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18 Days 12 Nights

VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA DISCOVERY 18 DAYS/17 NIGHTS

The “Vietnam and Cambodia Discovery” is an expansive 18-day journey designed for travelers who want to see the famous icons of Indochina while also venturing off the beaten path. This itinerary stands out by including the dramatic, rugged landscapes of the Ha Giang frontier and the Dong Van Karst Plateau in Northern Vietnam. From the misty “Fairy Bosom” mountains and the legendary Ma Pi Leng Pass to a vintage Vespa tour through the neon-lit streets of Saigon, this tour blends high-adventure with cultural elegance. The journey concludes in Cambodia, where you will witness the gravity-defying Phare Circus and the timeless stone majesty of the Angkor temples.

Tour Highlights

Northern Frontier Adventure: Journey through the breathtaking Ha Giang loop, visiting the Lung Cu Flagpole (Vietnam’s northernmost point) and the spectacular Ma Pi Leng Pass.
The Best of Vietnam’s Coast: Cruise the emerald waters of Halong Bay and explore the lantern-lit streets of Hoi An Ancient Town.
Cultural Immersion: Experience “a day in the life” of a local farmer and fisherman in Central Vietnam, and witness the world-renowned Phare Cambodian Circus.
Urban Exploration: Discover Hanoi by cyclo and take an exhilarating night-time vintage Vespa tour through the hidden culinary spots of Ho Chi Minh City.
Mekong River Life: Spend a night in the Delta region to visit the vibrant Cai Be floating market and local cottage industries.
The Grand Finale: Spend three days in Siem Reap exploring the legendary Angkor Wat, the “Tomb Raider” temple (Ta Prohm), and the floating villages of Tonle Sap Lake.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1Hanoi arrival - Welcome Dinner

Welcome to Hanoi capital. Upon your arrival, our tour guide and driver will pick up at the airport and transfer to hotel for check in. Free at leisure.
At 19h00, our tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel and take you to have dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2Hanoi Full Day City Tour (B/L)

08h00: Your local guide and driver will pick you up at hotel and depart for Hanoi private city tour.
- You will start with a visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex (it is closed on Monday and Friday), there you can visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the corpse of Uncle Ho kept.
- Next you will see the Presidential Palace – a nice French architecture in the garden and visit Ho Chi Minh House on stilts, learn about the simple life of Ho Chi Minh – the first President of Vietnam and the man who is loved by most of Vietnamese.
- Keep walking around the poetry fishpond to the One Pillar Pagoda – one of the most attractions in Hanoi, you cannot miss with the special architecture.
- Have lunch at local restaurant.
- You will continue to visit Hoa Lo prison, which is well-known as one of the most inhumane prisons with terrified punishment. It is also a symbol of strong will of prisoners and their sacrifice for their communist ideals. Have lunch at local restaurant.
- In the afternoon you will explore Hanoi by cyclo the Old Quarter – the 36 ancient streets. This slow – speed tour will give you a great opportunity to fully enjoy the classic and modern of the capital.
- End of the day with enjoy water puppet show, which performance like daily life of Vietnamese farmers (cultivating, tending buffalo, catching fishes…), communal entertainment (swimming contest, dragon dancing…), or historical legends (Le Loi returns precious sword…), with modest performance way have appealed audiences for centuries. Then transfer you back to hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3Hanoi - Ha Giang - Yen Minh (B/L/D)

07h00: Depart from Ha Noi to Ha Giang. Have lunch in the local restaurant.
15h00: Arrival in Ha Giang city. Start to explore the Dong Van Karst Plateau.
18h00: Arrival Yen Minh. Stay in Na Ma / Thao Nguyen hotel.
19h00: Have dinner and stay overnight in the hotel.

Day 4Yen Minh - Dong Van - Meo Vac (B/L/D)

07h00: Have breakfast in the hotel.
08h30: Stop at Lung Cam village to explore the traditional house of the H’Mong people, where has been selected as the starting film “Story of Pao”.
10h00: Stop at the Vuong’s Villa to know about the King of H’Mong people.
11h00: Depart to Lung Cu flag pole, the northernmost point of Vietnam.
14h00: Continues to go to Dong Van town, enjoy yourself in Dong Van Old Quarter.
15h30: Stop at the most dangerous mountain-pass Ma Pi Leng with the deep green Nho Que River.
16h00: Drive back to Yen Minh by different way.
18h00: Have dinner and stay in the hotel.

