24 Days Best of Vietnam Cambodia Laos and Thailand Tour with Beach Relaxing

Welcome to Hanoi!

Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel and check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure for recovery.

Note: If your arrival time is early, and you prefer to explore the city instead of taking a nap, please kindly tell our travel consultant, and we’ll recommend one of our suggested activities like enjoying the Hanoi food tour by motorbike at night, or having a half-day cooking class, or walking around the Hanoi food street.

Accommodation: Overnight in Hanoi

Meals: NA

Enjoy your breakfast. At 8:00 am - 8:30 am, you will be met by our tour guide at your hotel, and start to explore the city of Hanoi. The morning’s activities include:

1. Tran Quoc Pagoda: located on the shores of West Lake, this pagoda is full of amazing Buddhist symbolism, a must-see for any of Hanoi city tour.
2. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum: one of the most famous works in Vietnam. With great cultural and historical value, it will expand your understanding of the country.
3. One Pillar Pagoda: Hanoi’s iconic landmark is not to be missed, famous for its extraordinary architecture. This Pagoda is not only a famous tourist attraction but also a religious stop for local pilgrims.
4. Temple of Literature: one of the top historical attractions in Hanoi, which is the first university in Vietnam. The temple represents Vietnamese ancient architecture and traditional fondness for learning.

End of the sightseeing, you will have lunch at an authentic Vietnamese restaurant, and then take a rest.

In the afternoon, you will enjoy the following activities:

1. Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple: famous for its peaceful beauty, and cultural as well as historical values.
2. Take a traditional cyclo tour through the Old Quarter: the fascinating experience of rickshaws driving around the Old Quarter and experience the daily life of the locals.
3. Savor the best street food in the world: never miss out the Vietnam food.

Enjoying local Vietnamese dinner, you will be escorted to watch a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show at Thang Long Water Puppet Theater. The show lasts 50 minutes. It’s a unique Vietnam performance to display the daily life in Northern Vietnam villages.

After the show ends, you’ll be transferred to the train station to catch an overnight train to Lao Cai, the gateway to Sapa. Sleep on the train in comfortable sleeping compartments. 

 Accommodation: Overnight on the train

 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You’ll arrive in Lao Cai at 5:55 am. From there, you’ll be transferred to Sapa in 1 hour, a picturesque town located in the mountains.

After enjoying a delicious local Vietnamese breakfast, the rice paddy terrace trekking will start at around 8:00 am. During the trek, you'll visit these stops in order.

1. Cat Cat Villiage: home to the Black Hmong people.
2. Waterfall and a hydroelectric station: trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces.
3. Y Linh Ho Villiage: black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest and have lunch.
4. Muong Hoa Valley: pass through Lao Chai village of the Black Hmong minority.
5. Ta Van Villiage: home to Giay minority.

It’s a very popular trekking route around 15km across different villages of the Hmong, Giay, and Red Dao ethnic minorities, and you’ll enjoy the spectacular scenery of Northern Vietnam highlands. After the trekking, you’ll be escorted back to Hanoi for a nearly 5-hour drive.

 Accommodation: Overnight in Hanoi

 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

In the morning, after breakfast, our driver will pick you up at about 8:00 am, and then head to the cruise port of Halong Bay. It takes about 3 hours to arrive. Upon arrival, the cruise staff will help you with the check-in at around 12:00 am.

Welcome onboard in Halong Bay! You will be greeted with a welcome drink and the introduction and guidelines. Then, you will enjoy the lunch onboard in the elegant dining room.

In the afternoon, you will enjoy some exciting activities such as sightseeing, kayaking, or swimming according to each cruise’s itinerary.

While onboard, you can take advantage of the leisure time of the Spa, Beauty, and Massage services surrounded by the stunning scenery around you. Besides, you can also join in the chef’s cooking class and learn the art of traditional Vietnamese cooking.

