TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – Apr 18: Hanoi ( Arrival )

Arrive airport in Hanoi at 22:15 PM – UA 7917 our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

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

• Overnight at Aurora Premium Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – Apr 19: Hanoi ( Leisure )

Breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time in Hanoi to explore the city by yourself

• Overnight at Aurora Premium Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 3 – Apr 20: Hanoi ( city tours )

Breakfast at hotel.

At 08:15 – 08:30 AM: Pick you up at your hotel.

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 Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda 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

Around 12:00 Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine.

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.

At 18:15 drop you off at 16 Le Thai To to enjoy water puppet show

After that It’s your free time now to have dinner and a short while to explore the streets of Hanoi on your own.

• Overnight at Aurora Premium Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 4 – Apr 21: 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 collect your luggage and our driver will pick you up from this hotel to airport for your flight.

• 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 in Halong bay.
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Day 5 – Apr 22: Halong bay → Hanoi → Hoi An

• 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 Tuan Chau harbour in Halong
• 15:00 – 15:30: Drop off at hotel.

After that, at 17:15 PM ours driver will pick you up from Aurora Premium Hotel and transfer you to the airport for flight to Hue city ( VN 1549 – depart at 19:45 PM )

21:00 PM Arrival in Hue Airport we transfer you to the hotel for your night stay

• Overnight at Cherish Hotel in Hue.
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Day 6 – Apr 23. Hue (city tour) → Hoian

Breakfast at hotel and check out hotel. You can leave big luggage at hotel, after Hue city, you will come back Cherish Hotel for collect your luggage and wait driver come pick you up from this hotel to Hoi An.

At 08:00 – 08:30 AM , our driver and guide pick you up and start the tour. Get on the dragon boat , go along the Huong river to enjoy the fresh atmosphere and peaceful beauty of Hue on the way to Thien Mu pagoda, the oldest pagoda here.

After visiting Thien Mu, we get on the car and go to the Citadel to see the living, working, worshiping and relaxing areas of Nguyen Kings’family, the last royal family in Viet Nam.

The last stop in the morning is Dong Ba market, before we head to the restaurant for lunch. Lunch time at My Home restaurant is a great time to savour the best Hue traditional foods and some royal tea while having your feet relax in herbal water after the meal.

In the afternoon, we will visit two royal tombs Minh Mang and Khai Dinh with traditional architecture and French-influenced style, respectively.
We will take a 10-min trip on car to Thuy Xuan conical hat village to visit a local family who produce the traditional hat and incent.

You can have many photos taken with creative decoration from colorful incense sticks made by people here.

After the trip come back to Cherish Hotel and wait our driver come pick you up and transfer you to Hoi An.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to explore the ancient Hoi An town on your own.

• Overnight at Hadana Boutique Resort Hoi An in Hoian
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Day 7 – Apr 24: Hoian (Visit My Son Sanctuary)

Breakfast at hotel.

Around 07:30 – 08:00 AM, Our guide picks you up at hotel and leave Hoi An for visiting My Son Holy 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 know 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 for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax.

• Overnight at Hadana Boutique Resort Hoi An in Hoian
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Day 8 – Apr 25: Hoian ( private tour to visit Bana Hill & Golden Bridge and Linh Ung Pagoda )

Breakfast at hotel.

At 07:35 – 08:00 AM, our tour guide pick you up at hotel lobby. Reach Ba Na Hills via Cable Car​

Spend your time on the most modern Cable Car in Southeast Asia, visit Dream Stream Cable car Station and see the panorama of Quang Nam – Danang City on high.

After finishing the first cable car, you will visit The Golden Bridge – which has the most exotic structure and also the world’s most prominent pedestrian bridges highlighted by the British Guard newspaper, France wine cellar, Le Jardin D’amour(consists of 9 gardens), Linh Ung pagoda.

Continue the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village – enjoy Street Music, watch Art’s statue , Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome

Challenge the most popular adventure ride – Slide of Tube Car (free ride)

Lunch at Restaurant (Buffet)

Take the Lava Train from Sun Kingdom to many new attractions for check in such as: Helios waterfall, Time Gate, The Moon Kingdom…

Join in Fantasy Park with Walking in Fairy Forest, discover Dinosaur Park, play 5D wild west, enjoy 4D death race ride, watch 3D mega 360 degree, ride on Journey into the underground, enter Jurassic Park, challenge Freefall Tower and participate in adventure in Horror House and over 90 free games.

