Vietnam & Cambodia Escorted Tour

16 days from $1999 Per person twin share with flights from Melbourne & Sydney

Book by 31 October 2019 - Unless sold out sooner!

Call Destination International on 1300 813 391

TRIP OVERVIEW

Vietnam and Cambodia are two of South East Asia’s most fascinating destinations, and a large reason for that is the local people themselves. Shaped by centuries of heritage and tradition, both countries are bursting with unique sights, sounds and sensations. From Halong Bay and Hoi An to Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh - the highlights of these two countries are well known, but they’re only the beginning of what is on offer. With distinct cultures, breathtaking scenery and mouth-watering cuisine all waiting to be experienced, this will be the trip of a lifetime! Pricing: 3-Star hotels - $1999 per person twin share. Single from $2999. 4-Star hotels - $2999 per person twin share. Single from $4299.

2020 Departure dates:

February - 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

March - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

May - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,

23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

July - 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

August - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Trip Inclusions:

• Return economy airfares from Melbourne & Sydney to Hanoi and Siem Reap with Vietnam Airlines

• Extra $275 from Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth & Hobart.

• 14 nights of accommodation: 12 nights in hotels, one overnight train, and one night on cruise

• Flight ticket from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City with 20kg checked-in luggage

• Train ticket from Hanoi to Da Nang (soft sleeper, air-conditioned four-berth sharing)

• Bus transfer with Mekong Express or similar from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh and to Siem Reap

• Private airport transfer in Hanoi, Da Nang Airport and Ho Chi Minh City Airport

• Train station transfer in Hanoi and Da Nang

• Guided tour to Halong Bay

• Guided tour to My Son Sanctuary

• Guided tour to Mekong Delta

• Guided tour to Cu Chi Tunnel

• Guided tour in Phnom Penh and Angkor area

• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary

• Tax and service charge

Excludes:

• Visa fees

• Travel insurance (strongly recommended)

• Meals & sightseeing not specified in the itinerary

• Optional tours

• Tipping

• Personal items, such as drinks, snacks, WiFi, laundry etc

• Any items or services not listed in the above inclusions or in the itinerary

Subject to confirmation by the airlines, hotels & local operators. Booking conditions & cancellation fees apply.

Call Destination International on 1300 813 391

for enquiries & reservations.

TOUR ITINERARY

Day 1: Hanoi - Airport Pick Up - Check In Hotel In Hanoi (N/A)

Pick up the airport and then transfer you to the hotel in Hanoi centre

– the most exciting place for tourist. After that you are free to visit

Hanoi City by yourself. Note: Check in time is 14:00 P.M.

Night 1: Overnight in hotel in Hanoi Day 2: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B/L/D)

7:45-8:15am: Our guide will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus

or private car pick up. Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel

through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta.

12:00 – 12:30 Arriving Tuan Chau Marina.Welcome aboard the

cruise. Meet the captain, crew and join us for welcome drink as we

tell you about life onboard.

12:30: Check in your cabin.Time to refresh.

13:00: Served a delectable lunch while cruising ahead to Ha Long

Bay

14:00: Explore the Surprising Cave – the most beautiful cave in Ha

long Bay. It is one of the widest grottoes in Ha Long Bay with

thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.

15:30 visit the Titop Island – swimming Climbing up to the Top of

the Island – take the best view of Halong Bay Continue cruising to

the quiet area while enjoy beautiful seascape on the way.

18:00: Enjoy the Sunset Party on sundeck.

19:00 Dinner is served.

20:00 Socialize with other guests or just laze around

Night 2: Overnight on boat Day 3: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Check In Hotel In Hanoi (B/L)

6:30 – 6:45 Do Tai Chi or a photo hunt

7:00 Have breakfast on board while the boat starts cruising to the

Natural Preservation Zone.

8:00 Kayaking to explore around the area or visit a floating house

and learn about the daily life of the local fishermen who live there.

9:00We board the cruise again .Take time to refresh and relax

before checking out. Bags can be left in luggage store.

10:00 Join in the Cooking Class, teaching you how to make our

specifically (Spring rolls) before an early lunch is served.

11: 30 – 12:00 Disembark at the harbor, Tuan Chau Marina.

17:00 Arrival back at your hotel in Hanoi

Night 3: Overnight in hotel in Hanoi Day 4: Hanoi Free Day – Train Station Transfer- Night Train To Da Nang (B)

Today, you are free to visit Hanoi Old Quarter, until transfer to

Hanoi Train Station for solf – Sleeping train to Da nang. Time you

need to spend on the train is around 16 hours. On the train you can

view our beautiful country along the coastal line. You also stay

overnight on the train and reach Danang train station at around

11.30 am.

Night 4: Overnight on the night train- (4 beds soft sleeper cabin

sharing with aircondtion)

Day 5: Da Nang Pick Up - Check In Hotel In Hoi An Town (N/A)

Train arrive at around 11.30 am. We will pick up and transfer to

hotel in Hoian. Check in hotel in the ancient town and relaxing.

Night 5 : Overnight in Hotel in Hoi An Day 6: Hoi An - My Son Hollyland (Light Lunch) (B/L)

8:00-8:30am: The bus and tour guide pick you up at your hotel 8:30:

Leaving Hoi An for My Son HolyLand. 9:30: Arriving in My Son - the

Holyland surrounded by the marvelous mountains, 48km west of

Hoi An. My Son was chosen as a religious center, built in the late

4th century under the Cham’s King Bhadravaman. It is a huge

religious complex with over 70 towers and temples of different

architectures. Wander through the elaborate carvings and

sculptures of the Cham people, tourists are welcomed at the Old

Tower of the Cham. Spend 2 hours to enjoy and discover the beauty

of Ancient buildings at of the Champa Kingdom with our tour guide.

