with A/C

You should come to Vega Travel office where you can store your luggage or shower in the meantime

21:00 our tour guide will transfer you to Hanoi station

21:30 check in the train

22:00 the train leaves for Lao Cai

08 hours experience your sleep on the train

Inclusive services:  A private car, tour guide, entry fees, cyclo, water puppet, meals (B + L)

Train ticket (the train type: soft sleeper- share in a 4-berth cabin with a.c)

Day 03: Sa Pa Trek to 4 villages: Ylinh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai village 
5 - 6 hours of trekking throughout 4 hamlets - visit 2 different kinds of minority.

06:00 the train arrives at the last arrival station – Lao Cai station. 

- Picked up to Sapa town. First of all, get shower, luggage store and then enjoy breakfast

09:00 Trek down to YlinhHo and Lao Chai village of the black H’mong people.

- After a picnic lunch, keep on alongside Muong Hoa stream, over suspension bridges to Ta Van village of the Dzay people.

- Keep trekking to Cau May (Rattan Suspension bridge) - Giang Ta Chai I. Visit and stay overnight with a local family of the Dzay minority

- With your tour guide and the house owners, we will set up a temporary cooking class to learn how to cook Vietnamese food for dinner.

- Enjoying your dinner and getting to know local typical traditional customs, cultural….

Inclusive services:  Transfer, tour guide, home-stay permit and meals (B + L + D)

Day 04: Giang Ta Chai - Su Pan - Sa Pa – Lao Cai – Hanoi

3 – 4 hours of trekking with surprises at what you have never seen before
In the early morning you will be sure to be woken up by the households but lucky to see how is their daily life for a new day coming

- Enjoy some pancakes made by your tour guide’s skillful hands.

- Start a new trek into Hoan Lien Son National Park by more stunning landscapes and other ethnic minority villages dotted further your eyes sigh. Visit Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Dao minority and then continue that trail to Su Pan village for lunch

- Enjoy magnificent view of Ba Ho valley or visit some local houses of the Tay and then a standby car to return to Sapa.

- Shower and deposit your luggage at the hotel then free time to stroll around Sapa town until 17:30 transfer down to Lao Cai station for the night train back to Hanoi

Inclusive services: Transfer, tour guide, meals (B + L) and train ticket (same type)

Day 05: Arrival Hanoi

05:30 the train arrives in Hanoi

- Picked up to Vega where you can store luggage and shower in the meantime.

Ha Long – Lan Ha bay – Cat Ba island - 3 Days / 2nights on the Vega Luxury Cruise

Cruising – Kayaking – Biking – Trekking - Enjoying a lovely night in Lan Ha bay

In the morning

08:30 depart for Ha Long.

12:30 Vega crew warmly welcome you on the boat and enjoy a welcome tropical drink under the sun in a pleasant atmosphere before you are taken to your room.

In the afternoon

13:00 Enjoy fresh lunch on our luxury cruise (We can cater Vegetarian or Vegan food on your requests)

- Cruise on Halong Bay, past beautiful rocky islands and clear blue sea and the spectacular seascapes of Ha Long Bay in the Unique route heading to Lan Ha bay for kayaking and swimming.

- Continue towards Lan Ha bay on the hidden route for different amazing sightseeing, pass by the Dark and Light cave, Frog lagoon, Ba Trai Dao beach, Stick islet, Buddhist statue stone….

- Arrive in Lan Ha bay, the biosphere reserved area of the World for kayaking and swimming 

- On each 2 – seat kayak our tour guide will lead you through the narrow lanes of the karst mountains to fishing villages

- Paddle under a tunnel grotto a stunning lagoon (depending on the tide sometimes). Here you can swim in the emerald waters or you can also reach some secluded beaches for a while relaxing lying on sand…

- Enjoy the sunset falling on the crystal bay.

In the evening

- Join a cooking class: Our experienced Chef will show you how to make some famous Vietnamese traditional dishes that you can easily demonstrate home for your family after this trip.

- Enjoy dinner and overnight on the lovely peaceful bay once on your lifetime.

- Squid fishing is a good choice to those who love night tranquility.

- Enjoy a peaceful lovely night on the bay

Inclusive services: Transport, Deluxe room, tour guide, kayak, entry fees, meals (L+ D)

Day 06: Trek in the National Park of Cat Ba – Overnight on the Vega Luxury Cruise

In the morning

06.00 At the crack of dawn, you can walk to the sun deck to experience a spectacular sunrise before having a light breakfast. (Breakfast time: 6.30AM-8.00 AM)

07:10 Tender ship to Cat Ba Island, Viet Hai dock for a bicycle trip to Viet Hai village.

- Ride a bike for 30 minutes on the shadowed paths, enjoying the landscape on the way to the village located in a beautiful valley of the National Park of Cat Ba.

- Visit a local house to get to know about the local people as well as their daily life of work or visit the island school…

- Back to our cruise and a local boat will take you 40 minutes through Lan Ha bay pass by floating fishing villages of Cai Beo to Cat Ba island then a car drives up to the central of the park for trekking.

