INDOCHINA UNCOVERED IN 19 DAYS

DAY 01: HANOI ARRIVAL
Upon arrival, your guide will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it. The guide will
assist you to meet up with your private driver and escort you to your accommodation in Hanoi.
Enjoy a private transfer from the airport to your accommodation. Check in at the hotel and have a
rest after the flight.
Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 02: HANOI – BAVI ECOTOUR (B/L)
Have breakfast at the hotel then you will be escorted by an experienced English -speaking
guide, a countryside located at the outskirt of Hanoi. The approximate travel time is one hour
and 30 minutes.
Then arriving at Mr. Duoc’s house, you will be welcomed with fresh honey tea and green lentils
or lotus seeds that made by his family. Imagine a Vietnam in the old time of war through
stories of Mr. Duoc, who is not only a veteran who lives during those hard times but also a
green tea expert. You will visit his tea plantation which is one of the largest in Ri village and
join with locals in green tea processing. Afterward, have a Vietnamese cooking demonstration
with another local host and then enjoy a home-cooked lunch in a lovely garden.
After that, you will wander around the village and mingling with local people. You will visit the
local craftsman who has been skilled at making conical hats from a very young age and other
workshops in the village to see how people there make tofu or shell the rice. As you meander
through the countryside you will experience the friendliness of the local people greeting you
along the way. Then join your guides for a leisurely cycling trip along the country roads.
Observe traditional Vietnamese rural life as the local people work in the paddy fields. Along
the way, watch out for a water buffalo plowing a paddy field while ducks swim across the top.
Stop at another host family for foot bathing following the recipes of Muong ethnic group and
relaxing time before embarking on your private boat for a trip along the Da River.
Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 3: HANOI – HA LONG BAY (B/L/D)
Have breakfast then check-out of the hotel, ready for a private transfer to Halong Bay. The route
taking you across the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies stretching for as far as the
eyes can see. On arrival at Ha Long, you get to enjoy a cruise on the Bay to better explore the
limestone rocks and the karst grottoes.
After you are done with your exploration of the bay, it is time to enjoy an utterly delicious
seafood lunch, after which a trip to the famous limestone cave in Ha Long bay, you’ll get to spend
some time here, kayaking or swimming, so that you can get closer to the floating villages and
shops. Towards the evening, you will return to the boat for an early dinner, followed by some
time at leisure. You can opt to attend the activities taking part in the boat or relax for the day.
Overnight on cruise

DAY 4: HALONG BAY – HANOI – FLIGHT TO HOI AN (B/L)
In the early morning, enjoy a Tai Chi sessions on the sundeck or relax with an early morning cup
of tea, coffee or juice to watch the stunning scenery unfold before you. After that, a light breakfast
will be served on board. Upon completing breakfast, continue your journey through the
mysterious caves and amongst the remote islets via local rowing boats. The breath-taking beauty
of this World Heritage region will certainly impress you. Later in the morning, return to your
main ship where brunch will be served while cruise draw closer to the mainland.
Upon your arrival to the dock in Halong Bay, disembark from your ship and you will be escorted
back to Noi Bai airport for your flight to Hue
Overnight in Hue

DAY 05: HUE CITY TOUR (B/L)
Upon arrival at Hue airport, your guide will meet and greet you at the arrival gate. Then start
your trip with the exploring Imperial Citadel, the residence of the Nguyen Dynasty, which was
Vietnam’s last royal dynasty. From there, you will visit The Royal Antiques Museum, one of the
first museums in Vietnam. Many collections of ancient Hue and Royal antiques are displayed
here: bronze wares, china, music instruments, royal attires and personal belongings of the
Emperor family of Nguyen Dynasty. Then continue to Dong Ba market – the best place for cultural
gifts and souvenirs.
Fueled yourself up at a local restaurant. In the afternoon you will visit the Emperors Tombs such
as Emperor Khai Dinh (1885-1925) Tomb, famous for its beauty and unique architecture style,
and Emperor Minh Mang (1791-1841) Tomb. On the way back to Hue you will have a stopover at
the Conical Hat village to see how famous Vietnamese traditional hats Non-La are produced, and
the Incense stick making village to observe how locals make sandalwood and cinnamon incenses.
After the tour, we head back to your accommodation in the city’s center.
Overnight in Hue

