10-Day Vietnam and Cambodia Highlights Tour with Halong and Angkor

• Pick up by your local tour guide and enjoy a private transfer to the city center for hotel check-in in Hanoi.
• Relax at the hotel and recover from jet lag.

Meals included: None

Duration and Distance: 35 km (22 miles) - 40-minute drive

• Spend the day exploring the charming city of Hanoi and getting to know more about Vietnam.
• On this day, you will explore the following places:
  • Visit Trấn Quốc Pagoda and learn about Mahayana Buddhist practices and beliefs in Vietnam.
  • Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
  • See the Presidential Palace
  • One Pillar Pagoda
  • The old houses of President Ho Chi Minh
• Enjoy delicious Vietnamese dishes during your lunch break.
• After lunch, continue exploring:
  • The Temple of Literature
  • The Confucius Temple
  • The first university in Vietnam
  • Hoan Kiem Lake
  • Hanoi's Old Quarter
• Shop at small stores selling high-end items and souvenirs, and pass boutique hotels.
• Explore small but crowded street food restaurants, top-notch night bars, and beer clubs.
• Finish your stroll around Hanoi Old Quarter, then return to your hotel for an overnight stay and relaxation.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Tour duration: 8 hours

• Leave Hanoi in the morning for an overnight cruise on Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vietnam.
• On the boat, enjoy relaxing moments and contemplate the captivating scenery of thousands of karst mountains rising from the jade-green waters of the bay.
• You can hike to a dry cave in Halong Bay and admire its stunning cavities decorated with various stalactites and stalagmites. Then, enjoy kayaking on the bay and get closer to the rocks and islands.
• Enjoy leisure time on the boat with a sunset tea break.
• Savour authentic Vietnamese cuisine and fresh seafood.

Overnight on Halong Bay.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Driving Distance: 152 km (94 miles) - 2.5-hour drive

• On your second day in Halong Bay, see more of the bay by hiking up one of its islands for an awe-inspiring panoramic view.
• After the outdoor sightseeing, the crew continues the journey through other parts of Halong Bay before returning to the mainland.
• Disembark at noon and travel to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam.
• Upon arrival, meet your local tour guide and head to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
• Relax during the day, then enjoy a night walk along the streets of Nguyễn Huệ and Bùi Viện to observe local life, try street food, or unwind at a rooftop bar in Saigon while taking in views over this sleepless city of Vietnam.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch or brunch
Driving Distance: 152 km (94 miles) - 2.5-hour drive

• Explore the main attractions in Ho Chi Minh City and continue onward to the Cu Chi Tunnels.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Duration: 8 hours

Driving Distance: 44 km (27 miles) - 1 hour drive per way

• Spend a full day sightseeing in the Mekong Delta with a boat cruise and visits to local places to learn more about southern Vietnam.
• Travel by road from Ho Chi Minh City to Bến Tre, a luxuriant countryside renowned as the hometown of coconuts in Vietnam.
• Board a local boat from Phong Nam Pier, cruise along the An Hoa River, and stop to visit a local brick kiln, handicraft workshops, and coconut candy-making factories.
• Have lunch in a garden restaurant with delicious local dishes and enjoy some pleasant time there.
• Experience biking in the exotic Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, visit local houses and tropical fruit orchards, and learn more about the local lifestyle.
• The cruise takes you back to the mainland, and you will be driven to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Duration: 8 hours

Driving Distance: 110 km (68 miles) - 2-hour drive per way

• After breakfast, enjoy free time for leisure, shopping, or exploring the town on your own.
• Check out from your hotel and travel to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your departure to Siem Reap.
• Upon arrival, meet your local driver and tour guide and travel to the hotel for check-in.
• Enjoy leisure time and relax at your hotel for the rest of the day.

Meals included: Breakfast

• Travel through the lush jungle to enter the Angkor complex, which includes around 72 main temples and construction sites. Visit Angkor Wat, the biggest temple in the area, built in the 12th century. Walk around the walls and admire the vivid carvings and sculptures that show the country's history and culture.
• Enter Angkor Thom through the south gate and discover:
  • Bayon Temple with its 54 pillars
  • Bakheng Temples
  • Terraces of Elephants
• Finish the day at Ta Prohm Temple.

Meals included: Breakfast
Tour duration: 8 hours

• Drive around 40 km (25 miles) to Tonle Sap Lake to visit the Kompong Phluk floating village.
• Return to Siem Reap late at noon and enjoy free time to explore the town or relax at your hotel.
• Transfer to watch the Phare - The Cambodian Circus show for around 50 minutes.

Meals included: Breakfast
Tour duration: 8 hours

• Check out of your hotel and travel to the airport for departure.

Meals included: Breakfast