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• Day 1: Arrive Hanoi

  No meal included
  Include: Accomodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, cyclo tour in the Old Quarter.

  ▪️ Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a city of lakes, shaded streets and verdant public parks. Come to Hanoi, you will have a chance to explore the rich cultural heritage with the Old Quarter, prominent delicious Vietnamese cuisine as well as other interesting spots.

  ▪️ Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, Viet Prestige’s driver (no guide) will welcome tourists and transfer to a premium hotel in the centre of Hanoi for relaxing after a long flight.
  

  ▪️ Later in the day you are picked up from the hotel for a cyclo or "Xich Lo" tour of Vietnam daily life: around Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son temple, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Old quarter street.

  ▪️ Finish the day with a Water Puppet show. This is a uniquely northern Vietnamese art form depicting scenes from rural life and episodes of national history. Ready to embark on a 5-star luxury Vietnam tour.

  ▪️ Overnight in Hanoi

  
  
  

• Day 2: Hanoi - Halong Bay

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip.

  ▪️ After a hearty breakfast, leave Hanoi for Halong by private vehicle at 8:30 a.m. Arrive at the jetty around 12:30 p.m.
  

  ▪️ The luxury cruise crew welcomes tourists on board at the Deluxe Cruise. Enjoy a welcome drink and check-in your leisure cabin.
  

  ▪️ A fresh seafood lunch with local delicacies will be served.
  

  ▪️ At that time, you will begin 3.5 hours on this 5-star luxury Vietnam tour cruise through mystic Halong Bay to see the amazing karsts with different formations: Mat Quy (Monster’s face) islet, But Moc islet, Cap De islet, Trong (Drum) cave, Trinh Nu cave, floating fishing village, with its unique way of life. Then head to Luon cave, enjoy swimming, sunbathing in the bay's clear waters reveal a vibrant underwater world, kayaking is another recommend for customer who like to explore pristine nature.

  ▪️ Back to the cruise, enjoy Halong seafood feast for dinner. By night tourists can experience specially activity on cruise is night fishing.
  

  ▪️ Overnight on cruise.

  
  
  

• Day 3: Halong Bay - Hanoi

  Breakfast, lunch included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip.

  ▪️ Awakening to the gentle rhythm of bay waves, tourists can experience a early morning swim on luxury cruise pool before enjoying breakfast.

  ▪️ You should wake up early to enjoy the dawn on the sea in the early morning. The Vietnamese call the "East Sea" by a point-oriented name "Eastern Sea", so you may guess how miraculous seeing the sunrise over the islets of the Bay.

  ▪️ After breakfas the 5-star cruise will continue to cruise in marvelous areas, where almost each islet has its own name, adopting its shape or reminiscent like Sail Island, Fisherman's head rock, Butterfly rock or Turtle islet etc. Check out your room and have brunch on board while the cruise coming back the pier.

  ▪️ Visitors will check-out at 11:45 am and disembark at the harbor by noon.

  ▪️ Return to Hanoi by noon and overnight in a class hotel in Hanoi.

  
  

• Day 4: Hanoi - Danang - Hoi An

  Breakfast included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, flight to Danang.

  ▪️ Enjoy breakfast at local hotel, check out and the driver will directly take tourists to Noi Bai airport for a short flight to Hoi An to continue your 5-star luxury Vietnam tour.

  ▪️ Once arrive at Danang airport, our driver (no guide) will pick up visitors and then head to Hoi An.

  ▪️ The car will stop in Danang for a visit to the Cham Museum and handicraft villages on the foot of Marble Mountain before arriving in Hoi An.

  ▪️ From the 16th to 18th centuries, Hoi An was a thriving international commercial port for Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Arab traders. These people came primarily to trade in the high grade silk, which is still produced in the area, as well as ceramics. Today, Hoi An is a quaint riverside town, popular with tourists for its eclectic architecture, tailors shops, and numerous cafes. Some of the buildings in the narrow streets have remained unchanged for more than a century.

  ▪️ Tourist will enjoy a half-day walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Halls, the 200-year old Tam Ky ancestral house, and the Japanese Bridge.

  ▪️ Around the town you can see a numerous art galleries and tailor shops, get some made-to-order clothes if you like.

  ▪️ You will have a chance to hop on a tranquill “Xich Lo" ride through the opposite site of Hoi An River bank where you can take a panorama of Hoi An town. Keep on the “Xich Lo” through the tiny lanes of Hoi An countryside, passing the fields of corn, sweet potatoes, beautiful local fruit-garden.

