Treasures of Indochina 15 Days – Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos

15 - days tour
Daily Departure
Good for: First-time Visitor
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Overview

Day 1 Welcome to Vietnam - Hanoi Arrival
Day 2 Hoa Lu - Tam Coc Tour (B/L)
Day 3 Hanoi - Halong Bay - Overnight on Crusie (B/L/D)
Day 4 Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L)
Day 5 Travel From Hanoi To Ho Chi Minh City (B)
Day 6 Mekong Delta and Cu Chi Tunnel (B/L)
Day 7 Travel From Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap (B)
Day 8 Explore The Magnificent Angkor Temples (B)
Day 9 Explore the Locallife on Tonle Sap Lake (B)
Day 10 Travel From Siem Reap to Bangkok (B)
Day 11 Bangkok Floating Market and City Tour (B/L)
Day 12 Bangok Free and Easy (B)
Day 13 Travel From Bangkok to Luang Prabang (B) - Optional Chiang Mai Extension
Day 14 Pak Ou Cave and Kuangsi Waterfall (B)
Day 15 Time To Say Goodbye - Luang Prabang Departure (B)

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Day 1 Welcome to Vietnam - Hanoi Arrival

Upon arrival, your driver will meet and greet you at the airport. Enjoy a transfer from the airport to your accommodation. Check-in at the hotel and have a rest after the flight. Overnight in Hanoi.

ay 2 Hoa Lu - Tam Coc Tour (B/L)

Our guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, then leave by coach to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Vietnam and the famous ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties. Then our bus will transfer you from Hoa Lu to Tam Coc for lunch around at 12:30 PM. PM: After lunch, boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. Then, cycle for an hour on quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers and rocky outcrops in Tam Coc - Bich Dong (around 5 km). Dive back to Hanoi and drop off at your hotel around at 18:30 PM. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 3 Hanoi - Halong Bay - Overnight on Crusie (B/L/D)

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and check out from hotel. Our English-speaking guide and driver will pick-up and transfer to Halong Bay. On the way, take the most scenic route to reach Halong Bay, taking you across the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies stretching for as far as the eyes can. On arrival, we embark a beautiful traditional junk and spend a full day and night cruising the bay’s 3000 magnificent limestone islets. Experience kayaking on the gently water and admire crystal clear water with a thousand islands rising on the water with diversity of flora and fauna. In the evening when the boat is anchored in the middle of the stunning lagoon and the sun gradually goes down, we enjoy a mouthwatering seafood meal and participate in some shore excursion on boat. Spend the night on the luxury boat.

Overnight on cruise

Day 4 Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L)

Wake-up at early and breathe the laidback - atmosphere on cruise, you’ll have a Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck and enjoy the breakfast, you’ll have an amazing time exploring the stunning cave, full of stalagmites and stalactites. From here, it’s clear sailing back to the harbor and back to Hanoi around 4:30 pm. We’ll drop you off at your hotel and enjoy the free time in Hanoi

Overnight in Hanoi

Day 5 Travel From Hanoi To Ho Chi Minh City (B)

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore the Hanoi at your own pace. Afterwards, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer to the airport. Take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City, upon arrival in Tan Son Nhat International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in your hotel.

Day 6 Mekong Delta and Cu Chi Tunnel (B/L)

Our driver and an English-speaking guide will pick you up in your hotel and depart for Cu Chi Tunnels. There you will gain insight about living conditions of Vietnamese resistance fighters known as Viet Cong during the Vietnam War and sneak-peek the extensive tunnels to admire the complex system of water drainage and ventilation holes. After that, you will depart for My Tho which is in the Mekong Delta area. Cruising along the leisure waterway and jungle, visit Dragon, Unicorn, and Phoenix and Tortoise islands. Navigating the bamboo boat in the calm water channel to observe the local lives and revel in the tranquility that you might have never experienced before. Continuing the rowboat trip you can appreciate the cultural diversity in this region when crossing the fruit orchards, coconut groves, etc. You can also take this chance to sample some newly-picked fruits and fresh coconut candy while sipping a cup of honey tea. Finally, transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City and the tour ends around 18:00.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Day 7 Travel From Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap (B)

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore Ho Chi Minh City at your own pace. Afterward, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Siem Reap, upon arrival at Siem Reap International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel.

Day 8 Explore The Magnificent Angkor Temples (B)

Start your sightseeing tour of Angkor area we spend a full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the largest as well as the most complete temple of Angkor Wat. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. We stroll around this massive edifice, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards, and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple and the jungle-covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature.

