Highlights of exciting Cambodia and Vietnam tours packages | 18 days 17 nights

When arriving, welcome at the airport and transfer to your selected hotel. Kick off Vietnam Cambodia tour package. 

 
Early in the evening, join a water puppet show, a distinct Vietnamese art in which a split-bamboo screen obscures puppets which stand in water and are manipulated using long poles hidden beneath the water.
 

Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast, spend the second day of  travel packages to Vietnam and Cambodia taking a tour around the capital and visiting such sites as :

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside),a large memorial in Hanoi, located in the centre of Ba Dinh Square, which is the place where Vietminh leader Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945.

His former residence,stilt house of Ho Chi Minh, the founder of modern Vietnam, fondly known as “Uncle Ho”.

One Pillar Pagoda, the emperor Ly Thai Tong constructed the temple in gratitude for this in 1049 by erecting a pillar in the middle of a lotus pond, similar to the one he saw in the dream that he met the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who handed him a baby son while seated on a lotus flower.
 
Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first national university where offering ceremonies, study sessions and the strict exams of the Dai Viet took place. Built in 1070 at the time of King Ly Nhan Tong, it is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.

Lunch in a restaurant.

In the afternoon, continue to the Museum of Ethnology, which focuses on the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam.

Then, you will enjoy a very interesting walking tour around the old quarter within 1,5 hours. Firstly the trip start from head of Cao Thang street where local people sell all traditional cooking spices of Vietnam such as onions, garlic, mushrooms, black mushrooms, peppers, lemongrass, ginger, galangal ...

Then moving to Dong Xuan market, the biggest market in Hanoi, originally built by the French administration and surrounded by different streets, you will go through the market and turn right to Hang Ma street, the road is shimmered by decorating stuff , Chinese toys, the colorful lanterns, paper goods and in particular paper votive offerings.

Passing by Luong Van Can, Lan Ong, you arrive Hang Buom street where located the oldest temple of Hanoi - Bach Ma Temple, you will take some rest to admire the temple before continue walking through Ta Hien, Dinh Liet street to the most peaceful small alley of Hanoi - Trung Yen. On the way you have chance to explore daily life of local people who live and sharing their life in the confined spaces.

We continue to Hang Be street - used to be one of the best well-known outdoor markets in town dating from medieval, with famous food”Mam Tep Chung Thit”, some years ago, it was disintegrated. At the end of this road, there is a coffee shop named Cafe market, where we will invite you a cup of coffee or iced fruit smoothies

We end of trip at Hoan Kiem Lake, in front of Water Puppet show theatre, from here you can continue your walking or back to your hotel.
 
Discover Hoan Kiem Lake, meaning "Lake of the Returned Sword" , where emperor Lê Lợi was boating on the lake when his magic sword, Heaven's Will, was grabbed by a turtle who quickly disappeared into the depths.

Take a beautiful picture on the The Huc red bridge to Ngoc Son Temple.

Come back to your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast, transfer to Halong Bay – the World Heritage Site listed by UNESCO.

Arrive around 12h30 and take a junk for a memorable cruise through the mystical Halong Bay.

Enjoy fresh seafood set lunch while our Halong Sail is peacefully passing Burn of Incense, Dog, Fighting Cock Island and Halong fishing village. 

Keep Cambodia and Vietnam tours packages by visiting the most magical and beautiful cave – Sung Sot Cave, means Surprised Cave or Amazing Cave which is on Bo Hon Island and is one of the most spectacular and largest grottoes of Halong Bay. The mouth of the grotto is reached by ascending about a hundred stone steps.
 

Trek and swim at Titop Island, which gives you a chance to view panorama view of Halong bay from the top and do kayaking nearby.

Enjoy fresh seafood set dinner on the bay.

Enjoy films or squid fishing at night if requested.

Overnight on the junk.

Wake up in the next morning at sunrise.

Experience Tai Chi Lesson on the sundeck if request in advance.

Enjoy an energizing breakfast before start the forth day of Vietnam and Cambodia tour package.

Visit Luon Cave by small boat and then the boat passes Man Head Island, Tortoise Island.

Check out the cabin and clear the bills.
 

Demonstration of cutting flowers from fruits and roots.

Check out the boat to transfer to Cua Vang for lunch or lunch at boat.

Come back directly to the airport of Hanoi for the flight to Da Nang.

Arrive in Da Nang, transfer to your hotel in Hoi An.

