Indochina Classic Tours

(your hotel – Tuan Chau Marina – Halong bay – Lunch – Amazing Van Gia floating village – Sunset party – Soi Sim island – Dinner – Fishing) 8:30 Am – Our guide will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus or private car pick up. – Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta. – You will have a chance to take photos. Comfort break. The time from Hanoi to Halong bay is approximately 3 ½ hours. 12 – 12.30 noon approx – Arriving Tuan Chau Marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Meet the captain, crew and join us for welcome cocktail as we tell you about life onboard. – Check into your cabin. Time to refresh and unwind – Set sail as lunch is prepared by our chef. – Join us for a relaxing lunch in the restaurant or on the outdoor dining area. Enjoy the stunning views of the Bay, its dramatic limestone islands as we sail through the calm waters. Afternoon – While we make our way to the amazing Van Gia fishing village, relax on the sundeck and watch the world go by or take an afternoon nap in your cabin. Middle afternoon arrive at Van Gia floating fishing village. – Drop anchor. – Our guide will give you some information and interesting facts about this fascinating village and its local community. – Disembark and you can choose which options when you visit the village by Kayak or local bamboo boat to visit the village. They will be your guides through their fishing village where you can meet the locals, see at first-hand what life is like living on the water, we are proud of our working partnership with, and support of this community. – Our cruise will take you to the Soi Sim natural beach for swimming and snorkeling, you can enjoy our interesting games such as football, basketball. On the way cruising, you will enjoy with us the sunset party with fruits and wine as our complimentary – Back on board the cruise, we head towards the sleeping area. Early evening – Take an opportunity to refresh and then join friends for a pre-dinner drink in the bar. – Dinner is served in the restaurant or outdoor dining area if the weather is permitted, which is a gastronomic delight. After dinner, unwind in the bar where there is a selection of books, magazines and board games or watch a movie on our plasma TV; join some of our team to go cuttle fishing at night. Accommodation and overnight on boat

(Tai Chi – Breakfast – Surprising Cave – Cooking Demonstration – Lunch – Your hotel and Farewell) 06:30 am – For the early risers join us for a Tai Chi session on the sun deck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body and there is no better environment to practice this than amongst the limestone peaks and islands. – Breakfast, coffee, tea served. After breakfast, we sail through the waters and pass by a number of caves and we drop anchor at Surprising (Sung Sot) Cave. – Disembark and visit Surprise Cave located on Bo Hon Island. It is one of the widest grottoes in Ha Long Bay with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites 09:30 am We board the cruise again. Take time to refresh and relax before checking out. Bags can be left in the luggage store. You will join with our short class of Cooking demonstration, how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served. 12 noon Return to the shore and disembark from the cruise as our crew say farewell. Transfer to minibus or private and return to Hanoi. Arrival back at your hotel approximately 16:30/17:00. Spend Overnight in HaNoi.

8:00: We pick you up from your hotel, start the tour by visiting the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho and his stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969. In addition, you will enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-palace. The One Pillar Pagoda which is lying to one side of the mausoleum, built by King Ly Thai To in 1049. This structure has become an important symbol for the people in Hanoi. Then, you’ll have a chance to discover the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of West Lake. From there, you can make a visit to the first University of Viet Nam- The Temple of literature which is dedicated to Confucius. 12.30: We will enjoy lunch at a restaurant in the Old Quarter with local Vietnamese traditional Cuisines. 13:30: You’ll go over Hoan Kiem Lake which is known as the heart and soul of Hanoi. Finally, you’ll stop in at Museum of Ethnology, located on western of the city centre. This museum offers informative and well-documented display on the country’s 54 ethnic groups, include elaborate and colorful hill-tribe costumes, weaving designs, musical instruments, fishing implements, work tools and other functional objects. The display continues on to the garden outside with fascinating examples of minority housing from the King’s to the ones of the ethnic groups in Central Highlands. 15:30: Finish unforgettable full day Hanoi Sightseeing! Add some options: 15:30- 16:15: Enjoy Water Puppet Show or go sightseeing by Electric Car or Cyclo around Old Quarter in Ha noi 17:00: End of City tour Highlight: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ethnic museums will be closed on Monday and Friday morning. Leave for Ha Noi and take a shower at hotel in Ha Noi. Until 21:00 pm: Our guide will pick up you at your hotel for boarding the train to travel Lao Cai.

