Parels van Vietnam & Cambodja

Welcome to Vietnam! Upon arrival, meet our team at the airport and drive to city center, all domcument will be sent to you in this day (tour program, domestic flight tickets, all contacts in details). Free time for relax after a long flight. Overnight in Hanoi.

Hotel check-in time is 14:00

Breakfast at hotel. Considered charming colonial city, tourists would find Hanoi very typical feature of oriental city alive with its tree-lined boulevards and lakes and its blend of French, Chinese and Vietnamese architecture. Hanoi is the jewel of Asia. A cyclo trip will bring you to charming "36 streets and 36 wares" of the fascinating Old Quarter. Meet your tour guide. Start the trip with Tran Quoc pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake. Visit Ho Chi Minh’s complex (outside), the final resting place of Viet Nam’s greatest father; his house-on-stil and One pillar pagoda – modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi. Arrive Ethnology museum to learn about cultures of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam. Have a rest and enjoy lunch in a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter. After lunch, process to visit Temples of Literature - constructed in 1070 - dedicated to Confucius, sages and talented scholars. It is the most famous temple in Hanoi, also functioning as Vietnam's first university. Leave for a legendary Hoan Kiem lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Drive back to hotel and drop off. Free time for relaxing in the evening. Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast at hotel, check-out hotel. From Hanoi, head East for more than 3 hours to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994 and 2006. The road will pass by the Red River delta with green paddy fields and rural villages, where hard-work farmers are busy with their farming jobs, ploughing buffaloes or planting seedling. Upon arrival in Halong, we’ll take a big boat to cruise the Bay to discover the magnificent beauty of this “Descending- dragon” bay, created by thousands odd-shaped limestone rocks and karst grottoes. After a lunch of fresh seafood on board, we can visit the Surprising Grotto, stop for swimming, passing floating villages and approach islets to enjoy their beauty in close distance. Evening attend activities on the boat or relax at your own leisure. Overnight on the boat.

Itinerary is subject to change without prior notice

In the morning, doing exercise morning on Sundeck, enjoy light breakfast with coffee, tea, seasonal fresh fruit and bread before keep going to visit Halong Bay, passing by many other rocks, Islets as well as fishing villages. Brunch (lunch) will be served on board before disembarking time. Return to Hanoi, arrive at your hotel in Hanoi in the late afternoon. Transfer to airport for flight to Danang.  Guide pick up in Danang, check in hotel. Overnight in Danang.

Breakfast at hotel. We drive westward toward the foothills of the mountain spine of Indochina. From here we’ll hike into the sacred valley of Vietnam’s most spectacular historic and religious site. Dating back to the fourth century, My Son was the holiest site of the Champa kingdom where over a period of 900 years, 68 significant Hindu temples, most dedicated to Shiva, were built. The towers are built of a combination of perfectly fitted, mortar-less, fired brick and elaborately carved sandstone bas-relief panels. Only 25 survived the centuries of pillaging by Chinese and Khmer invaders as well as U.S. bombings. Back to hotel, relax and lunch. 

15:00 Our guide will pick you up and depart Bike Tour in Hoi An, visit an ancient merchant house, the Phuc Kien Assembly Hall, the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, and the vibrant riverside market. Overnight in Hoi An.  

Breakfast at hotel. At 8:Local tour guide pick up at hotel then we move to Cam Thanh wharf. (Cam thanh coconut village). Transfer to the basket and go along the Thu Bon River for reaching to Bay Mau coconut forest to admire the scenery both sides of the river and the local people’s living activities. Starting the journey to explore the Bay Mau coconut forest: learn how to row the basket boat , fishing crab, how to throw the net for catching fishes , how to make the hat, grasshopper, rings ect. by coconut leaves and save all memories with these green beauty of coconut forest Cam Thanh. You will be seen the fantastic performances shake basket boat and throw the net for fishing. Lunch at the restaurant and rest on the hut or hammock or leafy house. Transfer to airport for flight to Saigon. Guide pick up in Saigon. Check in hotel and overnight in Saigon.

