Discover Vietnam And Cambodia in 2-Week Package

Upon arriving at Noi Bai International Airport (HAN), our guide and driver will pick you up and drive you to your hotel.

There’s nothing better than taking a short break after your flight and discovering great local cuisine for dinner in Hanoi. (The first day’s schedule can be flexible to meet your arrival time)

After having breakfast, the first destination is the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam. It's not only the first university in Vietnam, but it is also the fire to light up the traditional fondness for learning among Vietnamese people.

Students come here to get motivated before the upcoming important exam. Quoc Tu Giam has also been chosen for organizing the complimentary ceremonies, events on holiday, be the icon of Ha Noi city.

The second destination is the Ho Chi Minh Complex, an important place for pilgrimage, which was built to honor and express gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh. The most important part of the complex is Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, where Ho Chi Minh’s preserved corpse is kept for people all over the country and international visitors to visit their President.

In front of the mausoleum is Ba Dinh Square. It has preserved many imprints of the great events of the Vietnamese nation. On September 2, 1945, at this square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence that gave birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Then you will come to visit the Presidential Palace, a large French-designed building used as the workplace of the president. Behind the Presidential Palace is Ho Chi Minh's Residence. This place will show you how simple the president lives in his whole life is.

Another signature place in the complex is One Pillar Pagoda, a pagoda with a unique architectural style built in 1049. And the final place will be the Ho Chi Minh Museum, a place to express gratitude and eternal memory of the great merits of President Ho Chi Minh.

Depart for West Lake to visit Quan Thanh Temple, one of the Thang Long four sacred temples. You will learn more about the Taoist culture of Vietnam and enjoy the picturesque view of the biggest natural lake in Hanoi.

In the afternoon, you will visit the fascinating Ethnology Museum (closed on Mondays), which is both a research centre and a public museum exhibiting the ethnic groups of Vietnam. Besides visiting indoor and outdoor objects demonstrating the Vietnamese culture of 54 ethnic groups, you can join many interesting activities such as traditional festivals, water puppet...

The day ends beautifully with 1 hour on the cyclo to discover the lively Hanoi 36 streets in the Old Town. The bustling narrow streets will show you thousands of businesses and shopkeepers. "36 streets" have welcomed artisans and traders from villages around Hanoi for 2000 years. The streets were named for what they sold. You enjoy a water puppet show in the late evening.

After breakfast, we depart for Sapa for 5 hours on the highway. When we arrive, we take you to Tram Ton Pass at the height of 2047 meters above sea level (the highest pass in Vietnam) where great views are offered of the surrounding mountains and lush forests of the Hoang Lien National Park.

From there, you will trek 30 minutes through the forest. Along the way, you have many chances to see wildflowers. Trekking along the stream, you will arrive at the Love Waterfall. Then we will do a short transfer to O Quy Ho Pass and enjoy the stunning sunset here. Back to Sapa for overnight.

After breakfast, you will take the train from Sa Pa to visit Fansipan, the highest peak of the Indochina mountains. Fansipan Peak is called the "Roof of Indochina" not only because of its height but also for its wilderness.

There are two ways to conquer the peak: trekking or by the modern three-rope cable system. Normally, it takes 2-4 days to get to the peak by trekking. You must be strong and brave to choose this way.

Our guide will pick you up and head to the train station in the center to get the train to the cable station. It takes only 15-20 minutes to get to the peak. Be careful of the thin air as you move upward to reach Fansipan "3,141m" peak. From the peak, you have a magnificent view of Sapa, Muong Hoa Valley, and Hoang Lien National Park.

Don't forget to take a picture with the monument at the top. You can also pay a visit to the pagoda complex below, the beauty of Buddhist culture. Take the cable car down to the station and return to Sapa.

And enjoy lunch before we go back to Hanoi.

After breakfast, you’ll take a 2.5-hour drive to Halong Bay, one of the great natural wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Upon arrival, the boat crew will welcome you and transfer you to the junk for check-in and enjoy a cruise around Halong Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. At the same time, you can behold thousands of limestone islands and grottoes rising from the clear, emerald water.

After lunch, you’ll join some activities on the boat to discover the beauty of the bay such as visiting a cave, kayaking, or enjoying swimming in the sea before getting back to the junk for relaxing and dining. In the evening, you can join night fishing with locals. Overnight on board.

In the morning, your breakfast will be served while floating on the sea to explore the beauty of Halong Bay before disembarking. Join some more activities on the boat and then check out of the cabin.

An early lunch will be served before getting back to the main dock and transferring you back to Noi Bai Airport for the flight to Da Nang.

Upon arrival in Da Nang, our driver and tour guide will transfer you to Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An!

After breakfast, we will walk through town, seeing remarkably well-preserved traditional houses that have withstood 200 years of weather and war. Learn about the prosperous merchants who used to live in these homes, trading with buyers from all over the world.

The next destination is the Japanese Covered Bridge, one of two such bridges in Vietnam. This beautiful bridge was first constructed in the 1590s, linking it to the Chinese quarters. Following Tran Phu Street, we will reach the Assembly Halls.

There are 4 Assembly Halls in Hoi An, which you can find when walking along Tran Phu Street. Each of those Halls belongs to a Chinese community who have their own beliefs, and different assembly halls worship different gods and goddesses.

You will be picked up from your hotel to the boat station. Take a boat and then begin the tour to the traditional villages. The first destination is the Kim Bong carpentry village, established in the 15th century. From the 16th century, Kim Bong was famous for home appliances, shipbuilding... products. The village made a significant contribution to the development of the Hoi An trading port.

