Grand Indochina 15 Days/ 14 Nights

Tour route: Ho Chi Minh City - the Mekong Delta - Hoi An - Hanoi - Halong Bay - Luang Prabang - Siem Reap 

Day 1 - Ho Chi Minh City arrival

Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh City (B)

Day 3 - Ho chi Minh City - Mekong Delta Cruise (B,L,D)

Day 4 - Mekong Delta Cruise - Hoi An (B)

Day 5 - Tra Que Vegetable Village – Hoi An Town (B,L)

Day 6 - Hoi An - Hanoi (B)

Day 7 - Hanoi (B)

Day 8 - Hanoi - Halong Bay (B,L,D)

Day 9 - Ha Long - Hanoi - Luang Prabang (B)

Day 10 - Luang Prabang (B)

Day 11 - Luang Prabang (B,L)

Day 12 - Luang Prabang - Siem Reap (B)

Day 13 - Siem Reap (B)

Day 14 - Siem Reap (B,L)

Day 15 - Siem Reap departure (B)

Day 1 - Ho Chi Minh City arrival 

Arrival in Saigon city, welcome by your local guide and transfer to hotel. The room is at your disposal from 13:30. The balance of day is free at your leisure. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh City (B) 

In the morning, depart to Cu Chi, where you will visit the amazing tunnel network built by Vietnamese fighters during the Vietnam War with America. We will make a short stop on the way to visit a ceramic village in Binh Duong. Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon. Afterwards, set out on a city tour of the former capital of French Indochina, once known as Saigon. Historic landmarks include the Old Saigon post office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Opera House and bustling China Town with its famous Thien Hau Pagoda and Cho Lon Market. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 3 - Ho chi Minh City - Mekong Delta Cruise (B,L,D) 

This morning we will depart for the Mekong Delta, boarding the Bassac boat in Cai Be at noon. Enjoy a welcome drink while you are being introduced to the ship, crew and your fellow passengers. Afterwards, we depart towards Cho Lach on the Tien Giang River. Lunch is served on route. Relax on deck while the boat is branching into Cho Lach Canal through the traffic of sand and rice barges, and view fruit drying facilities and wooden ship building yards. Visit a village on the banks of Mang Thit River, an opportunity to appreciate the way of life and hospitality of the locals. Visit an orchard or rice field nearby. Relax again onboard with complimentary soft drinks or tea/coffee. The crew will serve dinner while the Bassac is cruising the Mang Thit River. 

Day 4 - Mekong Delta Cruise - Hoi An (B) 

Breakfast is available from 06:30, while the ship is cruising the Tra On Floating Market. The ship then departs towards Can Tho. Arrival in Cai Rang Floating Market, check out and transfer onto a local boat to visit the floating market, the nearby arroyos and gardens and return to Can Tho in the late morning. Then, transfer directly to Ho Chi Minh City Airport where you will take a brief flight to Danang. Welcome by local guide on arrival and transfer to your hotel in Hoi An. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 5 - Tra Que Vegetable Village – Hoi An Town (B,L) 

In the morning, take a leisurely cycle journey through the rural scenery of Hoi An to a small vegetable planting village located on the banks of Tra Que Lagoon (3 miles or 15 minutes cycling from Hoi An). Tra Que Village is known for its special aromatic herbs. Join in with local people in their daily work of planting and watering vegetables. Then learn to cook some local dishes before dining on them for lunch. Return to Hoi An to visit Hoi An town, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site because of its unusually well-preserved ancient streets and homes. Set out to explore the quaint cobblestone streets of the town with more than two-century-old Chinese houses. Sites include the Japanese Bridge, the Chinese Temple, and Phung Hung Chinese-style trading house. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 6 - Hoi An - Hanoi (B) 

Spend the morning free at leisure until you are transferred to the airport for the flight to Hanoi. Room in Hoi An is at disposal until noon only. On arrival at Hanoi airport, welcome by your local guide and drive to your hotel for check in. After a short rest, climb into a traditional cyclo for a tour of the city’s traditional 36 streets in the Old Quarter and the Hoan Kiem Lake vicinity with ancient Ngoc Son Temple. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7 - Hanoi (B) 

Full day tour of Vietnam’s capital city, including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday), the traditional stilt house and the One-Pillar Pagoda. After that, tour to Vietnam’s first university - the thousand-year-old Temple of literature. In the afternoon, visit the Ethnology Museum (closed on Monday) and one of the most typical pagoda of Hanoi. In the evening, enjoy the traditional water puppet show. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.  Remark: Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum closes from 08 September to 08 November for annual maintenance 

Day 8 - Hanoi - Halong Bay (B,L,D) 

In the morning, leave for Halong Bay passing through large rice fields in the Red River Delta and at noon arrive at Halong Bay. Board a beautiful wooden junk for an overnight cruise on Halong Bay with fresh seafood meals. Overnight on board.

