Itinerary Indochina

Backpacking Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos & Thailand

January 19-26,2016

DAY FROM TO ACTIVITIES ALL IN PER HEAD

Day 0 Manila to Siem Reap, Cambodia (Currency spent: USD @50-cash on hand)

1/19/2016 9:00 AM 2:00 PM Work, bring things with you. -

Check list: passports and photocopy of photo page, Passport ID Pictures,

Airtickets/itinerary, valid IDs, credit cards (ifany), money (in USD), maps 4 countries,

our itinerary, a sheet of paper on w/c written important contact nos. & addresses & a

pen, tumbler with no water, foods.

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Do not bring umbrellas; these are not allowed to be hand-carried in the Phils. -

Secure bags to avoid "Tanim Bala" -

2:00 PM 4:00 PM ETD Office to NAIA, Take a taxi/Uber 43.25

4:00 PM 7:30 PM Secure boarding passes (Can be web check-in) -

Pay for Travel Fee 1,620.00

Pay for Terminal Fee -

Find a stack of immigration forms/departure cards at the check-in counter & fill in

personal information & address of hotel. Present these forms w/ passport & ticket

upon check-in.

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Check-in, Proceed to the Immigration Booths to have the passports stamped -

Final security check -

Dinner at Tapa King in the airport 180.00

Stay at the pre-departure area and wait for boarding -

Fill in landing forms while inside the plane.

7:35 PM 9:30 PM Manila to Siem Reap (NAIA Terminal 3-FLIGHT 5J 257)

TOTAL PER HEAD 1,843.25

Day 1 Siem Reap, Cambodia (Currency spent: USD @50.50-cash on hand)

9:30 PM 10:30 PMETA Siem Reap International airport (SRIA).RUN. Proceed to the immigration

counters and have the passport stamped. Present landing forms.-

10:30 PM 10:50 PM Take an airport taxi to Sidewalk Cofe Hotel in the city center at $7. 87.50

10:50 PM 11:00 PM Check in at Sidewalk Cofe Hotel at $35 for 4 pax with free breakfast and use of pool. 437.50

1/20/2016 3:00 AM 4:00 AM Wake up and Eat free breakfast from the hotel -

4:00 AM 4:20 AM

Take a bargained taxi from Hotel for a one day tour at Angkor Temples, watch

sunrise, sunset, eat lunch and go to the pub sstreet for dinner and souvenirs @ $40

for 4 pax. I recommend our taxi drive name is Sophal Heng. See link below

500.00

4:20 AM 12:00 AM ETA Ticket Booth and Angkor Temples

Purchase One day Angkor Pass at Angkor Conservation Area ticket booth on Charles

de Gaulle road, the road between Siem Reap and Angkor Wat. All Angkor passes are

available here at $20 per head.

1,000.00

Present tickets at the checkpoint and present again at the entrance of temple. -

Sunrise at Angkor Wat, be here at 5AM. -

Angkor Thom -

Ta Phrom -

Bantay Kdei, Sras Srang,Takeo -

Optional: Angkor National Museum??? (To be decided) @ $12 or PHP600 -

12:00 PM 1:00 PMLunch in Cherpor, a noodle restaurant in downtown in front of Hardrock Café. Eat

koyterve( a type of noodles with choice of pork, beef and chicken) and bread.80.00

1:00 PM 2:00 PM Bayon,Baphoun, Royal Enclosure, Terraces of Elephants -

Sunset @ Phnom Bakeng -

5:00 PM 7:00 PM Dinner at Pub Street area for $2 100.00

Free time to roam around pub street and buy souvenirs -

Optional: Eat exotic foods like scorpions, snakes, frogs, bugs etc for $1 each. -

7:00 PM 7:10 PM Take a tuktuk to Olympic Express Terminal for $2 25.00

TOTAL PER HEAD 2,230.00

GRAND TOTAL PER HEAD 4,073.25

Day 2 Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Currency spent: USD @50-cash on hand)

2:00 PM 5:00 PMBuy a ticket to Phnom Penh in downtown. Get the sleeper night bus -Olympic

Express Limousine Bus650.00

7:10 PM 10:30 PMTake a shower or use a comfort room in Olympic Express Terminal for free, they also

have free charging station and wifi. UPLOAD! UPLOAD!-

10:30 PM 4:30 AM

Take a sleeper night bus to Phnom Penh for 5-6 Hours via Olympic Express

Limousine Bus, this has one stop. Socket is provided in each bed for charging

purposes.