In the evening, an elegant dinner is ready with a fusion of Eastern and Western cuisine, accompanied by a wide selection of wines and beverages from around the world.

After dinner, enjoy a leisurely evening onboard, such as joining in board games, squid fishing, a night movie, or bars & karaoke. 

 Accommodation: Overnight at the Halong Bay 

 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Your second day of Halong Bay Cruise will start with a Tai Chi class for 20 minutes to breathe the fresh air and brighten the day.

After breakfast, continue with the exploration of the tourist sites on Halong Bay. At around 10:00 am, it’s time to pack your luggage for checkout.

At about 11:30 am, your cruise boat will sail back to the port and you will enjoy an early lunch on the way. Then, our driver will pick you up at the port, heading to the airport of Hanoi for your flight to Phnom Penh for about 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Welcome to Phnom Penh! Your tour guide will take you to the hotel for check-in. You can have the rest of the day to yourself.

Accommodation: Overnight in Phnom Penh

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your breakfast and our tour guide will pick you up to start exploring Phnom Penh, Cambodian’s capital city. In the morning, you will head to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, so-called Security Prison 21 (S-21) once operated:

1.Prison and Killing Field/Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum: a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide. The museum features an archive that contains records and tools used in torture, as well as images and artwork.

After the tour, enjoy the lunch at a local restaurant and have a short break. In the afternoon, you will enjoy the following activities:

1.Take a Tuk-tuk ride to visit the Silver Pagoda which is decorated with about 5000 silver tiles on the floor and the Royal Palace where the Khmer royal family lives.
2. National Museum: home to the world's finest collection of Khmer sculpture: a millennium's worth and more of masterful Khmer design.

Then, you will enjoy the sunset cruise with unlimited beer & soft drinks, exploring the Mekong, Tonle Sap, and Four Faces Rivers, as well as Diamond Island and the local fishing village. Gain an authentic experience by observing the housing and lifestyle of the locals who live along the riverbank.

After the tour, you will be escorted to explore the local night market of Phnom Penh. Then, back to the hotel and have a good rest tonight.

 Accommodation: Overnight in Phnom Penh

 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, you’ll be escorted to the airport and take a flight to Siem Reap for about 1 hour.

Welcome to Siem Reap!

Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel and check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure for recovery.

Accommodation: Overnight in Siem Reap

Meals: Breakfast

Today, you will get up a little bit early at about 5:00 am for the sunrise of Angkor Wat, experiencing the breathtaking moment.

After enjoying the sunrise, you will be escorted to the hotel for breakfast and have a little rest. You guide will pick you up at about 10:00 am to start your Angkor Temple discovery. In the morning, you will visit:

1. Ta Prohm: one of the largest temples built during the Khmer empire, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of Jayavarman VII.
2. Banteay Kdei: considered to be one of the main groups of temples in the Angkor complex with peaceful and quiet surroundings.

After lunch at a local Cambodian restaurant, you will continue to visit:

1. Angkor Wat: the 7^th wonder of the world, which is a miniature replica of the universe in stone, its beauty and state of preservation are unrivaled.

After the tour, we prepare a Mudita Signature Treatment for you after touring the temples of Angkor Wat, rejuvenate with a spa session in Siem Reap. Using an herbal compress, your masseuse provides a massage treatment that is said to reduce tension and improve energy flow throughout the body.

After that, you will be escorted to your hotel, enjoy your free time, and have a good rest.

Accommodation: Overnight in Siem Reap

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today, after breakfast, your countryside Jeep tour will begin with pick-up from your accommodation at about 8:00 am. Your guide will give you a short introduction to the main highlights of the day.

First, you will visit the Siem Reap War Museum, the biggest war museum in Cambodia. It has a special collection of war machines, landmines, and rare photographs from Cambodia's wartime history. Some of the machines on display have even been used in real conflicts.

Then, continue to a Buddhist temple in a local village. Here, you can learn more about Cambodian Buddhist practice, receive a spiritual blessing from a monk, and listen to Khmer fortune-telling.