  ▪️ You will spend more two hours boat trip on the Thu Bon river to enjoy the natural view and discover the normal life of local fishing people.

  ▪️ Overnight in Hoi An.

  
  

  
  
  

• Day 5: Hoi An - Danang - Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi tunnel

  Breakfast included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, flight to Ho Chi Minh city.

  ▪️ Enjoy breakfast at your luxury hotel and check-out.

  ▪️ Transfer to Danang Airport and take the one-hour flight to Ho Chi Minh City, where you transfer directly to Cu Chi tunnel.

  ▪️ Upon arrival to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long fight for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitors.

  ▪️ Back to Ho Chi Minh City, embark on a city tour of Saigon including The Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, Remnant War Museum, Giac Lam Pagoda, China town with ancient pagodas and temples, and bustling Binh Tay Market.

  ▪️ Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
  

  
  

• Day 6: Ho Chi Minh - My Tho

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip on Mekong Delta. 

  ▪️ Enjoy breakfast at local hotel and check-out.

  ▪️ Leave Ho Chi Minh City for lush My Tho, where you will cruise on a luxury Mekong cruise through the green canals to orchard.

  ▪️ You will be treated to a delicious lunch in a exquistie restaurant on board in the heart of the Mekong, complete the meal with Vietnam tropical fruits.
  

  ▪️ Enjoy a cocktail reception at the Funnel Bar and Lounge followed by a opulent welcome Dinner on the Sun Deck. Drop anchor just outside of My Tho for the night of this Vietnam tour.

  ▪️ Overnight on the Mekong river cruise.

  
  
  

• Day 7: Cai Be - Chau Doc

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip.

  ▪️ Starts with the Jayavarman Cruise among local sampans coming from all provinces of the delta full of fruits and vegetables. Proceed to Dong Hoa Hiep island located between Vinh Long and Cai Be.

  ▪️ During a 40 minute cruise, discover beautiful landscapes along the river and observe the typical Mekong Delta rural life. These evergreen islands among the Mekong River still remain unknown to many people. Further stops will allow you to see traditional brick and tile factories and how locals use palm leaves for houses.

  ▪️ After touring the canals, head to the Ba Duc ancient house to have know the descendants of the former imperial residents.

  ▪️ Then you will observe the Cai Be’s colorful floating market from Cai Be Princess boat. This is one of the most bustling floating markets in Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats barging and jostling for space to sell their goods and to experience the Mekong rural lifestyle.

  ▪️ Back on the sampans, cruise 20 minutes further to Phu An hamlet passing by Cai Be’s beautiful cathedral. Then, visitor can stay on boat to go straight to the restaurant or explores the edges of the canals on bicycle.

  ▪️ Lunch will await you at Le Longanier, a superb Indochinese villa located in a lush tropical garden by the river, surrounded by fruit orchards.

  ▪️ After lunch the cruise will continue with the visit some interesting home factories to see how rice paste, rice cookies and coconut candies, are made, along with the Long An fruit drying process.

  ▪️ Board The Jayavarman for a relaxing evening cruise towards Chau Doc.

  ▪️ Overnight on the Jayavarman Cruise.

  
  
• Day 8: Chau Doc - Border crossing

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip.

  ▪️ Awakening to the sound of bird chips, for the early risers join for a Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body, joining Tai Chi session to full charge your energy for the day before enjoying breakfast.

  ▪️ After an upscale breakfast, brace yourself for a short excursion by tricycle in about 30 minutes.

  ▪️ Visitor will have a short walk to visit the local market then go by coach to visit Lady Temple. She is the most famous Lady who brings strong spirit to the local in their daily life.

  ▪️ Go back to the board, you will start a extravagant boat excursion to the exciting floating villages and catfish farms. Witnessing masses of basa fish being fed, hand in hand with a shore excursion to the village of the local Muslim Cham community.

  ▪️ By mid-afternoon, The Mekong cruise casts off for the border towards Phnom Penh.

  ▪️ Overnight on the Jayavarman Cruise.

  
  

• Day 9: Phnom Penh

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip.

  ▪️ Wake up early in the morning to witness a truly indescribable scene while approaching Phnom Penh’s river promenade.

  ▪️ After breakfast, embark on a city tour in this dynamic, historical capital of Cambodia which has retained its French colonial charm. Sightseeing in the morning will include the dazzling white and gold architecture of the Royal Palace, outstanding displays of Khmer crafts at the National Museum and the temple on a hill – Wat Phnom.

