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TRANS INDOCHINA TOUR            

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

The Jewels of Vietnam: Saigon, Mekong River, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay

(UNESCO), Hue (UNESCO), Danang, Hoi An (UNESCO),The Ancient

Capital of Laos: Luang Prabang (UNESCO), The Ancient Ruins of the

Khmer Empire: Angkor Wat (UNESCO)

21-Days

Cost: 2 pax $2,720 pp with Standard Accommodations, Single Supplement: $500

Cost: 2 pax $2,970 pp with Superior Accommodations, Single Supplement: $735

Cost: 2 pax $3,272 pp with Deluxe Accommodations, Single Supplement:$955 

Optional Transpacific Airline Fare - $900 +/- plus tax, off-season

Cost is per person for a two or more person tour. Price includes the following intra-Indochina airfares: Saigon-Danang, Hue-Hanoi, Hanoi-Luang Prabang, Laos, Luang Prabang-Siem Reap, Cambodia; double-occupancy standard accommodations (three star) as noted, all breakfasts, all airport transfers, air-conditioned ground transportation, all boat, ferry and train transportation as noted, admissions to all noted attractions, English-speaking guides and drivers and accommodations for guides and drivers. Costs do not include: visa costs, airport departure taxes, meals other than breakfast and items of a personal nature. [Trans Indochina-UNESCO]

Day 1 Depart Los Angeles International Airport at noon on Asiana Airlines flight OZ-201 for Seoul, Korea.

Day 2 Arrive Seoul, Korea at 6:30 pm and connect with Asiana Airlines flight OZ-737 departing for Saigon at 8:00 pm. Arrive Saigon at 11:20 pm. Clear customs and immigration, meet guide and transfer to your hotel.

Day 3 10:00 am all day Saigon city tour including: the fantastically ornate Hotel de Ville serves as Saigon’s city hall, the turn of the century Opera House, Dong Khoi Street shopping area of the French colonial period and of today, Notre Dame Cathedral (1880) and the spectacular turn-of-the-century Colonial French Post Office, street side views of the historic Continental, Rex and Majestic Hotels and Reunification Palace, a walking tour of Ben Thanh Market and the Sri Mariamman (Hindu) Temple. Return to your hotel for a free evening.

Day 4 8:00 am prompt morning departure for the Cu Chi Tunnels, 30-kilometers from Saigon city center. Tour the world famous tunnels and the Ben Duoc Temple dedicated to the nearly 50,000 NLF soldiers who died here. Continue on to the Cao Dai Holy See nearby the Cambodian border. Attend the “high-noon” service in the Great Temple. The religion fuses Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, native animistic beliefs into an amalgam of color and splendor. Return to Saigon for a free evening.

Day 5 8:00 am prompt check-out and proceed by vehicle to the Mekong Delta. Cross Long An Province and arrive My Tho. Cross the newly completed My Thuan Bridge which is the first bridge to cross any of the Goliath Mekong’s five-major distributary rivers. Continue through Vinh Long to the Bassac River and cross the completely new built Can Tho bridge. Transfer to your hotel and check-in. Balance of the Can Tho tour including the Ninh Kieu Wharf the busiest commercial wharf in the Mekong Delta, the Can Tho Market on Hai Ba Trung Street, the Cantonese Congregation Pagoda on the riverfront and the Munirangsyaram Pagoda, followed by a one-hour Xe Loi motorized cyclo ride in Can Tho and the surrounding area accompanied by your guide on a separate Xe Loi.

Day 6 7:30 am prompt departure via your personal rivercraft to the Cai Rang Floating Market, a cacophony of chaos with hundreds of boats buying and selling everything from bananas and coconuts to freshly slaughtered pork and sugar cane. Return to Can Tho via boat. Check-out of your hotel and return to Saigon and your hotel via vehicle. Free evening.

