Amazing Cambodia and Vietnam 16 days: Best selling Trip

Best of Vietnam and Cambodia 14 days: Best selling Trip

Best of Vietnam and Cambodia 14 days

•  Private tour, daily departure with French or English Speaking Guide
•  Half board meals

On arrival at Hanoi 's Noi Bai International airport, you will be greeted by our guide and transferred to your hotel in town.
Welcome dinner included .

The colonial capital city Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental pagodas and temples date back thousand years ago.

This full day tour takes you around Hanoi's most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and his Stilts House, Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda nearby, and the Old Quarter also known as the 36 streets and guilds. Also on the tour - the Lake of the Restored Sword and Ngoc Son Temple, the Temple of Literature, peaceful West Lake with lovers street Thanh Nien, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda and Quan Thanh Temple and one of the city's museums, either the History Museum or the Ethnology Museum.

In the evening enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show.

8:30 am pick up at your hotel we drive through the Red River Delta to Ha Long City.

Upon arriving in Halong City we transfer to our boat for a cruise of the crystalline emerald waters of Halong Bay , giving us the chance to take in the stunning scenery of this World Heritage Site.

While on board we will have a sumptuous fresh, local seafood lunch followed by a swim (in the summer only) and the opportunity to explore the most beautiful limestone cave Sung Sot (Surprises Grottoes)

Our final destination of today is Cat Ba island. Check in hotel and dinner at local seaside restaurant.

Breakfast in hotel we have whole morning to hide in the Cat Ba National Park to explore the fauna and flora of the rainforest.

Afternoon we will be boarding a local ferry for our trip to the port city of Hai Phong . Here we transfer to our vehicle for a 2-hour journey back to Hanoi.

Following breakfast is your free time in colonial Hanoi.

This evening we board the Reunification Express S1 at 21:00 for an overnight train journey is the ancient imperial capital of Hue , approximately 10 hours away.

Arrival in Hue this morning is scheduled for around 7.30 with a transfer directly to our hotel. This afternoon we embark on a tour of Hue City including the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City , the Imperial Museum and the Dong Ba market.

You should taste the finest cuisine of Hue in the Tropical Garden Restaurant.

Rising up in the ancient land, breakfast in hotel, we board on a private boat for cruising romantic Perfume River . This time we head out for the countryside. Being the ancient capital, Hue is surrounded with ancient tombs of emperors past, and a visit to some of these tombs will be on the itinerary for today.

The charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda) will be the first stop of the day. Setting in the converge of rivers, and gives you a great view on the Perfume River and surrounding area. Thien Mu Pagoda which is considered the unofficial symbol of Hue , and Buddhism Centre in Centre Vietnam.

From here we will cruise further to the ornate Minh Mang's tomb. We will enjoy lunch on boat before getting out the Dragon boat.

Leave the world Heritage Hue to Hoian, We will travel over the Hai Van pass, stop in Danang for a visit to Cham Museum and handicraft villages on the foot of Marble Mountain before arriving in Hoian.

Once in Hoi An we will check into our hotel and have some free time to explore.

We enjoy a half day orientation tour of Hoian including the Chinese Assembly Halls, the Japanese Covered Bridge , Phuc Kien Pagoda and Tan Ky House. Following the tour there will be free time to shopping or relaxing.

Leave Hoian we make the 60 minute drive from Hoi An to Danang Airport . From Danang we take the one-hour flight to Ho Chi Minh City , where we transfer directly to our centrally located hotel.

We embark on a city tour of Saigon including The Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, Remnant War Museum , Giac Lam Pagoda, China town with ancient pagodas and temples, and bustling Binh Tay Market.

7:00 we leave Saigon to lush My Tho where we take a private boat to through the green vegetation of the canals to an orchard, where we are treated to a delicious lunch in bonsai garden in the heart of Mekong, complete with tropical fruits. We also visit the snake farm Dong Tam that breeds snakes for, among other things, snake wine and enjoy a bonsai garden before heading back to Saigon .

8:00 am pick up at hotel, this morning we drive to Tay Ninh to observe the midday service. Following lunch we will drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels and then return to Saigon at around 6 pm.

Arriving at Seam Reap airport, greet and transfer to your hotel for check in. We start visiting Angkor Thom without delay. This will includes the South Gate , Bayon with 4 giants faces, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Following breakfast at hotel, we drive a 45 km to Bantaey Srei and Bantaey Kdei. In the afternoon we explore the magnificient Angkor Wat. From here We proceed to the summit Phnom Bakheng Temple to watch the memorable sunset over the Angkor Wat.

We enjoy a new day in this ancient land. Following breakfast we have 2 hour boat cruise on Tonle Sap Lake .

Afternoon free at leisure or additional Siem Reap sightseeing until transfer for departure flight to Saigon for your connecting flight.

CATEGORY	Price per person in USD in the party of
	1p	2-3p	4-5p	6-8p	9-12p	13+20p	Sgl
Standard	2303	1447	1096	945	888	849	410
Superior	2562	1590	1204	1042	977	932	550
First Class	2987	1883	1480	1302	1234	1447	1120
Deluxe	3758	2331	1851	1647	1567	1533	1720

Remark:

p = Person, B= Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner

Sgl Sup = Single room supplement (if required)

Tour Package Includes :
- Hotel accommodation with breakfast (base on twin-sharing)
- Private air-conditioning transportation
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- First class, soft sleeper train to Hue
- Boat trip where indicated in the program
- Sightseeing tours with English/French speaking guide as stated in itinerary
- All entrance fees to tour sites throughout
- Meal as stated in program (breakfast at hotel, lunch & dinner at local restaurants)
- Vietnam Domestic departure taxes

Tour Package Excludes :
- Cambodia visa fee (currently US$20 per person for visa on arrival)
- Domestic airport tax (US$6 per person)
- International departure airport tax ( Phnom Penh / Siem - Reap airport at US$25 per person)
- Vietnam Visa beforehand
- Vietnam International Departure Taxes (12 USD in Saigon and 14 US $ in Hanoi )
- Personal expenses such as drinks at meals, camera fee to tour sites
- Meals not mentioned
- Travel Insurance
- International Flights to Hanoi and from Saigon

Notes: If you want fly to Bangkok instead of Saigon , pay additional 50 US$ per person.

Packages Category	Vietnam Hotels	Cambodia Hotels
Standard (2*)	Hong Ngoc Hanoi, Prince Cat Ba Island, Thanh Lich Hue, Vinh Hung II Hoian, Huong Sen Saigon	Prum Bayon, Diamond or similar
First Class (3*)	Galaxy Hanoi , Prince Cat Ba, Festival Hue , Ancient House Hoian, Kim Do Saigon	Princess Angkor, Angkor Hotel or similar
Superior (4*)	Sunway Hanoi, Holiday Bay View, Morin Hue, Hoian Beach Hoian, Rex Saigon or similar	Angkor Century, Angkor Village Resort/ Hotel
Deluxe (5*)	Sofitel Plaza Hanoi , Holiday Bay View, Morin Hue , Victoria Hoian, Sheraton Saigon	Grand Hotel D'Angkor

I have used their services the last time I visited Vietnam (specifically Ho Chi Minh City ) and I have also used them again this time around. As usual, Mss. Nhung and her staff have always been courteous, prompt, and very professional in handling all of my travel and booking needs. I simply cannot say enough about how great their services are and I will continue to use them so long as they maintain their current service level. I hope you will enjoy your trip in beautiful and exotic Vietnam. Robert Sarkes Tel: 408-386-7114 rsarkes@yahoo.com .