Discover Indochina: Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia 17 Days

Code : ST IN 01
Destination: Ho Chi MinhMekong DeltaDa NangHoi AnHueHa NoiHa LongHoa LuTam CocLuang PrabangSiemreapAngkor Wat
Duration : 17 days 16 nights
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 All prices quoted in USD per person is valid to 30 Sept 2025 

(Except Christmas & New year &Tet holiday) 

Package Class

Price per person in half-twin by private
car/coach with guide in the party of

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2 pax

3 - 4 pax

5 - 7 pax

8 - 11 pax

3 stars

2303

1988

1738

1600

435

4 stars

2493

2178

1927

1780

618

5 stars

2948

2692

2383

2235

1066

Day 1: Arrival Hochiminh city ( D )
Meet at Tan Son Nhat international airport. Transfer to hotel. Short city tour. Dinner on floating restaurant on Sai Gon River. Night in Ho Chi Minh City
Day 2: Saigon - Mekong - Mytho ( B, L)
Drive to visit My Tho Town in Tien Giang Province, one of 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta. Boat trip on Mekong River to visit farmer's house and garden. Lunch on an islet in the river. Visit bee-raising farm, coconut-candy enterprise. Drive back to Hochiminh City. Stop at Long An Town to visit a CaoDai Temple, a strange religion in the South of Vietnam. Night in Hochiminh City.
Day 3: Hochiminh city tour ( B, L) By Flight
Am : Visit Reunification Palace and War Museum. Cathedral, BenThanh Market, Dong Khoi Street for shopping. Lunch to be arranged in nice restaurant. Free time in the afternoon for shooping or discover the city by yourself. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Hochiminh city tour – Danang City - Hoian ( B, L) By Flight
After breakfast. Take morning flight to Danang. Pick up and transfer to Hoian Town. Stop on the way to visit Cham Museum in Danang. visit Marble Mountain and enjoying sea/sun bathing in China beach.  Overnight at hotel in Hoian.
Day 5: Hoian (B,L )
Visit Hoian - an old trading town, some 30km from Danang. Visit Hoian: Japanese Covered Bridge, TanKy Old house, Assembly Hall Chinese. PhucKien Pagoda, Hoian Museum and Market. Lunch and dinner at restaurant. Overnight in Hoian.
Day 6: Hoian - Danang - Hue ( B, L )
Transfer to Danang -Hue Spend time in taking photograph from HaiVan Pass (the pass of Sea and Cloud) LangCo beach enroute. Lunch in Hue with Hue specialty. Pick up and transfer to hotel in Hue.
Day 7: Hue- Hanoi ( B, L ) By Flight
Am : Boat trip to visit ThienMu Pagoda, TuDuc & KhaiDinh Tom tomb. Visit Imperial Citadel in the afternoon. The tour ends by shopping at Dongba Market . Transfer to the airport for flight to Hanoi VN 246 ( 18h35 - 20h45 ). Pick up and tranfer to hotel. Dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Day 8: Hanoi – Hoalu - Tamcoc ( B, L )
AM : depart to Hoalu - Ninhbinh, considered as the Bay of " Halong bay in Land ", famous for the beauty of its landscapes, cruising on boat through the rice paddies in Tamcoc surrounded by high cliffs and explore the pagodas inside the caves and Bich Dong temple. Return to Hanoi. Dinner at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Day 9 : Hanoi - Halong Bay - Overnight on the cruise (B, L )

Depart Hanoi in the morning for Halong Bay, perhaps Vietnam’s most famous and most popular UNESCO World Heritage site. The name ‘Ha Long’ means the dragon descending into the sea and owes its origins to a Vietnamese myth.

Arrive at the Halong Bay jetty around noon and proceed with check-in formalities before boarding a boat for your unforgettable overnight cruise on Halong bay. After your welcome onboard, a lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay itself.

In the afternoon, enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board.

Overnight on board the boat in Halong Bay.

