AWESOME THAILAND CAMBODIA VIETNAM FAMILY TRIP

• Once arrival Bangkok – the capital of Thailand, Viet Prestige Travel’s guide and driver will welcome you and pick you up to your family’s hotel in the center of the city by a minivan.
• The rest of the first day of “Thailand Cambodia and Vietnam Family Trip” is free to relax. 
• Overnight in Bangkok hotel.

Founded in 1782, Bangkok is currently the diplomatic spiritual, commercial, educational and cultural center of Thailand. This city offers visitors essential cultural and tourist attractions.

• After breakfast, start the family sightseeing tour around the city:
• Grand Palace – the most important historical and cultural site in the country. Your family will have a chance of admiring the spectacular architecture of the pure Thailand style of Wat Phra Keo (The temple of the Emerald Buddha), the pavilions, pinnacles golden and domes.
• Wat Arun (the temple of Dawn) – the first place in Bangkok city to receive the light of the rising sun. To reach the temple, cruise by a local boat along the Chao Phraya River winding through the city.
• Wat Pho Temple (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) – one of the oldest and largest temples in Bangkok. Inside the temple, there is a majestic statue of Buddha in an inclined position and covered with gold.
• Jim Thompson House – a museum, a little heaven of peace, nature and beauty located in the heart of the Thai capital. This is an ideal place for those loving tropical gardens, traditional Thai architecture, silk and arts from South East Asia.
• Overnight in Bangkok.

• After breakfast, drive to Ayutthaya (Pra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya) – the former capital of Thailand. It’s located about 85 kilometers north of Bangkok, in the central plains and at the crossroads of the three rivers Chao Phraya, Pa Sak and Lopburi. 
• In the 17th century, it was a large city of over a million inhabitants, but then it was almost entirely destroyed by the Burmese. In 1991, it was listed as UNESCO world heritage site for its cultural values.
• Explore Wat Yai Chai Mongkol – one of the most wonderful temples in Thailand, Wat Phra Mahathat with a Buddha face emerging from a tree and Wat Phra Si Sanphet on of the largest temples in Ayutthaya housing a statue of Buddha, covered with 340 kilogram of gold, which was destroyed by the Burmese.
• Return to Bangkok City and overnight there.

• Get ready for a morning flight to Siem Reap – the gateway to the Angkor Complex, especially Angkor Wat – the symbol of the country.
• Upon arrival, Viet Prestige Travel’s driver and guide will welcome you and direct you to the hotel.
• In the afternoon, take a boat trip around Tonle Sap Lake – Cambodia’s Great Lake, one of the largest lake in Asia. Then, make a drop to visit the floating villages around Tonle Lake to observe the daily life of locals.
• Back to Siem Reap and enjoy the free time to explore the city, enjoy Siem Reap Apsara Dinner Show and watch the nightlife in Pub Street.
• Overnight in Siem Reap.
• Located about 314km northeast of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap is an ideal stopover to explore the treasures of the Khmer Empire and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of ancient Indochina. 

• Start the Angkor Complex tour with Angkor Wat Temple, listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 1992. With its slender towers and unique bas-reliefs, it is one of the most extraordinary monuments ever designed by the human spirit, erected in the 12th century in honor of the God Vishnu.
• Then, turn to the South Gate to visit all the temples of Angkor Thom, the last royal city of the Khmer empire built under Jayavarman II. The heart of Angkor Thom is Bayon Temple consisting 54 gigantic towers with the sculpture of more than 200 smiling faces – the combination of the Avalokiteshvara and King’s face.
• Next, visit Hindu Temple Phimeanakas, Baphuon Temple, the Terrace of the Leper King and the Terrace of the Elephants.
• Overnight in Siem Reap.
• Built from the 9th to the 13th century at the height of Khmer civilization, the Angkor archaeological park is a masterpiece of the heritage of humanity. On the bunds of rice fields, on forest paths, you will have the opportunity to walk between giant stone smiles and discover the most secret monuments of Angkor. In addition, Siem Reap also retains the eternal rural beauty of Cambodia. The peaceful walk through the rice fields is a perfect antidote to the urban bustle.

• Have a breakfast before beginning the sixth day of the Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam Family Trip.
• Drive out of Siem Reap city to Banteay Srei Temple or The Citadel of Women, a precious jewel of Khmer art.
• Built in the 1930s, this temple is made up of several pavilions whose facades are finely carved with a multitude of flower motifs and scenes from Hindu mythology. Patterns are carved in pink sandstone which changes colors according to the sunshine.
• Then, discover the mysterious Ta Prohm Temple – the temple covered by the huge roots. 
• This temple was a monastery built by Jayavarman II as a residence for his mother. After the fall of the Khmer Empire in the 15th century, the Ta Prohm was abandoned. Over time, it was truly engulfed by gigantic cheese trees. Since the shooting of the film “Tomb Raider”, this temple is famous for adventure and discovery enthusiasts.
• Overnight in Siem Reap.