Dinner in your own. Overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast, guests of Vietnam and Cambodia packages walk around Hoi An ancient town and exploring its treasures :

Quan Cong temple – the brave and loyal Chinese General.

Phuc Kien pagoda, This is the most well-known assembly hall in the ancient town.Fukjianese were Chinese traders who first came to Hoi An in great number, at least in the XVII century. That was the reason why all above mentioned gods were worshipped in this pagoda after the collapse of the old pagoda.
 

The Japanese Bridge, Hoi An’s signature landmark used widely as an emblem of the town. It was built by Japanese merchants in the 16the century

Tan Ky ancient house, the most popular of Hoi An’s old houses.

Hoi An port, the World Heritage listed by Unesco.

Lunch in a local restaurant. Free time to relax.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast, transfer to Hue through Hai Van Pass and the picturesque fishing village of Lang Co.

Arrive at noon in Hue, check in hotel. Have lunch in a local restaurant.
 
In the afternoon, keep  travel packages to Vietnam and Cambodia by visiting the Imperial Citadel, City of the Nguyen Dynasty (1804-1945), Visit some of the most highly revered site in this World Heritage area; The Flag Tower, South Door, Edict Pavilion, Supreme Harmony Palace, and the Forbidden Purple City.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Hue.

8h00AM: Pick up at your hotel, take a boat for a cruise on the gentle Huong River.

Visit Thien Mu pagoda, built in 1601 on the order of the first Nguyen lords, Nguyen Hoang, who at that time was the governor of Hue.
 
Continue Cambodia and Vietnam tours packages to a quiet Thuy Bieu village – 6.5 km from the city centre – a laidback village famous for growing the Thanh Tra fruit (a kind of small pomelo), visit many garden houses, a unique feature of Hue countryside, and enjoy a nice walking and biking around the village.

Visit an old communal house, pass by several ancient ancestral temples and communicate with local people.

Visit an incense making family and discover the daily life of local people while they are working strenuously with joy and enthusiasm. You may also join their activities: gardening, talking and drinking tea with them. 
 
Back to Thuy Bieu restaurant, relax by steeping your foot in medicinal herb water – a traditional therapeutic practice and enjoy excellent massage by blind people.

Lunch at Thuy Bieu restaurant.

In the afternoon, discovery of Emperor Minh Mang’s tomb, ponds and gardens is known for its perfect harmony between architecture and its natural environment. It began to be built during his reign (1820-1841) and was completed only in 1843, two years after his death by his successor Thieu Tri.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Hue.

After an early breakfast, transfer to Hue Airport for your morning flight to Ho Chi Minh city ,under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochin-china and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam from 1955–75. On 2 July 1976, Saigon was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City, name of Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).
 

When arriving in Saigon, transfer to your selected hotel.

In the same morning, customers joining Vietnam and Cambodia travel packages discover a busy Saigon: enjoy a tour in the Old Colonial Residential Quarter and visit the City’s old Hotel, a palace built by the French architect Paul Gardès of 1902-19081 in the center of Saigon in Indochina at the time.

The Opera House, inspired by the architecture of the Opera Garnier in Paris, which was built in 1900. The facade of the opera is a replica of the Petit Palais in Paris

Notre-Dame Cathedral, The famous central Saigon Cathedral, built in 1877, is one of HCMC's architectural marvels, built with materials imported from France.
 

Post Office signed by Gustave Eiffel.

Lunch in a restaurant.

End the day with a visit to a lacquer ware factory.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in Saigon.

8h30: Departure from HCM city, heading to Cai Be river wharf (110km- 2h30’ by car).

Upon arriving, our  tour guide of Vietnam Cambodia packages will welcome and take you to Mekong lodge by boat. Check in your private bungalows in the Mekong Lodge.
 

12:00pm Enjoy lunch in the restaurant with a delicious planned menu.

In the afternoon, at 3pm, we will begin our private walking or bicycle tour to discover the nearby village around the Lodge. We will go through off road paths that are free of any traffic, and enjoying beautiful rice terraces along the way.

Sampan trip in an arroyo, visit local orchards and taste some freshly picked fruit.

6:30pm Getting some hands on culinary experience by joining a "Vietnamese cooking demo", and enjoy the dishes that you have prepared.

Note: The bar at the Lodge opens from 7am to 12am, located at the end of the big swimming pool.

Overnight at the Mekong Lodge (authentic | swimming pool | nice garden).

