Excursions to Cambodia and Vietnam

Your Cambodia and Vietnam Tour 8 Daysstarts in Phnom Penh.

Upon your arrival in Phnom Penh, you will receive the warmest greeting from our tour guide with a signboard with your name. Then transfer directly to your hotel. The rest of the day is your leisure time where you can explore the city on your own. You may go shopping in Phnom Penh or just have a cup of coffee in your free time. Stay overnight in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh City Tour will be a part of your Cambodia Tour with the popular attractions in the city.

After a morning at leisure, today we will start to visit all the highlight destinations in Phnom Penh. Begin with the horrors that unfolded decades ago. We will visit the fields of Death known as Choeung Ek Killing fields. Located an estimated 15 km from Phnom Penh’s southwest, you will be shocked by the inhuman truth in the darkest period of Cambodia’s history. There were thousands of dead victims under the reign of Khmer Rouge – Pot Pol between 1975 and 1978. Furthermore, you will see around 8000 skulls in the Memorial Stupa and also human bone as well as the few small wooden structures to worship the death people here. 

For our next destination, we will move to a famous museum, which recorded brutal crimes of the Khmer Rouge Regime – the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. This was a high school before it became a “S-21” prison during Pol Pot’s genocidal rule. It’s an opportunity for you to learn more about the tragic past where millions of Cambodian were killed in this reign of terror. 

We will then transfer to a restaurant for lunch. After you finish your lunch meal, take some beautiful photos at the Independent Monument. Continue our exploration, we will visit the Royal Palace – home of the Emperor family. You will be overwhelmed by the spectacular and gorgeous buildings such as the Moonlight Pavillion, Throne Hall, and the Phochani Pavilion. After this, right at the South side of Palace, you will visit the Silver Pagoda known as Wat Preah Keo or the temple of the Emerald Buddha. It has many national treasures such as gold and jeweled Buddha statues that are made of valuable emerald, bronze, silver, gold and other priceless materials. The Silver Pagoda has a fabulous architecture: the floor has silver-covered tiles and is protected by the red carpet. Every year, there are thousands of visitors that come to visit this Holy Pagoda. 

Say goodbye to the Royal Palace, and continue to the National Museum of Cambodia, famous for its unique architecture and beautiful garden. This museum is also known to possess the greatest massive collection of Khmer Art. You will be educated and inspired by all the enormous artifacts, and exhibitions of archaeology in Cambodia. 

The last stop today will be Wat Phnome - the most famous majestic sanctuary. Considered as a treasure of Buddhism culture, this spectacular Buddhist Temple complex is the tallest religious structure in Phnom Penh. Nowadays, many local people come to Wat Phnome to pray and wish for good luck and success for their education or their business.

Ending the Phnom Penh City Tour, our driver will escort you to the airport for the flight to Siem Reap City.  After arriving at Siem Reap, you will be picked up and taken to your hotel in the city where you will stay overnight.

Siem Reap Tour always attract clients when visiting Cambodia. 

Start your whirlwind day visiting the most must-see attractions in the Siem Reap City Tour. Around 07:00, our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel where we visit the ancient temple - Ta Prohm. You will see the marvelous roots of the trees growing out of the ruins and the enormous block that is surrounded by jungle will amaze you. Ta Prohm is also known as The Tomb Raider Temple” in Angelina Jolie’s famous action movie.  

Follow our tour guide you will explore the magnificent Royal city Angkor Thom & the Bayon Temple. You will see the face of the Avalokitesvara- the Bodhisattva of compassion. Bayon Temple is becoming one of the most popular attractions in Cambodia because of the mysterious smiling calm faces in each tower. Strolling around these galleries and looking at these faces, you will feel very curious about their smiles. This is a valuable chance to learn more about Cambodian's history and its unique architecture. Furthermore, you will visit the surrounding area of the complex including the Baphuon, Elephant Terrace, Lepper King Terrace and the Royal Palace area.  You finish the first day tour in Siem Reap. Stay overnight at your hotel in  Siem Reap. 

Your fourth day in your 8 days in Cambodia and Vietnam Tour will be a nice day for the rural are of Siem Reap.

The second day of Siem Reap tour is the outskirts of the city – Phnom Kulen Waterfall.

After a pick up at 07:00 at your hotel, today we will visit the outstanding mountain range in Siem Reap – Phnom Kulen Mountain. Located about 40 km away from the North of Angkor Wat, Phnom Kulen was the birthplace of King Jayavarman II in AD 802. Nowadays, people come to this mountain for a pilgrimage on the weekends during their holidays.

We will then journey through the beautiful countryside to Phnom Kulen by private car, where we will start our hiking. Phnom Kulen has a giant peak of a mountain range that lies at only 487 meters. Standing on the top of this mountain, you will see spectacular panoramic views over the Angkor area from a modern style pagoda that has an 8-meter tall statue of the reclining Buddha reaching Nirvana named Preah Ang Thom. Finally, you will have a chance to visit the wonderful waterfall near Srah Damrey - the River of One Thousand Lingas. This waterfall offers fresh air and water to cool off in after your explorations. You will enjoy this time to relax with a picnic lunch and depending on time, you may take a stroll around this area with your tour guide or take some beautiful photos of the impressive forest and stunning scenery. Go back to your hotel and stay overnight in Siem Reap.

