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Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you will be welcomed by the guide of ODC Travel and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure to explore the tree-lined boulevards, French Indochinese architecture and tranquil lakes of this unique city.
Today explore Vietnam's capital by an escorted, full-day city tour. Tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples make for a unique blend of east and west in this beautiful city. The tour includes such sites as Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature. At the end of the afternoon visit Hanoi's Old Quarter also known as the '36 streets'. Take a walking tour through charming Hang Be Market and around Hoan Kiem Lake. In the This evening, enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show with traditional music. Overnight in Hanoi.
Breakfast at your HOTEL AND then you’ll transfer to a local restaurant for breakfast and refreshment. After breakfast, enjoy the 3.5 hour ride Halong Bay and take in the lush scenery as you drive through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta. Upon arriving in Halong, board your boat. Lunch will be served as you cruise amongst the bay's rock formations and unspoiled pockets. As the sun sets, enjoy dinner onboard and your boat will anchor in the bay for the night.
Enjoy the beauty of Halong Bay in the morning hours as your boat sails back to Halong City. After disembark, drive back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi , with the entire day at leisure, take some time to recover from jet lag or explore the city on your own. Overnight in Hanoi.
Your morning will be your own until your private car arrives to take you to the airport for a noon flight to Dalat where your tour guide will meet you and take you to an embroidery workshop in an attractive garden setting and stroll around Dalat Market. Overnight in Dalat
In the morning, you’ll ride a cable car to Truc Lam Pagoda and Tuyen Lam Lake. The pagoda is quite plain, but is surrounded by an attractive Flower Garden. There are good views of the lake, which lies below and can be reached by steps, and the thick forests on the far side. After lunch, you’ll visit Emperor Bao Dai’s Summer Palace, the Crazy House, and the Lam Ty Ni Pagoda (home of the famous 'Mad Monk' and his enormous collection of paintings, calligraphy and drawings). Overnight in Dalat
After a morning visit to the Linh Phuoc Pagoda (interesting architecture with dragon statue made of La Rue beer bottles) and a brief look at Da Lat's railway station, you’ll be picked up for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. When you arrive, a private car will be waiting to take you to your hotel in the city centre. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at your hotel, transfer for visiting Cu Chi Tunnels. After lunch in Cu Chi, driver back to Ho Chi Minh City. This afternoon, depending on your preference, visit either the War Remnants Museum or History Museum, and the former Presidential Palace. Finish the day with a stroll around the city's colonial architecture, including the Old Saigon Post Office, Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat), Continental Hotel, Opera House and City Hall
This morning, enjoy a 2.5 hour drive past rural villages and rice paddies to Cai Be in the Mekong Delta. Embark on a cruise to visit the bustling Cai Be floating market, observe the production of rice paper and coconut candies at cottage industries and sample local Mekong specialties for lunch. When the cruise ends, return by road to the city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
Your driver will pick you up at your hotel in good time for the morning flight to Phnom Penh. When you arrive at Pochentong airport in Phnom Penh, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel. After lunch, you’ll visit the National Museum and the Silver Pagoda, followed by a sunset cruise on the Chatomouk River.
Overnight in Phnom Penh
Your car will take you to the airport to board your flight to Siem Reap, where you’ll be met and driven to your hotel. The day’s activities, and those of the next, will be devoted to the Angkor Temple complex, of which Angkor Wat is a key element. You’ll begin with a visit to Angkor Thom, starting with the Bayon, a bizarre structure of several architectural changes reflecting a switch from Hinduism (the foundations) to Buddhism (the superstructure). Your next visit will be to the Elephant and Leper Emperor Terraces, followed by the Baphoun Temple, which is now nearing the end of an eight-year multi-million dollar restoration program. In the afternoon, you’ll explore Angkor Wat itself, the largest, and for most people, the most impressive temple in the complex. As dusk nears, a walk to the summit of Phnom Bakheng Hill will afford a panorama of the whole complex lit by the rays of the setting sun, weather permitting of course. Overnight in Phnom Penh
Your day will be taken up with visits to some of the outer sites including Preah Khan, a huge and highly explorable monastic complex, Neak Pean, a Himalayan-style lake and sanctuary, and East Mebon, a temple-mountain. After lunch, you’ll also see Ta Prohm, strangled by massive tree roots and typical of the condition of the whole complex when it was discovered in 1860 by French naturalist Henri Mouhot. Your guide will then show you the Prasat Kravan (also known as the Cardomom Sanctuary) and Srah Srang lake and landing terrace. The Srah Srang is less touristed and could be sunrise alternative to Angkor Wat. Overnight in Siem Reap
Your time will be free until the time going to the airport to board the morning flight to Vientiane, where ODC Travel's guide will be met and driven to your hotel. You’ll then be free for relaxing until dinner. Overnight in Vientiane
The morning will be taken up with visits to Wat Si Saket, Vientiane’s oldest temple and easily the most impressive, Wat Pha Keo Museum, and the That Luang Stupa, Vientiane’s most sacred shrine. After lunch, you’ll visit Wat Ong Tu, the Temple of the Heavy Buddha and an important centre of learning, and stroll along the Mekong riverside to enjoy the sunset. Overnight in Vientiane
Your morning will be free until your car arrives to pick you up for your flight to Luang Prabang. Your afternoon city tour will include Wat Xieng Thong, a beautiful temple justifiably described as a scene from an oriental fairytale, and the dazzling Wat Mai temple. After a climb up the steps to the top of Mount Phousi, you’ll be able to enjoy an excellent panorama of Luang Prabang and the sunset. Overnight in Luang Prabang
You’ll have full day cruising along the Mekong River to the Pak Ou holy grottoes and Tham Ting cave. After a picnic lunch beside the river, you’ll return to Luang Prabang with en route visits to Ban Xanghai (the local Lao liquor production village) and Ban Phanom (the local hand weaving village). Your overnight stay will be in Luang Prabang.
After breakfast at the hotel, this morning is free at your leisure for last minute shopping and sightseeing before transferring to the airport for your onward departure. Finish unforgettable Vietnam Tour with ODC Travel .
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