TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION – PETER AND BETH

Day 1 – 03 Apr 2025: Hanoi (Arrival)

Arrival airport in Hanoi at … Our driver welcome and transfer you to hotel.

Afternoon, go walking around 10 minutes to Lotus water puppet theater (16 Le Thai To street) to enjoy the show at 17:15 PM. 

The show lasts 50 minutes and after that, you will go Cai Mam Restaurant 1 (at 05 Lương Van Can street) to enjoy welcome dinner here at 18:30 PM. From here you can go back to your hotel easily.

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

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 2 – 04 Apr 2025: Hanoi (City tour)

Breakfast at hotel.

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 (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.

After the tour, drop you off at hotel. It’s your free time now to have dinner and a short while to explore the streets of Hanoi on your own.

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 3 – 05 Apr 2025: Hanoi → Mai Chau

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 Mai Chau trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

07:10 – 07:30 : Pickup at your hotel in our comfortable van/bus

10:00: Short break

11:30 – 12:30 : Scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley/arrive in Mai Chau

12:30 – Traditional lunch in our home (vegetarian available)

14:30 – Get on the electrical car to see farmers working in fields, locals weaving scarves and visit surrounding peaceful villages.

17:00 – Free time for walking, shopping

19:00 – Enjoy the the dinner, you will have a chance to Enjoy traditional dishes prepared in the style of the native Thai and watch the Thai’s traditional Dance show and drink traditional wine “ruou can”.

• Overnight at Mai Chau Moment Spa & Resort in Mai Chau
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Day 4 – 06 Apr 2025: Mai Chau → Hanoi

07:30 – Breakfast time

08:30 – Go with a local Thai tour guide, we get on electrical car to the meeting point to start the trek to visit more remote rural villages: Na Meo, Na Mo and Xam Pa villages to see the rice terraces and understand more about their culture and customs

12:00 – Back to the homestay, check-out and go for lunch

13:00 – Free time for shopping and relaxing.

15:30 – Get on the van/bus to drive back to Hanoi.

19:00 – Arrive in Hanoi Old quater.

Drop you off at your hotel Your leisure time in the city on your own.

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 5 – 07 Apr 2025: Hanoi →Sapa

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 Sapa trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

06:30: Pick up from the hotel, get on big bus and depart for Sapa

13.00: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People. The tour guide will be waiting for you at No.3 Fansipan Str (or at where the bus stop), holding the sign “Sapa Pathfinder Travel” to welcome you. Then, please follow him to come to the hotel.
· Welcome drink and itinerary briefing
· Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures

14.30: A short trek to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
Trekking distance is about 3.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours

17.00: Come back to Sapa Town.

• Overnight at Sapa Legend Hotel in Sapa.
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Day 6 – 08 Apr 2025: Sapa

07:00 – 07:45: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for trekking

09:30: Trek from Sapa to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa. Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain.

12:30: Picnic lunch at Lao Chai Village

13:30:Heading to Ta Van village – home of Dzay ethnic people.

14:30: Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.

Trekking distance is about 12 kms and it lasts for 4.5 hours.

The rest of time is your relax.

• Overnight at Sapa Legend Hotel in Sapa.
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Day 7 – 09 Apr 2025: Sapa (Fansipan) – Hanoi

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

After breakfast, you will go to Fansipan peak by cable car and explore on your own.

In the afternoon, arround 14:00 – 14:30 PM you will take bus to be back to Hanoi. Arrival in Hanoi at around 21:00 PM

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 8 – 10 Apr 2025: 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 take luggage to airport for flight to Hue.

07:50 – 8:00 AM, our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus. Take a rest and enjoy local specialties after 2h.

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 at Royal Palace Cruise on Halong bay.
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Day 09 – 11 Apr 2025: Halong bay → Hue

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.

Get on bus to go back to Hanoi. Arrival in Hanoi around 15:30 PM – 16:00 PM.

Your leisure time in Hanoi until 17:30 PM our driver transfer you to airport flight to Hue depart at ...

Arrival aiport in Hue, our driver pick up and transfer you to Hotel.

• Overnight at Serene Palace Hotel in Hue.
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Day 10 – 12 Apr 2025: Hue (City tour) → Hoi An

Breakfast at your hotel and check out.

At 08:30AM, you will start the tour by visiting Thien Mu Pagoda. To visit this pagoda, you will get a boat trip on Perfume River (called “Huong” River in Vietnamese). After the boat trip which takes around 45 minute, you arrive the Pagoda. Thien Mu Pagoda was built on a hillock overlooking the Perfume river. This pagoda is an icon of Vietnam and the symbol of Hue city.

Finish your visit at Thien Mu Pagoda, get on the car waiting outside to visit the Citadel (also called “The Imperial City”). It is a walled palace within the citadel of the city of Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. Next to visit Dong Ba Market. This is Hue’s largest market, selling anything and everything.

Arrival at a nice local restaurant. Enjoy your lunch and take a rest.