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1/21/2016 4:30 AM 4:50 AM Early arrival in Phnom Penh Bus Terminal near Night Market -

4:50 AM 5:10 AM Ride a tuktuk to Golden Home Guesthouse in Pub Street/Backpackers area @$3 37.50

5:10 AM 6:30 AM Hotel Check In at Golden Home Guesthouse @$20 for 4 pax 250.00

Breakfast, ate our cup noodles and biscuits -

6:30 AM 11:00 AM Take a bargained tuktuk for a whole day tour @$15 187.50

Wat ouk na Lorm Temple (Free Entrance) -

Royal Palace Throne Hall/Silver Pagoda with entrance fee 500.00

Optional: National Museum (Entrance Fee $5) -

11:00 AM 12:00 PMLunch in Natalie Restaurant just few walk away from Toul Sleng Museum. I love their

resto!237.50

12:00 PM 1:00 PM Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, with entrance fee $3 but $6 if with stereo. 150.00

1:00 PM 2:00 PM Riverfront Park or Russian Market to buy souvenirs ( Open 7AM-5PM) -

Wat Phnom with entrance fee, Elephant rides available $3 -

Wat Lanka Temple , Independence Monument (Free entrance) -

Optional: Killing fields-Choeung Ek (1 hour away from Toul Sleng Museum) , with

entrance fee $3-

2:00 PM 2:30 PM Back to the hotel, pack up -

2:30 PM 3:00 PM To Bus Mekong Express Limousine Bus Terminal -

Dinner at stop over 125.00

TOTAL PER HEAD 2,137.50

Day 3 from HCMC, Vietnam (Currency 1USD=22,000VND) -> by plane to Bangkok, Thailand (Currency spent: Bath, USD)

3:00 PM 3:30 PM

ETD: Phnom Pehn to Ho Chi Minh, Tix booked online at Mekong Express Limousine

Bus. Bring dinner or eat in stopovers if there is, confirm with the driver.

Seat No:2C- Code: OAF-608847

Seat No:4A- Code: OAF-608848

Seat No:4B- Code: OAF-608849

Seat No:4C- Code: OAF-608850

Your CHECK CODE is: N7DXS6

700.00

3:30 PM 10:00 PMETA: Ho chi minh, check in at 3 La Hostel in 32A Cao Ba Nha, District 1, Ho Chi Minh

City Vietnam Phone +84 8 6683 0303 @ PHP299 per bed-

1/22/2017 FIRST DAY

10:00 PM 6:00 AM Wake up at 3 La Hostel 149.50

6:00 AM 7:00 AM Take out Breakfast at Pub Street, Eat authentic noodles 200.00

8:00 AM 3:00 PMBook Cu Chi tunnel tour $8 at TNK Travel near pubstreet at 6AM, trip is 8:00 AM to

2:30 PM 400.00

One stop in a factory of artworks made from eggs, eat lunch and buy souvenirs. We

ate our takeout-

3:00 PM 7:00 PMBuy North Face bag and souvenirs in Ben Thanh Market 8AM-5PM only , find shop

947 for authentic and cheap bags.-

City walk to riverside, and visit War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral,

Independence Palace and Post Office if possible-

Dinner in Ben Thanh Night Market, buy souvenirs as well 150.00

Taxi Back to the hotel 12.50

7:00 PM 7:30 PM Wash up and rest 149.50

3:00 AM 4:00 AM Take a taxi to Tansonnhat Intl Ho Chi Minh, stay, rest and wait for departure 25.00

SECOND DAY

7:00 AM 6:00 PMUpper Mekong River Adventure (7:45AM-5:30PM), must be booked ahead of time at

TNK Travel $11-

THIRD DAY -

8:00 AM 6:00 PM City Tour if first day wasn't enough -

FOURTH DAY & SO ON

Pangarap: Mui Ne Sand Bars, bring hammock -

Visit Halong Bay, Vietnam -

Visit Phu Quoc, Vietnam, visit beach -

TOTAL PER HEAD 1,786.50

Day 4 By plane to BKK, Thailand (Currency: 1 USD=35 Baht) -->> to Vientiane, Laos by sleeper train

1/23/2017 7:55 AM 9:00 AMETD: Tansonnhat Intl Ho Chi Minh to Don Mueang Intl Airport

Terminal 1 Bangkok, Thailand Flight SL-177 (Airline booking code: ACCGCZ)2,598.28

