21-day Grand Indochina: Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand

• Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, our driver will welcome you and take you to your hotel in Hanoi City Center for check-in, take rest.
• Take your time to relax and explore the city with people, and local foods.

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 Overnight  in Hanoi City

 On your own

• Discover the charming capital of Vietnam on a city tour.
• You will visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, and One Pillar Pagoda
• Also, visit the Temple of Literature – the first college of Vietnam and the place dedicated to Confucian. And visit a museum (Options: Hoa Lo prison, Museum of Ethnology)
• Taking a Cyclo (Rickshaw) tour through the Old Quarter, also known as the 36 old streets, this bustling area of narrow streets is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. 

Evening, our tour guide takes you to have dinner then transfer you to the Train station to get a night train to Sapa. 

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 Overnight in Sapa

 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Arrive in Lao Cai Station in early morning around 5.30 am. Be picked up and transfered to Sapa (distance of 40 km)
• Get some refresh up and breakfast at hotel
• visit Cat Cat Village (light trekking required – trekking 4 km around the H’mong Village).
• Have Lunch and leisure in Sapa

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 Overnight in Sapa

 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Breakfast at hotel then trkkingthe villages of Lao Chai and Ta Van Villages – the icons of Sapa to explore the unique lifestyles of local ethnic minorities while taking in the breathtaking natural scenery of the terraced rice fields.
• Having lunch at a restaurant located in the center of the village.
• Have dinner at restaurant near Train Station then check into the train cabin (4-berth Soft Sleeper AC)

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 Overnight on the Train

 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Arrive in Hanoi in early morning around 5.30 am. Be picked up and transfer to Hotel
• Today is leisure day
• Immerse yourself in the charm and tranquility of Hanoi. You either can explore the city's hidden gems, Unwind and rejuvenate with a relaxing spa session, Shopping and Souvenirs or join into an extra tour:

  Hanoi hidden Gems by Jeep Car => Contact us

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 Overnight in Hanoi

 Breakfast

• In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Halong Bay.
• Embark cruise, having lunch on board
• Explore Sung Sot Cave, where you can explore its beauty.
• Swimming at Titop Island or conquer the Peak with panorama views.
• A sunset party on the sundeck would be served, where you can enjoy some refreshing drinks and tasty bites while taking in the breathtaking view.

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 Overnight on the Cruise

 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Greeting the dawn of the sea on the sundeck, exercise Tai Chi in the fresh air of Halong Bay.
• Visit Halong Bay Pearl farm and do Kayak around Drum Cave, visit Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet, and much more...
• Stay on the sundeck and enjoy the Wonder of nature with thousand islets and emerald bay
• Having brunch on board and disembarking to the wharf to return to Hanoi.

 Have a little rest and from Hanoi, our driver transfer you to airport to catch a flight to Hue. 

On Hue arrival, be picked up and transfer to hotel to check in

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 Overnight in Hue

 Breakfast, Lunch

• You will have time to explore the ancient imperial citadel in Hue City
• Experience boating on Perfume River
• In the afternoon, we will discover the most beautiful royal tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty's Kings

Then we drive to Hoi An town. You will have an opportunity to see the beautiful landscape of Central Vietnam as Hai Van Pass, Marble Mountain, Lang Co Beach…

Arrive at Hoi An in the late afternoon and check-in.

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 Overnight in Hoi An

 Breakfast, Lunch

• After breakfast, be picked up for a half-day tour of My Son Sanctuary
• We will explore the intricate carvings and sculptures of the Cham ethnic people.
• Have lunch and transfer to Boat station (distance 20km from My Son) to take a boat ride back to Hoi An town
• Trip finishes at 2.00 pm

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 Overnight in Hoi An

 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: (Please contact us for more details)

- Optional 1: Banan Hill – Golden Bridge, starting @ 75$ / person

- Optional 2: Countryside Hoian and Basket boat, starting @ 40$/ person

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 Overnight in Hoi An

 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 in HCMC

 Breakfast

• After breakfast, embark on a city tour of Ho Chi Minh City.
• Visit historic landmarks such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, and Reunification Palace.
• Explore the War Remnants Museum to learn about the Vietnam War's impact on the country.
• After lunch, Explore the underground Cu Chi tunnels and learn about the history of the Vietnam War
• Watch a short film about the history of the tunnels.
• Experience underground life and weapon use such as Machine gun shooting, manual death traps...

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 Overnight 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.
• Transfer to Can Tho and check into hotel

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 Overnight  in Can Tho

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Wake up early and head to Cai Rang Floating Market, one of the most famous floating markets in the Mekong Delta.
• Depart from Can Tho and head to Tra Su Cajuput Forest, located in An Giang Province, approximately 70 kilometers northwest of Can Tho.
• Embark on a boat tour through the dense forest of tall cajuput trees and lush vegetation.
• Transfer to Chau Doc and check into hotel

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 Overnight in Chau Doc

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Early morning, take a rowing boat trip to visit a fish farm and floating houses. Visit the Cham minority in their traditional weaving village.
• After that, take a speed boat from Chau Doc, Vietnam to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Arrive at Sisowath tourist dock in Phnom Penh around 02.00 pm.
• Our car is waiting to pick you up and transfer you to the hotel

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 Overnight in Phnom Penh

 Breakfast

Morning, visit the fantastic highlights of Phnom Penh:

• Visit the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town
• Visit Independent Monument and the killing field, Tuol Sleng Museum 

Afternoon, get a transfer by bus to Siem Reap. The transfer takes approximately 5 hours.

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 Overnight in Siem Reap

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Morning:
  -  Visit Angkor Thom: Stroll around Bayon temple consisting of more than 200 smiling faces in stone, admired by interesting temples including Baphuon, Phimeanakas temple, terrace of Leper king, and terrace of elephant. 
  -  Resume the journey to visit Ta Prohm temple 
   
• Afternoon:
  -  Visit the marvelous Angkor Wat temple complex, an out-of-imagine wonder, and the world’s heritage listed by UNESCO in 1992
  -  After that, we head to Bakheng Hill for a sunset tour. Hiking about 500 or more meters upwards
  -  Back to hotel and rest​

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 Overnight in Siem Reap

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Breakfast at the hotel. We transfer you to the airport for a flight to Bangkok in 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Check-in at the hotel. The rest of the day is for leisure

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 Overnight in Bangkok 

 Breakfast

• Visit the Grand Royal Palace dedicated to the ceremony of the royal family of Thailand.
• Visit Wat Phra Kaew which is known for the Statue of the Emerald Buddha.
• Visit Wat Pho, a giant house of the lying Buddha, and visit the Wat Traimit which is well known as the Golden Buddha.
• Afternoon, boarding on a long tail boat for an excursion along the Chao Phraya River and many bustling interior canals that offer fantastic views of local life close by. Along the way, we stop at Wat Arun, the temple of the Aube.
• Return to the hotel and free time for relaxation.

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 Overnight at the hotel

 Breakfast

• 07:30 am Depart from Bangkok, head to Ratchaburi Province, home of the famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.
• Visit a traditional Thai house, where you can see locals making brown coconut sugar. Explore the house and its surrounding area, which is home to many different animals living on the coconut plantation.
• Continue your trip by boarding a longtail boat for a ride along narrow canals to the floating market.
• See the local houses lining the canals and take a quick glance at their way of living, while you pass by. See the amazing array of vendors in their boats, selling fresh products, from fruits and vegetables to prepared dishes. 
• Back to your hotel in Bangkok around 3.00 pm

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 Overnight in Bangkok

 Breakfast

• Today your memorable Grand Indochina Vietnam Cambodia Thailand Tour 21 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 again on the next trip!