14 Days
COLORFUL VIETNAM – THAILAND FAMILY PACKAGE TOUR
Hanoi - Halong Bay - Ho Chi Minh city - Mekong Delta - Bangkok - Chiang Rai - Chiang Mai - Phuket
Colorful Vietnam – Thailand Family Package Tour is a great combination of two top tourist destinations of Southeast Asia – Vietnam and Thailand. During 14 days, your family will have chance of discovering the most outstanding attractions of each country.
For 7 days in Vietnam, the first stop of the Vietnam – Thailand Family Package Tour is Hanoi city – a 1000-year capital of Vietnam. Then move to stunning Halong Bay – one of the seven new wonders of the world, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for 2 day 1 night on board. Next, fly to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon City) – a dynamic city with street vendors, temples, shops, colonial architecture and nightlife. Cruising on Mekong River Delta full of life, tropical fruits and especially, floating market to explore the authentic river life of the local inhabitants of Mekong Delta in Ben Tre and Can Tho. Your kids will learn how to make coconut candy – a specialty in Southern of Vietnam!
The next part of the journey continues in Thailand for 6 days! Starting off in Bangkok City – Thailand’s Capital. Your family then turns to the North Thailand for Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai. The adventure to Chiang Rai will help you to explore the Golden Triangle of three countries – Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. Besides, Chiang Mai‘s discovery offers you more knowledge about the culture of Karen Long-neck hill tribe. Before flying back home, spend some relaxing days on white sandy beach at Phuket – Thailand’s largest island, a dream destination with many paradisaical surrounding islands, beautiful beaches, vast coconut forests and various interesting nautical activities.
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JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS
Spectacular Landscapes
- The magnificent scenery of Halong Bay
- World famous Golden Triangle in Chiang Rai
- The stunning mountainous view in Chiang Mai
Kid-friendly Activities
- Traditional Water Puppet Show in Hanoi
- Rickshaw ride around Hanoi Old Quarters with 36 streets
- Cooking demonstration class in Vietnam and Thailand
Culture Discovery
- Karen Long-neck's hill tribe in Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Floating lives on boat of locals in Mekong Delta, Vietnam
BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1:
Hanoi Arrival
Day 2:
Hanoi City Tour
Day 3:
Hanoi - Halong Bay
Day 4:
Halong Bay - Ho Chi Minh City
Day 5:
Ho Chi Minh City Tour - Cu Chi Tunnels
Day 6:
Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Delta
Day 7:
Mekong Delta - Ho Chi Minh City - Bangkok
Day 8:
Bangkok City Tour
Day 9:
Bangkok - Chiang Rai
Day 10:
Chiang Rai - Chiang Mai
Day 11:
Chiang Mai - Phuket
Day 12:
Phuket Free Day
Day 13:
Phuket Free Day
Day 14:
Phuket - Bangkok - Departure
DETAILED ITINERARY
- As soon as arrival Noi Bai International Airport of Hanoi, Viet Prestige Travel’s guide will escort your family to your hotel in the center of Hanoi – where you will spend the first overnight of the Vietnam – Thailand Family Package Tour.
- Hanoi offers an eclectic mix with its wide tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and ancient oriental pagodas.
- Stroll around Hanoi’s Old Quarter and explore the street gastronomy of this capital. Lots of specialties that you should try are egg coffee, Spring roll, bun cha (the dish Obama used to eat), Pho, La Vong Grilled Fish, Banh Mi, etc.
- Overnight in Hanoi.
Vietnamese Spring Rolls - a speciality in Hanoi
- After breakfast, have a full day today to explore Vietnam’s charming capital.
- Tran Quoc Pagoda located on the shores of Lake West
- Ho Chi Minh Complex includes his Mausoleum – the final resting place of Vietnamese’s great father – Uncle Ho and his personal residence – a stilt house that he lived on and off from 1958 to 1969, the One Pillar Pagoda and presidential palace.
- Temple of Literature – the first college of Vietnam for the sons of mandarins and the place dedicating to Confucian.
- One of many museums Hanoi such as Museum of Ethnology, Women Museum, History Museum, Hoa Lo Prison or Army Museum.
Followed by a visit to Ngoc Son Temple nearby Hoan Kiem Lake then enjoy a one-hour rickshaw sight-seeing tour around Hanoi Old Quarter for great fun.