We leave the restaurant for the tomb of King “Minh Mang”. King “Minh Mang” was the second emperor of the Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841.

Continue your visit at the Tomb of King “Khai Dinh”. King “Khai Dinh” was the 12th Emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam, reigning from 1916 to 1925.

We leave the the Tomb of King “Khai Dinh” to visit a nearby village where people making incense stick and conical hat.

After tour our driver will transfer you to Hoi An for your stay.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An
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Day 11 – 13 Apr 2025: Hoi An (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 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 Kim An Hoi An Hotel in Hoi An.
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Day 12 – 14 Apr 2025: 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 13 – 15 Apr 2025: Hoi An → Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at hotel.

Spend a little leisure time then our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh

Arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh, you will be taken to hotel for check-in.

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

• Overnight at Cap Town Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 14 – 16 Apr 2025: Ho Chi Minh (City tour & Cu Chi Tunnels)

Breakfast at your hotel.

07:30 – 07:45 AM, Our guide picks 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 Cap Town in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 15 – 17 Apr 2025: Ho Chi Minh → Mekong Delta

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, please take all luggage and put on the trunk of car that you will go to Chau Doc after Mekong tour.

07:30 – 8:00AM: Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and start the trip to Cai Be. Upon arrival in Cai Be, have a boat ride to the remaining site of a renowned wholesale floating market on the Tien River many years ago. This site entitles you to learn something about the local trading habit that has changed due to the age of modern society when more terrestrial transportation and high techniques of agriculture have dominated everywhere. There, you can realize how diverse the area is and how rich orchard gardens are, which makes it the basket of fruit in the lower part of the Mekong River.

Ramble in small villages where you will uncover the beauty of an ancient house and learn about the indigenous culture. Make a short visit to a small family business where the locals make coconut fudges and crispy rice popcorn. Savor delicious fresh fruit and feel the slow rhythms of Southern Vietnamese folk music – a kind of music entwined with the life and culture of the Mekong Delta people. Paddle through small canals – an exciting experience since you can look around, unwind, and soak up the wonderful atmosphere of the Upper Mekong Delta. Additionally, after arrival on Tan Phong Island, immerse yourself in nature’s tranquility.

At lunch time, you not only enjoy luscious food but also get closer to the locals as it is a chance to learn how to prepare Vietnamese specialties. The meal is cooked on your own and served in the heart of the local garden.

Cycle on the village path through orchards. Meet the local islanders to learn more about the local daily life in the Mekong Delta. Visit Ba Kiệt’s ancient house.

Take a boat ride back to Cai Be and meet your bus for the trip to Can Tho City.

Proceed to Can Tho City and overnight in Can Tho.

• Overnight at KP Hotel in Can Tho
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Day 16 – 18 Apr 2025: Mekong Delta → Chau Doc

Breakfast at your hotel then check out, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for tour as you will be back to this hotel to take luggage and wait for transfer to Chau Doc.

You can take a leisurely boat ride to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River), then visit Cai Rang Floating Market, the most vibrant floating market in the area.

Walking tour of the local noodle factory. Visit Munir Ansay Pagoda – Khmer temple, famous for its unique structure. Then, move by boat to the Con Son tourist area, visit the fruit plantation, and enjoy seasonal fruits.

Have lunch in Local restaurant.

After tour, our driver transfer you to Chau Doc.

• Overnight at Chau Pho Hotel in Chau Doc.
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Day 17– 19 Apr 2025: Chau Doc → Phnom Penh

Have breakfast at the hotel,

At 06:30 AM, you will be picked up at your hotel and transferred you to the pier to take speed boat to Phnom Penh.

Arrive at Sisowath tourist dock in Phnom Penh around 14:00 PM. Our car is waiting to pick you up and transfer you to your hotel for check-in.

Rest of the day is your leisure time in Phnom Penh.

• Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh.
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Day 18 – 20 Apr 2025: Phnom Penh (City tour) → Siem Reap

Morning, your breakfast at hotel.

At 08:30 AM, visit the notorious Choeung Ek Killing Fields & Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21 prison) which serve as a testament to the crimes of the Khmer Rouge (From 1975–1979).

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch on your own, take some minutes at Independent Monument for photo taking. After that, visit the opulent Royal Place, home to Cambodia’s Royal family, and its Silver Pagoda. Continue your visit at The National Museum with its superb collection of Khmer art. The last place to visit today is Wat Phnome, the most famous buddhist temple in Phnom Penh.

Get a transfer to Siem Reap by Larryta bus 15:30 PM. The transfer takes approximately 5-6 hours.

• Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.
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Day 19 – 21 Apr 2025: Siem Reap (explore Angkor)

Breakfast at your hotel. 

At 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.

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.

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

• Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.
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Day 20 – 22 Apr 2025: Siem Reap (Tonle Sap)

Morning, breakfast at hotel.

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

• Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.
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Day 21 – 23 Apr 2025: Siem Reap (Departure)

Breakfast will be served at your hotel.

Your leisure time until our driver picks you up and transfer you to the airport for departure flight

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