You are welcomed by our guide at Noi Bai international airport.  Transfer to your hotel (check in time after 14.00PM). Vietnam's capital, originally named Thang Long or “City of the Ascending Dragon,” This is the first capital of Vietnam from 1010. The city’s quiet air gives it a gracious, almost regal flavor. Hanoi is dotted with dozens of lakes around which you can usually find a cafe, a pagoda or two, shaded boulevards and attractive French style buildings.

A city tour starting with the Ho Chi Minh complex and his Stilt house. Visit One Pillar Pagoda, founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049. This structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Continue to the Museum of Ethnology, where you will have a chance to know more about the cultural heritages of ethnic groups within Vietnam.  According to the flight arrival time this visit may be changed to the afternoon.

This evening we enjoy the famous Water Puppet Theatre.  This is a fantastic art form originated in northern Vietnam.

Note: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (inside) are closed on Monday & Friday morning and every afternoon

Overnight in Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel. We depart for Ha Long (170 km), approximately three hours away. Halong bay - one of the world’s natural wonders and is the most beautiful tourist destination of Vietnam. Halong bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes with 1969 islets. Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves, other support floating villages of fishermen. You have chance of observing sinic country side of Vietnam dominated by enormous lush rice field.

Our tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer back to Hanoi. Have dinner at Vietnamese restaurant before catch a night train to Hue.

Overnight on train

Note: The itinerary above belongs Victory Star Cruise, may be changed depending on weather without prior notice and the cruise we choose. 

*** Due to arrival nearby noon, breakfast can not served. You should ask customer have breakfast on train at dinning carriage

09.50  Arrival Hue, back to hotel for leave luggage at hotel (early check-in is not included). Then start to visit the Imperial Citadel. This vast complex will built in the early 19^th century. Originally modeled on Beijing’s Forbidden City, many of the building were destroyed during the War, but the remains provide a fascinating glimpse into the Court Life of the Nguyen Dynasty. During the tour see the Flag Tower, where a giant Vietnamese Flag waves proudly overhead, to the imposing Ngo Mon Gate, the main entrance to the Imperial Enclosure.  Within this area is a spacious courtyard and serene Lotus Pond.  Visit Dien Tho Palace and Thai Hoa Palace, the magnificently decorated reception hall. 

An afternoon leisurely boat ride, down the Perfume River, stops are made at the iconic Thien Mu Pagoda, an elegant seven tiered octagonal tower which has become Hue’s most widely recognizable monument.

Continue cruising into the countryside. Visit the Imperial Tomb of Minh Mang, a majestic complex of courtyards, pavilions and temples in a beautiful natural setting.

This evening, enjoy a “Royal dinner“. A delicious variety of food and traditional music. 

Overnight in Hue (Early check in at hotel is NOT included)

Transfer to the station for a morning 2.5 hour train journey to Danang.  There is a great view of a Vietnamese beach. On arrival, transfer by coach Hoian.  En route see the Marble Mountains, five stone hillocks, once islands, they now rise sharply from the surrounding rice fields. They are riddled with caves and shrines. Arrival at your hotel.  The remainder of the day is free for local sightseeing or a bit of R & R

Overnight in Hoi An

A walking tour to see the Japanese Covered Bridge Pagoda: the first bridge on this site was constructed in 1593 by the Japanese community of Hoi An to link the town with the Chinese quarters across the stream.

Other points to be visited include the Sa Huynh Museum with exhibitions from the earliest period of Hoi An’s history. Tran Family Chapel: a house for worshipping ancestors was built about 200 years ago.  Visit to the Lantern Making workshop: See lantern framework and choose your own silk cloth to surround the frame. Around the town are numerous art galleries and shops. Return to the hotel for some free time and discover a restaurant for dinner this evening.

Overnight in Hoi An

Return to Danang for the morning train to NhaTrang. Evening arrival to Nhatrang. Transfer to your hotel and evening at leisure.