• Enjoy your free time until Viet Prestige Travel’s guide and driver transfer you to Siem Reap International Airport for the next flight to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – known as the pearl of the Far East.
• Welcome to Vietnam! Take a short rest before starting Ho Chi Minh family city tour in the afternoon. This tour will bring you to every famous site o the city:
• Reunification Palace (Independant Palace) – a historical monument by witnessing great changes of Ho Chi Minh City’s history and having in itself the essence of Eastern culture.
• Saigon Central Post Office – a well-preserved remnant of French colonial times and perhaps the grandest post office in all of Southeast Asia. 
• Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral – built in the late 1880s by French colonists, is one of the few remaining strongholds of Catholicism in the largely Buddhist Vietnam. 
• Ben Thanh Market – the most active market in the city, where more than 3,000 stalls selling all kinds of products from daily goods to luxury products.
• Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

• Departure by a vans to My Tho – the heart of Mekong Delta, where the river divides into multiple channels.
• On the way, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda – a large, peaceful Buddhist temple located 1 kilometre north from downtown My Tho. This is a combination of Vietnamese, Chinese, European and Khmer architecture style.
• Sit on the local boat to observe the local life of the floating houses where fishes are farmed beneath the house.
• Reach Unicorn Island, then visit the tropical fruit orchard village, listening to Traditional Southern Folk Music “Đờn Ca Tài Tử” while tasting the fresh fruit.
• Cruise through small creek with overhanging coconut trees on a small hand-rowing boat, make a stop in bee-keeping farm to enjoy honey tea.
• Join a coconut candy workshop to learn how to produce this special kind of candy.
• Transfer to Can Tho – the largest city in the Mekong Delta. This city is an ideal destination for those desiring to immerse in the local life in Mekong Delta.
• Overnight in Can Tho.

• Take a motor boat ride on the Cai Nong Canal to discover the Cai Rang floating market – the largest, important and lively “floating hall” in the Mekong Delta.
• Your family gets an opportunity to navigate in the middle of a myriad of canoes, rowing boats and other large and small boats filled with fruits, vegetables, handicrafts, flowers and rice of the region.
• Your kids will be excited when being lost in the tropical fruit orchards and then taste the fresh fruit such as dragon fruit, grapefruit, watermelon, bananas, durians, longans, mangoes coconuts, etc.
• Visit the Binh Thuy ancient house with French Architecture built in 1870 and the Bun Tau noodle factory before returning to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon.
• Be ready for the short flight to the ancient capital of Hue – the former imperial capital located in central Vietnam.
• Overnight in Hue.

• Begin the discovery of this UNESCO World Heritage Site with the visit of the Imperial City including many wonderful buildings such as The King’s Rider, The Porte du Midi, The Palace of the Throne, The Forbidden Purple City, The Reading Pavilion and The Royal Theater, etc.
• Hue Ancient Citadel was built from 1804 to 1833 on the initiative of Gia Long, the founder of the Nguyen dynasty. This imperial city has an area of ​​520 hectares and is divided into two parts: the place where civilians and mandarins live and the Imperial City, intended to host the royal palaces and places of pilgrimages.
• Visit Thien Mu Pagoda (Heavenly Lady Pagoda) – one of the unofficial symbols of Hue, is found at the top of Ha Khe Hill. This ancient pagoda, built in the XVII th century overhanging the Perfume river, bears the pretty name of the Pagoda of the Heavenly Lady following a local legend which inspired its construction.
• Continue to Khai Dinh Mausoleum – the mixture combination of ancient and modern styles of eastern and western architectures.
• Transfer to Thuy Xuan Village, which is famous for the manufacture of incense sticks. Your kids have chances of trying to successfully make an incense stick.
• End the city tour with a visit to Dong Ba Market and try the specialties in Hue such as Bun Bo Hue, Nem Lui, Vietnamese Crepe, Clam Rice, Steamed Rice Cake, etc.
• Overnight in Hue.

