Itinerary

Day 1. Hanoi Arrival
Airport pick up and transfer to Hanoi. Water puppets show in the afternoon and welcome dinner

Day 2. Hanoi City tour
Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, including Mausoleum, Museum, House on stilts, One Pillar Pagoda. Continue your visit to Hanoi Hilton Prison and Temple of Literature. Lunch before visiting Museum of Ethnology and cyclo tour to discover Hanoi Old quarter

Day 3. Hanoi – Ha Long
Drive 3.5 hrs to Ha Long Bay, boarding the Junk Boat for lunch and start cruising the Bay, visit Cave islands, Beach. Overnight on Boat

Day 4. Ha Long – Hanoi – Hue
More cruise the Bay in the morning, lunch on Boat before heading back to the pier for your trip back to Hanoi
Fly to Hue in the afternoon

Day 5. Hue City tour
Visit Imperial Citadel, Thien Mu Pagoda and Boat trip on Perfume river in the morning
Afternoon, visit Khai Dinh and Tu Duc Tombs.

Day 6. Hue – Hoi An
Drive to Hoi An via Lang co Beach and Hai Van Pass. Arrive in Da Nang, visit Cham Musum, Marble Mountains, China Beach. Continue to Hoi An
Upon Arrival in Hoi An, start walking tour, visit Ancient streets, Chinese Assembly Hall, Ancient house, Japanese covered Bridge. Overnight in your hotel

Day 7. Hoi An – Tra Que Vegetable Village
A full day out of  Hoi An to Tra Que, a beautiful green village, joining some local farming activities, traditional foot bath, lunch with local family
Back to Hoi An in the afternoon

Day 8. Hoi An – Nha Trang
Fly to Nha Trang in the morning, visit National Oceanographic Institute and Boat trip to Mun island, Tam island. Overnight in Nha Trang

Day 9. Nha Trang – Da Lat
Today we drive 230 km to Da Lat, along wonderful Mountains, valleys

Day 10. Da Lat City tour
Visit Central Market, King Bao Dai summer Palace, Cable car for scenery.

Day 11. Da Lat – Saigon
After breakfast, we drive from Da Lat to Saigon

Day 12. Saigon City tour and Cu Chi Tunnels
This morning we drive 70 km to Cu Chi to visit the Tunnels that was used by Vietnamese army during the war.
Back to Saigon, visit China town, Thien Hau Pagoda, Notre Dame Cathedral, City Hall.

Day 13. Saigon – Mekong
A full day tour to visit Mekong Delta, drive to My Tho for Boat trip to visit canals, villages, admiring local farmer making coconut Candy, Rice cake and many other local specialties
Back to Saigon in the afternoon

Day 14. Departure
Free until your transfer to the airport for your upward flight. Trip ends.

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Day 1. Bangkok – Phitsanuloke

Pick up atyour Hotel, visit Bang – Pa – In Summer Palace, Ayutthaya, the old Capital fo Siamese Kingdom. Visit Wat Panan Choeng, Wat Yai Chai Mongkol, Wat Chaiwattanaram. Lunch at Lopburi.

Afternoon, visit San Pra Karn, Prang Sam Yod, Hindu shrine, Wat Pra Sri Rattana Maha Dhat

Day 2. Phitsaluloke – Lampang
Visit the private Ethnic & Folklore Museum at the house of Mr. Thavee Buranakhet,Sukhothai Historical, Park Wat Sri Chum, Sri Satchanalai,
Afternoon we visit Sri Satchanalai Historical Park and transfer to Lampang. Horse carriage ride to visit Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao

Day 3. Langpang – Chiang Rai
Visit Baan Sao Nak, Wat Chedi Sao ,Depart Lampang for Phayao to visit Kwan Phayao, continue your visit to visit Wat Sri Khom Kham
Depart Phayao for Chiang Rai with an opportunity to visit a colorful pineapple plantation en-route

