Discover Northern Vietnam and Cambodia
Duration: 7 days/ 6 nights
Overview: Hanoi – Ha Long – Siem Reap

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Arrive in Hanoi in the afternoon. You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel for a rest after your long journey. The remainder of the day is free to rest, relax or explore on your own. Hanoi is a picturesque city of more than 6 million people. Its tree- shaded streets are filled with lovely examples of French colonial architecture. As we walk the streets we will be transported back in time. We’ll be swept away by the scenes in the marketplaces, family life in the street, commerce, and a mixture of old and new technologies. Dinner on your own. Overnight at Intercontinental Westlake Hanoi Hotel.

Day 2. Hanoi City (B)

After breakfast, we journey out on a Hanoi city tour, visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Closed on Monday and Friday morning), the traditional stilt house, One Pillar Pagoda and the Temple of Literature, also known as the “first university of Vietnam”. Afternoon is for visiting the Ethnology Museum and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Meals on your own. Overnight at Intercontinental Westlake Hanoi Hotel.

Day 3. Hanoi – Ha Long (B,L,D)
A fter breakfast, we will drive to Ha Long Bay and arrive at noon. We’ll board a beautiful wooden junk for an overnight cruise on Ha Long
Bay with an excellent menu of fresh seafood. Overnight onboard.

Day 4. Ha Long – Hanoi – Siem Reap (B)
Set an alarm clock and enjoy a spectacular dawn over the bay. After a breakfast onboard, cruise back to the port of Ha Long. Arrive to the harbor at noon time. Lunch on your own. Transfer to Hanoi airport for your departure flight to Siem Reap. Welcome by your local guide and transfer to your hotel for check in. Meals on your own and overnight at Raffles Grand D Angkor.

Day 5. Angkor Thom – Angkor Wat (B)
This morning we depart to visit the Great City of Angkor Thom, beginning at the southern gate’s famous Bayon temple built in the 12th and 13th centuries and dedicated to Buddhism. Bayon comprises 54 gigantic towers featuring 216 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara. Then visit the 350m long Elephant Terrace used as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king’s grand audience hall, and the raised terrace of the Leper King, built in the 12th century and presenting many of the city’s most admired Apsara sculptures.
In the afternoon, we will leave to 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 and was erected in the 12th century in honour of Vishnu. Meals on your own. Overnight at Raffles Grand D’Angkor.

Day 6. Tonle Sap Lake – Siem Reap (B,L)
On an excursion to the Kompong Kleang floating village located 

on the northern lake-edge about 35 km east of Siem Reap town, 

a more remote and less visited area than other floating villages. 

These houses are built on higher ground but during the high water

level season these houses will all be surrounded by water and boats

will be the only means of transportation. 

Enjoy a relaxing picnic lunch at a local house in the village before 

heading back to hotel in Siem Reap. 

The balance of day is free at leisure. 

Dinner own your own. Overnight at Raffles Grand D’Angkor.

Day 7. Depart Siem Reap (B)

Enjoy a relax morning at your leisure (at hotel’s pool or spa) 

until your transfer to the airport in Siem Reap for the departure flight. Your room is available until noon. Meals on your own.

Accommodation (5 star hotels!)

Hanoi Intercontinental Westlake Hanoi ***** Deluxe Hanoi View room

Halong Non-private traditional wooden Halong Ginger junk
A/C Ginger cabin with private bathroom

Siem Reap Raffles Grand D’Angkor ***** State room

SERVICES INCLUDED 

• Transportation by private vehicle with A/C
• Local English speaking guide(s)
• Breakfast and other meals mentioned in the program B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner.
• Accommodation in the category chosen or similar
• Boat and bike rental as mentioned
• All entrance fees where mentioned

SERVICES EXCLUDED

• Drinks during the meals
• Meals not mentioned
• Personal insurance
• Tips and personal expenses
• Regional and International flights and airport taxes
• Any service not mentioned in the program
• Regional flights (Vietnam Airlines in economy class) Hanoi – Siem Reap
• Visa fee upon arrival to Hanoi airport and Siem Reap
airport