- Watch a traditional water puppet show in the late afternoon about the local daily life of Vietnamese in rural areas.
- Overnight in Hanoi.
Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hanoi
- Spend a 3.5 hours drive to Halong Bay through the Red River Delta offering plenty of chances for taking photos of Vietnamese farmers tilling the vast green paddy fields.
- Halong bay is one of the seven natural wonders with bewitching landscapes, charming junks, numerous activities (kayaking , swimming, tai chi, …), myths and legends
- With more than 3000 unique and imperious islands, Halong Bay is deserved to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site twice.
- Have lunch on board with typical local dishes and fresh seafood while sailing in the beautiful bay, among various spectacular limestone islets.
- Go swimming in pure emerald water, hiking to the Surprise Cave and sunbathing on the sundeck.
- Join a cooking class for kids to make Vietnamese traditional spring rolls.
- Overnight onboard.
The overview of Halong Bay
- Start a new day with a fantastic sunrise over Halong Bay and Tai Chi Class on the sundeck for refreshing your body and your mind.
- Go kayaking on the blue emerald water through Luon Cave, then take a visit to some fishing villages for experiencing fisherman’s daily life.
- Depart from the bay with brunch as you navigate between the complex limestone islands of different imagery (such as torture, dog, rooster, etc.) before arriving at the pier to finish your tour of the bay.
- Transfer to Noi Bai Airport (VDO) for a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) – the economic lung of Vietnam.
- Overnight in Saigon.
Kids playing on board cruising on Halong Bay
- Drive outside of Ho Chi Minh City to visit Cu Chi Tunnels – an underground tunnels used by Viet Cong during the Vietnam War (American War) as protection against American air raids.
- Take a discovery to the main monuments of Ho Chi Minh City – the pearl of the Far East:
- Reunification Palace – a monument steeped in history designed in 1868 by French settlers, named after the Cambodian King Norodom.
- Central Post built from 1886 to 1891, designed by Gustave Eiffel.
- Notre Dame Cathedral – the mixture architectural combination of Roman and Gothic style. All the elements such as bricks, stones and steels are made in France to ensure the quality of the building.
- War Remnants Museum – a witness to the horrors of the war in Vietnam from 1954 to 1975, comprising more than 20000 documents, objects and films.
- Ben Thanh Market – an architectural masterpiece with various products from fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and flowers.
- Overnight in Saigon.
The city hall of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city)
- Departure to Mekong Delta – one of the largest deltas in the world.
- On the way, visit the Vinh Trang pagoda – a large, peaceful Buddhist temple located about 1km north of downtown My Tho. The pagoda is a mixture combination of Chinese, Vietnamese, Khmer and European architecture, houses various Buddha statues, including a large Amitabha, a reclining Buddha and a large laughing Buddha with an unbuttoned belly.
- Discover the work, learn the manufacture of bricks and mat from the craftsmen in the workshop. Their products are produced with the greatest respect for their traditions and their environment. The visit is informative and very photogenic, thanks to an omnipresent ocher color.
- Join a coconut candy workshop and observe the manual process of making coconut candies. This is an interesting experience for your kids!
- Taste honey and exotic fruits such as coconut, banana, mango, pineapple, rambutans, durian, orange, watermelons, longans, grapefruit, grape fruit,etc.
- Arrival in Ben Tre , the pretty peaceful town away from the big tourist migrations, known by the slow pace of local life, beautiful sailing in a typical ferry under the shade of coconut trees and abundant harvests.
- Row in a boat along an arroyo submerged in the shade of the coconut palm trees. During this cruise, you can admire the beauty of the Vietnamese rural landscape, visit floating villages and aquaculture farms, taste exotic fruits as well as discover the daily life of local villagers.
- Then drive to Can Tho , the largest city in the Mekong Delta, nicknamed the “capital of the South” . Located on the edge of one of the nine great arms of the Mekong, it is the most important political, economic and university center south of Ho Chi Minh City. Rich in historical heritage such as ancient villages, pagodas and floating markets, this city is an ideal destination for those who wish to immerse themselves in the life of the Mekong Delta.
- Overnight in Can Tho.
Kids on a boat through coconut forest
- After early breakfast, discover Cai Rang Floating Market – the largest, important and lively “floating hall” of the Mekong Delta . Your family will have the opportunity to slide into small canals shaded by tropical fruit orchards, where you can taste the fresh fruit picked on site such as watermelons, carrots, dragon fruits, coconut, grapefruit, bananas, longans, oranges…
- Sample local fruits while the boat takes you cross myriads canals.
