Our 20 Day Vietnam Laos and Cambodia tour is a great way to learn about these three neighboring countries, full of culture, history, stunning sights and endless beauty. This tour can be reversed starting from Phnom Penh, Cambodia and ending in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Meals included: N/A | Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
Upon arrival to Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat International Airport) you will be picked up and transferred by private car through the city to your hotel for check-in (hotel rooms are available for mid-afternoon check-in).
The buzzing southern city, formerly known as Saigon, is a tantalizing mix of old and new. Rest of the day is at leisure.
Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch | Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification Palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom Palace. The Independence Palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum, the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. Have lunch at local restaurant.
In the afternoon depart for Cu Chi Tunnels, the trip will take approximately one and a half hour bus drive. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.
Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun (your own expense).
Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Evening is at leisure.
Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch | Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Escape the city for a tour of the Mekong Delta, where you'll see what life is like beyond the urban centre of the south.
Travel to Ben Tre to discover the unique lifestyle of inhabitants living along the Mekong Delta. Board your cruise on Ben Tre River (one of the tributaries of Mekong River) before stopping at brickworks to see how bricks are made in traditional style by printing and baking. Next, visit a coconut processing workshop located along the canal. Turn on natural scissors creeks where they look smaller and smaller which will lead to a local village. Walk to a family workshop to observe sleep mats being made while enjoying some fruits and tea. Then you’ll take a motor cart or cycle under shady trees, pass by green rice fields and vegetable plains all while getting a feel for the life and tropical culture from Peasants.
Lunch is served at a riverside restaurant.
In the afternoon, you’ll take a row-boat along water palm creek and then boat back to Hung Vuong Pier, where your transport is waiting back to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive at your hotel around 17h00. Evening is at leisure.
Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch | Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
Pick up from your hotel at (2 hours prior to your flight departure) for transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for the short flight to the central port city of Danang. On arrival in Danang transfer to Hoi An, a major Asian trading port in the 17th and 18th centuries whose architecture and relaxed lifestyle has changed little over the years.
Have lunch then take a walking tour of the ancient town centre to visit former merchants’ houses, the 400 year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, a Chinese communal hall and the colorful market.
Hoi An is a destination with two faces – the charming, old-world trading port of narrow streets and traditional houses, and the beach with its new resorts and long stretch of clean white sand. In keeping with Hoi An’s heritage as a trading port, the town’s tiny shop houses now host a range of craft shops and artisans including some of Asia’s best bespoke tailors. Despite the passing of 200 years and the ravages of weather and war, the centre of Hoi An remains much the same as it was in its heyday.
Around the town we can see a numerous art galleries and tailor shops, get some made-to-order clothes if you like. Return to your hotel.
Stay overnight in Hoi An.
Meals included: Breakfast | Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
The day is left free to relax in this beautiful area. You could take a taxi or make the easy five-kilometre bicycle ride through the rice paddies and shrimp ponds to Cua Dai beach.
Alternatively Hoi An is one of the best places to shop for souvenirs, especially if you’re looking for t-shirts, paintings or ceramics. For those interested in getting clothes tailored, this is definitely the place to shop.
Another good idea is to take a boat trip out to a village specialising in ceramics and boat-building or visit the local farm in Tra Que Village and have a local home cooked meal including a “banh xeo” a specialty savoury (optional – please contact us directly for tour options).
Stay overnight in Hoi An.
Optional Tour: We would like to introdue some tour options to explore the beauty and charm of Hoi An. You can choose one of below options:
Option 1: Discover My Son Holly Land (Half day)
My Son Sanctuary - a collection of Champa ruins nestled amongst the mountains in a geological basin of the Quang Nam province.
