12-Day Tour to Vietnam and Cambodia from Hanoi

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival Hanoi, Vietnam
1 stop
1
Hanoi
Today you’ll land in Hanoi at any time. Warmly welcome by Legend Travel Group`s Car Driver at the airport then transfer to Hanoi Downtown, a city of lakes, shaded boulevards, public parks, and the capital of Vietnam. Check-in at the hotel. Stay overnight in Hanoi.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Halong Bay and stay overnight on Board. (B, L, D)
1 stop
2
Hạ Long Bay
Early this morning, we’ll drive from Hanoi to one of the most magnificent scenic environments in the world, Halong Bay. Covering 577 square miles, this vast bay is filled with more than 3,000 limestones “peaks” or karsts that jut from the deep blue water as far as the eye can see. We’ll spend a day and a half, including an overnight with dinner and breakfast onboard, exploring this overwhelming seascape from the decks of a traditional Vietnamese boat. Comfortable and intimate, your boat features hand-crafted wooden interiors including a dining room and pleasant air-conditioned cabins with private baths. Since we’re overnight on the water, we’ll be able to explore Halong Bay’s most beautiful spots with time to swim and even visit some of the largest rock formations and caves. This promises to be one of your most memorable travel experiences in Asia. Stay overnight on the Boat.
1 day • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Halong Bay Cruise - Hanoi. (B, L)
2 stops
3
Hạ Long Bay
Rising to the sound of lapping bay waters, we have time for an early morning dip followed by breakfast. Sitting on the upper deck, you can relax while taking in the breathtaking beauty of the rocky islands rising from the emerald water of the bay. After breakfast, explore Sung Sot cave, swim, and relax. Cruises back to the jetty while brunch is served while you are cruising through the bay, along the way seeing more of the fascinating formations. Cruise check-out. Rejoining the car, driving back to Hanoi overnight. You arrive in Hanoi at 3:00 pm.
Admission ticket free
4
Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Center
Check-in hotel & free time to go sightseeing in the Old Quarter. Overnight in Hanoi.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Hanoi Sightseeing/Fly to Hoi An (B, L)
2 stops
5
Hanoi
Having breakfast in the hotel. Hanoi, a city of lakes, shaded boulevards and public parks, is the capital of Vietnam. It is a very attractive city with French-style architecture. You have a full day of sightseeing ahead, including a visit to One Pillar Pagoda, which was built by Ly Thai Tong and the Temple of Literature, founded by Emperor Ly Thanh Tong. Stop in the heart of Hanoi at Hoan Kiem Lake, which contains an islet with a tiny Tortoise Pagoda. After lunch at a local restaurant, visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Opera House and St. Joseph Cathedral. Conclude with a visit to Bao Tang Lich, once the museum of l'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme Orient, which includes artifacts from Vietnam's turbulent history.
7 hours • Admission ticket free
6
Hue
Transfer to the airport for a late afternoon flight to Hoi An via Da Nang City (60 minutes flight). Pick up upon arrival. Transfer to hotel for check-in. Stay overnight in Hoi An.
2 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Hoi An Excursion/Thu Bon River Boat Trip. (B, L)
1 stop
7
Hoi An
Enjoy a full-day excursion to Hoi An, a major trading center, once known as “Faifo” to the earliest Western traders. It was also an important port for the Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and other merchant vessels from the Far East. Visit a temple with partially gilded statues in the center, a pagoda dedicated to sailors and fishermen, and a chapel with origins in the 1700s that reflects the influences of Chinese and Japanese styles. Stop at the Sa Huynh Museum, located near the Japanese Covered Bridge, which contains exhibitions from the earliest period of Hoi An’s history. Late this afternoon, take a boat trip on the Thu Bon River to Kim Bong Village on Cam Kim Island to see the woodworkers and shipbuilding families. Return to your haven on the world-famous “Cua Dai Beach,” with the evening at your leisure. Overnight in Hoi An.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
My Son Sanctuary - World Heritage Site (B)
2 stops
8
My Son Sanctuary
Having breakfast in the hotel. Leave the hotel at 8:00 am. Drive to My Son, a World Heritage site, 50 km southwest of Hoi An. Located in a lush valley, My Son was the capital and religious center of the Cham people, now remaining with red brick towers and sanctuaries. My Son is considered to be in the same league as some of Southeast Asia's greatest archaeological sites, including Angkor in Cambodia, Bagan in Myanmar, Ayutthaya in Thailand, and Borobudur in Indonesia. These towers and sanctuaries were built from the 7 to 13 centuries. Return to Town for lunch by yourself around 13:00 pm.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
9
Hoi An
In the afternoon, free to go shopping in Hoi An Town. Overnight in Hoi An.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City (B)
2 stops
10
Hoi An
Free at leisure until transfer to the airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Ho Chi Minh City
On arrival, pick up & transfer to the hotel for check-in. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh. Distance: Tan Son Nhat Airport - Saigon center: 7 - 8km (~ 30 minute drive).
