Unique Vietnam Cambodia Laos 2 week itinerary

Today, you will take a tour to Ho Chi Minh Complex. This is home to a series of significant historical and cultural sites, including Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum, Presidental Palace, One Pillar Pagoda, and Uncle Ho’s stilt house. In the nearby areas locates many other important sites like Quan Thanh Temple, Temple of Literature, and Hoan Kiem Lake. Museums such as the History Museum, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Air Force Museum, etc. are situated all around, also. You will then enjoy your splendid lunch at a local restaurant. The afternoon will be spent on a cyclo tour to the Old Quarter. The last activity to be done in the day is to watch the Water Puppet Show - a traditional Vietnamese art form at a nearby theatre.

In the morning you will drive to Halong Bay City, approximately 3 hours away. Once at Halong Bay City you will bewelcomed on board for a four hour cruise on the stunning bay, stopping along the way to visit one of the limestone caves inthe area. As you are cruising, the boat crew will serve you a sumptuous local seafood lunch. Afterwards, you'll sail back tothe harbor and rejoin your car back to head back to Hanoi for the night.

Greet the day with a morning tai chi exercise and the opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, you will visit a beautiful limestone grotto and then head back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock.  You will transfer to airport for a flight to Hue. Upon arrival at Phu Bai Airport, you will be transferred directly to your hotel.

Before cruising on a private boat on the chraming Perfume River, you will have breakfast at the hotel. Once as the capital of Vietnam under the Nguyem dynasty, Hue is well-known for ancient tombs of emperos past, it may be a meaningful experience when you can visit some of them during this day. First we stop at the charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu pagoda). Then we cruise to the ornate Minh Mang's Tomb.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, you visit King Khai Dinh's Tomb and King Tu Duc's Tomb before a royal banquet dinner in this former Imperial Capital.
Stay overnight in Hue.

Today you leave the world Heritage Hue to Hoian passing the Hai Van pass. Once in Hoi An we visit one school in Hoi An before check in our hotel and have some free time to explore. Overnight in Hoi An.

Today, from Hue, you will drive over the majestic Hai Van Pass to reach My Son Holy Land - the ruins of Cham Culture. This site was once the capital of the ancient Champa Kingdom in Middle Vietnam between the 2nd to the 13th century. Cham Culture originated from Hinduism and My Son is the largest complex in Vietnam that demonstrates its unique architecture. My Son was designated as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1999. If you are keen on learning about Champ civilizations and architecture, you should never miss visiting this place.
After the trip, you will transit to Hoi An to check in your hotel and have free and easy time here. Overnight in Hoi An.
 

You will visit Danang, then take the flight to Ho Chi Minh City. You will discover the city free at leisure 

Ho Chi Minh city tour will take you to some of this city top must-visit attractions like War Remnants Museum, Saigon Opera House, and Notre-Dame Cathedral or Landmark 81.
In the afternoon, you will pay a visit to Cu Chi Tunnel, one of Ho Chi Minh’s most iconic destinations.
After that, you will come back Ho Chi Minh City and have free time. You will stay overnight at the hotel.

Upon arrival in Siem Reap, you will transfer direct to the ecological site and visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom, famous Bayon, Baphoun, the Terrace of the Leper King and more. You will experience the wonder of Angkor Wat and bask in the sunset from Phnom Bakheng Hill. You will then have a dinner with an Apsara show at a local restaurant before and overnight stay in Siem Reap.

Today you will visit fabulous Ta Prohm (embraced by the roots of enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers), Pre Rup, East Mebon and Neak Poan. In the afternoon you will visit Krovan, the Royal Bath of Srah Srang and Banteay Kdei temples before an overnight in Siem Reap.

You will take a flight to Luang Prabang, which is perhaps the best-preserved traditional city in Southeast Asia. On arrival, we will transfer you to your hotel. Today you will visit Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham and Wat Mai. You then climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa, as well as viewing a beautiful and panoramic sunset over the ancient city and the Mekong River. After that, it’s off to the Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of textiles made by the local and the hill tribe people from areas surrounding Luang Prabang.  You will stay overnight in Luang Prabang.

An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning rituals of saffron-clad monks collecting offerings of Alms (often in the form of sticky rice) from the faithful residents. This tradition is very unique in Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving the ritual.

After breakfast, you will enjoy a short guided tour of the city's oldest temple, Wat Sene, and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong, with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. We then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which gives you a panoramic view of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves.  The two linked caves are crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, you will stop at the small village of Ban Xanghai, where the local rice wine is distilled. You will return to Luang Prabang in the afternoon and on the way take a short drive to Ban Phanom, a small village well known for its hand weaving.

After lunch, you continue towards the Khouangsi Waterfall, and en-route visit the local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, Ban Ou, Laoloum, and Ban Thane.  You then drive to the beautiful Khouangsi Waterfall. Here you can take a dip in the inviting pools or walk along the forest trails surrounding the waterfall. Return to Luang Prabang in the late afternoon and continue to Ban Xang Khong, a village well known for silk hand weaving and for traditional Saa paper-making. You will watch the sunset at Wat Siphouthabath and have dinner at a local restaurant before and overnight stay in Luang Prabang.