Offer Vietnam and Cambodia trip
Experience a few sides to South-east Asia in this 13 day tour: Motorcycle through the mist strewn mountains of Northern Vietnam; swim in the emerald waters of majestic Halong Bay; kick back, dine on fresh seafood and explore the crystal-clear waters around the paradise island of Phu Quoc; and top it all of by gazing in amazement at the splendor that is Angkor Wat.
13 days which will leave you desperate to continue your travels throughout Asia.
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi
Welcome to Hanoi!
At your arrival to Hanoi, you will be greeted at the airport by our driver and transferred to your hotel. The first day is free time which you’ve been given to rest. We will give you all the necessary information about Hanoi, so that you can plan out your day. At 21:00pm our guide will accompany you to the station to start your journey to Sapa.
Stay overnight on the night train, in a four-bed compartment
Day 2 : Sapa visit by motorbike
Breakfast/lunch/dinner
Upon your arrival to Lao Cai our personnel will be there waiting to take you to the town of Sapa which is where the tour begins. You will have a room at Fansipan View hotel to taking a shower and having breakfast. Your guide in Sapa will explain you the plan today.
We have included motorbike trip for this visit, because it is the best way to discover Sapa. For someone who doesn’t like motorbike, we can organize the same visit for you by car with trekking.
Lao Chai-Ta Van-Ban Ho-Thanh Phu-Nam Sai
This morning you will take a route by motorbike up to Sapa’s valley where live the Hmong. You will visit Lao Chai village and Ta Van village.
You will take a small rest before going to Ban Ho where you will be able to meet and contact with people of the Tay ethnic. You will have lunch with one of Ban Ho’s families.
After lunch, you will continue your trip up to Thanh Phu and Nam Sai. We will organize a dinner for you with one local family.
Overnight in a Vietnamese house (homestay)
Day 3: Thanh Phu-Nam Sai-Sapa-Night train to Hanoi
Breakfast/lunch/dinner
After the breakfast, you will leave Thanh Phu and we will a bit of trekking towards the mountains. You will continue the visit with Sin Chai village where you will meet Red-Dzao minority. You will stop for picnic lunch around noon before visiting the valley of rice-fields.
You will arrive to Ta Thang and go directly to Lao Cai. The rest of evening is free to relax before taking night train of return to Hanoi.
Stay overnight on the night train, in a four-bed compartment
Day 4: Hanoi-Halong Bay
Breakfast/lunch/dinner
You will arrive in Hanoi at 5:30 in the morning. We will pick you up at the station and take you to a hotel so you can rest, have breakfast, and shower, if you want to.
After breakfast, at approximately 8:00 am, the bus will be waiting for you to take you from Hanoi to Halong Bay (4hrs trip with a 20 minutes stop).
At around 13.00, we will embark on a cruise with a warm welcoming aboard the Deluxe Dragon Cruise and drink in the spectacular vista during our passage into this magical bay. Cruise briefings and check-in your traditionally styled cabin on Deluxe Dragon Cruise. Vietnamese lunch is served while passing the symbol of Ha Long bay "Fighting Cocks" Rock. You will visit the Sung Sot Amazing cave with many stalactites in numerous attractive forms and shapes.There will be plenty of time for kayaking, swimming and sunbathing (weather permitted) as you anchor for a night on the bay. Enjoy a wonderful delectable seafood dinner, Cuttle fishing & Karaoke singing before relaxing in your comfortable cabin.
Overnight on the Deluxe Dragon Cruise or similar
Day 5 : Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba island
Breakfast/lunch
Enjoy breakfast and cruising south towards Lan Ha bay with transfer boat. We then free and easy for swimming in Lan Ha bay. Short break for lunch.
In the afternoon, we will take a bicycle for 5 km through jungles to Whisper of Nature Bungalow, Viet Hai village. Short trek inside the Cat Ba National Park. Cycling through 5km back to the harbor. Boarding transfer boat again and then heading to monkey island - the isolate island is now home of wild monkeys. Late in afternoon the bus will take you to your hotel in Cat Ba town.
