Departure

Every Wednesday & Saturday

1/8/2023 – 28/02/2024

From $5830 Per Person

Minimum 2 ppl Purchase

Included
✔4 Star hotel Double/Twin sharing room with daily breakfast
✔5 Economy tickets:
Hanoi – Hue
Danang – Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh – Siem Reap
Siem Reap – Luang Prabang
✔Joined cruise in Halong Bay
✔Experienced local English speaking tour guides
✔Meals as stated in the itinerary
✔All sightseeing tickets
✔Taxes
✔Door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services
✔All Transfer

Excluded
✖Visas
✖Tips & gratuities
✖Meals not specified in the itinerary
✖Personal expenses like beverages, laundry, and phone calls
✖Optional tours and activities
✖Travel insurance and other personal items are not included.

Itinerary

Australia – Hanoi

Welcome to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam! Get picked up at the airport upon arrival and transfer to the downtown of Hanoi for hotel check-in. The remainder of the day is at your leisure to rest and/or explore the central area at your own pace. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: N/A
Accommodation: Hanoi Pearl Hotel or Similar

 

Hanoi sightseeing and food tasting

Full-day sightseeing of Hanoi with morning visits to: Ho Chi Minh Memorial Complex consisting of his Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, Uncle Ho’s house on stilts; One Pillar Pagoda; Imperial Citadel of Thang Long; Temple of Literature. Afternoon visit: One of many interesting Hanoi’s museums, is Hoan Kiem Lake and the Ngoc Son Temple. Later in the day, take a leisurely walking tour for sightseeing of the Hanoi Old Quarter and enjoy a tasting tour of some of Hanoi’s specialties. End the tour with a cup of Hanoi special egg coffee in a hundred-year-old family shop.

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodation: Hanoi Pearl Hotel or Similar

 

Hanoi – Ha Long Bay

About 08.00 or 0900 (depending on the cruise): Leave Hanoi for a drive to Ha Long Bay. Check-in on board upon arrival at noontime and make your way cruise amongst thousands of dramatic limestone islands jutting off from the emerald water surface of the Bay. Afternoon visit: A limestone cave and do some kayaking and swimming (depending on the weather). Enjoy a brief cooking class/demonstration on board.
Notes: – The cruise’s detailed itinerary can be different depending on tide conditions, boat, and route assigned. – Depending on the cruise, kayaking may apply a surcharge. – The plan may be canceled/changed depending on weather, and local authorization.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Sena Boutique Cruise or Similar

 

Ha Long Bay – Hanoi – Fly to Hue

Wake up early in the morning if you wish to catch the sunrise over the Bay. After breakfast, take a rowing boat tour around to visit to explore a tunnel. Later, you will cruise to visit another part of the Halong Bay.
Disembark the boat at early noon (11.30 – 12.00 depending on the boat and tide). Drive back to Hanoi by bus and get a transfer to the airport for your late afternoon flight to Hue, the former Royal Capital of Vietnam. Get picked up from the airport and transfer to the hotel to check-in. Evening is at your leisure. Overnight in Hue.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch/Dinner
Accommodation: Eldora Hotel or Similar

Hue Royal city discovery

Today we will have an exciting day with bicycle to explore beautiful Hue city (You can take car drive or motorbike ride instead – up to your choice). Morning visit: Traditional bronze casting village, Thien Mu Pagoda, Tinh Tam Lake. Afternoon visit: Hue Imperial Citadel and Forbidden City, Dong Ba Market, a traditional village that is famous with traditional handicraft of making paper flowers. Enjoy sightseeing, local interaction and have for you some best photos. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Eldora Hotel or Similar

Hue Country Adventure – Hoi An

Enjoy our exciting day tour to discover Hue’s royal monuments, countryside, and fascinating nature by motorbike (you can choose to take a car drive instead). Visit a local market, the centuries-old covered bridge of Thanh Toan, a farming exhibition house, and traditional villages with traditional handicrafts such as conical hats, paper and incense making. Later, pay a visit to one of the Emperor’s Mausoleums. Afternoon: Drive toward Da Nang with a stop at Lang Co Beach and the top of Hai Van Pass. On the way down to Hoi An, stop to visit the Cham Museum, Marble Mountains. Check-in hotel in Hoi An late afternoon and evening is free at your leisure. Overnight in Hoi An.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Royal Riverside Hoian or Similar

Hoi An free and easy

Today you have a free day to enjoy your walk around Hoi An and explore featured sights of the town such as the central market, former merchants’ houses, the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, the Chinese communal hall Hoi An museum, and so on…Overnight in Hoi An.

