THE MOST HIGHLIGHT INDOCHINA - 20 DAYS

Welcome to Indochinaholiday with the first day to Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia lies at the confluence of the Mekong, Sap and Bassac rivers. Phnom Penh was regarded by many as the most beautiful of all the French-built cities in Indochina and so was formerly called the pearl of Indochina.
Welcome you to Phnom Penh by our professional English speaking tour guide & Diver and transfer you to hotel in the city centre. 
Check in and explore Phnom Penh city on your own time. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

8:00 Our Guide and driver will pick you up at the lobby of hotel and drive  15 km south of the city to Choeung Ek, a mass gravesite known to the locals as the Killing fields after the popular movie of Roland Joffre. The Khmer Rouge regime under Pol Pot controlled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. 
Then, we will drive back to the city center and visit the Tuol Sleng museum. This former high school in the suburbs of the capital was converted to a detention and torture centre - known as Toul Sleng or S21 - by the Khmers Rouges when they came to power in 1975. A genocide museum was established at Toul Sleng after 1979 and today it remains as it looked when abandonned by the Khmers Rouges. 
Stop for Lunch in the local restaurant.
After lunch time, we will visit the Royal Palace situated on the site of the former citadel. It was built by king Norodom in 1966, in front of the Mekong. Inside its walls are the throne hall, the Chan Chaya Pavilion, used for performances of classical dance, the Napoleon III Pavilion, and the king’s and Queen’s residential quarters. 
Continue visiting the Silver Pagoda - called the Pagoda of the Emerald Buddha - located in the walls of the Royal Palace. Inside, its floor is made up of 5,000 silver blocks.
The National Museum – near the Royal Palace  is a next place can not miss - which offers a charming setting for the display of a stunning collection of Khmer art. Predominantly worked in stone, the sculptures date from both the Angkorean and pre-Angkorean eras, complimented by more recent examples of Cambodian art. 
Drive back to hotel for relax and overnight in Phom Penh.

Free time at leisure and discover the other part of Phnom Penh city before taking the flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival Siem Reap airport, our local tour guide and driver thre will pick up and transfer you to the kingdom of beautiful Angkor Temples.
In the evening, we intive you to Por Cuisine Restaurant wher you take the time to enjoy a traditional Apsara Show of Kmer people.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Beginning the day by  exploring the complex of Angkor Thom. Our visit will begin with the South Gate, a beautiful introduction to Angkor Thom with well-restored statues of asuras (demons) and gods lining the bridge. Inside the complex, we will first visit the Bayon Temple. This temple mountain, built by Jayavarman VII, is situated in the center of the city of Angkor Thom. We will continue to the Elephant Terrace, which owes its name to its outstanding depiction of these animals, and the Terrace of Leper King, which presents a magnificent sculpture of King Yasovarman, popularly known as the leper king.
We will also visit Preah Khan, a labyrinth of pavilions, halls and chapels in a vast area encloses by four walls before to go to eat at a local restaurant and in the afternoon we will visit Ta Phrom and Angkor Wat, the largest and most impressive of all the temples which is an architectural allegory of the mythical Mount Meru.
As the end of the day will approach, we will proceed to the hilltop temple of Phnom Bakheng, climb the imposing remains and meet the crowd for a truly memorable sunset. An optional elephant trekking to the top of the hill is also available.
Back to hotel for relax and overnight in Siem Reap

Begin with a pre-dawn departure for sunrise outside of Angkor Wat. Enter the great temple in darkness (please bring a torch) from the little-visited eastern side, and creep along hoary cloistered corridors past the longest stretch of bas-relief carvings in the world.
End your touring at Angkor with breakfast outside the temple. Continue by moving on to Preah Khan temple, a ruined but highly atmospheric mélange of tree roots and crumbling stone structures.
After ending the magnificent Angkor Tour, we transfer you to Siem Reap international airport for flighting to Ho Chi Minh city – the most mordern city of Vietnam.
Arrival Tan Son Nhat airport, our English speaking tour guide and driver will pick up and transfer to your hotel for check-in. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

CuChi tunnels are located approximately 60km from Ho Chi Minh city, it is a legendary underground system of over 220 km of tunnels, a must-see for both Vietnamese and foreign travelers who are interested in the history of the Vietnam War. The tunnels are now a historical structure of Vietnam and considered a heroic district for the role they played in the resistance to US forces during the Vietnam War.
Once you arrive, you will get a chance to walk through some of the tunnels, discover the hidden corners and imagine what life was like here for the resistance soldiers. If you’re feeling brave, or curious, you can even try your hand at shooting at AK-47, one of the guns used during the war.
Back to Ho Chi Minh around 14:00
We continue visiting the highlight places in the city such as Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Post Office, fine examples of classical French colonial architecture.
See the Reunification Palace, one of the city’s most important buildings. Here on 30 April 1975 the American War officially ended when tank number 843 of the North Vietnamese Army crashed through the gates of what was at the time the residence of the President of the Republic of Vietnam.
Formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes, the War Remnants Museum features poignant displays of the futility of war. The courtyard outside contains the spoils of war, namely rusting jets, tanks, and cannons captured from the American military machine.
If time permits, we will visit Ben Thanh Market, which is very popular with tourists, primarily due to its central location. It has a wide selection of goods ranging from fake Nike shoes to beautiful silk ao dais, the traditional costume for women.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

