Laos - Vietnam - Cambodia

20 days / 19 nights

Overview

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia attract most of tourists to South East Asia with their many world nutural and cultural heritages.

Itinerary

Day 01: Vientiane Arrival
Asiana Travel local guide will pick you up at International Airport (Flight TBA) and transfer to hotel Novotel. P.M S/S at VTE including visit at Wat Pra Keo, Wat Sisaket and That Luang, and the local market. Dinner and Overnight in Vientiane. Meals: (D)
 
Day 02: Vientiane - Luang Prabang
Morning flight to LPQ, upon arrival. Visit stupa of Wat Visoun, the shrines of Wat Aham and Wat Mai; climb up the top of Mount Phousi: explore gilded stupa, view sunset over city and Mekong; then visit Night Street Market for handmade textiles of hill people.. Sunset at Pu Shi hill. Dinner and Overnight in Luang Prabang. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 03: Luang Prabang - Khouangsi Waterfalls
Whole day: Rise early and see monks receiving offerings; visit Phosi Market, then continue to the Khouangsi waterfalls; along the way visit minority villages Ban Na Oun, Ban Ou and Ban Thapene; splash around in the pools near the waterfalls; on returning to Luang Prabang stop at the weaving village of Ban Phanom. Dinner and Overnight in Luang Prabang. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 04: Luang Prabang - Pak Ou Caves - Hanoi
After breakfast, take a boat trip on the Mekong to the Pak Ou caves; along the way stop at Ban Kanghai village to taste the local rice wine; on returning to Luang Prabang stop at Ban Xang Khong. Transfer to the airport to departure for HANOI. On arrival at Noi Bai International Ariport. you are met and transfered to Hotel, Hanoi – Vietnam’s capital, is a stylish and gracious city that retain an unique old world charm and some Asia’s most striking colonial architecture. Dinner and Overnight in Hanoi. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 05: Hanoi a city of a 1000 years old capital – Lao Cai by Victoria Express Train
AM: Pick up at Hotel. Drive to the historic complex of Ba Dinh. Visit Ba Dinh Square, where The Late President Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnams Independence on 2 September 1945, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and continue to the One Pillar Pagoda, the must-see monument in Hanoi. It is an ancient Buddhist pagoda, built in the early 11th century in the reign of King Ly Thai Tong, all construction supported by only one pillar, resembling a Buddhist lotus. Tran Quoc Pagoda. Quan Thanh Temple.
PM: After lunch, visit Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature - The first Imperal school in Vietnam) built in 1070 during the dynasty of King Ly. Dinner at Le Tonkin Restaurant. After dinner, transfer to the Hanoi Railway Station for night train to Lao Cai at 21H45 PM. Overnight on train. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 06: Lao Cai - Visit Sapa
The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station at approximately 06:00. There will be a vehicle waiting to transfer us to Sapa. The drive to Sapa is only 33 km but it takes around 1.5 hours to make our way up the mountains. Brekafast at hotel.
PM: Drive to Ta Phin village, it's home to Red Dzao and black H'mong people where their original cultural existence untill now and Short trekking to Cat Cat village. Back to Sa Pa, Dinner and Overnight in Sapa. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 07: Sapa Town - Hanoi by Victoria Express Train
AM: After breakfast, transfer to Lao Chai. Continue to visit the Ta Van village, it's home to black H'mong. The trekking route offers some challenge as you balance on the rice terraces and a small trail on the steep mountainside. The vegetation is dense as the trail leads up to a peaceful village perched on the Hoang Lien mountainside.
PM: lunch at your own arrangment, Check out of your hotel and transfer to Lao Cai. Dinner at local restaurant and connect with the night train departing for Hanoi at 21h30. Overnight on train. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 08: Hanoi - Hai Phong - Halong
AM: Arrival in Hanoi at approximately 5:30 AM, after breakfast, drive to Halong bay on the way visiting Hai Phong City tour: Du Hang Pagoda, Hang Kenh Communal House.
PM: then countinue drive to Ha Long. Dinner and Overnight in Halong. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 09: Halong - Hanoi
AM: Take a private boat trip (05 hours) to visit Ha Long bay (A Natural World Heritage) with: Thien Cung grotto, Dau Go Cave, Dinh Huong, Ga Choi Islet, ... Which is crammed with stalactites and stalagmites. There are numerous rocks and islands, which are predominantly composed of hardened dolomite together with smaller amounts of calcium carbonate.
PM: Back to Ha Noi, Visit a complex of the Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple (Jade mountain Temple), But Tower (Pen - shaped tower), Dai Nghien (Ink Stand), the Red - painted wooden The Huc bridge… Have a cyclo (pedicab) trip around with 36 streets of Ha Noi old quarter and Dinner and Overnight in Hanoi. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 10: Hanoi - Tam Coc (Three Caves) - Hoa Lu - Hanoi