Admission ticket free
Day 8
Ho Chi Minh City sightseeing - Cu Chi Tunnels (B, L)
2 stops
12
Ho Chi Minh City
Today you will visit the largest Vietnamese city. There are street markets, sidewalk cafes and sleek new bars. This teeming metropolis offers 300 years of timeless traditions and the beauty of an ancient culture. To the west of the city is the huge Chinese neighborhood called Cho lon, which means "Big Market." Notre Dame Cathedral, in the heart of Saigon's government quarter, is of neo- Romanesque architecture with two high square towers and iron spires. The Central Post Office is French-style and City Hall, known as "Hotel de Ville," is typical of the French architecture that would be seen in any village in France. Visit the War Remnants Museum, featuring collections of weapons and photographs from the two Indochina wars.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
13
Cu Chi Tunnels
Leave Saigon for Cu Chi Tunnels to learn about Vietnam history & Vietnam War. You arrive at the hotel around 5:00 pm. Check in the hotel and stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Mekong Delta/River Boat Trip. (B, L)
2 stops
14
My Tho
Having breakfast in the hotel. Today takes you to My Tho, the capital of Tien Giang Province. Situated on the Mekong River, 75 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, the city is surrounded by orchards and rice fields, which produce grain for the entire country. Visit one or two of the islands that produce traditional handcrafts, coconut candy and bee farms.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
15
Vinh Trang Temple
Visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda, the oldest one in the delta on your boat trip on the Mekong River. Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Check in the hotel & stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 10
Conclude Saigon/ depart Siem Reap Cambodia. (B, L)
2 stops
16
Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at the hotel then transfer to the airport for flight to Siem Reap Cambodia. Arrive in Siem Reap at noon time. Warmly welcome by Tour Guide & Car Driver at airport then transfer to Siem Reap City
4 hours • Admission ticket free
17
Angkor Thom
The fortified city of ANGKOR THOM covers an area of 10 square km. Enclosed by a wall and wide moats, the city includes many of Angkor's most popular sights. Enter by the monumental SOUTH GATE over a causeway lined on either side by statues of demons and gods, each carrying a giant naga. Continue to the TERRACE OF THE ELEPHANTS and the TERRACE OF THE LEPER KINGS, former spaces for public ceremonies, both adorned with dramatic bas reliefs. Visit the ruined BAPHUON, ROYAL ENCLOSURE and PHIMEANAKAS before continuing to the mysterious BAYON TEMPLE. In this temple, one of the most popular and compelling in Angkor, explore the galleries of beautifully preserved bas reliefs and ascend narrow stairs to reach the central sanctuary, where you will find giant stone faces smiling enigmatically down at you from every angle. Visit a temple for sunset. Watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from the upper terraces of an ancient Angkorian temple. Return to the hotel for check in.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 11
Angkor Complex sightseeing (B, L)
3 stops
18
Angkor Wat
After breakfast at the hotel. Visit Angkor Wat - the crowning jewel of Khmer architecture, ANGKOR WAT is the national symbol and the highlight of any visit to Cambodia. The largest, best preserved, and most religiously significant of the Angkor temples.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
19
Ta Prohm
TA PROHM: one of the most popular attractions of Angkor as much of the jungle has not been cleared and it looks very much as most of the Angkor monuments would have appeared when European explorers first stumbled across them.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
20
Banteay Srei
Visiting Banteay Srei Temple Seemingly miniature in comparison to the other Angkor temples, BANTEAY SREI is considered to be the jewel of classical Khmer art. Built in pink sandstone, the walls are covered in exquisitely preserved carvings of unusual delicacy. Because of its small size, fairy-like atmosphere and extraordinary examples of Khmer sculpture, this temple is often a favorite with visitors. Transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Siem Reap.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 12
Conclude Siem Reap/Cambodia (B)
1 stop
21
Takeo
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, continue the temple tour to Takeo, Thommanon, Chau Say Tevoda, and Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been left relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, looking very much the way most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. (If time permits) After lunch, transfer to Siem Reap International airport for departure to your homeland. Finish the unforgettable trip arranged by Legend Travel Group! Goodbye & see you again! Airport transfer is included!
4 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

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