Northern Vietnam and Angkor Temples

9 Days / 8 Nights

This 10 day tour of Vietnam and Cambodia is a combination of cultural history and amazing scenery. Starting with a tour of Hanoi followed by a relaxing cruise in Halong Bay. Marvel at the... Read more

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At a Glance

Hanoi: 2N - Sapa: 1N
Overnight train: 2N
Halong: 1N - Siem Reap:3N

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  • Trip highlights

    Tour of Hanoi city main attractions. Cruise at the World Heritage site of Halong Bay. Magnificent views from Ham Rong mountain and visit to local market. Cruise along the Chay river, enjoy the scenery and see a beautiful cave. Following a trip to the must-see temples of Angkor, take a trip to the great lake Tonle Sap.

    Brief itinerary

    Day 1: Arrival Hanoi Day 2: Hanoi city tour - Lao Cai (Breakfast) Day 3: Lao Cai - Sapa (Breakfast) Day 4: Sapa - Local market - Lao Cai (Breakfast) Day 5: Hanoi - Halong bay (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Day 6: Halong bay - Siem Reap (Breakfast) Day 7: Angkor Tours - Day 1 (Breakfast) Day 8: Angkor Tours - Day 2 (Breakfast) Day 9: Tonle Sap Lake & departure (Breakfast)

    Trip Inclusions

    • Transport in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
    • Accommodation: Double or Twin twin sharing room at mentioned hotels or similar
    • Meal as mentioned in the program
    • Entrance fee to indicated sights
    • Boat trip in Halong Bay
    • English speaking guide

    Trip Exclusions

    • Other meals
    • Gratuities - Click here for reference
    • Drinks
    • Single room supplements
    • Peak season surcharges during Christmas, New Year, Lunar new year
    • Personal expenses
    • Travel insurance
    • Visas
    • Flights Hanoi – Siem Reap 
    • Any optional additional tours or activities during free time

    Map Itinerary

    Additional Information

    • Best time to travel: October, November, December, March and April.
    • The weather in January and February in Halong Bay can be misty and breezy and limit views of the scenery.
    • Best time for bargain travel: May to September
  • Day 1 Arrival Hanoi

    Your holiday starts as we collect you at Ha Noi airport (Noi Bai), you are met and transferred to your hotel (check in time: 14:00). Overnight in Hanoi.

    Day 2 Hanoi city tour - Lao Cai

    After breakfast at hotel, you are followed by a full day city tour starting with the Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts.  Close to this site is the One Pillar Pagoda, whose origin dates back to the foundation of Hanoi a thousand years ago. Your tour of Hanoi continues with a trip to the remarkable Temple of Literature, well known as Vietnam’s first university. 

    After your own lunch, you’ll visit History museum and enjoy a walk around the peaceful Hoan Kiem Lake and through the less peaceful Old Quarter, a bewildering maze of shopping streets and restaurants with an amazing assortment of architecture - traditional tube houses, countless pagodas, artisans’ workshops and cottages, colonial houses and modern concrete edifices. You will see an evening performance of Hanoi's famous water puppets before having a transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for a night train to Lao Cai with your tour guide escort. Overnight on train

    Meal: Breakfast

    Day 3 Lao Cai - Sapa

    The train arrives in Lao Cai early in the morning, you will uphill to Sapa. At an elevation of 1,500 meters, was once a hill resort of French administrators when the summer heat became unbearable. The remoteness and the simple lifestyle of ethnic minority people are a highlight of Sapa though conditions are basic. After settling into your hotel you will take a soft trek to Cat Cat village about 3 kilometres away from town take you about 3 hours walking to visit H’Mong minority people who first lived in Vietnam in the 17th & 18th  centuries, then you’ll walk to Ham Rong mountain about 2 hours for a fabulous overview of Sapa town. Overnight in Sapa.

