Best of Vietnam Cambodia-Soaking in beauty & heritage

Fly from your respective city to arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi.
Upon arrival ,you will be warmly welcomed by our representative to the beautiful city of Hanoi, an eclectic mixture of the present world that encompasses its history like a proud badge of honor.
From the airport, you will be taken to your hotel where you can relax within the modern luxuries. (Hotel check in after 14:00). Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Meals included – Dinner

Early morning after breakfast around 8 am you will be picked up at the hotel and then depart for Ninh Binh province. Have a break 20 minutes en-route to relax your legs. – Arrive at Hoa Lu, which was once depicted the ancient capital of Viet Nam, settling up in the 10th century.
– Visit temples of two dynasties of Dinh and Le with very unique architecture in the old time.
– Learn about ancient culture through an excavation of vestiges of Royal Palaces ground dated 10th
century.
12:30 Relax and enjoy lunch in a nice restaurant.
– Board the sampan boats in Tam Coc going along river among the villages, mountains and rice fields. Passing through 3 caves “Hang Ca – First cave, Hang Hai – Second cave, Hang Ba – Third cave” to get a wonderful feeling. The boat returns to the dock for bus to drive back to Hanoi.

Arrive in Hanoi. Drop off at the hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Hanoi to Halong Bay (160km): 2.5 – 3hrs
After breakfast at hotel, drive to Halong Bay, Vietnam’s most popular UNESCO World Heritage site! The name ‘Ha Long’ means ‘Bay of Descending Dragons’ and owes its origins to a Vietnamese myth. The towering limestone karsts represent the dragon’s back, surrounded by jade green water creating an unforgettable site. There are more than 1,600 limestone islands and islets with different shapes jutting out from the sea.

Arrive at the Halong Bay jetty around noon and proceed with check-in formalities before boarding a boat for an unforgettable overnight cruise on Halong Bay. After being welcomed onboard, a lunch of Vietnamese food is served while cruising towards the bay itself. In the afternoon, enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among karst formations. Dinner is served on board.

Overnight on board the boat in Halong Bay (private cabin on-board the join-in boat cruise).

Halong Bay to Hanoi (160 km): 2.5 – 3.0hrs
Enjoy the fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Halong in the morning and breakfast is served (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port. Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi by late afternoon.

Rest and Overnight in Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel then join a half-day city tour to discover charming and historic capital city of Vietnam. Hanoi is a unique city with more than 1000-years of rich culture and fascinating history. The tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples.
The city tour includes a visit to the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake and a walking tour through the Hanoi’s Old Quarter, also known as the ‘36 streets’. This bustling area of narrow streets and alleys is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It’s a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities all around you

If time permit, you will explore the famous Dong Xuan Market, where you can purchase souvenirs for your beloved ones.
Post lunch or late evening transfer to Noi Bai Airport for your domestic flight to Danang.

Arrival at Danang Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our local guide and then transferred to Hoian while passing Danang city – the fourth largest city in Vietnam, the gateway to the central provinces and a seaport with nice beaches and resort.
Enroute you will visit the Marble Mountain, whose peaks represent the five elements of the universe then continue driving along Non Nuoc Beach to Hoi An.

On arrival at Hoian, check in the hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure for your own activities.
Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hoian

After breakfast at hotel, you will discover Hoian and one of the best ways to discover Hoi An and its surroundings is by walking. During your leisurely walk you will visit some of the historic merchants’ and community houses, places of worship and famous Japanese Covered Bridge. Also, you would witness the daily life of the local people: green paddy fields, vegetable gardens, markets, temples, historic houses, fishermen and stunning countryside scenes that will simply mesmerize you. This tour offers great photo opportunities and you may find yourself chatting with the locals and inhaling unforgettable memories.

Lunch at local restaurant and transfer to Danang. You will transfer to visit Dragon Bridge, love bridge and afterward, explore Han Market, where you can purchase souvenirs for your beloved ones.