8:00 am - 8:30 am. Your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel. We will visit the following places of interest: The Reunification Palace; War Remnants Museum: Formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes, this is a poignant display of the futility of war; Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office: Built between 1877 and 1883 this is one of the best examples of classical French colonial architecture. Jade Emperor Pagoda: Built in 1909 in honor of the supreme Taoist god, this is one of the most spectacularly atmospheric temples in Saigon.

You will enjoy your lunch at a famous Phở restaurant (Vietnamese noodle soup) before we drive about 1,5 hours through the pleasant countryside before arriving Cu Chi Tunnels.  The tour continues and the guide explains some traps that were placed in the jungles of Vietnam to either maim American soldiers or create panic amongst the ranks. Take some rest at the end for a taste of Cu Chi boiled tapioca and thinking what humans are capable of when having to defend their home. We drive back to Saigon. 

Saigon Food Tour - Saigon by night will begin at 18:00. We designed this 3,5 hours tour for you to enjoy a wonderful evening in Saigon. You will travel to non-tourist destinations and see the real life of local people. This four hours on the back of our own scooters will take you through districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10 where you will see the local’s activities in the night time. And guess what, we're gonna sample 10 different dishes during this food challenge. Overnight in Saigon

Breakfast at hotel. Depart to Cai Be, which is about 2 hours drive from Saigon. Upon arrival, pick up at a rice factory in An Cu, hop on a boat to visit the rice floating market, the largest rice floating market in Mekong delta. You will get to meet and learn from rice workers. Next stop is an ancient house in Dong Hoa Hiep Hamlet then the Cai Be floating market. Leaving the market, visitors will now come to a bee farm and Hai Yen flora garden. You can learn about how honey and pollen and royal jelly are harvested then you can try the samples; next you might want to try lifting a fishing net and walking on a “monkey” bridge.

The following stop is a fruit orchard owned by a lady named Hang. You can explore the orchard and pick some fruits down to enjoy. You will later be guided to a house where you will enjoy Mekong traditional music. Then you will hop on a rowing boat to tour through a canal and arrive at Mekong Ecolodge to participate in a cooking session then enjoy lunch, then heading to Can Tho for overnight.

Breakfast at hotel. Guide pick up and hop on a boat to head for Cai Rang Floating Market which operates from 5:00 am to early afternoon every day. This is the biggest floating market in the delta. Your boat will go through the market and weave among local barges laden with fruit and vegetables. You will learn interesting facts about a very typical lifestyle of Vietnamese people in Mekong. (*If you think 6 am is too early, there is an option that you go to the floating market at 8 am after breakfast). Head back to your hotel to have breakfast and fresh up before check out. Back to Saigon. Overnight in Saigon.

Breakfast at hotel, driver pick up at hotel for flight to Siem Reap. You will be picked up from Siem Reap airport or your hotel. Begin tour to the antique capital of Angkor Thom, start from the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

In the afternoon you will be transfer to Kompong Phluk, about 16km southeast of Siem Reap. Here is a much better option for you to visit a village on the lake. Kompong Phluk is accessible by boat only. It is relatively small village that provides very good insight into the village lifestyle of the Tonle Sap. This village exists almost exclusively on fishing and related activities. Houses are built on stilts up to 10 m high, and the village is surrounded by flooded forest. Tonight, enjoy dinner with Apsara Dance Show at local restaurant. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Morning, visit to jungle Ta Prohm Temple, embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers. The temple of Ta Prohm was once used as a location to film the famous Hollywood film Tomb Raider.  Explore more of the Grand Tour Circuit such as Rre Rup, East Mebon, Ta Som, Neak Pean and Preah Khan. Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon, explore Angkor Wat the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Last but not least, view a wonderful sunset from the Top of Phnom Bakheng Hill.  Overnight in Siem Reap.

Breakfast at Hotel. This morning, visit the Floating Village of Chong Kneas on the Great Lake of Tonle Sap – the largest fresh water lake in Southeast Asia. Board the motorboat to witness the life of local inhabitant on the lake. Your time at leisure for shopping or relax before departure. Transfer to airport for flight to next destination.