Vietnam & Cambodia Combination

Itinerary

1. Day 01

   ARRIVAL SIEM REAP (D)
   You will be received with a warm welcome at Siem Reap International Airport and transferred to the hotel. The evening is free for you to relax at the hotel. In case you wish to explore the city, you can choose to visit Pub Street which is famous for its quality yet economical restaurants and bars. Welcome dinner with Apsara Dance show. Overnight in Siem Reap. Please note! Hotel check-in time is around 14.00 Depend on your arrival time, the program will be adjusted accordingly.   
2. Day 02

   ANGKOR TOUR (B)
   After a sumptuous breakfast at the hotel, you’ll enjoy a full-day tour of the Angkor complex. You must not miss the antique capital of Angkor Thom. With sites like 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 Avalokiteśvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King, Angkor Thom has so much to offer. The most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor is 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. Other sites that deserve a mention are: Prasat Kravan, also known as ‘The Royal Baths’, the site was once used for ritual bathing; Banteay Kdei, surrounded by 4 concentric walls; Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool; Preah Khan temple, built by the King Jayavarman VII. Overnight in Siem Reap.
3. Day 03

   SIEM REAP AT LEISURE (B)
   After eating breakfast at the hotel, your day will be at leisure. Overnight in Siem Reap. OPTIONAL BOAT TRIP ON TONLE SAP Or you may head out to enjoy an optional boat ride on the Tonle Sap Lake. This beautiful fresh-water lake is the largest in South-east Asia and flows into the Tonle Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh. Built on the lake is a wondrous ‘floating village’ with floating schools, a floating police station, et al. The ‘village’ moves from place to place following water levels and currents. Included: Private or shared transfers according to your reference, English-speaking guide, entrance fees to visited places, Tonle Sap boat, 2 bottles of water/pax/day of excursion and services mentioned in the program. Excluded: Tips, personal expenses and other expenses not mentioned in the program.
4. Day 04

   SIEM REAP - PHNOM PENH (B)
   After breakfast, get ready for a coach journey from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh (no guide escort) by public shuttle bus. On arrival, you will meet one of our representatives and be transferred to your hotel in Phnom Penh. Continue your journey in the Pearl of the Orient, Phnom Penh, visiting by yourself the dazzling white and gold complex of the Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda. Move on to visit the Genocide Museum or venture to the former Tuol Svay Prey High School, which the Khmer Rouge set up as prison in May 1976, to detain those accused of opposing the Pol Pot regime. Be prepared to be shaken by this moving reminder of the genocide that occurred during Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime. Overnight in Phnom Penh.  
5. Day 05

   PHNOM PENH - HO CHI MINH CITY (B)
   - BY FLIGHTAfter breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Phnom Penh airport (no guide escort) to catch your flight to Ho Chi Minh City (still called Saigon by many locals). Upon arrival at Ho Chi Minh City, you are transferred to the hotel. If there’s time, you must stroll around the downtown part of the bustling Ho Chi Minh City to explore the different local ways of life. Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals, is a centre of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. As opposed to its northern counterpart, this metropolis is filled with automobiles, numerous shopping areas and sidewalk cafes. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
6. Day 06

   HO CHI MINH CITY SIGHTS & CU CHI TUNNELS EXCURSION (B/L)
   The plan is to devote half of today exploring the captivating Ho Chi Minh City. We pass by the now-demolished wartime American Embassy on our way to the Reunification Palace (Exhibition Hall is optional at USD2/pax extra). This famous edifice was a former residence of the President of Southern Vietnam until the end of April 1975. We also visit some striking French colonial structures, including the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Saigon Post Office. Post this, we head to the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum. We conclude our sightseeing session with a walk around the retail Ben Thanh Market, where anything and everything is for sale! In the afternoon, we travel about 30 km North-West of Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi town. Cu Chi tunnels were used as the base from which the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968. The incredible underground network in Cu Chi stretched over 200 kilometres and became legendary during the American War. The extensive tunnels have been specially constructed with living areas, weapon factories, field hospitals, command centres, plus accommodation. We visit an exposition hall and a widened section of the tunnels to get a feel of the underground life. There are also possibilities to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Note: Notre Dame Cathedral is under renovation until 2027. The visit will be arranged from the outside.
7. Day 07

   FLIGHT FROM HO CHI MINH CITY - HANOI (B)
   Step back in time as you fly from the buzzing, modern city of Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi. Airport transfer in Ho Chi Minh city without a guide. Upon arrival at Noibai Hanoi Airport, you’ll be met by our tour guide & transferred to your hotel in Hanoi. Afternoon/ Evening at leisure to explore the evening sights on your own. Overnight in Hanoi.
8. Day 08

   HANOI - HALONG/ LAN HA BAY (B/L/D)
   If you wish to see how the Hanoi people rise and shine in the morning, wake up early and run to a lake close by your hotel, you can join an exciting scene of hundreds of locals, passionately attentive in their morning exercises of Tai Chi quan, jogging, martial arts, classical dance and so on. After breakfast at the hotel, we will head to Halong Bay, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO since 1994 and 2006, and check into our overnight boat. Enjoy a trip on Halong with stops to visit caves or to swim and enjoy the sunset on the sea. Dinner with fresh seafood! Overnight onboard. *The itinerary above is subject to change without prior notice and depends on weather conditions! There will be an English-speaking cruise manager who will take care of all passengers during the trip in Ha Long, accompanied by his staff.  Overnight in Halong/ Lan Ha Bay.  
9. Day 09

   HALONG/ LAN HA BAY – HANOI (B/Br)
   Situated in the “Eastern Sea”, so you may guess how miraculous it is seeing the sunrise over the islets of the Bay. The boat will take us to go about marvelous areas, where almost each islet has its own name, adopting its shape or reminiscent, including the Fisherman’s Head, Turtle, the Sail, the Incense Burner Rock, the cute Sea Dog Rock or Cock Fighting Rocks and so on.  Return to the Wharf at midday to be back to Hanoi. Evening at leisure and overnight in Hanoi.  
10. Day 10

    HANOI (B)
    – No car usage includedAfter breakfast at the hotel, you will enjoy a walking tour of the Ho Chi Minh complex, the Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum - the final resting place of the Vietnamese great father; President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house - where Ho lived on and off from 1958 to 1969. The next place is One Pillar Pagoda, a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square pond. From there, leave for the Temple of Literature, the first college of Vietnam. While heading back to Hoan Kiem Lake, have a brief stopover at Ngoc Son Temple. In the evening, experience the Water Puppet Show near the lake and later you can enjoy a relaxing 30-minute foot massage session. Overnight in Hanoi.  
11. Day 12

    HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
    After breakfast at the hotel, you can devote the entire day to shopping and buying souvenirs for friends. As the hotel is located in central Hanoi, all the shopping areas are not too far. Then, according to your flight schedule, you shall be driven to the airport (no guide escort). Please note! -    Hotel check-out time is around 12.00.
12. Day 12

    HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
    After breakfast at the hotel, you can devote the entire day to shopping and buying souvenirs for friends. As the hotel is located in central Hanoi, all the shopping areas are not too far. Then, according to your flight schedule, you shall be driven to the airport (no guide escort). END OF TOUR   Please note! -    Hotel check-out time is around 12.00.

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