Panorama of Indochina

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Embrace a very early start today if you wish to experience a sunrise visit to the Angkor complex (this is optional). From here, continue onto Banteay Srei. You'll see it's not a huge temple, but thanks to its intricate stone carvings it is sometimes referred to as 'the jewel in the crown of Angkorian art'.

Then transfer to a small village 40 km from central Siem Reap. Experience the lives of local people here. On the way, you will go through the rice paddies in a cart and breathe pure chest in the fresh air in this countryside. It will be a pleasant experience. Then, walk around the village where you have the opportunity to experience activities such as fishing, aquaculture or livestock, depending on the season of the year.

Enjoy a simple Khmer lunch, followed by more activities or simply spend time chatting with local people to understand more about Khmer culture.

Finish the tour and transfer back to your hotel in Siem Reap.

Banteay Srei Temples

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Transfer to Kompong Phluk and take you around the lake, an area of a sky full of water. Besides, you will discover the life of the people living in one of the floating villages on the lake of the Kompong Phluk.

Then boat to Tonle Sap Lake. Tonle Sap is a system of combination of large lake and river in Cambodia and is also the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. Take a boat for about 1.5 hours on this lake, see the life of fishing villages, migratory birds and the beautiful scenery of Tonle Sap.

After a lake cruise, return to Siem Reap and take a flight to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival, your guide will welcome you at the airport and escort you to hotel for a good rest.

Tonle Sap Lake

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Start the day from the National Museum. The place houses an impressive collection of numerous statues, sculptures, bas-reliefs and so on. It is the perfect place to learn about Cambodian history and art.

We then head to the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, the iconic historical sites in Phnom Penh. With unique Cambodian style and ornate structure, the buildings inside the palace are adorned with diamonds, jewels, gold, and silver.

Have lunch at local restaurant before a visit to Tuol Sleng Prison Museum - a former school that served as a Khmer Rouge torture center, and it's estimated that more than 20,000 people were held and tortured here.

After an hour and 15 minutes at the museum, drive to the Killing Fields, see a documentary on the Khmer Rouge regime. Under the leadership of Pol Pot, his government caused the deaths of more than two million people.

End your day at Wat Phnom, the birthplace of the city, located on a small hilltop that forms the highest elevation of Phnom Penh.

Royal Palace

breakfast and lunch

In the morning, we will drive out of town to get on our mountain bike for a pleasant biking ride tour to Oudong - the former royal capital of Cambodia. Cycling through many rural villages and pagodas, and you will see the temple mountain with its dozens of stupas from afar. Upon arrival at Oudong, enjoy a traditional Khmer picnic lunch at a hut at the foot of the hill.

After lunch and a short rest, climb the stairs to the top of Oudong Mountain to enjoy magnificent views over the plains below. Your guide will explain the history of the area and its buildings as well as the religious culture of the Cambodian people.

Ride back to Phnom Penh for a good rest in the late day.

Oudong Mountain

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After breakfast in hotel, we will go to the fascinating Russian Market, where you will have ample opportunity to shop for some souvenirs. Then drive to airport and take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City - still called Saigon by the locals. It is the largest city in Vietnam and is located near the Mekong Delta.

Upon arrival, your guide will meet you and escort you to hotel for check-in.

Then you will tour the former Presidential Palace (Reunification Palace). From there, the Tan Dinh Church, Old Saigon Post Office, Dong Khoi Street, Continental Hotel, Opera House and City Hall are all within walking distance and absolutely nice choices for a free stroll. The last place you will visit today is Binh Tay Market where you can find out anything there.

Dong Khoi Street

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After breakfast, we will drive out of Ho Chi Minh City onto some beautiful country roads to Ben Tre Town in the Mekong Delta, famous for its vast rice fields, numerous waterways, and beautiful landscapes. This region produces most of Vietnam's fruit, rice and sugar cane.