ABF, a 90km drive south of Hanoi will lead you to Ninh Binh, the site of the one capital city of ancient Vietnam before Hanoi took its leading role in 11th century. The area is featured by lots of well-known sceneries, which include Tam Coc Caves and Hoa Lu ancient capital with the old temples dedicated to King Dinh & King Le reigned in 10th century. The visit in Ninh Binh starts by a boat trip in Tam Coc where spectacular limestone karsts jut out from the green paddy fields reminding about Guilin (China) and Halong Bay of Vietnam, which gives this scenery the name “Halong-bay-on-land”. Further discovery in Ninh Binh will be continued in the site that used to be the kings’ palace in 10th century and now famous for the wooden relieves of the shady Dinh and Le temples. Drive back to Hanoi. Enjoy The special Vietnam traditional Water puppet show. Dinner at local restaurant and Overnight in Hanoi. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 11: Hanoi - Hue (Vietnam Formal Capital)
AM: Free at your leisure till taking a flight to Hue on VN 245 (12:40-13:50). Arrival Hue, check in hotel.
PM: visiting two majestic and serene Tombs of Emperors: Tu Duc and Khai Dinh and Royal Citadel which was constructed by Emperor Gia Long in the style of French military architect during the first decades of the 19th century. In the evening take a boat trip a long Huong river (Perfume River), enjoy traditional folk songs. Dinner and Overnight in Hue. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 12: Hue - Danang - Hoi An
AM: transfer to Hoi An, on the way visit Hai Van pass - a site that is covered in clouds all year round, enjoy breathtaking views of mountain landscapes, long stretches of beach, turquoise water of Lang Co's lagoon and the South China Sea Beyond and Visit Hoi An Ancient Town: The ancient architecture of Hoi An is a fascinating combination of Vietnamese traditional characters with Chinese and Japanese influence. Visit Japanese Covered Bridges, Phuoc Kien Merchant Temple, the 200 years old Tam Ky House, Chua Ong Pagoda, the vibrant market, a walking tour past many low tiled houses scattered along the small streets and assembly halls which reflect the town's multi-cultural past. Dinner at local restaurant & Overnight in Hoi An. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 13: Hoi An - Danang - SaiGon
AM: Drive to Da Nang for visiting Cham Museum then transfer to airport for flight to Ho chi Minh City on VN 325 (13:40-14:40). A short Sai Gon city tour (if time permit): Cho Lon (Big market of Chinese in Saigon), Thien Hau Pagoda, Shopping at China Town. Dinner and Overnight in Saigon. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 14: Saigon city tours and Cu Chi Tunnels
AM: Pick up at hotel, transfer to visit Cu Chi Tunnel. Sight-seeing on road: rice field, potter's kilns. Visit the underground village, which used to be a bitter battle ground for a long period during the Vietnam war. The amazing network of over 200 km of undergound tunnels will offer you impression of the former fierce war in South Vietnam.
PM: Have a Sai Gon city tours: Visit to Reunification Palace, War Crime Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, former US Embassy, shopping at Ben Thanh Market. Dinner and Overnight in SaiGon. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 15: Saigon - Mekong delta (Can Tho)
Hotel check out and departure for the Mekong Delta via vehicle. Upon arrival at My Tho, cruising by paddles along small creek to Mekong River estuary, to Con Phung (Phoenix Island). Countinue to the city of Can Tho, the unofficial capital of the Mekong Delta in the very center the world’s newest river delta. Check in Hotel. Overnight at hotel in Can Tho. Dinner at hotel. Overnight Victoria Can Tho. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 16: Can Tho - Sai Gon
Starts from Ninh Kieu boat quay, we cruise along the small and picturesque tributaries, we will see the Cai Rang floating market (the nicest one with heaps of rowing boats). Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who lives along the Mekong canals and you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill and a rice noodles making shop. A chance to discover the daily life of Vietnamese people in Mekong Delta then drive back to Saigon. Dinner on cruise along saigon river and Overnight at hotel in Saigon. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 17: Sai Gon - Siem Reap
ABF, free at your leisure till transfer to Airport departure for Siem Reap on VN 827 (11:40 - 12:40). Upon arrival transfer to PRINCE D' Angkor or ANGKOR PALACE RESORT for dinner and overnight. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 18: Siem Reap
Full day visit Angkor Complex including Angkor Thom and Tha Prom then Apsara dance and dinner. Overnight at hotel. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 19: Siem Reap - Phnom Penh
Morning visit of Bandei Srei and boat ride on Tonle Sap Lake.Then transfer to the airport to fly on FT to PNH. Upon arrival transfer to hotel for dinner and o/n. Meals: (B/D)
 
Day 20: Phnom Penh - Departure
Morning S/S of PNH including Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda Wat Pnomn and Tuol Sleng. Then transfer to the airport and flight on your home. The ended of services. Meals: (B/D)
 

