18-Day Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia Tour with Halong and Angkor

• Upon arrival, your driver will meet and greet you at the airport. Enjoy a transfer from the airport to your accommodation. Check in at the hotel and have a rest after the flight.

Overnight in Hanoi.

• Around 8:00 in the morning, our driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi and depart for Ninh Binh Province on a two-hour drive.
• After arriving in Gia Vien, you will get on a bike to visit local villages, temples, and nearby local markets. Stop at Cau Vang Hamlet to observe farming activities, where you can catch crab, go fishing, or enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience with transplanting rice, seeding, scooping water, or harvesting, depending on the season. Enjoy lunch in a local ancient house.
• After that, visit "Cat Scratch" mountain, where you can see the world-red-book animal, Delacour's langurs.
• Later, depart for Van Long Wharf to embark on a boat trip to Van Long Nature Reserve, renowned as the largest wetland in Northern Vietnam. A 90-minute rowboat ride will allow you to take in the picturesque landscapes of this diversified and unique ecological system and have a chance to see many types of fauna living here.
• On the way, you can spot many limestone mountains and stunning caves. The water here is so clear that you can see the moss on the bottom.
• After the boat trip, you'll be transferred back to Hanoi. The short tour is expected to end at 17:30 at your hotel in Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi.

• Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and check out. Our English-speaking guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to Halong Bay.
• On the way, take the most scenic route to Halong Bay, passing across the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies stretching as far as the eye can see.
• On arrival, embark on a beautiful traditional junk and spend a full day and night cruising among the bay's 3000 magnificent limestone islets. Experience kayaking on the gentle water and admire the crystal-clear sea, with a thousand islands rising from the water amid a diversity of flora and fauna.
• In the evening, when the boat is anchored in the middle of the stunning lagoon and the sun gradually goes down, enjoy a mouthwatering seafood meal and participate in some shore excursions from the boat.

Spend the night on the luxury boat. Overnight on cruise.

• Wake up early and breathe in the laid-back atmosphere on the cruise. You will have a Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck, enjoy breakfast, and spend time exploring a stunning cave full of stalagmites and stalactites.
• From here, it is clear sailing back to the harbour and then back to Hanoi around 4:30 pm. We'll drop you off at your hotel.
• Afterwards, our driver will come to your hotel and escort you to the airport.
• Take a night flight to Hoi An. Upon arrival at the airport, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to your accommodation in Hoi An.

Check in at the hotel. Overnight in Hoi An.

• Have breakfast at your hotel, and around 8:00 am our experienced English-speaking guide will meet you there and take you on a cycling trip through the countryside and rivers around Hoi An. As you meander through the countryside, you will experience the friendliness of the local people greeting you along the way.
• After that, you will board the Hoi An Eco-tour boat for a river cruise to meet and engage with local fishermen. Enjoy a hands-on experience of traditional net fishing.
• Afterwards, you will take a paddleboat trip in a unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat through the waterways of a coconut palm paradise.
• Then, have lunch, after which you will be transferred back to your hotel.

• Enjoy a hearty breakfast at the hotel and get ready for a lantern-making lesson. Lanterns are a symbol of Vietnam tourism and a big part of the local culture of Hoi An. You will have the opportunity to learn how to make them. Your guide will meet you at the hotel at 8:00 am, and you will cycle through the town to the craftsman's home.
• You will be given an introduction to the lanterns and how they became a symbol of Hoi An, along with a demonstration of how to make one.
• You will have an opportunity to create your own lantern and keep it as a souvenir.
• After the lesson, you will have time to explore Hoi An at your own pace and see what interests you.
• Overnight in Hoi An.

• Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel, and you can explore Hoi An at your own pace.
• Afterwards, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport.
• Take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, our driver will escort you to your hotel.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

• Kick-start your day with a hearty breakfast, then head to the Mekong Delta. You will be greeted by an experienced English-speaking guide and professional driver for the journey to My Tho, the town that lies on the left side of the Mekong River.
• Then board a sampan and cruise down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise islands.
• Stop at Unicorn Island, walk along the country lane and see orchards, enjoy tropical fruits and folk song music performed by local people, and visit the fruit plantation.
• Next, you will take a hand-rowed sampan through the Thoi Son canal and immerse yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit family workshops and a honey-bee farm, and try some honey tea and coconut candy specialties.
• Refuel with a traditional Vietnamese meal and later pedal around Tan Thach village, meeting local villagers to experience daily life in the Mekong Delta.
• Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your accommodation.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

• You will be picked up by an experienced English-speaking guide for a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels, located in the countryside near Ho Chi Minh City. The approximate travel time is one hour and 30 minutes. The residents of Cu Chi took the war underground into a highly developed network of tunnels that, at its height, stretched as far as Cambodia and included meeting rooms, kitchens, and triage areas. Imperceptible from the ground, opposing armies could roll their tanks over the bunkers without causing damage to the tunnels below. Living conditions were harsh - in addition to fighting the war, residents battled food and oxygen scarcity, venomous insects, and cramped living quarters. Gain important insight into the prolonged struggle against invading armies, and appreciation for the resilience and spirit of the Vietnamese people.
• After that, travellers can try the delicious manioc, which was the main food for guerilla warriors in Cu Chi during the war. Visitors can also try firing an AK47, MK16, or machine gun at the nearby shooting range.
• Then, enjoy a transfer back to your accommodation.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

• Have breakfast at your hotel, and then our driver will pick you up and transfer you to the airport.
• Take a flight to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival, transfer from the airport to the hotel for check-in.

Overnight in Phnom Penh.

• After breakfast at the hotel, visit the Royal Palace, the royal residence where His Majesty the King of Cambodia and the royal family live. It is like a small town of royal dynasties.
• Continue to the Silver Pagoda, which serves less as a functioning temple than as a repository for cultural treasures, such as a 90 kg golden Buddha encrusted with 2086 diamonds. In the afternoon, take the shuttle bus to Siem Reap.
• Upon arrival, you will be picked up and transferred to the hotel for check-in.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

• Start your sightseeing tour of the Angkor area with a full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins, including the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King, and Angkor Wat, the largest as well as the most complete temple of Angkor. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares.
• We will stroll around this massive edifice, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards, and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple. The jungle-covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. Enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers embrace the stone foundations of the structure, giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

• Have breakfast at the hotel and enjoy some relaxing time before your driver transfers you to the airport.
• Take the flight to Bangkok and meet our guide, who will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign bearing your name.

Overnight in Bangkok.

• After breakfast, you'll begin your tour of Bangkok with a long-tail boat ride along the Chao Phraya River to see many lively inner canals that provide fantastic views of local life.
• Along the way, you will stop at Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, before continuing to the Grand Palace, which is dedicated to the Thai Royal Family's ceremonies. Nearby is the magnificent Wat Phra Kaew, famous for the Emerald Buddha image.
• After seeing this complex, you will drive through the many vibrant streets of Chinatown to some of the most significant temples in Bangkok. Wat Traimit is well known as the Golden Buddha Temple, while Wat Pho houses a gigantic Reclining Buddha.

You will spend the night in Bangkok.

• Have breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to Bangkok Airport for your departure flight to Phuket.

Overnight in Phuket.

• Eat your breakfast and spend the day at leisure.

Overnight: Phuket

Meal: Breakfast

• Eat your breakfast and spend the day at leisure.

Overnight: Phuket

Meal: Breakfast

• Our driver will pick you up at your hotel and then transfer you to the airport for your flight back home.

Meals: Breakfast

Trip ends.