Day 5Yen Minh - Hanoi (B/L)

07h00: Have breakfast in hotel, visit to Yen Minh market (Sunday only).
08h00: Check out and come back to HaNoi.
10h30: Stop at Quan Ba to visit amazing Fairy Bosom – the symbol of Quan Ba tourism.
12h00: Have lunch in local restaurant then come back to Ha Noi.
Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6Hanoi - Halong Bay - Overnight On Cruise (B/L/D)

08h30: Our private car picks you up at your hotel. Departure to Halong Bay for 2.5 hours by our Limousine Shuttle Bus via High-Speed Express Way.
10h00: Stopover at Pearl Farmhouse for refreshment about 20 – 30 minutes
12h30: Welcome on board.
13h00: Lunch (During the lunch the boat is cruising pass the small fishing village)
14h20: Go to visit Sung Sot Cave. After visiting Sung Sot cave, we will comeback Alisa boat, our boat keeps cruising to kayak area.
16h00: Kayaking.
18h00: Enjoy Happy hour for drinking and Sunset party at the sky bar, on the 4 floors.
18h15: Cooking class (Enjoy Vietnamese traditional food – Spring rolls).
19h00: Dinner is served.
20h30: Relaxing time (Squid fishing).
Overnight on cruise.

Day 7Halong bay - Flight To Danang - Transfer To Hoian (B/L)

06h45 – 07h30: Breakfast is served.
07h30 – 08h30: Kayaking to Luon Cave (please change your clothes because it will be wet, we don’t recommend you take your camera, cell phone together.)
09h45: Check out time (for a better arrangement, please put your luggage out of the door and return the room key at the reception). Our staff will help you transfer your luggage to the jetty in advance.
09h45 – 10h30: Early lunch is served.
10h30: Pay the bill at the bar counter on the second floor.
11h00: Say good bye to the crew and disembark in Alisa Harbor.
12h00: Get on the car and transfer to airport for flight to Danang. Upon arrival, you will be transfer to Hoian.
Check in and have overnight in Hoian.

Day 8Farming And Fishing Tour (B/L)

In this early morning, our guide will welcome you at your hotel in Hoi An and take you on a boat to learn fishing under the instruction of the local fisherman. Especially, you will practice by yourself how to throw net into the river and catch fish.
Continue to Bay Mau water coconut forest which was an revolutionary base area of Hoi An in the past, take a row of basket boat to enjoy the tranquil atmosphere and use special fishing tools to fish field crab.
Take a cyling route to visit Tra Que Vegetable Village which is 3 kms far from the ancient town and enjoy the peaceful beauty of villages in the countryside. On arrival, you are warmly welcomed with friendly smiles and special drink “E” water or local tea at a local family.
Take part in a cooking class with the family, you will be instructed to prepare ingredients and cook Hoi An special dishes and enjoy the lunch.
You will dress in Vietnamese farming clothes, take a short walk visiting organic vegetable gardens and learn to use the traditional gardening tools and methods. Under the demonstration of the local farmers, you will learn to prepare garden soil, fertilize green manure, plant vegetables and lastly water the vegetables to finish the planting procedure.
Back to the family’s house and soak your feet in Vietnamese herbs to relax after the interesting experience of gardening.
Transfer back to your hotel in Hoi An Ancient Town.

Day 9Hoian Charming Ancient Town (B/D)

13h00: Keep going on your trip with Cam Thanh Coconut Jungle. Enjoy the quiet, green space of Coconut Forest and get hands-on experience with round net and cast net fishing, especially rowing a basket boat.
14h15: Then you can go to Phuc Kien Pagoda, Phung Hung old house, the Japanese Bridge, the Museum, and other places in Hoi An old Town. Going to Hoi An Central Market to shop. As you walk through the old town, you’ll be amazed by how China, Japan, and Vietnam have affected the area. Eat dinner at a place in the area.
Take a boat ride on the Hoai River at 18h00 and let go of the flower lanterns to pray for luck for you and your family. You will feel like you are really in the magical world of light street. Take your time at the night market and enjoy Hoi An’s sparkling place.
18h30: Have dinner at local restaurant.
Transfer back to hotel.

Day 10Hoian - Hue Full Day City (B/L)

07h30: Pick up and drive to Hue (102 km north of Da Nang).
The automobile stops at magnificent attractions like: National Route 1A in Vietnam crosses Hai Van Pass, a 21-km mountain pass. It is one of Vietnam’s most scenic hillside roads and divides Thua Thien-Hue Province from Danang City. Lang Co beach features almost 10 miles of white sand and azure sea water, making it great for relaxing, swimming, and taking photos.
10h30: Visit the Khai Dinh Tomb, which combines eastern and western artistic styles. A Hue-style specialty restaurant serves lunch at 12:00.
13h00: Continue exploring Hue Imperial, including the palace of 13 Nguyen Kings, Ngo Mon Gate, Library, Thai Hoa palace, Nine Dynastic Urns, and Thien Mu pagoda, which is dedicated to Hue’s culture
15h30: Transfer to tour hotel with driver and guide. Check in hotel in Hue. Take a rest.

