18-Day Vietnam & Cambodia w/ Speedboat Crossing Border

• 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.
• Starting the beautiful journey of 18-Day Vietnam & Cambodia by Speedboat Crossing Border
• Take your time to relax and explore the city with people, and local foods.

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 Overnight in Hanoi

 On your own

• Morning: You will visit Tran Quoc Pagoda in Westlake, Ba Dinh Square where the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is located. visit the Temple of Literature – the first college of Vietnam and the place dedicated to Confucian
• Afternoon: Visit 02 famous live craft villages in the suburbs, Conical hat and incense villages. Learn about the local life and culture. And on your own DYI, you can make some products such as conical hats and incense that are instructed by the local master.

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 Overnight in Hanoi

 Breakfast. Lunch

• In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Halong Bay.
• This is also the top destination of Vietnam package tour 12 days for your experience.
• 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 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 more.
• Having brunch on board and disembarking to the wharf to return to Hanoi.

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 Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Take a day trip to Ninh Binh, also known as "Halong Bay on Land."
• Cruise along the Tam Coc River, surrounded by towering limestone karsts and lush rice fields.
• Explore the ancient temples
• Enjoy a scenic bike ride through the countryside.

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 Overnight in Hanoi

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Take one-hour flight from Hanoi to Da Nang City
• Our Driver will pick you up at airport and transfer to Hoi An town by 45 minutes.
• Check-in the hotel take rest

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 Overnight in Hoi An

 Breakfast

• Cycle through the countryside and spot birds and wildlife along the way
• Learn how to sow crops and pick herbs, and fish for crabs in the river  
• Ride in a traditional basket boat at Bay Mau Coconut Village
• Join an authentic Vietnamese four course cooking class 

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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.

If you want to discover more attractions, here are our suggested extra-day tours. To optimize the experience, you could take one of the open option tours as below: (Please contact us for more details)

Option 1 : Ba Na Hill – Golden Bridge

Option 2: Morning Vespa trip and Jungle Eco Tour

Option 3: My Son Sanctuary

 Overnight in Hoi An

 Breakfast

• You’ve got some free time until taking a transfer to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly named Saigon).
• Check-in hotel

In the afternoon:​

• Explore Ho Chi Minh City at night and sample the best food in Saigon.
• Tasting the famous local food house, specializing: Bún Thịt Nướng - Rice noodles with grilled pork,  Bánh Xèo - Pancake and Bánh Khọt – mini-Pancake (South and coastal area)...
•  Ride to “the biggest flower market” which is open 24/7, and take a short walk to see the small lanes of local.
• Enjoy more and more foods (Vietnamese Pizza – Bánh Tráng Nướng, Grilled Beef with Lemongrass – Bò Nướng Sả, Beef stew – Bò kho, and some dessert of Coconut ice cream.

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 Overnight in HCMC

 Breakfast, Dinner

• In the morning:
  - Embark on a City Tour of Ho Chi Minh City for the top attractions of the 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 impact of the Vietnam war to the country.
• In the afternoon:
  - You will attend the tour to discover the historical relics of Cu Chi Tunnels
  - To learn the reason why the Vietnamese won the wars.
  - Explore the underground tunnels and learn about the history of the Vietnam War and the guerrilla tactics used by the Viet Cong's soldiers.

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 Overnight in HCMC

 Breakfast

• 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 hotel in Can Tho to check in

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 Overnight in Can Tho

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Wake up early for a sunrise boat trip to the Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho City, Mekong Delta
• Experience the bustling market and interact with local vendors
• After breakfast, depart from Can Tho and travel to Tra Su, a stunning mangrove forest. Tra Su is a cajuput forest and a large eco-tourism area, this is a typical flooded forest of the Mekong River region. The forest is also home to many rare wild animals and plants.
• Locals will use boats to take tourists deep into the Cajuput forest. Sitting on the boat, you will see birds perched on the tree trunks, and many types of lotus in many colors. Listening to the birds chirping throughout the forest, helps you feel more in love with nature.
• Have lunch in a local homestay in the Cajuput forest.

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 Overnight in Chau Doc

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Travel from the Chau Doc to Phnom Penh, Cambodia by speed boat
• Enjoy the local floating life along river banks.
• Arrive in Phnom Penh in the afternoon by 13.00 PM
• Check-in and Relax

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 Overnight in Phnom Penh

 Breakfast, Lunch

Morning: 

• Independent Monument, the Centre of Phnom Penh city.
• Cheung Ek - the killing field, Tuol Sleng Museum - the former school that was transformed into Tortured Prison S21 under Red Khmer’s time.
• You will have many chances to learn about the dark period in Cambodia's history in 197s years.
• Stroll around the Russian market for shopping.

Afternoon:

• The Royal Palace - a complex of buildings that served as the royal residence for the King of Cambodia. 
• Admired by the impressive Silver Pagoda with over 5000 solid silver tiles and other Royal Stupas, shrines, monuments, etc.
• Visit the National Museum, and end up visiting Wat Phnom temple - an interesting legendary founding place of Phnom Penh Capital.

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 Overnight in Phnom Penh 

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Take a 5-hour bus to Siem Reap
• The road between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap offers a glimpse of Cambodian country life with rice paddies, traditional wooden houses, and water buffalo alongside.
• Enjoy dinner and watch a traditional Apsara dance performance in the evening

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 Overnight in Siem Reap

 Breakfast, Dinner

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 adorned with the stunning, amazing tree roots where Lara Croft's Tomb Raider was filmed.

Afternoon:

• Visit the marvelous Angkor Wat temple complex, an out-of-imagine wonder, and the world’s heritage listed by UNESCO in 1992 ​
• Sunset observation at Pre Rup or Phnom Bakheng temples

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 Overnight in Siem Reap

 Breakfast, Lunch

Morning:

• Drive to Beng Lealea, which was built in the 12 century, the layout and style of Beng Mealea are very similar to Angkor Wat, but is dominated by jungle at the moment.
• Trees have grown out of the towers and vines entangle columns. Lintels and other building blocks lay around in a tumble and require visitors to climb up and down as they approach the completely collapsed central towers.

​Afternoon:

• We head to Kompong Khleang and enjoy a boat cruise on the Kompong Khleang Floating Village at Tonle Sap Lake where you will meet the local life in the rural.
• Kampong Khleang located on the northern lake edge about 48km east of Siem Reap town, is a more remote, and less-touristic place.

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 Overnight in Siem Reap

 Breakfast, Lunch

• Today your memorable 18-Day Vietnam & Cambodia by Speedboat Crossing Border 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!