On this full day trip, we will driver 90km to Ben Tre – a beautiful city in MekongDelta. After arriving Mekong Cruise Port, we will take the cruise on the Tien River to admire the scenery of 04 islets of dragon island, unicorn island, turtle island, and phoenix island. 
Cruising along Thoi Son or Dragon islet where you will take a walk into quite  Mekong village, visit orchards farm, enjoy seasonal fruits and listen to Southern folk music.
Continue using a rowing boat to weave in the small canal to see the idyllic scenery of the river, visit the honey bee farm, enjoy honey tea, banana wine...
Downing the Tien River to Tan Thach canal (Ben Tre). Visit Ben Tre specialty coconut candy factory, traditional handicraft village.
After that, we will use a motorboat to explore (Tan Thach canal) to learn about the daily life of rural people, go to Mekong Eco Restaurant for lunch (if available). 
Then using a horse-drawn carriage to visit the village road to learn about the daily life of local people. Return to Mekong Cruise port  where our car is ready transfering you back to Ho Chi Minh city.
Overnigh at the hotel.

Breakfast at hotel!
We will transfer you to Tan Son Nhat airport for flight to Danang – the most mordern city in the Central of Vietnam.
Upon arrival Danang airport, the tour guide and driver will pick up and transfer you to Hoian ancient town. Discover Hoian by night and overnight in Hoian.

Breakfast at hotel!

Tra Que is a small organic herb village located 2 km north-east of Hoi An Ancient Town. The village has existed for at least 300 years. A tour of the organic vegetable and herb gardens can include some time working in the fields if you like (wearing local farmer's clothes!), watering and hoeing vegetable beds, or merely enjoying the peace and tranquility at the glorious sunsets.

09:00 We will Pick up at your hotel and take a short transfer to Tra Que Village. (if you want to ride a cycle from hotel to Tra Que, please note)

09:20 Welcomed by Tra Que Water Wheel Staff & enjoy welcome drink.

09:30 – 10:30 Enjoy a biking ride around Tra Que Village. Make some nice stop to try buffalo riding & basket boat.

10:30 – 11:00 Enjoy a demonstration as well as learning how to make rice paper - a family tradition

11:15 – 14:00 Preparing & cooking instructed by Tra Que Waterwheel Chef. Then, enjoy the dishes that you have cooked.

14:30 – 15:30 Preparing the soil and planting herbs with the farmers

16:00 Back to your hotel in Hoi An & overnight in Hoi An.

Hoian Old Town - is the most beautiful city in Asia, where preserved almost intact with more than 1000 architectural relics from streets, houses to guilds, temples and pagodas. The place captivates visitors with its timeless and extremely simple beauty.
Free time at leisure and discover Hoian on your own time.
Overnight in Hoian

Free time to discover the other attractions in Hoian ancient town.
In the evening, you will take the time to enjoy an amazing THE DAR Show.This is a Vietnamese bamboo show, taking on the theme of the cultural life of the Central Highlands. In the form of "narrative circus" using all bamboo props, combined with music from indigenous ethnic instruments, Teh Dar reproduces right on the pitch the identity of the Central Highlands through the perspective of artists. art. TehDarshow has become a one-no-two art form of Vietnam that makes a special impression on domestic and foreign audiences.

Breakfast at hotel!
Check out then getting the flight to Hanoi - capital city of Vietnam where is  famous for its rich history and culture with more than 4 thousand years, mysterious pagodas, hospitable people, and famous cuisine.
Upon arrival Hoian Bai airport (Hanoi) You will be welcomed by your private profestional English Speaking tour guide and Experienced driver then transfering you to the city central.
Check in hotel and relax.
OPTIONAL HANOI STREET FOOD TOUR:
16:00 We will start to do an amazing Street food tour by walking to one of the biggest markets in Hanoi old quarter to see all different kinds of food that used for a Vietnamese breakfast, lunch, dinner and understand more about life of Vietnamese.
Secondly, we will try Pho – ( Beef noodle ; Chichken nood) a must for all most of Vietmanese in any breakfast, lunch or even dinner and Pho also has been known all over the world.
Continue tring others dishes which are very special, popular and favourite not only in Vietnam but also in the world as:

