Cambodia - Vietnam Round Trip

INDOCHINA CLASSIC TOURS: HOT PROMOTION

CLASSIC Cambodia Vietnam Round trip (15days 14 nights)  << CAMBODIA VIETNAM PROMOTION

Day 1   PHNOMPENH
Arrival in Phnom Penh - Transfer - Sightseeing in Phnom Penh – Visit Royal Palace –
Visit Wat Phnom - Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 2   PHNOMPENH REP
Phnom Penh – Siem Reap .Transfer - Flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap - Transfer -
Sightseeing Angkor - Visit Angkor Wat - Visit Phnom Bakheng for sunset - Overnight in Siem Reap (B)

Day 3   SIEMREP
Sightseeing Angkor - Visit Banteay Srey – Visit Ta Prohm Temple - Visit Angkor Thom -
Overnight in Siem Rep

Day 4   REP SGN CANTHO
Transfer to airport for flight to SGN (Hochiminh city). Straigh transfer to Cantho. Check in hotel in Cantho

Day 5   CANTHO HOCHIMINH CITY (SAIGON)
Boat trip Cai rang floating market, visit fruit gardens then back to Saigon. Visit Xeoquit base on the way.

Day 6   HOCHIMINH CITY
City tour Saigon and Cuchi tunnel

Day 7   HOCHIMINH CITY DANANG HOIAN
Transfer to Saigon airport for flight to Danang. Meet and transfer to Hoian. Visit Cham Museum,
China beach on the way.

Day 8   HOIAN
Fullday visit Hoian

Day 9   HOIAN HUE
Transfer from Hoian to Hue, with stop on the top of Haivan Pass and langco village.
Visit Imperial citadel and local market.

Day 10 HUE
Boat trip to Thienmu pagoda, Tu Duc tomb - having lunch at local house near by the tomb.
Back to Hue city, visit Tu Hieu pagoda.

Day 11 HUE HANOI HALONG
Transfer to airport for flight Hue-Hanoi. Meet and transfer to Halong.

Day 12 HALONG
Fullday boat cruise. Viewing limestone moutains, caves, islets with lunch on boat. Sun bathing
on the top desk of the boat. Back to hotel in the afternoon.

Day 13 HALONG HANOI
Transfer to Hanoi. City tour in Hanoi with old quarter, Ngocson temple.

Day 14 HANOI
Breakfast at hotel. Full day city tour Hanoi: Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, Temple of Literature. PM free

Day 15 DEP
Transfer to airport for flight home. B

Full itinerary:

Day 1               Phnom Penh arrival       

You will be met and picked up from Phnompenh airport. Transfer to hotel. In the afternoon, sightseeing in Phnom Penh with Royal Palace- are now home to the royal family and are therefore very closed to the public, At the northern area of the palace grounds is Silver Pagoda- the most sacred temple in the country and The National Museum, then continue to visit Central Market, Russian Market-this market has been known by its English name since 1980s, probably because there were many Russians and Russian goods alike then at this covered market. Here you'll lots of tourist buying gifts and souvenirs. There is also a large section where you can try local dishes or buy refreshment. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 2               Phnom Penh-Siem Reap (B)     

After breakfast at hotel. You will depart to the airport for flight to Siem Reap. Pick up at the airport, transfer to hotel for check in. In the afternoon, we drive to visit the biggest religious temple in the world - the magnificent Angkor Watt. Built by Suryavarman II in the early 12th century, Angkor Watt is considered a masterpiece of Khmer architecture. Overnight in Siem Reap.    

Day 3               Siem Reap (B)  

Early morning, we will visit the jungle-covered temple of Ta Phrom and come back to hotel for breakfast at 07:30. One hour later, begin your temple exploration today at Angkor Thom City by west gate. From the enigmatic faces of Bayon temple to the intricate bas reliefs of the Terrace of the Elephants, Angkor Thom is filled with fabulous monuments. In the afternoon, we drive to Banteay Srei; it is also one of the most beautiful works. Built in 967 AD by Jayavarman V's guru, it showcases the most exquisite, deep and complex carvings in all Khmer architecture and Preah Khan meaning “Holy Sword” is one of the largest temple compounds in Angkor and is defended by four concentric walls. The main shrine and its adjoining buildings are richly decorated with Buddhist motifs and scenes from Hindu epics. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 4               Siem Reap-Hochiminh city (Saigon)-Can Tho (B)  

After breakfast at hotel, you will leave Siem Reap for flight to Saigon. Transfer to airport for flight to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). Pick up and transfer directly to Can Tho. On arrival, cruising along small creek to Mekong River to Con Phung (Phoenix Island), visit fishing harbor. Visit orchards, snake farm, bee - keeping farm, taste natural honey and honey wine, enjoy tropical fruit, traditional music in Quy island, see round a distillery, explore the local coconut candy production process, taste candy & coconut pulp-specialty of Ben Tre. Proceed to Can Tho, en route visit Hoi Linh Co Tu (Hoi Linh ancient pagoda)-extensively known by its meticulous sculpture arts through distinctive Buddha statues. Check in hotel in Cantho. Overnight.

