Highlight Of Vietnam And Cambodia

Day 1 : Hanoi arrival

You are warmly welcome at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi by our tour guide & driver. You then move downtown to do the hotel check-in; you are free at leisure for the first amazing experience in Hanoi - the city for peace. You stay overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2 : Hanoi City tour (B)

After breakfast, you meet your guide at your hotel and depart on tour to visit Hanoi with the following highlights: the Temple of Literature - Vietnam's first university; Visit the serene Museum of Ethnology where you observe Vietnam's diverse culture through the Museum's unique presentation of artifacts and dress used in daily life. (Museum of Ethnology is closed on Mondays).

You also come to visit the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple before driving back to central Hanoi for a walking tour through the Old Quarter to enjoy the bustling local life. This bustling area of narrow streets and alleys is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It's a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities all around you.

You stay overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.

Day 3 : Hanoi - Halong bay – the World heritage (B/L/D)

After breakfast at the hotel, you are departing for one of the most magnificent scenic destinations in the world, Halong Bay. Halong Bay covers 577 square miles filled with more than 3,000 limestone "peaks" or karsts that jut from the deep blue water as far as the eye can see;

Upon arrival, you are going to get on a Junk cruising around Ha Long Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch, passing Dog island, Incense Urn island, Ga Choi island, Finger island, Hoa Cuong Island and Surprise Cave and enjoy short swimming at Titov beach (if weather is nice enough)

You have a nice dinner on board and enjoy the night fishing. You have a memorable overnight stay on board

Day 4 : Halong – Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

In the morning, you are cruising to Bai Tu long Bay, Fire Island, Bo Nau Island, and Fishing village. You have lunch on boat and arrive at Ha long wharf about 12.00 noon.

Back to Hanoi by car for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. On arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, you are welcome by tour guide and transferred to the hotel for check in.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 5 : Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong delta – Ho Chi Minh (B)

You enjoy breakfast at the hotel for a day to remember. First, you leave at 8:00 from your hotel for My Tho. Upon arrival, you are getting on a private boat to cruise along a small creek to Mekong River estuary, to Phoenix Island. The motorized boat cruises more along natural creeks and quiet villages in Ben Tre Province.

During the journey, you will have a nice chance to visit orchards, bee - keeping farm, taste natural honey and honey wine, enjoy tropical fruit, traditional music, wonder around a distillery, explore the local coconut candy production process, taste candy & coconut pulp.

Back to Ho Chi Minh City, and stay overnight at your hotel.

Day 6 : Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi tunnel – City tour (B)

You have a nice breakfast at the hotel. Then at 8 a.m, you first visit Cu Chi tunnels - an immense network of connecting underground tunnels dating back the 1960s during the war against the American army;

You get back the city for lunch. After lunch, you come to see Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Saigon's government quarter. This building is of neo-Romanesque architecture with two high square towers and iron spires. Another attraction is the Central Post Office which is French-style designed, and the City Hall, known as "Hotel de Ville," is typical of the French architecture that would be seen in any village in France;

During the day, you are also visiting the War Remnants Museum, featuring collections of weapons and photographs from the two Indochine wars. Our last stop is Ben Thanh market, the biggest whole sales market in Ho Chi Minh city;

You stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 7 : Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh by Luxury Bus (B)

You have the morning free to relax before your transfer to Phnompenh by Shared Luxury Bus. Upon arrival, you are welcome and then visit the Monument Independent - A short stop for photograph taking. The Monument, which is patterned on a lotus flower bud, adorned with Naga heads (multi-headed cobras), and obviously reminiscent in design of the towers of Angkor Wat.

Here you can visit Souvenir Shop to do some shopping, also Naga Casino & Resort to try your best luck.

You stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 8 : Phnom Penh (B)

You have breakfast at the hotel before visiting Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. The Royal Palace compound built in 1866 by the Predecessors of King Norodom, is the most conspicuous feature and also one of impressive colorful Khmer-style Palaces. Nearside the Royal Palace is Silver Pagoda (The Emerald Buddha temple), display plenty of Buddha Statues that were decorated and made by diamond, emerald, gold and silver. Wat Phnom: the birthplace of the capital; according to legend, Phnom Penh was founded here when a woman named Penh found four Buddha statues and built the temple to house them, from there you can enjoy views over the Tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh. You come to Russian Market, which offers the largest and most varied selection of Traditional souvenirs, curios and other items of interest to the visitor.

In the afternoon, you take a visit to Toul Sleng S-21 the Genocide Museum. Prior to 1975, Toul Sleng was a high school. When the Khmer Rouge came to power it was converted into the S-21 prison. The building now serves as a museum, a memorial and a testament to the madness of the Khmer Rouge regime. The prison kept extensive records, leaving thousands of photos of their victims, many of which are on display.

During the day, you take the boat cruise to visit floating village and view sunset at front of the Royal Palace. You stay overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 9 : Phnom Penh – Siem Reap by Express bus (B)

After breakfast, you continue the journey by express A/C coach to Siem Reap. It takes approx 6 hours to travel. At Siem Reap, you are going to visit Artisan D' Angkor - the Handicraft center for the wood and stone carving processes. Wat Thmei (Killing Field) contains a unique glass-walled stupa containing the bones of victims of the Khmer Rouge. Some of the bones were recovered from a nearby well while others are the remains of soldiers who died on a nearby battlefield.

You also get to know Bakheng hill with Sunset viewing on top of the hill. Bakheng is the first major temple to be constructed in the Angkor area. This temple-mountain offers extraordinary views of the Tonle Sap and Angkor wat.

You have a nice opportunity to visit Night Market for traditional souvenir shopping.

Day 10 : Siem Reap – Angkor temple (B)

You have breakfast at the hotel before we explore to visit Angkor Thom - the ancient capital (12th century); see the South Gate including Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara; the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas - The Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

You also come to visit Ta Prohm - one of the most popular temples. This sprawling complex is famous for its jungle-like, ruined atmosphere, and the giant trees which rise from the stone, gripping the temple in their extensive roots. The temple appears very much as it would have to the first European explores and invites visitors to linger in its crumbling passageways.

After lunch, you are visiting Jewelry Souvenir Shop then continue to visit Ta Promh Temple, then discover the Angkor Wat - the "7th Wonders' of the World". World Heritage Site since 1992, famous for its beauty and splendor. Angkor Wat features the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which runs along the outer gallery walls and narrates stories from Hindu mythology.

You stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 11 : Departure (B)

After breakfast, you transfer to the airport for your home flight with memorable days with 3959 Miles Experience.