Day 10: Ha Long Bay - Hanoi City Tour (B, L)

Experience the sunrise over the emerald waters of Halong Bay. Mid-morning the boat will return to shore. Disembark and transfer to Hanoi.

In the afternoon, start your tour by visiting Tran Quoc Pagoda. This is where you can relax and admire the unique architecture of the temples by West Lake. Next, visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (only outside from Ba Dinh Square), an important historical landmark of Vietnam and the resting place of President Ho Chi Minh. Temple of Literature (Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam), the first university in Vietnam and also one of the most popular tourist destinations in Hanoi. Afterwards, take a walk to Hoan Kiem Lake. And then visited Ngoc Son Temple.

Night at Hanoi.

Day 11: Hanoi - Van Phuc Silk Village - LuangPrabang ( B ) By Flight
AM : 8h00 Pick up from your hotel to VAN PHUC, a silk village, drive back to Hanoi. Lunch.
Transfer to the airport for the flight to Luang Prabang which is perhaps the best-preserved traditional city in South East Asia. The tranquility and charm of this town with its splendid natural scenery and cultural sights make it one of the most delightful places to visit in Laos.
Check in hotel. Night in Luang Prabang.
Day 12:  Luang Prabang – City & Pak Ou Cave ( B )

In the morning, we will climb up 328 steps of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a beautiful over view of the city and the Mekong River. We then visit Wat Mai the largest and most richly decorated of the temples in Luang Prabang, was built in the 20th century; National Museum at the former Royal Palace displays a lovely collection of the artifacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture dating from the days of the early kings right through the last sovereign.

We then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a panoramic view of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, we will make a stop at Ban Xang Hai village where rice wine is distilled. We will visit the caves of Tham Ting and Tham Phoum which house hundreds of Buddha statues. We return to Luang Prabang in the afternoon, continue to visit Ban Xang Khong, a village well known for silk hand-weaving and traditional Saa paper-making.

We will explore the Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by the hill tribe and local people surrounding Luang Prabang.

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 13 :Luang Prabang – Khouangsi waterfall( B )

You have the option to wake up before dawn to witness and participate in offering alms to hundreds of saffron-robed monks – an awe-inspiring sight. Please tell your guide a day in advance if you wish to make an offering so he/she can prepare some food for you to hand over to the monks. This early morning ritual dates back generations in Laos. Watch the town come to life in the morning then return to the hotel for breakfast or join the locals for a bowl of delicious noodle soup after the alms giving ritual. (If you do not wish to make an offering, please keep an appropriate distance and observe the ritual in silence. Dress appropriately – shoulders, chest and legs should be covered).

We then visit the Morning Market, where you will see such diverse offerings as dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, vegetables and hill-tribe weavings.

In the morning, we visit the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. We then visit the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Center (close on Mondays) where you are able to observe valuable artifacts and traditional clothing and implements from each of the 20 ethnic minority groups which inhabit the Luang Prabang area. Next, we will visit Wat Visoun, the holiest temple of the city, which was entirely rebuilt in 2087 after being destroyed by the invading Black Flags from Southern China. In the courtyard of Wat Visoun stands the Watermelon Stupa shaped like the fruit from which it takes its name. Continue past Wat Aham, which was first built in the 1500s.

Then, transfer by private vehicle to Khouang Si waterfall. On the way, you can visit to the Lao ethnic minority groups – Ban Na Oune Village. Once at the waterfalls, take a leisurely hike through the national park towards the Khouang Si waterfalls and pass by the Asian bear rescue center. You will enjoy feeling the mist of the cool, turquoise waters of the different waterfalls. Swimming in the refreshing waters is possible.

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 14:  Luang Prabang - Fly to Siem Reap (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Rooms available until 12h00. Free at leisure until transfer back to Luang Prabang airport to fly to Siem Reap.

Night at Siem Reap.