Day 9 - Ha Long - Hanoi - Luang Prabang (B) 

You are advised to set the alarm clock to enjoy a spectacular dawn over the bay. After breakfast on board, return to the pier at noon and travel back to Hanoi Airport for the flight to Luang Prabang - an UNESCO Heritage City. Welcome on arrival and transfer to your hotel for check in. Spend the rest of evening free at leisure. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10 - Luang Prabang (B) 

Visit this city found on the left bank of the Mekong River. Previously a religious capital, Luang Prabang showcases more than 100 temples, considered amongst the most beautiful in Laos. In particular, you will discover: Vat Xieng Thong or Temple of the Royal City - a vast collection of sacred buildings and the most beautiful temple in the city. Vat May - built at the end of the 18th century, a capped sanctuary featuring a five sided roof surmounted by three parasols. Vat Visoun - the oldest temple in the city with its wooden windows inspired by the Khmer Temple of Vat Phou. Vat Aham - located just beside Vat Visoun, framed by two large Banyan trees. The Royal Palace, which is today the National Museum. At the end of the afternoon, climb Mount Phousi Mount to admire the sunset and then discover the H’mong Night Market on your way back to your hotel. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11 - Luang Prabang (B,L) 

In the morning, go to the pier and embark on a cruise along the Mekong River. Visit the sacred caves of Pak Ou, which shelter hundreds of Buddha statuettes. After the caves enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and continue to Khuang Sy Waterfall on a road bordered by villages and rice fields. Time is allocated to swim in the waterfalls (weather permitting) before travelling back to Luang Prabang . Return to your hotel in Luang Prabang in the afternoon. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 12 - Luang Prabang - Siem Reap (B) 

Free time at leisure until you are transferred to airport for onward flight to Siem Reap. You will be welcomed at the airport and taken to the hotel for check in with remainder of day is free at your leisure. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 13 - Siem Reap (B) 

Today you will discover the incredible temple of Angkor Wat, a world heritage site with soaring towers and extraordinary bas reliefs. It is one of the most amazing man made monuments in the world, erected in the 12th century (1112-1152) in honour of Vishnu. In the afternoon, leave for Banteay Srei where a most impressive jewel of Khmer art exists. Erected in the 10th century, this small pink sandstone temple known as the Citadel of Women maintains some remarkable sculptured lintels in very good condition. On the way back, visit the ancient Ta Prohm Monastery (also nicknamed the Jungle Temple) where immense branches have taken root in the stones. Beyond this impressive vegetation you will find some splendid sculptured Devatas. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 14 - Siem Reap (B,L) 

In the morning, leave for Kompong Khleang, a village as yet bypassed by mass tourism. All the houses are on stilts offering an exceptional natural environment offering breathtaking views of floodplains, rice fields and water as far as the eye can see. Walk through the village meeting the locals and a family who raises crocodiles. Afterwards, travel by boat through the canals to a large lake where Vietnamese people live when they are displaced from their homes because of the seasons. Return to the village and have a picnic lunch in a villager’s home. In the afternoon, return to Siem Reap and visit Angkor Thom (the Great City) beginning by the south gate and the famous Bayon of the 12th and 13th centuries which is dedicated to Buddhism and composed of 54 gigantic towers featuring 216 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara. Then, visit the Elephant Terrace and the raised Leper King Terrace, built in the 12th century. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 15 - Siem Reap departure (B) 

Free time at leisure until you are transferred to the airport for your flight. The room is at your disposal until noon time only. Meals on your own. End of the service.  

These prices include 

• Accommodation in the category chosen or similar (subject to availability).
• Meals as mentioned in the program. B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner.
• All local boat rentals and cycling as mentioned in the program. Cruise on non-private junk in Ha Long bay.
• Transfer from and to the airports by private vehicle with A/C. Transportation by private vehicle with A/C.
• All entrance fees and sightseeing as mentioned in the program.
• Local English speaking guides in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

These price exclude 

• Meals and drinks are not mentioned in the program.
• International flight tickets and airport taxes. All internal and regional flight tickets in economy class with/without departure tax (Saigon - Hanoi; Hanoi - Luang Prabang; Luang Prabang - Siem Reap).
• Vietnam visa authorization. Visa fee upon arrival in Vietnam. Lao visa fee. Visa fee upon arrival in Cambodia.
• Tips & personal expenses. Personal insurance. Any service not clearly mentioned in the program.