Overnight in Nha Trang

Your day is free to spend at leisure in Nha Trang. The city is renowned for its superb beaches and idyllic setting in one of the world's most beautiful bays

Overnight in Nha Trang

Breakfast at hotel, take a train to HoChiMinh city.

Afternoon, we’ll take a sightseeing tour with first stop is Reunification Palace, formerly the Presidential Palace governed by the US-pro government of Republic of Vietnam. Keep going to the Notre Dame Catholic cathedral.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

After breakfast at hotel, we drive to Cu Chi district, 50 km to the northwest of Saigon city.

The incredible underground network in Cu Chi stretched over 200 kilometres and became legendary during the American war. The extensive tunnels have been specially constructed with living areas, storage facilities, weapon factories, filed hospitals, command centres, plus accommodation. Enter Cu Chi tunnels and see thr exposition hall and a widened section of the tunnels to get a feel of the underground life. There are also possibilities to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range.

Back to Ho Chi Minh City for halfday city tour, we will visit the War Remnants museum, which primarily contains exhibits relating to the American phase of the Vietnam war. A Discover the history and fascinating street life of Saigon on a walking tour along Dong Khoi street, known as Rue Catinat in French-colonial times. Free your time at leisure.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Leave Saigon for a 3-hour drive to Cai Be with stop en route at Trung Luong Bonsai garden for a tea break. Upon arrival, board a motorized boat to visit the popcorn cake, rice paper making family before visiting the lively floating market of Cai Be. Then continue by boat towards Vinh Long province to see the diverse fish traps in order to learn a kind of lazy fishing. After cruising along small shady canals, we step ashore and take a chance to watch a typical and interesting music show of the Mekong cultural life. Lunch is at the home/ bonsai garden. Afternoon, take a walk for about half an hour to enjoy the rural peaceful atmosphere of the countryside life, on the way we can also stop en route to learn more about fruit trees.

Continue driving to ChauDoc. Check-in at hotel.

Overnight in Chau Doc

Next stop is Cambodia.  A speed boat transfer to Phnom Penh.  Enjoy a soft meal (with bread and soup) on boat.

Arrival in Phnom Penh and transfer to the hotel.  Visits start with the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town.  The Silver Pagoda which is within the grounds of the Royal Palace is name because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles.

Other treasures found inside include a solid encrusted gold Buddha weighing 90 kgs, and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha

See the Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh's namesake, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh during sunset.

Overnight in Phnom Penh

Visit the Toul Sleng Prison Museum and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek both of which are very grim reminders of Cambodia's recent bloody past under Pol Pot. It is almost inconceivable to confront the nature of true evil here in this gentle land, but the Buddhist memorial at Choeung Ek, commemorates the 1.7 million victims of the 1975-79 Pol Pot regime. This excursion may prove distressing for some but it is an important piece of Cambodia’s historical and cultural puzzle.

Then we discover Phnom Penh’s Russian Market, a great place to hunt for souvenirs, curios, and silks.

The day ends with one hour cruise on the Mekong River.  

Overnight in Phnom Penh

Departure from the city with stops en route to the Skonn district to visit Spider market and further short visits to the Santuk district to see the stone carving workshop and the ancient Naga Bridge.  Arrive at your hotel in Siem Reap. Visit to the most famous of all the temples, Angkor Wat.  The temple complex is huge, covering 81 hectares.  Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag.  This 12^th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.

Overnight in Siem Reap

Visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, a short distance from Siem Reap. Visit the local community with schools, restaurants, hospitals and much more alongside the great lake of Tonle Sap. Enjoy a ride in a traditional wooden boat on Tonle Sap Lake, this is the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia.

Explore the ancient ruins of Angkor Thom famous for its abundance of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace. Continue to the 12^th century Preah Khan.  With it’s fascinating history of wars and treachery.  Visit the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm, this is an incredible sight with enormous fig trees, gigantic creepers which wrap around the stone foundations of the temple.  It could be a scene from a Harrison Ford movie.

Overnight in Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel. Free at your leisure.

Overnight in Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel (last included meal). According to the return flight and airline there should be some free time for last minute shopping at a local market.

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