    Meal: Breakfast

    Day 4 Sapa - Local market - Lao Cai

    After breakfast at hotel this morning group will check out and continues to visit a local market on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday depend on your arrival date visit many minority groups like Flower H’mong, Black Zao, Zay…come to trade for their weekly plan
     
    After lunch, you drive downhill for about half an hour. You will then start a short walk to Trung Do village, which belongs to the Tay minority. Here you can stop by a traditional Tay house for a cup of tea before you get on a boat. You will have a cruise downstream the Chay River to experience the picturesque scenes and the magnificent sight of a beautiful cave. The boat ride ends at Bao Nhai bridge, where you get on the car for the journey back to Lao Cai for overnight train to Hanoi.

    *Approx: 5 hours driving/ 45 mins boat cruise/ 0.5-hour walking/ 1-hour lunch

    Meal: Breakfast

    Day 5 Hanoi - Halong bay

    After an early breakfast you start with a transfer out to the internationally famous and stunningly beautiful Halong Bay, made world famous by James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies. Arriving just before lunch, you’ll embark on a Halong bay traditional cruise. Take lunch on board and enjoy the afternoon and overnight cruise as it provides you with fantastic views of the fabulous scenery blending with the sky and some 3,000 limestone islands which amazingly rise from the clear and emerald water. The limestone karst formations are littered with beaches, grottoes and beautiful caves, some of which you’ll visit. Overnight on board in Halong Bay.

    *The details cruise program will be update upon confirmed depend on your choice of cruise

    Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Day 6 Halong bay - Siem Reap

    The tour continues with a morning spent cruising on to the Man’s Head, Tortoise islands and then Luon Cave by small bamboo boat. After an brunch check out and continue to travel though Bai Tu Long to Bai Chay for disembark, meet the driver and guide to transfer you back to Hanoi. On the way we stop to visit But Thap Pagoda and Dong Ho painting village before transfer to airport for evening flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel.

    Meal: Breakfast

    Day 7 Angkor Tours - Day 1

    Today we continue exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King. Today we also visit other temples as Banteay Kdei, Sra Srong, Ta Keo, Thommanon and Chau Say Tevado. The grand circuit with Preah Khan, Kravan, Neak Pean, Krol Ko, Ta Som, East Mebon and Pre Rup Temples, is also visited this afternoon before we walk up to Phnom Bakheng Hill for a view of the spectacular sunset over these sandstone monuments of Angkor Wat temple. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

    Meal: Breakfast

    Day 8 Angkor Tours - Day 2

    This morning we will visit the largest complex and impressive sand stone art here Angkor Wat temple. The temple constructed in the 12th century cover an area of about 210 hectares. We stroll around this massive structure, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple. Continue our private tour in Siem Reap we visit incredible Ta Prohm temple settle among of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of mans creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. Overnight in Siem Reap.

    Meal: Breakfast

    Day 9 Tonle Sap Lake & departure

    We embark to visiting the Khmer Village and enjoy view of the rice field and a lots of palm trees with great fresh air. We board on boat in Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. Our trip ends after transfer to airport for departure.

    Meal: Breakfast
  • Net tour cost per person in us dollar valid until 30 Apr, 2015
    Group size/Tour class Standard Class Superior Class Deluxe Class
    Group of 2 pax US$ 1,616 US$ 1,814 US$ 2,163
    Group of 3-4 pax US$ 1,465 US$ 1,664 US$ 2,013

    Trip Inclusions

    • Transport in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
    • Accommodation: Double or Twin twin sharing room at mentioned hotels or similar
    • Meal as mentioned in the program
    • Entrance fee to indicated sights
    • Boat trip in Halong Bay
    • English speaking guide

    Trip Exclusions

    • Other meals
    • Gratuities - Click here for reference
    • Drinks
    • Single room supplements
    • Peak season surcharges during Christmas, New Year, Lunar new year
    • Personal expenses
    • Travel insurance
    • Visas
    • Flights Hanoi – Siem Reap 
    • Any optional additional tours or activities during free time

    Additional Information

    • Best time to travel: October, November, December, March and April.
    • The weather in January and February in Halong Bay can be misty and breezy and limit views of the scenery.
    • Best time for bargain travel: May to September
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