BEAUTY OF VIETNAM & CAMBODIA
- Hotels
- Meals
- Sightseeing
- Transfers
Day 1
SAIGON ARRIVAL
Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, welcome by our guide and transfer to hotel for check in.
Ho Chi Minh City formerly named Saigon is the largest city and economic center of Vietnam always bustled with activities of modern life. It is where businesses converge and shoppers indulge themselves into unlimited choices. However the city also carries with it a rich historical legacy in contrast with its dazzling glamor.
Afternoon, take a half-day city tour to visit outside of Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica (is renovating until 2022), a neo-Roman cathedral built by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from Marseilles, Saigon Central Post Office, which was designed and constructed in the early 20th Century by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel. Last but not least, we will visit Cho Lon area or the city’s China Town and the Jade Emperor Temple (Phuoc Hai), a rare Taoist structure in Vietnam built by the Cantonese community in the area in 1909.
Meals: No Meal
Accommodation: A hotel used in Saigon
Day 2
SAIGON FULL DAY CU CHI TUNNEL AND CITY TOUR
Morning, take a half-day tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels, 75 km Northwest of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, which were once a major underground hideout and resistance base of Viet Cong forces during the two wars against the French and later on Americans. The tunnels, entirely hand-dug, formed a highly intricate network of interlinked multilevel passageways at times stretched as far as the Cambodian border and totaling over 120 km in length. Its complexity was beyond imagination containing meeting rooms, kitchens, wells, clinics, schools, depots, trenches and emergency exits all aimed for guerrilla warfare. The tunnels were deep and strong enough to withstand destructive bombings and self-contained enough to outlast prolonged sieges. Back to Ho Chi Minh City and spend time at leisure.
Afternoon, take a half-day city tour to visit the War Remnants Museum, which features an extensive collection of exhibits including weaponry, photos and documentation on Vietnam’s wars with the French and Americans. Then, you have free time to go shopping at Ben Thanh Market
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: A hotel used in Saigon
Day 3
SAIGON – FULL DAY MYTHO (MEKONG DELTA) 65km–2hour driving
Morning, after breakfast, travel by road to the Mekong Delta, the world’s largest delta and Vietnam’s largest rice bowl. On arrival in My Tho City, capital of Tieng Giang Provine, embark on a boat and navigate through intricate canals while observing the local daily life up close as well as the landscape of waterways and lush islands. Land on the Unicorn Island to enjoy wandering through verdant orchards, tasting fresh fruits and listening to some Southern style traditional music. Move on to the second delta province, Ben Tre, where you will watch local villagers make coconut candy in a rural workshop, walk around briefly and try riding a horse-pulled carriage. More cruising to some bee-keeping households to taste fresh homegrown honey and honey tea. Go back Ho Chi Minh City and spend time at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: A hotel used in Saigon
Day 4
SAIGON DEPARTURE – TRANSFER TO PHNOM PENH BY SHUTTLE BUS
Breakfast at hotel, our tour guide will pick you up at hotel and transfer to bus station to take shuttle bus to Phnom Penh. It takes around 6-7 hours.
In the afternoon, visit the National Museum. Housed in a beautiful traditional building, it contains many outstanding examples of Khmer craftsmanship. Learn about a brighter period in Cambodian history with a visit to the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. Explore Wat Phnom, a peaceful temple situated on a hill for which the city is named. According to legend, a 14th-century woman named Penh found sacred Buddhist objects in the nearby river and placed them here on the small hill.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: A hotel used in Phnom Penh
Day 5
PHNOM PENH – TRANSFER TO SIEM REAP – ANGKOR WAT TOUR BY LAND (B)
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to transfer to bus station to take shuttle bus to Siem Reap. It takes around 6-7 hours.
Upon arrival at Siem Reap airport meets and transfers directly for the visit to : Roluos Group: Lo Lei, Preah Ko and Ba Kong temples. Check in hotel and free and easy
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: A hotel used in Siem Reap
Day 6
SIEM REAP FULL DAY TOUR (B)
Breakfast at hotel, visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12 century): 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 Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.
Visit to the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: 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. Enjoy wonderful sunset from the top of Pre Rup Temple.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: A hotel used in Siem Reap
Day 7
SIEM REAP – BOAT TRIP – DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast at hotel
In the morning, we will enjoy a boat ride on the Tonle Sap Lake at KAMPONG PHLUK VILLAGE. This is the largest permanent fresh-water lake in South East Asia and flows into Tonle Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh. We will see a fishermen’s “floating village” with floating schools, floating police station, etc. It is same as a big village floating on the lake, and the “village” move from place to place following water levels and current. Then, Transfer to Siem Reap airport for flight to next destination
Meals: Breakfast
- Hotel accommodation with breakfast and based on twin or triple sharing (01pax staying in Single Room)
- Ground transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
- By shuttle bus from Ho Chi Minh – Phnom Penh & Phnom Penh – Siem Reap
- Meals: Breakfast at hotel only + meal as mentioned
- Service of local English Speaking Guide
- Tour with entrance fees as specified
- Mineral water during excursion
- Accommodation at hotel as mentioned or similar ones
- Airfare & Airport Taxes
- Visa
- Travel Insurance
- Tax of 9%
- Tips to Driver and Guide
- Personal expense
- High Season Surcharges as applicable
- Use of vehicle other than the specified itinerary.
- Any item that is not mentioned in the above Tour Price includes
- All entrance fees and excursions not mentioned above.
- Surcharge for public holidays (if any)