15:00: Return to the Cable Car for leaving Ba Na Hill

Around 15:30: We transfer you to Linh Ung Pagoda

Linh Ung Bai But pagoda was placed the first stone on June 19th, 2004 lunar, after 6 years of construction, on July 30th, 2010, the pagoda was officially inaugurated. Linh Ung Bai But pagoda is considered as a work stamped development footprint of Buddhism in Vietnam in the XXI century and a meeting place of heaven and earth’s sacred air and people’s heart.

After the trip, our guide take you back to your hotel in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Hadana Boutique Resort Hoi An in Hoian
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Day 9 – Apr 26: Hoian → Ho Chi Minh

Morning, breakfast at hotel.

After that at 8:30AM our driver transfer you airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh (VN 119 – take off 11:00 AM )

Arrivals in Ho Chi Minh city at 12:30PM, we transfer you to hotel.

• Overnight at Harmony Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 10 – Apr 27: Ho Chi Minh (City tour & Cu Chi Tunnels)

Breakfast at hotel.

At 07:30 – 08:00 AM Our guide pick up you visit Ho Chi Minh. Take the morning trip to 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.

Have lunch at local restaurant.

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.

Return to Ho Chi Minh.

• Overnight at Harmony Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 11 – Apr 28: Ho Chi Minh → Mekong Delta

Breakfast at hotel and check out hotel. Please ensure you bring all your luggage with you, as you will not be returning to Ho Chi Minh.

At 07:30 – 08:00 AM, our guide pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and start the trip to My Tho. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then  boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time.

The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those do not want to join the cycling trip. Proceed to Can Tho City.

• Overnight at TTC Hotel in Can Tho.
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Day 12 – Apr 29: Mekong Delta → Chau Doc

Breakfast at hotel and check out hotel. You can leave big luggage at hotel, after Mekong trip, you will come back TTC Hotel for collect your luggage and wait driver come pick you up from this hotel to Chau Doc.

06:45 – 07:10, take a leisure boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River) then visit to Cai Rang floating market which is the liveliest one in the whole of region.

Walking trip to visit the fruit plantation and local noodle factory. Have lunch in Local restaurant.

After tour, our driver transfers you to Chau Doc.

• Overnight at Victoria Nui Sam Lodge in Chau Doc.
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Day 13 – Apr 30: Chau Doc → Phnom Penh

Breakfast at hotel.

At 06:30 AM, our driver will transfer you to the pier to take speed boat to Phnom Penh.

Arrive at Sisowath tourist dock in Phnom Penh around 13:00.

Our driver is waiting to pick you up and transfer you to a local restaurant in Phnom Penh for your lunch.

After lunch, reach your hotel and check-in. Rest of the day is your leisure time in Phnom Penh.

• Overnight at Anik Palace hotel in Phnom Penh.
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Day 14 – May 01: Phnom Penh (City tour) – Siem Reap

Breakfast at your hotel

At 08:30 AM, visit to the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town.

You then continue your visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21 prison). This prison was a high school, and used as a prison by Pol Pot’s security forces and became the largest center for detention and torture during the rule of the Khmer Rouge.

After lunch around 15:30 get a transfer to Siem Reap by shuttle bus. The transfer takes approximately 6 hours (15:30 PM – 20:30 PM).

After you arrived Siem Reap bus station, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Siem Reap.

• Overnight at Hari Residence & Spa in Siem Reap.
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Day 15 – May 02: Siem Reap (Angkor Full day)

Breakfast at your hotel

At 8:30AM, 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 Avalokitesvara, 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. 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.

Before ending the tour today, enjoy a wonderful sunset scenery from the Top of Phnom Bakheng Hill.

In the evening, enjoy a delicious dinner at a nice local restaurant in Siem Reap. Watch a Apsara dance show while dining.

• Overnight at Hari Residence & Spa in Siem Reap.
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Day 16 – May 03: Siem Reap (Visit Beng Mealea)

Breakfast at your hotel.

We depart the city at 8:00am and head to Koh Ker, which takes about 1.5 hours.

Upon arrival, we will venture into the deserted ruins and surrounding forest and explore the Koh Ker temple complex, the former capital of the Angkorian empire during the years AD 928 to AD 944.

10.30am, we drive back to Siem Reap. On the way back, we stop at two famous temples: Prasat Neang Khmau & Prasat Pram. Lunch at a local restaurant near Beng Mealea temple.

