Essence Of Indochina Tour

On your arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, our local driver and tour guide will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to your hotel.



After a tour briefing our tour guide will take you out for a Welcome Dinner.

In the morning, you will be picked up at your hotel for a sightseeing tour to Cu Chi Tunnels. Explore the infamous Cu Chi Tunnel, an immense network of underground tunnels used by the Vietcong as a military base during the Vietnam War.

After lunch we return to Ho Chi Minh City to vist major sights including Reunification Palace, War Remnant Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office and Ben Thanh Market.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Our driver and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at around 7.30am and we will drive to Cai Be in the Mekong Delta. On arrival, we will meet a representative and you are led to the lodge along countryside path. After just a short walk you will be treated to a welcome drink. Check in and have lunch at lodge's restaurant.After a chance to rest, you select bicycles for a cycling tour around village paths leading us to home of Mr. Cong where you watch how he makes pop rice, shows you the blend of traditional and modern agricultural method that sustains the local village. Continuing riding on quiet village roads passing by a duck farm if we get a chance, green rice paddies, sedge field and small villages. Along the way, you visit one of the dragon or orange fruit plantations and taste it directly at the garden. This is a relaxing time with plenty of chances to capture the picturesque Asian sun set scenes.You are the chef! A traditional cooking class with Vietnamese pancake made by you. A great learning experience that means you can take a little of Vietnam home with you. Dinner is served at lodge's restaurant. Accommodation at Coco Riverside Lodge.

After breakfast, loaded boats are already heading to local squatting market and transporting goods such as coconuts from one factory to the other, crossing local ferry to visit beautiful Cao Dai temple. We also had a chance to see these factories. You can watch the whole manufacturing process in a short period of time. Most of the work is done by hand at a professional way.

Back to the Lodge, if time permitted, take some activities as to harvest some water coconut leaves and weave them up by you. These leaves are a key building material in the Mekong Delta as they are used to build the walls and roof of the houses. The local people will show you not only how they use these leaves but also how to make the 'poon' sticks that illuminated in the previous night.

Check out and lunch on the way back. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

After breakfast our driver will take you to the airport for a short domestic flight to Da Nang.



On arrival at Danang Airport, our local driver and tour guide will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to your hotel.



Have the rest of your day at your leisure.Overnight in Hoi An.

This morning, take a leisure walking tour in Hoi An and soak up its rich wealth of heritage. Visit the Japanese Merchant Houses, the famed Japanese bridge, Chinese temples, ancient houses and pagodas.



Our tour guide will walk you back to your hotel to enjoy your afternoon free at leisure.



Overnight in Hoi An.

Your tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and take you to Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountain) where you will discover the stunning natural caves of the mountain and enjoy the beautiful view from the top of the mountain. You will also visit the mysterious pagodas and the sculpturing village.



Then we drive to Cham Museum, which shows the most complete collection of rare and valuable items of the famous Cham Culture.



Overnight in Hoi An.

At 10am, we travel to Hue along the scenic highway 1A.



We will stop during the trip to appreciate the stunning views North, to Lang Co Beach and south to Danang City.



Overnight in Hue.

After breakfast, cycle to the outskirt of Hue towards Thanh Toan Bridge (roofed in Chinese style). Along the way, we pedal through small villages with verdant fields of Hue’s countryside, then stop at Thanh Toan Agricultural Museum.

On arrival in Thanh Toan Bridge we will visit the nearby market and find local products from fresh vegetables, meats, fishes and poultry.



Continue pedaling to some traditional villages of Hue where ‘Conical hats’ (Non la) are made and some other traditional villages.

Back to the city centre, we visit a garden house – a unique feature of Hue and the sit down for lunch in pleasant surroundings and enjoy Hue’s special cuisine.

In the afternoon you will visit to the Imperial Citadel where the Nguyen Dynasty ruled between 1802 and 1945.



We will then depart to the Hue Royal Fine Art Museum, which is housed within the former Dien Long An Royal Palace. We will finish our day with a visit to Dong Ba Market.

Overnight in Hue.

After breakfast our driver will take you to Hue airport for a short domestic flight to Hanoi.



On your arrival in Noi Bai Airport, our local driver and tour guide will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to your hotel.



Have the rest of your day at leisure.

Spend your morning to discover the stately Hanoi. Begin your day with an insight into the life of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam's most respected revolutionary leader. Visit his mausoleum, house on stilt, the Presidential Palace and the historic One Pillar Pagoda. Then set foot to the Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university originally built as a temple to Confucius.

