Best Of Angkor Wat With Cambodia And Vietnam - 9 D / 8 N

Welcome to your Southern Travels Best Of Angkor Wat with Cambodia & Vietnam tour. On arrival in, you will be met by your Southern Travel Tour Manager will welcome you and take you to your hotel. Gateway for the temples of Angkor, Siem Reap (see-em ree-ep) was always destined for great things.

Visitors come here to see the temples, of course, but there is plenty to do in and around the city when you're templed out. Siem Reap has reinvented itself as the epicentre of chic Cambodia, with everything from backpacker party pads to hip hotels, world-class wining and dining across a range of cuisines, sumptuous spas, great shopping, local tours to suit both foodies and adventurers, and a creative cultural scene. Evening Enjoy Apsara dance with buffet Dinner.
Overnight at Siem Reap.

Breakfast at the hotel, Morning, continue visiting the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, starting with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone. Bayon Temple - unique with its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces, Baphuon temple located in the North of Bayon represented of holy Mount Meru the residence of the gods in Hindu tradition. Finishing the visit at this ancient city by going around The Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.
Continue visiting the jungle-covered temple of Ta Prohm. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers that embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man’s creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. This temple is famous by being chosen for major activities of Tomb Raider acted by Celebrity Angelina Jolie.
Afternoon, visit Angkor Wat, highlighted by the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, carved on the walls and tell the stories of Hindu legends. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. Strolling around this massive edifice, seeing many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple. End of the day, visit Phnom Bakheng where you can calmly relax and enjoy sun set view. Return to Siem Reap downtown.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Lunch & Dinner at an Indian restaurant – Set Menu

Breakfast at hotel and check out Morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Hochiminh City, also called as Saigon, the most dynamic city in Vietnam. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.

Afternoon visit Cu Chi tunnels - the network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens.
After a short introduction video showing how the tunnels were constructed, you will have a chance to crawl into a short section of the tunnels to feel the oppressive narrowness and heat inside.. Return to Ho Chi Minh late in the afternoon.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh Lunch & Dinner at an Indian restaurant – Set Menu

After breakfast proceed for Full Day Excursion to My Tho - the homeland of coconut and family factories with local products like coconut candy, rice paper,… Upon arrival, embark on the boat cruising on the mighty Mekong River viewing the life to the local people live along the banks. We stop to visit an island in the area, enjoy the fresh tropical fruits served in the heart of the lush garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music.

Later, embark on other small boats rowed by the local people thru the small canals shadowed by water coconut trees to visit the local factories. There you will taste the honey tea and see the local people produce the coconut candy milk and of course you also can try it or stroll in the garden where the locals feed honeybee.
In the afternoon, continue to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pagoda in the area with architecture combination of Chinese, Cambodian, and French cultures.
Return to Ho Chi Minh late in the afternoon.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Lunch Dinner at an Indian restaurant – Set Menu

Breakfast at hotel and check out. Morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Danang City. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Afternoon, transfer to Son Tra Peninsula (Monkey Mountain), you'll have the chance to see panoramic ocean views and the Giant Lady Buddha Statue, the tallest statue in Vietnam. Then, to the Marble Mountains, you'll see a cluster of five marble and limestone hills. Here, you'll be able to explore natural caves, visit a Buddhist pagoda and admire sweeping views from the summits.

Then heading to Cam Thanh coconut village. Here, you will experience basket boat ride around the coconut forest, learn about the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen, their families and their community. You will surely experience the feeling of floating on the waves of water and join an equally fun basket boat race between the baskets together in the cheering and bustling music drum. Board on boat and commence cruising on the Cua Dai River. Coconut forest is a very unique eco region, with a beautiful mangrove forest, is the habitat of many precious animals such as crab, shrimp, fish and even animal soft bodies. Local people will teach you how to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat. You will hear stories of past wars and the harsh conditions that soldiers have to endure. Back to Hoi An town.

Take an interesting walk over the tile-roofed Japanese Bridge, visit taciturn Chinese Assembly Halls, enjoy the attractiveness of ancient houses or listen to folk music of Central Vietnam at old club-houses. Later we can stop at shrines or stroll into the market located by Thu Bon river, where you may find the same feelings of the artists, who see the rooftops of Hoian a magical old world of Oriental feel and source of inspiration. This is also a wonderful town to shop for lanterns, soft silk, raw silk, or get your clothes tailored within a day.
Overnight in Danang
Lunch Dinner at Indian restaurant – Set Menu

Breakfast at hotel. Morning transfer to Ba Na Hills for discover this beautiful attraction in Da Nang city. You will take a cable car to the summit of mountain (at 1487m of sea level). Start visiting Ba Na Hill with many different attractions: Funicular, Le Jardin D’Amour, Linh Ung pagoda, Thich Ca Buddhist statue, etc. This afternoon, you continue to join activities and games in Fantasy Park. Later, walk to the summit of the mountain at the height 1487m – the highest one of Ba Na Mountain, visit Bell Tower, Nghinh Phong tower a and Golden Bridge, to take beautiful photos of the mountain and Da Nang city.
Overnight in Danang
Sharing buffet lunch on Bana Hills
Dinner at Indian restaurant – Set Menu

Please note: Wax Museum, wine cellar/tasting, alpine coaster, and coin games are not included and payable on the spot

Breakfast at hotel and check out. Morning transfer to the airport without a guide for your flight to the City, the capital city of Vietnam. (air tickets quoted separately) Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.
Afternoon, visit Ba Dinh Square – the biggest square in Hanoi where all the biggest cultural, political events of the cities, especially demonstrations, take place. Start our visit at the Complex of Ho Chi Minh including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (from outside only as it closes in the afternoon), Ho Chi Minh’s house-on-stilts, his fishpond and the One-Pillar Pagoda. Continue visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, locates on a small peninsula on the East side of the dazzling West Lake, this is the most ancient pagoda in Hanoi with its history line of more than 1,500 years.
Later, We visit the picturesque Hoan Kiem Lake and then take a leisure walk around the Old Quarter of Hanoi, a fascinating network of narrow alleys and shop houses also known as ‘The 36 Streets’ – each street being named after the merchandise traditionally sold there, ranging from fabrics, medicines to crafts. Transfer back to your hotel.

Overnight in Hanoi.
Lunch Dinner at Indian restaurant – Set Menu

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Morning, we will drive via the expressway (2.5 – 3 hours driving) to Halong, one of the earliest World Heritage Sites designated by UNESCO for Vietnam in 1994.
Check in our boat and enjoy a lunch of fresh seafood while the boat goes about an unusual seascape with thousands of picturesque rocks and islets, beaches and hollow islands. We can stop to visit some karst grottoes, or just go swimming, or stop at a beach and enjoy the sunset on the sea. Lunch and dinner with local food on board.
on the boat in Halong Bay.

Please note: Cruise program may vary depending on the cruise. You will have station English-speaking guide on board!

You should wake up early to enjoy the dawn on the sea in the early morning. The Vietnamese call the “East Sea” by a point-oriented name “Eastern Sea”, so you may guess how miraculous seeing the sunrise over the islets of the Bay. After a light breakfast, our boat will continue to cruise in marvelous areas, where almost each islet has its own name, adopting its shape or reminiscent like Sail Island, Fisherman’s head rock, Butterfly rock or Turtle islet etc. Fully breakfast or brunch will local food will be served on board.
Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi via the expressway (2.5 – 3 hours driving), heading to the airport for your departure flight.
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