15 – Day Tour 
Handcrafted Travel
Daily Departure
OVERVIEW
Day 1: Arrival in Saigon
Day 2: Saigon – Half Day Tour – Cu Chi Tunnels
Day 3: Saigon – Mekong Delta – Saigon
Day 4: Saigon – Bus to Phnom Penh
Day 5: Phnom Penh city tour
Day 6: Phnom Penh bus to Siem Reap
Day 7: Angkor Wat Day Tour
Day 8: Tonle Sap – Flight to Hanoi
Day 9: Hanoi – Halong
Day 10: Halong – Hanoi
Day 11: Departure
DETAIL ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival in Saigon
Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel for check in. Free time at your own leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Saigon – Half Day Tour – Cu Chi Tunnels
Have breakfast at hotel.
In the morning, our city tour will start from the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the Palace are the colonial-styled Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral (outside), one of the city’s major landmarks. Walk on Dong Khoi street to take the photos of the Opera House and the Ho Chi Minh Committee (outside). Continue to the harrowing War Remnants Museum, which comprehensively documents the travails of the long Vietnam-American War. Next is Emperor of Jade Pagoda, one of Saigon’s most interesting pagodas and finish the tour at Ben Thanh market.
In the afternoon, we will transfer you to visit Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the fierce Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lie 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflict. At its peak, prior to the Tet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex was base to almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war used to be.
Return to your hotel and overnight in Saigon.
Day 3: Saigon – Mekong Delta – Saigon
Enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green rice fields.
On arriving at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, performed by locals.
Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to HCMC. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories.
Day 4: Saigon – Bus to Phnom Penh
Breakfast at hotel and check out.
Our driver will meet you at hotel and transfer to bus station to take a bus trip to Phnom Penh.
Day 5: Phnom Penh city tour
Breakfast at hotel. Visit 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 drive to visit the “Killing Fields” of Choeng Ek (15 km south of Phnom Penh). Between 1975 and 1978 about 17,000 men, women, children and infants (including nine westerners) were detained and tortured at the S-21 prison and transported to extermination camp of Choeng Ek. 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. Enjoy Sunset Cruise on the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers in Phnom Penh, it bursts into 4 branches. Accommodation at hotel
Day 6: Phnom Penh bus to Siem Reap
Breakfast at hotel and check out.
Our driver will meet you at hotel and transfer to bus station to take a bus trip to Siem Reap. The trip will take about 6 hours via Kampong Cham and Kapong Thom. Relax at hotel and overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 7: Angkor Wat Day Tour
After breakfast, visit to The South Gate of Angkor Thom: Bayon Temple, The Royal Enclosure, Phimeanaka, Elephant and Leper King Terrace. Continue visit to Ta Promh and the World Heritage of Angkor Wat- the “Seven Wonders of the world”. It is the most well-preserved temples among the Angkor monuments, well-known for its magnificent and detailed relief of the construction, also is the world’s largest temples. After lunch, visit to Thommanan, Chaosay Tevoda, Ta Keo: small, attractive temple in very good condition, build at 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 of the Tonle Sap and Angkor Wat. At night, enjoy buffet dinner with Traditional Show. After dinner, visit to Night & Pub Street
Day 8: Tonle Sap – Flight to Hanoi
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. In the wet season, the Tonle Sap Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. Afternoon, By car to the Pouk district about 15 Km in the West of Siem Reap town you visit the silk farm, a fascinating farm/workshop where you can see the entire silk creation process including growing the food for the silk worms, breeding the worms, silk extraction and refinement, traditional kit dying pattern creation and looming. Retail silk and souvenir shop. On the way back, visit the Western Baray (Baray Occidental) measuring 8 km by 2.3 km which provided water for the intensive cultivation of lands around Angkor.
Day 9: Hanoi – Halong – Overnight on cruise
Program customize up to cruise
08:15 – 08:45: Hotel or private address pick up at your hotel in Hanoi.
11:45 – 12:00: Arriving Tuan Chau marina
12:45 – 13:00: Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing, safety instruction.
13:00 – 13:15: A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine
14:45 -15:00: Visit Titop island where you take your time on swim, sunbath, trekking….
16:30: Arrive in Pearl Farm Village. Visit around and swim, kayaking in the bay.
17:30: Back to the cruise and join cooking class to have experience in some traditional dishes. Tea time on sundeck.
Day 10: Halong – Hanoi
6:00 : Practice Tai Chi on the Sundeck.
7:00-7h30: Start your day with a light breakfast. During breakfast, cruising to explore other part of Halong Bay, admire the beauty of one in seven new wonder in the world.
8:30 – 9h30: Arrive in Surprise cave, explore the Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Ha Long bay.
9:45: Check out and take all luggage outside of your cabin, cruise back to the Tourist Wharf through Ha Long bay.
10:00: Have brunch and clear bills.
11:30: Back to the Tourist Wharf.
Day 11: Departure
Goodbye & See you again!
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