VIETNAM – CAMBODIA FOR SOLO TRAVELLERS

DAY 1: WELCOME TO VIETNAM – 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 2: HANOI – HA LONG BAY
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 3: HALONG BAY – HANOI
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 your accommodation in Hanoi. Relax before pick up to the train station. Embark on VIP
sleeper cabin on overnight train to Sapa.(schedule 21:50 – 06:30).

DAY 4: SAPA – LAO CHAI – TA VAN
Upon arrival, your English speaking guide will meet you at Lao Cai train station and escort you to
Sapa. Then started trekking journey about 4 hours to visit Lao Chai – Ta Van, you have an
opportunity to explore the life of ethnic minorities, admire the spectacular natural scenery with
the terraced rice fields. Visiting Sapa ancient rock with engraved images rocks, unique patterns of
the ancients; admire the Bridge which made by clouds, cross the Muong Hoa stream poetic are an
interesting moment.
Our driver will take you get back to Sapa. You have break and enjoy dinner at the hotel.
Overnight in Sapa

DAY 5: CAT CAT VILLAGE
You have breakfast at the hotel.
9:00 am: You start the trip on foot to explore the Cat Cat – Sin Chai village of ethnic Hmong –
discovered by the French and choose resort here in the early twentieth century. Coming to Cat
Cat Village, visitors will be seen hydropower station, waterfall of the Cat Cat village and learned
about the culture, customs and unique people here with traditional crafts such as weaving,
touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools, to drag his wife…
12:00: Pick up from Cat Cat village back to Sapa town. Enjoy lunch at the hotel then you have free
to visit Sapa town for shopping souvenirs and overnight in Sapa at the hotels nights.
Overnight in Sapa

DAY 6: SAPA BACK TO HANOI – PRIVATE TRANSFER
After the breakfast, tourists will have free time to walk around the Sapa town where you can find
the market, the church, the famous mountain Ham Rong and the Silver waterfall or the Sky Portal.
If you want to rent a bike to discover more, please inform us early. At noon, you come back the
hotel, you check out and have lunch, then you will have free time to buy souvenirs and prepare to
come back with a lot of beautiful and unforgettable memories.
Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 7: HANOI FLY TO HO CHI MINH CITY
Have breakfast at the hotel and enjoy free leisure time until a private cab will transfer you to the
airport for the next flight to Ho Chi Minh City – The Gem of Indochina. Upon arrival you will be
transferred to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City by a professional driver with an English-speaking
guide and have some leisure time to get your energy back.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

DAY 8: HO CHI MINH – CU CHI TUNNELS (B/L)
Today you will be picked up by an experienced English-speaking guide to Cu Chi Tunnels, located
in the countryside near Ho Chi Minh City. Approximate travel time is one hour and 30 minutes.
The residents of Cu Chi took the war underground into a highly developed network of tunnels
that at its height stretched as far as Cambodia and included meeting rooms, kitchens and triage
areas. Imperceptible from the ground, opposing armies could roll their tanks over the bunkers
without causing damage to the tunnels below. Living conditions were harsh – in addition to
fighting the war, resident’s battled food and oxygen scarcity, venomous insects, and cramped
living quarters. Gain important insight into the prolonged struggle against invading armies, and
appreciation for the resilience and spirit of the Vietnamese people. After that, travelers can try
the delicious manioc which was the main food for guerilla-warriors in Cu Chi during the war.
Visitors can try to fire off an AK47 or MK16 or machine guns at the nearby shooting range. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

DAY 9: HO CHI MINH CITY – MEKONG DELTA (B/L/D)
Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and start the trip to My Tho. Upon arrival, visit Vinh
Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising
around four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands
Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy
tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit
plantation. Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the
beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and
coconut candy workshop. Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time.
The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to
experience their daily life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is
for those do not want to join the cycling trip. After that, travel to your accommodation in Can Tho
City.
Overnight in Can Tho

DAY 10: CAN THO – CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – HO CHI MINH CITY (B)
Have breakfast at the hotel/homestay in early morning. Take a leisure boat trip to explore the
picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River) then visit to Cai Rang floating
market which is the liveliest one in the whole of region. Walking trip to visit the fruit plantation
and local noodle factory, and visit Binh Thuy communal house and Munir Ansay Pagoda – a
Khmer pagoda, renowned for its unique structure. Have lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

DAY 11: HO CHI MINH CITY FLY TO PHNOM PENH (B)
Have breakfast at the hotel and enjoy free leisure time until a private cab will transfer you to the
airport for the next flight to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel in Ho
Phnom Penh by a professional driver with an English-speaking guide and have some leisure time
to get your energy back.
Overnight in Phnom Penh

DAY 12: PHNOM PENH FLY TO SIEM REAP (B)
Have breakfast at the hotel and enjoy free leisure time until a private cab will transfer you to the
airport for the next flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, transfer to local restaurant for your lunch.
After lunch, visit to Artisan D’Angkor, a handicraft center the Handicraft for the wood and stone
carving processes. Continue visit to Wat Thmey or Killing Field, contains a unique glass-walled
stupa containing the bones of victims of the Khmer Rouge. After dinner, transfer for check in
hotel Overnight in Siem Reap

DAY 13: SIEM REAP – ANGKOR WAT (B/L)
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 14: SIEM REAP – TONLE SAP LAKE (B/L)
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 (http://www.cambodianculturalvillage.com/),
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 until time transfer for dinner.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

DAY 15: SIEM REAP 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.