Day 4. Chiang Rai – Chiang Mai
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Mae Sai, Enjoy strolling, shopping and bargaining at the local market
Visit the Golden Triangle, where the border of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar converge, Proceed to Chiang Saen to visit the 1st Ancient Empire of the “Tai Tribe” Kingdom by the Mae Khong River, as
well as the Chiang Saen Museum and Wat Pa Sak
Afternoon leave Chiang Saen for Chiang Mai via Chiang Rai and Wiang Pa Pao

Day 5. Chiang Mai – Bangkok
In the early evening, transfer to Chiang Mai Railways Station for boarding the 2nd Class airconditioned Express Train (Sleeper Berth) to Bangkok

Day 6. Arrival in Bangkok
Arrival in Bangkok (no breakfast) will be in the early morning. Transfer from Bangkok Railways Station (Hua Lam Pong Railways Station) to your hotel in Bangkok.

Trip ends.

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Day 1.Bangkok Arrival
Arrive at Suvarnabhumi International Airport and welcome by our representative upon arrival
Then transfer from airport by an air-conditioned vehicle, accompanied by our guide to the hotel for check-in and free time at leisure

Day 2. Bangkok
Morning, travel by Bangkok Transit System (BTS) to Taksin Station for the pier to board a long tail boat on the Chao Phraya River (River of Kings) to Tha Chang pier
Then disembark at Tha Chang pier and stroll along local market to visit Grand Palace. Lunch then Then, continue by a Tuk Tuk, open-air three wheeled motorcycle, to Orchid Market, known as “Pak Klong Talaad”

Day 3.Bangkok – Kanchanaburi
Morning, transfer to Kanchanaburi for a visit of The War Museum (Thailand – Burma Railways), War Cemetery and Bridge over the River Kwai.
Lunch and visit the Hell Fire Pass Memorial, Dinner and overnight at River Kwai Floater Jungle Rafts Resort

Day 4. Kanchanaburi
Depart by boat to visit Sai Yok Yai Waterfalls National Park with its stunning jungle back.

Lunch and transfer back to River Kwai Floatel Jungle Raft and visit Mon Village (optional Elephant Riding), canoeing along the river to Resotel for a visit to Lava Cave

Day 5. Kanchanaburi – Hua Hin
Morning, check-out and transfer to Hua Hin.
Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight at Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin at Cha-Am Beach

Day 6. Hua Hin
Free day at leisure.
Overnight at Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin at Cha-Am Beach

Day 7: Hua Hin – Bangkok
Free day at leisure until check-out time. Then transfer from the hotel to Bangkok International airport for departure flight to next destination or home.

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Day 1. Bangkok
Visits to some of the most stunning and ornate Temples in Thailand. Our Temple visits include:
The Amazing Grand Palace, Wat Pho (The Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Wat Trimit (The Temple of Solid Golden Buddha)
After our temple visits we venture through Chinatown,

Day 2: Bangkok
Today we embark on an amazing journey to visit the most famous of the floating markets in Damnoen Saduak, Boat trip within Nakorn Pathom
Continue your visit to one of the largest pagodas in South East Asia, Nakorn Pathom then to the picturesque Rose Garden

Day 3: Bangkok- Kanchanaburi – River Kwai
Leaving the city behind, we commence a stunning journey through the countryside and local areas heading north to Kanchanaburi
Upon arrival we visit the War Museum, A short drive takes us to Don-Rak War Cemetery, located opposite Kanchanaburi Railway Station on Saengchootoe Road.
Also visit the Bridge on the River Kwai
We continue our journey reaching the pier for our picturesque long tail boat ride along the river

Day 4. Bangkok – Chiang Mai
Awakening to the sounds of the ‘Morning Mon Melodies’ we enjoy a relaxing morning before taking a stroll to the local village to observe the daily life and morning village duties
Around 11.30am we say goodbye to the village and head back by long tail boat to the peir to meet our transport and have some lunch
Leaving our vehicle behind we take a short but exciting historical ride on the railway passing through the miraculous countryside

Train to Bangkok.