Explore the Mekong Delta with a boat trip on narrow channels winding through the coconut forest. During the boat ride, you will stop at the local cottage to see how the local people make bricks and weave sleeping mats by hand. Learn about their craft handed down through generations.

Mekong Delta

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In the morning, transfer to airport for a flight to Da Nang.

On arrival in Da Nang, visit Non Nuoc Beach, Cham Museum which has a fascinating collection of rare works of art. We’ll drive to Hoi An in the afternoon, check-in in the hotel and have some free time by your own.

Da Nang's Beaches

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Take a soft excursion to go around Hoi An ancient town and visit the 400-year-old Japanese Bridge, renowned Chinese Temple, and former Vietnamese merchants' houses. your guide will tell you all the stories behind these historical relics.

This afternoon you will be taken on a boat ride in Hoai River to Thanh Ha Pottery Village. At every turn, you can see local people working on their crafts that have been handed down through generations.

The Old Town of Hoi An

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Drive back to Da Nang airport for a flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, your tour guide will welcome you and transfer to hotel.

In the afternoon, take a cyclo tour through the Old Quarter. On the bustling narrow streets, you will find hidden gems under your tour guide's help: Hanoi's famous egg coffee, weird-looking fruits and all kinds of beverages and ice creams.

Old Quarter

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We'll first visit the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, the final resting place of Vietnamese great father - President Ho Chi Minh. He lived here on and off from 1958 to 1969.

Then, go to the Temple of Literature that is the first college in Vietnam. After lunch in a local Vietnamese restaurant, we'll drive to Hoan Kiem Lake which is famous for its peaceful beauty, its cultural as well as historical values.

Later, you'll watch the Water Puppet Show for one hour, which is a unique traditional performance in Vietnam.

Water Puppet Show

breakfast and lunch and dinner

After breakfast, drive about 3 hours to Halong Bay, one of the Wonders of the Orient. Board the cruise and enjoy the relaxing journey. The cruise starts from Tuan Chau Island, the gateway of Halong Bay.

Explore the amazing scenery spread across the Halong Bay, the stunning caves, small islets, pristine beaches, picturesque floating villages, and fantastic rock formations rising up out of the emerald water.

Toward the end of the day, you will sail to the overnight mooring area. Enjoy a wonderful dinner at evening. You have a chance to enjoy a mesmerizing sunset on the top deck before a scrumptious dinner.

Halong Bay

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Wake up to experience Tai Chi exercises on the sun deck and then continue cruising the beautiful Halong Bay. A light breakfast buffet will be served in the dining room.

After a visit to a limestone grotto, you will then disembark the cruise in Halong City around noon. Our guide and driver will transfer you to the airport in Hanoi for a flight to Luang Prabang.

Take a relaxing walk in the peaceful town of Luang Prabang.

Halong Bay

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Get up early in this morning, you will have a chance to participate in an important ceremony - morning alms giving. Every morning, the monks walk a very long distance by barefoot into the town. Out of a sense of respect, the faithful local people offer their today's first pot of rice to Buddhist monks. This tradition is very unique in Laos, which is the only Buddhist nation still preserving the procession.

Head to the ancient Wat Xieng Thong Temple, which features a spectacular low sweeping roof. After the local cuisine for lunch, visit the Traditional Art Exhibition Center and the Royal Palace Museum.

Transfer back to your resort where the rest of the evening is at your leisure.

Alms giving ceremony

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Today, we'll experience some soft activities and bring you out to meet local people and nature around Luang Prabang.

Transfer to the beautiful Kuang Si waterfall, on the way we stop to visit some local villages and friendly ethnic minority people. Here we can learn about their way of life and the differences between Lao, Khamu and Hmong culture. Go swimming or jumping into the crystal-clear water when arrive at Kuang Si Waterfall, or easy hiking around the forest.

Drive back in town in the late afternoon.

