Viet Nam - Cambodia - Laos (10Days - 9Nights)

 

 

Code: VNCC8

Day 1: Arrive  Hanoi (D)

Pick up at airport and transfert to hotel, after check in hotel, welcome dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi city tour (B,L)

Full-day private city tour. The post-colonial capital city of Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, num

erous lakes, pagodas and temples. This full day tour takes you around Hanoi 's most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and his Stilt House, Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda nearby. Also on the tour - the Lake of the Restored Sword and Ngoc Son Temple, the Temple of Literature, peaceful West Lake with lovers' street Thanh Nien, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda and Quan Thanh Temple and one of the city's museums, either the History Museum or the Ethnology Museum. Evening enjoy a water puppet performance. Overnight in Hanoi.

NOTE: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed Monday & Friday 

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong bay cruise (B,L,D)

Today you leave Hanoi for Halong Bay – World Natural Heritage site – via the Red River Delta with 3.5 hours drive. Welcome on board for a junk cruise and set s

ail in the bay while lunch is served. Passage into the magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons' teeth. After lunch, take a short trek to a nearby summit for a panoramic view of the bay, swimming on a quiet beach or sunbathing on the sundeck. Late afternoon, visit an interesting fishing village with an opportunity to interact with fishermen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations. At sunset, kayak or simply take a bamboo row boat to discover a water tunnel with many coral reefs in a scenic lagoon. Back on board your jun, enjoy watching the peaceful sunset and later unwind at a restaurant. Overnight on cruise.

Day 4: Halong – Hanoi (B,L)

Wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves and bird welcoming the new day. Yo

u will have an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto then walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Drive back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi – Siem Riep Apsara dance show (B,D)

Breakfast at hotel and transfert to Noi Bai airport for flight to Siem Riep. Arrive Siem Reap. Pick up and transfer hotel to check-in. Buffet dinner and enjoy Khmer Traditional Apsara Dance show.

Day 6: Siem Riep – Angkor – Siem Riep (B,L,D)

Breakfast at hotel, proceed to visit South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, Elephant Terrace, Ta Prohm Temple, Neak Pean Temple. After lunch proceed to visit one of the Wonders of the World - Angkor Wat, then climb up to Bakheng Mountain to enjoy the beautiful Sunset of this Historic Ancient city. After dinner, transfer to hotel for accommodation.

Day 7: Siem Riep (B,L)

Breakfast at hotel, we will start a wonderful visit to Tonle Sap Great Lake - the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia and is an ecological hotspot that was designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997 and cruising on wooden boat across floating village. At noon, we will be back to Siem Reap for lunch and free time for you to explore Siem Reap city ‘til time to transfer to airport for departure flight.

Day 8: Siem Riep – Luang prabang (B/L/D)

After breakfast, transfert to airport for flight to Luangprabang. Arrive in Luang Prabang, the ancient first capital of Lane Xang kingdom, the center of religious life in Laos and today the World Heritage City. Arrive in Luang Prabang and transfer to our hotel for check-in. In the afternoon, we take a sightseeing tour of the sacred city of temples, of which nearly fifty temples still remain in the town and surrounding areas. Visit Wat Visoun, the 16th century temple served as a small museum for religious artifacts; Wat Aham, the early 19th century temple, whose two guardian figures at the foot of the steps which represent

 two characters from the Ramayana - Hanuman, the Monkey God and a fierce Yaksa; Wat Xiengthong, the 16th century temple which, more than any temples in Luang Prabang, epitomizes all the elegance and grace of Luang Prabang architecture; Phousi Hill, the 328 steps leads to the summit of Phousi hill that dominates the sky-line of Luang Prabang overlooking the finest panoramic view in the whole Luang Prabang.

Day 9: Luang Prabang – Par Ou Cave (B/L/D)

Following breakfast, we depart hotel to the boat landing, and take the boat, upstream on the Mekong to visit Pak Ou cave in the side of a lime stone cliff and opposite of the mouth of the Mekong and Ou rivers. The sanctuaries at Pak Ou consist of two large caves, both repositories for thousands of Buddha images, which range from mere centimeter to two meters in height. En route, Lao typical villages are barely visible behind a screen of foliage. Slender canoes bobbing by the shore, bamboo poles and floats mark the location of nets and fish traps. Our first stop will be at Ban Muangkeo, a well-known village for Lao traditional rice whisky, namely Laoh-Khao to be distilled. We are welcome to taste it and also take away. Lunch is served at a riverside restaurant. We arrive back at Luang Prabang in late afternoon, and continue to drive outskirt of town to visit Ban Xangkhong, a well-known village for its wood paper making and also Lao silk weavings with natural dyes.

Day 10: Luang Prabang – Departure (B)

After breakfast, we depart hotel to visit the National Museum, the former Royal Palace which houses the collection of valuables including the famous Prabang Buddha statue, gifts received from foreign dignitaries…etc, if time permits, the rest of the day is spent free for own experience in this charming town, till transfer to Luang Prabang airport for departure to next destination.

 

Validity: 1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012.

Price per person in USD.

 

Hotel List:

Our Offres:

Price Includes	Price Excludes
Accommodations based on twin/double sharing room Tours and transfer as private air-con vehicle. Meals as mentioned (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner) Entry fee as tours stated English Speaking Local Guide Service charge & Government tax Boat cruise on Halong Bay Apsara Dance show in Siem Riep. Boat trip on stated in each program Fresh water and wet wipe during day tour	Drinks, tips and personal expenses Meals not mentioned in the itinerary All international flights All international airport-tax Bank fee for transfer money Travel insurance Visa application fee to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodge All air tickets : Hanoi – Siem Riep; Siem Riep – Luang Prabang Personal expenses Other meals and drinks Insuranc.

 

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

• Child under 12 years old sharing room with two (02) adults, without extra bed charged 50% of adult price.
• Child under 12 years old sharing room with two (02) adults, with extra bed charged 75% of adult price.
• Child under 12 years old sharing room with one (01) adult charged 90% of adult price.

• 1-2 Pax in 4 seat car, 3-7 pax in 16 seat van, 8-12 pax in 24- 29 seat bus, 13-17 pax in 35 seat bus, Over 17 pax in 45 seats.
• The time of sightseeing points may be changed and shall be fixed by local tour operator due to traffic and weather conditions. However, all points must be covered unless amendment of cancellation is made by clients themselves.
• All prices are in USD. Payment should be made before arrival of group.
• All hotels mentioned may be changed by similars if they are full.

• Price is valid to 31 Decembre 2012. Christmas Eve 24 Dec / New Year Eve 31 Dec, a surcharge and Compulsory Gala dinner maybe applied.
• All rates are quoted in US Dollars per person.
• Packages tour rates are Nett, non-commissionable.
• Confirmation of room & price are subject to space availability at the time of booking only.
• All rates are subject to change without prior notices.
• All above itinerary is flexible, depending on arrival or departure flights of passengers.

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