Optional Hoi An Cooking class: 35USD/person

08.30: Gather at the meeting place. The cooking tour starts with a visit to the Hoi An central market to learn about Vietnamese cooking ingredients. Later, we will take a boat leisurely cruise along the Thu Bon River to the cooking school where you spend your time on a very interesting challenge.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Royal Riverside Hoian or Similar

Hoi An country and authentic village life

Morning: Take a bicycle tour to explore the charming country of Hoi An. Cycle our way through stunning villages and green farmlands, visiting Tra Que herb garden veggie village, meeting local farmers, and joining in farming activities like hoeing soil, using seaweed, transplanting and watering vegetables… Later, enjoy a round bamboo boat rowing trip thru the water coconut forest.
Back to the hotel and the afternoon is free at your leisure. Overnight in Hoi An.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Royal Riverside Hoian or Similar

Hoi An – Fly to Ho Chi Minh City – Afternoon sightseeing

Morning free until getting transferred (no guide) to the Da Nang airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
Afternoon visit: War Remnant Museum, Central Post Office, Independence Palace, Ben Thanh Market, the central market of Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City.
Evening is free to enjoy Saigon nightlife at your own pace. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Harmony Saigon or Similar

Mekong Delta excursion

Leave Saigon for a 2-hour drive through scenic country land to the Mekong Delta with stops to visit a Cao Dai church of Caodaism and the Vinh Trang Pagoda. In the Mekong, take boat cruise on a branch of the Mekong River, visiting to local cottage industries. Also, have an exciting ride on motor cart (or bicycle) along shady paths, pass by coconut forest, green rice fields and vegetable plains to be able to touch on real life and take little sampan rowing along meandering canal to explore the local way of life. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City and evening is free to enjoy the town at your own pace. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Harmony Saigon or Similar

Ho Chi Minh City – Fly to Phnom Penh – Afternoon tour

Morning: Get a transfer to the airport for the flight to Phnom Penh, the capital city of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Afternoon visit: Royal Palace including Royal Residence, the Throne Hall, the Silver Pagoda; the Wat Phnom Temple.
Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Double Leaf Boutique or Similar

 

Phnom Penh sightseeing – Fly to Siem Reap

Morning visit: National Museum’s collection of Khmer art, Killing Fields of Choeung Ek. Transfer to the airport for the flight to Siem Reap. Early this evening, take the Tuk Tuk to cruise around the town and get a blessing ceremony by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity, and safety for your journey. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Saem Siem Reap Hotel or Similar

 

Siem Reap – Angkor discovery

Full-day exploring the Angkor wonder with visits to Ta Prohm, Angkor Thom & the Great Angkor City; Bayon Temple; the Royal Enclosure; Phimeanakas; the Elephant Terrace; the Terrace of the Leper King & Baphoun temple; and Angkor Wat temple. Back to the hotel in the late afternoon and evening is free at leisure. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Saem Siem Reap Hotel or Similar

 

Siem Reap – Angkor further discovery

Morning: Drive out to the outskirts of Siam Reap for our visit to the enchanting Banteay Srei. Continue to a place near Kbal Spien. Following, visit the Banteay Samre and then Baray Oriental sites: Banteay Kdey, Pré Rup, Preasat Khleang, and Mébon Oriental. On the return, visit a monastery where young monks are studying. Back to the hotel in the late afternoon and evening is at your leisure. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Saem Siem Reap Hotel or Similar

Siem Reap – Tonle Sap Lake cruise – Fly to Luang Prabang

Morning: Take a traditional wooden boat for a cruise on the Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. Visit Kompong Khleang Floating Village. Get a transfer to the airport for a flight to Luang Prabang. Check-in hotel and the remainder of the day is at your leisure. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Villa Maly or Similar

Luang Prabang City Sightseeing

Today, take a tour to explore the lovely town of Luang Prabang with visits to Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Visoun, Wat Aham, Wat Sene Temple, Wat Mai, and the former Royal Palace. Later in the day we climb up to the top of Phousi Mountain for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a beautiful sunset view of the city and the Mekong River. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Villa Maly or Similar

Mekong Cruise & Holy Pak Ou Caves

Early risers will have a chance to participate in the daily early morning ritual of saffron-clad monks with their black alms-giving bowls being given offerings from the local people. Get to the pier and board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves. Along the way, stop to visit local villages. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Villa Maly or Similar

Luang Prabang farming experience

Morning: Drive out to the outskirts of Luang Prabang for an exciting tour activity of farming experience.
Afternoon visit: UXO center. Evening is at your leisure. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Villa Maly or Similar

Luang Prabang – Departure

Free at your leisure until you get a transfer to the airport for your home flight.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A

Important Info

Kindly note that the flight-inclusive package’s inclusion of 2 or 3 transit cities is contingent upon the availability of package airfare.

Single Traveller Supplement

For single travelers, a single supplement price must be purchased.

Triple Share

No discounts apply for 3rd person traveling. Full price applies, subject to availability.
✻Please note: Triple shares may be required to share existing bedding.

Bedding Configuration

Twin or Double Bedding (subject to availability)

Child Policy

• No child discounts. The full price applies to all children traveling with their parents.
• Valid for Children 8 years old and over.
✻Please note: Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years old and over to travel. No unaccompanied minors are allowed.

Passport Validity

Customers are required to provide valid passport details either at the time of purchase or at least 6 months’ validity for use on arrival to the foreign country. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of the booking. In this instance, customers will be responsible for any costs and fees incurred.

Luggage

All the packages are inclusive of 23kg Check-in luggage / Hand luggage 7 kg. You will be responsible for all your personal belongings whilst on the tour. With regards to luggage, you must carry your own luggage from the coach to the hotel room and back to the coach. The driver will assist with the uploading and offloading of the luggage from the coach.

Cancellation Policy

Non Refundable.

Terms and Condition

Please make sure you read the Terms and Condition Before you place the Booking.
All prices are quoted in Australian Dollars and all Australian Domestic Travel Products include GST

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