( Lao Cai-Sapa- Lao Chai-Ta Van village) 5.00: We will arrive at Lao Cai Train station in the early morning. Your tour guide will pick you up and take for 01hr drive to Sapa. 6.00: The luggage is put in your hotel. Then, you have a good time to enjoy breakfast and take a shower in a local restaurant nearby. Taking a leisurely walk down the town to enjoy fresh air and make friend with friendly locals. 9.30: We start to make a tour to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages down in Muong Hoa valley. At there, we will be seen the fantastic scenes of the beautiful valleys towards Fansipan – the highest peak of Vietnam and Indochina. In addition, you also have a change to go through the villages of Black H’mong ethnic minority to learn the way of weaving and embroidering their clothes. Have a break in a local restaurant for lunch then keep going down to enjoy immeasurable rice paddy fields and continue going into the village where the Dzay ethnic people inhabited, named as Ta Chan village 15.30: You will be picked up by car to return Sapa for checking-in. The rest of the day, you will be leisure to explore the town (Dragon Mount, Orchid garden, the market…). Spend overnight at hotel nearby.

9.30: After having breakfast in the hotel, we will depart to visit Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages. At there, you surely enjoy comfortable feelings when trekking through lush rice terraces towards villages and learn the experiences of Black H’mong people for their daily life and traditional culture. Then, we will come back to Hotel. 14.00: We continue taking a drive to Ta Phin village (12km from Sapa) where the Red Dzao people lived to get more helpful experiences about their culture, custom and even their daily life. Moreover, you also have a best choice of buying woven and textile brocades which are completely made by hand by local people. After that, you will have an interesting chance to come into one of the local family to experience the true life of the Red Dzao. 16.00: You come back to Sapa for a shower then you will proceed forward to Lao Cai City. Your dinner will be served in a restaurant close by the railway station. Final is to go on the board a night train to come back to Ha Noi.

05:00 am The train will arrive at Hanoi in the early morning, the Vietnam Adventure Tours staffs will pick you up at train station, transfer to the airport, you have a breakfast by yourself at the airport. 08:30am Take the flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. 10:30am Our car will pick you up at airport and takes you to hotel. After check in hotel, you have free time for relax or you can go sightseeing the life in Ho Chi Minh City such as: Ben Thanh Market, Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedra Overnight in Sai Gon

8:30AM We depart from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi Tunnels for 60km from Ho Chi Minh city. Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti – American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for its tunnels system of over 220 km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreigner. The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers along the side of road. You will find it hard to imagine the destructions, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, when Cu Chi was “A Free Target Zone “. The remnants you will see that Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground that took place there. Ever wonder what it feels like to fire an AK-47? Visit Cu chi tunnels, you have a chance to find out! 03:00PM The tour finish at our company. 6:00PM We depart by cycle, take you go around city, and then going to Water Puppet Theater. Enjoy Water Puppet Show at the theater. Water Puppetry – part of Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage. A living portrait of Vietnam’s history and culture… Watching the Vietnamese Water Puppetry is also the best way to discover the history and traditional cultural life of Vietnamese people. This program has been presented in various international festival and carried our cultural exchanges activities with other countries. After show, you will together take cycle or car to Bach Dang riverside, have a look before going ship. Take some picture with cruise. Then we start boarding one of the ships: Bonsai, Indochina Junk, Ben Nghe Cruise, …. The ship leaves Bach Dang port and leisurely cruises around Saigon River. Dinner will be served on board while tourists are being stunned by the colorful view of Saigon riverside by night. We can also experience Southern Vietnamese fork music or dance with fire by dancer or sing together show or live music…. 09:00PM After dinner, send back to your hotel. End tour. Overnight in Sai Gon

Morning at 08:00Am or afternoon at 02:00PM (4 hours tour) Explore Ho Chi Minh City’s historic Chinatown, named Cho Lon, or “Big Market,” by the locals, and experience the city as it was before the war. Chinatown was established as early as Saigon, and is where the Ming Dynasty Chinese first settled in Vietnam. They live their lives much as they did before 1975, doing business and continuing their traditions as the country develops around them. Traveling by cyclo – the typical pedicabs of the city – Be experienced local life up close, stopping to enjoy tasty food. Feel the hustle and bustle of street vendors selling a mixture of herbs for traditional medicine. Snake your way down tiny alleys on the agile vehicles, passing many small, family-run businesses. Along the way, you will come across the 250-year-old Lady Thien Hau Temple (God of the Sea), as well as the historic South Saigon Cha Tam Church. Then you have time for shopping at Binh Tay Market before transferring back to your hotel. We let you to TRY Vietnamese local food at our restaurant. Overnight in Saigon.