9:00 AM 10:00 AMETA: Don Mueang Intl Airport, proceed to immigration for checking and passport

stamp-

Exchange Currency USD to Baht -

10:20 AM 11:00 AM Take a taxi from airport to Sleep Within hotel in Khaosan Road 50.00

10:40 AM 11:00 AM Drop bags in their locker 10 baht per bag per day, I got 2 bags 28.40

11:00 AM 11:30 AM Take a tuktuk to Grand Palace for early temple visit. Travel time is 28 mins. 37.50

11:30 AM 1:00 PM

Buy ticket to Grand Palace 1 Hr & 30 Mins tour (Open Monday-Sunday

08:30AM–3:30PM) with entrance fee PHP700. But it was free and open for all when

we visited due to their King's death.

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Proceed to Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of Emerald Buddha) just beside Grand Palace.

Free entrance-

1:00 PM 2:00 PM Grab Lunch while walking to Wat Pho 150.00

Walk for 10 mins away from Grand Palace to Wat Pho (Temple of reclining buddha)

Open Monday-Sunday 08:00–17:00) Thai massage is best here. (Optional) Entrance

$3

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2:00 PM 3:30 PMJump on a river crossing-ferry from No. 8 Tha Tien to Wat Arun pier (only 3 Baht =

0,09 usd) 4.50

Wat Arun (Temple of the dawn) Open Monday-Sunday 08:30–17:30 ) Entrance $3 -

3:30 PM 5:30 PM Take a tuktuk to MBK Shopping Mall and buy souvenirs 37.50

5:30 PM 6:30 PM Take a taxi to Don Mueang Airport, give time allowance due to traffic 50.00

Eat a take out dinner 150.00

7:10 PM 5:45 AM Second class sleeper train to Nong Khai -

SECOND DAY

3:00 PM 5:00 PMOptional: Visit The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market if there's more time. One hour

travel time.

Take a cab to Victory Monument BTS Station (Minibus) PHP 75

Then take a minibus to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market PHP 300

Take a boat to floating market rate is PHP700 per boat for 7 pax

TOTAL PER HEAD 3,106.18

10:00 AM 10:20 AM

Go to train station just opposite of airport and book for second class train ticket to

Nong Khai at 748 baht if upper deck and 838 baht if lower deck. Prepare baht since

they don't accept USD.

1,070.00

1/24/2017 5:45 AM 6:00 AMETA: Nong Khai Station, buy train ticket to Thanaleng for 20 baht. 15 mins ride. Here,

no need to go out of the train station.28.40

6:00 AM 7:30 AMBuy train ticket Nong Khai to Hualamphong Railway Station, this time we got 2nd

class airconditioned at 498 baht707.16

Have the passport stamped at Immigration, be ready with departure/arrival cards.

7:30 AM 7:45 AM ETD: Nong Khai to Thanaleng (Fixed Schedule) -

8:00 AM 8:30 AMTake a van in the station, there's a booth/table who is selling tickets, to central

Vientianne for almost 20-30 minutes, fare is 150 Baht213.00

Pha That Luang (Free entrance) -

Haw Pha Kaew (Free entrance) -

11:30 AM 12:00 AM Brunch at 13,000 KIP per head 100.00

Wat Sisaket (Free entrance) -

Patouxay (Free entrance) -

Ask the driver to tour you around for whole day for 500 baht for 4 pax and take same

van back to Thanaleng station for 100 baht again319.50

5:30 PM 5:45 PM ETD: Thanaleng to Nong Khai at 20 baht 28.40

Have the passport stamped at Immigration, will be issued another departure/arrival

cards, fill up.-

Dinner anywhere available 150.00

6:00 PM 4:45 AM Train to Hualamphong Railway Station in Bangkok Thailand -

SECOND DAY AND SO ON

Vang Vieng, Laos -

Luang Prabang -

TOTAL PER HEAD 2,616.46

Day 6 Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok, Thailand-->> Back to Manila

4:00 PM 7:00 AM ETA: BKK, Thailand -

7:00 AM 7:30 AMTake a taxi from Hualamphong Railway Station to Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok,

Thailand62.50

Additional 20kg extra baggage (Going home) 143.75

Check in at Immigration -

9:35 AM 1:55 AM ETD: to Manila, Taxi/Uber to home 74.00

TOTAL PER HEAD 280.25

TOTAL 14,000.14

Day 5 Vientiane, Laos (Currency: 1 USD=8200 KIP) -->>Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok, Thailand (Currency: 1BAHT=PHP1.42)