Price from 44 USD/ person (for a group of 2 persons. The bigger the group, the bigger the saving)
Option 2: Hoi An Countryside by Jeep and Sunset Cruise on Thu Bon River (15h30-19h00)
Take a journey through picturesque countryside to reach lesser known parts of Hoi An city you will explore the local village and enjoy buffalo riding. Then cruise through the river, witness the river culture, local farming and the other daily activities of the local people. Enjoy our delicious freshly prepared foods on boat and it’s the time for paper lanterns with small lanterns inside twinkle.
Price from 67 USD/person (for a group of 2 persons. The bigger the group, the bigger the saving)
Option 3: Countryside And Cooking – Hoi An Bike Tour (8h15-16h00)
Your gentle cycle tour takes you on the short but beautiful ride through lush farm land, rice fields and small villages to Tra Que Village. Visit local villagers and see how they use their surrounding resources to craft a living using age old methods. Get on Coracle boat for a journey through the untouched waterways, fringed by river coconut palms.
At Tra Que you will enjoy the village tour to nurseries and herb gardens. Get to know the villagers’ daily working routines, like raking the ground, sowing, watering and picking greens and many more gardening activities. Relax and enjoy a traditional herbal foot massage in the garden before joining a cookery class hosted by the local family.
Price from 67 USD/person (for a group of 2 persons. The bigger the group, the bigger the saving)
Option 4: My Son Sanctuary - Countryside Vespa Tour (07h30-14h30)
Riding pillion on a classic vintage Vespa motorbike to the UNESCO site of My Son. Taking back roads and country laneways passing small villages this tour brings you closer to rural Vietnam on this journey to the ancient site of My Son.
Price from 85 USD/person (for a group of 2 persons. The bigger the group, the bigger the saving)
Meals included: Breakfast | Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
Free day at leisure – continue exploring the Ancient Quarter or head to the beach/swimming pool for relaxing.
Stay overnight in Hoi An.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch | Accommodation: Air conditioned cabin on train
Awake early and participate in Tai Chi on the top deck or simply relax and enjoy the sunrise over the bay’s towering islands, a sight not to be missed! Enjoy a morning cup of coffee or tea, before setting out to visit a wonderful cave in Halong Bay.
Return to the junk for breakfast then take advantage of the sundeck and admire the amazing rock formations of Halong Bay. Enjoy a light lunch before heading back to shore. Your driver will then meet you at the Halong jetty for your drive back to Hanoi.
16h30: Arrive at your hotel in Hanoi. Rest of the day is free at your leisure.
20h00 You will be picked up from your hotel lobby by our representative for a short transfer to Hanoi Train Station for the overnight train to Lao Cai, the gateway to Sapa (9 hour duration). Settle down for an early night to try and get as much sleep as possible for your first day of trekking as you will be woken up around 5h00am on arrival to Sapa.
Stay overnight on the train in a comfortable soft sleeper compartment (4 berth, air-conditioned compartment).
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch | Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa town
05h35: Arrive in Lao Cai train station. Welcome by your local guide and driver then take a drive of 40km for over an hour drive uphill to Sapa. This town is a former French hill resort and home to some of Vietnam’s most colorful ethnic groups.
07h00: Arrive at your hotel (hotel rooms are available for mid-afternoon check-in only. Early check-in can be arranged subject to availability on your arrival. Otherwise we will provide you a basic hotel room where you can have shower).
Freshen up and have breakfast. Relax for awhile to get ready for our full day tour. Today requires comfortable walking shoes while the trek is easy.
09h00: Start trekking south towards Muong Hoa Valley, then descend by foot through the largest terraced rice paddy area in the Sapa region. Our walk takes us through the village of Lao Chai, home to the Black Hmong minority, then on to Ta Van village, inhabited by the Giay minority. We have a great opportunity to observe the daily life and traditional hospitality of these people.
12h00: Stop for a rest and have lunch in a local village with local delights. It gives you a worth chance to learn about the local house architecture which is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom.
After lunch and a relaxing break, gear up for another trek through a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai village, a Red Dao ethnic minority village. Take a rest nearby a waterfall to refresh, climb uphill to meet up your driver for your journey back to Sapa town.