Day 5. Chiang Mai
We arrive in Chiang Mai around 7.00am and head to the hotel to check in.
The rest of the day is free at leisure

Day 6. Chiang Mai
Fascinating boat cruise to the heart of the historical central to visit the most sacred temples in Chiang Mai. A short drive takes us to Wat Chai Mongkol boat pier where we board our boat to commence our 2 hour cruise upstream along the Ping River
We make a stop at a Thai Farmers house, Meeting our transport we head up and out to the lush green mountains to visit the Grand City Temple of Wat Phrathad Doi Suthep.

Day 7: Mae Taman – Handicraft Village
We head north of Chiang Mai town today for a miraculous adventure to the spectacular, windy mountainous district of ‘Mae Taman, ‘Mae Sa’ and ‘Mae Ram’
Our first visit is to the beautiful Sai Nam Phung Orchid Nursery & Butterfly farm
Continuing on through the hilly, wooden area we arrive at Mae Taman Elephant Camp a lovely place behind the hills, where we meet our elephants for our ride through jungle.
We say goodbye to our goodbye to our elephants and ‘Sawadee’ to our Ox for our exhilarating ox-cart ride back to the camp where lunch will be served
After lunch we enjoy the elephant performance and visit visit the Tiger Kingdom.

Day 8: Chiang Mai – Mae Hong Son
Our drive from Chang Mai to Mae Hong Son takes around 4.5 hours, passing through stunning mountainous ranges and hilltribe villages, such as Karen, Hmong, Lahu, Lisu, and Lawa minority groups
Visit the the most beautiful and most well-know water cave in the ‘Pang Mapa’district, Nam Lod Cave
Arriving in Mae Hong Son we start our city tour visiting the cities temples consisting of the spectacular Wat Chong Kham, Wat Chong Kham ,Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu

Day 9: Mae Hong Son – Chiang Mai
Boat trip along the Pai river, to visit the exotic “Padong Long Neck Hilltribe”, and drive Around 17 kilometers (10 miles) from Mae Hong Son town is the small Fish Cave

After our morning ventures we continue on returning to Chiang Mai for an afternoon and evening at leisure

Day 9: Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai – Golden Triangle
Today we set out on a journey to the northern most part of Thailand, Chiang Saen, Golden Traingle.

Day 10: Golden Triangle – Chiang Rai
visit the magnificent Wat Phra That Doi Tung, the beautiful royal residence of Phra Tamnak Doi Tung and the miraculous Mae Fa Luang garden situated on top of Doi Tung Mountain.

Day 11. Departure
Trip Ends

Itinerary

Day 1. Hanoi Arrival
Airport pick up and transfer to your Hotel in Hanoi, water puppets show and welcome dinner, tour briefing.

Day 2. Hanoi City tour
Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, including Mausoleum, Museum, House on stilts, one pillar Pagoda. Continue your visit to Hanoi Hilton Prison, Temple of Literature.
Lunch before visiting Museum of Ethnology and cyclo tour to discover Hanoi old quarter. Train trip to Lao Cai for Sapa.

Day 3. Lao Cai – Sapa
Arrive at around 6 am, transfer to Sapa, trek to Lao Chai, Ta Van villages, explore Hmong and Zay ethnic groups, enjoy landscape, rice terraces

Day 4. Sapa – Lao Cai
Trek to Cat Cat, an other village of Hmong people, visit local house, hanging bridge, water fall. Back to Sapa and free until your transfer to Lao Cai for train trip back to Hanoi

Day 5. Hanoi – Ha Long
This morning we make 3.5 hrs drive to Ha long Bay, boarding the Boat for lunch and cruise the Bay, visit cave, islands, beach. Overnight on the Boat

Day 6. Ha Long – Cat Ba National Park
After breakfast we take a small junk Boat cruising toward Cat Ba Island, take a leisurely Bike ride in Cat Ba, lunch in a local Village
Cruise to Cat Ba town, check in Hotel

Day 7. Cat Ba – Hanoi
Free morning to explore Cat Ba town, local market, Beach. 2 pm take Hydrofoil to Hai Phong, Bus back to Hanoi

Day 8. Departure
Free day in Hanoi. Fare well dinner.

