Welcome to Vietnam! Upon your arrival at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi capital, Viet Bridge Legend’s tour guide and driver will greet you and escort you by car in 30 minutes to your hotel for check-in. Rest of the day can be yours to relax after a long flight or together with your guide to acquainted with the Hanoi Old Quarters streets on a funy mean of transport – The cycloes

Overview: Hanoi, located on the banks of the Red River, is one of the most ancient capitals in the world, where you can find well-preserved colonial buildings, ancient pagodas, and unique museums within the city center. In the morning: You enjoy breakfast at your hote then start the city tour with Ba Dinh Square, including: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, view of the presidential palace, Uncle Ho's house-on-stilts, One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature - Vietnam’s first university. Set menu lunch or a la carte at a good local restaurant. In the afternoon: Visit Hoa Lo Prison and Ethnology Museum (about Vietnam war & Vietnamese ethnic minorities). An interesting walk along the train tracks through a part of the city residence. Then you visit Hoan Kiem lake and Ngoc Son Temple before enjoying the Traditional Water Puppet Show. After the show, our guide will escort you back to your hotel.

8.30: Set off after breakfast this morning for a 3.5 - hour drive to Mai Chau valley. The drive goes through beautiful Hoa Binh Province, located in the mountainous area southeast of Hanoi: A region dotted with limestone karsts. Pass through several villages along the way (home to Thai, Hmong, and Dao people.) Descend the last 14 km along a steep mountain road into the stunning valley of Mai Chau. Enjoy a good lunch here, served by the host family in their beautiful village. In the afternoon, cycle or walk to explore Mai Chau's beautiful ethnic villages including Na Thia, Nhot, Pom Coong, Lac and Chieng Chau villages. Be welcomed by the friendly local people, talk with them and discover their traditional culture. Total cycling time is around 2 – 3 hours on flat village paths. Take it all in the spectacular scenery of Mai Chau and the relaxed rhythm of local life. Back to Mai Chau Ecolodge for dinner. For evening enjoyment, you may choose to take part in a traditional dance show with Ruou Can (a local wine), a cooking class, a weaving class, or all. Overnight at Mai Chau Ecolodge.

Last night, you might sleep very well in this comfortable bungalow with full of fresh air and quiet atmosphere. This morning, after having a buffet breakfast, your guide and driver take you to Pu Luong Nature Reserve located inside a beautiful valley. Here you start strolling around the villages and creating terraced fields. It must amaze you definitely! Your camera will not be able to sit still! Continuing to your walk through the farmland, villages, ponds, rivers, and mountains. Savor the ever-changing scenery as you trek to a beautiful spot to enjoy a simple picnic lunch. PM: After enjoying delicious picnic lunch, it is great to explore the refreshing water at a small river nearby or take a leisure walk before moving to our pick-up point to be transferred back to Mai Chau valley. It's great to lie on the long benches and relax with Cocktails and drinks under the sunset beside the swimming pool. Tonight you enjoy dinner at Restaurant of Mai Chau Ecolodge.

After breakfast, depart at 8.00AM for 3.5 hours drive to Ninh Binh (Tam Coc), located in the marshy Red River delta, featuring a network of waterways coupled with spectacular limestone formations rising up from rice paddy fields. You first take 1,5 h boat trip along Ngo Dong river to be immersed in the natural landscapes of this area including three spectacular lagoons. We then move to Bich Dong pagoda, just 2 km away from the boat wharf. This ancient pagoda has not only a special architecture but a very peaceful atmosphere as well and to be definitely worth seeing. Besides that, you are also able to climb through the cave to the top for the best view and nicest photos. We will then drive to a local restaurant for a late lunch. In mid-afternoon, we drive shortly to Mua cave for conquering 500 steps to the highest peak for the panoroma views in the region before driving to Emeralda Resort .

This morning, you should wake up earlier than usual to enjoy a quiet atmostphere of the rural area. Breakfast then leave Emeralda Resort at 8.00 AM for the World Natural Heritage Site of Ha Long bay. We start driving on No 10 Road which runs through the Red River Delta. Especially, Thai Binh province is considered as the basket of rice in the north of Vietnam. So you have a chance today to witness the huge rice fields, meet gentle farmers along the way and take hundreds of pictures of this peaceful countryside area. 12:00: You will be taken aboard our support vessel and travel from the wharf via the bay to board our luxurious craft, Era Cruise. You will be welcomed aboard and greeted with a complimentary drink. Our friendly and professional crew will conduct a compulsory safety procedure session and then you are free to check into your cabin and freshen up. We encourage you to explore our luxuriously appointed ship then watch the magical landscape cruise past. 13:15: A special lunch of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing delicacies will be served. You will be enchanted when decadently dining on our luxury junk, our lavish interpretation of a traditional Vietnamese boat. Life just doesn’t get better than this! We then set sail for Lan Ha Bay, passing Da Chong islet where you can see an ancient lighthouse built by the French over a century ago. 15:00: The final part of the cruise takes us through the Cua Van area to Lan Ha Bay (part of Halong Bay). The 300 or so karst islands and limestone outcrops of Lan Ha are stunning with their pristine, snow-white beaches. You can explore Ba Trai Dao beach or Tra Bau area via kayaks or immerse yourself in the crystal clear waters. 17:00: It’s time to return to your lavish liner and cruise to your evening accommodation. 17:30 – 18:30: Who doesn’t love happy hour? We offer an extensive drinks list including special offers such as two for one drinks. 18:00: Our Vietnamese cooking demonstration is a great way to learn how to prepare delicious appetizers and we will guide you through the process. 19:15: You can spoil yourself with a unique Signature Dinner in our distinctive restaurant. 20:45 - 12:00: It is now time to relax with an exotic cocktail and drink in the evening landscape. Our bar offers a wide range of wine, beer and liqueurs and is always a welcome sight for guests after a day sailing on the Bay. You can order an indulgent spa service, watch movies, go squid fishing or simply relax on our roof top deck under the cover of a brightly illuminated sky.

