INSIGHT OF VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA ALL INCLUSIVE FAMILY HOLIDAY

Warmly welcome your family on arrival at Noi Bai International Airport by our private van and transfer to your hotel. After hotel check in, you are free at your leisure. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

• Transfer about 2 hours south of Hanoi to Ninh Binh, our first stop is Hoa Lu – the ancient capital of the Dinh and Le dynasties dating back to the 11th century
• Enjoy a delicious lunch with specialties of Ninh Binh at a local restaurant.
• Board a small boat and meander lazily down the river to the ancient caves in Tam Coc, considered as Halong Bay on land. See limestone karsts jetting skywards out of electric green rice paddies. Return to the pier.
• Transfer to Bich Dong Pagoda nearby, which comprises three structures: Ha (Low), Trung (Middle), and Thuong (Upper) pagodas in ascending order at the side of a rocky mountain.
• Take a slow hike up to visit the three structures. Beside learning about the local belief, you will get a beautiful view when you reach the highest one.
• Transfer back to Hanoi and overnight in Hanoi.

• Commence your city tour day with a visit to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, where President Ho Chi Minh rests in peace, Next visit in the morning would be Temple of Literature – the very first university of Vietnam, which is now dedicated to Confucian worship.
• In the afternoon, visit the Museum of Ethnology, which displays thousands of materials in daily life of 54 Vietnamese ethnic minorities as well as their traditional houses
• Hop on a cyclo for 1-hour tour around 36-street Old Quarter of Hanoi.
• Taste the most fascinating authentic local street food of Hanoi like draught beer, local bread with BBQ pork, sticky rice (Optional Bun Cha), Green Papaya with beef salad and Egg Coffee…
• Transfer to the train station to take the night train to Lao Cai, overnight on train

• Transfer from the the train station to Sapa, which will take about 1.5 hours. Freshen up and have breakfast at a local restaurant.
• Transfer by car to Lao Chai, a village of Black Hmong ethnic people and start our trek across hill tribe villages and rice terraced fields.
• Discover local people’s daily lives and how they make their traditional clothes, handicraft, indigo…
• Walk to Ta Van, a village of Giay people – a small group of ethnic people living in Vietnam.
• Enjoy the lunch with a local family in one of the beautiful traditional houses located on their rice paddy fields.
• Rejoin our car and drive back to your hotel.
• Overnight in Sapa

• Have a hearty breakfast at your hotel
• Trek a 3-km distance through breathtaking landscape to the village of Suoi Ho, home to H’mong minority, enjoy views over endless rice terraces
• Continue on to Ma Tra village you will come across the impressive ruins of a church dating back to the French occupation in the early 1900s. Take a minute to explore this intriguing sight and take some photos.
• Trek to Ta Phin village – home of both Black H’mong and Red Dzao minorities. The Red Dao are known for their expertise in herbal medicine, and use plants from the land to treat many illnesses.
• Experiece bathing with herbal medicine of Red Dzao people
• Transfer by car back to Sapa and then depart for Hanoi by joining limousine. Your family will arrive in Hanoi at around 9:00 PM.
• Overnight in Hanoi

• After having breakfast, your family will be transferred to Halong Bay, which was listed as World Heritage Site as well as one of seven new natural wonders by travelers all over the world.
• Dine while admiring the spectacular views of several karsts in the emerald waters on the 2 days 1 night cruise.
• Climb to Surprise Cave (Sung Sot Cave) – the largest cave in Halong Bay with a various number of magnificent flowstones, stalactites, stalagmites and columns forming throughout millions of years.
• Go swimming in Ti Tov Island – the heart of Halong Bay or go climbing to Ti Tov Mountain to get a panorama picture of this UNESCO Heritage Site.
• Have a dinner and an overnight on the cruise.

• Wake up early in the morning to take part in a Tai Chi Class for body warm-up and enjoy the sunrise view.
• Explore Luon Cave (Tunnel Cave) – a must-see destination. Family members can choose either fun kayaking or sitting on a small bamboo boat.
• Experience the fisherman’s daily life by a visit to one of the fishing villages such as Vang Vieng Village, Cong Dam Village, Cua Van Village, etc
• Have a brunch on the cruise before getting disembarked
• From the port, transfer directly to the airport for your flight to Danang
• On arrival, transfer to your hotel in Hoi An
• Check in hotel & overnight in Hoi An

• Start a walking tour around the Ancient Town with wonderful combination of Japanese and Chinese architecture and traditional culture:
• The Old Town of Hoian – an remarkably well-preserved South-East Asian trading port dating form the 15^th to the 19^th century
• 400-year old Japanese Bridge (Chua Cau Pagoda) is covered and resembles a Japanese pagoda.
• Fujian Assembly Hall is served as the gathering place for residents, traders and visitors from a specific area in China called Fujian (Phuc Kien).
• Take a one-hour boat trip on Thu Bon River – the poetic river that shaped the verdant nature and rich cultural heritage of Hoian
• Overnight in Hoian.