Nowadays, skillful craftsmen make handicraft products. Although the product is simpler and plainer, it still shows the skill and talent of the craftsman. Then we go to Thanh Ha Pottery village, established in the late 15th century, which was once listed as a "National native product". Thanh Ha village used to produce bowls, jars, roof tiles, and lining bricks... to distribute to Hoi An and other nearby areas.

There was a time when the village was nearly forgotten; with efforts from the heart of the craftsman, the village was gradually recovered. You will have a chance to hear the story of the craftsman, watch the process of making a pottery product, and even more exciting, try to make a product of your own.

Get the special bamboo basket boat on the Cua Dai River, explore the seven-hectare water palm forest, learn how to catch purple crabs… Back to the hotel.

This day is your free time for leisure.

OPTIONAL: BA NA HILL COMPLEX - $80/PAX (Private tour)

Start your day on the right foot with a delicious breakfast to get you going. Then, your driver will take you to Danang Airport, where you will take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Upon arrival in HCMC, our driver and tour guide will transfer you to the city center to begin our half-day city tour.

Our first destination in the city is the War Remnants Museum, where we can be informed about the US invasion of Vietnam, and its absorbing exhibits give visitors an invaluable insight into a defining chapter in the Vietnam War’s history.

Departure to Reunification Palace, which was named in global history in 1975 and was built for the South Vietnamese Government during the Vietnam-American War. After that, we will visit the famous French architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral and the General Post Office.

Then we will go to your hotel, check in and relax.

After having breakfast, we travel to Hung Vuong Pier in Ben Tre. Take a boat on the Ben Tre River for sightseeing and lively activities along the river, such as fishing and water transfer.

We will stop at the most popular places for handicraft workshops, including a craft brickyard where the locals still use centuries-old traditional methods to make handmade bricks, process coconut into many different forms, and weave mats with the aid of dried reeds and a huge loom.

A local Xe Loi (motorized rickshaw) will take us into a tropical garden where we can taste the exotic tropical fruit and enjoy our homemade lunch.

Spend the rest of the afternoon lounging on a sampan boat, rowing through Ben Tre’s iconic backwaters with water palms and coconut trees. We go back to Ho Chi Minh at the end of the day.

After breakfast, our driver and tour guide will transfer you to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) for a flight to Siem Reap.

Upon arrival at Siem Reap International Airport (SAI), process the immigration procedure (visa on arrival is available or obtain in advance via www.evisa.gov.kh), then get your luggage and walk straight to the Exit Gate where our representative is waiting.

After self-introduction, you’ll transfer directly around 60 minutes to the hotel in the city for check-in (Standard check-in time is at 14h00). Time to freshen up and relax at the hotel.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. We drove to Angkor Thom that was the masterpiece of King Jayavarman VII. Following the occupation of Angkor by the Chams from 1177 to 1181, the new king decided to build an impregnable fortress at the heart of his empire.

We begin by visiting the Bayon Temple. At the exact center of Angkor Thom, this is an eccentric expression of the creative genius and inflated ego of Cambodia’s most celebrated king.

Photo stop at the Terrace of the Leper King. Along the Terrace of Elephants, originally used as a viewing gallery for the king to preside over parades, performances and traditional sports. At the southern end lies the Baphuon, once one of the most beautiful temples at Angkor, dating from the reign of Uditayavarman 1 in the 11th century. Visit the picturesque Ta Prohm that had nearly disappeared into the jungle and remains overgrown, an oddly haunting and exotic scene. The magnificent roots of a tree, pushing between the huge stone blocks of the temple in a sort of embrace, evoke feelings that you may remember forever.

We journey out to the mother of all temples, Angkor Wat. Believed to be the world's largest religious building, this temple is the perfect fusion of symbolism and symmetry and a source of pride and strength to all Khmers.

This evening, at 19:00, a local tour guide will pick you up from the hotel’s lobby.

Dinner with Apsara Dance show at a local restaurant. For those travelers thirsting for cultural highlights of Cambodia, no visit to Cambodia is complete without attending at least one traditional Khmer dance performance, often referred to as 'Apsara Dance' after one of the most popular Classical dance pieces. Traditional Khmer dance is better described as 'dance-drama' in that the dances are not merely dance but also meant to convey a story or message.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

After breakfast, we depart for Neak Poan, “the entwined snakes,” a small temple located on an island in the center of the now-dry Jayatataka baray, a water reservoir 3,500 meters long and 900 meters wide. Continuing to Tasom offers some beautiful photo spots, especially the rear entrance, where tree roots adorn the gateway.

Drive to the rural outskirts 35 km from the Angkor area to visit the smallest but magnificent Banteay Srei, built in the 10th Century and dedicated to Shiva. The temple was the birthplace of Khmer classical style architecture and the bas-relief work is the best example of Khmer classical art remaining. The pink sandstone structure bears a series of striking and beautiful sculptures, lintels, pediments and friezes. Khmers say the temple must have been carved by women for the details are too fine for the hands of a man. On the way back stop at Pradark Village, where you will see the villagers making palm sugar and handicrafts for selling to tourists. It’s a nice chance for you to see the local people living in the countryside with their struggles for daily life.

Not to be missed is Banteay Samre: Its rose-colored sandstone walls are decorated with carvings and bas-reliefs, among the most accomplished in Angkor.

For the late afternoon, we head back into the main Angkor Park and journey to Pre Rup. We finish by experiencing sunset over the rice fields from the royal crematorium of Pre Rup, a classic view of the Cambodian countryside.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Have breakfast at the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure or choose the optional tour. Transfer to Siem Reap International Airport (SAI) for departure to the next destination or to fly back home.