TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION – 602261H (Group 1-2-3-5)

Day 1 – 26 Feb: Ho Chi MInh city (arrival)

Arrive at the airport in Ho Chi Minh , our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

Your leisure time in the city on your own.

• Overnight at Royal Kim Do Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 2 – 27 Feb: Ho Chi Minh city (Mekong Delta)

Breakfast at hotel. 

At 08:30AM: 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 Ho Chi Minh city

• Overnight at Royal Kim Do Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
• B,L

Day 3 – 28 Feb: Ho Chi Minh (explore city tour & Cu Chi tunnels)

Breakfast at hotel.

At 08:30AM, Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, 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.

In the afternoon, visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known Landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.

Back to the hotel. End trip.

• Overnight at Royal Kim Do Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
• B,L

Day 4 – 01 Mar: Ho Chi Minh city → Hoi An

Breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time until our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Danang

Upon Danang airport, our driver picks up and transfers you to hotel in Hoi An for check in.

• Overnight at Silkotel Hoi An in Hoi An
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Day 5 – 02 Mar: Hoi An (Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary)

Breakfast at hotel.

At 08:30AM, 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.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon, your free time in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Silkotel Hoi An in Hoi An
• B,L

Day 6 – 03 Mar: Hoi An (Leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel.

You’re free at leisure in Hoi An for walking around to explore the ancient town on your own and shopping.

• Overnight at Silkotel Hoi An in Hoi An
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Day 7 – 04 Mar: Hoian (Marble Moutain tour)

Breakfast at hotel.

Around 08:30AM, Our guide will pick you up at your hotel and depart from Hoi An to visit Marble Mountain– also known as Ngu Hanh Son, is the group of five hills, made of limestone and marble. There are many beautiful caves, pagodas, temples,…. All of the mountains have cave entrances and numeros tunnels. Several Buddish sanctuar-ies can also be found within the mountains. The Marble Mountain has become one of the must-see destinations for those who enjoy the beauty of nature and want a respite from the busy urban areas. And then we will come back local family for Vietnamese lunch.

After lunch, we continue to visit Am Phu Cave. We will learn many interesting philosophies of buddhism. The scenes of horror mentioned- above intend to educate human beings about doing good deeds in life and to “turn over a new leaf” to stop a bad habit or make a positive change to their characters.

Next stop Monkey Mountains, we will enjoy panorama view of Da Nang from high position. You will visit Linh Ung Pagoda, one of the biggest pagoda in Da Nang city and the highest lady Buddha statue in Vietnam. End tour and transfer you to hotel in Danang.

• Overnight at Silkotel Hoi An in Hoi An
• B,L

Day 8 – 05 Mar. Hoi An → Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time until our driver transfers you to the airport for your flight to Hanoi

Upon Noi Bai airport, our driver pick up and transfer you to hotel for check in.

• Overnight at MK Premier Hotel Hanoi in Hanoi
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Day 9 – 06 Mar: Hanoi → Halong bay (Day tour)

Breakfast at your hotel

8:10 – 8:15 AM— Our bus and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new expressway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way.

12:00 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing. Cruise will take you on an 5 hours journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Fighting Chicken, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.

13:45 – Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.

16:30 – Return Cruises for Afternoon Tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck among world iconic natural scenery.

18:00 – Disembark for a bus ride back on the new expressway to Hanoi.

21:00 – Drop off at your hotel stay, trip ends

• Overnight at MK Premier Hotel Hanoi in Hanoi
• B,L

Day 10 – 07 Mar: Hanoi (city tour)

Breakfast at the hotel

Around 8:30AM, Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.

08.45: 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.

09.30: 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 (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: 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

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

14.00 – 14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

15.15: 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”

Enjoy take a cyclo tour around the bustling old quarter to see the ordinary life of Vietnamese people in Hanoi.

Drop you at the hotel.

• Overnight at MK Premier Hotel Hanoi in Hanoi
• B,L

Day 11 – 08 Mar: Hanoi → Siem Reap

Breakfast at the hotel

Your leisure time in the city until our driver tranfers you to airport for flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia

Arrival at the airport in Siem Reap, our driver picks up and transfers you to hotel for check-in.

For Bernard Cruz Salalila & Elizabeth Carson Streegan: our driver transfers you to airport for departure flight.

• Overnight at Hari Residence & Spa in Siem Reap
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Day 12 – 09 Mar: Siem Reap (Angkor Complex)

Breakfast at your hotel. 

At 08:30AM, Our guide picks up you visit to 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.

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.

Evening, enjoy buffet dinner and watch Khmer Traditional Dance Show at a local restaurant. Watch a Apsara dance show while dining

• Overnight at Hari Residence & Spa in Siem Reap
• B,L,D

Day 13 – 10 Mar: Siem Reap (Tonle Sap Lake) 

Morning, your breakfast at hotel.

At 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.

Afterward, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

• Overnight at Hari Residence & Spa in Siem Reap
• B,L

Day 14 – 11 Mar: Siem Reap (Departure)

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Check-out the hotel at 12:00 the free till our driver transfers you to airport for departure flight.

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• B

End of service!