• Transfer from Hue to Hoian by vans. On the way, make stops at some destinations in Hue and Danang:
• Hai Van Pass – one of the four grandest passes in Vietnam. Crossing this pass, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the green mountains and the blue sky as well as the city of Da Nang, the port of Tien Sa, the Son Tra peninsula, the fishing village of Lang Co and the South China Sea.
• Cham Museum – the largest Cham artifact museum in Vietnam built by the French, which collects, stores and displays sculptural artifacts from the Cham kingdom found in the Cham towers and walls in the central coastal provinces and provinces of Tay Nguyen.
• Marble Mountain or Ngu Hanh Son Mountain – a group of five limestone and marble hills, including: Thuy Son (water), Moc Son (wood), Hoa Son (fire), Kim Son (metal) and Tho Son (earth).
• Once arrival to Hoian, take a rest before your family’s exploration of the ancient town yourselves.
• Overnight in Hoian.

• Stroll through the terracotta-walled streets and roofs covered by the moss invader and the spectacular Chinese lanterns of Hoi An Ancient Town to the Chua Ong Pagoda, the Phuc Kien Pagoda or the Japanese Bridge.
• Visit Tan Ky Old House that was built by the craftsmen of the carpentry village and where seven generations of Le resided at the end of the 18th century.
• Explore Sa Huynh Museum where exposes the richest collection in Vietnam of more than 1000 objects related to the Sa Huynh cultural system 2000 years ago.
• Cycle through the rice paddy fields in the countryside of Hoi An ancient town to come to the famous An Bang Beach. The most popular activities at An Bang Beach are swimming, paddle-boarding, and surfing. 
• Share in the daily work life of local farmers – hoeing and a soil, watering veggie at an organic herb garden, riding water buffalo in the field, join a cooking class and enjoy the freshest air of the countryside beauty, for example in Tra Que Herb Village.
• Overnight in Hoi An.

• Free time to enjoy the city of Hoi An, buy the local products, drink coffee or herbal tea with lemon and lemongrass – a specialty of Hoian before transfering back to Danang International Airport to take a flight to Hanoi – Vietnam’s Capital.
• Upon arrival in this city, Viet Prestige Travel’s guide and driver will transfer your family to your hotel for check-in.
• Stroll through Hanoi Old Quarter and explore the daily life of the Vietnamese and the foods with exotic flavors of Vietnam such as street food, coffee with egg, or coffee with coconut, Pho, La Vong Grilled Fish, Spring Rolls, etc.
• Go shopping at Hanoi’s largest covered market – Dong Xuan Market – where you can find all kinds of Vietnamese products you need. And don’t forget to make some bargains!
• Overnight at Hanoi.

• Start a full day of 14th of the 17 days of Thailand Cambodia and Vietnam Family Trip discovering the historic Hanoi Capital – the city of French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental pagodas and temples
• Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and “House on stilt” at the same area with the Presidential Palace and the famous One Pillar Pagoda (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on every Monday and Friday).
• Next, we will also make a visit to the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam with a structure divided into five patios with different routes that were originally reserved for the emperor and his mandarins.
• In the afternoon, head to the interesting Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, which features well-presented tribal art, artefacts and everyday objects of 54 officially recognized ethinic groups of Vietnam, gathered from across the nation, and examples of traditional village houses.
• Ride a rickshaw tour through 36 streets of the Old Town and Hoan Kiem Lake for about 1 hour.
• Have fun time watching a fantastic Hanoi water puppet show.
• Overnight in Hanoi.

• Transfer by shuttle (minibus) to the magic Halong Bay, one of the seven new wonders of nature through peaceful landscapes, typical northern countryside and green or ripe golden rice fields as far as the eye can see from the Red River delta.
• This site offers enchanting landscapes, charming junks, mysterious, resplendent and truly glorious, the breathtaking beauty of the site of the UNESCO World Heritage , in northern Vietnam, tingle your senses completely. An impressive landscape of the most incredible sites, with more than 3000 of the most unique and imperious islands, which are scattered in the Gulf of Tonkin , surrounded by a deep emerald sea.
• Arriving at the pier around noon, boarding a luxury junk for a remarkable cruise in the mythical Halong Bay.
• Have lunch on board with typical local dishes and fresh seafood while sailing in the beautiful bay, among spectacular limestone islets: Chien Islet, Trong Mai Islet, the fishing villages, etc.
• Paddle around small karst islets, visiting hidden lagoons and unspoiled beaches, exploring every little corner of the bay, it’s an extraordinary experience that we can’t wait to share with you.
• Have dinner with a sumptuous menu at the restaurant and overnight on board.

• 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 back to Hanoi Capital and your family has free time to walk through the bustling streets of Hanoi, explore the very famous gastronomy of this land or learn more about the history of the rich culture of Hanoi.
• Overnight in Hanoi.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Free time until the dedicated time to buy gifts for your family or friend, enjoy the services of the hotel or spa and prepare for your flight home.
• Transfer to Noi Bai International Airport to take a flight back home.
• Service ends! The family trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam during 17 days finishes. Hope your family stay healthy and travel with us with the next journey!