Day 7 Morning check-out at 9:45 am and transfer to Saigon’s Tan Son Nhut Airport to connect with Vietnam Airlines flight VN-322 departing for Danang at 11:30 am and arriving at 12:40 pm. Meet guide and driver and proceed on a brief Danang city tour followed by a visit to the Cham Museum, formerly the Ecole Francaise d’Extreme Orient. The museum contains exquisite limestone carvings from the vanquished Kingdom of Champa [4th century to 18th century], a Hindu kingdom which inhabited the central coastal littoral prior to the march of the Vietnamese nation south. The carvings contain examples of Hindu altars, lingas, garudas, ganeshas and representations of Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu. Continue on to the Furama Resort at China Beach for an optional lunch and a stroll on the famous beach. Continue to Hoi An, just south of Danang and check-in your hotel. Free balance of the day.

Day 8 All day walking and cyclo tour of this ancient town which Marco Polo noted in his 13th-Century journals on his visit to China; Hoi An, a UNESCO site, contains over 800-structures of historical interest including Japanese covered bridges, ancient temples from the various parts of China and Chinese merchant houses. Free evening.

Day 9 Free day to enjoy the state-of-being in Hoi An.

Day 10 9:00 am check out and proceed to Hue via vehicle. Stop at the towering Hai Van Pass (Pass of the Ocean Clouds) enroute for a spectacular view of Vietnam’s Central Coastal Littoral. Arrive Hue and check-in your hotel. All afternoon tour of the Forbidden Purple City, a smaller replica of China’s Forbidden City and a UNESCO site. Tour of the former Royal Citadel including: the Flag Tower, the 9-Holy Cannons, Ngo Mon Gate, Great Rites Court, Palace of  Supreme Harmony, Halls of the Mandarins, the Bronze Urns, Ham Lien Pavilion, the Nine Dynastic Urns, the Nguyen Dynastic Temple and the Thai Binh Reading Room. Return to your hotel for a free evening.

Day 11 Morning dragon boat trip to the Thien Mu (Heavenly Mother) Pagoda, symbol of the City of Hue on the banks of the Perfume River. Proceed via vehicle to the Valley of the Royal Tombs to visit the tombs of Khai Dinh and the tomb of Tu Duc. Return to Hue for a Hue city tour including: ancient downtown Hue and the Central Market. Return to your hotel for a free evening.  

Day 12 Free morning until 10:00 am check-out and transfer to Hue’s Phu Bai Airport to connect with Vietnam Airlines flight VN-244 departing for Hanoi at 12:05 pm (noon) and arriving at 1:15 pm. Meet guide and driver and transfer to your hotel. Late afternoon/early evening visit to Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword), the The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge the Ngoc Son Temple (dedicated to national hero Tran Hung Dao, La To, saint of physicians and the scholar Van Xuong), view Tortoise Pagoda in Hoan Kiem Lake. This lake area is the emotional vortex of Hanoi and Vietnam. Return to your hotel for a free evening.

Day 13 All day Hanoi city tour including: the vast and chaotic Dong Xuan Market in Hanoi’s Ancient Quarter, a walking tour of the Ancient Quarter followed by afternoon visits to St. Joseph’s Cathedral 1886), Ba Dinh Square: One-Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot, circa 1049, an architectural masterpiece), Dien Huu Pagoda and Temple of Literature (Den Van Mieu, circa 1070), Vietnam’s first national university followed by a cyclo ride to return to your hotel. Evening Water puppet Performance.

Day 14 Morning departure for Ha Long Bay via vehicle. Arrive Bai Chay and board your private ocean going vessel for a five hour cruise to a world UNESCO site of 3,000 magical islets and islands dotting an emerald colored sea. Lunch served on board. Return to Bai Chay and return to Hanoi. Free evening.

Day 15 7:15 am check-out and transfer to Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport to connect with Vietnam Airlines flight VN-869 departing for Luang Prabang at 9:15 am and arriving at 10:10 am. Clear customs and immigration, meet guide and driver and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon visits to the Lao National Museum and the former Palace of the Lao Royal family. Evening Lao welcoming ceremony at your hotel. Free evening. 

Day 16 Morning followed by visits to the extensive ancient wats spread across the ancient capital of Laos: Wat Xieng Thong [1560], Wat Wisunaiat [1513], Wat Aham and Wat Si Manhathat [1548]. Late afternoon climb to the top of Phusi Hill for a spectacular view of the Luang River Valley. Return to hotel, free evening. Free evening.

