Vietnam & Cambodia Tour – 21 Days

Tour Highlights:

Explore Hanoi – the capital city of Vietnam – the city of 1000 years civilization
Immerse in the fascinating beauty of one of the World’s Nature Wonders – The Descending of Dragon Halong Bay
Visit three highlights of tourism in Central Vietnam: Danang, Hoian, and Nha Trang
Set foot on Ho Chi Minh, the city of creativity and energy, and discover the rapid pace of city like a local
Explore Mekong Delta with one special feature is floating market
Head to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Angkor to learn about their history of ancient Khmer era
Marvel at the pristine beaches in Sihanoukville and Koh Rong Island

General Information

Duration: 21 days/20 nights
Date: Advice on booking
Start/End: Hanoi/Angkor
Tour Route: Hanoi – Halong – Danang – Hoi An – Nha Trang – Ho Chi Minh City – Can Tho – Chau Doc – Phnom Penh – Sihanoukville – Kor Rong Island – Siem Reap
Tour Customizable: Definitely! Tell us your specific requirements.
Tour Categories: Vietnam Cambodia tours
Guides: Local Guide (English Speaking Guide, Other Languages upon Request)
Transportation: Private first-class air-conditioned vehicles

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Day 2: Hanoi – City Tour
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong, Overnight on cruise
Day 4: Halong, Overnight on cruise
Day 5: Halong – Hanoi
Day 6: Hanoi – Fly to Danang, Hoi An
Day 7: Hoian – My Son – City Tour
Day 8: Hoian – Danang – Flight to Nha Trang
Day 9: Nha Trang – Leisure time
Day 10: Nha Trang – City Tour
Day 11: Nha Trang – Fly to Ho Chi Minh – City tour
Day 12: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong delta, Overnight in Can Tho
Day 13: Cai Rang floating market – Chau Doc
Day 14: Chau Doc – Speedboat to Phnom Penh
Day 15: Phnom Penh – Sihanoukville
Day 16: Sihanoukville – Speedboat to Koh Rong Island
Day 17: Koh Rong Island
Day 18: Koh Rong Island
Day 19: Koh Rong Island – Speedboat back to Sihanoukville – Flight to Siem Reap
Day 20: Siem Reap – Angkor Visit
Day 21: Siemreap – Angkor Visit – Departure

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

Warmly welcome our beautiful country! After arrival, our local tour guide and driver pick you up and then we transfer to the hotel for checking in. Take a short rest and we will enjoy a 1-hour cyclo tour around the Old Quarter. Next, we will be free for shopping in the old quarter ranges from markets through to designer boutique stores to amazing contemporary art galleries. We will then move to Thang Long Water Puppets Theatre, enjoying a special performance of the city’s famous water puppets. Finishing this show, a welcome dinner at Ngon Villa restaurant will be served for you.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi – City Tour

After breakfast, the first destination of this day is Ho Chi Minh complex where we will spend time at Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, his former stilt-house, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh Museum and One Pillar Pagoda. Followings we visit the Temple of Literature which was known as the first university of Vietnam.

After lunch, we visit the Museum of Ethnology, which is widely acknowledged as the best in the country and has an extensive display dedicated to Vietnam’s 54 Ethnic minority peoples and the infamous Hoa Lo Prison Museum. Hoa Lo is also known as the “Hanoi Hilton” and was where former US presidential candidate John McCain was incarcerated for over 5 years. This work makes people remember one dark period in the past.
Later this afternoon, we will delight in 1-hour cyclo tour of the French-inspired the Old Quarter. We will be free for shopping in this area from markets through to designer boutique stores to amazing contemporary art galleries.

After dinner, we offer you immerse in the performance show. Besides the classic Water Puppet show, you will have some other alternatives such as Tu Phu show with outstanding visual, music, colorful customs and lively dance performance; Ionah show which is inspired by the world’s famous show ‘Cirque du Soleil’; Golden Bell Show with performances including Drum dance, Champa dance, Ritual performance, Flute dance, Quan Ho Folk song, Bamboo dance…; Tonkin Show telling the story of the pagoda’s founding by venerable monk Tu Dao Hanh, explains the ancient union between religion and the monarchy, etc.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong, Overnight on cruise

Pick up at our hotel in Hanoi after breakfast, we will take 180 KM to come to Halong Bay – The Bay of Descending Dragon, which is located in the Northeast of Vietnam. Halong Bay has been recognized by UNESCO as the World Natural Heritage because of its values of landscape, geology, and geomorphology, respectively in 1994 and 2000.
Arrival at Tuan Chau International harbor, we embark on the cruise, enjoy a welcome drink before a sumptuous lunch while cruising into the magnificent Halong Bay with its thousands of extraordinarily shaped limestone islands. In the mid-afternoon, we explore Lom Bo Area and be charmed by this outstanding masterpiece of Mother Nature. Visit Maze Cave – one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay and climb up to see the panoramic view of the bay from above.

