Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Hanoi
You'll arrive at Noibai International Airport and get transferred into Hanoi for a city tour. Depending on what day you're arriving, the itinerary splits between two options: either visit the Temple of Literature and Ngoc Son Temple, or head out to the traditional ceramics village of Bat Trang to see local artisans at work. After that, you'll have free time to wander around the Old Quarter on your own before heading to your hotel for the night.
- Start point
- Noi Bai International Airport, Sóc Sơn, Hanoi, 12200, Vietnam (Noi Bai International Airport, 05:00 - 20:00)
Included Activities
- Airport transfer from Noibai International Airport
- Hanoi city tour (route varies by day of week)
Optional Activities
- Temple of Literature visit (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays)
- Ngoc Son Temple visit (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays)
- Bat Trang traditional ceramics village exploration (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays)
- Ceramics showroom visits and product modeling demonstrations (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays)
- Free time exploration of Ha Noi Old Quarter
Landmarks/POIs Temple of Literature Hoan Kiem Lake Ngoc Son Temple Bat Trang Ha Noi Old Quarter - Day 2
Ninh Binh: Hoa Lu, Tam Coc & Mua Cave
Your pickup happens at 7:30 to 8:00am, then you're heading to Ninh Binh province. After a rest break along the way, you'll check out the ancient capital of Hoa Lu and cycle through nearby villages. Lunch is a local buffet at a village spot, followed by a 1.5-hour bamboo boat ride through Tam Coc with its dramatic limestone scenery. Before heading back to Hanoi in the evening, you'll climb up nearly 500 steps to Mua Cave for views across the landscape.
- Meals
- Lunch (Buffet lunch with local foods including goat meat, fish, chicken, fried rice; vegetarian options available)
Included Activities
- Transfer to Ninh Binh province
- Visit Hoa Lu ancient capital
- Cycling around Hoa Lu village and local life sightseeing
- Buffet lunch with local foods including goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice (vegetarian options available)
- 1.5-hour bamboo boat trip through Tam Coc
- Mua Cave (Dancing Cave) visit with approximately 500 steps climb to Lying Dragon Mountain peak
- Return transfer to Hanoi
Landmarks/POIs Hoa Lu Tam Coc Mua Cave - Day 3
Ha Long Bay Cruise: Sung Sot Cave, Titop Island & Sunset Party
An early morning departure from Hanoi takes you to Tuan Chau Island, where you'll board the Sunlight Legend cruise into Ha Long Bay. Vietnamese lunch comes while you're taking in the rock formations from the water. You'll visit Sung Sot Cave, swim at Titop Island, then return to the cruise for sunset drinks and time to relax. Evening includes a cooking class where you'll make fresh spring rolls, followed by dinner and activities like fishing or karaoke if you're interested.
- Meals
- Lunch (Vietnamese traditional dishes while cruising in Ha Long Bay), Dinner (Dinner served in restaurant in middle of Ha Long Bay)
Included Activities
- Transfer from Hanoi Old Quarter to Tuan Chau Harbor
- Welcome aboard Sunlight Legend cruise with drinks and safety briefing
- Cabin check-in
- Lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes while cruising in Ha Long Bay
- Visit Sung Sot Cave (Surprising Cave)
- Transfer to Titop Island with viewpoint access
- Swimming on Titop Island beach
- Shower and relaxation on sundeck with sunset watching
- Welcome Sunset Party and Cooking Class for fresh spring rolls
- Dinner in cruise restaurant
Optional Activities
- Fishing activity
- Karaoke singing activity
Landmarks/POIs Tuan Chau Harbor Sung Sot Cave Titop Island Ha Long Bay 
- Day 4
Ha Long Bay to Danang
Start early to catch the morning air and have breakfast on the cruise. Take a bamboo boat or kayak out to Bo Hon Island to explore Luon Cave and see the limestone landscape up close. After checking out, continue cruising back toward Tuan Chau Harbor with lunch served while you're traveling. From there, you'll return to Hanoi, check into your hotel, then head to the airport for your flight to Danang, with hotel pickup waiting for you when you land.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch served while cruising back to Tuan Chau Harbour)
Included Activities
- Early morning wake-up and fresh air time
- Breakfast
- Boat cruising to Bo Hon Island via bamboo boat or kayak
- Luon Cave visit
- Cruise return to Tuan Chau Harbor
- Lunch while cruising
- Transfer from harbor to Hanoi hotel
- Airport transfer in Hanoi
- Flight from Hanoi to Danang
- Hotel transfer upon arrival in Danang
Landmarks/POIs Bo Hon Island Luon Cave Tuan Chau Harbor 
- Day 5
Ba Na Hills: Golden Bridge, Wine Cellar & Fantasy Park
Your guide meets you at the hotel at 7:30am (or from Hoi An if that's where you're staying). You'll take the cable car up Ba Na Hills and explore several spots: the Debay Wine Cellar, Le Jardin D'Amour Flower Garden, and the famous Golden Bridge with its giant hand sculptures. See the 27-meter Buddha statue at Linh Ung Pagoda, then break for lunch and rest. Later, climb to Chua Mountain's peak to visit Linh Chua Linh Tu Temple, walk through French Square, and try some games at Fantasy Park before returning to your hotel.
