Thailand Vietnam Tour 18 days: Exploring Coastal and Land

Warmly welcome from our guide and driver at Krabi airport. Then you will transfer to Krabi hotel. Overnight at hotel in Krabi.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Krabi

Meals: NA

You have free time at your hotel. Overnight at your hotel in Krabi.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Krabi

Meals: Breakfast

08:30 hrs. Pick up from hotel by minivan and then straight to Klong Thom district.

First, we will visit hot waterfall, enjoy warm waterfall and Thai style sauna. The area is covered by rain forest and shady trees. Then go to the Emerald Lagoon where the tourists can walk about 1,200 meters through the rain forests to explore the different species of plants and animals.

Enjoy the spectacular view and swimming in the emerald lagoon pool.

16.30 hrs. Transfer back to your hotel by pleasant trip. On the way stop to visit Tiger Temples 

Tour includes:

• Tour by minivan
• Drinks and fruits
• Lunch
• English speaking guide
• Insurance
• National Park fees

Accommodation: At the hotel in Krabi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

07.50 - 08.15 hr

Pick up from your hotel to the pier, check in and meet your guide for a briefing on the day.

09.00 – 13.30 hr.

Briefing and free soft drinks and departure to Phi Phi Don Island to enjoy sightseeing at and snorkelling, visiting Monkey beach, Visiting cave, snorkelling at Pileh Lagoon.

Enjoy a great buffet lunch at a restaurant on Phi Phi Don.

Sightsee Maya Bay (where the movie” The Beach” was filmed) and swimming with colourful tropical fishes.

14.00 hr.

Departure to Bamboo Island to enjoy sightseeing and snorkelling, and to enjoy free time on the beach. Bamboo Island is by far really one of the most beautiful National Park islands in Krabi, At Bamboo Island, you can enjoy some swimming in the warm, shallow waters or just relax even in the shadow on the white sandy beach. It is always considered a perfect escape from the crowded beaches. Here, there are no high rocky peaks or viewpoints but a small beach of white sand that emerges from the clear and turquoise waters and a reef barrier that surrounds all islands.

16.00 hr.

Transfer back to the hotel.

Remarks:

1. Free hotel transfer for Ao Nang beach, Noparat Thara beach, Klong Mung, Krabi town area

2. Pick up 08.30 hrs. at lobby

3. Child age 4-11 years

4. Exclude National Park fee 400B

5. Another area pick up please check the rate

Accommodation: At the hotel in Krabi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You have a free time until the driver picks up you at your hotel and transfer to Krabi airport. Flight to Chiang Mai.  Overnight at hotel in Chiang Mai.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Mai

Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast served at the hotel. The morning will be mainly devoted to the walking tour of the old town with a stop at the old wall, the moat and a door of the old town. You will see the most beautiful temples of Chiang Mai: Wat Phra Singh temple, Wat Phan Tao temple, Wat Chedi Luang temple. Then you will stroll along small streets lined with traditional houses, where you will take rickshaw tour.  After that, you will take a walking through the central market of Warorot. In the afternoon you will visit the Doi Suthep hill. To brighten up your evening, browse the Night Market for yourself. Stay overnight in Chiang Mai.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Mai

Meals: Breakfast

08:00 – 08:30 : Pick up from your hotel or accommodation

08:30 : Drive approximately 1.5 hours South of Chiang Mai through rolling hills, forest, and local farming areas.

10:30 : Arrive at the Sanctuary. Meet your guide and walk for 10-15 minutes through the Jungle to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Change into traditional Karen clothing. Enjoy an introductory lesson about elephant anatomy, history, and behaviour.

11:00 : Meet the elephants. Feed, interact, and play with the elephants in a natural environment as you learn about their behaviour and history. Take photos with the elephants.

12:00 : Enjoy a lunch of traditional Thai food and fresh fruit.

13:00 : Learn how to make herbal medicine balls, feed the Elephants and then walk with the elephants to the river. Bathe and brush the elephants.

14:00 : Join the elephants for a therapeutic mud spa. Swim in the river and take photos with the elephants.

15:00 : Change clothes and say good bye to the elephants

15:30 : Leave the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and drive approximately 1.5 hours to Chiang Mai.

17:00-17:30 : Drop off at your hotel or accommodation.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Chiang Mai

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You have a free time until the driver picks up you at your hotel and transfer you to Chaing Mai airport.  Come to Bangkok. Overnight at hotel in Bangkok.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Bangkok

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we visit the Grand Royal Palace dedicated at the ceremony of the Thai royal family. It is the most sacred, respected and majestic place in Bangkok. The Grand Palace, or the Royal Palace, is a complex comprising of many historical monuments built for centuries. For the most, they are temples and official buildings still used today.

In the same compound is the magnificent Wat Phra Kaew which is known for the Emerald Buddha Statue.

