TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – 02 Jan: Australia → Ho Chi Minh

Arrive at Ho Chi Minh airport at 05:05 AM – VJ084, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

• Overnight at The Odys Boutique Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 2 – 03 Jan: Ho Chi Minh → Mekong Delta

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

Around 7.30 – 7:45 AM: Pick up guests at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and depart for My Tho Port. Boat cruise on the Tien River to view the four islets: Long, Lan, Quy, Phung. The boat passes by floating fish farms along the Tien River, offering a view of Rach Mieu Bridge. 

Arrive at Thoi Son islet: Stroll through village paths, visit fruit orchards, enjoy seasonal fruits, and listen to traditional Southern Vietnamese music. 

Rowing boat through small canals: Enjoy the peaceful riverine scenery, visit a honey bee farm, and taste honey tea and banana wine. 

Continue down the Tien River to Tan Thach Canal (Ben Tre): Visit a coconut candy workshop, and explore traditional handicrafts. 

Motorboat excursion on Tan Thach canal: Discover the daily life of local people, have lunch at a local restaurant. The eco-restaurant features crocodile, porcupine farms, frog, and snake farming models, hammocks for relaxing, and bicycles for exploring fruit orchards, coconut groves, and rice fields. 

Horse-drawn carriage tour through village paths: Learn about the everyday life of local residents. 

Return to My Tho Port to continue to Can Tho.

• Overnight at TTC Can Tho in Can Tho
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Day 3 – 04 Jan: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at the hotel. 

Around 07:00 AM, ‭breakfast‬ ‭at‬ the‬ ‭hotel.‬ ‭Relaxing boat ride to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Hau River, followed by a visit to the bustling Cai Rang Floating Market. 

Visit a local noodle-making factory. Explore Munir Ansay Pagoda, a renowned Khmer pagoda with unique architecture. 

Then, proceed to Son Islet, visit fish farms, fruit orchards, and enjoy seasonal fruits. 

Lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh City, ending the tour.

• Overnight at The Odys Boutique Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 4 – 05 Jan: Ho Chi Minh (Cu Chi) → Hoi An

Morning, breakfast at hotel.

Around 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM, our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and depart for Cu Chi Tunnels, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served. 

Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun. 

Have lunch at restaurant in HCM city.

At 15:00 PM our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Da Nang. (Departure at 17:10 PM – VN140)

Upon arrival airport at 18:20 PM, our driver transfers you to Hoi An town for your stay.

• Overnight at Mulberry Collection Silk Eco in Hoi An
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Day 5 – 06 Jan: Hoi An (visit My Son Sanctuary)

Breakfast at your hotel.

Around 07:30 – 08:00 AM, our guide picks you up at hotel and leave Hoi An for visiting My Son Holly Land – the ruins of Cham people and was an imperial city during Cham dynasty. Here you can have more chance to explore and understand of technique of Old Cham people in making red bricks to build Tower which still now a secret to everyone, you can see a large complex of religious relics that comprises more than 65 architectural works. It also surprises for those who are curious with architectural art. In 1999, UNESCO labeled the Cham architecture in My Son as a World Cultural Heritage Site. Have lunch at local restaurant.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to discover the city on your own.

• Overnight at Mulberry Collection Silk Eco  in Hoi An
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Day 6 – 07 Jan: Hoi An (leisure)

Breakfast at your hotel. Your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Mulberry Collection Silk Eco in Hoi An
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Day 7 – 08 Jan: Hoi An → Hanoi

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out the room at 12:00h and enjoy your leisure time.

At 14:30 PM, our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Hanoi. (Departure at 17:05 PM – VN178)

Arrival at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi at 18:30 PM, you will be taken to hotel.

• Overnight at Aurora Premium Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 8 – 09 Jan: Hanoi (city tour)

Breakfast at hotel.

08:00 – 08:20 AM: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.

Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”

Take a cyclo tour for sightseeing around the Old Quarter of Hanoi.

After the tour, drop you off at hotel. It’s your free time to explore the streets of Hanoi on your own.

• Overnight at Aurora Premium Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 9 – 10 Jan: Hanoi → Halong bay

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Halong bay trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

Around 08:20 – 08:35 AM : Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter. Start 2,5 hour road journey via new highway.

