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16 Day itinerary in Vietnam, Asia

Southeast Asia Highlights

Discover the highlights of South East Asia on this extensive, exhilarating adventure through Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. Ancient wonders, bustling cities and stunning landscapes await!

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By Javier and Sonya

Overview

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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Hanoi

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Visit markets

Meet local people

Rural home stays

Indigenous culture

Outdoors & Nature

Culture & Arts

Start

Night

End

Highlights

1

Trekking Y Linh Ho & Ma Tra

2

Immerse yourself into the culture & history

3

Halong Bay Cruise

4

Angkor Temples

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Arrival and night train

Arrival at Noi Bai airport; once immigration has passed and your suitcases have been collected, we will be waiting for you at the exit for the transfer to the station.


Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Overnight on the Train
Day 2

place Trekking Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai and Ta Van

Arrival in Lao Cai around 6:00 am and transfer from the station to the hotel in Sapa to drop off the suitcases. The day begins with breakfast and at 9:00 am with our driver we will travel to Y Linh Ho, where we will begin the trek to the home village of the H´mong Black ethnic group, at the foot of the valley, under the Fansipan mountain, the highest from Vietnam (the only place in the country where it snows in winter). 


We will stop for lunch and continue on our way. Our guide will show us how life develops in this region, and we will be able to share the daily activities of the locals, while we walk towards the bottom of the valley passing through the villages of Lao Chai and Ta Van through the bamboo forest and rice fields to continue discovering Vietnamese culture. Return to Sapa, do not miss its night market and the bustle of its streets.


Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: BB Hotel Sapa
Day 3

place Trekking Ma Tra and Ta Phin

At 9:00 a.m. we will start with a walk through the town of Ma Tra, which will offer us an overview of the customs of the H'mong Black ethnic group. We will follow the path winding through the mountain, enjoying spectacular landscapes as we walk until we reach Ta Phin village, home to the Red Dao ethnic minority, which is distinguished from the others by the predominance of red in their costumes. We will be able to see the flower and vegetable crops in a local environment, surrounded by the ever-present terraced rice fields. We will finish the tour in Ta Phin where we will get in our car to return to Sa Pa; We will have free time to eat and at 3:00 p.m. we will take the van back to Hanoi. Arrival around 9:30 p.m. at the hotel in Hanoi.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Rex Hanoi Hotel
Day 4

place Temple of Literature, Museum of Ethnology, Ho Chi Minh House and Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda

At 8:30 our guide will show us the city of Hanoi: the Temple of Literature, dedicated to Confucius and the first University of Vietnam, the Museum of Ethnology to learn about the peoples and culture of Vietnam; the Ho Chi Minh Memorial complex, we will be able to see from the outside the mausoleum where his embalmed remains rest, and we will visit the house where he lived. Also the one-pillar Pagoda, a small and curious Buddhist pagoda, unique in the world. After that we will go to Hoan Kiem Lake with its Ngoc Son Temple, where our guide will tell us the story of the turtle and the sword. In the old quarter, we will taste a peculiar coffee (not included, 40000VND), and we will begin to explore it by walking through the 36 streets to know the day-to-day life of the capital.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Rex Hanoi Hotel
Day 5

place Halong Bay Cruise

At 7: 30/8: 00 land transfer to Halong Bay, which means a falling dragon. Upon arrival at around 12:00 boarding at the Junco, after the welcome drink, the cruise will begin to discover the bay, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Once the navigation has started, the crew will serve lunch and after a short rest to enjoy the views on the deck, we will disembark to visit Hon Co beach and its hidden cave. We can take a kayak ride among the rock formations and on our return there will be an exhibition of Vietnamese cuisine before dinner. To end the day we will have a party on deck and for the most curious, squid fishing! Night on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6

place Halong Bay Cruise

The day begins at dawn with Tai Chi exercises on deck, followed by breakfast as we head back to the bay. We will disembark at the typical sampan to know a floating fishing village, its way of life and customs; We will sail to contemplate the landscape from a new perspective. Back in our junk we will receive a Vietnamese cooking class with the crew. While we have lunch the junco will be able to head back to the bay. Ground transfer from Halong to Hanoi to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Rex Hanoi Hotel
Day 7

place Siem Reap

Today we leave Vietnam, so at the agreed time, we will transfer you to the Hanoi airport for your flight to Cambodia. Arrival at Siem Reap international airport, once immigration has been passed and the luggage has been collected, we will be waiting for you at the exit for the transfer to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: ibis Styles Siem Reap
Day 8

place Angkor Temples: Ta Phrom, Ta Nei, Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat

