TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – Mar 16: Hanoi arrival

Arrival airport in Hanoi at 15:55 – VJ096, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for your stay.

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – Mar 17: Hanoi → Halong bay

Breakfast at hotel. Please check out after breakfast, you can leave your big luggage at your hotel (please ask staff there to keep in store for you), bring small bag for one night in Halong as you will be back and stay one more night. 

08:20 – 08:40AM, Our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus. Take a rest at Humanity center and enjoy local specialties after 2h.

11:45-12.00 – Meeting at TuanChau harbour. Check in Royal Palace Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew.

12:30 – You will board your Royal Palace Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew. 

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

14.30 – Discovering outstanding and magical beauty of Luon Cave by bamboo boat or kayaking.

15:45  – 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.

17:00-17:15– Back to the boat from the titop island to have shower and refreshing up 

17:30 – Join the sunset moment on the sundesk in a warm and romantic armosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music

19:00 – Enjoy 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.
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Day 3 – Mar 18: Halong bay → Hanoi (water puppet show + welcome dinner)

05:45-06:00 – Take photos of sunrise, morning exercise with our Tai Chi master, a perfectly healthy way to start a new day.

06:30 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits.

07:15 – 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.

10:30 – Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.

11:40 – Tour ends at Tuan Chau habour

Say goodbye to the crew and disembark.

Get on bus to go back to Hanoi.

Arrival in Hanoi around 15:30pm.

Around 16:30PM, you take a taxi or walking to 16 Le Thai To Street enjoy water puppet show at 17:15 PM at Lotus Water puppet theater.

The show lasts 50 minutes and after that move to Tung’s Kitchen (02 Hang Bong), roughly 600m walking distance from the theater to enjoy your welcome dinner we arrange for you. After that, walk back to your hotel on your own.

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

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 4 – Mar 19: Hanoi (city tour) → Hoian

Please check out after breakfast at your hotel, you can leave your big luggage at your hotel (please ask staff there to keep in store for you), as you will be back and go to the airport from the hotel. 

08:05 – 08:20AM , 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.

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”

After tour, back to hotel.

At 17:15, Our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Da Nang – VJ523 (19:45 – 21:05).

Upon Da Nang airport, pick up and transfer to hotel in Hoi An.

• Overnight at River Beach Resort & Residences Hoi An in Hoian.
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Day 5 – Mar 20: Hoian – My Son Sanctuary

07:30 – 08:00AM, 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 local restaurant. Afternoon, your free time in Hoi An.

• Overnight at River Beach Resort & Residences Hoi An in Hoian.
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Day 6 – Mar 21: Hoian (leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time to explore the old town or go shopping in Hoian.

• Overnight at River Beach Resort & Residences Hoi An in Hoian.
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Day 7 – Mar 22: Hoian → Danang

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. it’s your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hoi An.

At 12:00, we transfer you Da Nang. Rest of the day is your leisure time at beach in Da Nang

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 8 – Mar 23: Danang (leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time at your hotel or on beach in Da Nang.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 9 – Mar 24: Danang (leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time at beach in Da Nang.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel in Da Nang.
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Day 10 – Mar 25: Danang → Hue

Breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time at beach. At 12:00PM, our driver transfer you to hotel in Hue.

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

• Overnight at Orchid Hotel in Hue.
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Day 11 – Mar 26: Hue (city tour)

8:00AM – 8:30AM, 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 incent sticks made by people here.

After the tour, get on car and come back to the hotel.

• Overnight at Orchid Hotel in Hue.
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Day 12 – Mar 27: Hue → Ho Chi Minh city

After breakfast, your leisure time until at 10:40 our driver you to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh city – VJ307 (13:10 – 14:35).

Arrival in Ho Chi Minh city, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for your stay.

Your leisure time in Ho Chi Minh city.

• Overnight at Cap Town Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 13 – Mar 28: Ho Chi Minh: city tour & Cu Chi tunnels

Breakfast at hotel.

Around 7.30 – 7:45 AM, our guide picks you up to visit Ho Chi Minh city. 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.

Return to Ho Chi Minh.