12.00: Leaving My Son for Cau Lau boat station and taking a boat

trip on Thu Bon river. You could visit the living of the local people

and feeling the fresh air. You will have soft lunch, then get boat trip

visit Thu Bon river, stopping for visiting at Kim Bong Carpentry

Village – The traditional work village. 14:30: The boat trip will finish

at Boat station. We will take a taxi to bring you back to hotel.

Night 6: Overnight in hotel in Hoian Day 7: Hoi An Free And Easy (B)

Today you will free and easy to go shopping, go to Hoi An town.

You can also visit Tra Que Green village; Cham Island or joining

with us for some daily tours.

Night 7: Overnight in hotel in Hoian Day 8: Hoi An - Airport Transfer - Flight To HCMC- Pick Up- Check In Hotel (B)

After breakfast at your hotel and you are free till airport transfer.

Today, you will have a flight to Ho Chi Minh city and stay overnight

at the most touristic area of Ho Chi Minh City.

Night 8: Overnight in hotel in Ho Chi Minh Day 9: HCMC - Mekong Delta - My Tho - Ben Tre (B/L)

7.30-7.50: meet our tour guide at your hotel Enjoy the scenic

journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields.

On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat

ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and

fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have

lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less

touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed

sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural

canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of

"Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals. Visit a

family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the

delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam

through the fruit plantation and village. Meet the bus and return to

HCMC. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the

Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own

private collection of beautiful memories.

Night 9: Overnight in Ho Chi Minh Day 10: Cu Chi Tunnel (B/L)

07:30 -7.50am: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your

hotel and then start drive to Cu Chi which located 60km from HCM

city, Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti-

American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for Original tunnels system

of over 220km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and

foreign visitors. The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains

ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers alongside the road.

Visitors will find it hard to imagine the destructions, damage and

defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, When

Cu Chi was" A Free Target Zone ". The remnants visitors will see

show Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground

that took place there and visitors will see the remnants. 13:00 Back

to Ho Chi Minh City 14:15: Have lunch in a local restaurant After

lunch, the guide will take a taxi for you to get back to hotel.

Night 10: Overnight in Ho Chi Minh

Day 11: HCMC - Bus To Phnom Penh (B)

Transfer to Phnom Penh by big bus (6 hours). Stop at the border

for visa process and the continue going to Phnom penh. Check in

Hotel then free and easy at your leisure.

Night 11: Overnight in hotel in Phnom-Penh Day 12: Phnom Penh - Killing Fields ChoeungEk - Russian Market (B/L)

Visit the TuolSleng Prison Museum and the notorious 'Killing Fields'

of ChoeungEk, which will give us a deep insight into the painful

bloody rule of the Khmer Rouge. Lunch at local restaurant. We will

have time this afternoon to explore PsarToul Tom Pong, also called

the “Russian Market", where anything and everything is for sales.

Later this afternoon, we will take one hour boat cruise on the

Mekong river. Night 12: Overnight in hotel in Phnom-Penh Day 13: Phnom Penh - Bus To Siem Reap – Check In Hotel (B)

Today transfer to Siem Reap By Bus- Mekong express- (6 hours)

Night 13: Overnight in hotel in Siem Reap Day 14: Siem Reap - Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat Temple (B/L)

After breakfast, proceed to Angkor Thom Area (Angkor Thom

Temple South Gate, Bayon Temple, Baphuon Temple, Phimean

Akas Temple, Elephants Terrace & Leper King Terrace, Royal

Palace, Woman and Man Pond) Proceed to visit Ta-Prom Temple,

After lunch, continue your journey to Angkor Wat Temple - one of

the seven greatest architectural wonders of the world, built in

between the 9th - 13th century, Before you end the tour, make a

visit to Bakheng Hill.

Night 14: Overnight in hotel in Siem Reap. Day 15: Siem Reap – Departure flight to Australia (B)

Have breakfast at the hotel. Our driver will take you to the airport. Day 16: Arrive Home.

HOTELS LIST ON ALL PACKAGES:

3 Star Hotel Package 4 Star Hotel package

Hotel in Hanoi

Hotel

Name Hanoi Sky Hotel Flower Garden Hotel

Address 27 Tong Duy Tan 46 Nguyen Truong To

Room type Deluxe room Superior room

Cruise in Halong Bay

Cruise

Name Apricot Cruise Gray Line Cruise

Room type Deluxe cabin Superior cabin

Hotel in Hoi An

Hotel name Kiman Hotel Pearl River Hoi An Hotel

Add 461-463 Hai Ba Trung 12 Huyen Tran Cong Chua

Room type Superior room Superior room

Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Hotel

Name Le Duy Hotel

Harmony Sai Gon hotel

Northern Saigon Hotel

Add 20 Nguyen Thi Nghia 32 – 34 Bui Thi Xuan 11A Thi Sach

Room type Superior room Premier Deluxe room

Hotel in Phnom Penh

Hotel Name

King Grand Boutique Harmony Hotel

Room type Deluxe room Deluxe room

Hotel in Siem Reap

Hotel

Name

G&Z Bliss D'Angkor

Suites Silk D'angkor Boutique Hotel

Room type Deluxe room Superior room

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