After lunch, we will visit the Museum of Ethnology, one of Vietnam's top museum. Then jump on the iconic cyclo the Old Quarter. Later enjoy the unique Water Puppet show.

Our driver will drop you off at the train station for your overnight train to Lao Cai.

Note: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is open from Tuesday to Thursday and weekends from 8am to 11pm. Closed on Mondays and Fridays. The mausoleum is closed for two months of the year, usually October and November, when Ho Chi Minh’s body is undergoing maintenance by a Russian expert.

Wake up to the outstretched valleys and vibrant rice paddy fields as your train arrive into Lao Cai Railway Station. You will be welcomed by the local tour guide and transferred to Sapa for breakfast at a local hotel.



After breakfast, we will start trekking to Cat Cat village and Y Linh Ho village, homes of Black H’mong hill tribe people, stopping at a waterfall and hydroelectric station.



We trek through rice paddy terraces in Muong Hoa valley then stop for lunch.

After lunch, we will head to Lao Chai village of Black H’mong people before coming back to hotel in Sa Pa.



Overnight in Sa Pa. Approx: 5 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch.

After breakfast, our driver and tour guide will pick you up and we will drive to the Silver Waterfall to see the stunning views of the Hoang Lien National Park.



After that, we continue our drive uphill to the Heavens Gate, the highest stretch of road in Vietnam as well as the provincial border of Lao Cai and Lai Chau provinces. (Approx: 2 hours driving).



In the afternoon we head back to our hotel to pick up our luggage before transferring to Lao Cai to board the night train to Hanoi.



Overnight on train.

On your arrival into Hanoi train station, your tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to our hotel for your breakfast.



After breakfast the cruise bus will pick you up from your Hanoi hotel and we will take a scenic, 3.5 hour drive to Halong Bay. Enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta countryside and have a short break on the way.

Embark on our Classic Cruise around midday followed by a short cruise briefing. Cruise among the limestone islands while enjoying a delectable lunch.



After lunch, enjoy kayaking among the hidden areas of the bay around the Luon Cave area.



In the afternoon we will head back to our cruise ship and then visit Soi Sim island.

Go swimming and relaxing at the beach of Soi Sim or climb up to the top of the island for a panoramic view of Halong Bay. In the afternoon we return to the main boat to freshen up, relax or take some photos as the sun sets.

After dinner on board, we have time to socialize with other guests, fish for squid, or simply relax.



Overnight on our cruise ship.

Start your morning with a Tai Chi exercise session or a photo hunt.



After breakfast we will visit the amazing Sung Sot Cave then return to the boat to freshen up and check out of your cabin.



Next we continue cruising to exploring the bay, visiting Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet and many more attractions.



We then head back to the harbor and watch the cooking demonstration before enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch.

After lunch we disembark our cruise ship and you will be transferred back to your hotel in Hanoi around 5pm.Overnight in Hanoi.

Today, you will be transferred from your hotel to the airport for a short international flight to Luang Prabang. 



On your arrival in Luang Prabang, our local driver and tour guide will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to your hotel.



Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in the morning. We will depart for the pier to board a traditional boat and cruise along the Mekong towards Pak Ou Cave. Located near the centre of Luang Prabang, Pak Ou is not only a particular destination but also a place, which shelters historic cultural values. Visiting the cave, you will see that this is the home for thousands of Buddhist statues with numerous dimensions. 

After a picnic lunch and a short rest, we will move to Kuang Si Waterfall. On the way, you will see the picturesque landscape of the country with villages and verdant paddy fields. Kuang Si Waterfall is considered as one of the most attractive destination in Laos. Visitors reaching here will have the opportunity to contemplate the beauty of nature.

Transfer back to hotel in Luang Prabang.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport in Luang Prabang for your international flight to Siem Reap.



On your arrival in Siem Reap, our local driver and tour guide will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to your hotel.



The rest of the day is at your leisure.

After breakfast, you will visit The Southern Gate of Angkor Thom, the famous Bayon, Baphuon, and Phimeanakas temples, plus Terraces of the Elephant and Leper King.



Lunch will be at a famous local restaurant.

After lunch we will visit Ta Prohm then explore the Angkor Wat temple, the 7th Wonder of the Ancient World. You will climb up to Bakheng Hill to watch the sunset over Angkor Wat and the surrounding area. Enjoy a buffet dinner with a performance of Cambodian traditional APSARA dance show. Dinner at a famous restaurant.Overnight in Siem Reap.

Today, you will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight home.