- Meals
- Lunch (Restaurant lunch with rest time)
Included Activities
- Transfer to Ba Na Hills
- Cable car ride
- Debay Wine Cellar visit (built 1923)
- Le Jardin D'Amour Flower Garden visit
- Golden Bridge (Hands of God) visit with photo opportunity
- Linh Ung Pagoda visit and 27-meter Buddhism statue viewing
- Lunch at restaurant with rest time
- Chua Mountain peak climb (1487m)
- Linh Chua Linh Tu Temple visit
- French Square exploration
- Fantasy Park visit with games
- Cable car descent
- Return transfer to Danang or Hoi An hotel
Landmarks/POIs Ba Na Hills Golden Bridge (Hands of God) Debay Wine Cellar Le Jardin D'Amour Flower Garden Linh Ung Pagoda Linh Chua Linh Tu Temple French Square Fantasy Park - Day 6
Cam Thanh Coconut Forest & Flight to Ho Chi Minh
After breakfast, your guide picks you up at 9:00am and drives to Cam Thanh village to meet local fishermen and see their daily routines firsthand. You'll take a bamboo basket boat through coconut forests and learn how they fish with round nets and cast nets. You get to try paddling one of the basket boats yourself and can join a boat race if you want. There's crab and net fishing too, then you'll head back to a fisherman's house for a welcome drink and lunch before transferring to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch in heart of orchard garden)
Included Activities
- Hotel breakfast
- Transfer to Cam Thanh village by boat or car
- Local fisherman meeting
- Daily life experience
- Bamboo basket boat ride through coconut forest
- History introduction to coconut forest
- Round net and cast net fishing hands-on experience
- Bamboo basket boat paddling instruction
- Basket boat race participation
- Coconut waterway exploration
- Crab and net fishing
- Return to fisherman's house with welcome drink
- Lunch
- Airport transfer
- Flight from Danang to Ho Chi Minh City
Landmarks/POIs Cam Thanh Village Cam Thanh Coconut Forest 
- Day 7
Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta
Breakfast at your hotel, then departure at 8:00 to 8:30am for the 1.5-hour drive to Cu Chi. You'll walk through the reconstructed tunnel system and liberation area, learning about Viet Cong history and what life was like during wartime. After that, the route heads to Mekong Delta for a motorized boat trip past fishing ports and boat workshops toward Qui Tortoise Islet. You'll walk village roads, see tropical fruit gardens with traditional music playing, explore orchards and bee houses, take a rowing boat through water coconut canals, and bike around the island before returning to Ho Chi Minh City by evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch served in heart of orchard garden)
Included Activities
- Hotel breakfast
- Transfer to Cu Chi Tunnels (1.5-hour drive)
- Cu Chi Tunnels comprehensive tour including: how Viet Cong defeated Cedar Falls operation, reconstructed liberation area exploration, local village viewing, underground tunnel area exploration with various chambers and bunkers
- Transfer to Mekong Delta
- Lunch on the way
- Motorized boat trip on Tien River to Qui Tortoise Islet
- Fishing port viewing
- Boat-building workshops viewing
- Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet viewing
- Village roads exploration
- Tropical fruit garden visit with fresh fruit tasting
- Don Ca Tai Tu traditional folk music listening
- Local people daily activities participation
- Bee house visit
- Python photography
- Orchard garden lunch location
- Bao Dinh canal cruise with Ben Tre province exploration
- Coconut candy-making shop visit
- Rowing boat trip on small canal under water coconut tree shade
- Island bike ride
- Return transfer to Ho Chi Minh City
Landmarks/POIs Cu Chi Tunnels Mekong Delta Tien River Qui Tortoise Islet Ben Tre Province 
- Day 8
Border Crossing to Phnom Penh
