TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION – Poorvashi Pokhun

Day 1 – 17 Apr. Ho Chi Minh (Arrival)

Arrive airport in Ho Chi Minh at 05:00AM-VJ084, 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 Sunrise Central Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 2 – 18 Apr. Ho Chi Minh (Cu Chi tunnels + city tour)

Breakfast at your hotel.

07:30 – 07:45 AM, 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 local restaurant.

After that, back to Ho Chi Minh city. 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 (recently in renovation), 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.

After tour, drop at hotel.

• Overnight at Sunrise Central Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
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Day 3 – 19 Apr. Ho Chi Minh → Mekong Delta

Breakfast at your hotel.

07:30 – 08:00 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 ‬‭Tan‬‭Thach‬‭ 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,‬ ‭hammock‬ ‭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 KP Hotel in Can Tho.
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Day 4 – 20 Apr. Mekong Delta → Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel.

06:30 – 06:45 AM, 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 and after that, your have leisure time untill at 17:10PM our driver transfer you to Can Tho airport for flight to Hanoi(depart at 19:40PM-VJ462).

Arrive Hanoi airport at 21:50PM, our driver welcomes and transfer you to hotel. Rest of the day is your leisure time.

• Overnight at May Flower Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 5 – 21 Apr. Hanoi → Ha Long 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.

7:50 – 8:00 AM, our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus.

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.

17h-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 at Royal Palace Cruise in Halong Bay
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Day 6 – 22 Apr. Halong bay → Hanoi

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 harbour.

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

• Overnight at May Flower Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 7 – 23 Apr. Hanoi (city tour)

Morning breakfast at hotel.

08:10 – 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 Hanoi 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 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 -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.

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.

After tour, drop at hotel. Rest of the day is your leisure time to discover the city on your own.

• Overnight at May Flower Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 8 – 24 Apr. Hanoi → Siem Reap

Breakfast at the hotel.

Your leisure time in the city until 13:50PM we transfer you to airport for flight to Siem Reap(depart at 16:20PM-VJ913).

Arrive Siem Reap airport at 18:05PM, our driver welcomes and transfer you to hotel. Rest of the day is your leisure time.

• Overnight at Ta Prohm hotel in Siem Reap.
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Day 9 – 25 Apr. Siem Reap [Explore the 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 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.

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

• Overnight at Ta Prohm hotel in Siem Reap.
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Day 10 – 26 Apr. Siem Reap (Departure)

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel, we take a boat trip on Tonle Sap lake.

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.

Afternoon,your leisure time until at 11:45AM our driver transfers you to airport for departure flight back home(depart at 15:15PM).

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End of service!