Meeting at 8:30 at reception to go by tuk tuk to the temple grounds to collect the pass. We will start with Ta Phrom, from the late 12th century and Khmer style, known from the movie Tomb Raider; Ta Nei or hidden temple. Angkor Wat, the greatest exponent of Khmer architecture, considered the largest religious structure ever built and one of the 7 wonders of the world. After a break at noon, we will continue with Angkor Thom: “big city”, inside which we will visit: Bayon known for its towers with smiling Buddha faces; Baphuon which is a pyramidal representation of Mount Meru; Phimean Akas, used to house a palace where royalty bathed; the terraces of the elephants, whose stairs are decorated with lions and garudas and life-size images of elephants, and of the leper king, where we will see a naked statue, whose meaning is unknown. At sunset we will return to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: ibis Styles Siem Reap
Day 9

place Head to Bangkok

We leave Cambodia at the agreed time for the transfer to the airport to take the flight to Thailand. Upon your arrival, past immigration and after collecting your suitcases, we will be waiting for you at the meeting point (door number 3) for transfer to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Samsen street hotel
Day 10

place Train Market and Floating Market, Death Train, Graveyard and River Kwai Bridge

Meeting at 07:00 with our guide to go to the train market, where we will get to know the products of the local shopping cart and we will witness how the stalls are raised as the train passes up to 6 times a day. We will continue to the Damnoen Saduak floating market, where we will take a long stern boat tour through the canals to witness how anything imaginable is bought from boat to boat. We will continue to Kanchanaburi station, where we will wait for the train used by the peasants in the area: "the train of death". After this experience, we will reach the bridge from the movie “The Bridge on the River Kwai” and the cemetery of the memorial for the prisoners of war killed during the construction of the Burma-Thailand railway. After that we will go to the hotel for our well-deserved rest.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Natee The Riverfront Hotel Kanchanaburi
Day 11

place Erawan Waterfalls and Asiatique Night Market

Departure at 08:00 to go to the Erawan National Park and its famous waterfalls. In a fun trekking we will walk towards the 7 waterfalls that we can find in this beautiful place, how far can you go? The seventh gives its name to the park for its supposed resemblance to the three heads of the sacred elephant Erawan. It is tradition to soak our feet while some kind little fish do our pedicures. Upon arrival in Bangkok, at sunset, we will visit the Asiatique, a night market where you will have free time to do some shopping, or stroll before boarding the cruise on the Chao Phraya River with an open bar of snacks and Thai beer.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Samsen street hotel
Day 12

place Free Day

Free day on a bed and breakfast basis to enjoy the city at your own pace, markets, temples, local life,..

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Samsen street hotel
Day 13

place Ayutthaya, Wat Mahathat, “monkey temple”

At 8:00 we will leave with our guide for Ayutthaya, a World Heritage Site since 1991. Its route was closely linked to water since it was built at the confluence of three rivers: Lopburi, Chao Phraya and Pa Sak. Its location halfway between China, India and Malaysia, made it a perfect enclave for trade; This prosperity made it known as the "Venice of the East". We will visit Wat Mahathat - the famous Buddha head on the tree and Wat Yai Chai Mongkol. We will continue our way to Lopburi, to the Phra Prang Sam Yod, currently a Buddhist sanctuary, an ancient Hindu temple from the 13th century, popularly known as the “monkey temple”, by the colony that is housed in its gardens. We will continue to Phitsanulok, where we will stay.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Holatel
Day 14

place Sukhothai, Doi Suthep

At 08:00 meeting at reception and departure to Sukhothai, ancient capital of the Kingdom of Siam. We will visit its Historical Park in a pleasant bike ride (the park has electric carts whose cost is 500THB for those who do not want to use the bike). Declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, it is made up of a set of 193 ruins, of which our guide will show us: Wat Maha That, with its almost intact standing Buddha, Wat Sra Sri, in the center of the pond to which accessed by a wooden walkway, Wat Sri Savaya, of Khmer origin and Wat Trapang Ngoen, which means temple of the silver pool. After knowing Sukhothai, we will continue to Chiang Mai to visit the famous Wat Phra That Doi Suteph or "temple of the 301 steps"; located in the middle of the jungle and with beautiful views of Chiang Mai, it is one of the most revered temples in the country. After descending from Suthep Mountain, we will go to the hotel in Chiang Mai.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: The Empress Chiang Mai Hotel
Day 15

place Free Day

Free day so that you can enjoy the city at your own pace, its more than 300 temples, its night and day markets, don't forget to walk through the old moat in the wall.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: The Empress Chiang Mai Hotel
Day 16

place Departure Day

On your last day on Thailand, at the agreed time, transfer to the airport for your return flight. End of our services. Good flight!

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Overnight on the Train
  • Rex Hanoi Hotel
  • ibis Styles Siem Reap
  • Samsen street hotel
  • Natee The Riverfront Hotel Kanchanaburi
  • Holatel
  • The Empress Chiang Mai Hotel
  • BB Hotel Sapa

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (15)
  • Lunch (2)
  • Dinner (1)

Transport expand_less

  • Train Tickets when indicated
  • Transfers in air conditioned vehicle

Activities expand_less

  • As per itinerary

Extras expand_less

  • 24/7 assistance
  • Tickets for the mentioned visits

Not Included expand_less

  • Other Meals/Drinks
  • Personal Expenses
  • Travel Insurance
  • Tips
  • International Flitgts
  • Visa

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