Following breakfast, your guide and driver take you to the border for the journey to Phnom Penh. Once you arrive, you'll get transferred to your hotel with check-in at 2pm. After lunch, you'll explore the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda in the same compound, then visit Toul Sleng, the Genocide Museum known as S-21. Before dinner, stop at Russian Market to pick up souvenirs, then settle in at your hotel for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Dinner
Included Activities
- Hotel breakfast
- Border crossing transfer to Phnom Penh
- Meet and greet upon arrival
- Hotel transfer (check-in at 2pm)
- Phnom Penh city tour
- Royal Palace visit
- Silver Pagoda visit
- Toul Sleng (Genocide Museum S-21) visit
- Russian Market stop for souvenir shopping
- Dinner
Landmarks/POIs Royal Palace Silver Pagoda Toul Sleng Russian Market - Day 9
Phnom Penh to Siem Reap
After breakfast, you'll take an express bus or van to Siem Reap (the driver will transfer you but there's no tour guide on board). Once you arrive and check into your hotel, have lunch, then visit the Artisan D'Angkor handicraft center to see local craftspeople. Stop at Wat Thmei with its glass-walled stupa, see the War Memorial Monument, and visit a small shrine with two standing Buddhas. Later you'll grab dinner at a local restaurant, then shop at the Night Market and explore Pub Street before heading back to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Hotel breakfast
- Transfer to Siem Reap by express bus or van
- Hotel transfer upon arrival
- Artisan D'Angkor handicraft center visit
- Wat Thmei visit with glass-walled stupa viewing
- War Memorial Monument visit
- Preah Ang Chek and Preah Ang Chorm shrine visit
- Dinner at local restaurant
Optional Activities
- Night Market shopping
- Pub Street shopping and entertainment
Landmarks/POIs Artisan D'Angkor Wat Thmei War Memorial Monument Night Market Pub Street 
- Day 10
Angkor Archaeological Park
After breakfast, you'll explore Angkor Wat, the world's largest temple and one of the Seven Wonders, with its intricate carvings and sculptures throughout. Lunch is at a local restaurant, then continue to the South Gate of Angkor Thom and walk through Bayon, Baphoun, the Terrace of the Elephants, and the Terrace of the Leper King. You'll see Ta Prom, the temple from the Tomb Raider film, plus Banteay Kdei and the thousand-year-old Sras Sroug lake. If there's time, stop at Pre Rup Temple for sunset views. The day ends with a buffet dinner that includes a Khmer traditional show before you return to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant), Dinner (Buffet dinner with Khmer traditional show at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Hotel breakfast
- Angkor Wat visit
- Lunch at local restaurant
- South Gate of Angkor Thom visit
- Bayon temple visit
- Baphoun temple visit
- Terrace of the Elephants walk
- Terrace of the Leper King walk
- Ta Prom temple walk and exploration
- Banteay Kdei temple visit
- Sras Sroug 1000-year-old lake visit
- Buffet dinner with Khmer traditional show
- Return transfer to hotel
Optional Activities
- Pre Rup Temple sunset visit
Landmarks/POIs Angkor Wat Angkor Thom South Gate of Angkor Thom Bayon Baphoun Terrace of the Elephants Terrace of the Leper King Ta Prom Banteay Kdei Sras Sroug Pre Rup Temple - Day 11
Siem Reap
Have breakfast at your hotel, then the day is yours to relax and explore Siem Reap at whatever pace you like. No scheduled activities or guided tours, just time to wander around and experience the town on your own.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
Included Activities
- Hotel breakfast
Optional Activities
- Siem Reap independent exploration
- Day 12
Departure
After breakfast, you have free time to rest and do what you want until your pickup time for the next leg of your trip. The tour ends with your departure from Siem Reap.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
Included Activities
- Hotel breakfast