- A moderate trek into the park up to Ngu Lam Peak (the trek up and down takes 2,5-3 hours depending). At the summit you will obtain a universal view of Cat Ba Island – Lan Ha Bay and Halong Bay. Triple scenes in your one Photo shot! that is amazing

- Trek down to visit Trung Trang cave.

- Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon

- Walk on the on-cliff path for spectacular landscapes…from the beach Cat Co 1 to Cat Co 3

- Dip to swim on Cat Co 3 beach for relaxing moments.

- Afterwards boat back to the cruise.

- You can enjoy more kayaking or swimming from the Cruise.

In the evening

- Enjoy Dinner on the boat desk.

- Fishing at night is available.

- Enjoy the second peaceful lovely night on the bay.

Inclusive services: Transport, Deluxe room on Vega cruise, tour guide, kayak, entry fees, meals (B + L+ D)

Day 07: Lan Ha bay– Halong bay - Hanoi – Fly to Hue City of the old royal citadel

In the morning

- Swim and relaxing on the cruise and enjoying the tranquil atmosphere of Lan Ha Bay.

- Enjoy breakfast with the dawn rising from the bay (Breakfast time: 6.30AM-8.00 AM)

- Relaxing on board or swimming in the bay or breathing nature on the large sundeck chairs.

10:30 check out and start cruising on another route throughout thousands of limestone islands and islets, taking precious Uni pictures meanwhile enjoying our tasteful brunch.

12:00 arrive back at Ha Long dock.

In the afternoon

Ha Long – Hanoi – Flight to Hue

12:10 disembark, say goodbye Halong Bay and Drive back to Hanoi.

- Estimated to arrive in Hanoi between 15:00

16:30 transfer to the airport for the flight depart at 19:25

20:40 arrive in Hue. Met and transferred to hotel.

- Check in hotel.

Inclusive services: Transport, tour guide and meals (B + L), flight ticket andhotel 3* in Hue

Day 08: Hue - Sightseeing

AM

Breakfast at the hotel

08:00 start a day city tour in Hue

- Visit the Ngo Mon main gate, the Purple Forbidden City. Visiting and learning about the last dynasty Nguyen in VietNam from 1802 – 1945. In here you can look back the moment of regime changing, the communist party standing for the endness of Emperors 'rule.

- Visit the lasting remaining ruins combined between the old Vietnamese Sino – Chinese architecture.

- Enjoy Hue Lunch specialty

PM

- Take a boat ride alongside the Perfume river, enjoy countryside villages and spectacular landscape on both sides of the river. Call on to visit Thien Mu, the Heaven female pagoda, one of the oldest of Vietnam. Keep boating to Minh Mang tomb - A worth seeing by its huge architecture.

- Free time and overnight in Hue

Inclusive services Private car, private boat, tour guide, entry fees, meals (B + L) and hotel

Day 09: Hue – Hoi An

AM

- Breakfast at the hotel

08:30 leaves Hue for Hoi An

- Drive over the Hai Van Pass, the highest mountain range lying horizontally partition the north and the south.

- Enjoy the real spectacular scenery at the top of 1260m

- Arrival in Hoi An

- Enjoy lunch in Hoi An

PM

Hoi An – Sightseeing

- Start a walking tour around the old sections of the city.

- Enjoy the mood of calmness and quietness when you strolling along the narrow paths of Hoi An, gazing low roofed houses , clean and well decorated shops with hanging colorful lanterns.

- Visit 200 year old house of Tan Ky,  Fujjien Chinese Assembly Halls-a well known landmark in Hoi an, Museum of Trade Ceramics-a rare collection from the “Old Ceramics Road on the Sea

- Visit the Japanese Covered Bridge-a precious cultural asset and unique symbol of Hoi an people, Traditional music show.

- The market is worth visiting with busy activities of selling and buying

- Free to explore “Hoi an ancient night ”, get yourself back to the 17th century, relax and soak up the atmosphere .         

Inclusive services :Private car, tour guide, entry fees, meals (B + L) and hotel.

Day 10: Hoi An – My Son Holy land – Overnight in Hoi An

AM

Breakfast at hotel

08:30 check out hotel then Drive to Mỹ Sơn–the address that attracts numerous Southeast Asia and Oriental art researchers, is the Sanctuary of the ancient Champa Kingdom in the past. It was built the 4th to 13th centuries in dedication to Shiva God of Destruction and Inventory in Hinduism. My Son was the most abundant architectural complex representative of Champa arts with over 70 temples, however, about 20 temples and towers have beenpreserved quite well. My Son, considered being in the same league as some of Southeast Asia's greatest archaeological sites, including Angkor in Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar, Ayutthaya in Thailand and Borobudur in Indonesia.

- Back to the hotel

PM

- Free time in Hoi An (you can ride a bike to An Bang beach

Inclusive services :Private car and tour guide, entry fees and meals (B + L) and hotel

Day 11: Hoi An  - Ho Chi Minh – Ho Chi Minh city tour

AM

- Breakfast at the hotel

07:00 transfer to the airport for the flight  to HCM 

10:50 arrive in HCM city

- Picked up to hotel

- Check in hotel if room is available

PM

- Enjoy lunch in a restaurant.