    1. What should I do if I want to book a tour but cannot pay immediately?
    2. How do I know that my booking is confirmed?
    3. What if I have special requirements for the tour?
    4. The manner and method of payment?
    5. Do you accept credit card and what kind?
    6. What can I get more information if I can’t go to meet you in person?
    7. What currency system is your company using?
    8. How about the quality of the tour which we buy from Kinhdo Travel
    9. What should I do if I want to cancel/change my itinerary?
    10. Can I make a reservation for my friends or my family members?
   Anwsering Questions

1. What should I do if I want to book a tour but cannot pay immediately?

When watching tour on the websites, if you want to book a tour but cannot pay immediately, you can definitely book that tour in advance. We would record the tour on our system. Then we will contact you via email to discuss payment issues. And you need to pay in advance 30% of the invoice value to ensure that you will use our service.

2. How do I know that my booking is confirmed?

After you have booked our tour, there will be an automatic email sent to your email which you used to book your tour. It is a confirmation of our company to notify that the booking process have been successfully stored. Within 2 working days, our representative will make a conversation with you via email or telephone call. The itinerary along with detailed information about your tour will be specified during this process.

3. What if I have special requirements for the tour?

In our online booking form, there would be a blank box which is offered to the visitor, who has special needs. It so called Special Requirements. By filling this blank, you will be ensured that our company would try our best to make you the most comfortable days without worrying anything.

4. The manner and method of payment?

Manner:
You can pay at the time of booking confirmation.

Or for any reason that you cannot pay immediately, you can pay after successful booking confirmation. But you have to pay before the start of the tour at least 3 working days. (For the tour that starts no later than 3 days from the date of booking, you must pay immediately after successful confirmation of booking. Because we have to pay the costs necessary for you during the tour in advance (for example, hotel reservation cost, or entrance fees, and so on).

5. Do you accept credit card and what kind?

Visa card are

6. What can I get more information if I can’t go to meet you in person?

If there is any enquiry, please contact us via email or telephone call.

Address: R1001,10th Floor ­­­_Thanh Cong Tower, No.57Lang Ha Street, Ha Noi,VN.

Email   [email protected]
Mobile +84 923 256 688

7. What currency system is your company using?

We will change to USD with the equivalent value at the exchange rate of the Vietnamese market at the time of payment.

8. How about the quality of the tour which we buy from Kinhdo Travel

Operated over 5 years, our company has been secured one of the leading travel agencies in quality. With such a long time working in tourism, we have drawn a lot of experience gradually. The company is staffed entirely by experts in the tourism field. The qualified workers have been trained carefully, which aim to deliver the best service to any tourist. Whether you are a hard-to-please customer or an easygoing one, you will soon enjoy the guaranteed services and facilities in our tour. With such the experience like that, we make sure that all organized tours are designed for each particular customer with the best quality that we can offer.

9. What should I do if I want to cancel/change my itinerary?

Change The Time of A Tour: Normally, we will not charge this change if you notify us 10 days before the starting day of the tour. Except hotel partner refuses to change (very rare), you have to pay additional costs to book hotels at the new time.

Change A Tour: We will calculate the different levels of the prices between the old tour and the new one, and the cost of the booked service in advance can be refunded or not (hotel booking fees). After that, we will you with the complete detail.

Cancel A Tour: Deciding to cancel the tour, you will pay a cost to tour cancelling services. This cost will depend on many factors, which may change from time to time (for example, how long does the notice time in comparison with starting day of the tour...)

IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEM, PLEASE CONTECT US IMMEDIATELY FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION.
Email   [email protected]
Mobile +84 923 256 688

10. Can I make a reservation for my friends or my family members?

Yes, you can. If you are a person who pays for and participates in the tour, you won’t need to worry about this. In case you want to make a reservation for your friends or family members, you should follow our instruction. In other words, this means you pay for it but you don’t come along with the tour. In that case, we offer you a blank space which is “Customer information”. That is the name of a person who pays for the tour. Right below that space, there is “How can we contact you in Vietnam”. Please fill in the blank with any person that you intend to book a tour for.
After completing the payment procedure online, you will receive an email in which a form is attached. Then, you fill in the form with the personal information of your friends or family members. After that, we can acknowledge all the necessary information.

Visits: Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta, Hoi An, Hanoi, Halong Bay, Luang Prabang & Siem Reap An exclusive tour to discover the main highlights of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, including the bustling city of Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta, the charming and ancient town of Hoi An, the fascinating Old Quarter in Hanoi, the natural heritage site of Halong Bay, Luang Prabang and finally the famous temples of Angkor. Departure:Daily