23 Days Grand Indochina Tour Of Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos

Note: If you wish to have a private cabin for 2 people, please add additional 60 US$/person for the round trip. 

The train will arrive around 6:00AM at Lao Cai station, near the border of China, and you will be met by your local guide & driver for the 38 mile drive to Sapa, the premier destination of northwest Vietnam.
Enjoy your breakfast while waiting for hotel check-in, catch a few hours of rest or venture out to discover the charming town and ethic minority groups of Sapa.
Then take a guided trip to discover the nature as well as different culture of hill tribal people. Up and down hill from village to villages around Lao Chai and Ta Van area which is decorated by terraced-fields and the house of H'mong, Red Zao and Zay people.
Great opportunity for taking photos of breathtaking landscapes, meeting friendly hill-tribe people at home and work...and get to understand their tradition and customs.
Enjoy the lunch prepared by the guide in a local family.
Late afternoon, return to Sapa by private car/jeep. Overnight in Sapa.

Today you will begin with a walking tour of Sapa market, then down the valley to the nearest picturesque village of Cat Cat.
You need to be back to the hotel for the noon time check –out. Leave your luggage with the porter until time to depart for Lao Cai for the night train back to Hanoi.
Afternoon, explore the surrounding o­n your own or take an excursion to the Silver Waterfall or “Thac Bac”, a little further beyond the waterfall is the beautiful mountain range known as “Heaven’s Gate.”
We will include a room at a guest house or mini hotel in late afternoon in Laocai town for your to have a shower or refreshment and you will have time for your own dinner before getting on the night train back to Hanoi. Overnight o­n train in an air conditioned cabin.

You will be met by your guide early this morning at Hanoi’s railway station. After breakfast you will have a 3 hour car ride along the country side of the Red River Delta to the UNESCO world’s heritage site of Halong Bay.
An old style Vietnamese junk cruise is waiting your arrival and will set sail at noon today. Lunch will be served o­n board amidst spectacular views of the bay.
Today you will visit o­ne of the largest caves in Halong Bay and included is a beach stop where perhaps you may want to take a swim or dip in the water of the South China Sea.
Tonight enjoy a fresh seafood dinner o­n board your junk. Overnight o­n junk on the bay.

Participate in Tai Chi o­n the top deck or simply watch the sunrise over the magnificent bay. Enjoy your morning cup of coffee or juice before setting out to a near- by cave by row boat. After the cave trip you return back to the junk, and have breakfast, while sailing around Bay Tu Long bay where the movie “Indochine” was filmed.
Your cruise will end at noon after having lunch on board and you will be met by your guide & driver for the trip back to Hanoi. There is a short stop en-route to visit Dong Chieu Ceramic Factory.
After arrival to your hotel, you may do more sightseeing, catch up o­n your shopping or just relax until the transfer to the train station for the night train to Hue. Overnight o­n the train in an air conditioned sharing 4 soft berths cabin.

Note: You can replace the appro. one hour flight to Hue instead of the night train.

Hue is the former capital city of Vietnam in the 17th & 18th century. Hue has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Upon arrival, you will be met by your guide for the hotel transfer and breakfast.
After few hours to refreshment, there will be a short drive to the Imperial City for a visit to the Royal Palace and beautiful Royal Buildings.
Have your own lunch at a restaurant that serves local treats.
After lunch, you will embark o­n a drive to the countryside, through scenic villages and green rice fields to reach the Emperor Ming Mang’s tomb. It is o­ne of the most beautiful of all Emperors tombs, in a complex of pavilions, temple, courtyards and lakes.
From here you will take a boat trip o­n the peaceful Perfume River to get back to Hue City. Overnight in Hue.

After breakfast, you will have a four hour drive over the scenic Hai Van pass along the coast to the small & beautiful ancient town of Hoi An, by the bank of Thu Bon River. You will have a short stop in Lang Co beach for refreshment and visit Cham Sculpture museum, China beach and Marble Mountain in Danang before continue the drive to Hoian.
Hotel check-in upon arrival in Hoi An, then o­n to your own lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, you will have a guided tour to see the interesting sights of this ancient city. Some hundreds years ago, this town thrived o­n trading with the Chinese, Japanese and Spanish. You will visit a historical Old House, Japanese Covered Bridge, Old Temple and Silk Factory. Overnight in Hoian

Morning, take a discovery trip to Myson, 40km from Hoian, for admiring great architectural and art works of the Cham people & the Towers. Having a brief understanding of the history, culture for which Myson was recognized the World Cultural Heritage.
After the visit to Myson, drive directly to the train station in Danang city for the early afternoon train to Nhatrang. It will be a great experience to see the spectacular view of the coastal lines, countryside and the local life of the centre Vietnam from the train windows.
Arrive in Nhatrang at around 22.pm; you will be met by the guide at the train station for the transfer to the hotel and for the check-in. Overnight in Nhatrang.

Note: The appro. one hour flight from Danang to Nha Trang is available instead of the day train on request.

Nha Trang has o­ne of the most popular beaches in all of Vietnam, with clear turquoise water and a backdrop of mountains. The coconut palms provide shelter along most of the 6 km beachfront. Enjoy your free time on the beach. Overnight in Nhatrang.