1.30pm, we visit Beng Mealea temple. Enjoy a short walk through the dense jungle and discover the wonders of an overgrown temple, Beng Mealea, which lay undiscovered for centuries. We proceed to the last one that we visit today, Banteay Srey, the “gem” of the Angkor area.

After the trip, our guide will take you back to your hotel in Siem Reap.

• Overnight at Hari Residence & Spa in Siem Reap.
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Day 17 – May 04: Siem Reap – Bangkok

Breakfast at hotel and check out hotel.

At 08:30 AM, our guide pick up you visit 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 Artisans 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 a local restaurant.

Your leisure time in Siem Reap until our driver transfers you to the airport for flight to Bangkok

• Overnight at Mandarin Hotel Bangkok in Bangkok
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Day 18 – May 05: Bangkok: Visit Ayutthaya

Breakfast at hotel.

At 06.00 – 07.15 AM, Our guide pick up from hotel and transfer to the river city shopping complex, Siphraya, next to Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel.

07.30 am. Departure from Bangkok by Grand Pearl luxury air–conditioned coach with English speaking guide.

09.00 am. Arrival at Bang Pa-In, visit the Summer Palace of King Rama V with its mixture of Thai, Chinese and Gothic
architecture such as Aisawan Thippa-At, Warophat Phiman, Wehart Chamrun, etc.

10.30 Arrival at Ayutthaya, a World Heritage City and historic capital of Thailand. Visit Wat Mahathat, the royal monastery, served
as the residence of supreme monk. Wat Phra Sri Sanphet, the largest and most important temple. Its was used as a residential
palace. and Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit, the large bronze Buddha image was originally enshrined in the open area outside

13.30 Welcome aboard the Grand Pearl Cruise Liner at Wat Chong-lom Pier (Nonthaburi). Sumptuous buffet lunch with a choice of a variety of oriental and western cuisines will be served, while you may relax and enjoy the fascinating scenery on the River of Kings. The cruiser will then head towards Nonthaburi, past Koh Kred, The monon community before reaching Bangkok city.

15.00 Coffee will be served while you enjoy the enchanting sights along the River banks such as the colorful Royal Barges House,
Thammasat University, Siriraj hospital, The Royal Grand Palace and the graceful Temple Of Dawn, with its
magnificent 79 M. spire, Wat Kalayanamitr, one of the most renowned temples.

16.00 Arrival and disembark at the River City Shopping Complex Pier. Transfer back to hotel by air-conditioned van.

• Overnight at Mandarin Hotel Bangkok in Bangkok
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Day 19 – May 06: Bangkok: Visit Kanchanaburi

Note : Please collect a breakfast box with hotel reception, before pick up.

At 06.00 AM, Our guide pick up from major hotels in Bangkok downtown area. Depart to Kanchanaburi province (128 km. to the west of Bangkok)
Arrive Kanchanaburi province.
Visit Thailand–Burma Railway Centre an interactive museum, information and research facility dedicated to presenting the history of the Thailand– Burma Railway. The fully air–conditioned center offers the visitor an educational and moving experience.
Visit Allied War Cemetery which is memorial to some 6000 allied prisoners of war (POWs) who perished along the death railway line and were moved post-war to this eternal resting place.

Visit the world famous Bridge over the River Kwai, a part of Death Railway constructed by Allied POWs.

11.40 . Lunch at local restaurant.
Take a historic on Death Railway Train passing over original wooden viaduct constructed by Allied POWs Journey back to Bangkok.

• Overnight at Mandarin Hotel Bangkok in Bangkok
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Day 20 – May 07: Bangkok (add on entrance fee to visit The Grand Palace)

Breakfast at hotel. We take a city tour this morning. If time permits, we will take a city tour to visit some famous places in the city.

Experience the spiritual heart of Bangkok by visiting some of the city’s most famous temples. First, we will visit Wat Traimit, also known as the Golden Buddha Temple, and marvel at its magnificent golden Buddha statue. Then, visit Wat Pho, the temple that houses the revered reclining Buddha, and soak up the peaceful ambiance of this sacred site. Finally, we’ll conclude the temple tour with a visit to Wat Benjamabophit, known for its exquisite marble architecture.

After the temple visits, savor a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, and indulge in some authentic Thai cuisine.

Afternoon, back to hotel and leisure time until 21:30 PM from your hotel to airport for your flight back home.

• Overnight at Mandarin Hotel Bangkok in Bangkok
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Day 21 – May 08: Bangkok → United States

Your flight back home departing at 1:30 AM.

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