15h00: Arrive at your hotel and check in. Time to relax or wander around the town and visit Sapa ethnic market on your own.
In the evening, you’re free to do as you wish. You can explore the town of Sapa at night.
Stay overnight at hotel in Sapa town.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch | Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Have breakfast at hotel.
08h00: Depart for a walk to Cat Cat village locating near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Spectacular scenery of mountains and terraced rice paddies changes after every corner as you walk downhill. Getting through Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong, you will pay visiting to some local homes, witnessing their daily life activities and experiencing their hospitability. Continue walking down to the valley bottom, having a break at a stunning waterfall where the French built a hydraulic power station.
Back to Sapa town and have lunch at restaurant. You are free and easy to discover Sapa town on your own until 15h00.
You can enjoy a walk around this charming town, paying visit to Sapa market and the old cathedral where you can meet a lot of local ethnic minority peoples such as Black H’mong and Red Zao wearing their traditional colorful dresses selling their farming and gathering products and handicrafts for souvenir.
15h00 You will be picked up and return to Hanoi by road (approx. 5.5 hour drive) and arrive at your hotel in Hanoi around 21h30.
** You will join our Luxury Limousine - 9 seaters and share with other passengers if your group is less than 9 persons.
Stay overnight in Hanoi.
Meals included: Breakfast | Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
The morning is at leisure for last minute sight-seeing or shopping until your transfer to Noi Bai airport for your flight to Luang Prabang, Laos.
On arrival at the Luang Prabang airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Afternoon free to treat yourself to a spa treatment or massage, go shopping or relax at the hotel. In the evening you are free to explore the market and sample some traditional Lao cruisine at one of the many restaurants the town has to offer.
Stay overnight in Luang Prabang.
Optional (additional cost applies):
Late afternoon we climb to the top of Mount Phousi to explore the sacred gilded stupa and to enjoy the panoramic view of the city and the sun setting over the Mekong River. Decenting the mountain your will find yourself in the midst of the famous Luang Prabang Night Market, where you can find a unique selection of handmade textiles and handicrafts locally made by both ethnic Lao and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang.
Price: 30 USD/person (for a group of 2 persons)
Meals included: Breakfast | Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
Optional (additional cost applies): This morning you have the option and opportunity to rise early and participate in the daily morning ritual of Alms Giving, you will experience saffron-clad monks collecting offerings or ‘Alms’ from faithful local residents. This tradition is unique to Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving the daily procession. Additional price: 10 USD/person (for a group of 2 persons).
We head off this morning to see some of the highlights of Luang Prabang including a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts from the Royal period in Luang Prabang. Continue to visit the city’s oldest temples, the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roof sweeping low to the ground, representing classical Lao architecture, the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrine of WatAham.
From there we board our private boat for a pleasant and scenic cruise up on the Mekong River to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves. These caves are an ancient pilgrimage site and contain thousands of gold lacquered Buddha images left there over hundreds of years.
Return to Luang Prabang, we disembark our boat and have the option of taking a short drive to Ban Phanom, a village famous for its hand weaving or returning to the hotel for free time to relax.
Stay overnight in Luang Prabang.
Meals included: Breakfast | Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
After breakfast at the hotel we begin our journey to the beautiful Kuangsi Waterfall, stopping along the way to visit the morning Phousi Market where all locals of Luang Prabang come to do their daily shopping. You will see a variety of local foodstuffs and products including dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, fish, vegetables and fruit, everything needed for daily life in Laos.
On arrival at the Kuangsi Waterfall you can cool off with a refreshing swim in the topaz pools below the falls, walk along the forest trails and visit the Bear Sanctuary.
Then you will be transferred to the airport in time for afternoon flight to Siem Reap.
Upon arrival at Siem Reap airport our guide & driver will pick you up and transfer to your hotel for check in. Rest of the day is at your leisure.