Return to the cruise in the late afternoon and relax with a sunset party and take part in a fruit carving demonstration. Savor a sparkling and dinner on the top deck under the light of a thousand stars in the middle of the tranquil Bay with extremely delicious food, fascinating fruit, and vegetables. Delight in traditional music performances before socializing with the artist, new friends, and crew members, join squid fishing.
Overnight in Halong Bay.

Day 4: Halong, Overnight on cruise

Start your new day with a Tai Chi session or a photo hunt in the early morning. After breakfast in the fresh air and peaceful beauty of the Bay, we transfer to a day-boat for a cruise. Go fishing with local fishermen and learn about traditional fishing methods. Next, we explore the Cua Van Area by kayaking. You also can swim and relax on the beach.

Return to our day-boat and having lunch. In the afternoon, we pass the Cua Van fishing village and learn more about the local life of the fishermen. The next station is Pearl Farm where we can learn about the technique for making high-quality pearls. Back to the main cruise in the late afternoon, we enjoy dinner on the top deck, squid fishing or just laze around.
Overnight on the cruise.

Day 5: Halong – Hanoi

Start your new day with a Tai Chi session or a photo hunt in the early morning. After breakfast in the fresh air and peaceful beauty of the Bay, we will stop at Ti Tov Island for swimming in the emerald water or trekking to the top of the island have a panoramic view of the bay. We then kayak through the hidden beauty of the bay.

Check out of your cabin while cruising towards the harbor and joining a cooking demonstration before enjoying an exceptional Buffet lunch. Disembark at around noon and we will on the way come back to Hanoi. Check-in your hotel and spend time on leisure.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6: Hanoi – Fly to Danang, Hoian

After breakfast, we will be free until your driver arrives to take you to Noi Bai airport for your flight come to Danang. Arrival in Danang, we will have a brief visit to Cham Museum – the houses of the complete collection of Cham Artifacts. The next destination is My Khe Beach which was known as one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam. Followings are Marble Mountain – which has five elements of the universe are water, wood, air, fire, and earth.
After that, we will leave for Hoi An. The rest of the day will be free for strolling in the town, lazing on the beach, or whatever takes our fancy.
Overnight in Hoian.

Day 7: Hoian – My Son – City Tour

After breakfast, we will start our journey with Tra Kieu capital and next is My Son Sanctuary which located 69 km southwest of Danang, was an imperial city during the Cham dynasty. My Son is the former capital of the ancient Cham civilization that ruled Central Vietnam from the second to the thirteenth century. Their religion was primarily derived from Indian Hinduism. My Son is considered to be one of the best-preserved Cham structures in Vietnam. The complex is comprised of seventy Hindu-like towers and temples dating from the second century. My Son Sanctuary is a large complex of religious relics, comprises more than 70 temples and towers that connect to each other with the complicated red brick design.
Return to Hoi An and having lunch.

In the afternoon, we will walk down to the downtown for walking tour to visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, the Pottery Museum, Tan Ky old house, the Cantonese congregation, the silk street of Hoi An, the temples and pagodas of Chinese appearance.
Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 8: Hoian – Danang – Flight to Nha Trang

After breakfast, we will be free until your driver arrives to take you to the airport for your flight to Nha Trang. Welcome upon arrival by local tour guide and driver then we transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is for relaxing.
Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 9: Nha Trang – Leisure time

The day will be free for you doing everything you want. You can spend the whole morning with a cup of coffee, doing nothing, just watching activities on the streets. And the afternoon on the beach is a good choice, enjoy the fresh air and relax your body and mind.
Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 10: Nha Trang City Tour

After breakfast, apart from the beautiful beach and ocean, there is a river name “Cai” that is endowed to Nha Trang. Come aboard the scenic river tour. Before boarding the boat, we will be taken to Cham Po Nagar Towers, which is one of the best architectures of Cham People. After viewing the Cham Po Nagar Towers, we start the boat trip up to the river and enjoy the beautiful scenery that unfolds along the banks. You can have a chance to immerse in ancient architecture more than 200-year-old houses, try in different fruits depends on seasons. The handicraft workshops, village markets, Vietnamese people daily life can be approached with you.

