16-day Best of Laos and Vietnam - Private tour

After your international flight, the first stop is Luang Prabang, Laos. Our tour guide will welcome you at airport and take you to hotel to check in 

The rest of the first day is leisure.

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 Overnight at the hotel.

 On your own

• At 8.00 am, we board NavaMekong Join Cruise for a pleasant and scenic cruise up on the Mekong River to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves. 
• Afternoon, we drive to Khouangsi Waterfall stopping along the way to visit the Phousi Market. 
• On arrival at the Khouangsi Waterfall you will have the opportunity to cool off with a refreshing swim in the topaz pools below the falls, walk along the forest trails and visit the Bear Sanctuary. 
• Enjoy the panoramic view of the city and the sun setting over the Mekong River. 

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 Overnight at the hotel

 Breakfast, Lunch

• At 8.00 am, we see some of the highlights of Luang Prabang : Royal Palace Museum, Wat Xiengthong – the oldest Pagoda, stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham.
• After that, you take the high-speed train to Vang Vieng @ 13h45pm-14h45 pm. Pickup by driver and transfert to your hotel.
• Visit the Tham Jang cave, take a boat trip on the Nam Song River

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 Overnight at the hotel in Vang Vieng

 Breakfast, Lunch

• At 8.00 am drive 4 hours to the capital of Vientiane, a charming city with an interesting mix of Lao, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, Soviet and American influences.
• Afternoon city tour : Visit the major temples of Vientiane : the oldest Temples Wat Sisaket and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo.
• Visit the national icon of Laos: That Luang Stupa
• Visit COPE Center - set after in 1997 to help covering the victim during Indochina war.
• Evening leisure to enjoy drinks watching the sunset over the Mekong River, explore the Night Market and take in some of the city’s nightlife. 

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 Overnight at the hotel in Vientiane

 Breakfast, Lunch

• This morning you have free time before being transferred to the airport for your afternoon flight to Hanoi. 
•  Arrive in Hanoi, our tour guide will welcome you at airport, and take you to hotel to check in.
• Be relaxed and self -explore Hanoi city.

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 Overnight at the hotel.

 Breakfast

• 8.30 pick up at your hotel, start the tour to Tran  Quoc  Pagoda located on Visit to Ho Chi Minh complex including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, House – on- till and One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake.
• Explore the Temple of Literature – the first college of Vietnam and the place dedicating to Confucian. 
• Lunch served at a local restaurant for authentic Hanoi cuisine.
• Visit  Hoa Lo Prison which once known as “Hanoi Hilton”).
• Visit Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake) with Ngoc Son Temple before taking cyclo tour through the Old Quarter,
• Back to hotel and rest.

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 Overnight in Hanoi

 Breakfast, Lunch

• At 8.00 am Our guide will meet you at your hotel and start 120km.
• Visit King Dinh and Le Temples where is to dedicate the King who set the found dation of Vietnam in the 10th Century.
• Have lunch in a local restaurant, a great place to savor the intense flavours of Vietnamese food
• Board the sampan boats, gently sailing along Ngo Dong River, capturing the wonderful scenery of Karst hills, rice fields, and peaceful villages, and passing “Hang Ca”, “Hang Hai” and “Hang Ba”.
• Cycling on country road around village
• Back to hotel in Hanoi

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 Overnight at the hotel.

 Breakfast and Lunch

• At 8.30 am, our tour guide and driver will meet you at hotel then we start driving to Halong Bay
•  Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink, Check into your cabin.
• Join a typical local lunch in the dining room or at the outdoor dining area.
• Afternoon
• Explore Surprising Cave
• Visit Titop island for swimming or do the short trek to the top of island to have the overview of Halong bay from here.
• Relaxi on the sundeck watching the sunset, enjoy Sunset party
• Join dinner and take part in some onboard activities: book reading, games, movies, and squid fishing…

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 Overnight on the Cruise.

 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Morning Tai Chi session on the sundeck then Having breakfast.
• Saling to Luon Cave for kayak or comfortably on bamboo boat rowed by the locals. 
• Back to cruise to check out and cruising back to Wharl. 
• Join our short class of cooking demonstration, how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served. 
• Return to the shore and disembark from the cruise as our crew say farewell.
• Drive back Hanoi to check in

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 Overnight in Hanoi

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Fly from Hanoi to Da Nang then transfer to Hoi An, a charming UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Explore the well-preserved ancient town, known for its unique architecture and vibrant cultural scene.
• Enjoy leisure time

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 Overnight at the hotel in Hoi An

 Breakfast

• 8:00: Our guide pick you up at your hotel and depart to My Son Sanctuary – The World Cultural Heritage.

• 9:00: Arrive at My Son and we will have 2 hours to discover the site by walking throughout the landscape, learning histories with our local English speaking guide, enjoying the traditional performances of Champa Peoples .

  11:00: Get back to mini van and move to a local house to learn how to make rice-paper, you will enjoy your own hand-making product later on.

  11:30: Back to  the van and have lunch at a restaurant. Relax with cold herbal tea,  nice foods and fresh air.

  12:30: take a boat trip to Hoi An with nice and cool breeze on boarding, beautiful river scenery on the biggest river in the Central of vietnam named as Thu Bon River.

  13:30: arrive at Hoi An, we will drop you at your hotel.

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 Overnight at the hotel

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Today is your leisure day.
• You can explore the town by yourself, bike around the city, to the beach...
• Treat yourself to your hotel pool, or spa, or do an extra day tour.

To optimize the experience, you could take one of the open option tours as below: 

- Optional 1: Banan Hill – Golden Bridge

- Optional 2: Countryside Hoian and Basket boat

(Please contact us for more details)

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 Overnight at the hotel

 Breakfast

• You’ve got some free time until taking a transfer to Da Nang’s airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly named Saigon).
• Check-in at the hotel and the rest of the day is your leisure.

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 Overnight at the hotel in HCMC

 Breakfast

• 7.30 be picked up at hotel and drive to Cu Chi which is 60 km far away from the city.
• Explore the underground tunnels and learn about the history of the Vietnam War and the guerrilla tactics used by the Viet Cong.
• Watch a short film about the history of the tunnels.
• Try to be the Soldier to live underground and use the weapons or the death trap.

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 Overnight at the hotel in HCMC

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Today we will have an excursion to Mekong Delta. We will Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, then take a boat ride down the river and see stilt houses, fruit plantations, and fishing villages.
• Have lunch in the orchard garden on the Tortoise islet. Then take another boat to An Khanh, a less touristy spot in Ben Tre province.
• Cruise down natural canals on a hand-rowed sampan
• Listening to some sweet “Southern Vietnamese folk music” performed by the locals.
• Hop on the bus and return to the hotel in Ho Chi Minh

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 Overnight at the hotel in HCMC

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Today your memorable Laos and Vietnam Tour 16 Days has come to an end.
• Thank you for your adventure with New Asia Tours. We do hope you had a very great trip. 
• See you on the next trip.