After that, take a walk through a quiet village. You will pass rice paddies, gardens, and ponds, and see how local farmers work in the fields. The drive through villages and dirt roads also gives you many good photo opportunities.

Next, visit the makers of bamboo rice cakes. You will learn how this local countryside snack is made, and you are welcome to taste it.

From here, continue to visit a local family who makes baskets by hand. You will spend some time learning about this traditional craft and trying simple handmade work yourself.

After the countryside Jeep tour, you will be dropped off back at your hotel in Siem Reap. You will have some time to rest before the afternoon tour.

In the afternoon, take a half-day excursion to Tonle Sap Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. First, visit Kompong Phluk, one of the largest villages on the lake, and discover the daily life of local people who live close to the water.

Then, take a boat trip to enjoy the lake views and the mangrove forests. One of the highlights is watching the beautiful sunset over Tonle Sap Lake, with a beer and a calm, peaceful atmosphere.

After that, return to downtown Siem Reap. You will be escorted to the night market and Pub Street, where you can enjoy a relaxed evening.

After the tour, return to your hotel for a good rest.

Accommodation: Overnight in Siem Reap

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, enjoy your free time today. You’ll then be escorted to the airport and take a flight to Luang Prabang for about 90 minutes.

Welcome to Laos, the mysterious Buddhist country with a unique culture and natural beauty.

Upon your arrival in Luang Prabang, your private local tour guide guide will welcome you in the airport then escort you to your hotel in Luang Prabang city.

The rest of the day will be at your leisure to relax and exploring the city. You can enjoy some drinks in one of the cafés or strolling along the beautiful riverside.

Feel free to ask our tour guide for suggestions if you'd like to explore the city instead of taking a rest.

 Accommodation: Overnight in Luang Prabang

 Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, your tour guide will meet you at 8:00 am – 8:30 am to start the day of the Luang Prabang city tour. In the morning, you will visit:

1. Royal Palace Museum: once served as the residence of King Sisavang Vong and was designed in the French Beaux-Arts style with many interesting artifacts of traditional Lao culture.
2. Wat Sene: the oldest temple of Luang Prabang.
3. Wat Xiengthong: its roofs sweep low to the ground and represent classical Laotian architecture.
4. Wat Visoun: the oldest Buddhist temple and the city’s museum of religious arts.
5. Wat Aham: the monastery of the blossoming heart.

After eating a delicious Laotian lunch, you are going on a tour in the afternoon.

1. Arts and Ethnology Center: learning about Laos’ many ethnic cultures.
2. Weaving Villages of Ban Xiengkhong and Ban Xienglek: known for their arts and crafts including saa paper and silk.
3. Weaving Class: Start with a simple explanation of silk, dyeing, and weaving. Tourists will get their own loom and guidance from a weaver to learn how to weave.

After the class, you will return to the city for a visit to Wat Mai, which is one of Luang Prabang’s largest and most richly decorated temples.

You will finish the afternoon trip by enjoying a refreshing drink at one of Café. Then, you will be escorted to the local night market to discover the local life of Luang Prabang.

After the tour, go back to the hotel for a good rest.

Accommodation: Overnight in Luang Prabang

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, your tour guide will meet you at the hotel around 8:00 am – 8:30 am. The day begins with a boat ride up the Mekong River, which gives you a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside. Along the way, you'll stop and visit:

1. Ban Xanghai village: the place where Lao rice wine and rice whiskey are produced. You'll have the opportunity to try some and learn about the process used to make it.
2. Pak Ou Caves: two linked caves filled with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims.

Lunch will be served near the caves. You'll try a local Laotian dish called "Orlam" which is a soup with vegetables and features a spicy wood that is partially edible. After a short rest, you’ll continue on your half-day tour to the beautiful Khouang Si Waterfall.

