Vietnam and Cambodia 15 days – Group Tour

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6^th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15^thJune -15^thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine

with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00 – 14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Back to hotel

Included: Tour guide, Breakfast, Lunch, transportation, entrance fees, hotel in Hanoi

07.30-08.00: You will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to Ha Long.

11:30-12:00 Upon arrival at Halong International Cruise Port, you will enjoy a warm welcome by our cruise staff in the waiting lounge and complete check-in procedure.

12:00 Upon boarding Amanda Cruise, our crew welcome you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking into your cabin. The vessel leaves Tuan Chau Marina, taking you on an exciting journey to discover the beauty of Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you can enjoy the view of some of the most beautiful spots in Ha Long and admire the grandeur of the Bay with thousands of limestone islands while the vessel heads to Trinh Nu Cave.

Enjoy your lunch at our luxurious restaurant on board while the vessel cruises toward Trinh Nu cave.

14.00: You return to your cabin for a short rest and prepare for kayaking activities in Trinh Nu Cave area.

15.00: You will be transferred to Trinh Nu Cave by tender.

Arriving at Trinh Nu Cave area, you will take part in kayaking activities here. To get to Trinh Nu beach, you need to kayak around thousand-year-old limestone formations and then walk for 5 minutes through Trinh Nu cave. Trinh Nu beach will amaze you with its white sand, emerald water and mild pleasant weather conditions

17.30-18.00 Back on board, you will participate in Sunset party & cooking class while the vessel cruises toward the shore. You can enjoy relaxing moments while sipping a cup of traditional Vietnamese tea or coffee on the sundeck amid wonderful scenery and beautiful sunset. Ha Long Bay is calm during the day, but when the sun goes down, the Bay becomes even more tranquil and peaceful.

You will be instructed to make delicious traditional Vietnamese steamed rice rolls by our chef and then enjoy the rolls made on your own.

17.30-18.30 Happy hour – BUY 2 DRINK GET 1 FOR FREE

19.30 Gala Dinner. Enjoy your dinner on the Sundeck (if the weather is favorable)

20.30 After dinner, you will enjoy a peaceful view of the Bay at night on the deck. You can also participate in evening activities such as massage (subject to additional charge), herbal foot bath on sundeck (free of charge one herbal bag for each cabin) or enjoying music and some drinks at Sky Bar while admiring the breathtaking view of the Bay at night and squid fishing.

The cruise ship anchors for your peaceful night stay in quiet area

Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (sea food), tour guide, transportation, entrance fees, Overnight cruise

06.15: Start your day with Tai Chi class on the sundeck.

06.30-07.00 Enjoy a light breakfast with coffee, tea, cake and fruit.

07.30 Exploring Sung Sot cave. This is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay. The cave has some unique rock formations which couldn’t be found anywhere else. The path to the mouth of Sung Sot Cave is under a canopy of leaves. Walking through steep stone steps, tourists may have the feeling of climbing on mountains and experience the excitement as if they are stepping to the sky.

08.30-09.30 Back on board, you can rest in your room, enjoy the herbal foot bath prepared by our crew, sunbathe on the sundeck, take pictures of HaLong Bay or shop for souvenirs on the boat.

09.30 Check-out time.

Please put your luggage outside your cabin and leave the room key at the reception desk. Our staff will transfer your luggage to the waiting area. While waiting, you can shop for some products of Amanda cruise.

10.00 Enjoy early lunch buffet at the restaurant on the 2nd floor and settle the bills if any.

11.00 Arrival at Tuan Chau Marina.

12:00 – 4:00 pm: Time for transfer from Halong to Hanoi. You will be dropped off at the airport to take flight to Hue.

Upon arrival in Hue, meet our driver and transfer to the hotel for check in.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch, tour guide, entrance fees, transportation, Hotel in Hue

Pick up at hotel(center) 8:00 – 8:20AM

Morning:

• Dragon boat trip to Thien Mu pagoda – The oldest pagoda in Hue city, go along the Huong River to enjoy the fresh atmosphere and peaceful beauty of Hue on the way to Thien Mu pagoda.
• Imperial Citadel by car –The home of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty-the Nguyen’s Family.
• Dong Ba Market to see the daily life of local people.

Then enjoy your lunh at the local restaurant. After that, you can relax your foot in herbal water after lunch.

Afternoon: visiting the Royal tombs     

• Khai Dinh King’s Tomb – a blend of Western and Eastern architecture.
• Minh Mang King’s Tomb, one is impressed by the majesty and symmetry of the architectural constructions.
• Conical hat making village, incense stick making village. Take a rest here a few minute before come back the hotel, you can take many nice photos with two these places.
• 04:00–5:00 pm: Back to your hotel.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Tour Guide, Transportation, Entrance fees, Hotel in Hue

8h00 – 8h30 am:  Pick-up in the central hotel transfer to Hoi An.

We stop some places on the way:

–           Thanh Toan Village

–           Lang Co Beach

–           Hai Van pass

–           Marble Mountain

Note: No guide on the way, customers will bear entrance fess if they want to visit.

14:00 Arrival Hoi An, drop off in Hoi An.

Included: Breakfast, Transportation, Hotel in Hoi An

Today, we spend the whole day for Ba Na Hills. Pick up at the hotel, depart to Ba Na hills.

Arrive at the cable car station Suoi Mo.