Day 17 Morning transfer to the Mekong River to board your private rivercraft for a visit up river to the ancient Pac Ou caves. Lunch served at the caves. Tour the caves with hundreds of different representations of the Buddha. Return to Luang Prabang via rivercraft. Return to hotel. Free evening.

Day 18 Morning check-out and transfer to the Luang Prabang Airport to connect with VN-869 departing for Siem Reap, Cambodia at 10:50 am and arriving at 12:15 pm (noon). Clear customs and immigration, meet guide and driver and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon familiarization tour of the large and small circuits of the grandest of all ruins, Angkor Wat, a world UNESCO site. Return to hotel, free evening.

Day 19 All day tour of the ruins of Angkor Wat: Angkor Thom and the Southern Gate of Bayon, the temples of Ta Prohm, Ta Keo, Chau Saytevada, Thommnoun, Bontey Kdei, Preh Khan, Neak Poan, Sras Srang and Kravann.  Free evening.

Day 20 All day visits to temples of interest to the tour group. Free evening. Late check-out at 9:15 pm and transfer to the airport to connect with Asiana Airlines flight OZ-737 departing for Seoul at 11:55 pm.

Day 21 Arrive Seoul at 7:10 am. Check into a hotel provided by Asiana Airlines to refresh. Free time until 2:00 pm check in for Asiana Airlines flight OZ-202 departing for Los Angeles at 4:30 pm and arriving the same day at noon. Clear customs and immigration.

Welcome Home!

Hotel Accommodations: Or similar class accommodations dependent upon hotel booking

Standard
Saigon Huong Sen Hotel *** (Superior Room)
Hoian Hoi An Hotel **** (Standard Room)
Hue Huong Giang Hotel **** (Superior Room)
Hanoi Anise Hotel *** + (Superior Room)
Luang Prabang Muang Luang Hotel *** (Standard Room)
Siem Reap Angkor Holiday Hotel *** (Superior Room)
 

Superior
Saigon Kim Do Hotel **** (Deluxe Room)
Hoian Hoi An Beach Resort Hotel **** (Superior Room)
Hue Huong Giang Hotel **** (Deluxe Garden Room)
Hanoi Sunway Hotel **** (Superior Room)
Luang Prabang Villa Santi Hotel **** (Deluxe Room)
Siem Reap Empress Angkor Hotel **** (Superior Room)
 

Deluxe
Saigon Rex Hotel ***** (Deluxe Room)
Hoian Hoi An Riverside Resort **** (Vietnam Standard Room)
Hue Imperial Hotel ***** (Deluxe Room)
Hanoi Melia Hotel **** (Deluxe Room)
Luang Prabang Masion Hotel **** -***** (Garden Wing)
Siem Reap Sokha Angkor Hotel ***** (Deluxe Room)
 

Airline Flights Included in this Itinerary:
Saigon- Danang  [SGN-DAD]
Hue-Hanoi   [HUI-HAN]
Hanoi-Luang Prabang  [HAN-LPQ]
Luang Prabang-Siem Reap  [LPQ-REP]


Admissions, Train, Ferry, Boat, Cyclo Transportation in this Itinerary:
Cu Chi Cu Chi Tunnels, Admissions
Can Tho Rivercraft
Can Tho Can Tho Bridge
Danang Cham Museum
Danang Marble Mountain
Hoi An Admissions
Hue Royal Citadel, Admissions
Hue Rivercraft
Hue Minh Mang Tomb, Admissions
Hanoi Cyclo
Hanoi Ngoc Son Temple
Hanoi Hoa Lo Prison
Hanoi Temple of Literature
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh House on Stilts
Ha Long Bay Ocean Going Vessel
Ha Long Bay Lunch on Ocean Going Vessel
Siem Reap Angkor Wat, 2-Day Visitor’s Pass
Luang Prabang Royal Palace, Admissions
Pac Ou Caves Rivercraft
Pac Ou Caves Lunch

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