Itinerary

Day 1. Hanoi Arrival
Airport pick up and transfer to Hotel in Hanoi, afternoon we do water puppets show and welcome dinner

Day 2. Hanoi City tour
Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, including Mausoleum, Museum, House on stilts, One pillar Pagoda. Continue your visit to Hanoi Hilton prison and Temple of Literature. Lunch before our visit to Museum of Ethnology and cyclo tour to discover Hanoi Old quarter.

Train to Sapa in the early evening.

Day 3. Lao Cai – Sapa
Upon arrival in Lao Cai, transfer to Sapa. After breakfast we trek to Lao Chai and Ta Van Villages, visit Hmong and Zay ethnic minority people, lovely landscape of mountains, rice terraces. Back to Sapa

Day 4. Sapa – Hanoi
Today we trek to Cat Cat Village to explore an other Village of Hmong, visit local house, hanging Bridge, water fall. Back to Sapa and free until your transfer to train Station for your trip back to Hanoi.

Day 5. Hanoi – Ha Long

Drive about 3.5 hrs to Ha Long Bay, boarding the Junk Boat for lunch and start cruising the Bay, visit cave, islands, beach. Overnight on Boat

Day 6. Ha Long – Hanoi – Hue
More cruising the Bay in the morning, lunch on Boat before heading back to the pier and Bus back to Hanoi.

Fly to Hue in the late afternoon

Day 7. Hue City tour
Visit Imperial Citadel, Thien Mu Pagoda and Boat trip on Perfume river

Afternoon, visit Khai Dinh Tomb and Tu Duc Tomb.

Day 8. Hue – Hoi An
Drive to Hoi An via Hai Van Pass, Lang Co beach. Arrive Da Nang, visit Cham Museum, Marble Mountains, China beach. Continue drive to Hoi An

Upon arrival in Hoi An, we take walking tour around Hoi An ancient town, visit Ancient house, Chinese Assembly Hall, Japanese cover Bridge

Day 9. Hoi An – My Son Holy Land
Visit My Son, the holy land of Kingdom of Champa in the morning and sunset Boat trip on Hoi An river in the afternoon.

Day 10. Hoi An – Saigon
Free in Hoi An until your flight to Saigon

Day 11. Saigon City tour and Cu Chi Tunnels
Drive about 70 km to Cu Chi, visit the Tunnels system. Lunch before driving back to Saigon. Visit China town, Thien Hau Temple, Notre Dame Cathedral, City Hall.

Day 12. Saigon – Mekong Delta
Drive to My Tho for Boat trip to explore Mekong region, visit canals, villages making coconut candy, rice cake, and many other local specialties

Drive to Vinh Long and cross Mekong river to Can Tho

Day 13. Can Tho – Saigon
More exploring Mekong to floating Market of Phong Dien and Cai Rang

Drive back to Saigon

Day 14. Departure

Free until your upward flight. Trip ends.

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Day 1: Vientiane
We commence our Vientiane experience with a traditional Baci Ceremony to welcome you to Laos, performed within a local family home.

The Lao believe that like elephants, humans have 32 souls, which at regular intervals need to be reunited with the body. So to tempt the soul to come back, chants and offerings are given around a pyramid (makben) constructed from banana leaves and marigolds.

After the unique experience, we continue the sightseeing tour to the National Museum, displaying archaeological artifacts and information on the country natural history with several rooms devoted to the independence of Laos, from the revolutionary wars to the Vietnam War.

Following lunch at a local restaurant, we will visit Wat Si Saket, the oldest temple to have survived the Siamese war of 1828 with over more than 8000 Buddha statues.

Heading across the road to Ho Pra Keo, we visit the former home-temple of the Emerald Buddha statue with its interesting collection of Buddha statues, antiques and array of artifacts found in and around Vientiane.