Overnight in Siem Reap

Meal ( Breakfast)

Day 9 Explore the Locallife on Tonle Sap Lake (B)

After breakfast, visit to Floating Village, take a ride by traditional wooden boat on Tonle Sap Lake to experience the human occupations at the edges of the lake is similarly distinctive – floating villages, towering stilted houses, huge fish traps, and an economy and way of life deeply intertwined with the lake, the fish, the wildlife and the cycles of rising and falling waters. In the wet season, the Tonle Sap Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. Afternoon, We will drive to the Pouk district about 15 Km in the West of Siem Reap town you visit the silk farm, a fascinating farm/workshop where you can see the entire silk creation process including growing the food for the silk worms, breeding the worms, silk extraction and refinement, traditional kit dying pattern creation and looming. Retail silk and souvenir shop. On the way back, visit the Western Baray (Baray Occidental) measuring 8 km by 2.3 km which provided water for the intensive cultivation of lands around Angkor.

Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap

Day 10 Travel From Siem Reap to Bangkok (B)

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore Siem Reap at your own pace. Afterward, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Bangkok, upon arrival at Bangkok International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel.

Overnight in Bangkok

Day 11 Bangkok Floating Market and City Tour (B/L)

Have a breakfast at your hotel.

07.30 AM. Meet English guide at hotel lobby. Let's start with the Railway Track Market (Rom Hoop Market) commonly also called Siang Tai Market (life threatening).the market is located on the railway near Mae Klong railway station . Proceed to the Damnen Saduak Floating Market, we arrive at the pier and with a long tail boat in about 30-45 minutes through the canals, we reach the Floating Market. Arrive at market enjoy with local Thai product, Thai Foods about 12.00 AM. Transfer back to Bangkok .Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon, this tour takes you through the hustle and bustle of Bangkok to visit two of the capital’s most significantly and visually stunning temples. Wat Traimit houses the world’s largest solid gold Buddha (5.5 tons of precious metal) and Wat Pho, which is the oldest temple in Bangkok and houses of the Reclining Buddha, a 45 meter-long statue which depicts Buddha entering Nirvana. Wat Pho is also Thailand s first university and houses a wealth of art. It is still an important center for traditional medicine and massage. Continue to Wat Benjamabophit, also known as the marble temple featuring a fusing of Thai and European styles and an ubosot covered by Italian marble.

Overnight in Bangkok

( Meal : Breakfast and Lunch)

Day 12 Bangok Free and Easy (B)

Some free days you can use for taking optional tours, or just strolling around Bangkok for handicrafts and souvenirs, or maybe have yourself a spa treatment?

Overnight in Bangkok

Day 13 Travel From Bangkok to Luang Prabang (B) - Optional Chiang Mai Extension

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore Bangkok at your own pace. Afterward, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Luang Prabang, upon arrival at Luang Prabang International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel.

Overnight in Luang Prabang

OPTIONAL - CHIANG MAI EXTENSION

Take an optional to Chiang Mai if you want to explore the highland of Thaland - Chiang Mai

DAY 1: TRAVEL FROM FROM BANGKOK TO CHIANG MAI

Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore Bangkok at your own pace. Afterward, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Chiang Mai, upon arrival at Chiang Mai International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel.

Overnight in Chiang Mai

DAY 2: CHIANG MAI TEMPLE TOUR (B/L)

Breakfast. Pick up by your guide for a full day “safari” city tour of Chiang Mai by using different modes of transportation (the songthaew, long tail boat, tuk tuk). Start with a stroll in the old traders’ community at Wat Gatekaram before heading to Wiang Kum Kam, the ancient city in ruins. Tour the small village by tram. Head to Wat Chedi Luang, where we make offers to the monks and receive their blessing. Continue uphill to the Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, not only for its view but also to be involved in a blessing ceremony or witness the chanting of the monks. Return to the hotel.

Overnight Chiang Mai

DAY 3: CHIANG MAI ELEPHANT SANCTUARY TOUR (B/L)

Breakfast. Spend the day at an Elephant Rescue Park (join basis). Morning pick up and join the transfer to the sanctuary. Arrive at the sanctuary and get briefed on the day’s activities for your one-on-one interactions with the rescued elephants. You will get to meet them, feed them, walk with them, hug them, play with them, bath with them. Enjoy the memorable day and transfer back to your hotel in the afternoon.

