Endless beauty of Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand 15 Days, 14 Nights

Arrive in the capital city of Vietnam; Hanoi welcomes you with a smile.

After clearing immigration, proceed to the baggage reclaim area to collect your luggage. Your private tour guide and driver from Asia Dream Tours will be waiting for you outside the baggage claim/ custom area to transfer you in a private vehicle to the hotel in downtown.

Arrive at your hotel then check in and relax at your own leisure in Hanoi.

(Check in time is 14.00 – Early check in is upon availability)

The full day tour takes you around Hanoi’s highlights sites including the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his stilt house, Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda. You also have chance to visit historic University – The Temple of Literature, that dates back to the 11th century; learn about Buddhist practices in a serene lakeside pagoda. Visit the famous Ethnology Museum. Back to the Old Quarter to walk through the narrow streets that were famous for its specialized craft making guilds, the guild streets are named for their product or location and still bear such names nowadays.

Return to your hotel after the visit.

At 08:00, you will leave Hanoi for Halong Bay after 3.5 hours drive and board a boat, enjoying lunch while cruise through the bay. The magical bay is home to thousands of limestone islands rising from the waves like dragons’ teeth. Later in the afternoon, you will visit an interesting fishing village with opportunity to interact with fishermen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations. Back on board, you will enjoy cocktails or cooking classes while watching the sunset, before indulging in a lavish dinner onshore. Afterwards, you can choose to do anything from joining movie night, playing board games, or relaxing at the beauty spa before retiring for the night.

Overnight onboard with the cruise

*** Itinerary varies depending on which cruise you are going to take

Wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves, fresh air, and breeze welcoming the new day. After breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto then walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. The boat arrives at the harbor by 11.30am and your driver is waiting to take youto the airport for your next flight to Da Nang.

Being welcomed at the airport by our driver and tour guide, you will head to your hotel in Hoi An. Check in and relax at your own leisure in Hoi An.

Balance your leisure time between lounging at the beach or happily emptying your wallet while browsing the world of handicrafts and souvenirs that Hoian has to offer or simply stroll along the riverside to get a feel for the olden days of the busy Faifo merchant port.

After breakfast we drive approximately 4 hours to Hue, via the scenic Hai Van Pass. En-route we stop to visit the Cham Museum in Da Nang, Marble Mountain with the carving village at the foot of the mountain and My Khe Beach which was home to American GIs during the war.
Arrive to Hue in the afternoon, check in and relax at your own leisure in Hue.

Breakfast at the hotel then meet up with our local guide again to start a day exploring the charms of The Citadel in this former Imperial City with many well-preserved royal monuments in Hue. Board a dragon boat cruising the Huong River. Stop at Thien Mu Pagoda and then back to the car to visit the most famous Tu Duc’s tomb. In the afternoon, visit the Citadel, Forbidden Purple City and the Dong Ba Market.

Excellent vegetarian lunch will be served at a local Buddhist Monastery, prepared and served by the nuns.

Return to your hotel after the visit. Rest of day is for relaxing at your leisure.

After breakfast, our driver will transfer you to the airport for your short flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

Getting picked up by our tour guide at the airport, we will start visiting the most famous attractions of Saigon including the Notre Dame Cathedral and Saigon post Office. We will also visit the Reunification Palace, this fascinated is filled with Vietnamese historical stories.

After that, we will visit the bustling Saigon market before back to your hotel. Rest of day is at your own leisure in Saigon.

Today your private guide and driver will take you out of Saigon in a private vehicle and onto some beautiful country roads to Ben Tre Town, the heart of the Mekong Delta, popularly known as the “rice bowl” of Vietnam, and is famous for its vast rice fields, orchard farms, coconut trees, numerous waterways and beautiful landscapes.

After appox 2 hour driving through the lush farming land we arrive at Ben Tre town where we will embark on a motorized boat trip around the scenic Bến Tre River, viewing various local industries along the way. During the boat ride we will stop to visit the small local factories where bricks and sleeping mats are made. Take a leisure walk along the village lanes visiting the local homes to try dry fruits, taste honey tea while enjoying a local Tai Tu music show. Continue to visit a coconut mill workshop where the local delicacy of coconut candy is produced and a range of coconut husk and fiber products are skillfully handcrafted.