Day 11Hoian - Danang- Fly to Ho Chi Minh - Saigon Vespa tour (B/D)

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh.
Upon arrival, you will be greeted and pick up for hotel check in.
At 18h00, our tour guide will come and take an exhilarating ride on the back of a vintage Vespa, classic Saigon pillion style.
Stop for a cocktail before continuing to a favourite local eating spot. Wind up your night with drinks, accompanied by a live band.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Day 12Ho Chi Minh City Tour - Cu Chi Tunnels (B/L)

08h00: Your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel. We will visit the following places of interest:
- Independence Palace (the Reunification Palace) was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace.
- War Remnants Museum which has a vast display of both the Indochina wars.
- Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times
- Jade Emperor Pagoda with the peaceful atmosphere so many stories behind each detail of the pagoda.
After a few hours discovering the city, you will enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant before we drive about 1,5 hours through the pleasant countryside before arriving at Cu Chi.
- Upon arrival, you’ll watch a brief of the propaganda video, which explains how the tunnels were used to successfully defeat American military forces in combat.
- The tour continues and the guide explains some traps that were placed in the jungles of Vietnam to either maim American soldiers or create panic amongst the ranks.
- From here, you can enter one of the tunnel entrances and crawl through the tunnels is a real experience to imagine how people could live there for an extended period!
- There is a shooting range where you can try to fire an automatic or semi-automatic weapon for a fee (this fee is not included)
- Take some rest at the end for a taste of Cu Chi boiled tapioca and thinking what humans are capable of when having to defend their home.
We drive back to Ho Chi Minh city and drop you to your hotel. Dinner on your own.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh hotel.

Day 13Ho Chi Minh - Ben Tre - Can Tho - Overnight In Can Tho (B/L/D)

07h30: After breakfast, your guide will take you on the trip to Cai Be pier (86km) from HCMC by car or van via Trung Luong Freeway.
- On the arrival, you will start with a visit to Cai Be floating market.
- hen cruise to Tan Phong island for biking or walking on village paths to see the local daily life: orchards, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses.
- On the way, we can make some stops to see the locals making rice paper for spring rolls, sewing coconut leaves for cottage roofs and especially see how they wave the dried water hyacinth to make some products: baskets, bags, hats, wallets, shoes…
- Then, the rowboat will take you to go deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy a peaceful time.
Lunch is served in a local home.
Back to the boat to go across one of the longest rivers in the world, Mekong River, to come to An Binh Island.
Check in hotel in Can Tho.
Take a rest and discovery Can Tho city by yourselves.

Day 14Floating Market - Transfer To Ho Chi Minh (B/L)

Have breakfast and do check-out, go for a walk along the village to enjoy the fresh air in the morning, arrive at the local workshop to learn how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop- rice… Enjoy some local specialties with a cup of hot tea.
Take a boat trip to visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay. Keep boating along the floating village, you will see how the fishermen farm catfish on the Mekong river.
Also, we can visit Vinh Long market in the town. This is the best choice for you to take pictures of fish, shrimps, prawns, crabs, snakes, rice-field rats, tropical fruits, and vegetables….
Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 15Ho Chi Minh - Flight To Siem Reap (B)

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Siem Reap. Here, a special treat awaits in the form of a performance of Phare Cambodian Circus, an NGO that teaches disadvantaged children to become internationally-renowned performance artists
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 16Angkor Wat - Angkor Thom - Ta Prohm Temple (B/L)

08h00: Our driver and tour guide will pick up and start to visit Angkor Complex. Explore Angkor’s ancient wonders with a new group of friends!
- The first stop is the Angkor Thom Complex.
- Within these magnificent walls, you’ll discover the fascinating beauty of Bayon and the world-famous Ta Prohm (Tomb Raider) Temple.
- Following that, satiate your hunger at one of the many local restaurants within the Angkor Complex with some delicious Cambodian cuisine!
Your final two stops will be at the massive and gorgeous Angkor Wat, followed by a stunning sunset view from the top of Phnom Bakheng. The temples on this tour are among the largest in the Angkor Complex, and Phnom Bakheng has a 300 person limit at the peak, so we keep the temple count low to ensure enough time at each spectacular stop!
We’ll return to town once the sun has set (around 18h30) and your legs have grown tired.
Back to your hotel.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 17Tonle Sap Lake (B)

After brekfast visit the floating village of Chong Kneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap.
Take a traditional wooden boat for a ride on the Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia and flows into Tonle Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh. We will see a fishermen’s “floating village” with floating schools, floating police station, etc. It is same as a big village floating on the lake, and the “village” move from place to place following water levels and current.
Transfer back to hotel for take a rest.
Overnight in Siem Reap

Day 18Siem Reap Flight Back Home (B)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight back home.
Trip ends!