Day 5               Can Tho-Saigon (B)

After breakfast at hotel, you will have atour discover the life of Mekong Delta with boat trip to Cairang-floating market with main items sold of farm products and specialties of Cai Rang Town, seasonal goods. Lunch & visit farms with country side panorama. In addition, you can visit Binh Thuy Ancient House, Binh Thuy Community House. Bus picks up back to the city, visit local market. Return to Saigon with stop at Xeoquit (in Caolanh)-former base of Vietnamese communists army during the American war. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 6               Saigon-Cu Chi Tunnel (B)        

After breakfast at hotel, you will have a half day tour to Cu Chi Tunnels-an amazing underground labyrinth from which the Vietnamese fought during the Vietnam War. Back to Saigon with visit China town and Thien Hau pagoda en route, visit Dong Khoi Street, Notre Dame Church, Central Post office.  Overnight in Saigon.

Day 7               Saigon-Danang by air-Hoi An (B)      

After breakfast at hotel, you will take morning flight to Danang in the Center of Vietnam. At the arrival at Danang airport, you will be met and transferred to visit Cham Museum-built in 1915; it displays an intensive and diverse collection of Champa sculpture dating from the 7th to 15th centuries. You will have the opportunity to appreciate the eight centuries of evolution of Champa sculpture from its golden age to its decline. Leaving the museum, you will visit another place in Danang city, it is marble mountains-the subtle, lyric and poetical ambience of pagodas, grottoes, trees, bushes, sounds the mixed of pagoda bells and murmuring waves and the mysterious legends of sea are all that are not far from the city center, making the mountains a fairy land for tourists for ages, and the stone curving village before heading to Hoian.  Arrive Hoi An, enjoy a walking tour in the ancient town with merchant houses, Japanese Covered Bridge (constructed in 1593), Chinese Meeting Hall, lanterns workshops, Quan Cong Temple, which was built in 17th century, Phung Hung ancient house, Sa Huynh museum, which contains many artifacts dating from the Sa Huynh period with Sa Huynh culture-a pre historic Bronze Age civilization that occurred in Vietnam, and more particularly in the central region of the country near the coast. Most of the articles on display in the Sa Huynh Culture Museum in Hoi An date back to the 1st Millennium BC which is better known as the Iron Age. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 8               Hoi An (B)        

Free day at leisure or self exploration of Hoi An ancient trading town. Overnight in Hoi An.        

Day 9               Hoi An–Hue-Hue city tour (B)           

After breakfast at hotel, you will depart to Hue-ancient capital via Hai Van Pass, which is the highest pass of the country, stop on the top for sightseeing and taking pictures, then visit Langco fishing village at the foot of the pass. Arrive in Hue. Check in hotel, in the afternoon, visit the old Imperial Citadel, built over thirty years in the early part of the 19th century, the Citadel encompasses three ‘courts’ covering a total of 6 km. The outer court within the massive brick walls, ten meters thick in places, is mainly open space and gardens. The Imperial City, built along the same lines as the Forbidden Palace in Beijing, was the country's administrative centre. Senior mandarins, court officers and civil servants would have entered by the ‘Ngo Mon’ (noon gate). Directly behind were the Dai Trieu Nghi (great rites courtyard) and the Thai Hoa Palace (throne hall) where the Emperor would meet foreign rulers and emissaries, high-ranking ministers and other dignitaries. At the heart of the Imperial City was the ‘Tu Cam Thanh’ (Forbidden Purple City). Only members of the royal family, the Emperor’s concubines, and trusted senior mandarins and officers such as the royal doctor were allowed through the sole entry gate. Inside were various palaces and the Emperor’s private apartments. Overnight in Hue.