06:30: The morning is the best time of the day on Lan Ha Bay. You might like to head to the upper deck to participate in our daily Tai Chi sessions or relax with an early morning cup of tea, coffee or juice to watch the stunning scenery unfold before you. 07:00: A light breakfast of pastries, tea and coffee will be served in our restaurant. 7:30 - 9:15: The final stage of your trip is to be taken through the mysterious caves and amongst the remote islets via local rowing boats. The breath-taking beauty of this World Heritage region will certainly impress you. Following this, you will journey back to the main ship. 09:30: It’s time to check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland. After a final early brunch and a last farewell from our crew at 11:30, you will board our transfer boat and head back to the wharf where you will meet your guide and driver again then drive 2 hours to Hanoi airport for taking flight to Danang airport. Upon your arrival, our driver is waiting to escort you to your resort for check-in. Evening is yours to relax.

08.30 Your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel for the drive through the beautiful countryside villages and towns on our way to the ancient relics of My Son. Photo opportunities abound. 09.30 We arrive at the haunting sound of Cham music and stop to take in the vibrantly dressed dancers enjoying a traditional dance performance. 10.00 Your walking tour begins with a short ascent up to the Cham ruins walking along a track bordered by jungle. As we reach the top, the ancient ruins appear. While you explore the area your guide will explain the history of the religious site which served as a burial site for the Cham monarchs many centuries ago. 11.00 Once we have explored My Son, we take a drive back to Hoi An to start our boat trip. 12.00 Before boarding our boat, we visit the Thanh Ha pottery village. The village is famous for its earthenware and thrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. It continues to make the bricks and tiles and other earthen wear for the buildings in the Old Town. After our tour we continue to Thanh Ha Pier, you board your private boat and take a cruise through the Hoi An countryside along the picturesque Thu Bon River. 14.00 We stop and enjoy the sights and sounds of Tra Nhieu fishing village, the Duy Hai fishing market and stunning coconut forest of Bay Mau. 16.30 Return to either Nguyen Hoang or Thuan Tinh dock and after a short stroll to your vehicle, we return to your hotel.

Our guide welcomes you at the hotel in Hoi An and takes you to Cam Nam fishing village to learn fishing under the instruction of the local people. Especially, you will practice by yourselves how to catch fish, how to catch the net into the river… Then you will visit green Bay Mau water coconut forest. Coming here, you have a chance to row the basket and learn how to use fishing tools to fish the field crab and other types. Then you start to ride along the rural road to Tra Que Vegetable Village, 3km from Hoi An Ancient Town. On arrival, you are warmly welcomed by friendly host. At the family, you join a cooking class under the host's instruction about how to prepare ingredients then you will start to cook Hoi An special foods. After your cooking effort, you will enjoy a delicious lunch with the family. After lunch, take a short rest then you will dress in farming clothes, take a short walk around to visit the garden where local farmers work and use the traditional methods without having electrical machines support. The host will show you how to prepare and make the land, you fertilize green manure before growing vegetables. Watering the vegetables, which you have just grown, is the last activity in the procedure of planting them. After that, you come back the house to relax by soaking your feet in Vietnamese herbs. This is one of the ways to refresh ourselves after the hard working time on the farm of Vietnamese. Then you will be transferred back your hotel in Hoi An.

8.30 AM:You will be picked up at hotel by tour guide. Transfer to Ba Na Hills and take Cable Car which gains 5 world scores to Ba Na hills station. Stop at By Night station to visit Vong Nguyet hills, The Old Villas of French, the Golden bridge… Continue moving up by cable car to the Nui Chua Mountain – the top of Ba Na range, visiting Nginh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, Orchid Garden… Experience hill climbing train (first and unique funicular in Vietnam) and visit an old French cellar (Debay Ancient Wine Cellar), flower garden Le Jardin D’amour. Buffet lunch could be severed at the restaurant (if you wish). In the afternoon, you will be free for joining games in Fantasy Park – the third biggest indoor games zone in Vietnam with series of interesting games: 4 – 5D film, skiver, The death race, dinosaur park… (2 hours). Or discover Ba Na hills on your own. 4.30 PM: Back to the cable car. Then, you will be transferred to Danang airport to take afternoon flight to Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh city. Upon your arrival, your guide and driver will greet you and then escort you to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City central for check-in. Tonight you enjoy dinner on your own.