Having lunch with Vietnamese cuisine and relaxing are on the riverside restaurant. In the afternoon, enjoy your relax time in Nha Trang beach is a great decision to complete your day.
Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 11: Nha Trang – Fly to Ho Chi Minh City tour

After breakfast, we will be free until your driver arrives to take you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh.
Welcome upon arrival, we will be greeted and driven to our hotel in the city center.
We visit the Reunification Palace, the former Presidential Palace for the president of the South of Vietnam. After that, we will visit the War Remnants Museum, where we can watch countless artifacts, photographs, and pictures documenting the second Indochina war.

We also stop at Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office to get good shots to keep the memory in this beautiful city.
In the rest of the day, we will visit Ben Thanh Market.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 12: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta, overnight in Can Tho

After breakfast, we transfer to Vinh Long town where we have a stop at the local market and experience with the daily life of people and various local products. After that, we take the boat to visit the brick kilns to see how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay. Then, we will come to visit the orchard and traditional house to enjoy some kinds of fruits and tea when listening to traditional music.

The rowing-boat continues on taking us deeper into the countryside on smaller canals so we can enjoy the peaceful time. It is so interesting to see traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and see some activities of the local farmers with an opportunity to make contacts with them and see how they catch fish or pick up fruits by ancestral ways in Mekong Delta

One more thing to do on this trip is biking. It can be an unforgettable experience when biking on village paths to see the local farms, houses, “monkey” bridge, real life, etc. Ending of this biking, we will return to Vinh Long city to get to the center of Mekong Delta – Can Tho City.
Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 13: Cai Rang floating market – Chau Doc

Early morning today, we will take the boat trip to visit the famous Cai Rang floating market with the busy sense right at the time. This is the biggest floating market in the Mekong Delta where we can see the daily life of local people with special trading is selling agriculture products on boats.
After that, we will come back to the hotel and have time for relaxing until check out. Next, we will transfer to Chau Doc. Arrival and check-in the hotel.
Overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 14: Chau Doc – Speedboat to Pnom Penh

Early morning today, we check out the room and move to the pier for the speedboat to Pnom Penh. It takes us about 5 hours boat trip along Mekong River. Arrival at midday, we’re picked up and transferred to the hotel. Enjoy lunch at Friend Restaurant, run by Mith Samlanh, which has worked to build the futures of former street children and marginalized young people in Phnom Penh since 1994.
In the afternoon, let spend the time to visit Royal Palace, see the silver pagoda with their compound afterward we continue to visit National Museum as well as to learn more about the pre-Angkor period, Angkor period and Post Angkor. And continue to follow it with a walk up to a small hill for an interesting visit to the legendary Wat Phnom and a spectacular view over the surrounding areas.
Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 15: Pnom Penh – Sihanoukville

After breakfast at the hotel, we deal with a dark chapter of Cambodian history as we visit sites related to the Khmer regime. Visit the notorious Tuol Sleng Museum, this former school was used as a prison by Pol Pot’s security forces and became the largest center for detention and torture during the rule of the Khmer Rouge.

Continue to spend some time to explore the Russian Market where vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs, clothing and other goods, plus food.

The same afternoon, we will transfer to Sihanouk Ville, Beach Province by our private car without guide escort. Upon your arrival, proceed to hotel for check-in and relax.
Overnight in Sihanouk Ville.

Day 16: Sihanoukville – Speedboat to Koh Rong Island

Breakfast at the hotel, this morning we will drive you to Ochheuteal Pier to catch a speedboat to Koh Rong for relaxing. Overnight in Koh Rong Island.

Day 17: Koh Rong Island

Breakfast at hotel, today is free for relaxing by own on the island. Overnight in Koh Rong Island.

Day 18: Koh Rong Island

Breakfast at hotel, today is free for relaxing by own on the island. Overnight in Koh Rong Island.

 

Day 19: Koh Rong Island – Speedboat back to Sihanoukville – Flight to Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel, this morning we will drive you back to Ochheuteal Pier and catch a flight from Sihanouk Ville to Siem Reap.
Arrival in Siem Reap, our local guide and driver will transfer you to the hotel for check-in.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 20: Siem Reap – Angkor Visit

After breakfast, we will start our sightseeing journey with the Angkor area. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. Angkor Wat is a combination of two basic features architecture of Khmer with temple-mountain architecture and narrow corridors.

We go around this massive complex, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple and the jungle-covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man’s creation reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 21: Siem Reap – Angkor Visit – Departure

Breakfast at hotel and we will drive out of town to the exquisite Banteay Srei – the jewel of Khmer art and set deep in the jungle. Banteay Srei was carved from red sandstone, with elaborate decorative wall carvings which are well preserved to this day. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, we will return to the airport for your departure flight. Trip Ends.