VIETNAM TO CAMBODIA ALONG FAMOUS NATIONAL ROADS - 16 DAYS/ 15 NIGHTS - From: 1,123$

You will greeted by our local guide after you arrive at Noi Bai Airport (Hanoi)l. Transfer (30km - 45mins - 1 hour driving) to the city to check in the hotel. Room is available from 1.30PM. Relax at the rest of the day. Try tasting some of Hanoi’s dishes on your own. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Spend all day to enjoy the tour in Vietnam’s capital city, with Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (open everyday except Monday and Friday), his traditional stilt house, the One-Pillar Pagoda, and the thousand-year-old Temple of Literature also known as the First University of Vietnam. After lunch, we will come to the Ethnology Museum (closed on Monday) to acknowledge about the costumes, customers and daily life of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups; Old Quarter Streets and Hoan Kiem Lake vicinity of Hanoi. Then in the evening, watch a traditional water puppet show – a special Vietnamese Art form hailing from Southeast Asia’s wet-rice tradition. Have meals on your own. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Remark: Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum closes from 08 September to 08 November for annual maintenance. Easia Travel will arrange the visit outside. 

Depart for Halong bay, a stunning UNESCO World Heritage site including 3,000 islands of towering limestone dotting the bay and Gulf of Tonkin (180km – 3.5 - 4 hour driving). After arrival at noon, hop on a charming boat for an overnight cruise on Halong Bay with an mouth watering list of fresh seafood. Enjoy lunch and dinner on boat. Night on board.

Early in the morning is the best time to uncover aquamarine water of the bay. Enjoy some tea, then continue the boat cruise quietly through incredible limestone formations of Halong Bay. Have a tour with this more isolated bay’s incredible and special islands of the bay. Depart for Halong harbour after a meal for transfer to Hanoi station for your overnight train to Hue. Local train - shared cabin of 04-soft sleepers.

After reaching Hue station, your local guide will meet you and transfer you to the hotel for brief rest. Room is available at 1.30pm. Find a local restaurant to have breakfast and then start your journey with the Imperial Citadel of Hue and the traditional Thien Mu Pagoda on the banks of Perfume river. After lunch, you will have a chance to visit Tu Duc tomb - one of the most wonderful tomb in Hue. If time is possible, we can have a look in a garden house to share more about the culture of this city. Have meals for all day on your own. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Leave Hoi An by car (145km – 3.5 hours driving) via the scenic Hai Van Pass. On the way we can have a overall view of the magnificent panorama of the central coastline from the summit. Get off at Lang Co to have a brief break on the white sands of this serene beach. Check in your hotel and have  a rest after arrival at Hoi An. Have meals in a local restaurant on your own. Stay overnight at the hotel.  

In the morning, get a bike for riding through the countryside to Tra Que village (about 20 minutes riding) – transports is cycle or private vehicle are in your options.There are many special aromatic herbs in this village such as mint and basil; leaves of those ones are smaller than usual, but they have a very typical aroma. Experience the local people daily work, see how to plant and water vegetables. Then you will be help to serve some local specialities, for example “Tam Huu” – set of shrimps, pork and aromatic herbs. And you can surely taste your results after cooking. Enjoy a local foot massage. In the afternoon, promenade Hoi An town, verified by UNESCO as a World Heritage site by its special well-preserved old streets and homes. Then you will have a chance to discover the ancient cobblestone streets of the town with over two-century-old Chinese houses. Sites include the Japanese Bridge, the Chinese Temple, and Phung Hung Chinese-style trading house. Have dinner on your own. Stay overnight at the hotel.
At the end of the day, you will have memorable time for enjoying a cup of tea or coffee at "Reaching Out Tea House" - a very special and unique ancient house where offer you not only a fabulous drinks and snack but also the soul values. Dinner on your own and overnight at the hotel.

Morning is the time for your free leisure. After lunch, depart from Danang Airport and get ready to visit Ho Chi Minh City. Your local guide will welcome you on arrival and help you transfer to the hotel for check in. Enjoy meals on your own. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Under the guidance of your local guide, we move on a city tour of the previous capital of French Indochina, once known as Saigon. Historic witnesses involve the Old Saigon post office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Opera House and the War Museum. In the afternoon, visit the ethnic Chinese district of Cholon with Binh Tay market and Thien Hau pagoda. Have meals on your own. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Depart the city in the morning by private vehicle to explore the impressive tunnel network of Cu Chi. In this amazing system, covering almost 250km in length was shelter to over 16,000 Vietcong guerrillas during the wars. Dating back 1948, Cu Chi supported shelter against the French air and ground sweeps, the network went on to serve as communication routes, storage facilities, hospitals and living quarters for Vietnamese fighters throughout the American war.  If it attracting you, you can even settle into the tunnels to know more about the severe conditions that Vietcong guerrillas living there had to face. Have lunch at a fascinating restaurant.