Stay overnight in Siem Reap.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch | Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
Start your sightseeing tour of Angkor area. Spend a full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the largest as well as the most complete temple of Angkor Wat. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares.
Stroll around this massive edifice, seeing the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple and the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature.
Early this evening, hop on the Tuk Tuk (the most common taxi in Cambodia) to cruise around the Siem Reap town and join a blessing ceremony by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity and safety for your journey.
Stay overnight in Siem Reap.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch | Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap
Heading out of town we make our way by traveling on a newly paved road to the intricately carved and well preserved temple of Banteay Srei. Along the way we make stopover at the Preah Dark village and we follow these with a visit the Banteay Samre Temple adorned with impressive relief’s depicting scenes of Vishunu as well as Krishna legends.
Then continue to visit Roluos Group. The monuments of Roluos, which served as the capital of Indravarman I (reigned 877-89). Preah KO erected by Indravarman I in the late 9th century dedicated by the King to his ancestors in 880. Bakong the largest and most interesting of the Roluos group temples, with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east entrance. Lolei built on an islet in the center of a large reservoir (now rice fields) by Yasovarman I, the founder to the first city at Angkor.
Stay overnight in Siem Reap.
Meals included: Breakfast | Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh
Today, you will visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a boat trip in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. Spend the rest of time visiting the "Chantiers Ecoles - Les Artisans d'Angkor" which provides training to young Cambodians in an effort to revive the ancient Khmer traditions of stone carving and wood sculpting.
Return to your hotel and free at leisure until transfer to the airport for one hour flight to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
Upon arrival at Phnom Penh airport, you will be picked up and transfered to the hotel for check in. Free and easy.
Stay overnight in Phnom Penh.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch | Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh
Spend a full day discovering Phnom Penh with visits to the Tuol Sleng Prison Museum and the notorious 'Killing Fields' of Choeung Ek, which will give us a deep insight into the painful bloody rule of the Khmer Rouge.
In the afternoon, explore Psar Toul Tom Pong, also called the Russian Market", where anything and everything is for sales. Then visit Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda. Located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. The treasures found inside include a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90kilograms and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha.
Afterwards, continue to visit Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh's namesake, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh during sunset.
Stay overnight in Phnom Penh.
Meals included: Breakfast | Accommodation: N/A
Today you will have some free time for any last minute sightseeing or souvenir shopping before your transfer to the airport for your flight home.
If hotel and other travel arrangements are required, please contact us.
- Prices are in US dollars and per person based on half twin.
- Prices shown are based on private tour and two people travelling together and sharing a room.
- Single supplement surcharges are applied for solo travelers who occupy a single room (twin/ double bedded room for single use).
- Get more Discount if you are a bigger group.
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Economy (3*) |
1,668 USD | 415 USD | 1,642 USD | 390 USD |
Superior (3*+) Saigon: Silver Land Central, Elios Hotel Hoi An: Vinh Hung Emerald Resort Hanoi: Imperial Hotel, Silk Queen Hotel Halong: Calypso Cruise Sapa: Sapa Legend Hotel Laos: Maison Dalabua Hotel Siem Reap: Central Boutique Hotel Phnom Penh: King Grand Boutique Hotel |
1,813 USD | 535 USD | 1,767 USD | 485 USD |
Deluxe (4*) Saigon: Central Palace Hotel Hoi An: Silk Luxury Hotel & Spa, Vinh Hung Riverside Resort Hanoi: Hanoi Pearl Hotel, Silk Path Luxury Hotel Halong: Starlights Cruise, Huong Hai Sealife Sapa: BB Sapa Hotel, Pistachio Hotel Laos: Luang Prabang View Hotel Siem Reap: Tara Angkor Hotel Phnom Penh: Double Leaf Hotel |
1,954 USD | 675 USD | 1,869 USD | 590 USD |
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