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| 17th OCT | HANOI
– ARRIVAL (-/-/D) Meet on arrival at Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport by TG 682, transfer to hotel for check in. The rest of the day is spent at leisure. (Lunch – at the hotel) Dinner at a local restaurant Accommodation |
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| 18TH OCT | HANOI
– HALONG (B/L/D) Breakfast at hotel In Hanoi we experience the rich cultural and artistic traditions of Vietnam’s capital. We visit Ho Chi Minh’s former residence and mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda & the Temple of Literature. Check out of the hotel and enjoy a cyclo ride through the old quarter past the Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple to a local restaurant for lunch before the drive to Halong Bay via the Ethnology Museum. Halong Bay (165 km east of Hanoi) is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “Dragon descending to the sea“ as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay has more than 1,500 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 19TH OCT | HALONG
– HANOI (B/L/D) Breakfast at hotel Enjoy a relaxing 5 hour boat trip through Halong Bay with a fresh Seafood lunch prepared and served on board (please let us know if you do not eat seafood). Cruise around the islands, relaxing and swimming before returning to Hanoi. In the evening we attend a performance of water puppetry, a traditional art form dating back to the 11th century and have some free time to explore Hanoi. Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 20TH OCT | HANOI
– DANANG – HOI AN (B/-/D) Breakfast at hotel At leisure until transfer to airport for flight to Danang in the early afternoon. (Lunch – own account) From the port town of Danang we drive the short distance south past famous China Beach onto the enchanting town of Hoi An. Known to early Western merchants, Hoi An was one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An has a distinctive Chinese atmosphere with low, tiled-roof houses and narrow streets; the original structure of some of these streets is still virtually intact. Many of the houses were constructed of rare timbers and decorated with lacquer panels engraved with Chinese characters and pillars carved with ornamental designs. We take a walking tour to discover Hoi An, the UNESCO World Heritage listed Ancient town, visiting 300 year old Tan Ky and Phuc Kien houses, the Japanese Covered Bridge and Hoi An market. We soak up the atmosphere of these narrow streets, lane ways and friendly atmosphere Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 21ST OCT | HOI
AN – DANANG – HUE (B/L/D) Breakfast at hotel Free morning at leisure until boat ride to local restaurant for an early lunch before the departure from Hoi An, via the Marble Mountains, over the most spectacular Hai Van Pass and onto Vietnam’s former imperial capital and charming town set on the banks of the Perfume River. We visit the local Dong Ba market in Hue, where the famous conical hats are made before an evening of leisure in this quiet town. Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 22ND OCT | HUE
– HO CHI MINH (B/-/D) Breakfast at hotel A morning of culture takes us by dragon boat to the Thien Mu Pagoda, the Imperial Citadel and the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. (Lunch – own account) In the afternoon fly to Ho Chi Minh. After check in at your hotel, enjoy Ho Chi Minh (still called Saigon by residents) by night beginning with a pre dinner sunset drink at one of the roof top bars and a walk down the famous Dong Khoi street Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 23RD OCT | HO
CHI MINH – CU CHI – HO CHI MINH (B/L/D) Breakfast at hotel In the morning drive to Cu Chi district (150 km from HCMC) to visit the amazing complex of underground tunnels at Cu Chi. There are more than 200 km of underground tunnels, comprising a main axis system with many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters and other tunnels. You have the chance to crawl through this amazing system of tunnels before returning to Saigon for Lunch. Afternoon orientation by foot from the Saigon River past the Opera House, Town Hall & Notre Dame Cathedral. Visit Reunification Palace (museum) and the famous Ben Thanh Market. Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 24TH OCT | HO
CHI MINH – TIEN GIANG – BEN TRE - CAN THO (B/L/D) |
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| 25TH OCT | CAN
THO – LONG XUYEN – CHAU DOC (B/L/D) Breakfast at hotel Depart Can Tho for Chau Doc, arrival & check-in at hotel. Lunch at hotel In the afternoon visit Sam Mountain, Lady Xu Temple, Thoai Ngoc Hau Temple, floating fish and boat trip to Champa Village. Dirve back to Chau Doc Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 26TH OCT | CHAU
DOC – PHNOM PENH (B/-/D) Early breakfast then board the speed boat to Phnom Penh (seat in coach service, departure time is around 07.30). Travelling time includes customs and immigration at border check points take about 4 hours. Arrive in Phnom Penh and transfer to hotel (rooms may not be ready until the afternoon) Lunch at hotel Phnom Penh city tour: Visit the Victory Monument, and the National Museum, also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917. The museum contains a collection of Khmer art - notably sculptures - throughout the ages. Visit the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda. Located within the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. The treasures include a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90kilos and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha. End your afternoon with the visit of the Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh’s namesake, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh during sunset Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 27TH OCT | PHNOM
PENH – SIEM REAP (B/L/D) Breakfast at hotel Transfer from hotel to Phnom Penh International airport Departure to Siem Reap by Siem Reap Airways International or similar airline Upon arrival at Siem Reap International airport, meet and transfer to hotel (rooms may not be ready until the afternoon) Morning, visit Victory Gate, the twin temples of Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda, Takeo and Ta Prohm. The latter is one of the most beautiful temples in the area. It has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungles, looking very much the way most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. Continue your tour at Banteay Kdei, surrounded by four concentric walls, Srah Srang, (“the pool of ablutions”) undoubtedly used in the past for ritual bathing and Prasat Kravan temple with its unique brick sculptures Afternoon, visit the North Gate of Angkor Thom. Continue your tour at Preah Khan temple, built by the King Jayavarman VII and, like Ta Prohm, a place of towered enclosures and shoulder-hugging corridors. However, the temple of Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts should maintain and even improve this situation. Visit Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool and representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake, Ta Som, Mebon Oriental, guarded at its corner by stone figures of harnessed elephants, some of which are still in a reasonable the “Mountain Temple” and state of preservation and Pre Rup until sunset Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 28TH OCT | SIEM
REAP (B/L/D) For early birds: Sunrise from Phnom Bakheng, one of the two hills dominating the plain of Angkor, from where you will have a spectacular view of the Western Baray and the surrounding plain. Return to the hotel Breakfast at hotel In the morning, visit the most famous of all 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 Cambodia flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat’s five towers symbolize Meru’s five peaks - the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat symbolizes the ocean beyond Lunch at hotel In the afternoon, visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th 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. Enjoy the sunset at Angkor Wat Dinner at hotel Accommodation |
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| 29TH OCT | SIEM
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