Vietnam Cambodia Laos & Myanmar Tour 23 Days

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast is at hotel. Prepare with light pack up then be ready by 8.00am at hotel’s lobby for being picked up by shuttle bus for the journey (3.5 hrs) to Halong Bay. Get on board and enjoy welcome drink. Lunch is served on board while the cruise slides slowly along the fascinating Halong Bay for sightseeing. Immerse into fabulous scenery of this world heritage site, enjoy the natural beauty, caves, and limestone islands rising from the clear emerald waters. We explore the amazing Sung Sot Cave – the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay. Continue to Titov Island where we go swimming and relaxing at the beach of Titov or climb up to the top of the island for a panorama view of Halong Bay before enjoying sunset party on the sundeck. Dinner is served on board and overnight in the cruise for 1 night.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast is served on board. Experience Tai Chi on the sundeck followed by hot tea and coffee. After breakfast, the cruise slides slowly through picturesque scenery within the peaceful morning. You can do kayaking around the hidden area then we watch the fruit carving demonstration and participate in the cooking class while we’re heading back to the harbor. Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch before reaching the harbor at noon then catch awaiting shuttle bus back to Hanoi. Our driver transfers you directly to airport for your flight departure to Ho Chi Minh. Meet our tour guide and driver upon your arrival then transfer directly to hotel for check in.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast is at hotel. We leave hotel at 8.00am to My Tho, embark wooden boat heading to natural islets along Mekong Delta River, passing peaceful creeks, nice villages and beautiful landscapes dotting with coconut trees. The boat will stop at a few attractive places, you see the large orchard where you’re welcomed to taste different tropical fruits. Continue by rowing boat to explore the surroundings before heading to bee farm for the fantastic sips of pure honey tea while listening to typical folk music. Near the end of the trip, we will visit coconut candy shops, observe people skillfully use rice paper to wrap the candy dices and purchase a few packs of different candy flavors before heading back to Saigon.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast is at hotel. We set off at 8.00am to challenge a cyclo (rickshaw) for interesting highlights of Phnom Penh with Independent monument, resume the ride to central market to see daily life of trading then we ride along the riverside to visit the Royal Palace – is a complex of buildings which serves as the royal residence of the king of Cambodia, Silver Pagoda, Royal Stupas, French style building etc. Have lunch at a selected local restaurant by the riverside.

Afternoon, continue to visit the National Museum; the world’s most important collection of Khmer sculpture and carvings. Then we enjoy guided orientation around Wat Phnom with interesting legendary of founding Phnom Penh Capital.

Return hotel and simply enjoy the rest of your free time in Phnom Penh before transferring to airport for your flight to the fabulous landmark of Angkor Siem Reap. Our tour guide and driver will meet you at arrival gate then transfer to hotel for check in. Have free time at hotel in the evening.
Overnight in Siem Reap

Meal: Breakfast, Dinner Show
Breakfast is at hotel. Journey out at 8.00am to Kompong Khleang village; is the largest stilted house/floating village located at the edge of Tonle Sap Lake. Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia as well as an ecological hot spot that was designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997. Enjoy beautiful countryside and en-route to test a few bites of famous traditional bamboo sticky rice, resume observe incense making (seasonal) before embarking a private boat explore Kompong Khleang whose daily life is animated by fishing activities, see amazing houses atop on high poles, continue to visit floating village and learn how life works on the water, and make the lake as home.

Afternoon, we head out to visit the finest Artisan Angkor wood/stone carving centre displaying various defined handicraft products and stroll around old market for shopping.

Evening, transfer to have set dinner followed by Apsara traditional dance performance at our selected local restaurant.
Overnight in Siem Reap

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. Enjoy the rest of your time in Siem Reap before our driver transfers to airport for flight departure to Luang Prabang. Welcomed by escort guide upon your arrival, transfer to check in at hotel. Simply relax in the hotel or you make your own wandering around.
Overnight in Luang Prabang

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast is at hotel. We depart to explore the mystery of Pak Ou Caves where you will see hundreds of sacred Buddha statues, lacquered in gold in different shapes. Embark the boat cruising along the great Mekong River, passing the stunning nature, from the distance, you will see the limestone cliffs where we disembark to discover the hidden Pak Ou Caves. Learn from your guide about religious story and wander to capture photos of the impressive Buddha images. Return and admired by Lao rice wine, paper wood handicraft & observe silk weaving. Have lunch at a selected local restaurant.