Cost

PACKAGE PRICE IN US$ PER PERSON AT:

 

Ranges 2 pax
3-4 pax
5-6 pax
7-10 pax
 		11-14 pax
15 pax up + 01 FOC
 		SGL
Deluxe 3.199 2.987 2.684 2.571 2.506 2.465 1.400
Superior 2.474 2.249 2.079 1.823 1.902 1.863 690
Standard 2.170 1.946 1.774 1.655 1.597 1.558 381
Economy 2.082 1.858 1.687 1.568 1.509 1.470 290

Trip note

* Tour code: MULCL-09
 
* Included:
• Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast
• Private transfers and transportation on tours
• Entrance fees on tour
• Private boat trip on Ha Long Bay + Boat on Huong river with traditional song performance (Hue) + Boat on Mekong Delta (VIETNAM) + Boat trip to Pak ou Cave (LAO)
• Return Airfare: Ha Noi - Hue /Da Nang - Saigon - Rep / LPQ - VTE - HAN with airport tax
• Meals as indicated (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
• English/ French speaking guide
• Mineral water and cold towel on car/van/bus
 
* Excluded:
• Visa arrangement to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
• International air ticket and airport tax to LPQ// From PHNOM PENH and airport taxes
• Drinks & Other personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Early check-in and late check-out
• Tipping/gratuities
• Others not mentioned in the itinerary

Destination Info

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh. Cambodia is the successor state of the once powerful Hindu and Buddhist Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries.
 
A citizen of Cambodia is usually identified as "Cambodian" or "Khmer," though the latter strictly refers to ethnic Khmers. Most Cambodians are Theravada Buddhists of Khmer extraction, but the country also has a substantial number of predominantly Muslim Cham, as well as ethnic Chinese, Vietnamese and small animist hill tribes.
 
The country borders Thailand to its west and northwest, Laos to its northeast, and Vietnam to its east and southeast. In the south it faces the Gulf of Thailand. The geography of Cambodia is dominated by the Mekong river (colloquial Khmer: Tonle Thom or "the great river") and the Tonlé Sap ("the fresh water lake"), an important source of fish.
 
Cambodia's main industries are garments, tourism, and construction. In 2007, foreign visitors to Angkor Wat numbered more than 4 million. In 2005, oil and natural gas deposits were found beneath Cambodia's territorial waters, and once commercial extraction begins in 2011, the oil revenues could profoundly affect Cambodia's economy.
 
The Laos People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma (Myanmar) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century.
 
After a period as a French protectorate, it gained independence in 1949. A long civil war ended officially when the communist Pathet Lao movement came to power in 1975, but the protesting between factions continued for several years.
 
After years of war and isolation, Southeast Asia’s most pristine environment, intact cultures and quite possibly the most chilled-out people on earth mean destination Laos is fast earning cult status among travellers. It is developing quickly but still has much of the tradition that has sadly disappeared elsewhere in the region. Village life is refreshingly simple and even in Vientiane it’s hard to believe this sort of languid riverfront life exists in a national capital. Then, of course, there is the historic royal city of Luang Prabang, where watching as hundreds of saffron-robed monks move silently among centuries-old monasteries is as romantic a scene as you’ll experience anywhere in Asia.
 
Away from the cities, there is so much more to see; the Plain of Jars in Xieng Khuang Province, the forested mountains of Northern Laos, the gothic limestone karsts around the backpacker-haven Vang Vieng and in the deep south, past the market town Pakse, is Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands), where the mighty Mekong spreads out and all the hammocks are taken.
 
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east. With a population of over 86 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world.
 
The people of Vietnam regained independence and broke away from China in AD 938 after their victory at the Battle of Bach Ðang River (938). Successive dynasties flourished along with geographic and political expansion deeper into Southeast Asia, until it was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. Efforts to resist the French eventually led to their expulsion from the country in the mid-20th century, leaving a nation divided politically into two countries. Fighting between the two sides continued during the Vietnam War, ending with a Communist victory in 1975.
 
Emerging from this prolonged military engagement, the war-ravaged nation was politically isolated. The government’s centrally planned economic decisions hindered post-war reconstruction and its treatment of the losing side engendered more resentment than reconciliation. In 1986, it instituted economic and political reforms and began a path towards international reintegration. By 2000, it had established diplomatic relations with most nations. Its economic growth had been among the highest in the world in the past decade. These efforts culminated in Vietnam joining the World Trade Organization in 2007 and its successful bid to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2008.

Maps & Photos

Angkor Wat

Hanoi Vietnam

Halong bay Vietnam

Luang Prabang

Life in Siem Reap

Sunset on Mekong river

Ho Chi Minh city hall

Night time in HCM city

Ho Chi Minh city (Vietnam)

Ho Chi Minh square

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