Kuang Si Waterfall

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Explore the morning market - a lively street where locals shop for everything from colorful vegetables to exotic fruits. Then, take an afternoon flight to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. There is a wealth of cultural delights to discover - on foot, by bicycle or, for the less energetic, by tuk-tuk. The rest of the day will be yours to explore at your leisure.

Morning Market

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Today, your guide will take you to visit the highlights of Vientiane. You will firstly get to know some more history of Laos by visiting the National Museum. Then, go to visit Wat Si Saket which is the oldest surviving temple with thousands of Buddhist images. This tour will also take you to visit the symbolic site Pha That Luang and Patuxay Monument.

In the afternoon, head to visit Buddha Park, also known as Xieng Khuan, and enjoy a stroll around the park. This unusual park is filled with over 200 Buddhist and Hindu statues. Afterward, you will start to drive back to Vientiane.

Wat Si Saket

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Drive to the airport for onward flight to Mandalay in the morning. Upon arrival, your local guide and driver will pick you up and have some time to rest. Our sightseeing tour in Mandalay starts in the afternoon, after a lunch on at a local restaurant.

Mandalay is a city breathing the air of Buddhism and our first stop will be Shwenandaw Monastery. This exquisite monastery used to be a part of the royal palace and a textbook example of royal teak wood architecture.

Saunter in the ground of Kuthodaw Pagoda and the World's Largest Book and your tour guide will explain some scripture carved in the tablets of the "book". Finish your day at the top of Mandalay Hill and enjoy a sunset view of the city.

Shwenandaw Monastery

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After breakfast in hotel, we will set out to Amarapura. On the way, you will see monks getting around the villages to collect alms, which contributes their daily austerities and food.

Driving out of Mandalay, you will be in time to visit Mahagandayon Monastery when thousands of monks lining up for daily lunch. What's more, you will have a chance to offer alms to those young monks at the back of the line, who rarely get any alms when the big crowd clears away before noon.

Arrive at Inwa Ancient City, was the imperial city of Burma from the 14th to 19th centuries. Take a horse cart to get around the ancient city with many historical relics, including Ava Palace, Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery and Yadana Hsimi Pagodas.

Getting back to Amarapura, you will take a boat trip under the longest teakwood bridge in the world - U Bein Bridge for a breath-taking sunset view.

U Bein Bridge

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Transfer to airport for an early flight to Bagan. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by your local guide and then drive you to the hotel.

This afternoon, we will visit the Minanthu Village, a peaceful village very near from Bagan. It sees fewer travelers and remains a quiet village where people make a living by traditional handcrafts such as lacquer ware and weaving. You will also see some women villagers who tattoo their faces as a way to identify their group, social, age and marital status.

Later, visit Kyat Khayon Cave Monastery. This underground monastery was built to isolate the monks from the outside world for a better training.

Minanthu Village

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We'll get up early for a hot air balloon riding. Flying up in the sky, overlooking all the temples at sunrise, it will be an unforgettable memory in this vacation. (The hot air balloon is available during October to next March)

In the morning, we will explore a World Heritage Site - Bagan Archaeological Zone, which is amazing with its over 2,200 ruins scattering on the vast plain of Bagan. There used to be more than 10,000 in its day of prime and most are of 10 centuries old. Some are large and tall while others are hidden among the grass and hard to spot out.

After lunch, let's stroll through the Nyaung U Market where local people buying food in daily life, you will have ample opportunity to shop for some souvenirs.

hot air balloon riding

breakfast and lunch

Today, you will take a flight to Heho Airport, 40 minutes away to Inle Lake. You will be picked up by local guide and driver and transfer you to hotel for free at leisure. Later, we will take a boat trip in the Inle Lake to discover the local's life.

Inle Lake - the second-largest lake in Myanmar. Local ethnic people are centered on the lake and boat is their main transportation. They live in stilted houses, grow fresh produce such as tomatoes, melons, and papayas in unique floating gardens, and eat fish as a staple. On the lake, you can see traditional fishing by using the leg rowing technique.