07:10am Breakfast in the restaurant.

08:00 Getting on our rowed sampan to visit Cai Be floating and ground market.
 

We will keep Vietnam Cambodia tour package by visiting families making rice cake, coconut candy, caramen souffle cake to see the traditional production of goods in Mekong Delta. Tasting some local honey tea.

Come back to the Lodge. Check out around 11h30 am. Take a lunch local.

Come back directly to Ho Chi Minh city. Check in your hotel.

Dinner on your own. Overnight in HCM city.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport to take your morning flight to Siem Reap. This town is our base for visiting the world famous temples of the ancient city Angkor, which was the capital of the powerful Khmer Empire from 802 AD to 1350 AD.

After checking into hotel, Cambodia and Vietnam tours packages leads you to explore the temples of the Roluos group from the early Angkor period (802-1431).
 

You will go to Preah Ko, the first temple to be built in the ancient and now defunct city of Hariharalaya. Preah Ko (Sacred Bull) derives its name from the 3 sandstone statues facing the temple's central towers, representing Nandi, the white bull that served as the mount of Shiva.
 

Continue to the temple mountain of Bakong, which served as the official state temple of King Indravarman I in Hariharalaya, and see fragments of the original bas reliefs.

The last temple on your Roluos tour is Lolei, the last of the 3 temples of Hariharalaya, best known for its beautiful carved lintels and false doors.

Come back to your hotel in Siem Reap. Meals on your own. O/N in Siem Reap.

After breakfast, you will take a tour of Angkor Thom, starting at the South Gate entrance. Visit the main temple of Bayon (4-Faced Temple) to see the last great temple to be built at the Angkor complex.

Experience up-close where the Khmer rulers watched their returning armies from the Terrace of the Elephants, and see the stunning 3-tiered temple of Baphoun, where a 51-year restoration project has finally been completed. Experience the steamy environment of the jungle where the blockbuster movie “Tomb Raider” was shot.
 

After lunch, continue your Vietnam and Cambodia tour package at Angkor Wat, the most legendary of the temples of the Khmer kingdom, and its former capital. Admire exquisite carvings and bas reliefs dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, and see scenes depicting Hindu mythology.

Back in Siem Reap, enjoy a buffet dinner at a local restaurant, and watch a traditional Apsara dance, evoking classical myths..

Dinner on your own. O/N in Siem Reap.

Following a pick-up from your Siem Reap hotel at 08:00, drive through the Cambodian outback for approximately 36 miles (60 kilometers) to the enigmatic 11th-century Beng Melea Temple, an Angkor-style temple where the vines and roots of ancient trees grow through the broken galleries.
 

The impressive “lost” temple complex is primarly made from sandstone and contains carvings of Buddhist motifs, along with extensive carvings of scenes from Hindu mythology among the towers, courtyards, and piles of stones lying in heaps among the thick brush.

After lunch, go on Vietnam and Cambodia packages by gliding along Tonle Sap Lake, cruising to the floating village of Chong Phneas. This is one of the most atmospheric settlements of the lake, where the abundant fish serve to provide the locals with their source of income. Meet some of the fishermen to learn more about their everyday lives. Then, visit a fish farm and a crocodile farm.
 

Drive back to Siem Reap to watch a traditional Apsara dance show, and be dazzled by the costumed dancers presenting a graceful display of Cambodian folk stories as you enjoy a buffet dinner.

O/N in Siem Reap.

After breakfast, transfer to Siem Reap Airport for Sihanoukville beach city. Arrive then check in hotel in Sihanoukville.
 

Then Vietnam and Cambodia travel packages offers free time for relax in the beach.

Meals on your own. Overnight in Sihanoukville.

End of the fifteenth day of Cambodia and Vietnam tours packages in Sihanoukville. 

After breakfast, transfer to Phnom Penh. Arrive in Phnom Penh, check into your hotel.

Guests joining Vietnam Cambodia packages visit of the Killing Fields Memorial​ Museum of Cambodia (Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum): From 1975 to 1979, an estimated 17,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng. At any one time, the prison held between 1,000–1,500 prisoners. They were repeatedly tortured and coerced into naming family members and close associates, who were in turn arrested, tortured and killed.
 

Come back to your hotel, free time. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

There is free time for your own exploration of the town and strolling around the shopping areas. The trip ends after your transfer to the Airport for departure.
End of Vietnam Cambodia travel packages !