16/05/2023
VIETNAM- CAMBODIA-LAOS 14DAYS
Day 01: KOLKATA – HANOI BY FLIGHT
Departure at night from Kolkata. Arrive Hanoi very early morning. Transfer to hotel.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 02: HANOI
Breakfast. Start the day by visiting local food market to learn about Vietnamese very local daily life. Continue to Ho Chi Minh Complex, an important place of pilgrimage. A traffic-free area of botanical gardens, monuments, memorials and pagodas, it’s usually crowded with groups of all ages, from all over the nation, who has come to pay their respects. Within the complex you can visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House and the Ho Chi Minh Museum. Also visit the famous One Pillar Pagoda which is built of wood on a single stone pillar 1.25 m in diameter. It is designed to resemble a lotus blossom, which is a Buddhist symbol of purity, since a lotus blossoms in a muddy pond. Continue to Temple of Literature which was built in 1070 in honour of Confucius, his followers and Chu Van An, a moral figure in Vietnamese education. In the afternoon, visit the Hoa Lo prison. It was a prison used by the French colonists in Vietnam for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for prisoners of war during the Vietnam War when it was sarcastically known to American prisoners of war as the "Hanoi Hilton". Then take a cyclo tour (rickshaw) in Hanoi Old Quarter – 36 streets and guilds to discover the ancient feature of Hanoi and daily life and French Quarter with some signature buildings such as Hanoi Opera House. And the French architecture with the most typical Art Deco style can be seen in the headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam. Many French architects and later Vietnamese architects created the Indochinese architectural style in which the traditional architectural details of Vietnam and Kh’mer were used to produce the roofs, porch roofs and decorative patterns. The most typical works include the University of Indochina with another name is National University (No.19, Le Thanh Tong Street).
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 03: HANOI – HALONG / LAN HA
Breakfast. Proceed for a Halong Bay Cruise experience. Embark on the boat. Enjoy welcome drink as Cruise Manager gives you a brief overview of the itinerary and important safety guideline. Check in your cabin. Enjoy lunch while cruising to magnificent Bai Tu Long Bay, start sailing among famous Islets (Indochina studio, Am Islet…) of Bai Tu Long Bay, the wildest beauty with the panoramic natural views. Visit and explore the well-hidden Co Cave (known as Thien Canh Son Cave) where you can go hiking to the middle of the mountain to see the wild and mysterious beautiful cave, contemplate numerous sparkling stalactites appear like 'hanging lamps’ inside the Cave. If you want, get chance for kayaking at Cong Do or relaxing on the cruise. Attend chef’s cooking demonstration and try your skills in the art of traditional Vietnamese cooking. You can enjoy the charm of Bai Tu Long Bay at night. Enjoy evening relax at leisure.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 04: LAN HA/HALONG – HANOI – DA NANG By Flight
Welcome a new day with an amazing dawn on Bai Tu Long Bay. Refresh your body and soul with a Tai-chi session on the sundeck. Catch the morning view of seascape while enjoying breakfast with cookies and tea, café in the restaurant. Visit Vung Vieng fishing village - the famous fishing farm by bamboo boat and discover life of local people living on the surface of Halong Bay. Pack up the luggage and check out of the cabin. Enjoy the brunch in the restaurant while cruising back to Vinashin tourist harbour. Disembark from boat and transfer directly to Hanoi Airport for flight to Da Nang. Meet on arrival and transfer to Hotel.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 05: DA NANG – HO CHI MINH CITY By flight
Breakfast. Proceed on a day trip to visit Ba Na Hills - King Mountain. The beautiful weather here is always cool. Admire the high by the most modem cable car system in Southeast Asia. Visit Dream Stream Cable car Station. After finishing the first cable car, visit France wine cellar, Linh Ung pagoda. Enjoy the panorama of Da Nang City. Freetime to enjoy the games in the Fantasy Park. Explore King Peak at an altitude of 1.487m, where you can see panorama view of the Hana Hills and Quang Nam - Da Nang on high. On the top of mountain have Linh Tu Pagoda that is a special temple construction. Walk on the 150-meter long GOLDEN BRIDGE, a new hot trending attraction in Ba Na hills. The bridge is located at a height of 1,400M, between a sea of clouds. After tour transfer to the airport for flight back to Ho Chi Minh city .
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 06: HO CHI MINH CITY – CU CHI TUNNEL – CITY TOUR
Breakfast. This morning, transfer for a tour of the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence. Return back to Ho Chi Minh City and proceed on a city tour including Reunification Palace formerly known as Independence Palace, built on the site of the former Norodom Palace, a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City. Visit War Remnants Museum, City Hall, Ho Chi Minh Monument and Central Post Office which was constructed when Vietnam was part of French Indochina in the early 20th century and Notre Dame Cathedral.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 07: HO CHI MINH CITY – MY THO – HO CHI MINH CITY
Breakfast. Full day Mekong Delta Bay tour with lunch. Head to the South to MyTho, the homeland of coconut and family factories with local products. Stop en route to visit Vinh Trang pagoda. Upon arrival in My Tho, take a small boat to go between canals into gardens and rural houses, where a lot of families produce coconut candy, feed the bee for honey, or plant juicy fruit. and their small factories. Drive back to Saigon in the afternoon.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 08: HO CHI MINH – SIEM REAP
Breakfast. transfer to airport flight to Siem Reap.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 09: SIEM REAP – ANGKOR DISCOVERY
In the morning, proceed to visit the South Gate (with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century), Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the L***r King. Afternoon, visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. 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. Sunset at Angkor Wat. Evening enjoy Apsara Dance Performance with Dinner. A journey to Cambodia is not complete if you don’t experience a performance of the Apsara dance, considered a part of the Khmer identity. This traditional dance is a form of Cambodian classic dance, in the heart of the Cambodian culture.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 10: SIEM REAP TO LUANG PRABANG BY FLIGHT
Breakfast. Day tour including Floating village. Take a ride in the traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap - the largest lake in Asia. Then visit Wat Bo - a highly respected pagoda containing unique wall paintings of the Reamker (Ramayana) of the late 19th century, Wat Thmei [(Killing Field), a unique glass-walled stupa containing the bones of victims of Khmer Rouge]. Visit the "Les Artisans d'Angkor – Chantiers Ecole" the Finest Authentic Khmer Arts and Crafts & local market. Evening transfer to airport for flight to Luang Prabang.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 11: LUANG PRABANG
Breakfast. Full day tour of Luang Prabang. Evening free to explore.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 12: LUANG PRABANG TO VIENTIANE
Breakfast. Then transfer from Luang Prabang to the capital city Vientiane.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 13: VIENTIANE
Breakfast. Full Day tour of Vientiane.
Lunch, Dinner & overnight
Day 14: LUANG PRABANG TO KOLKATA BY FLIGHT
Breakfast. Morning free to explore on your own. Then transfer to airport for flight back home.