Inle Lake

breakfast and lunch

Today, let's get in touch with vigorous lifestyle of the Inle Lake. Your tour guide will take you to a local market in a village of the lake. Known as the 5-Day Market, trade fair will be held in some major villages around lakeshore following a 5-day rotation.

We will have some simple lunch at a floating restaurant overlooking the busy lake traffic. And then, paddle into the narrow riverbanks where you will reach the Indein Pagoda Complex. There are countless ancient pagodas springing out of the water. It is so easy to get soaked up in the timeless atmosphere as your boat weaves through the creeks.

Finally, relax and enjoy spectacular sunset views over Inle Lake before returning to the hotel.

Floating Market

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After breakfast in hotel, we'll catch a morning flight to Yangon. Upon arrival, your local tour guide and driver will welcome you at the airport, then drive to hotel.

In the afternoon, visit the most outstanding Shwedagon Pagoda from where you will see the gorgeous sunset over the 99 meters high golden plated stupa topped with diamond - one of the most magical moments within a day in Yangon. Back to the hotel and relax afterward.

Shwedagon Pagoda

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After breakfast you will visit the Central Yangon Railway Station where you will catch the Yangon Circular Train. During the 30 minutes of slow riding, you will be exposed to interesting daily life of locals.

Private car will pick you up at a small station and take you to the Chaukhtayi Pagoda, which famous for its giant Reclining Buddha.

Have some local cuisine for lunch, enjoy your time for wandering the Bogyoke Market, one of the biggest markets in Yangon (closed on Mondays and public holidays). Then stroll around the busy streets of Yangon's famous China Town to Yangon Jetty, and see more colonial buildings such as the General Post Office and the historic Strand Hotel. You may take a break with a cold beer on the street or choose from a wide array of restaurants for dinner.

Yangon Circular Train

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This morning, enjoying your free morning until transfer to the airport for an afternoon flight to Bangkok. Upon arrival, your private local guide will welcome you at the airport then escorts you to hotel in Bangkok. Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure to relax, you can have a relaxing walk around the hotel to discover the city.

breakfast and lunch and dinner

Depart your hotel at around 7:00am and drive for about 2 hours to the 100-year-old Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. You will ride a traditional long-tail boat to get around the floating village and experience the daily life of the locals.

After lunch, you will return to Bangkok to visit the reclining Buddha at Wat Pho. It was built about 200 years ago, and is one of the oldest temples in Bangkok and it houses the huge, gold-plated Reclining Buddha image.
 
After that, you move to the Grand Palace, the most revered royal monument and nation's landmark. You will also visit famous Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Kaew) located in the palace complex and the most sacred religious relic in Thailand - the jade Buddha image is preserved here.

At last, we’ll experience Bangkok in the evening from the comfort of a Chao Phraya River cruise with a delicious buffet dinner. Get great views along the river including Wat Arun and the Grand Palace, and watch the city light up for the night.

Damnoen Saduak Market

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Today, you will fly from Bangkok to Phuket. Upon arrival at airport, you will meet your private guide and escort to the hotel near the beach. You can arrange the remaining day by yourself.

Phuket

breakfast and lunch

After breakfast, we will drive through the scenic agricultural, hills and beaches for about 1 hour to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary to start your elephant caring tour.

After allocating bananas and sugar cane to the elephants, your guide will take you to walk through the sanctuary, where you will find free-roaming elephants and listen to their personal stories. You can touch, feed, bathe and play with them, you will also learn about their lifestyles and behaviors.

After today's working, you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

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Free day on your own. Relax at your hotel, or explore the surrounding area.

breakfast

Free day on your own. Relax at your hotel, or explore the surrounding area.

Free day on your own. Relax at your hotel, or explore the surrounding area.

breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, free at leisure until depart for Phuket Airport for your flight home or to your next destination.

After breakfast at the hotel, free at leisure until depart for Phuket Airport for your flight home or to your next destination.