Hanoi Trip Overview
This itinerary lets you explore the Secret of Vietnam and Cambodia in a relatively short amount of time, but at a comfortable and enjoyable pace. The 09 days journey takes you to visit Hanoi, city of Peace, Halong Bay, with an overnight on the junks and limestone karsts, modern Ho Chi Minh City as well as finding time for stops at other cultural highlights like Phnom Penh and the astonishing Angkor Temples in Siem Reap.
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Duration: 9 days
Starts: Hanoi, Vietnam
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam
This itinerary lets you explore the Secret of Vietnam and Cambodia in a relatively short amount of time, but at a comfortable and enjoyable pace. The 09 days journey takes you to visit Hanoi, city of Peace, Halong Bay, with an overnight on the junks and limestone karsts, modern Ho Chi Minh City as well as finding time for stops at other cultural highlights like Phnom Penh and the astonishing Angkor Temples in Siem Reap.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Ha Noi
Stop At: Hanoi, Hanoi
Arrive in Hanoi – Noi Bai International Airport. You will be met at the airport by your English speaking guide and transfer to your hotel in downtown Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Distance Noi Bai Airport – Hanoi Central: 30 km 50 minute transfer
Duration: 50 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel De La Seine (Superior room)
Day 2: Ha Noi city tour
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, 2 Hung Vuong Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
08:00 A.m: We will visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Museum, the One Pillar Pagoda,The French colonial Styled Presidential Palace and the historical Temple of Literature, the first university of VietNam, built in 1070 in honor of confucius
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Longlink Traditional Water Puppet Show, Nguyen Van Huyen street Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi Vietnam
In the afternoon we will see the Museum of Ethnology then we will attend a traditional Water Puppet show. This art originates from rural festivals in Vietnam. The artists – men and women – stand waist deep in the water to manipulate the puppets, making them move about, talk and laugh and even dance on the surface of the water. The audience is meant to experience the atmosphere of a village festival. Then visit Hoan Kiem Lake (The Restored Sword Lake) and the Ngoc Son Temple, which is on an island in the northern part of the lake. We will enjoy a Cyclo tour along the narrow streets of the Old Quarter of Hanoi. The Old Quarter includes 36 old streets with each name representative of the type of merchandise sold in it.
Overnight in Ha Noi.
Note: Please kindly take note that Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (the inside) will be opened only in the morning. It will be closed every Monday and Friday. Besides the outside of Ho chi Minh Mausoleum, you can still visit Ba Dinh square, Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s House on stilt, One pillar pagoda as normal. Museum of Ethnography also closed every Monday.
Duration: 4 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel De La Seine (Superior room)
Day 3: Ha Noi – Ha Long overnight on boat
Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
After breakfast, 7:45 A.m drive to Halong Bay (3,5 hours), a UNESCO World Heritage site. Whoever comes to Vietnam should not miss the chance to visit Halong Bay, a picturesque blend of harmonious transition between the mountains and the sea.
Halong Bay is in the Bac Bo (Tonkin) gulf and stretches over an area of 1,500 km2 with three thousand green islands that look like jewels. Upon arrival at the harbor we will embark on a junk. We will enjoy tour visit Ha Long as mentioned program on cruise for 2 days 1 nights.
Overnight on the junk.
Distance Halong – Hanoi: 165km => 4 hour transfer included breaktime on the way
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: APRICOT CRUISE 2D1N ; Deluxe room ; Night Cabin
Day 4: Ha Long – Ha Noi – flight Ho Chi Minh
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
After gazing at the sunrise, you will navigate through the numerous oddly shaped limestone outcrops. Stop by a cove for a panoramic view of Halong Bay. Have a brunch on boat
In the afternoon return airport flight Ho Chi Minh
overnight Ho Chi Minh
Distance Halong – Hanoi: 165km => 4 hour transfer included breaktime on the way
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: COSMO HOTELS AND SPA GROUP (Superior Double/Twin room)
Day 5: Sai Gon city tour
Stop At: Ben Thanh Market, Le Loi, Phuong Ben Thanh Quan 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
Have a breakfast at hotel
08:00 A.m, We enjoy a city tour to see Reunification Palace and Ben Thanh Market. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral (1877-1883) right on the square and the beautiful French-style Post Office (1886-1891), with its glass canopy and iron structure designed by Gustave Eiffel. Then, visit the famous War Remnant Museum, with armored vehicles, artillery pieces, bombs and infantry weapons displayed both outside and inside. Then, continue to Cholon, the Chinese quarter, Discover the Thien Hau Pagoda, build by the Cantonese congregation in the 19th century. Free time to explore on your own, or for shopping.
Overnight in Saigon.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: COSMO HOTELS AND SPA GROUP (Superior Double/Twin room)
Day 6: Sai Gon – Siem Reap by Flight
Stop At: Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province
Pick up at Siem Reap Airport
Check in at hotel.
No Lunch & Dinner and overnight in Siem Reap.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Cardamom Hotel (Superior room)
Day 7: Siem Reap
Stop At: Ta Prohm, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Breakfast at hotel
An early morning to avoid the crowd, we head out to visit Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples which has been left relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, looking very much the ways most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them, it was used as a location in the film Tomb Raider. Then head back to see the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire, Angkor Thom, the Great Angkor City, established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII. We also visit the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King & Baphoun temple before continue to visit Angkor Wat, the most popular tourist attraction in Cambodia-it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Angkor Wat, also known as the “ City of Temples” a temple complex in Cambodia and one of the largest religious monuments in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century. Seeing the architectural masterpiece of Angkor Wat. We stroll around this massive monument, exploring the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple. If time permitted, view sunset from where possible. Overnight in Siem Reap
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Cardamom Hotel (Superior room)
Day 8: Siem Reap – Phnom Penh
Stop At: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
Breakfast at hotel.
In morning or noon, share (pick up by bus company) a public VIP minivan to Siem Reap (314km-6hrs drives). On arrival, meet our representative and transfer to check in at hotel. Overnight in Phnom Penh
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Mother Home Inn (Deluxe room)
Day 9: Phnom Penh Departure
Stop At: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Corner of Street 113 & St 350 History Museum, Phnom Penh 12304 Cambodia
Breakfast at hotel
begin your visit to Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, also known as S21, high school used as a prison by Pol Pot’s security forces, the largest center for detention and torture during the rule of the Khmers Rouges. Continue to the 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 Royal Palace of Cambodia is a complex of buildings although it is generally understood to be the royal abode of the King of Cambodia. Wat Phnom, the most significant of all the temples in Phnom Penh. This effect is a sanctuary founded by Daun Penh (Grandma Penh), a wealthy window in 1372. The 27 meters high man-made hill became as Wat Phnom Daun Penh. Then transfer to airport for departure home.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
