TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION – Robert Kawecki

Day 1 – 21 Feb: Australia → Ho Chi Minh

Arrival at Ho Chi Minh airport at 15:50 PM – VN780, our driver will transfer you to hotel for your stay.

• Overnight at SunRise Central Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 2 – 22 Feb: 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.

Around 07:30 – 8:00 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 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.

• Overnight at Senior hotel in Can Tho
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Day 3 – 23 Feb: Mekong Delta → Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at your hotel.

Around 07:30: 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 Ho Chi Minh City. Get back to the hotel.

• Overnight at SunRise Central Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
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Day 4 – 24 Feb: Ho Chi Minh (cu chi) → Hoi An

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)

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.

At 16:30 PM, our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Da Nang. (Depart at 18:55 PM – VN142)

Arrive at in Da Nang airport at 20:20 PM, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel in Hoi An for your stay.

• Overnight at Kim An Hoi An Hotel  in Hoi An
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Day 5 – 25 Feb: Hoi An [visit My Son Sanctuary]

Breakfast at your 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 6 – 26 Feb: Hoi An [Leisure]

Breakfast at your 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 7 – 27 Feb: Hoi An → Da Nang

Breakfast at hotel. Your leisure time for walking around and relax in Hoi An.

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

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel Da Nang in Danang.
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Day 8 – 28 Feb: Da Nang [Leisure]

Breakfast at hotel.

After breakfast, your leisure time on the beach or at your resort on your own.

• Overnight at White Sand Hotel Da Nang in Danang.
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Day 9 – 01 Mar: Da Nang → Hanoi

Breakfast at your hotel.

Spend your leisure time until at 08:30 AM, our driver transfers you to airport for flight to Hanoi. ( Depart at 11:15 AM – VN166)

Arrival at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi at 12:40 PM, you will be taken to hotel.

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 10 – 02 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 8:20 – 8:30 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 on Ha Long Bay
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Day 11 – 03 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 Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi
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Day 12 – 04 Mar: Hanoi → Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel. Your leisure time to explore the city.

At 13:00 PM, we transfer you to airport for flight to Siem Reap. (Depart at 16:20 PM – VJ913)

Arrive at in Siem Reap airport at 18:05 PM, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for your stay.

• Overnight at Ta Prohm hotel in Siem Reap.
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Day 13 – 05 Mar: Siem Reap [Explore the Angkor]

Breakfast at hotel

At 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.

In the evening, around 18:30, our driver will take you enjoy a delicious dinner at a local restaurant in Seam Reap. Watch a Apsara dance show while dining.

• Overnight at Ta Prohm hotel in Siem Reap..
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Day 14 – 06 Mar: Siem Reap → Australia

Morning, enjoy breakfast at hotel.

At 08:30AM, 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. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.

After that, at 15:00 PM, our driver transfers you to the airport for flight back home. (Depart at 18:30 PM – VN812)

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End of service!