DAY 6: HUE TO HOI AN – PRIVATE TRANSFER (B)
Enjoy a hearty breakfast at the hotel and free time until our driver come and transfer you to Hoi
An by private vehicle. Check-in your hotel in Hoi An and have leisure time to explore the city on
your own pace.
Overnight in Hue

DAY 07: HOI AN LEISURE (B)
Today you will have free time explore Hoi An at your own pace, seeing what interests you. This
ancient town is full of Japanese merchant houses and pagodas, temples and antique warehouses.
Or just lounge about in a laid-back riverside café on the bank of the Thu Bon River.
Overnight in Hoi An

DAY 08: HOI AN – DANANG FLIGHT TO CAN THO (B)
Enjoy a hearty breakfast at the hotel and have a relaxing time before your private driver transfers
you to the airport. Fly from Hoi An to Can Tho. Upon arrival at Can Tho, your guide will be
waiting for you with a sign with your name on it. The guide will assist you to meet up with your
private driver and escort you to your hotel.
Overnight in Can Tho

DAY 09: CAN THO – MARKET FLOATING CAI RANG – TRA SU CAJUPUT FOREST – CHAU DOC
(B/L)
Breakfast at hotel – Boat riding on Mekong River – Visit Cai Rang floating market – cruise in a
small cannels to visit local family, orchard, tropical fruit, green tea – Move to Chau Doc – Visit Tra
Su flooded forest, also referred as Tra Su cajuput forest, Tra Su mangrove forest, Tra Su
Melaleuca forest or Tra Su bird sanctuary, is located at Tinh Bien district, An Giang province, 10
km from Vietnam – Cambodia border and 60 km from Long Xuyen city. This is a flooded forest
that features the typical ecosystem of the Mekong Delta, which can be seen clearly during flooded
season, from September, October to November. The forest is dressed up with the appealing look
of the green carpet of duckweed covering the whole large area.
Overnight in Chau Doc.

DAY 10: CHAU DOC – PHNOM PENH BY SPEED BOAT (B)
After breakfast. Change to the speed boat to board to PhnomPenh.
Pick up and transfer to hotel for check in. The same afternoon, sit Tuol Sleng Museum (S-21
prison). This former school was used as a prison by Pol Pot’s security forces. More than 17,000
people held at S-21 were taken to the extermination camp at Choeng Ek to be executed. Then
Visit Russian Market (Toul Tumpong Market), the Market has gained reputation for cheap
clothing, a large selection of Buddha images and woodcarvings, betel-nut boxes, silk, silver
jewelry, and classic music instrument. Overnight in Phnom Penh
Overnight in Phnom Penh

DAY 11: PHNOM PENH CITY TOUR FLY TO SIEM REAP (B)
Have breakfast at the hotel –then visit Royal Palace where the Majesty, the King of Cambodia, and
the royal families live. It is like a small town of royal dynasties. Then continue to Silver Pagoda,
serves less as a functioning temple than a repository for cultural treasures such as 90 kg golden
Buddha encrusted with 2086 diamonds. After that, transfer to the airport for your journey to
Siem Reap. Upon arrival, you will meet your guide, who will escort you to your accommodation in
Siem Reap.
Overnight in Siem Reap

DAY 12: SIEM REAP – ANGKOR WAT TOUR (B)
After breakfast, visit to The South Gate of Angkor Thom: Bayob Temple, The Royal Enclosure,
Phimeanaka, Elephant and Leper King Terrace. Continue visit to Ta Promh (the jungle temple.
After lunch, visit to Thommanan, Chaosay Tevoda, Ta Keo: small, attractive temple in very good
condition, built all the same time as Angkor Wat. Continue to 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. Continue visit to Bakheng Hill: Sunset viewing on the
top of the hill. Bakheng is the first major temple to be constructed in the Angkor area; this
temple-mountain offers extraordinary views.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

