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17A Hang Dong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam

Attraction of Indochina Sightseeing Tour

Tour Overview: You will plan a week to visit the most interesting parts of the North of Vietnam with charming of Hanoi Capital, discovering and making ceramic product together, undertaking a short trek to the northern hill tribe Sapa villages and taking time out along the endless stretch of beaches off Halong bay. You have a flight to Luang Prabang with the most typical cultural features of The Former capital of Laos. At the end of this trip, you will visit the most remarkable attractions of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Cambodia, bordered by Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, has a fabulous heritage, warm friendly people and an untamed wild landscape. The beautiful and extensive temple ruins at Angkor, now a UNESCO Heritage site, represent the glorious Khmer civilization and one of the most spectacular historical sites in Asia. GAT travel will arrange this long trip for you.

Tour outline: Day 1: Welcome to Hanoi with Water Puppet show Day 2: A half day trip to Bat Trang ceramic (B) Day 3: Lao Cai Station – Sapa market – Lao Chai – Ta Van village (B, L) Day 4: Sapa free time (B) Day 5: Arrive back to Hanoi – Halong bay with overnight stay on boat (L, D) Day 6: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B, L) Day 7: Hanoi – Luang Prabang (B) Day 8: Cruising in Luang Prabang (B, L) Day 9: Luang Prabang – Vientiane (B) Day 10: Vientiane (B) Day 11: Vientiane – Phnom Penh (B) Day 12: Phnom Penh (B) Day 13: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap (B, L, D) Day 14: Siem Reap - Departure (B, L)

Tour itinerary: Day 1: Welcome to Hanoi with Water Puppet show

Our tour guide and driver pick you up at airport to charming northern capital. Check in hotel, rest after your journey, and enjoy Welcome dinner with Vietnam traditional



cuisine. And then have tickets for a performance of traditional Water Puppetry (an art form unique to northern Vietnam).

Day 2: A half day trip to Bat Trang ceramic (B)

You have a easy morning, walking in the old quarter to visit market, have a cup of coffee in the small shop to watch the daily life of local people. After lunch, you will have half a day to explore Vietnam’s premier ceramics centre in detail. The road to Bat Trang runs alongside the river. It’s about 15km east of Hanoi and famous for making fine ceramics. You have chance to watch the manufacturing process and meet the craftspeople, try your hand making a ceramic product. You overnight in hotel in Hanoi.

7h30pm: Go Asia Travel’s bus and guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you for the overnight train to Lao Cai Station. Enjoy the experience the romance of overnight train travel.

Day 3: Lao Cai Station – Sapa market – Lao Chai – Ta Van village (B, L)

Upon arrival in Sapa Town we have breakfast in local restaurant take time to relax, enjoy Sapa pure atmosphere, in the morning, we prepare for a great trek down to the picturesque valley of Muong Hoa. We will walk on small paths and trails to reach Lao Chai and Tavan Village to visit the Tay and Day tribes, where we will have unique homestay experience among hill tribe people, Picnic lunch is prepared by our guide. Then you come back to Sapa town by car and overnight in hotel there.

Day 4: Sapa free time (B)

After breakfast, you have free time to go to Sapa market to see the purchasing activities, visit the Church and entertain by yourself. In late afternoon, we pick you up for Lao Cai station

Dinner is for your choice. Then you take the overnight train back to Hanoi

Day 5: Arrive back to Hanoi – Halong bay with overnight stay on boat (L, D)

You will arrive in Hanoi Station at around 5h30am. Our guide pick you up in early morning, help you to check in early for showering and having breakfast until we start to go to Halong bay. 12h00 – 12h30: Embark on Oriental Sails followed by cruise briefing 13h00 – 15h30: Savor a delectable lunch as Oriental Sails cruise further along the limestone islands of Fighting Cock, Dog Rock and Incense Burner, to name a few



15h30 – 17h30: Visit Amazing Cave and kayak along the hidden parts of the bay 17h30 – 19h00: Go swimming, snap photos or just relax as the sun starts to set 19h00: Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests or just laze around. Overnight on board.

Day 6: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B, L)

06h00 – 07h00: Start your day with swimming, exercise or photo hunt

07h00 – 11h00: Have breakfast at sunrise. Cruise through Drum Cave Island, Man’s Head Islet, Van Gia Fishing Village and then head back to the Harbor. You disembark Oriental Sails at around 11h00

12h00 – 16h30: Transfer back to Hanoi and trip finishes at the hotel around 16h30

Day 7: Hanoi – Luang Prabang (B)

You enjoy free time in Hanoi for shopping, entertaining by yourself until we pick you up to airport to fly to Luang Prabang. You arrive in Luang Prabang, transfer to city, check in hotel and enjoy a half-day tour around this beautiful World Heritage town. Nestled in a stunning setting amid lush mountains, this sacred city of golden temples and saffron robed monks provides endless opportunities for sightseeing. You will visit a number of Wats (temples) and other fascinating sites and spend the afternoon exploring on your own at the relaxed pace of laid-back Laotian life.