You will have one day boat trip. Firstly we will go to Mun Island, the best site for snorkeling where you will see lots of live colorful corals and fish. Relax, sunbath and swim at Tam island.
Have lunch on the island, and then visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Mieu Island where you will have chance to see the life of the many sea species of Nhatrang Ocean in this aquarium. Return to the hotel in at about 16.00, take the luggage and drive to the airport for the late afternoon flight to Ho Chi Minh. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Although Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon) is a big and chaotic metropolis, but this makes your discovering the city are unique. Nice colonial center, with broad promenades and squares, and some French influence buildings that should not be missed. There are also many nice temples and pagodas. Another of the things visitors should not miss is popular markets - a great place to taste the local food specialties. Our stops in this city tour inclusive Reunification Palace, War Museum, Jade Emperor Pagoda, Notre Dame Cathedral, Binh Tay Market, Thien Hau Pagoda, on the way back we visit bustling China Town, and Ben Thanh Market.

After breakfast in the hotel, we depart for Caibe in the Mekong delta passing the lush countryside. Upon arrival at Caibe, embark a private boat to cruise around Caibe Floating Market to see local people selling, buying, exchanging goods from their boats. Visit local garden and house to see orchard, rice crisped producing process... After lunch at a local family taking a cruise along river to see peaceful tranquil life of villagers, admire marvelous natural setting of Mekong Delta region. About 3 pm, the boat will arrive at Vinh Long, walking around to explore Vinh Long Market. Then transfer to Can Tho City, the heart of Mekong delta for overnight.

Leave the hotel in early morning to catch the famous CaiRang Floating Market in its busiest time. Cruising along the small and picturesque tributaries by boat, we will see market (the nicest one with heaps of rowing boats). Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who lives along the Mekong canals and you will roam through the village to visit a rice-husking mill and a rice noodles making shop. Then continue traveling to ChauDoc, the border with Cambodia. Check in hotel on arrival. Late afternoon, visit the Sam Mountain to enjoy the breath-taking view on the Vietnamese-Cambodian border with flat rice fields and nice canals, visit caved pagoda. Overnight in ChauDoc.

After breakfast, get on speed boat to Phnom Penh which will take around 5 hours, going back one of the arms of the Mekong. Arrival and have your own lunch.
In the afternoon, visits of the city, in particular of the National Museum, rich art of Khmer, of the Silver Pagoda, inserted in the fencing of the Royal Palace, Preahkeo Morokot and Central Market. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Depart Phnom Penh to Siem Reap on a 40 minute flight in the morning.
We will discover the Angkor complex, luminous understood them of the great reign Khmer, is one of more important testimonies that the human genius knew to create in the field of the limbs, the architecture and the urban planning. We visit Banteay Srey (40km from Siem Reap town), means "citadel of the women". But is appellation refers to the delicate beauty of the caving. It displays some of the finest examples of classical Khmer art. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Breakfast at hotel, then visit the Angkor Thom: South Gate, Bayon, Baphoun, Terrace of Elephants, Terrace of Leper King and Phimean Akas temple. Hav your own lunch at local restaurant.
In the afternoon, continue to visit famous temple of Angkor Wat with enjoying sunset from top of Bakheng Hill. Dinner at local restaurant with Apsaras show and overnight in Siem Reap.

After breakfast, the driver will take you to the airport for the morning flight to Vientiane.
On arrival at the airport in Vientiane, you are met and transferred to our centrally located hotel. After a short rest, we start to visit the major sights of the capital; including the oldest Wat Sisaket with thousands of miniature Buddha statues and the former royal temple of Wat PraKeo previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha Image. On the way to the famous and sacred structure of That Luang stupa, we stop to take some pictures of the imposing Patouxai which is well known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triomphe. Overnight in Vientiane.

A short morning flight to XiengKhouang, which was devastated by American bombing between 1964 and 1973. Upon arrival, we transfer out to visit the “Plan of Jars “an impressive archeological site where hundreds of large stone jars are littered all over the plateau. We also have time, this afternoon seeing the nearby villages, home to the Hmong hill tribe people. They have an interesting local culture and a colorful history. Overnight in Phonesavanh.

Visit the market before leaving XiengKhouang to Luang Prabang by road 262km, the world heritage city. It is the good road, mountainous and beautiful nature. Some stops in the villages of Hmong along the road. Up arrival visit the Mont Phousi, the beautiful view of the city and surrounded by the NamKhan and the Mekong River. Enjoy the sunset and overnight in Luang Prabang.

Today, we enjoy a short guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple and the magnificent Wat XiengThong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground. Which represent the classical architecture of LuangPrabang temple. We then embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River which also gives us a beautiful view of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the mysterious of Pak Ou caves, crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes. Along the way, we stop at the village of Ban Xang Hai, where they make the local rice wine. On return, we take a short drive to Ban Phanom, well known for its hand weaving. Overnight in LuangPrabang.

Visit the National Museum at the former royal palace, which 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. Visit wat Mai, wat Visoun, wat Phoutthabat and the handicraft of Posa paper at Ban SanKhong. Overnight in Luang Prabang.