1. Bear Rescue Sanctuary: three bear houses were built with a capacity for 25 rescued bears. 
2. Kuang Si Waterfall: the most beautiful in Laos. You can cool off with a refreshing swim in the pools or walk along the forest trails.

After the tour, your tour guide will escort you to enjoy a Laotian style spa and get relaxed. Then, you will get back to the hotel for a good rest.

Accommodation: Overnight in Luang Prabang

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, enjoy your free time in the morning. Then you’ll be escorted to the airport and take a flight to Vientiane for about 40 minutes.

Welcome to Vientiane!

Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel and check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure for recovery.

Accommodation: Overnight in Vientiane

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, your tour guide will meet you at the hotel around 8:00 am – 8:30 am. The day will go through the highlights of Vientiane. You'll stop and visit:

1. Buddha Park: also known as Xieng Khuan, is filled with over 200 Buddhist and Hindu statues.
2. Patuxay Monument: a monument about the war in Vientiane that honors the people who fought for freedom from France.
3. Pha That Luang Stupa: a huge Buddhist stupa covered in gold and constructed in the 3^rd century.

Enjoying a local Laotian lunch, you’ll continue your Vientiane day tour in the afternoon:

1. Wat Si Saket: the oldest surviving temple with thousands of Buddhist images.
2. National Museum: get to know some history of Laos.

After the tour, your tour guide will escort you to the hotel for a good rest.

Accommodation: Overnight in Vientiane

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, enjoy your free time in the morning. Then, you’ll be escorted to the airport and take a flight to Bangkok for about 1 hour.

Welcome to Bangkok!

Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel and check-in. 

Accommodation: Overnight in Bangkok 

Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy your breakfast in Bangkok and prepare to enjoy a full day’s Bangkok city’s exploration. In the morning, you will visit:

1. Wat Phra Kawe & the Grand Palace: a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam.
2. Ride like a Local by tuk-tuk to Wat Pho temple

Then, have a nice local lunch after the long morning tour, and have a short break.

In the afternoon, explore the city’s renowned klongs(canals) by boat and cruise the Chao Phraya River. Also, visit the following two sites:

1. Wat Arun: one of the most visited temples in all of Thailand
2. Royal Barge Museum: many exhibitions on Thai history, royalty, and Buddhism.

After the tour, you will be escorted to a spa center to enjoy one-hour traditional Thailand massage to relax your senses. The go back to your hotel to have a good rest. 

 Accommodation: Overnight in Bangkok 

 Meals: Breakfast

In the morning, after breakfast, you will enjoy your free time until your tour guide picks you up for your flight to Surat Thani. It takes around 70 minutes. After arriving in Surat Thani, your local tour guide and driver will escort you to Khao Sok National Park for about 1 hour.

As you glide along the meandering path between the towering limestone cliffs in a classic long-tail boat, you'll arrive at a cozy floating bungalow, nestled in the enchanting Khao Sok National Park.

Welcome to Khao Sok National Park! It has the world's oldest lush forest, big tall mountains, deep valleys, stunning lakes, cool caves, wild animals, and lots of other cool things.

The day ahead is filled with adventures like kayaking, tubing, and seeking out playful monkeys.

Accommodation: Overnight in Khao Sok National Park

Meals: Breakfast

In the morning, after breakfast, you will enjoy your free time exploring Khao Sok National Park until your tour guide picks you up to Koh Phangan after lunch.

You’ll take a private van and speedboat to Koh Phangan, which is famous for hosting Full-moon parties. It will take about 5 hours.

You will be escorted to your hotel in Koh Phangan for check-in and then be treated to a traditional Thai massage to relax. 

Accommodation: Overnight in Koh Phangan

Meals: Breakfast

Today is on your arrangement. Enjoy your beach relaxing in Koh Phangan.

Note: You can check more information for any extra excursions at your resort, or contact our sales consultants for suggestions.

