Cambodia - Vietnam Tour 6 days: Heritage Discovery
Overview
Embark on a captivating 6-day journey from Siem Reap, gateway to Angkor, to Hanoi's cultural riches. Explore Siem Reap's ancient marvels and riverside charm. Discover Angkor's grandeur, then sail Tonle Sap's floating villages. Fly to Hanoi for a full-day city tour, cycling through the Old Quarter. Venture to Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site, for a luxury cruise amidst limestone wonders. Enjoy fresh seafood, swim, and explore caves. Conclude with a serene morning in the bay before returning to Hanoi for departure. Experience the allure of Southeast Asia's rich history and natural beauty.
HIGHLIGHT
- Welcome to Siem Reap, a portal to ancient Angkor. Orientation tour and dinner with live Khmer music.
- Discover Angkor Wat's grandeur, Ta Prohm's jungle embrace, Bayon's enigmatic faces, and West Baray's sunset.
- Explore Tonle Sap's floating life before jetting to
- Take a stroll around Hanoi, Vietnam's capital rich in history included Ho Chi Minh Complex, One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature, and Old Quarter cyclo tour.
- Cruise Halong Bay's limestone marvels, swim, and savor local seafood amidst stunning scenery.
Itinerary
Upon arrival at Siem Reap International Airport, meet and transfer by the local guide to the hotel for check-in (Early check-in is NOT included and is subject to the hotel’s availability).
Welcome to Siem Reap. Siem Reap is a sleepy backwater serving as a gateway to the ancient capital of Angkor. It is hard to believe that at its peak in the 12th century, this was one of the most advanced civilizations in the world and home to more than 1 million inhabitants.
Take a Siem Reap Orientation Tour, starting with Preah Ang Check Preah Ang Chom which is the biggest local shrine in the city center. Locals throng here to pray for luck, especially newlyweds, and it is an atmospheric place to visit in the late morning or late afternoon, as the incense smoke swirls around. Then we continue to walk along the Siem Reap riverside to visit the Wat Preah Prom Rath, it is a functioning Buddhist monastery featuring a typical Khmer-style pagoda, a courtyard with statues depicting different Buddhist beliefs, and a hall surrounded by hand-painted picture walls containing a giant statue of seated Buddha and a reclining Buddha. Return to hotel for refreshment
Late afternoon, our guide and driver will meet you again to take you on to walk through the street foot hall where all the locals come for a picnic and drinks after work. You are invited to taste some snacks, drinks, and fruits as much as you can before we go to one of the local restaurants for dinner along with the Khmer Classic Live Band (black forest).
Meals included: Welcome dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
Start to tour to visit Angkor Wat Temple, one of the modern wonders of the world. Be amazed by the sheer size of the temple and learn how the Khmer Empire prospered between the 9th and 13th centuries, around the time when Angkor Wat was built. Stroll through the intricately carved hallways that show hundreds of fine carvings and discover small shrines still in use today by the local people. And then, continue to the picturesque Ta Prohm. This beautiful temple is overgrown with fig trees, giving a haunting yet exotic atmosphere. The magnificent roots of the trees have merged over the centuries with the temple’s huge stone blocks, emphasizing a ‘forgotten city’ feeling. Return to hotel for relaxation
Lunch at the local restaurant
After lunch, we will visit Angkor Thom, the ancient royal city of the Khmer Empire with its centerpiece; the Bayon temple. As you approach, you will notice the enigmatic faces of former King Jayavarman VII looking in every direction. Your guide will take you to the Terrace of the Elephants, which served as a platform from where the King could welcome back his victorious army, and the Terrace of the Leper King, which holds detailed carvings winding along a narrow passageway that leads to the Baphuon complex. Next, we drive to West Baray to get the nicest spot to view the sunset over this manmade lake, and enjoy the snacks and drinks (local beers and snacks) while the sunset is setting down.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
Drive about 20 minutes to the countryside, stopping en route to visit a local village. Arrive at the quay and board a local boat for a 1.5-hour ride on the Tonle Sap Lake (Kong Kneas Floating Village), also known as the Great Lake of Cambodia. Find out how communities live and work on the lake; see the floating schools, markets, and police stations, among others; observe their daily lives. Drive back to Siem Reap for check-out and get transfer to the airport for your next flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, get transfer to hotel in Hanoi.
