TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – 12 Mar: Australia → Ho Chi Minh

Arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport at 15:50 PM – VN780 our driver welcomes and transfer to your hotel.

• Overnight at Prague Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 2 – 13 Mar: Ho Chi Minh (visit Cu Chi)

Breakfast at your 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. 

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 Prague Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh
• B,L

Day 3 – 14 Mar: 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 Senior Hotel Can Tho in Can Tho
• B,L

Day 4 – 15 Mar: Mekong delta → Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at the hotel. 

Around 07:00 AM, ‭get picked up for the tour.‬ ‭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 Prague Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh
• B,L

Day 5 – 16 Mar: Ho Chi Minh → Hoi An

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out by 12:00 PM.

You have free time until at 14:30 PM our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Da Nang. (Depart at 17:10 PM – VN140)

Upon Da Nang airport at 18:20 PM, our driver picks up and transfers you to hotel in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
• B,L

Day 6 – 17 Mar: Hoi An (visit My Son Sanctuary)

Breakfast at hotel.

Around 08:30 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.

Afternoon, your leisure time in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An
• B,L

Day 7 – 18 Mar: Hoi An (leisure)

Breakfast at hotel.

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

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An
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Day 8 – 19 Mar: Hoi An → Hanoi

Morning, breakfast at hotel.

Spend your leisure time until at 14:00 PM, Our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Ha Noi. (Depart at 16:10 PM – VN174)

Arrival Ha Noi airport at 17:35 PM, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

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

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Ha Noi
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Day 9 – 20 Mar: Hanoi (city tour)

Morning, breakfast at hotel.

Around 08:00 – 08:30 AM, 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 (15th June -15th August) 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”.

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

After tour, back to hotel.

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Ha Noi
• B,L

Day 10 – 21 Mar: 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 07:50 – 08:00 AM: Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter. Start 2,5 hour road journey via new highway.

12:00 – Meeting at TuanChau harbour. Check in Royal Palace Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew.

13:00 – Check-in cabin and enjoy specially prepared lunch while cruising through most beautiful parts of the magical bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water. Sailing with Royal Palace Cruise in very tranquil route, exploring the exotic beauty of the legendary Bay, a feeling in paradise will come to you.

14:30 – Keep cruising to the most beautiful parts of Halong Bay. This is the best time to relax after lunch and enjoy your privacy, capturing stunning photos of the legendary bay.

15:30 – Small tender brings you to visit Titop island, hiking to the top of the island from where tourists can capture a panoramic view of Halong Bay.

16:30 – Kayaking & swimming 18:00 – Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music, wearing traditional costumes for kings, queens, and mandarins.

19:00 – Enjoy the special dinner cooked by our professional chef.

20:30 – The moment you choose your own way to relax after dinner, listening to music, singing karaoke, relaxing on the sundeck, squid fishing available for entertainment during the night time.

• Overnight on Royal Palace Cruise in Ha Long Bay
• B,L,D

Day 11 – 22 Mar: Halong bay → Hanoi

06:00 – Take photos of sunrise, morning exercise with our Tai Chi master, a perfectly healthy way to start a new day.

07:00 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits.

07:45 – Visit Surprising Cave – the most beautiful one in Halong Bay.

09:00 – Back to Royal Palace Cruise for check-out. Keep cruising towards Ha Long Bay, passing by hundreds of islands and islets with different shapes depending on your imagination.

10:00 – Cooking class opened right on the cruise.

11:00 – Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.

12:30 – Tour ends at Tuan Chau habour.

• Overnight at La Dolce Vita Hotel in Hanoi
• B,L

Day 12 – 23 Mar: Hanoi → Luang Prabang

Breakfast at your hotel (check out your hotel 12 PM)

At 15:30 PM, Our driver transfer you to airport for flight to Luang Prabang. (Depart at 18:50 PM – QV314)

Arrival Luang Prabang airport at 20:00 PM, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

Rest of the day is your leisure time in Luang Prabang.