08:00AM We depart from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho City for one and half hours by bus. A smooth one and half hour bus ride passing the green rice fields, leads you to the beautiful rural MYTHO city. The morning trip continues on the motorized boat on the Tien River to the Qui (Tortoise islet). On the way, you will view the fishing port, stilt houses, boat-building workshops, the other Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet. The cruise will lead you through Bao Dinh canal to enter Ben Tre province, “the country of coconut”, to see a typical agricultural model call “Garden – Pond – Cage” then enjoy coconut candy mill and the relaxing honey tea. Then the amazing rowing boat trip on the small canal – fully covered by the shadow of the water coconut’s tree and cool breezes is something you cannot miss. Lunch will be served right in the heart of the orchard garden. Afternoon: After lunch, we will walk into the village, visit fruit garden, enjoy the tropical fruit while you are listening to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music” performed by the islanders. Here we also can join the daily activities of the local people and enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful natural countryside. Your expectations will be fulfilled by final boat trip back to My Tho on the Tan Thach natural canal. 03:00PM Continue on the tourist bus to reach to Can Tho city – The heart of Mekong delta. 05:00PM Arrive in Can Tho, Check in the accommodation (option stay at 3 stars Hotel in the center or home stay at the countryside). Stay overnight in Can Tho.

After breakfast, Taking a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river (Bassac River), then proceed to visit Cai Răng floating market (or Phong Dien is optional), which are the lively in the whole religion. Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to cross a “Monkey bridge” which is built by only one stem of bamboo. Leaving the village, back the riverside, free time for lunch there. After lunch, proceed to Chau Doc and continue the tour to visit Tra Su, getting to the wild birds Sanctuary, cruising smoothly with small boats to discover the arrays of splendid canals deep into the forest, watching storks, cranes and other tropical birds. On the way stop by to visit Sam Mountain, admire the landscape, small villages among the broader. From there summit down the Vietnamese – Cambodian border and the Cave pagoda (if time permitted). Arrive in Chau Doc, check in hotel and overnight in Chau Doc.

After breakfast, transfer to a speed boat for the final part of the journey to Phnom Penh. Arrive at Sisowath tourist dock in Phnom Penh at around 2pm. End of services.Finish your Exit to Cambodia through the lower Mekong river. Visa can make at the border. Arrive in Phnom Penh by boat or bus, you will be met and greet by our friendly guide at pier or bus station and transfer to check in hotel. Afternoon visit Royal Palace, the incredible solid silver-floored Silver Pagoda is the pagoda which in the Royal Palace campus, where have thousands of silver tiles on the floor of pagoda and have the biggest golden Buddha statue. Silver Pagoda is in the Royal Palace Compound made of 5000 silver tiles. Raung Damrei Museum. Visit Choeung Ek – Killing Field: now become the peaceful stretch of countryside where over 10,000 people were executed. The remains of some of them are stored in a memorial to remind people of the atrocities the Khmer Rouge inflicted on other Khmers. Welcome dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, you will be transferred without guide to bus station (public bus – SIC) for departure from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, a gate way of Angkor Wat temple. Approximately, you will need to spend around 06 hours, which across 3 provinces: Kandal, Kompong Cham, Kompong Thom. On arrival in Siem Reap, our tour guide will pick you up from bus station to hotel for check in. Then you take a short 15km drive to Phnom Krom the large hill that looms closer, and enjoy a relaxing cruise on the on the Tonle Sap lake, the largest lake in South East Asia. You will see the traditional floating village of Chong Kneas and witness the residents going about their daily life – it is quite a sight seeing a whole bamboo village complete with homes, gas stations, schools, hair dressers, and even karaoke bars floating on a lake. On the way back to Siem Reap you will call in at Artisans d’Angkor, an interesting boutique workshop where you can observe young Cambodians learning traditional Khmer handicraft techniques, such as stone & wood carving, and lacquering & gilding – a great opportunity for last minute quality souvenirs. Dinner at local restaurant with our Apsara Traditional Dance Show. Overnight in Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel. AM: Today you will get experience by Tuk Tuk to enter the South Gate of Angkor Thom Temple and marvel the wonders of the eerie Bayon, Baphoun, Phimeanakas, the Elephants terrace and terrace of Leper King. Before lunch, visit Ta Prohm Temple unlike most of the other Angkor temples, the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor’s most popular temples with visitors. Lunch at local restaurant. Afterward, it’s the time for visit to Angkor Wat – one of the seven greatest architectural wonders of the world, built in between the 9th – 13th century, its general view are five ancients towers’ figure that embroidered or printed to the Kingdom of Cambodia’s Flag now, next on, your guide will take you to an excellent spot for watching a mesmerizing Angkor Wat sunset.. Overnight in Siem Reap. Note: During the visit of the Bakan Tower of Angkor Wat Temple – Visitors are required to wear proper attire, covering shoulders and knees (no short, miniskirt or short trousers). – Children under twelve years old are not allowed to climb up this tower. – It will be closed on the Buddhist Sabath Days, the Buddhist religious days (four days a month).

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport or bus station (without guide) for your departure to next destination.