We transfer out of Siem Reap City to a beautiful local village in the countryside. Walking through the village houses, you will see the rural life of the Cambodian people with many different daily activities. You will have a great opportunity to learn how they wash their vehicles, sell gasoline in whiskey bottles, or sell food on the side of small streets.

Along the way, you can sample some tropical fruits, interact with friendly and kindly locals in the village, and enjoy the wonderful views here. We continue our adventure with an interesting experience of a 30 minutes ox, buffalo- cart tour in Cambodia! You will pass by beautiful rice paddies fields and reach a big local house to learn how local people make rice wine and handicraft works while tasting fresh coconut and cups of homemade rice wine offered by other members of the family. This is such an unforgettable experience!

Driving back to Siem Reap City and finish your time in Siem Reap Tour. We will take a rest before flying to Hanoi –capital city of Vietnam. 

Upon your arrival to Hanoi, our guide and driver will wait for you at the airport with the signboard with your name and then transfer to your hotel in Hanoi. Check-in and stay overnight in Hanoi.

Set off to experience full day of Hanoi City Tour, visiting top-notch attractions in Hanoi. Our tour guide will come to your hotel lobby and pick you up at around 08:30. Beginning the tour, we will head to the Ho Chi Minh Complex including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday and every afternoon). Then you will visit the Ba Dinh Square, the Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts and the One Pillar Pagoda or Dien Huu Pagoda which is one of the most special architectures in Vietnam. You will absolutely have an unforgettable experience by queueing in a long line of visitors who are showing their respect at the mausoleum to see the body of Uncle Ho (Ho Chi Minh)-The Greatest Vietnamese President. You will feel the formal atmosphere from the police outside to the visitors when you visit the place. 

Next, we will have a chance to visit one of the most popular museums in town. For example, the Vietnam Military History Museum, Fine Arts Museum, Hoa Lo Prison (as known as Hanoi Hilton – nicknamed by U.S pilots during the American war) or the Ethnology Museum to learn about the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

Take a rest for your lunch in a local restaurant and then continue your Hanoi City Tour in the afternoon for the next city exploration. 

In the afternoon, we will drive about 10 minutes to visit the Temple of Literature – the first University in Vietnam that was established a thousand years ago in order to honor Confucius and nowadays celebrates the doctorates and high-ranking scholars of Vietnam. 

Returning to the Old Quarter, you will discover the most interesting of 36 streets which has a history that spans over 2000 years and still keep its energy now. At the end of Hanoi City Tour, you will come back to your hotel and have your own leisure time. Overnight in Hanoi.

Halong Bay 1 night cruise is the most highlight of your Cambodia and Vietnam Tour  8 Days. 

Be awestruck by Halong Bay – listed in the New 7 Wonders of the World, we will start our trip at around 08:00 and drive about 3.5 hours from the Hanoi city to visit Halong Bay.  Along the way, you will see the beautiful scenery of Northern Vietnamese's villages and town. You can take some photos shoots of the stunning rice-paddy fields and the scenery of the outstanding landscape here. Halfway through our trip, we will have 30 minutes for a short break.

Around noon, you will arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor and you will embark on the overnight cruise to begin your relaxing trip. After a briefing of some general information about the trip before your cruise starts moving to visit Halong Bay, you will experience a delightful lunch served on the cruise (we have different options for you if you are vegetarian or if you have any special request). Relaxing and follow our guide’s lead, you can join in with the interesting onboard activities (subject to each boat’s itinerary) like kayaking, bamboo hand-rowed boat, swimming or cooking demonstration by the cruise chef or enjoying a cocktail during happy hour on the sundeck whilst experiencing the outstanding panoramic views of Halong with the stunning sunset before having dinner. You will be served your dinner on board. In the evening, you could join the squid fishing activity or watch movies about the amazing Halong Bay. That will be an unforgettable memory when you visit Halong Bay. Stay overnight on the cruise.

Today is the end of Halong Bay 2 days 1 night and is the end of our enjoyable 8 days trip in Cambodia and Vietnam.

Don’t miss your final sunrise over Halong Bay today! Doing Tai-Chi – morning exercise that’s good for your health and keep you staying positive, you will have full energy to join the interesting activities for the last day trip. After early exercise, you will enjoy your tasty breakfast then engage in Halong Bay kayaking to Luon cave - a marvelous cave which is inaccessible by the larger boats. You will be overwhelmed by the beauty of the natural and unique experience that you’ve had exploring Halong Bay. Lunch will be provided before disembarking from the cruise to Tuan Chau harbor for ending the Halong Bay 2 days 1 night trip. Our guide and driver will be waiting for you there to take you directly to Noi Bai Airport to catch your flight back home or your next destinations. End of 8 days in Cambodia and Vietnam Tour.

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