• Overnight at My Dream Resort in Luang Prabang.
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Day 13 – 24 Mar: Luang Prabang – Pak Ou Caves (JOINT BOAT)

Breakfast at hotel

After breakfast, you will first visit Royal Palace Museum, which was built in 1904 during the French colonial era for King Sisavang Vong and his family.

We then embark on a leisure cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims.

Along the way, we stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the local rice wine.
On arrival back in the city, we will visit the old Wat Sene and the nearby magnificent Wat Xiengthong a superb piece of Lao temple architecture, which presents a sweeping two-tiered roof and ornate mosaics including a beautiful ‘tree of life ‘glass montage on the rear temple wall.

Next, we will visit Heuan Chan, a 19th-century aristocratic mansion that offers a glimpse into Lao culture through traditional ceremonies, textiles, and family life. This restored mansion stands as a testament to Lao heritage, featuring enriching exhibitions and a documentary on Laos’ customs. After the visit, we’ll have the opportunity to taste authentic Lao coffee or tea, providing a true taste of Laos.
Late afternoon, we will make a stop at Wat Prabath to admire the sunset; this is the ideal place to catch the last beauty of the day.
The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely collection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang.

• Overnight at My Dream Resort in Luang Prabang.
• B,L

Day 14 – 25 Mar: Luang Prabang – Rice Experience – Kuang Si Waterfalls

Breakfast at hotel

Embark on an immersive exploration of daily life in Laos today, starting with a morning visit to a community-based living rice farm nestled in the picturesque countryside outside Luang Prabang. Surrounded by serene mountains and lush rice paddies, you’ll have the chance to engage in rural activities, trying your hand at various farming tasks or observing them from the vantage point of a traditional Lao rice house balcony, surrounded by rice terraces and an organic vegetable farm.

Explore nearby workshops where local artisans practice their crafts, from bamboo weaving to blacksmithing and sugar cane processing. Afterwards, delve into the secrets of traditional medicine as you tour the organic garden, discovering the natural herbs used in Laotian healing practices.

In the afternoon, journey directly to the stunning Kuang Si waterfalls, the largest in the Luang Prabang region, with three tiers cascading into spectacular azure pools before flowing downstream. These pools, a favorite among both tourists and locals, provide excellent swimming opportunities. A brief visit to the Bear Rescue Center follows, offering a glimpse of animals rescued from poachers and traffickers.

Returning to town, we make a brief stop at the Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center, nestled peacefully by the Mekong River. Here, artisans craft high-quality fabrics using traditional techniques. You’re encouraged to enhance your experience with a complimentary audio guide detailing the center’s significance in Lao culture and history.

Conclude your day with a return transfer to your hotel.

• Overnight at My Dream Resort in Luang Prabang.
• B,L

Day 15 – 26 Mar: Luang Prabang – Free day

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time for the shopping, coffee time or your own discovery.

• Overnight at My Dream Resort in Luang Prabang.
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Day 16 – 27 Mar: Luang Prabang → Vang Vieng

Morning, breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

At 13:25 PM, We then transfer out to the train station to take the speed train to Vang Vieng. (Depart at 14:49 PM)

Upon arrival at 15:38 PM, transfer to your hotel in town.

• Overnight at Sisombat Plaza Hotel in Vang Vieng.
• B

Day 17 – 28 Mar: Vang Vieng (exploration)

Monring, your breakfast at hotel.

After breakfast, our songthaew driver will take you 14 km north to the amazing Tham Xang (Elephant Cave), located on the banks of the Nam Song River. This important Buddhist temple is named for its remarkable limestone formations resembling elephants.

Next, we head to the nearby Tham Hoi (Snail Cave), which winds deep into the mountains. We’ll spend 45 minutes exploring its numerous long corridors and stunning limestone formations.

We will also explore the Loop Cave, known for its impressive stalagmite formations, before continuing on to Tham Nam (Water Cave). At Tham Nam, a cool spring pool lies at the cave’s mouth, making it a perfect spot for a refreshing swim. We’ll tube through the water-filled cave, which is crystal clear during the dry season.