You overnight in hotel in Luang Prabang.

Day 8: Cruising in Luang Prabang (B, L)

After breakfast, you join a cruise on Mekong River to visit the famous and sacred Pak Ou Caves. Since the 16th century, the local people have brought images of the Buddha to place in the caves—by now there are thousands. You will have lunch on board. In the afternoon, you go on a walking tour of the town and visit golden Buddhist temples. In the evening, you stroll through the night markets to buy some local crafts and souvenirs. You overnight in hotel in Luang Prabang.

Day 9: Luang Prabang – Vientiane (B)

You enjoy your free time in Luang Prabang until transfering to the airport for a short flight to Vientiane then you take a guided tour of the major temples, in the evening, you go for a stroll along the banks of the Mekong River in this quiet, French-inspired capital city. You overnight in hotel in Vientiane.



Day 10: Vientiane (B)

In this day, you spend your total relaxing time to entertain by yourself. You overnight in hotel in Vientiane.

Day 11: Vientiane – Phnom Penh (B)

After breakfast in hotel, you have free time for your own entertainment activities until transfer to the airport for your flight to Phnom Penh. Our tour guide and car pick you up and transfer you from Phnom Penh International Airport to the hotel. In the afternoon, you visit Victory Monument, and the National Museum, also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917. The museum contains a collection of Khmer art -

notably sculptures - from throughout the ages. You visit 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

Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. The treasures found inside include a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90kilograms and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha. You finish your afternoon with the visit of the Wat Phnom Temple. You overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh.

Day 12: Phnom Penh (B)

In this day, you spend your total relaxing time to entertain by yourself. You overnight in hotel in Phnom Penh.

Day 13: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap (B, L, D)

After breakfast at hotel, you are transferred to Phnom Penh International Airport and departure by Siem Reap Airways International or similar to Siem Reap. You arrive at Siem Reap International

Airport and transfer to the hotel (rooms may not ready until the afternoon). You will visit Preah Khan, built by the King Jayavarman VII and, like Ta Prohm, a place of towered enclosures and shoulder-hugging corridors. Unlike Ta Prohm, however, the temple of Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts should maintain and even improve this situation.



Neak Pean, a fountain (built in the middle of a pool and representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake), the temple of Ta Som, as well as the unique brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan,

lunch is at local restaurant and you visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century). See the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara). Dinner is at local restaurant and overnight stay at hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 14: Siem Reap - Departure (B, L)

Breakfast is at hotel. In the morning, you visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru's five peaks - the enclosed wall

Represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond.

Lunch is at local restaurant. In the afternoon, you visit Ta Prohm, one of the most beautiful temples in the area. Ta Prohm has been left relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. You visit also Chau Say Tevoda and Thommanon. Transfer to Siem Reap International Airport for departure flight to the next destination

Trip Notes: Tour guide: Local tour guide with international experience will give you the feeling of safety, protection. He will cares about every meal you eat, the room in hotel, especially he gives you the concept of how to behave well towards the locals. He also let you know all information about your tourist destination.

Things to bring: When you travel, you had better take sun block, insect repellent and hat or cap with you. It is easy for you to have flu or cold without careful preparation because the often changes of weather.

Food: Try to get used to the food in different parts of Vietnam, Laos as well as of Cambodia, if you have any problem about food, please let tour guide know even before meals, we will change into the food that you prefer.

Currency: US dollars are the best currency to spend in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.



Tips: For tour guide, driver, boat crew… tipping depends on your satisfaction of your trip. It should be 10 USD/day for guide, 5 for driver

Tour Prices: Tour Name: Attraction of Indochina Sightseeing Tour Duration: 14 days and 13 nights Rate: Tour included: - Private transports in land in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia - Hotel accommodation with twin/double sharing basis in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia with daily breakfasts. - Luxury Cruise in Halong Bay with twin /double sharing basis - Entrance and sightseeing fees to all indicated sites - English speaking guide escorted - Meals as indicated in itinerary Tour excluded: - Domestic and International flights with visa extension and stamping fees - Beverages, travel insurance, government tax - Tips & gratuity and personal expenses - Meals are not indicated in itinerary - Others not clearly mentioned above