Overnight Chiang Mai

DAY 4: TRAVEl FRoM CHIANG MAI TO LUANG PRABANG (B)

Day 14 Pak Ou Cave and Kuangsi Waterfall (B)

An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning rituals of saffron-clad monks collecting offerings of Alms (ubiquitous sticky rice) from the faithful residents. This tradition is very unique in Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving the procession. AM: After breakfast, we enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. We then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a panaromic 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 stop at the small village of Ban Xanghai, where the local rice wine is distilled. We return to Luang Prabang in the afternoon, on the way we take a short drive to Ban Phanom, a small village well known for its hand weaving. PM: We continue our excursion toward Khouangsi Waterfall, en route, we visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, Hmong Village, Ban Ou, Laoloum Village and Ban Thapene, Khmu Village, then drive to the beautiful Khouangsi Waterfall where you can splash around in the turquoise pools or walk along the forest trails. We return to Luang Prabang by late afternoon and continue to Ban Xangkhong, a village well known for silk handweaving and for traditional Saa Paper making. We return to the city by late evening to observe the sunset at Wat Siphouthabath.

Overnight in Luang Prabang

Day 15 Time To Say Goodbye - Luang Prabang Departure (B)

Today is the day that most travelers hated. It is one of those days when they have to leave and back to reality. Our driver will pick you up at the hotel and take you to the airport to catch your flight back home. See you soon again on your next Prestigo Asia experience. We wish you a nice trip home.

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  • 3-star accommodation Hanoi: Dal Vostro Hotel or similar Halong Bay: Cozy Boutique Cruise or similar Ho Chi Minh City: GK Hotel or similar Siem Reap: Hari Residence Resort or similar Bangkok:  Galleria 10 Bangkok or similar Luang Prabang: Viila Chitdara or similar 4-star accommodation: Hanoi: Tirant Hotel or similar Halong Bay: La Regina Royal Cruise or similar Ho Chi Minh City: Central Lotus Saigon Hotel or similar Siem Reap: Tara Angkor Hotel or similar Bangkok: S15 Hotel or similar Luang Prabang: Santi Villa Resort or similar 5-star accommodation: Hanoi: Movenpick Hotel or similar Halong Bay: Era Cruise or similar Ho Chi Minh City: The Myst Dong Khoi or similar Siem Reap: Angkot Miracel Hotel or similar Bangkok:  Movenpick Sukhumvit 15 or similar Luang Prabang: Luang Prabang View Resort or similar
  • Domestic flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City ( included 20kg checked-in luggage and 7kg carry-on luggage) In-tour flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap ( included 20kg checked-in luggage and 7kg carry-on luggage) In-tour flight from Siem Reap to Bangkok ( included 20kg checked-in luggage and 7kg carry-on luggage) In-tour flight from Bangkok to Luang Prabang ( included 20kg checked-in luggage and 7kg carry-on luggage)
  • English Speaking Guide
  • All entrance to any applicable sites as mentioned Coldwater/snack and towel during trip Boat cruise as mentioned Other services as mentioned in the program All hotels (twin sharing room)
  • All transportation Airport transfers
Exclusions
  • Travel insurance is not covered in the tour price. You can organize travel insurance with your preferred insurance company.
  • Chiang Mai Extention: Take an optional to Chiang Mai if you want to explore the highland of Thaland - Chiang Mai DAY 1: TRAVEL FROM FROM BANGKOK TO CHIANG MAI Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel and you can explore Hanoi at your own pace. Afterward, our driver will come to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Take a flight to Chiang Mai, upon arrival at Chiang Mai International Airport, our driver escorts you to your hotel. Check-in at your hotel. Overnight in Chiang Mai DAY 2: CHIANG MAI TEMPLE TOUR (B/L) Breakfast. Pick up by your guide for a full day “safari” city tour of Chiang Mai by using different modes of transportation (the songthaew, long tail boat, tuk tuk). Start with a stroll in the old traders’ community at Wat Gatekaram before heading to Wiang Kum Kam, the ancient city in ruins. Tour the small village by tram. Head to Wat Chedi Luang, where we make offers to the monks and receive their blessing. Continue uphill to the Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, not only for its view but also to be involved in a blessing ceremony or witness the chanting of the monks. Return to the hotel. Overnight Chiang Mai DAY 3: CHIANG MAI ELEPHANT SANCTUARY TOUR (B/L) Breakfast. Spend the day at an Elephant Rescue Park (join basis). Morning pick up and join the transfer to the sanctuary. Arrive at the sanctuary and get briefed on the day’s activities for your one-on-one interactions with the rescued elephants. You will get to meet them, feed them, walk with them, hug them, play with them, bath with them. Enjoy the memorable day and transfer back to your hotel in the afternoon. Overnight Chiang Mai DAY 4: TRAVEL FROM CHIANG MAI TO LUANG PRABANG (B)
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