Accommodation: Overnight in Koh Phangan

Meals: Breakfast

It's going to be a full day. After breakfast, at 8:00 am, you’ll take a speedboat to Koh Samui for 30 minutes.

After arriving in Koh Samui, you'll relax with a boat ride to the limestone islands of Ang Thong Marine Park for a quiet sail. You can snorkel in a remote lagoon, kayak along the coast through tunnels, and end your full-day excursion at the Blue Lagoon lookout.

During the tour, you’ll stop at these picturesque islands in the following for activities:

1. Ko Nai Phut: it is the most remote and magical spot. Guided sea kayaking tour to explore caves, limestone islands, tunnels, and lagoon.
2. Ko Wao Yai: a fantastic place to see colorful coral reefs. It's one of the top 20 places in Thailand for snorkeling.
3. Ko Mae Ko: the most special part of the Ang Thong Marine Park – “Blue Lagoon”, also called “Emerald Lake”, which inspired a book and movie called 'The Beach.'
4. Ko Phaluai: home to a small community of “sea gypsy” fishermen.

After the trip, you can relax on the boat while it goes back to Ko Samui. You can have some drinks, eat a yummy banana split, or swim in our Jacuzzi. Most days, you can see a beautiful sunset that you'll remember forever.

Accommodation: Overnight in Koh Samui

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your free time until your tour guide picks you up to Samui Airport to take the flight to Phuket for 1 hour.

Welcome to Phuket! Upon arrival, our tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel and check-in. After a short rest, you’ll start a half-day Phuket city tour.

1. Old Phuket Town: the capital of the island and the historical part of Phuket. Visit Big Buddha built from White Marble on top of the hill.
2. Wat Chalong: the most reverend temple on the island.
3. Karon viewpoint: known as the three beach view points, a beautiful panoramic landmark to admire the view of Karon, Kata, and Kata Noi beaches.

After the tour, you will transfer to the hotel and the rest of the day free at your leisure.

 Accommodation: Overnight in Phuket

 Meals: Breakfast

This morning you’ll be picked up from the hotel at 7:30 am and head to Phuket port. Around 9:00 am, you’ll depart for Phi Phi group islands. It takes about 45 minutes by speedboat to stop at the first site: Ko Phi Phi Ley.

1. Maya Bay, where the Hollywood movie “The Beach” was filmed at the beach. Enjoy activities like snorkeling or sunbathing.
2. Loh Samah Bay, where you'll find lots of colorful fish and beautiful coral reefs. It's like swimming in a giant pool! This place is also where local fishermen and sea gypsies seek shelter during the rainy season.
3. Phi Leh Cove, passing by the famous Viking Cave. Locals come here to collect the swallow's nest. Besides, you’ll see drawings of boats and elephants on the walls.
4. Monkey Beach, visiting a hundred friendly monkeys.

Enjoy a tasty Thai buffet at the Phi Don Restaurant and then have some free time to explore the island. You'll start from Phi Phi Don Island and head to Koh Khai Nok Island, which is a cluster of three islands in Phang Nga Bay, part of Koh Yao District. When we reach Khai Nok Island, you'll have free time to relax on the beach, go swimming, or do some snorkeling.

Around 4:30 pm, we'll arrive at Phuket port, and from there, your tour guide will escort you back to your Phuket hotel to have a rest. 

 Accommodation: Overnight in Phuket

 Meals: Breakfast

Today is on your arrangement. Enjoy your beach relaxing in Phuket.

Note: You can check more information for any extra excursions at your resort, or contact our sales consultants for suggestions.

Accommodation: Overnight in Phuket

Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy your breakfast and free time in the morning until your tour guide picks you up to the airport.

Tour service ends here.

Hope you enjoyed a great trip with us and we look forward to seeing you next time.

Note: If you’re planning to continue exploring the Indochina region, like Myanmar, please never hesitate to tell us, we’re tour experts for all of these destinations.

Accommodation: NA

Meals: Breakfast