Accmomodation

We carefully select a diverse range of hotels to suit each journey. From modern city hotels to charming family-run guesthouses, all accommodations meet quality standards in service and facilities, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable experience. Below are some examples of the hotel types featured on this tour.

La Dolce Vita Hotel - Superior

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Silk River Hotel Ha Giang - Deluxe

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Le Journey Cruise - Deluxe

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Kiman Hoian Hotel- Deluxe

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Queen An Saigon Hotel - Deluxe

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Angkor Holiday Hotel- Superior

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Phoenix Ha Giang Hotel – Superior

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Ma Pi Leng Luxury Hotel Ha Giang – Double mountain view

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The view Sapa - Deluxe room

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Acoustic Hanoi Hotel - Senior Deluxe

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Yen Bien Luxury Hotel – Superior

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H’mong Village Resort Ha Giang- Standard room

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Amanda Cruise - Deluxe

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Silk River Hoian Resort - Deluxe Double

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Alagon Saigon - Deluxe

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Royal Crown Hotel- Deluxe

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De La Mont Hotel Ha Giang Superior

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O'Chau Meo Vac Homestay Ha Giang - Deluxe double room

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Bamboo Hotel Sapa - Deluxe

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Melia Hanoi - Deluxe

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Athena Luxury - Executive Suite

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Wafaifo Resort - Faifo - Pool View - Garden View

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Pullman Saigon - Deluxe

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Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa - Deluxe

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Four Points by Sheraton Ha Giang - Deluxe

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May boutique HDong van Hotel - Deluxe room with hill view

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Pao’s Sapa Leisure – Deluxe Garden view

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Table Price:

PRICE USD NET/ PERSON
OPTION	2 pax	4 pax	6 pax	8 pax	10 pax	Single supplement
3***	2505	1858	1590	1574	1470	501
4****	2806	2159	1890	1875	1770	802
5*****	3118	2522	2275	2261	2165	1227

Policy for Children

Child under 4 years old sharing room with two (2) adults without extra bed: Free of charge.
Child from 4 – under 6 years old sharing room with two (2) adults without extra bed: 50% of charge
Child from 7 – under 9 years old sharing room with two (2) adults without extra bed: 75% of charge
Child from 10 – under 12 years old sharing room with two (2) adults with extra bed: 85% of charge
Child under 12 years old sharing room with one (1) adult: 100% of charge
Child from 12 years old and above: 100% of charge

Policy for Payment

Cancellation policy for tours
- No Show: 100 % charge
- 1 – 2 days: 100 % of the tour price
- 3 – 5 days: 75 % of the tour price
- 6 -10 days: 50 % of the tour price
- 11 – 14 days: 30 % of the tour price
- 15 – 29 days: 10 % of the tour price
- 30 days up: No charge
Evisa, domestic flight tickets: Non refundable

INCLUSIONS
EXCLUSIONS

Hotel in twin/triple sharing room basis with daily breakfast.
Transfer by air-conditioned bus as itinerary.
Meals as indicated: Breakfast /Lunch /Dinner.
Complimentary Mineral Water on tour (01 bottle/pax/day).
Entrance fees, boat trips and excursions.
Excellent English speaking guide.

Travel Insurance.
Visa fee if any.
Domestic and International air tickets.
Personal expenses.
Compulsory Tipping 2 – 3$/pax/day .
Others not mentioned nor specified above.

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FAQs

Are there any age restrictions for this tour?

We have a minimum age requirement of 18 years old to join the tour. Group members aged 16-17 years old are welcome to join the tour but only with a family member that will act as their guardian whilst on tour. Aside from that, no age requirements at all!

Does Vietnamstory part of the Hotel ?

Indochina Travel Group is a private tour company whose mission is to make visitors' time in Vietnam really remarkable.

How do I book tour ?

To book tour, you can contact our email: booking@indochinatravelgroup.com or fill in our form, we will contact you back at soonest.

What information do I need to provide ?

Your name, number of guest, tour name, tour date, special request and your Whatsapp or Email.

How can I request for a customized tour?

Our tour run everyday, but our main focus are private tours for small group like couple or family. To request a customized tour, please note it down in your special request, send us your detail requirement and we will work closely with you to tailor your unforgettable trips.

Can I amend after I have booked?

Yes, It will depend on the time you amend with us. If you have any change, please advise us as soon as you can.

What should I do if I get lost during the tour?

Incase you cannot find your tour guide/airport representative, please stay calm, stay where you are and contact the tour guide that we provided or contact us to tell your address, we will contact our tour guide/ representative to looking for you as soon as possible.

Group tour and Private tour.

Pease note that most of Halong bay trips are group tours, that means you will share the limousine transport with other guests to save your money but still feel comfortable. If you would like to get the private transfer, please contact us at anytime to get the deal.

Starting from USD2,505 /person without airfare

Min 2 Pax.