Overnight at your hotel

Day 2: Vientiane
We begin this morning with a visit to the main symbolic stupa in Laos, ‘Pha That Luang’, covering the original small stupa containing a piece of the chest bone of Buddha.

A short drive takes us to the land-mark of Vientiane, Patuxay Monument, in memory of those who died during the war, with an amazing panoramic view over Vientiane on top of the monument.

We continue the sightseeing tour to the famous Carol Cassidy Gallery, to observe the process of natural dye making and weaving of traditional Lao textiles.

After lunch, our next stop is the eccentric and interesting Buddah Park, located approximately 25km from Vientiane town.

The park contains Buddha statues of Shiva, Vishnu, Arjuna, Buddha and just about every other Hindu or Buddhist deity, all in modern styles and shapes, with one being the largest Reclining Buddha in Laos.

We return to the hotel mid-late afternoon.

Overnight at your hotel
(Breakfast included)

Day 3: Nam Ngum Lake
We leave the city of Vientiane behind today on Road No 13, for a 90km excursion to the impressive Nam Ngum Lake, which supplies most of the country’s electricity, as well as selling electricity to Thailand.

On-route, we make a stop at a Hmong village to visit a local Hmong market and Vang Xang, where we visit the interesting Archaeological site, built during the Mone-Khmer Empire between the 8th and 11th century.

After a scrumptious lunch on a boat restaurant, we embark on a boat cruise, enjoying the picturesque scenery of hundreds of islets scattered across the lake, with the enormous tree trunks jutting out of the water and visit to the fishing villages within the islands.

On the way back to Vientiane, we make a stop at the salt abstraction site at Ban Keun and Dong Ma Khai Market, where the locals gather to sell their local delicacies of wild animals and a large range of insects.

We return to Vientiane in the late afternoon. Trip ends.

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Day 1: City and Weaving Village Tour
This morning our guide will meet you at your hotel for an exciting 3 day journey of this fabulous town.

We commence our journey with a leisurely sightseeing stroll through this magnificent township.

Our first stop takes us to visit the National Museum, which was the former Royal Palace, then continue to Wat Mai, the early nineteenth century temple with its most striking feature of the gilded relief panels.

With an orientation of the towns centre, we continue onto Wat Xieng Thong, a magnificent example of the Luang Prabang traditional architectural style, complimented by the stunning setting along the Mekong River.

We head out for lunch to a traditional restaurant and enjoy some authentic Lao food before driving to our next stop, the most famous waterfall in Laos – Kriang Si Waterfall.

Passing through the spectacular mountainous areas, we make a stop at a local Khmu and Hmong village where you have a wonderful experience seeing these two ethnic minority groups in their most natural form.

Arriving at the falls, we have a an easy walk, from the base of the mountain through the lush forest area, passing by the magnificent turquoise pools and visiting the bear rescue centre, which is set within the falls area.

We return to Luang Prabang in the late afternoon.

Overnight at your hotel
(Lunch included)

Day 2: Pak Ou Caves and Wine village
Early rise is certainly well worth the awakening.

We head to the centre of town bright and early to observe and participate in hundreds of monks walking through the streets, as we take part in the traditional morning ritual of ‘morning alms’ or ‘the giving to monks’.

After breakfast at the hotel, we set out on a leisurely approximately 1.5 hour cruise on a long-tail boat along the Mekong River, snaking through vine covered hills, observing life along the river with women washing clothes along the banks, kids swimming and splashing about as the dense jungle mountains creep past us.

Arriving at the confluence of the Nam Ou River into the Mekong, we reach Pak Ou or known by the locals as Tam Ting Caves, admiring hundreds of Buddha statues placed here over centuries ago.

After lunch at a riverside restaurant, we continue with a short journey upstream to visit Ban Xang Hai Village.

For centuries this village has made the earthen jars used as fermenting containers for Lao wine. Nowadays, it also specializes in producing a wide range of lau lao (Lao whisky) and lau hai (Lao wine). Be daring and be sure to try just a little!

We return to Luang Prabang around 4pm.