Day 15: Siem Reap - Angkor Thom - Ta Prohm - Angkor Wat ( B )

Breakfast at hotel.

This morning, 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. Then, visit Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery.

This afternoon, 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 Bakheng Hill.

Option:

1 hour sunset on Gondola Boat: USD 20 per pax

15 minutes sunset on Angkor Ballon: USD 20 per pax

Overnight at your selected hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 16: Siem Reap - Grand Tours - Banteay Srei - Banteay Samre ( B )

Breakfast at hotel.

After breakfast, continue to stroll around Banteay Samre temple which was built in 12th century during Angkor period, admired by its serenity, take some beautiful photo before heading to reveal the intricately carved, beautiful red-pink sandstone temple of Banteay Srei - considered to be a Jewel of Khmer art which features elaborate decorations and its finest details. These factors have made the temple extremely popular with tourists, and have led to its being widely praised as a “precious gem”. On the way back, we will stop at Preah Dak village for a short tour, enjoying to observing the real-life of Cambodian in this area, how they make a living from the hand-made products, how to producing sugar palm and fruit itself.

Afternoon, visit Angkor jungle to Grand Circuit where we’re going to explore some main Angkorian temples starting with Srah Srang (The Royal’s Basin), Banteay KdeiTa KeoPreah Khan (Royal Sword), Neak Pean (Coiled Serpents), Ta Som & East Mebon. Your tour is very flexible and you may want to skip a few of these temples if you think that is too much.

Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 17: Departure ( B )

Breakfast at hotel.

After the breakfast, you 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 Angkor Airport for your departure flight. End of tour!

Accommodation offering in this trip: ( click to see hotel )

Cities

3 stars

4 stars

5 stars

Hanoi

LA DOLCE VITA HOTEL

THANG LONG OPERA APRICOT HANOI HOTEL

Halong

GARDEN BAY LEGEND CRUISE V'SPIRIT CRUISE ALISA PREMIER CRUISE

Hue

ROSALEEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL ROMANCE HOTEL HUE INDOCHINE PALACE HUE

Hoian

THE BLUE ALCOVE HOTEL EMM HOTEL HOI AN BLISS HOI AN BEACH RESORT & WELLNESS

Saigon

ACNOS GRAND HOTEL

HAPPY LIFE GRAND HOTEL & SKY BAR GRAND SAIGON HOTEL

Siemreap

PIERRE HOTEL & SPA

SAEM SIEM REAP HOTEL

BOREI ANGKOR RESORT

LuangPrabang

VILLA CHITDARA

LA BEL AIR RESORT

PULLMAN RESORT

 (Additional cost for flight from Luang Prabang to Siem Reap: 190 USD/person, Vietnam Airlines, Econimic class)

Tour Cost includes:
- Full transportation by private car or bus as tour program indicated.
- Half meals as indicated in the itinerary ( B= Breakfast, L = lunch )
- International flight : Hanoi - LuangPrabang
- 2 domestic flights with airport taxes : Ho Chi Minh - Danang , Hue - Hanoi
- English or French - speaking guide
- Full Entrance fees.
- Private Boat trip in Halong Bay, Perfume River, Nhatrang, Tiengiang river in Mytho
- Private Boat in MeKong in Laos and Tonlesap in Cambodia.
- Twin-share accommodation with daily breakfast; ( AC room)
 
Tour Cost excludes:
- International Airport taxes ( Laos 12 USD, Cambodia 25USD )
- Visas to Vietnam
- Visa to Laos ( 30 $ for Visa on arrival )
- Visa Cambodia (25 $ for Visa on arrival )
- Dinners and Travel insurance; tips; personal expenses, emergency transfers

 

Trip Summary :

Where:

Trip starts in Laos and ends in Vietnam

When:

All year round;

Grade:

Moderate to Strenous;

Accommodation:

Tourist-class hotels (Standard and clean hotel),

Transport:

Private car or bus, boat, public ferry,

Meals:

As indicated;
(B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)

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