We next take a small sampan through palm-fringed back canals, gliding peacefully along the hidden waterways surrounded by immense variety of tropical plants. The quiet, rural setting is a welcome and restorative retreat to the frenetic buzz of Saigon which seems far, far away.

Enjoy sitting in the back a Motor Cart (xe lôi) passing rice and vegetable orchard farms while meeting with local people. Then we head to a local restaurant for a simple lunch, after which we will be driven back to Saigon airport where we will take the direct flight to Siemreap.

Welcomed by our tour guide in Siemreap airport, you will then head to your hotel. Check in and relax at your own leisure in Siemreap.

This morning you will get up early to witness the sunrise over ancient Angkor, and then return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast you will embark on the tour. Today with the help of your private guide, driver and private vehicle you will get to explore the town’s major attractions.
– Banteay Srei: A favorite site of most visitors. The special charm of this temple lies in its compact size, remarkable state of preservation, and the excellence of it decorative carvings.
– Banteay Samre: With its rose-colored sandstone walls, decorated with carvings and bas-reliefs, which are among the most accomplished Angkor has to offer.

After lunch, we will continue visit:
– The fabulous Ta Prohm embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers.
– Prasat Kravan – With its unique brick sculptures.
– Srah Srang – The “Royal Baths” once used for ritual bathing.
– Banteay Kdei – Meaning a “Citadel of Chambers” also known as the “Citadel of Monks”, built between the 12th & 13th Centuries.
– Thommanon & Chau Say Tevoda Temples. Built during the reign of Suryavarman II (from 1113-1150), a UNESCO world heritage site.

Your day tour ends at the hotel at around 17:30. The rest of the day is yours to explore at your pleasure.

Overnight in Siem Reap

After breakfast, you will start your cycling tour to the most famous temple in Angkor Complex or you may choose to travel by car. You will cycle for 45 minutes to the world heritage areas, on the roads less travelled. You will ride through parts of the jungle and pass local villages and shops. This morning, you will explore some of Angkor’s most beautiful temples.
You will start from the West Gate of Angkor Thom – undiscovered by most tourists.
The sites in this complex include:
– The ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century)
– The South Gate, Bayon Temple – unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 serene stone faces jutting out from the upper terrace.
– Baphuon temple, built in the mid 11th Century, lying just to the north of Bayon, and dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
– The Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, built at the end of the 10th Century, and styled as a three tier pyramid.
– The Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

After returning to the hotel you will have time to rest before this afternoon’s tour.

Mid-afternoon you will continue on to the most famous temple: Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat became a World Heritage Site in 1992, famous for its beauty and splendor. Angkor Wat features the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which runs along the outer gallery walls and narrates stories from Hindu mythology.

You will end up our day with an Elephant ride up Bakheng Hill to visit Bakheng Temple and enjoy a beautiful view of the sunset.

After returning to the hotel, the rest of the day is yours to explore at your pleasure. Dinner will be on your own.

Free at your own leisure until our driver transfers you to the airport for your short flight to Bangkok.

On arrival, getting picked up by our driver at the airport, you will transfer to your hotel. Check in and relax at your own leisure in Bangkok.

Start the day with a canal journey to the morning market then the “Banyan Tree Temple” decorated in colorful ceramics. Stroll through the “Mouth of the Canal Temple” that hosts the one ton gold statue, the “Forest Temple” and the hundred-year-old Artist’s House. Flavor your excursion with delicious street food and fragrant from the orchid garden of the city.

Meet our tour guide at Lobby, and start to visit the famous Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho – the oldest massage school in Thailand, where the blind may be trained to become masseuses. Then visit a site the Thai people consider the most sacred in the Kingdom: The Royal Grand Palace. This is one of the most beautiful examples of an ancient Thai court, with several Halls in same compound.

Return to your hotel after the visit.

Free at your own leisure until our driver transfers you to the airport for your departure flight home.