Overnight at your hotel
(Breakfast included)

Day 3: Ban Phanom and local lunch
We head out of town this morning to visit ‘Tai Lu’ ethnic minority weaving village in Ban Phanom, famous for its intricately woven textiles and special hand weaving techniques.

A stroll to the neighboring village of Ban Xieng Kong, we have a very interesting demonstration of the process and art work involved with Sa (Mulberry) paper making, which is then used for a variety of handicrafts such as lanterns, cards, books and gift wrap just to name a few.

We have plenty of free time to stroll around the village, admiring the beautiful handicrafts and picking up a few bargains before returning to town!

Today, we have the privilege of spending time within a Lao family home to participate in cooking up a traditional Lao style lunch, learning the secrets of all the Lao specialties, from the ingredients through to the intricate techniques.

We return to your hotel after lunch. Trip ends.

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Depart: 8.00am
Return: Approx 3.30pm

Lao is historically known as the ‘Land of a Million Elephants’. So how can you leave Laos without this spectacular experience!

The Elephant Park Project, a community-based eco-program giving Lao Elephants a new home, set on the bank of the Khan River, is 15km from Luang Prabang and is blessed with spectacular views of the surrounding mountains.

We depart from Luang Prabang around 8.00am for an hours spectacular scenic drive heading north east through the lush mountainous areas.

We make a stop at Noon Rapid., where we make a stop to visit the tomb of the 19th century French explorer Henri Mouhot; the first European to rediscover Angkor Wat and to visit the Royal Kingdom of Luang Prabang.

A short drive, we arrive at Ban Noon for our 1 ½ hour elephant ride through jungle areas, and along the beautiful Nam Khan River.

Saying goodbye to the elephants, we continue on by road to Ban Xeing Lom Village, where we board a long-tail boat for a magnificent hours boat ride taking us to ‘Tad Sea Waterfall’.

The water flows over limestone creating spectacular cool blue lagoons. We spend some time at the waterfalls for some free time to explore, swim or just relax enjoying the fresh air and beauty of the surroundings.

We return to our long-tail boats to Ban Ann Savanh, where we meet our transport for our return to Luang Prabang. Trip ends.

Itinerary

Day 1: Historical Monuments and City Touring
In the morning, we commence our trip with a visit to the religious museums of Wat Si Saket, the oldest temple survived the Siamese war of 1828 with over more than 8000 Buddha statues.

Our journey continue with Ho Pra Keo, the former home-temple of the Emerald Buddha statue and the main symbolic stupa in Laos, ‘Pha That Luang’, covering the original small stupa containing a piece of the chest bone of Buddha.

After lunch, a short drive takes us to the land-mark of Vientiane, Patuxay Monument, in memory of those who died during the war, with an amazing panoramic view over Vientiane on top of the monument.

Our next stop is the eccentric and interesting Buddah Park, located approximately 25km from Vientiane town.

The park contains Buddha statues of Shiva, Vishnu, Arjuna, Buddha and just about every other Hindu or Buddhist deity, all in modern styles and shapes, with one being the largest Reclining Buddha in Laos.

Overnight at your hotel

Day 2: Vientiane – Nam Ngum
We leave the city of Vientiane behind today on Road No 13, for a 90km excursion to the impressive Nam Ngum Lake, which supplies most of the country’s electricity, as well as selling electricity to Thailand.
On-route, we make a stop at a Hmong village to visit a local Hmong market and Vang Xang, where we visit the interesting Archaeological site, built during the Mone-Khmer Empire between the 8th and 11th century.

After a scrumptious lunch on a boat restaurant, we embark on a boat cruise, enjoying the picturesque scenery of hundreds of islets scattered across the lake, with the enormous tree trunks jutting out of the water and visit to the fishing villages within the islands.

On the way back to Vientiane, we make a stop at the salt abstraction site at Ban Keun and Dong Ma Khai Market, where the locals gather to sell their local delicacies of wild animals and a large range of insects.

We return to Vientiane in the late afternoon. Trip ends.