Sitting in the cabin, in mid air, looking upon the endless tree lone of the forest. Experiencing the pristine ecological system of the Ba Na mountain will leave you a sense of unforeseeable discovery.

Visit the Le Jardin and Linh Ung pagoda with 27m high Buddha statue. Leave Le Jardin for Gare Debay, the second cable car station, to go to the top of Ba Na.

Visit Golden Bridge.

Buffet lunch at Ba Na Hills.

Free time for visit and play game at the Fantasy Park – Ba Na Hills – the third largest indoor amusement park in the world (only some free games depending on Ba Na policy).

Free time for conquer the Peak of Chua mountain at the height of 1,487m. Leave Peak of Chua mountain, passing the Suspension Bridge.

Return to cable car station and transfer to Hoi An.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Tour Guide, Transportation, Entrance fees, Hotel in Hoi An

08:15 – 08:45AM Away from the hustle and bustle of traffic, you will be accompanied by a guide to cycle through the green rice fields, take photos with many beautiful scenes of the countryside and go to the Cam Thanh 7 Mau coconut water village.

09:30 You can visit and enjoy the scenery of the countryside by basket boat, see the performance of fishing nets and the basket circus by artisans.

Participate in making some objects and animals with coconut leaves with local people.

Listen to historical stories and unique chants and songs of the Central region.

10:30 Continue enjoying the journey of discovery, you will visit one of the six famous traditional craft villages of Hoi An, which is Tra Que vegetable village.

11:00 Here, you will enjoy É water, a kind of water cooked by people from herbs grown in the garden which is very good for health. You will learn more about the ancient history and methods of growing organic vegetables and how to grow of the vegetables, you will be trained with hoeing, planting, watering and harvesting plan.

 Returning to the local house, you will get the herbal foot bath and enjoy fresh specialties:

–           Spring rolls

–           Papaya salad

–           Banh xeo (people will perform juggling pancakes and you will join) in clay pot.

–           Morning glory with garlic.

–           Rice

–           Dessert

Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Transportation, Tour guide, entrance fees, Hotel in Hoi An

Morning is free at leisure.

Afternoon, transfer to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Upon arrival, meet our driver and transfer to the hotel.

Included: Breakfast, Transportation, Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

After breakfast, you will visit Notre Dame Cathedral and Saigon Post Office, two of the best highlights of old Saigon architecture.

Walk to the nearby Reunification Palace, witness of the historic events of old Saigon and famous for its architectural characteristics.

Discover the very popular War Remnants Museum, the one that gathers a comprehensive collection of the machinery, weapons, photographs and documentation of the Vietnam wars.

Stop by the Jade Emperor Pagoda, one of the most spectacularly colorful temples, dedicated to King of Heaven and filled with exquisite and phantasmal statues.

In the afternoon, you will visit The famous Cu Chi Tunnel system which was created to assist the Vietnamese Revolutionists against the French in 1948. It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers etc and in certain areas, housed up to 10,000 people, who virtually lived underground for years.
After a video introduction and a guided tour through the grounds, you will have the opportunity to take part in the unique experience of guerillas living underground during the war, with a crawl through 20/30/50 meters of the tunnel system.

Taste typical boiled tapioca and hot tea before transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Included: Breakfast, Transportation, Tour guide, entrance fees, Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19^th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.

In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip.

Return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch, tour guide, transportation, Entrance and boat fees, Hotel in Ho Chi Minh.

Day at leisure until to transfer to the airport for flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, meet our guide/driver and transfer to the hotel.

Included: Breakfast, transportation, Hotel in Siem Reap

Explore Angkor’s ancient wonders with a new group of friends! The first stop is the Angkor Thom complex. Within these magnificent walls, you’ll discover the fascinating beauty of Bayon and the world-famous Ta Prohm (Tomb Raider) Temple.

Following that, satiate your hunger at one of the many local restaurants within the Angkor Complex with some delicious Cambodian cuisine! (Your own expense)

Your final two stops will be at the massive and gorgeous Angkor Wat, followed by a stunning sunset view from the top of Phnom Bakheng. The temples on this tour are among the largest in the Angkor Complex, and Phnom Bakheng has 300 persons limit at the peak, so we keep the temple count low to ensure enough time at each spectacular stop!

We’ll return to town once the sun has set (around 6:30 p.m.) and your legs have grown tire.

Note: customers will buy Angkor Pass themselves.

Included: Breakfast, tour guide, transportation, Hotel in Siem Reap

Explore Banteay Srei and all the surrounding beauty! Begin your day with a visit to the modest and lovely Pre Rup Temple. Beyond that, you’ll see the ornate pink-colored Banteay Srei Temple, which translates beautifully to “The Citadel of Women“

After that long trip, you’ll be hungry, so stop at one of the neighboring eateries and tuck into some classic Cambodian curries, soups, and stir-fries.

Then spend the afternoon exploring the completely unique East Mebon, Ta Som, and Preah Khan Temples, which were all erected for various reasons at different times.

Search for the details in these ancient walls.

Around 4 p.m., relax for a comfortable air-conditioned ride back to the city!

Note: customers will buy Angkor Pass themselves.

Included: Breakfast, tour guide, transportation, Hotel in Siem Reap

Day at leisure until to transfer to the airport for departure flight.

Included: Breakfast, transportation