Day 1: Hanoi

On your arrival in Hanoi, you will be met by our professional local representative, who will welcome you and assist in your transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Hanoi – Full day tour

After your breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a full day tour of the coty. Visit the imposing marble edifice housing the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum (closed on Mondays & Fridays) before moving on to his wooden stilt house and the One Pillar Pagoda. Then explore the first university of Vietnam, the Temple of Literature, imbued with the profound philosophies of Confucianism. In the afternoon, visit the Hoan Kiem Lake and the Ngoc Son Temple. A one-hour cyclo tour of Hanoi's Old Quarter allows you to catch a glimpse of ancient Hanoi and learn about traditional Vietnamese architecture. Stop at an ancient Vietnamese "long house." Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay

Enjoy your breakfast today at the hotel. Drive through rice paddy fields to beautiful Ha Long Bay and board a junk for a cruise among hundreds of islets. Enjoy a seafood lunch and a swim (if weather permits). Drop anchor in the late evening for an overnight stay among the dramatic limestone peaks rising out of the sea. Enjoy dinner on board. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Ha Long Bay - Boat Cruise - Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City

After your breakfast, spend the morning cruising through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Ha Long Bay before returning to the wharf area. Transfer to Noi Bai Airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels – City Tour

Enjoy your breakfast today at the hotel. This morning, visit the amazing Cu Chi Tunnels where Vietnamese guerrillas built a labyrinth of narrow tunnels as hideouts during the war. Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon for a half-day city tour. Highlights include the Reunification Palace (photo stop), the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, Chinatown, the Binh Tay Market and either the Thien Hau Temple or the Quan Am Pagoda. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Ho Chi Minh City - Cai Be - Tra On

After your breakfast, drive to Cai Be and take a boat cruise to the Cai Be area. Observe the lively activities of local merchants trading their produce from laden vessels. Visit a village to see some family run businesses that make rice cake and rice paper. Board the riverboat Bassac and cruise to Cho Lach. Have lunch onboard while cruising on the waterways with a stop for a brief guided tour around riverside villages. Drop anchor at Tra On for an overnight stay on board. Enjoy your dinner onboard.

Day 7: Tra On - Cai Rang Floating market - Ho Chi Minh City

After an early breakfast, leave Tra On and cruise to Can Tho city. On arrival, explore the colourful and bustling floating market at Cai Rang before disembarking at Can Tho Pier. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City - Siem Reap

Enjoy your breakfast. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Siem Reap. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, explore Khmer temples from the early Angkorian period. Visit the Roluos group of temples dating from the 9th and 10th centuries including Preah Ko, Bakong, and Lolei Temples. Return to your hotel in the early evening. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 9: Siem Reap - Angkor Complex

Breakfast at the hotel. Enter Angkor Thom via the Southern Gate and explore the ancient city, then proceed to visit the ruins at Bayon, Baphoun, Phimeanakas, the Royal Palace, the Elephant Terrace and the Leper King Terrace. In the afternoon, visit magnificent Angkor Wat with its extraordinary architecture. Experience a spectacular sunset over the monuments. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: Siem Reap - Angkor Complex - 1-hour Foot or Khmer Traditional Massage

After your sumptuous breakfast, visit the graceful 11th century Temple of Shiva - Banteay Srei - and the Banteay Samre Temple. On the return trip, visit Ta Prohm Temple mystically enveloped by the jungle. In the afternoon, visit the Institute for Khmer Traditional Textiles (IKTT) housed in traditional Khmer architecture. The young generation learn traditional silk-making techniques here, passed down by their ancestors. Enjoy an hour- long foot massage or traditional Khmer massage at the spa. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11: Siem Reap

After your breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home with happy memories of your journey to Vietnam & Cambodia.