We continue to visit Wat Pho, a giant house of the Buddha layer. The Wat Pho is one of the largest and oldest Buddhist temples in Bangkok. It is located on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River, south of the Grand Palace. The symbol of the temple is the statue reputed “Reclining Buddha”. This statue represents Buddha on his deathbed. It is 45 meters long and 15 meters high. His feet are inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Sightseeing will continue at Wat Traimit, the Temple of the Golden Buddha – the temple is famous for its 900-year-old five-and-a-half-ton solid gold image.

After having lunch (on your own charge), embark on a motor boat for the excursion along the Chao Phraya River and many canals lively interiors of the Thonburi shoreline that offer views fantastic local life nearby. You will have the opportunity nibbling, buying trinkets or using the toilets stops on the way. Along the way, we stop at Wat Arun, the temple of dawn. Return to hotel for free time. Overnight in Bangkok.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Bangkok

Meals: Breakfast

Early in the morning, after having breakfast, we pay a visit to Meaklong Railway Market – a local market has grown up along the rail tracks. When a train pulls in or out of the station, the sellers quickly clear their stalls, and set them up again when the train has passed. We continue our way to Damnoen Saduak Floating market. Arrival at the market, you can see the vendors who wear traditional farmer dresses and hats bring local Thai foods, fruits and products to sell on rowing boats. You should not miss the opportunity to experience sitting and giving them a try on one of these boats on the canal. You are free to explore around the market, take photos/videos or even hire a paddling boat to breathe the once-in-a-lifetime atmosphere here.  

We then take a boat ride out of the floating market and journey along the winding canals to see remote villages, gardens and plantations.

Arrive at a jetty pier where you board on the vehicle and return to Bangkok.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Bangkok

Meals: Breakfast

You will have a free time until the driver picks up you at your hotel and transfer you to Bangkok airport and have the flight from Bangkok to Saigon.  Overnight at hotel in Saigon.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Saigon

Meals: Breakfast

Mekong Travel boat will take you at the new boat station, downstream on Mekong River seeing many floating cages for farming fish. Stop to 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, vegetables...

Then, stop to visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay.

Next visit the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop-rice... Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea.

Then, we’ll walk to visit the orchard & traditional house of Ut Trinh family. The lunch can be served at this local house.

Biking can be made for a leisure! It will be so amazing to do cycling on village paths to see the daily life of the rural people.

The cruise will go back Vinh Long city. Back to Saigon by private transfer car. Overnight in Saigon.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Saigon

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Morning after having breakfast, depart for the famous Cu Chi Tunnels which were an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence.

The tunnels contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war.  

Afternoon, we take a half day of city tour to visit all famous sites of this bustling city. The first destination is the Reunification Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, followed by some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral. Apart from the religious meaning, the even more special captivating point of this Cathedral is its special neo-Romanesque style of architecture.

Next, it is on to the Old Saigon Post Office. After visiting the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, we continue our trip to the bustling Ben Thanh Market, which is firstly well-known as the place for real Vietnamese food. There are a number of vendors and food stalls in the market food section that offer guests many freshly delicious dishes. You also can find any goods for daily use as well as variety of eye-catching local handicrafts, souvenirs here. Overnight at the hotel in Saigon city.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Saigon

Meals: Breakfast

You will have the breakfast at your hotel. Free time until the driver picks up you at your hotel and transfer to the airport. You have the flight from Saigon to Hanoi. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast

Today, we enjoy a full day city tour starting with the Ho Chi Minh Complex. This famous site contains the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh the Presidential Palace and the Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts.

Close to this complex is the One Pillar Pagoda, whose origins date back to the foundation of city.

We follow this with the Temple of Literature, which is well known as the first university of Vietnam. Have lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, visit the impressive Ethnologic Museum, dedicated to Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, several of which we will see on our forthcoming trekking. Then we take a cyclo tour around the Old Quarter of Hanoi. 

Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel and then start a 3-hour driving through the Red River Delta to Ha Long City. Comfort stops en route for photos and coffee before arriving to Ha Long City. We then transfer to a refurbished wooden sailing junk for a cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Ha Long Bay to enjoy a fantastic view of the picturesque scenery blending with the sky and some 3,000 limestone this World Heritage Site. While being on board, we will be served a sumptuous fresh, local seafood lunch followed by swimming and exploring some of the limestone caves in this area. Try the feeling of witnessing the sunset on boat is really great. Dinner on board. The captain then will anchor for the night nearby a remote island.  In the evening, there is the option for night fishing or just sit out on the deck and relax under the stars. Overnight on Junk.

Accommodation: On Ha Long Bay boat

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Waking up surrounded by the tranquil beauty of the bay, we have time for an early morning dip with joys and emotions for watching sunrise on sea followed by breakfast. The cruise continues to move around the bay for us to discover more secluded areas, we then take kayaking and swimming in the stunning bay. The junk will be near us at all times serving as a backup vessel for those that require it. At around midday we will return to the main harbour before transferring to our awaiting vehicle for a 3-hour journey to Hanoi. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.

Accommodation: At the hotel in Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You will have the breakfast and have a free time until the driver picks up you at your hotel and transfer to Hanoi airport for the next flight. End of the service.

Accommodation: NA

Meals: Breakfast