Afternoon, visit the notable Royal Palace Museum which dates from the early 20th century and it’s a good chance for you to learn more about Lao culture and history. Next, wander around Wat Xieng Thong with its important history& its characteristic Luang Prabang style. Near the end of the day, we climb to the top of Mount Phousi to watch spectacular sunset (if weather is good) over Luang Prabang & the Mekong.
Overnight in Luang Prabang

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast is at hotel. Today we rise a bit early to see alms giving ceremony, it is good chance to learn about local culture when monks are in saffron robes from Luang Prabang’s temples walking in long silent processions searching for offerings left to them by the faithful. Return hotel for breakfast before strolling around Phousi Market for interesting trading activities, drive & en-route at some ethnic villages to unlock the culture & local life. Continue to the most beautiful Kuang Sy waterfall in Laos, enjoy swimming and cooling down for a few hours or you may want to trek down the jungle trails to visit black bear sanctuary (included) and witness how it’s being protected.

Evening, we leave hotel for Laos cuisine dinner at a selected local restaurant before transferring to Luang Prabang night market for shopping.
Overnight in Luang Prabang

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. Simply enjoy the rest of your time in Hanoi before our driver (no guide) transfers to airport for flight departure (Flight by Vietnam Airline: 9:55 AM – 11:05 AM) to Vientiane, Laos. Meet our tour guide upon your arrival then transfer directly to hotel for check in.

After check in, we go to visit Wat Si Saket – the oldest temple in city then move to Wat Phra Kaew, formerly built in 1565 to house the Emerald Buddha, now it houses a small museum of religious art. Resume visit the famous That Luang with the gold-covered stupas and admired by Patuxai Monument – the most prominent landmark in the city. Next, we explore Central Markets of Talad Sao and the well-known weaving village of Ban Nong Bonathong.
Overnight in Vientiane

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. Enjoy the rest of your time in Vientiane then meet our car driver (no tour guide) at your hotel’s lobby, transfers to airport for flight to Mandalay, Myanmar.

Upon your arrival at airport, you will be welcomed by our driver (no guide) then transfers to hotel for check in and have your own free time.
Overnight in Mandalay

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast is at hotel. We drive to the western bank of River Ayeyawaddy for short walking along the river bank and capture some beautiful photos before taking a private boat to visit a small village of Mingun, observe the unfinished stupa and its impressive bell weighing over 90 Metric Tons. Admired by Mya Thein Dan Pagoda which represents famous Mount Meru. Enjoy lunch at a selected local restaurant.

Afternoon, visit the last dynasty capital city of Myanmar included the ancient Royal Capital and the biggest monastery with more than1200 Buddhist monks, learn about the way of monks struggle to study canons in day and night in order to be able to carry on the Buddha’s teachings. Continue to visit silk weaving workshop and Kuthodaw Pagoda which is known as the world’s biggest book and admired by the golden palace monastery where you can see the finest wood carvings that were gilt with millions of Gold Leaves. Next, resume our journey to the world’s longest wooden bridge (U Bein) built across Taungthaman Lake in Myanmar, it’s where we also watch amazing sunset at horizon.
Overnight in Mandalay

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. Our driver (no guide) takes you to airport for flight departure to the small town of Heho which situates on the sea level of nearly 1300 meters.

Upon your arrival at airport, you will be welcomed by our escort tour guide and driver then they will escort you with 1 ½ hours to your hotel which is bordering part of the famous Inle Lake.

Along the way, soothe yourself with cool weather and peaceful settings. Drop by a Shan paper umbrella workshop to how skillful locals are to create these amazing handicrafts. Visit SHWE Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery which was completely constructed from teak and painted red. After check in, we take a boat to visit Inle Lake. On the surface of the lake, you can see floating villages, floating gardens, floating markets, several traditional villages such as weaving. The most special sight on Inle Lake is floating gardens where the local use the water hyacinth combining with seaweed on the bottom of the lake to keep the oil to grow vegetables such as tomatoes, mint, etc. Up and down the lake have many temples, monasteries with golden pinnacles brightening on the sunlight. Discover Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda where houses the five Buddha images. These images are covered with gold in order to make visitors not be able to see the original form. Leave Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, we continue to Ywa Ma Village and Kay La Village before returning hotel.
Overnight in Inle Lake

Meal: Breakfast
Breakfast is at hotel. In order not to miss a great opportunity to enjoy the scene of local tribes in their colorful clothes and exotic market atmosphere, in the early morning, we will take a boat to the lake and visit THE LOCAL MARKET which is held every five day. Then we will move by boat to Indeinn to witness the farmers harvesting their crops and rarely-known site of Indein which still remains hundreds of ancient brick stupas and pagodas dated back to 17 century the ancient Shwe Inn Dein Pagoda.

Return hotel and enjoy the rest of your own free time in Inle Lake.
Overnight in Inle Lake