Our driver welcomes you at airport and transfers you to hotel in Old Quarter area of Hanoi. Rest of the day is your leisure time for walking around and shopping.

Stay overnight in Hanoi.

7:30-8:00 – Pickup at your hotel in the Old Quarter in our comfortable van

10:00 – Short break

11:30-12:00 – Scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley/arrive in Mai Chau

12:15 – Traditional lunch in local village (vegetarian available)

14:30-17:00 – Bicycle ride with local tour guide, see farmers working in fields, locals weaving scarves and visit surrounding  peaceful villages.

Back to Hanoi and overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Overnight at a bungalow in Mai Chau.

Free time in Hanoi to discover the city yourself.

Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Hoa Lu Ancient – Tam Coc tour:

Upon arrival, you will visit Hoa Lu – the ancient Capital of Vietnam, and the remaining two temples dedicated to King Dinh & King Le. You will learn more about the history of Vietnam dating back to a thousand years ago. It is also the must-do in Ninh Binh.

After lunch in a local restaurant, proceed to Tam Coc where you continue your trip with a relaxing sampan boat. The 1.5 hour boat ride offers you endless photo opportunities. On the rowing boat trip, you will go through the 3 Tam Coc Caves and pass the rice fields. There you get a chance to take the nice photos of nature and local people working on the riverside. This area used to be the shelter for Vietnamese people and national army in 13th century and during American war.

Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

In the morning, our guide comes to your hotel to pick you up for Halong bay. Arrival in Halong bay at 11.45pm. Get aboard and enjoy welcome drink, get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines.

After checking-in your cabin, have lunch while Cruising through thousand amazing islands and islets in Halong bay. Following lunch, you may freshen up in your room before embarking on a visit to the Surprising Cave, kayaking, swimming, and other activities.

Sunset: Relax on boat and taking part in a cooking demonstration and food decor with Chef. Dinner is served aboard restaurant.

Night time: Join squid fishing with the crew members, sing karaoke or just laze around or relax in your cabin.

Stay overnight on boat in Halong bay.

Early morning, risers can enjoy Taichi lesson on sundeck. Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee then have breakfast at sunrise. After breakfast, visit a gorgeous cave in the bay – Amazing Cave (Sung Sot cave). Then going back to the boat and check out your cabin. The boat continue cruising through many islands while you are having lunch.

Disembark at 11.45. Going back to Hanoi.

Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Morning, you will start the tour by visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ho Chi Minh Museum. Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-palace. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts where he used to live in the past. Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, built by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi.

Continue to visit the Temple of Literature (Quoc Tu Giam) – Vietnam’s first University constructed in 1070. Its gardens and well-preserved architecture offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past.

Have lunch at a local restaurant. Proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum. After that we will take you to Hoan Kiem Lake, see the peaceful water, and visit Ngoc Son Temple.

Stay overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time in the city until we transfer you to the airport for departure flight to Siemreap.

Overnight at hotel in Siemreap.

In the morning, visit to the antique capital of Angkor Thom (literally: “Great City”), located in present day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. Continue your visit at the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Continue your visit to Ta Prohm, one of the most beautiful temples in Angkor. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool (representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake), Ta Som, built in late 12th century C.E. the most distant temple on the grand circuit, small but classic.

In the afternoon, visit Angkor Wat the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.

Before ending the tour today, enjoy a wonderful sunset scenery from the Top of Phnom Bakhen Hill.

In the evening, enjoy a delicous dinner at a nice local restaurant in Seam Reap. Watch a Apsara dance show while dining.

Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

We depart the city at 8:00am and head to Koh Ker, which takes about 1.5 hours. Upon arrival, we will venture into the deserted ruins and surrounding forest and explore the Koh Ker temple complex, the former capital of the Angkorian empire during the years AD 928 to AD 944.

30am, we drive back to Siem Reap. On the way back, we stop at two famous temples: Prasat Neang Khmaw & Prasat Pram. Lunch at a local restaurant near Beng Mealea temple.

30pm, we visit Beng Mealea temple. Enjoy a short walk through the dense jungle and discover the wonders of an overgrown temple, Beng Mealea, which lay undiscovered for centuries. We proceed to the last one that we visit today, Banteay Srey, the “gem” of the Angkor area.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. Visit Angkor National Museum at 7.30am.

Angkor National Museum is an archaeological museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of Angkorian artifacts, also to provides information and education about art and culture of Khmer civilization, with collections mainly dated from Khmer Empire’s Angkor period circa 9th to 14th-century. Most of the artifacts are discovered in and around the Angkor archaeological sites nearby. The museum is located in Vithei Charles de Gaulle No. 968, Siem Reap, Cambodia, on the way between downtown Siem Reap to northern road leading to Angkor ancient city.

After that, take a boat trip for sight-seeing on Tonle Sap Lake, the Great Lake of Cambodia. It is one of the largest lakes in Asia. Here, enjoy a brief cruise past floating villages complete with schools, restaurants, and hospitals.

Overnight in Siemreap.

Your free time until we transfer you to airport for your flight home!

End of the journey!