- Visit an ancient house of Binh Thuy, formerly called Temple of Long Tuyen which was built in 1870 with French style in architecture but still remained traditional features of Southern style.
- Then transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport to take international flight to Bangkok – the capital of Thailand, a large city known for ornate shrines and vibrant street life.
- Welcome by Viet Prestige Travel’s guide and driver at the exit of the airport and then transfer by private car to the hotel in the center of the city.
- The rest of the day is free for your rest and your personal discovery of the city. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
- Overnight at hotel in Bangkok.
The overview of Cai Rang Floating Market, Mekong Delta
- After breakfast, begin the Bangkok City Tour to three of the most unusual Buddhist temples:
- Wat Traimit – located at the end of China Town, near the Hualampong train station, houses the most enormous solid-gold Buddha image all over the world (about 3 meters tall and 5.5 tons).
- Wat Pho – one of the largest temple in Bangkok and famous for its gigantic reclining Buddha that is 46 meters long and covered in gold.
- Wat Arun – the temple of Dawn, best known for its massive prang, a tower on the Chao Phra river bank built in Khmer architectural style. With the height of more than 80 meters, the prang is the highest one in Thailand.
- Take a visit to Royal Palace – the most famous monument in the city. Built in 1782, and for 150 years the home of the King of Thailand, the royal court and the administrative seat of government, the Grand Palace in Bangkok is an ancient building that continues to impress its visitors with its beautiful architecture and details.
- Stroll through Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (officially known as Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram), regarded as the most important Buddhist temple in Thailand, enshrines the image of a highly revered Buddha meticulously carved from a single jade block.
- Attend the Silom Village Trade Center – where you will spend the night enjoying a delicious Thai dinner in a genuinely local atmosphere surrounded by more than appropriate decoration. It will be accompanied by classical Thai music and dances, performed by dancers with beautiful and brilliant costumes, which together with their movements full of thanks will remain in his memory forever.
- Overnight in Bangkok.
Wat Arun - the Temple of Dawn, Bangkok City
- Breakfast at hotel.
- Transfer to Bangkok airport for a morning flight to Chiang Rai.
- Take a visit to the Golden Triangle where the 3 borders meet (Laos, Myanmar and Thailand) and it is also connected to China by boat. In the past, the Chinese used this route to deliver opium to Siam province, which was close to any other.
- Visit Opio’s house, located nearby. You’ll find Opium routing, history, galleries, accessories, etc.
- Enjoy the panoramic view of Mekong River and House of Opium and Boat Trip along the Mae Khong River, made a stop at Don Sao Village, Laos.
- Then continue to Mae Sai town, the Thailand-Myanmar border and the northernmost point of Thailand to visit one of the largest border markets in Thailand. Enjoy shopping the Myanmar products at the local market such as local food, clothing, jewelry, silverware, stones, etc.
- Proceed to Chiang Rai and free at own leisure.
- Overnight in Chiang Rai.
The Mae Sai Border, Chiang Rai
- Start today’s tour with a visit to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep – one of northern Thailand’s most sacred temples. It is about 15 kms from the city; 3,500 ft. above sea level and built in 1383. To reach the wat, take a tram car or walk up the Naga (dragon-headed serpent) staircase with more than 300 steps. At that height, you will enjoy the spectacular panoramic views of Chiang Mai City on a clear day. Admire the marvelous golden pagoda which is contain the relics of the Lord Buddha.
- Then, move to Wat Phra Singh with its famous Buddha image, housing three main structures, the main attraction being the elegantly decorated Lai Kam assembly hall and its restored murals depicting the lives of locals hundreds of years ago.
- At night, you should head to the lively Waroros market. This market is the hub of local life and bursting with fresh flowers and local street food stalls. Let’s explore the market by sampling some local Thai sweets to finish off your wonderful night.
- Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai
- Head to the outside of the city to Baan Tong Luang in order to visit several hill tribe groups including the Akha which is famous for gorgeous headdresses decorated with silver coins. This is also home to Karen long-necked women. Coming here, visitors have chances of observing the local daily life of people. The mystery and beauty that sound the tradition of using brass rings for exaggerated jewellery is something better seen in person than in a book.
