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Glamour Indochina Journey

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Arrive at Ha Noi airport, you will be met by our guide and transferred to your centrally located hotel. Rest of the night is at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B, L, D)
Today, a full day tour of Hanoi includes Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Museum, West Lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Temple of Literature. After lunch time, you will continue to visit Opera House, Cathedral, and Ngoc Son Temple. An hour on Rickshaw will give you an insight of Hanoi Old Quarter called 36 streets. Enjoy the Water Puppet Show in a theater near Hoan Kiem Lake. Dinner and Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L, D)
Morning depart to Halong Bay, which is recognized by UNESCO as World Natural Heritage Site. On arrival, board your boat and enjoy a welcome drink on the vessel. The cruise will begin with a visit to Cave of Surprise. Take an hour walking tour of the cave. Depending on the weather, enjoy a swim at Titop Beach before heading to Trong Cave, where dinner will be served on board. Free at leisure or fishing. Overnight on board.

Day 4: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B, L)
Having breakfast on board then you will visit Luon Cave by small sampan. You will continuously pass the area where the scenes of the famous film “Indochina” were filmed to see the famous islets along the way such as Teapot islet, Marker Islet, Fire islet, and Dove Islet. After lunch on board, arrive at the wharf at noon and transfer to Hanoi for your overnight stay.

Day 5: Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh (B, L)
Morning flight to Sai gon. On arrival, transfer to visit some highlights of the city such as: War Remnant museum, Independence palace, Notre Dame Cathedral. In the afternoon we are free to explore around or window shop in Ben Thanh market. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 6: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong Delta (B, L)
This morning travel to Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta. Life in the Mekong Delta mainly revolves around the river and many of the villages are only accessible via the canals. Explore the river by boat, passing stilt houses and fish farms. Paddle through palm-lined canals in sampans and walk through villages, where you can sample local tea and coconut candy. Return to HCMC for your overnight stay.

Day 7: Ho Chi Minh – Tay Ninh– Cu Chi Tunnels (B, L)
Transfer to Tay Ninh – it is near the Cambodian border, is home to the unique Cao Dai sect. The temple’s exterior is decorated with multi-colored dragons of all shapes and sizes competing for space with a number of swastikas. Above the main entrance is the all-seeing holy eye, the symbol of the Cao Dai sect. The interior is just as engaging as statues of Jesus Christ, Buddha and the Hindu god, Brahma, stand side by side.
After lunch in a Vietnamese restaurant, going on the road trip to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels. At its height the tunnel system stretched over 200km, from Saigon to the Cambodian border and is three levels deep. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life in the American war must have been like. The tunnels have been widened for our benefit (otherwise we would not be able to enter them!) For those who are interested, there’s even the opportunity to fire off rounds from an AK47 or M60 at the nearby rifle range. Back to HCMC late in the afternoon for your overnight stay.

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh – Siem Reap, Cambodia – Tonle Sap Lake (B, L)
Free at leisure until transferring to Tan Son Nhat airport for your flight to Siem Reap. On arrival, you will take a boat to visit Floating Villages of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a boat ride on a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia and the largest in Asia. Here you’ll see plenty of examples of the Khmer way of life on the Tonle Sap. Rest of the day is free for wandering around night market. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 9: Angkor Wat Temples (B, L, D)
Morning you will visit South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphoun, Royal Enclosure, Elephant Terrace and Terrace of Leper King. After lunch, you will continue to visit Ta Promh and Majestic Angkor Wat. Enjoy watching the sunset at Phnom Bakkeng Hill. Dinner tonight will be with Apsara Dance Show. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 10: Siem Reap – Phnom Penh City Tour (B, L)
Morning flight to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to visit Toul Sleng Museum, Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, Independence and Victoria Monument. Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh.

Day 11: Killing Fields (B, L)
A half day to visit to Killing Fields, which are a number of sites in Cambodia where large numbers of people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime, during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979, immediately after the end of the Cambodian Civil War (1970–1975). Rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 12: Phnom Penh Departure (B)
Free at leisure till transferring to airport for your flight home. End of your Indochina Journey.