After this, we trek 2 km to the Hmong village of Phathao, passing through rice paddies and vegetable gardens. Upon arrival, transportation will take us back to Vang Vieng.

In the afternoon, we drive to Tham Pou Kham (Golden Crab Cave). After passing through a small entrance hole, you descend 100 meters into the ground. Inside, the cave widens to reveal a reclining Buddha statue, welcoming visitors to a place once home to bats, gibbons, monkeys, and antelope.

You’ll have ample time to relax at the Blue Lagoon, a great spot to unwind and cool off before transferring back to your hotel.

• Overnight at Sisombat Plaza Hotel in Vang Vieng.
• B,L

Day 18 – 29 Mar: Vang Vieng – Vientiane – City Tour

Monring, your breakfast at hotel.

Today, we embark on a full day of adventure in a songthaew, immersing ourselves in the natural beauty of Vang Vieng. Our first stop is Tham Jang, a renowned cave that served as a refuge for local residents during the Chinese invasion two centuries ago.

Next, we’ll visit Tham Nangfa, also known as Angel Cave. This cave boasts vast limestone formations and breathtaking stalactites in unique configurations. The enchanting beauty of Angel Cave makes it a perfect spot for photography and quiet contemplation. For those seeking an extra thrill, we recommend a zipline flight over the area, offering an exhilarating way to admire the stunning views from above (An additional charge of $19 per person applies for the zipline).

After exploring these magnificent caves, we’ll head to Blue Lagoon 3, a tranquil spot ideal for relaxation and cooling off. Surrounded by lush greenery and clear blue waters, Blue Lagoon 3 offers a refreshing escape where you can swim, relax, and enjoy the serene environment.

With our farewells to Vang Vieng, we embark on a journey to Vientiane. Nestled on the banks of the Mekong River, the capital exudes an exotic ambiance, blending influences from Lao, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, and French cultures.

• Overnight at Lao Orchid Hotel in Vientiane.
• B,L

Day 19 – 30 Mar: Vientiane – Buddha Park

Monring, your breakfast at hotel.

In the morning, we will first visit Wat Si Muang, which is very famous for its supernatural power.

After that drive to Buddha Park which takes around 45 minutes away. Also known as Xieng Khuan, this unusual park is filled with over 200 Buddhist and Hindu statues.

Returning to town, visit COPE, an association working to help landmine victims. A visit to the center provides in-depth information about the history of the American/Vietnam war and the lasting impact of unexploded ordinances (UXO) in the area and the efforts underway to clear them.

Start the afternoon with a visit to That Luang, the holiest site in Laos. Constructed by King Setthathirat in the 16th century, the temple is resplendent as the sun is shines upon its towering golden spire.

Then, enjoy a panoramic view over the city as you climb the stairs to the top of Patuxay, Vientiane’s own “Arc de Triomphe”.

Continue down Lane Xang Avenue the serene Wat Sisaket, the only temple left intact after the Siamese (Thai) invasion in 1828.

Continue on to the nearby Wat Phra Keo. Used as a religious museum, Wat Phra Keo displays a collection of both Lao and Khmer works of art.

End your tour of the capital along the banks of the Mekong River as the sun begins to set. Stroll along the river, stop to enjoy a cold drink, or sample a snack from one of the many local food stalls.

• Overnight at Lao Orchid Hotel in Vientiane.
• B,L

Day 20 – 31 Mar: Vientiane → Hanoi

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time until at 17:15 PM, our driver transfers you from hotel lobby to the airport for flight to Ha Noi. (Depart at 20:00 PM – VN920)

Arrival Ha Noi airport at 21:15 PM, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

• Overnight at Paragon Noi Bai Hotel in Ha Noi
• B

Day 21 – 01 Apr: Hanoi → Australia

Breakfast at hotel.

At 07:00 AM, our driver transfers you from hotel lobby to the airport for flight back home. (Depart at 09:55 AM – VN779)

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• B

End of service!