• Overnight at Cap Town Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 14 – Mar 29: 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 Mekong trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

At 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.‬
‭Motor boat ‬‭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 or chards, ‬‭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 in Can Tho city.
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Day 15 – Mar 30: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh city

Have breakfast at 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 Cap Town Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 16 – Mar 31: Ho Chi Minh → Siem Reap

Morning, you can ask the hotel in the previous night for the take away breakfast boxes. At 05:00, Our driver transfers you airport for flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia – K6 0813 (08:30 – 09:30) & K6 0107 (13:30 – 14:25)

Upon Siem Reap airport, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for check in.

• Overnight at Ta Prohm hotel in Siem Reap
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Day 17 – Apr 1: Siem Reap (Angkor complex)

Breakfast at your hotel. 

Around 08:00 – 08:30 AM, 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. 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.

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

Enjoy a delicious dinner with Apsara dance show at a local restaurant in Seam Reap.

• Overnight at Ta Prohm hotel in Siem Reap
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Day 18 – Apr 2: Siem Reap (Koh Ker & Beng Mealea)

We depart the city at 8:00 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.

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

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.

• Overnight at Ta Prohm hotel in Siem Reap
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Day 19 – Apr 3: Siem Reap → Luang Prabang

Enjoy breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time to explore Siem Reap on your own. When time has come, at 13:50 our drivers picks you up and drive to airport for flight to Luang Prabang – VN930 (17:20 – 18:45).

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

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

• Overnight at Villa Chitdara in Luang Prabang.
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Day 20 – Apr 4: Luang Prabang (Mekong river boat trip)

After breakfast, at 8:30AM, visit the Traditional Art and Ethnology Center to learn about Laos’ many ethnic cultures. Then visit Wat Xieng Thong, the royal city’s most important temple.
Embark and cruise upstream on the Mekong River, visit the famous and mysterious Pak Ou Caves. Back to the city. Stop at the village of Ban Xanghai where they make the local rice wine.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, visit some major places: National Museum (Royal Palace), Wat Mai, UXO Visitor’s Centre and Wat Visoun famous for its enormous stupa and its collection of old gilded Buddhas.
Finally, we reach the Mount Phousi to enjoy a panoramic sunset view of Luang Prabang.

• Overnight at Villa Chitdara in Luang Prabang.
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Day 21 – Apr 5: Luang Prabang (Kuang Si waterfall)

Morning, at 8:30AM, we drive to Living Land Lao Organic Farm at Ban Phong Van village. Learn and experience the real activities and life of a Lao farmer.
Afternoon, we drive to the beautiful Kuang Si Waterfall where you can splash around in the pools or walk along the forest paths. Before coming back to Luang Prabang, we still have time to visit Kuang Si Falls Butterflies Park, newly opened January 2014, it is now one of the must-see spots in Luang Prabang. We return to the city.

• Overnight at Villa Chitdara in Luang Prabang.
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Day 22 – Apr 6: Luang Prabang → Phuket

Enjoy breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time to explore Siem Reap on your own. When time has come, at 11:00 our drivers picks you up and drive to airport for flight to Phuket – FD 1031 (14:35 – 16:05) & FD 3027 (17:50 – 19:15)

• Overnight at Best Western Patong in Phuket.
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Day 23 – Apr 7: Phuket (leisure time)

Breakfast at hotel. It’s your leisure time for relaxation at beach in Phuket.

• Overnight at Best Western Patong in Phuket.
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Day 24 – Apr 8: Phuket (Phi Phi island)

Breakfast at hotel.

07.00-07.20: Pick up at your hotel.

09.00-09.30: Seastar team welcome you at Seastar pier, Leam Nga, Phuket. Serve you with snacks and variety of drinks.

09.50: Depart from pier to Phi Phi Island by speedboat.

11.00 Arrive at Bamboo Island for swimming and relaxing.

13.00 Enjoy a great lunch at a beachside restaurant on Phi Phi Don Island (Ton Sai Bay), and free time on the beach.

14.00: Go to Monkey Beach then sightseeing at Viking cave.

15.00 Arrive at Maya Bay where the movie “The Beach” was filmed. Relaxing and swimming in the crystal clear water
the Loh Samah and Pileh Lagoon for snorkeling and swimming.

16.30: Back to Phuket.

17.00: Arrive at Pier, transfer back to your hotel.

• Overnight at Best Western Patong in Phuket.
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Day 25 – Apr 9: Phuket (departure)

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel. Spend your leisure time to relax and enjoy the beach. When time has come, our driver picks you up and transfer you to airport for your departure flight.

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End of service!