11: 45- 12: 00 – welcome at waiting room 26 Tuan Chau harbour in Halong Bay

12:00 . You will be taken on our tender from the wharf and make your way out onto the bay to board our luxurious craft, Sapphire Cruise. You will be welcome aboard and greeted with a complimentary drink. Our Crew will conduct a compulsory safety procedures session and then you are free to check into your cabin and freshen up. Take some time to have a look around the vessel or watch the magical landscape go by.

13: 15  While our boat starts to cruise ,  enjoy the special lunch of fresh  seafood and vietnamese food  cooked by one of the best Chef in halong bay . 

15:00  After cruising for nearly 2 hours to explore the tranquil Bay , passing by thousands of islands and islets , the boat reaches the best area to do kayaking to see a lot of amazing limestone karst landscapes . Our boat will not bring you to the crowded and tiny beach for swimming . Our boat will stop in the middle of the Bay so that you can have chance to jump into water , take a backflip or somersault ..

16:30  Keep cruising to admire the stunning beauty of the Bay from our Sundeck where you can capture great  photos

17:00  Attend the cooking class opened right on the Sundeck , our guide will show you how to prepare and make our vietnamese traditional dish that is spring roll

17: 45  Join the Sunset party , enjoy fresh fruit , making friends with other members in the group , listening to soft and light music.

19 :00  Enjoy the special Dinner with fusion food prepared by the excellent skills of decoration of our Chef .

20: 30  Your free time

• Overnight on Sapphire Cruise on Ha Long Bay
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Day 10 – 11 Jan: Halong bay → Hanoi

05:45 – The nicest time of the day on Lan Ha Bay is the morning. Head to the upper deck to participate in our daily Tai Chi sessions. Relax with an early morning cup of tea, coffee or juice anywhere you wish on the boat and watch the never-ending miraculous scenery unfold before you.

06:30 – Light breakfast will be served in our restaurant (pastries, tea, coffee)

7:00 – 8:15 – Enjoy the last stage of your trip to Dark & Bright cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage. Back to our main board afterward.

09:15-9:30 – Check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland.

09:45 Enjoy your brunch on the boat.

11:00 you will board our tender and head back to the wharf where you will be met by your return trip vehicle to transfer you to Hanoi.

11:45 Tour ends at TuanChau habour in Halong

Get back to Hanoi.

• Overnight at Aurora Premium Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 11 – 12 Jan: Hanoi (leisure)→ Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel. Your leisure until at 13:00 PM we transfer you to airport for flight to Siem Reap. (Departure at 16:20 PM – VJ913)

Arrival at Siem Reap airport at 18:05 PM, you will be taken to hotel.

Rest of the day is your leisure time in Siem Reap.

• Overnight at Hari Residence & Spa in Siem Reap.
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Day 12 – 13 Jan: Siem Reap (Explore the Angkor)

Breakfast at hotel

Around 08:00 – 08:30 AM, our guide picks up you to visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (literally: “Great City”), located in present day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. Continue your visit at the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Continue your visit to Ta Prohm, one of the most beautiful temples in Angkor. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool (representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake), Ta Som, built in late 12th century C.E. the most distant temple on the grand circuit, small but classic.

In the afternoon, visit Angkor Wat the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.

In the evening, around 18:30, our driver will take you enjoy a delicious dinner at a local restaurant in Seam Reap. Watch a Apsara dance show while dining.

• Overnight at Hari Residence & Spa in Siem Reap.
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Day 13 – 14 Jan: Siem Reap (Explore Tonle Sap)

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Around 08:00 – 08:30AM, start the tour by visiting the National Museum. Here, you can explore a collection of Khmer art, artifacts, and historical exhibits that provide insights into the culture and history of Cambodia.

After the museum, take a boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake, one of the largest lakes in Asia. This is an opportunity to enjoy stunning views of the lake and see some of the local fishing villages and floating communities that call it home.

After the lake tour, head to downtown to visit Artisan’s D’angkor, the carving art school, where you can witness the intricate art of stone carving and other traditional crafts. Next, continue your visit to Wat Thmei, a beautiful pagoda that is known for its memorial stupa that contains the skulls of Khmer Rouge victims. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.

Rest of the day is your leisure time.

• Overnight at Hari Residence & Spa in Siem Reap.
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Day 14 – 15 Jan: Siem Reap → departure

Early breakfast at hotel.

At 08:30 AM, our driver transfers you to the airport for flight back home depart at 11:45 AM – FD611.

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End of service!