Hanoi is consider as one of the most beautiful destionations and can not miss in any Vietnam tours.
Today, we will start the city tour with the first stop is Ho Chi Minh Complex including Ho Chi Minh Mausuleum the place to commemorate the great hero - the old father of the Vietnamese nation, who read the declaration of independence on Ba Dinh square on 2nd September, 1945.
Next to is the Presidential Palace and house on stilts - where our Uncle Ho worked when he was alive.
Nearby is One pillow Pagoda - special with unique architecture of lotus flower that you can not miss in your journey.
Continue the trip by transfering to Temple of Literature which was the first university in Vietnam. It was constructed in 1070. Initially, the school was only for the children of the king and the children of the great nobles ( called Quoc Tu),  and nowadays to celebrate the doctorates and ranked scholars of Vietnam.
Have Lunch with delisious Vietnamesecuisine in a restaurant.
In the afternoon, we will visit Museum of Ethnology - preserve and display many cultural artifacts of all 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam . If you do not have the opportunity to explore the whole our beautiful country you can imagine how beautiful are our people.
Before ending a meafulfu trip today, we will take an hour cyclo trip to explore Hanoi old quarter with 36 different streets and enjoy and amazing Water Puppet show - a typical cultural and artistic feature of Vietnam's wet rice agriculture.
Overnight in Hanoi!

About 100 km from Hanoi, Ninh Binh is the right choice for travelers who do not have much time but want to explore the majestic nature, which you can visit at any times of the year because of the cool weather is cool, spaceful countryside and beautiful people.
The trip will start with 2.5 hour driving from Hanoi. Aeeive in Ninh Binh, the first place that you should visit is Hoa Lu – ancient capital of Vietnam in The Ly, Tran, and Le dynasties between 968 and 1009.
Keep driving to Tam Coc to enjoy the lunch with local specialy of Ninh Binh in a Vietnamese restautant.
After lunch time, we climb up to Hang Mua, you will wallow in a wonderful landscape of mountain, valley and river, enjoy the spectacular views from Hang Mua over Tam Coc and Ninh Binh’s stunning countryside.
Continue the trip in Tam Coc where we have a wonderful relaxing time on small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “three caves” on the Ngo Dong river. After 1.5 hours crusing, we will take a leisure walk to visit Bich Dong pagoda nearby and return Hanoi.

Famous as one of the 7 natural wonders of the world - Halong is considered an attractive destination not to be missed by any type of tour when you come to Vietnam.
8:00 Our guide and driver will pick you up and depart for Halongbay
12:00 Get on board and start the journey to discover beautiful Halong - where thousands of large and small islands emerge from the water with different shapes.
Where you explore strange caves where there are many stalagmites and stalactites formed by precipitation of calcium carbonate.
Enjoy the famous typical seafood dishes of Halong sea
Kayaking will also be an extremely interesting experience when you visit Halong bay.
Overnight on the Luxury Cruise.

Enjoying the Sunsine on the sea will bring you an extremely different feeling, followed by Tai-chi exercise on the cruise before having a nutritious breakfast.
Continue your journey to discover #Halong bay by visiting and exploring floating fishing villages on the bay, or you also relaxing and resting on the white sandy beach lying littered on beautiful islands.
End of the trip by Farewell the cruise then getting on car back to Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi

Free time to relax then take the flight to Luang Prabang.
Arrive in Luang Prabang and be warmly welcomed and transfer with our guide to hotel for checking in. 
Overnight at hotel in Luang Prabang.

Breakfast in the hotel
Depart to LIVING LAND FARM, situated in an idyllic countryside setting surrounded by mountains in the middle of ancient rice terraces. On your arrival, you will learn how rice is grown, experience the life of a rice farmer and try your hand at some of the activities : Planting seedlings., Threshing rice, Cutting and bundling rice…
In the afternoon, travelling outside of Luang Prabang, driving through green rice paddies and farms. Stop to visit a few villages of H’mong and Lao loum people, your guide can introduce you to local people and it's a great opportunity for you to be involved with their daily activities such as wooden cotton spinning, weaving, rice harvesting and green vegetable farms. 
On your arrival at the Kuang Si waterfall, enjoy your short walk on forest trails to visit the bear rescued centre, then to the main waterfalls with spectacular views. Falls cascade over many calcified tiers and down several hundred feet into a series of cool, turquoise pools. You can cool off with a swim. Transfer back to Luang Prabang.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.

This morning, visit Wat Visoun, the site of the impressive Thad Makmo stupa. The rounded dome is stylistically more Sinhalese than Lao. Continue to visit Wat Aham and Wat Sene Temple.
Visit Wat Xieng Thong further emphasizes the uniqueness of Luang Prabang, its several roofs sweeping low to the ground. See also the impressive "tree of life" mosaic here. The gilt panel on the exterior of the chapel depicts semi-erotic episodes from the Ramayana. 
This afternoon, visit Wat May built in 1796, the five-tiered roof of the wooden Sim (chapel) epitomizes the graceful Luang Prabang architectural style. Then visit the National Museum, explore the city’s fascinating array of shimmering temples and French colonial buildings. 
Climb up to Phousi Hill which offers you sunset and panoramic view to Luang Prabang town.
Evening is free for your own visit at Night Market.

After breakfast, our Guide and driver will transfer you to  Luang Prabang  airport for your departure flight with the sincere thanks for your travel to Indochina with us. We hope that you have enjoyed your Indochina trip and look forward to welcoming you back for your next IndochinaTours, goodbye and see you again!!!