  ▪️ After lunch in a a exquisite Cambodian restaurant, examine the painful, heart wrenching reminders of Cambodia’s history under the Khmer Rouge regime with an excursion to the Genocide museum to learn more about the Cambodian civil war. Introduction and onsite lecture by a local history professor.

  ▪️ Thereafter relax with a variety of cocktails will be served, followed by Cambodia’s traditional Apsara dance performance. Experience the brilliance and richness of the culture, the soothing sounds of traditional music, the calming scent of incense sticks and a delicious Khmer food buffet on the Jayavarman Cruise.

  ▪️ Overnight on the luxury vietnam Mekong cruise.

  
  

• Day 10: Phnom Penh - Kampong Chamz

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip.

  ▪️ Depart before dawn from Phnom Penh and stop at the Chong Koh silk weaving village for a leisure walk. You will start your 5-star luxury Vietnam tour day by cruise past Mekong’s tranquil villages and mind blowing river life with scattering of fishermen working on the river.

  ▪️ Visit Wat Nokor, a wat built within the ruins of an ancient temple that holds a timeless story.

  ▪️ Then, travel to the Cheung Kok Ecotourism Village, a small village developed with support from Assistance Médiation Internationale (AMICA). Travelers can visit the village and take part in activities to experience village life. Profits from tourism go towards re-investment into long-term projects.

  ▪️ Go back to the cruise and overnight on the top notch Vietnam cruise.

  
  

• Day 11: Kampong Cham - Wat Hanchey

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip, shore excursion.

  ▪️ Wake up before the crack of dawn, truly energized to embark on a journey upriver to the pre-Angkorian temple of Wat Hanchey.

  ▪️ Located at the top of a hill overlooking the river, it offers some of the best views in Cambodia. Dating from the 8th century, these ancient structures do justice to the architecture of the Chenla Empire which predated the glories of the mighty Angkor.

  ▪️ Enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding well organized rice paddy plains, as well as a travelers blessing performed by the local monks.

  ▪️ Overnight on the Jayavarman Cruise.

  
  
  

• Day 12: Kampong Cham - Kampong Chhnang - Tonle Sap

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip, motorboat excursion.

  ▪️ Before the sun rises, the cruise sets sail to Kampong Chhnang via Prek K’dam along the meandering Tonle Sap River, which narrows through leafy swaths of the Southeast Asian jungle.

  ▪️ Take a walk through Kampong Louang, one of the last silversmith villages, to see the entire community involved in making various silver goods.

  ▪️ Get back aboard cruise for lunch while cruising towards Kampong Chhnang.

  ▪️ After lunch, take a motorboat excursion from Kampong Chhnang to see the wetlands, floating houses and fish farms in the region.

  ▪️ Make a stop at a Heritage Line sponsored floating school to interact with the children and teach them some English! This is the day to truly experience rural Khmer life. In the evening, a mouth watering Farewell Dinner will be served on the Jayavarman Cruise’s Sun Deck.

  ▪️ Overnight on the Jayavarman Cruise.

  
  

• Day 13: Tonle Sap - Siem Reap

  Breakfast, lunch included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee, boat trip.

  ▪️ Tonle Sap great lake dominates Cambodia and is over 150 km in length. The bird community here is very diverse and lavish. From the middle of the lake, people cannot even see the shores.

  ▪️ Witness stillness and tranquility on the way to Siem Reap. The water level is various according to the time of the year and amount of rainfall. Thus, changes may occur for the different seasons.

  ▪️ Tourist will depart from the cruise and transfer to the hotel in Siem Reap.

  ▪️ Overnight in Siem Reap.

  
  
  

• Day 14: Siem Reap

  Breakfast, lunch included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide, entrance fee.

  ▪️ After breakfast, visitor will start to visit Siem Reap.

  ▪️ Upon arrival in Siem Reap, you will visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12th century). The South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

  ▪️ After lunch you will visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat, the main temple area. The temple complex covers 81 hectares, which is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.

  ▪️ Visit Siem Reap by your own preference in the early afternoon.

  ▪️ In the late afternoon you will meet the directors of the Cambodian Cultural Show and have the opportunity to see their costumes.

  ▪️ Overnight in Siem Reap.

  
  
  

• Day 15: Siem Reap - Departure

  Breakfast, lunch, dinner included
  Included: Accommodation, ground transportation, guide.
  Free at your leisure until transfer to airport for your departure flights.