DAY 13: SIEM REAP – TONLE SAP LAKE TOUR (B)
After breakfast, visit to Floating Village, take a ride by traditional wooden boat on Tonle Sap Lake
to experience the human occupations at the edges of the lake is similarly distinctive – floating
villages, towering stilled houses, huge fish traps, and an economy and way of life deeply
intertwined with the lake, the fish, the wildlife and the cycles of rising and falling waters.
Afternoon, visit Cambodian Cultural Villages , including Wax Museum, Miniatures, former capital
Ou Dong, Royal palace, National Museum, Wat Phnom, Phsar Thmey, 12th century Kompong
Kdey Bridge, 16th century reclining Buddha and Independent Monument. Also includes Carving,
Traditional Dances Show and Villages. Transfer back to town and free at own leisure
Overnight in Siem Reap.

DAY 14: SIEM REAP – PAKSE BY FLIGHT (B)
Enjoy a hearty breakfast at the hotel and have a relaxing time before your private driver transfers
you to the airport. Fly from Siem Reap to Pakse. Upon arrival at Pakse, your guide will be waiting
for you with a sign with your name on it. The guide will assist you to meet up with your private
driver and escort you to your hotel.
Overnight in Pakse

DAY 15: PAKSE – KHONE PHALENG – DON KHONE – PAKSE (B)
After breakfast, today we drive further south to visit Khone Phapheng on the journey. Khone
Phapheng is considered the largest waterfall by volume in the South East Asia; this is really an
impressive sight with marvellous nature near the Lao-Cambodian border, which is teeming with
wildlife making this area one of the most breathtaking destinations in Laos. If time permit, we can
visit the Don Khone area, which takes you to visit the remains of the French period, Liphi
Waterfall or “the Corridor of the Devil”. Then, we drive back to Pakse.
Overnight in Pakse

DAY 16: PAKSE – BOLAVEN PLATEAU – LUANG PRABANG (B)
We leave Pakse around 08:00am and drive to a village known for its knife making, before going to
visit some coffee and tea plantations where we see the production process. We continue to Tad
Fan waterfall, a 120 meters high twin waterfall and visit the area, house of many coffee
plantations. We head on to Tad Yuang where we have lunch, relax, and take a swim if you want.
In the afternoon, we back to Pakse for catching flight to Luang Prabang. Upon arrival at the
airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Luang Prabang is perhaps the bestpreserved traditional city in Southeast Asia. The tranquility and charm of this town with its
splendid natural scenery and cultural sights make it one of the most delightful places to visit in
Laos. Today is free at your leisure.
Overnight in Luang Prabang

DAY 17: LUANG PRABANG – KHUOANG SI WATERFALL (B)
An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning
rituals of saffron-clad monks collecting offerings of Alms (ubiquitous sticky rice) from the faithful
residents. This tradition is very unique in Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving
the procession.
From there you will visit the morning market, where you will see such diverse offerings as dried
buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, vegetables and hill-tribe weavings. Laos
is also known for its traditional crafts. We back to hotel for breakfast and then continue to visit
the National Museum at the former Royal Palace, which displays a lovely collection of the
artefacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture dating from the days of the early kings right
through to the last sovereign. During our time here, we visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun
and the shrine of Wat Aham and today you will visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups
at Ban Ouay, Hmong Village, Ban Ou, Laoloum Village and Ban Thapene, Khmu Village, then drive
to the beautiful Khouangsi Waterfall where you can cool off with a refreshing swim in the
turqoise pools or walk along the forest trails.
Overnight in Luang Prabang

DAY 18: LUANG PRABANG – PAK OU CAVE (B)
Today, you will enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temples of Wat Sene and the
magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents
classical Laotian architecture. Then embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which
also gives a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside as well as exploring the mysterious Pak
Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various
shapes and sizes left by devoted pilgrims. Along the way, you will stop at the village of Ban
Xanghai, where the local rice wine is produced. On return, we take a short drive to another small
village Ban Phanom, which famous for its hand weaving.
Overnight in Luang Prabang

DAY 19: LUANG PRABANG – DEPARTURE (B)
Relish a healthy breakfast on the final day of your trip. Complete the hotel check-out formalities
after which you can visit the local markets and buy souvenirs for your loved ones. Later, proceed
for departure and board your flight back home. Trip Ends.