8 DAYS – VIET NAM AND CAMBODIA CLASSIC TOURS

On arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, you will be welcomed by our representative and transferred to your hotel for check in & relax (standard check in time at 1400pm). Hanoi is over 1,000 year-old and is currently the capital of Vietnam, as well as the commercial, political, and cultural heart of the country. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: A hotel used in Ha Noi.

Breakfast at hotel.

AM: start a city tour beginning with Ho Chi Minh Complex which features the life of Ho Chi Minh, the nation’s founder. At the complex, you will visit the colonial Presidential Palace, originally the French Governor.

Office and a fine example of French architecture in Hanoi, and the rural style Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts where Ho Chi Minh lived and worked. Continue to the Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam built in 1070 by the Ly Dynasty to honor Confucius, sages and outstanding Vietnamese scholars.

PM: continue the tour to the Museum of Ethnology. Late afternoon, visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple located on an islet in the lake. Hoan Kiem Lake is the center point of Hanoi and home to a rare endangered giant turtle species. Its name “Returned Sword” comes from a legend of a sacred sword being lent to an ancient Vietnamese King by a holy turtle from the lake and later returned to the turtle.

Close your day by attending Water Puppet Show. Transfer back to hotel and free by your own. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Hotel accommodation: a hotel used in Hanoi.

Note: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closes on every Mondays, Fridays and all afternoons.

Breakfast at hotel. Guide and driver will pick you up from hotel depart to Ninh Binh city. Upon arrival after 02 hour drive.Firstly, you will visit Bai Dinh Pagoda which is consist of several temples and over 500 intricately carved statues of Buddha, including one that’s made of bronze and is 10 metres in height, covering a total of 7 million square metres. Built in 2003, it’s made with materials that are sourced from local handicraft villages.

In the afternoon, you will be taking the rowing boat at Trang An. Arranged by local people here, the boat is rowed by both hand and legs. The boat will take you to specular caves with hundreds of limestone on the way.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Hotel accommodation: a hotel used in Hanoi.

09.00 Await the collection of the guide and driver in your hotel lobby. Once they have arrived, we will begin our transfer to Hai Phong city.

12:00 Rest at the harbour as the V’Spirit Premier Cruise completes its final preparations. We can board

shortly after this and enjoy our welcome drink.

13:00 Sit down in the dining room for a delicious lunch and a scrolling view of the wonderfully unique limestone towers outside the windows.

15:15 Our first stop of the tour will be to the Tra Bau area, where we can take our kayaks onto the water and

enjoy a thoroughly peaceful experience. Swimming is also available here.

17:00 We return to the V’Spirit Premier Cruise to catch the daily spectacle of a gorgeous sunset, as well as happy hour at the bar. Enjoy the cooking class put on by our talented chef as they give you an insight into Vietnamese cuisine.

19:00 Along with a fantastic dinner, we have a very special performance of traditional Vietnamese music in

the dining room or on the top deck. Before you retire to your cabin tonight, perhaps you would like to head to the bar, the spa or join the crew for some squid fishing.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: a cruise used in Ha Long Bay

Note: the itinerary of the cruise in Ha Long Bay will be changed following to your chosen cruise and

weather

Begin your new day with the Tai Chi session on the top deck, run by our onboard Tai Chi teacher as the sunrise greets us from behind the mountains.

07:00 Enjoy breakfast in the fresh air and peaceful beauty of the Bay.

08:30 On sampan boats, some residents of the bay will show us their home by taking us to the Dark & Bright caves, two gorgeous caverns with a vast and enclosed lake on the other side.

10:30 Return to the ship and sit down for a lovely lunch buffet, on our approach to the harbour.

Return to the dock, disembark and travel back to airport for flight to Siem Reap. You should depart your flight around 1800pm.

Upon arrival you will be welcome by our tour guide and driver then take you directly to have dinner at local restaurant. After dinner, transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Siem Reap

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Accommodation: A hotel used in Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel.

Today you will discover the world’s wonder site of Angkor Wat. The magnificent temple was built in the

12th century and is the largest religious monument in the world. Then move on to Angkor Thom Ancient City: Terrace of the Elephants, Terrace of Leper King, Baphoun, Phimeanakas, and Bayon with its captivating stone faces.

Continues to explore Preah Khan, was build during the reign of King Jayavarman VII and original designed for medical purposes. The site was built in the second half of the 12th Century, according to tradition, on a spot where the King fought a crucial battle against the Cham. Move to Tomb Raider fame, Ta Prom Temple. Enjoy view of Sunset at Twin temple of East Mebon, Pre Rup.

Transfer back to hotel and free by your own. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Accommodation: A hotel used in Siem Reap.

In the afternoon visit Kompong Phluk Floating village. Due to the increase in volume up to 10 times of the Tonle Sap Lake towards the end of the rainy season, all the fishing villages adjacent to it are built on stilts as high as 6-7 meters.

The village has not yet been invaded by mass tourism, and the only one trip to get there will be an

unforgettable experience. Between the village and the lake in a canoe, you can visit the picturesque floodplain forest, and take photos before returning to Siem Reap. Overnight in Siem Reap

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Accommodation: A hotel used in Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel and wait until our driver come to escort you to Siem Reap airport for your flight. End of service.

Meals: Breakfast,