After breakfast at hotel, our local guide will meet you at the lobby and transfer to Danang – the fourth largest city in Vietnam, the gateway to the central provinces and a sea port with nice beaches and resort
Today you will visit this mountainous theme park perched 1,500m high on a mountain, a hill resort inherited from the French – Bana Hills. The site was first developed by the French in the 1920s, who escaped the summer heat for its cool, mountain air.
Arrive at the Cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain. Enjoy the first leg cable car, which achieves two Guinness World Records in 2009, longest non-stop cable car (5,042m) and highest non- stop cable car (1,292m). Sitting in the cabin, in mid-air, looking upon the endless tree line of the forests, bring you with spectacular views of the lush jungle and fairly waterfalls along the way.
Experience pristine ecological systems of the Ba Na Mountains will leave you the sense of unforeseeable discovery. You will visit the Le Jardin, old wineries, remains of French Villas and Ling Ung Pagoda with 27m high Buddha statue. We then leave the Le Jardin for the second cable car station to visit the top of mountain and see the remain of old villas. Conquer the Peak of Chua Mountain at the height of 1,487m. View the whole Danang city under the cluster of white clouds. Leave Peak of Chua Mountain,
visit the trail of Dreaming Stream, Rainbow Waterfall, Suspension Bridge, Golden Valley, and ruined Opera House, play with wild monkeys and take photos, Stroll through the Golden Bridge amid the foggy hills of the mountain, enjoy the gorgeous view of Da Nang city. Lunch at local restaurant. Return to Cable car station and get back to Danang. Tour continues to explore Danang with a visit to the Linh Ung Pagoda. This serene compound features stunning views over the sea and the Cham Islands. The pagoda is dominated by a 67-metre statue of Guanyin, the goddess of mercy. The locals believe Guanyin protects fishermen from danger so it is not uncommon to see devotees making offerings or saying prayers at the base of the statue.
The day comes to a close with a visit to the Cham Museum – The world’s foremost collection of the sculpture of the ancient King-dom of Champa from the 7th to 15th century.

Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Danang

Free at your own leisure time until transfer to Danang International Airport for international flight
to Siem reap. Upon arrival at Siem Reap spend your evening pub hopping at pub street

After breakfast at hotel, explore South Gate of Angkor Thom known as Big Angkor, 3kms walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian Empire. The famous Bayon Temple was an architectural muddle, in part because it was constructed in a somewhat piecemeal fashion for over a century. Terrace of the Elephants is an impressive, two and a half meter tall, 300-meter-long terrace wall adorned with carved elephants that spans the heart of Angkor Thom in front of Baphuon – huge temple mountain in the heart of Angkor Thom, Royal Palace Area and Phimeanakas -impressive rite and sandstone pyramid.
Terrace of the Leper King is at the north end of the Terrace of the Elephants, a double terrace walls with deeply carved nag as demons and other mythological beings.

Last you will visit Ta Prohm temple which is a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty! Giant trees have grown here for centuries. Lunch will be at a local restaurant! In the afternoon visit Angkor Wat temple, the founder of the temple was Suryavarman II who reigned Cambodia from 1113 to 1152 and built the five towers in the 12th century to dedicate to the Hindu God Vishnu. The plan of the pyramidal conception of the temple combined with spaces, alleys, ditches is an
ancient masterpiece of architectural design and construction. It is time to visit Pre Rup temple for a romantic sunset view. Towards the late evening enjoy Apsara Show– the traditional Khmer dance with dinner. Drop back to the hotel and overnight in Siem Reap.

Overnight in Siem Reap

Morning, you will visit Floating Villages, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a ride in 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. Then visit Wat Bo founded in the 18th century, a highly respected pagoda containing very unique wall paintings of the Reamker (Ramayana) that are said to be late 19th century.

Afternoon visit West Baray Big Pond, a “baray” is a water reservoir built by the ancient Khmer people. We continue to one of the city’s lively open markets, Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale.
Have breakfast at hotel and get ready for your departure flight. On the way to the airport depending on the time you will visit Puok (subject to open), the real and original place of the Artisans d’Angkor silk, where you will see the full process of silk production . If you wish you can even purchase high quality silk souvenirs here.

With wonderful memories of the all women trip to Vietnam & Cambodia, you will arrive at airport for your departure flight