13:30 Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, the oldest of all Vietnam was built between 1877 and 1833 when the French colonized from 1858 to 1954 and visit the Catholicism widely spread overall Vietnam.

- Visit The Presidential Palace where was historical marked the moment of changing regime Vietnamese communist party standing for the Sai Gon puppet Government in April. 30.1975

- Visit the War Remnant Museum preserving the remains of the American war from 1945 to 1975, learn about Vietnam guerillas

- Rest of time for shopping, visiting Ben Thanh market with family trader

Inclusive services: Private car, tour guide, entry fee and meals (B + L), flight tickets and hotel 3*

Day 12: HCM – Cao Dai Great temple – Cu Chi Tunnel – Overnight in HCM city

AM

- Breakfast at the hotel

08:00 pick up pick up at your hotel, 100kms excursion to Tay Ninh,

- A worth seeing beauty spot where is a cradle of a Taoism religion, the unique existing in Vietnam and Tay Ninh province nowhere else.

- The Taoism is a fusion combination of Buddhism, Confusion, and Catholicism by a three-colour symsbol, not only exploring the special architectures of the Great temple but also being a good chance for you to learn about their bible by their sanctuary noon mass.

- After lunch during the break, head back Cu Chi tunnels.

PM

- On a roundabout way back to Cu Chi tunnels for another experience.

- Visiting and learning about Vietnam Guerillas or Viet Cong ( VC ) living and fighting under the fabulous system of underground tunnels ( 200kms long ) during the war.

- In here you can look back the Guerillas’ anti-American struggle by gestures of actions, also try to be a guerillas by crawling through 50- 100 meters to 200kms to get a lasting unforgettable memory about the VC.

- On tway back to HCM, stopover at some rubber plantations to know how the rubber trees fertilized, by workers’ killed remains who worked here for the American rule in Vietnam.

- Arrive in HCM around 17:00

Inclusive services: Private car, tour guide, entry fee and meals (B + L) and hotel

Day 13: Ho Chi Minh – Cai Be – Vinh Long – Mekong Nature Lodge on An Binh Island

08:00 am Pick up at your hotel. Depart for Cai Be.

- Take the boat ride through natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides.

- Proceed to An Binh island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard.

- Enjoy the nice boat ride through natural canal on An Binh island, cruise under the shadow of trees.

- Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in An Binh island, enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks

- Dinner and overnight in on An Binh island

Inclusive services:  Private car and boat, tour guide, Bungalow Deluxe, meals (B + L + D)

Day 14: Vinh Long - Can Tho (Cai Rang floating market) - Long Xuyen - Chau Doc

06:00 wake up for breakfast.

06:30 drive 30km to Can Tho where we will take the boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river to discover Cai Rang floating markets, which are the most original o­nes and bustling places of the region.

- Afterwards, continue our motor boat trip to visit and see how rice noodle is made.
- Roam into the village to get in touch with the local people.

- Proceed to Chau Doc via Long Xuyen to visit the crocodile farm ( if you want)

- Check in o­n arriving in Chau Doc.

- Take the nice motorboat trip through the floating village to visit the fish farm to see how the Mekong Delta people raise fish o­n their floating house. Visit the Cham minority with their traditional weaving village.

- Dinner and overnight in Chau Doc  

Inclusive services:  A private car and boat, tour guide, Chau Pho hotel and meals (B +L)

Day 15: Chau Doc – Boat trip up to Phnom Penh – Cambodia – Siem Reap – Angkor Wat

 06:30 breakfast at the hotel

07:00 transfer to the boat station

07:30 start our boat trip crossing the water border to Vinh Xuong border gate for visa check and then continue our boat trip to Phnom Penh

13:30 arrive in Phnom Penh

- A private car to pick up at the Harbor then drive straight to Siem Reap with stopover en-route for magnificent photos of Cambodian people and landscape

18:00 arrive in Siem Reap, Check in hotel.

- Attend our Angkor Wat’s welcome dinner.

- After the dinner, free time and overnight in Siem Reap.

Inclusive services: Boat ticket to Phnom Penh, A private car, tour guide, meals (B + L +D) and The Sanctuary Residence 3* hotel.

Day 16: Sightseeing Siem Reap

- Breakfast at hotel

- Visit Prasat Kravan, Banteay Kdei, Srah Srang and Ta Prohm temples

- Free time for lunch

- Visit Angkor Wat

- Sunset from Phnom Bakheng hill

Inclusive services: A private car, tour guide and sightseeing ticket, meals (B +L) and hotel 3*

Day 17: Sightseeing Siem Reap

- Breakfast at hotel

- Visit Banteay Srei and Pre Rup temples

- Free time for lunch

- Visit the Southern Gate of Angkor Thom: Bayon, Terraces of Elephants and Leper King.

Inclusive services: A private car, tour guide and sightseeing ticket, meals (B +L) and hotel

Day 18: Siem Reap – Departure

Inclusive services: Airport transfer, meals (B)

Price : 2250 USD/person for a party of 02 people.

Note: The more people to join, the more its price will be cheaper

You can change or adjust the tour activities/visiting places/hotel to suit you.

We assure that you will enjoy this trip!

Happy Travel