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
After breakfast, our guide will pick you up and show you around Hanoi, Vietnam’s gracious capital. We enjoy a full day city tour starting with the Ho Chi Minh Complex, home to his mausoleum, garden, house on stilts and a museum which traces his life and work.
Our first stop is to visit the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh. Located in the center of Ba Dinh Square, this is the most important monument of Vietnam in which Ho Chi Minh’s body is preserved. This site only opens on Tuesday to Thursday and weekends from 08:00 – 11:00.
The next destination is the Presidential Palace and the Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. The Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house was completed on May 19th, 1958 as a birthday present for uncle Ho and becomes a symbol of his simple life.
Close to this complex is the One Pillar Pagoda. The pagoda looks like a lotus blossoming from the square pond. It was constructed in 1049 by King Ly Thai Tong based on his dream of Goddess of Mercy seating on a lotus flower and giving him a boy. In 1954, it was destroyed by the French and then restored in 1955.
We follow this with the Temple of Literature, which is well known as the first university of Vietnam. This temple provides an opportunity to learn more about education in Vietnam since 1000 years ago until recent history.
In the afternoon, visit the impressive Ethnologic Museum that is dedicated to Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. This museum has both indoor and outdoor exhibition area with the most popular architectural styles of house’s ethnic people. The museum closes on every Monday.
To round off the day tour around the city's Old Quarter by a bicycle rickshaw, called a cyclo. In this part of town, each colorful street is devoted to a particular craft or ware. You will be pedaled amongst the quaint French buildings along Shoe Street, Silk Street and Banner Street (to name just a few), ending at the historic Hoan Kiem Lake - the social center of Hanoi.
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Breakfast served at hotel and then starts a 3-hour drive through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta to Ha Long City.
Declared as a World Heritage site by the UNESCO in 1994, Ha Long Bay is one of Vietnam’s most spectacular natural attractions. Nearly 200 km far from Hanoi, the bay is dotted with 1600 limestone islands, capturing visitors’ attention.
Arrive in Halong ad board a luxury wooden sailing junk for a cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Ha Long Bay, giving us the chance to take in the stunning scenery of this World Heritage Site. While on board we will be served a sumptuous fresh, local seafood lunch followed by a swim and exploring some of the limestone caves in this area. When the sun comes down we drop anchor for the night nearby a remote island. Dinner served on board. Overnight on Junk
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Onboard on Halong bay cruise
Rising to 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. This morning we continue to move around the bay to find more secluded areas. The junk will be near us at all times serving as a back-up vessel for those that require it. At around midday we will return to the main harbor where our private vehicle waiting for you for a 3-hour journey to the airport for your flight back home.
NOTE: Please book the international flight after 17:00 so you can catch the flight on time.
Meals included: Breakfast
Accomodation: None
Trip notes
Tour includes:
- Accommodation in the room category indicated in the program or similar (subject to availability)
- Meals as mentioned in the program: B= Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
- Transfer from and to the airports by private /shared vehicle with A/C.
- All entrance fees and sightseeing as mentioned in the program
- Local English-speaking guides as mentioned in the program
- All transfers with the air-conditioned private car
- Mineral water
- Government taxes & service charge.
Tour excludes:
- International flight, domestic
- Alcoholic beverages, bottled water, beverages other than those included with meals.
- Telephone call charges.
- Laundry and dry cleaning.
- Travel insurance (mandatory).
- Personal purchases such as souvenirs, cigarettes, etc.
- Tips to guides, drivers, luggage handlers.
- Visa
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