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ICN08: 13 Days Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City - Siem Reap - Bangkok

Tour Type: Private Tour, flexible and customized
Guide & Driver: English-speaking guide, experienced driver & air-conditioned car
Accommodation: 4-star well selected hotels, also be open to your own choice
Meals: A mix choice of local cuisines and western-style food

Itinerary Details
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Day 1: Welcome to Hanoi & Airport pick-up
Our guide and driver will pick you up at the Hanoi Noi Bai Airport and escort you to check in a hotel. In the afternoon, your 13 days Vietnam Cambodia Thailand tour will be started from a cycling trip around the Old Quarter, and then proceed to the Hoan Kiem Lake. Dinner will be served at a famous local restaurant.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Hanoi La Siesta Hotel & Spa (4 stars)

Day 2: Hanoi classical city day tour with Water Puppet Show
This morning, the guide will lead you to the Ho Chi Minh Complex, consisting of Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and stilt houses, Presidential Palace and One Pillar Pagoda. Here, you will learn more about Uncle Ho. After that, you will head to visit the Temple of Literature which is the first national university of Vietnam. You will also find the statue of Confucius and many buildings with Chinese culture elements.

During lunch time, the guide will take you to a local famous restaurant to enjoy delicious Vietnamese food. After lunch, your tour will continue to the History Museum or the Ethnology Museum based on your preference. Then round off the day with a local famous Water Puppet Show.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hanoi La Siesta Hotel & Spa (4 stars)

  • One Pillar Pagoda, Hanoi
    One Pillar Pagoda
  • Temple of Literature in Vietnam
    Temple of Literature
Day 3: Transfer 3h to Halong Bay, Halong Bay Cruise tour
After breakfast, drive around 175km to Halong Bay to board the amazing Halong Bay cruise. You must feel like being inside a natural landscape painting, drifting down the water with various-shaped hills passing you by. We will visit a dazzling karst cave this afternoon. The rest of the day is free for you to enjoy the scenes or participating optional activities, like kayaking, diving and swimming. You will stay overnight onboard.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Signature Cruise (4 stars)

Day 4: Halong Bay Cruise tour, Fly 2h to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Get up early to attend a Tai Chi class on the ship if interested. Then take a boat to nearby islands after the morning tea or coffee. Return to the ship to have brunch onboard. We will get back to the Halong Bay Port around noon. Then, head to the Hanoi Airport to catch a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. You will be picked up at the airport after touching down and then escorted to the hotel.

Meals: Brunch

Accommodation: Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel (4 stars)

Day 5: Saigon day tour with War Remnants Museum
After breakfast, set out this Vietnam Cambodia Thailand trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels in the suburb by 1h private drive. You will find out how Viet Cong soldiers struggled with aggressors during Vietnam War.

Then, head back to the downtown area to visit the War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace. After visiting the above sites, you will find the value of peace. Next we will take a stroll around local famous Ben Thanh Market and Dong Khoi Street to feel more about the local life. As the last stop of today, you will get into the Central Post Office, which is the landmark of Saigon.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel (4 stars)

  • Saigon Cu Chi Tunnels
    Woman at Cu Chi Underground Tunnels
  • Local Market, Ho Chi Minh City
    A local indoor market with bustling atmosphere
Day 6: Cruise trip on Mekong Delta to Ben Tre
We will have one day trip to Mekong Delta today. When cruising on Ham Luong River, you will visit a village and some local workshops with our guide's acompany. In the village, you will see the rural life from a local family and take a "Xe Loi" or bicycle to enjoy the natural sceneries. Lunch will be served at a well-selected restaurant. After that, you will be transferred back to Ben Tre by boat and then drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel (4 stars)

Day 7: Fly 1.5h to Siem Reap, Airport pick-up
Today, you will be escorted to the airport to take a flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, meet our local guide at the airport and then take a private car to the hotel. Visit the Angkor National Museum after settled.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Tara Angkor Hotel (4 stars)

Day 8: Siem Reap full day tour with Bayon Temple
Enjoy the sunrise over the Angkor Wat this morning, and then you will be accompanied to enter the Angkor Thom, the capital city of the Khmer Empire during the 9th ~ 15th century and view the Bayon Temple, Elephant Terraces, and Terrace of the Leper King inside. The next stop of this 13 days Vietnam Cambodia Thailand tour package will be Ta Prohm Temple. Then, enjoy the Apsara Dance and Dinner Show at night.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Tara Angkor Hotel (4 stars)

Day 9: One day Siem Reap temple tour with Preah Khan
Visit another famous temple named Preah Khan first. Then take a private ride to the Banteay Srei Temple and stop at some villages in the midway. During the returning journey, we will stop at the Rolous Group, the ancient capital of the King Indravarman I, and the Orphanage school.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Tara Angkor Hotel (4 stars)

  • Preah Khan Temple, Siem Reap
    Preah Khan Temple, really quiet and peaceful
Day 10: Half day floating village tour, Fly to Bangkok
This morning, we will take a leisure walk around a Khmer Village and then visit floating villages along the Tonle Sap Lake by boat. To continue your tours of Vietnam Cambodia and Thailand, you will be escorted to the airport for your onward flight to Bangkok. The local guide and driver will meet you at the Bangkok Airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Movenpick Bangkok Sukhumvit 15 (4 stars)

Day 11: Bangkok day tour with Wat Trainmit
Start off today's Bangkok tour to the Wat Trainmit to admire a giant gold Buddha. Next, our guide will lead you to the Wat Arun. The whole day's trip will be highlighted by the coming visit to the Royal Grand Palace, which is still a place for holding national ceremonies and rituals now. The Wat Phra Kaew, enshrining a precious jade Buddha, is also included in our itinerary.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Movenpick Bangkok Sukhumvit 15 (4 stars)

  • Wat Arun, Bangkok
    Wat Arun, also renowned as the Temple of Dawn
Day 12: Full day tour with Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Today, your trips to Vietnam Cambodia and Thailand will begin with the retro Train Market where you could learn how the smart local people do business at the station. Then drive around 110km, 1.5h southwest to the prosperous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market to experience traditional local life. After around 2-3 hours' visiting, lunch will be served at a local famous restaurant. When returning to downtown Bangkok, you will be accompanied to view Thai silk fabrics at the Jim Thompson House, a museum of Asia Arts.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Movenpick Bangkok Sukhumvit 15 (4 stars)

Day 13: Departure from Bangkok, Airport see-off
This 13-day Vietnam-Thailand tour package ends today. You will be transferred to the airport for your leaving flight.

Meals: Breakfast

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Tour Prices
Month2-3 travelers4-5 travelers
Jan-Apr, Oct-Dec$3029 $2726$2589 $2330
May-Sep$2939 $2645$2519 $2267
  • Prices are per person in US Dollars based on double occupancy.
  • The prices in red reflect 10% discount.
  • Any part of the itinerary e.g. tour length, activities & hotels can be tailored to your individual interests.
What's Included
  • Economy class airfare of Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City - Siem Reap - Bangkok.
  • Accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels.
  • Services of private driver and air-conditioned vehicles.
  • Service of English speaking guides per itinerary.
  • Entrance fees for all mentioned sights visited.
  • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary.
What's Excluded
  • International flight into Vietnam and out Thailand.
  • Meals other than those mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, drinks, etc.).
  • Tips for guides and drivers.
  • Personal travel insurance.
  • Visa Fees.
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