Day 10             Hue (BL)

After breakfast at hotel, you will start a boat trip on Perfume River to Dinh market, where people make paper machee, then Thienmu Pagoda ((Heavenly Lady Pagoda)-one of the oldest, built in 1601, and prettiest religious buildings in the country. Bus pick up from the harbor to a local house near the Tuduc tomb for light lunch with local dishes, visit villages of producing bronze and coco hats nearby. Continue to Tuduc Tomb-one of the most beautiful works of Royal architecture of the Nguyen Dynasty. The tomb lies on a boundless pine forest with mounts and lakes. Back to the town by vehicle, rest of the day you are free at leisure or discover the city by you own. Overnight in Hue.

Day 11             Hue-Hanoi by air-Halong. (B)

After breakfast at hotel, you will take morning flight to Hanoi. Airport pick up and transfer directly to Halong Bay-The world heritage and one of the natural wonders. Free at leisure. Overnight in Halong.

Day 12             Halong (BL)

After breakfast at hotel, you will have a full day boat trip on Halong bay -the World Heritage and one of the natural wonders. It covers an area of 1500 square km with more than 3000 limestone peaks soaring from its crystalline emerald water. The boat will take you to visit some caves such as Thien Cung, Sung Sot between the limestone islands and islets. Have a fresh seafood lunch on boat. Enjoy a swim or relaxation on Titop Beach. Back to hotel in the late afternoon. Overnight in Ha Long.

Day 13             Halong-Hanoi (B)       

After breakfast at hotel, you will be back to Hanoi. In the afternoon, you will have a half day tour in Hanoi with with Hoa Lo prison, later known to American prisoners of war as the "Hanoi Hilton", was a prison used by the French colonists in Vietnam for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for prisoners of war during the Vietnam War, only part of the prison exists today as a museum. Continue with walking tour around the old quarter-the oldest continuously developed area of Vietnam. Hanoi’s old quarter has a history that spans 1000 years and represent the eternal soul of the city. Each street then had merchants and households specialized in a particular trade, such as silk traders, jewellery, etc. The street names nowadays still reflect these specializations, although few of them remain exclusively in their original commerce. Have a short rest at local coffee shop. Leaving the old quarter with 36 streets, we proceed to Ngoc Son Temple, built in the 19th century on an island on Hoan Kiem (Restored sword) Lake; it was already considered the most beautiful lake in Hanoi. Initially, the temple was called Ngoc Son Pagoda and was later renamed Ngoc Son Temple, since temples are dedicated to saints. In the evening, you will enjoy water puppet show-the unique art which has it origin in the delta of the Red river in the 10th century. Water puppetry is performed in a pool of water with the water surface being the stage. The puppeteers stand behind a curtain and control the puppets using long bamboo rods and string mechanism hidden beneath the water surface. Singers of Cheo (a form of opera) with origin in Northern Vietnam sing songs which tell the story being acted out by the puppets. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 14             Hanoi (B)

After breakfast at hotel, you start a new interesting day by visiting Temple of Literature-The first University of Vietnam and also an ancient Confucian sanctuary, which was built in the 11 century. Proceed to visit Ho Chi Minh president’s complex including mausoleum, his house on stilts, then One Pillar Pagoda, which rises on a one pillar from the middle of a square lotus pond.  After visiting Presidential palace with its colonial architecture, we move to West Lake nearby to view the biggest fresh water lake with a shore length of about 10 miles, visit Tran Quoc Pagoda located on an islet of the Lake, it is one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam and a cultural symbol of Vietnamese Buddhism. It is time for light lunch with Pho (noodle soup)-a specialty of Hanoi. In the afternoon, free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 15             Hanoi departure (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Free at leisure until car transfer to the airport for home flight. The end of the tour.

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-       Prices are in USD per PAX per TOUR, including taxes, booking fees and breakfast for single or
double room, applied for US and European market

-       Extra for hotel accommodation or compulsary dinners  during Xmas and New Year, Tet are not included

Price included
-          Shared accommodation in twin/double room with daily breakfast (see hotel category list below)
-           All transfers and transportation with air-con vehicles
-           Local English speaking guides in each province
-          All entrance fees as program
-           Domestic airfares PHN - REP // SGN DAN // HUI HAN and int'l airfares REP SGN

Excluded:
-          Airfares (international) to Cambodia and from Vietnam
-          No Meals (lunches, dinners)
-          Visa to Cambodia/ Vietnam/ Laos
-          International airport tax in Cambodia
-          Drinks and personal expenses
-          Tips
-           Hotel surcharge for peak season (Xmas or New Year)

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