- Ready for the flight from Chiang Mai to Phuket Island – the country’s largest island, and is among the world’s finest beach destinations, with fine white sands, nodding palm trees, glittering seas and lively towns. It has something for a wide array of tastes and budgets, with hundreds of hotels to choose from, an eclectic choice of dining and plenty of partying options.
- Overnight in Phuket Resort.
Karen long-necked kid in Chiang Mai
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Here are some recommendations for your free day of travel on the beautiful island Phuket:
- Relaxation on popular beaches such as Kata Noi beach – small one with breathtaking scenery, Nai Harn Beach – a popular beach with beautifully soft sand and crystal clear water. Settled up under the shade of the large trees, your family will find various restaurants selling popular Thai cuisine as well as various souvenir shops selling local novelty items as well as beach wear and floats.
- Visit the Big Buddha – the most famous landmarks in all of Phuket, sitting at the top of the Nakkerd Hills and standing at forty five meters tall it is very difficult to miss. From the top of the hill you are able to get a panoramic view of the island, the Wat Chalong pagoda and other temples.
- Go shopping at local night market in Phuket such as Naka Market offering all sorts of things to buy such as fruits, old curiosities, animals and clothes, Malin Plaza Patong, Phuket Walking Market, Chillva Market, etc.
- Overnight at the Phuket resort.
A family visits Big Buddha, Phuket
- Your family has another free day in Phuket islands. Some activities you should experience are:
- Join a Thai cooking class to learn about the ingredients as well as picking up the useful skills to continue cooking when you return home. Many places offer morning, afternoon or whole day cooking packages.
- Visit Phuket Elephant Sanctuary to meet the elephants, learn all about them and support ethical elephant tourism. Your kids may be very interested in feeding and taking bath for elephants!
- Transfer to Phang Nga Bay and admire approximately 40 small islands of the bay that come straight out of the sea. The area is full of lagoons, caves and mangroves all of which your family should take the time to see although seeing everything in one day could be a challenge.
- Climb up to Khao Rang viewpoint offering an excellent place to look out over the town, neighboring islands and hills that make up the ‘spine’ of the island.
- Overnight in Phuket Resort.
A Family gets excited when taking a shower for elephant
- Your family has free time to wrap up your unforgettable Vietnam – Thailand Family Package Tour during 14 days.
- Viet Prestige Travel’s guide and driver will pick you up to Phuket Airport for a flight to Bangkok and then for a departure flight to your country. Our services end, thank you for choosing us to travel with your family’s journey!
- Hope to see your family again!
Kid playing in Phuket Villas
FLIGHTS
Vietnam Airline Economy |
Hanoi14:30 |
VN 265 2hr 15min |
Saigon16:45 |
Availability |
80 Domestic |
Vietnam Airline Economy |
Saigon16:50 |
VN 607 1hr 40min |
Bangkok18:30 |
Availability |
80 International |
AirAsia Economy |
Bangkok09:00 |
FD 3201 1hr 25min |
Chiang Rai10:25 |
Availability |
60 Domestic |
AirAsia Economy |
Chiang Mai13:00 |
FD 3162 2hr 00min |
Phuket15:00 |
Availability |
100 Domestic |
AirAsia Economy |
Phuket06:00 |
FD 3036 1hr 20min |
Bangkok07:20 |
Availability |
40 Domestic |
- Airfare and schedule are subject to modification without prior notice from the airlines
- Each ticket is inclusive of 7kg hand baggage and 20kg checked baggage
- Confirmation is subject to availability
INCLUSIONS
- Hotel/ Beach resort including daily buffet breakfast, tax, service charge and free WIFI
- Professional Local English speaking guides on day trips & excursions
- All transportation by private comfortable AC car
- Additional meals as clearly mentioned (B:Breakfast, L:Lunch; D:Dinner)
- Sightseeing fees and permits during guided time
- Domestic Flights
- Bottled water available on the transfer
- 24/7 hotline customer services during the trip
- No extra charge after confirmation
EXCLUSIONS
- All the International flight
- International departures taxes,Travel insurance
- Surcharge for early check in and late check out the hotel
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
- All the meals which does not mentioned clearly above
- Peak season or Public holidays surcharge if any
- Compulsory Gala dinner on X-Mas or New Year if any
- Vietnam visa stamp fee
- Other services not mentioned above