This tour is a kind of popular tour which is free and easy to everyone. However, passenger must have at least 2 weeks for the tours. The price and type of the tour is applied for economy spending for accommodation so if any people who like to upgrade the hotels, please let us know in advance so that we can advise properly.
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Day 1: Luang Prabang Arrival
Arrive to Luang Prabang by flight from Bangkok. Welcomed by Transindochina tour guide in Laos and transfer to your hotel. Have city tour to visit Wat XiengThong, Wat Mai and Phousi temple on the hill for the sunset and overview of Luang Prabang. Dinner and overnight Luang Prabang.
Day 2: Luang prabang - Kuangsi Waterfall
After breakfast have a boat trip on the Mekong river to visit the village of rice wine fermented at Ban Sang Hai and explore Pak Ou cave. Have a picnic lunch on the way. Afternoon, visiting the Kuangsi waterfall. Dinner and overnight Luang Prabang.
Day 3: Luang Prabang - Vientiane
After breakfast, visiting the museum and the weaving village of Lu ethnic minority at Ban Phanom. Transfer to airport to take flight to Vientiane. Check-in Hotel. After lunch have a half-day city tour to visit famous temples Wat Pra Keo, Wat Sisaket, That Luang and Anousavari. Enjoy dinner with Lao Traditional dance. Overnight Vientiane.
Day 4: Vientiane - Hanoi
Breakfast in hotel. Taking morning visit the weaving village at Ban Nong Bouathong. After lunch transfer to International airport to take flight to Hanoi. Greeted by tourguide in Hanoi and transfer to the city centre to check-in. Having a cyclo trip around Hanoi Old Quarter. Dinner and overnight Hanoi.
Day 5: Hanoi - Halong
Breakfast in hotel then departing for Halong Bay, a World Heritage with thousands of limestone and dolomite islands. Taking a sailing boat to cruise the splendid bay to visit its breathtaking seascape created by the rocky islands and emerald calm water, with stopovers to visit the grottoes. A lunch of fresh seafoods will be arranged on board. Overnight on boat.
Day 6: Halong - Hanoi
Breakfast on boat then go kayaking then back to the boat to continue cruising the bay for another 3 hours. Back to the whaft for transferring to Hanoi. Dinner and overnight in Hanoi
Day 7: Hanoi - Saigon
Breakfast in hotel then visiting Hanoi with tour guide. Visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and His old house, the Temple of Literature and the Lake of the Restored Sword. A cyclo tour in the Old Quarter will complete your trip in Hanoi and take you back to the car for transferring to the airport for the flight to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
Welcomed by TRANSINDOCHINA tourguide in Saigon and check-in hotel. After lunch of delicious Vietnamese foods, visit the historic Reunification Palace that witnessed the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, explore bustling China Town, Cho Lon (Binh Tay market) and Thien Hau pagoda. Dinner and overnight Saigon.
Day 8: Saigon - Mekong Delta
Breakfast in hotel then the tour guide and car will meet you at your hotel to transfer to Mekong Delta. Overlanding to Vinh Long and take a boat from here to float along the narrow waterways to witness the daily rituals of the exciting river life with floating market full of fresh fruits and river products. Take stops at several family-operated cottage industries specializing in the production of fish sauce, tofu and rice paper. Back to Saigon for dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Tay Ninh - Cu Chi tunnels
Breakfast in hotel then enjoy a morning drive through typical southern Vietnamese countryside to Tay Ninh, the birthplace of CAO DAI, a local sect of Buddhism, and join a memorable noon daily ceremony of the Caodai followers. After lunchtime back to a historic site of the Vietnam War to visit Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground network constructed by the local people and guerillas to survive the war against the American explosive attacks. Back for dinner and overnight in Saigon.
Day 10: Saigon - Siemreap
Breakfast then at leisure until your guide arrive to accompany you to Tan Son Nhat Airport for to flight to Siemreap. Welcomed in Siem Reap and transfer to hotel and have lunch. In the afternoon departing to visit Angkor Thom: the Bayon temple, the Baphuan, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. View the sunset at Phnom Bakheng. Dinner with Apsara traditional dance and overnight Siemreap.
Day 11: Angkor Temples
After breakfast, visit the Ta Prohm temple which is a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty. Giant trees have grown there for centuries. Visit Ta keo, "Jewel of Crystal" is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva and was erected at the end of the 10th century. Continue to visit the Thommanon, the Chau Say temples and the natural lake of Sras Srang. Having lunch. In the afternoon, visit Angkor Wat; The founder was Suryavarman II who reigned Cambodia from 1113 to 1152 and built the five towers in the 12th century and dedicated them to the Hindu God Vishnu. The plan of the pyramidal conception of the temple combined with spaces, alleys, ditches is an ancient masterpiece of architectural design and construction. Dinner and overnight Siemreap.
Day 12: Banteay Sreay - River of Thousand of Lingas
After breakfast, spend the entire morning in one of the jewels of Angkor, the Banteay Srey Temple which means "Citadel of Women". This temple is built of pink sandstone and presents the most graceful carvings in stone you might ever seen in your life. The temple is dedicated to the god Shiva. After a picnic lunch near the site, continue to Kbal Spean, the river of thousand Lingas, the phallic symbol of the God Shiva. Arrival near the site, walk for an hour through the forest to arrive at Kbal Spean.Return to Siem Reap for dinner and your last night there.
Day 13: Departure
After breakfast, the time before departure is on your own, transfer to the airport for your departure flight. End of services.