After having breakfast at the hotel, you commence a full day excursion today by a drive to Cu Chi. Cu Chi Tunnel systems are located approximately 70 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City in Cu Chi district. On the way to Cu Chi tunnels, you enjoy spectacular view of paddy fields. After that, you will go to Ben Dinh tunnels. First, you see documentary film about guerrilla war in Cu Chi district. Then you walk around the tunnel area to see Bomb craters, underground bunkers, deadly traps, … Try tunnels to see how guerrillas could live, fight and survive during the war. You can feel the atmosphere of war. You will be back in Ho Chi Minh City and enjoy lunch at a nice local restaurant at your own expense. After lunch, you will start again for a half-day city tour including a visit to Re-Unification Palace, the former Presidential Palace. You then visit the nearby Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, which are in Romanesque art and French style. Another destination is War Remains Museum, where you can have a closer look at the Vietnam War. After a full day of exploring incredible Cu Chi Tunnels and mains city attractions, we drive back to the hotel to relaxing.

After breakfast, your 2 DAYS MEKONG EXPLORE starts with a transfer to Cai Be. After 2 hours of driving, you arrive at Cai Be boat wharf where you start a motorized boat trip to visit the Cai Be floating market, a characteristic style of trading in Mekong Delta area. You also have opportunity to visit a local workshop that produces coconut candy, rice paper, rice crispy before crossing the big river to An Binh, a small island where you have lunch in a nice bonsai garden. You then can relax on a hammock for a short rest or taking the bike for a short ride on village road. The next boat cruise will bring you to a pottery factory before you arrive at Vinh Long town. Your driver with vehicle is waiting here to take you to Can Tho where you check in to your hotel downtown.

You rise up early today for another cruise to visit the Cai Rang Floating Market. It is an opportunity to experience and understand precisely how important the Mekong River is for the Delta. Cai Rang is the main wholesale floating market near Can Tho, where hundreds of boats gather every morning. A piece of fruit or a vegetable hanged on a pole at the bow signifying what is for sale on each boat. You continue your cruise to visit a fruit garden or a family’s rice pancake workshop. The cruise then ends at the other bank of the river, where your vehicle is waiting for your journey back to Saigon. You will have lunch break on the way and arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport in SaiGon to take a short flight to Siem Reap. Upon your arrival, your guide and driver will greet you and then escort you to your hotel in Siem Reap city central for check in. In the evening, you will have a special dinner with enjoying Apsara dance show.

Breakfast at the hotel then meet our tour guide and driver to drive to Angkor Thom that was the masterpiece of King Jayavarman VII. Following the occupation of Angkor by the Chams from 1177 to 1181, the new king decided to build an impregnable fortress at the heart of his empire. The scale is staggering and you are immediately overwhelmed by the audacity of Jayavarman on arrival at the city’s gates. You begin to explore Bayon Temple. At the center of Angkor Thom, this is an eccentric expression of creative genius. Its 54 towers are each topped off with the four faces of Avalokiteshvara (Buddha of Compassion). These colossal heads stare down from every side, exuding power and control with a hint of compassion, just the mix required to keep a hold on such a vast empire. You continue to visit Terrace of the Leper King. This was the royal crematorium and the statue that was originally thought to be the leper king is now believed to be Yama, the god of death. We continue along the Terrace of Elephants, originally used as a viewing gallery for the king to preside over parades, performances, and traditional sports. At the southern end lies the Baphuon, once of the most beautiful temples at Angkor, dating from the reign of Uditayavarman 1 in the 11 th century. It has undergone a massive renovation by the French and is now once again open for viewing. You will break for lunch (own expense) at a local restaurant before the 15-minute drive to Ta Prohm, the monastery temple of Tomb Raider fame discovered’ by French explorer Henri Mouhot in 1860. Your journey out to the Mother of all temples, Angkor Wat. Believed to be the world's largest religious building, this temple is the perfect fusion of symbolism and symmetry and a source of pride and strength to all Khmers. Built-in the 12 th century by King Suryavarman II, this is the most famous temple at Angkor. We venture into Angkor Wat to enjoy its magnificence in peace and quiet. After a full day exploring these wonderful sites, you will come back to your hotel with your guide and driver. Evening is yours to relax.

Today you relax until your guide and driver come to say sincere thanks to you and then transfer you to the airport to take flight home. Finish unforgettable Vietnam - Cambodia trip with us - Viet Bridge Legend Travel.