Overnight in Hotel of Viet Hai village
Day 6 : Cat Ba island-Ha Long Bay-Hanoi
Breakfast/lunch
After breakfast at your hotel, our bus will transfer you to Beo harbor for a boat cruise back to Ha Long bay. Get changed to our Deluxe Dragon Cruise in Van Gia fishing village. Relax on the top deck for sun-bathing, photo hunting or socializing with other people while going through other parts of Ha Long. Finishing cruise approximate 11:45am, you take a short rest and have a bus drive to a local restaurant for lunch. Say goodbye to Ha Long bay then return to Hanoi. Have a short break 20 minutes half way back in Hai Duong city for refreshments. Arriving in Hanoi approximate 5:30pm.
Overnight in Hanoi in a 4**** hotel
Day 7: Hanoi-Phu Quoc
Breakfast
At the scheduled time, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Phu Quoc. Once in Hue, our partners will take you to your hotel. Today you will have the day free to enjoy your staying in one of the best nicest island in Vietnam. We can give you all the information and documents about Phu Quoc so you don’t miss anything.
Overnight in Phu Quoc in a 4**** hotel
Day 8 and 9 : Phu Quoc
Breakfast
You have these free days in Phu Quoc Island to making plan by yourself.
Advice for you: You can take motorbike and visit the island or relax on the beach of Phu Quoc.
Overnight in Phu Quoc in a 4**** hotel
Day 10 : Phu Quoc-Ho Chi Minh-Siem Reap
Breakfast/lunch
Today, after breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh then to Siem Reap.
A driver will wait for you in Siem Reap’s airport and he will drive you to your hotel. After leaving your luggages at hotel, you can start your visit today with Angkor temple national symbol of Cambodia Kingdom and also one of the world’s wonder. We will reach the Pre Rup Temple and enjoy the sunset at the end of the visit.
Overnight in a 4**** hotel in Siem Reap
Day 11: Siem Reap-Angkor Temples
Breakfast/lunch
After breakfast we will pick you up at the hotel to begin a visit to the temples of Angkor. You begin by Angkor Thom, one of the best preserved temples. In you will visit Angkor Thom South Gate, Bayon and Baphuon. Do not miss out on the Terrace of Elephants and the Leper King. We continue the visit with a tour of some sort of mysterious jungle where Ta Prohm. In the afternoon we left the center to visit the temples of Banteay Srei (known as the Temple of women) and Banteay Kdei.
Overnight in a 4**** hotel in Siem Reap
Day 12 : Siem Reap-Tonle Sap lake and Kompong Klukk
Breakfast
Today you will visit Tonle Sap Lake by boat. Is the 'Great Lake' of Cambodia. During the dry season the lake can measure about 2500 square kilometers. But in the rainy season, when the mighty Mekong River abuts the force of the water flowing through Phnom Penh causes the Tonle Sap river adjoining the current is reversed, the water pouring into the lake about 100 kilometers northwest quadrupling its size and in good years. As a result there is an extraordinary amount of freshwater fish, turning the lake into the most important food source in Cambodia. Nature also feeds on this abundance; mangroves are home to over 100 species of waterfowl, along with otters, monkeys and the occasional crocodile. Visit the floating village Kompong Klukk, which supports a community of the fishermen families. The village consists of houses anchored to the lake bed, a school, a police station and floating shops. It's something interesting to see. After completing this course, on time transfer you back to your hotel in Siem Reap.
Overnight in a 4**** hotel in Siem Reap
Day 13 : Siem Reap-back home
Breakfast
You will have the last free day in Siem Reap until it is time for your flight back home. Your driver will transfer you to the airport 3 hours before your flight.
We hope you like the tour ! See you soon !
Inclusions:
- English speaking guide
- All transfers described in this itinerary: transfers to and from airports, excursions transfers
- Private visit in Sapa (by motorbike) and in Cambodia
- 3 stars and 4 stars hotels.
- Entrances fees to the places included in itinerary.
- One night on deluxe dragon cruise, one night in bungalow on Cat Ba island
- Meals in the itinerary
- Domestic flights: Hanoi-Phu Quoc, Phu Quoc-Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh-Siem Reap
- Visa arrangements for the Vietnamese visa
- Cell phone with credit to join us.
Exclusion :
- International flight
- International Travel Insurance (we can inform you about International travel insurance)
- Payment of $55 per person to get the Vietnamese simple entries Visa on your arrival at the airport.
- Payment of $20 per person to get the Cambodia visa upon your arrival at Siem Reap
Contact us for a quote
This trip is available throughout the year. If you wish to book this trip please contact us. If you want us to send you more information on this tour or tailor this tour to your requirements (dates, tastes ...) you only have to ask.