• After breakfast, cycle to Tra Que village through village paths of Hoi An. Stop along the way to visit local villagers and see how they use their surrounding resources to craft a living using age old methods.
• Hop on a unique basket boat, the whole family will have some fun time with a journey through the untouched waterways in coconut river. En route, see a local fisherman dredge the river bed in search of river snails.
• Enjoy the village tour to nurseries and herb gardens abundant with bird’s eye chilli, lemongrass, basil, coriander and spring onions, all thriving in the rich soil.
• Roll your sleeves up and start learning how to make a cripsy “banh xeo” – the most famous specialty of Hoi An with the guidance of local family farmers. Sit back and enjoy your culinary creations at the family table overlooking the villagers tending their arable land
• Relax and enjoy a traditional herbal foot massage in the garden.
• Board your bicycles for a gentle ride back to Hoian and stay overnight in Hoi An

• Enjoy breakfast at hotel. You have some free time before our car comes to pick you up to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City
• Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel for check in and freshen up
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

• In the morning, depart for Cu Chi tunnels – a marvelous underground network constructed by Viet Cong soldiers during the long struggle for independence. This 121-kilometer-long complex of tunnels is also served as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous North Vietnamese fighters.
• After having lunch in Ho Chi Minh city, take a half day tour around the city including the Reunification Palace, Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Saigon Post Office.
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

• Depart for Ben Tre from your hotel, the drive will take about 2 hours
• Ride your bike along peaceful village paths in the origin of coconut, take a sampan boat trip on small zigzag canals, discovering the life of local people in riverside.
• Have a delicious lunch with specialties of Mekong Delta
• Visit coconut candy factory, see how this sweet is made
• Board another boat trip in Ba Lai River, watching how local people fish on the river
• Transfer to Can Tho city and overnight in Can Tho

• Wake up to the sounds of the Mekong River welcoming a new day
• Take boat trip to join in the Cai Rang floating market – one of the most bustling floating markets in Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats barging and jostling for space to sell their goods
• Sample local fruits while our boat takes you cross myriads canals
• Visit an ancient house of Binh Thuy, which was built in 1870 with French style in architecture but still remained traditional features of Southern style
• Proceed to Chau Doc, continue the tour to visit Tra Su, getting to the wild birds Sanctuary
• Cruise smoothly with small boats to discover the arrays of splendid canals deep into the forest, watching storks, cranes and other tropical birds
• Get back to the town, check in hotel and overnight in Chau Doc

• In the morning you are picked up from your hotel and then take a 5-hour-and-a-half speedboat crossing the border to Phnom Penh
• Arrive in Phnom Penh, you are welcome by our guide and driver, then transfer to your hotel for check in and fresen up. Overnight in Phnom Penh

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
• Visit the most famous sites of Phnom Penh to have an insight of architecture, history and culture of Cambodia, including: Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and National Museum.
• In the afternoon, we head to Toul Sleng Genocide Museum (also known as S21), here we will learn about the dark side of Cambodia – its more recent turbulent and harrowing history under Knmer Rouge
• Get back to hotel to fresen up and free at your leisure for the rest of the day
• Ovenight in Phnom Penh

• Have breakfast at hotel before departing for Phnom Penh
• On the way, we will stop at Sombo Prei Kuk – a collection of 7th century temple ruins, consisting of dozens of impressive brick prasats in semi-cleared jungle. This is the capital of the pre-angkorian Khmer Kingdom know from Chinese Chronicles as Zhendla (Chenla).
• Arrive in Siem Reap, check in hotel and overnight in Siem Reap

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, today we will have full day discovering main temples of Angkor Complex.
• Our first visit will be the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12 century): the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.
• Next, we will admire Ta Prohm,temple, one of the area’s most beautiful temples; Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery.
• Visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat, dating back to 12th century, this masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.
• Get back to your hotel and overnight in Siem Reap.

• Depart for Beng Mealea – a fastinating temple which is largely invaded by the jungle which makes it an extremely intriguing place for adventure lovers
• Have lunch at a local restaurant
• In the afternoon, make your way to enchanting Bateay Srei or Women’s Temple, moderate in size but sophisticatedly decorated with the fine carvings in pink sandstone
• Then take a short stop at Pradak village to see how local people produce palm sugar which is considered a specilty of Cambodia.
• Get back to your hotel and overnight in Siem Reap

After breakfast, free and relax on your own leisure until being picked up by our driver and transferred to the airport for your departure flight back home. 19 Days – Insight of Vietnam and Cambodia Family Tour Package tour ends here. It’s time to say goodbye, Viet Prestige Travel would like to thank you for traveling with us and warmly welcome you to come again in the future!