Afterwards, travel to Vietnam - Cambodia border and pass the Cambodian border.Then  we drive to the next station - the capital of Phnom Penh. Once deemed the ‘Pearl of Asia’, Phnom Penh offers a bustling mix of Asia’s past quickly taking its place among the trendy capitals of the region with super restaurants and a number of attractions. Enjoy our various amazing foods for your dinner on your own. Night at the hotel.

Visit the Phnom Penh City, Cambodia’s capital settled at the combination of four branches of Mekong River “Chaktomuk”, once known as a historical capital more than 600 years after Angkor. Move to Wat Phnom, a antique pagoda stand up on the hill, built by a wealthy Khmer woman named Penh 1372 to house the sacred relics, National Museum  built in 1917-18 is exclusively dedicated to Khmer arts. There are many artifacts from the Pre-Angkor as well as Angkor Period on display. They are made of sandstone, bronze, silver, copper, wood, ceramic and other materials. Our tour goes on with the Royal Palace built in 1866 and Silver Pagoda surrounded by the Royal Palace compound, the majority of treasures on display have been supplied by the King of Cambodia such as present from many other countries. Among the treasures are a solid gold Buddha encrusted with 9,584 diamonds and weighing 90 kilos and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha. In the afternoon, explore Toul Sleng, an historical school which was used as a jail under the Khmers Rouges time and stroll in a the Russian market built into 1937 of a splendid architecture of colonial style. Try our interesting menu of local foods on your own. Stay overnight at the hotel

Depart Phnom Penh for Kompong Thom in the morning. Enjoy the view of a number of villages while travel and revere the temples of Sambor Prei Kuk, the oldest capital of Angkor. In the afternoon, discover the pre Angkorian temples to know an ideal introduction to Angkor. Then  transfer to Kompong Thom where you will arrive in the afternoon. Choose your dishes for dinner on your own. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Note: Kompong Thom is quite undeveloped and restaurants and hotels can seem a little basic.

In the morning, depart to Kompong Khleang. All the houses at here are on piles offering an exceptional natural environment offering breathtaking views of floodplains, rice fields and water views as far as the eye can see. Stroll in the village and meet the local people and their lovely kids. Then board a boat over the channels to a large lake where Vietnamese people live when they are removed from their homes because of the seasons. Have a picnic lunch in a home of a villager after you be back to the village. In the afternoon, continue on to Siem Reap and transfer to your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Start your day with the very famous world heritage site of Angkor Wat. Built up in the 12th century in honour of Vishnu, with incredible bas reliefs and soaring towers, Angkor Wat is known as one of the most amazing monuments made by mankind in the world. After lunch, continue our trip towards Banteay Srei – where a most impressive jewel of Khmer art exists. Dating back to 10th century and still known as the Citadel of Women, this temple owns a most impressive jewel of Khmer art. On the way back, finish your day by discovering splendid sculptured Devatas and immerse in the unique atmosphere in the ancient Ta Prohm Monastery. This site has a nickname of "Jungle Temple", because of its immense branches having taken root in the stones. You will find some splendid sculptured Devatas and an atmosphere that is unique. Have your own meals. Night at the hotel.

Note: Lunch is not included but our guide will be happy to take you back to your hotel or to Bar Street in Siem Reap so you can purchase lunch and take a short break from the tour. 

This morning by tuk-tuk, we head to Preah Khan Temple, located in the northern end of Angkor. Dating back to 1191, this temple is built up by Jayavarman VII in honour of his father, for the purposes of being both a city and a place for Buddhism studies. Neak Pean, erected in the same era, also known as Entwined Nagas, is the only island temple of Angkor. Four smaller basins, presenting the image of the four great rivers flowing from the earth’s four cardinal points, link and meet together at the large central basin. One of the most interesting features of this site is the superb statute of Balaha, representing the legendary saviour of shipwrecked boats.

Continue your exploration of Angkor by heading further south to visit the two very beautiful temples – Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda – dating from the 12th century and built during the reign of Suryavarman II. They stand out because of their very beautiful sculptured images honouring Shiva and Vishnu. In the afternoon, visit Angkor Thom (the Great City) beginning by the south gate and the famous Bayon dating back to 12th and 13th centuries, dedicated to Buddhism and composed of 216 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara on 54 gigantic towers. Then, visit the Elephant Terrace, which was used as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king’s grand audience hall; and the raised Leper King Terrace, built in the 12th century and which features many beautifully sculptured Apsaras. All meals of day are on your own. Night at the hotel.

You are free at your leisure until get to the airport for the departure flight. Room is at your disposal until noon time. Meals on your own. Our services ends from here.