Tour overview
Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta – Phu Quoc – Cambodia – Ho Chi Minh City
Tour itinerary
DAY 1: TAN SON NHAT AIRPORT – SAIGON CITY (B, L, D)
Our vehicle and guide from Luhanhsaigon will pick you up at the meeting point in Hanoi and take you to Noi Bai Airport for check-in on the flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival in Saigon, you will be welcomed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, and the group will begin sightseeing at Independence Palace (Reunification Palace), once the residence and workplace of the President of the Republic of Vietnam. You can take souvenir photos here.
Lunch: The group enjoys lunch at a restaurant, then checks in at the hotel to rest.
Afternoon: The vehicle takes the group to continue sightseeing at Notre-Dame Cathedral, the city post office, and Nha Rong Wharf. If time permits, you can also visit Binh Tay Market – a bustling trading area of the Chinese community – or Ben Thanh Market….
Evening: The group has dinner at a restaurant and explores Ho Chi Minh City at night.
Day 2: HO CHI MINH CITY – BEN TRE – CAN THO (B, L, D)
Morning: Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Our vehicle and guide will take you to Tien Giang. Along the way, you can join some games on the bus. Following the East-West Boulevard – Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong Expressway for about 1 hour 30 minutes, you will arrive in My Tho City.
After that, you will board a boat for a cruise on the Tien River, admiring the scenery of the four islets: Long, Lan, Qui, and Phung. The boat runs along floating fish farms so you can learn about local fish farming on the river and admire Rach Mieu Bridge.
Arriving at Thoi Son Islet (Lan Islet), you will stroll along a village road, visit local homes and fruit orchards, enjoy seasonal fruits, and listen to Southern Vietnamese amateur music. Next, visit a honey bee farm and enjoy honey-lemon tea. Then, take a rowing sampan weaving through small canals to admire two rows of natural water coconut palms and the simple scenery of the orchard countryside.
Return to the larger boat and continue downstream on the Tien River. The boat will take you to Ben Tre Province to visit a coconut candy workshop, a specialty of Ben Tre, and a rice paper workshop in Tan Thach Commune. Board a horse-drawn cart to visit the village roads of Tan Thach Commune, where you can admire fruit orchards and the simple life of the coconut region’s people. The boat then continues. Arrive at Con Phung to visit the Ong Dao Dua relic site, a crocodile farm, and try crocodile fishing.
Lunch: Arrive at a restaurant, enjoy lunch, and rest.
Afternoon: In the afternoon, you board the vehicle to Can Tho and check in at the hotel.
Evening: The group has dinner at a restaurant and is free to explore Can Tho City at night.
Day 3: CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – RACH GIA – HA TIEN (B, L, D)
Morning: After breakfast at the hotel, you board a boat along the lower reaches of the Mekong River, leisurely enjoying the waterway countryside scenery. Then visit Cai Rang Floating Market, one of the busiest and most vibrant floating markets in the Mekong Delta. There, you will hear the guide explain the formation of the floating market and the meaning of the “cay beo” (pole hanging samples).
You can also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the floating market by buying fruits from trading boats, enjoying them on the spot, and interacting with local people.
Lunch: The group returns to the hotel to check out, has lunch, and departs for Ha Tien.
Afternoon: Upon arriving in Ha Tien, you will check in, have dinner, and rest.
DAY 4: HA TIEN – PHU QUOC (B, L, D)
Morning: The group has breakfast, checks out, and our vehicle and guide take you to the pier for departure to Phu Quoc Island. After more than 2 hours on the boat, you will arrive at Phu Quoc Island, then go to a restaurant for lunch and check in at the hotel (if early check-in is available).
Afternoon: The group visits a Japanese Pearl Cultivation Area to learn about the pearl production process. You can buy pearls cultured on the island as souvenirs.
Visit the Coconut Tree Prison Historical Relic to learn about the war crimes of the American empire at the “earthly hell” of Phu Quoc.
Visit An Thoi Port to see the bustling daily life of fishermen and take souvenir photos of the An Thoi archipelago from the pier.
Evening: After dinner at a restaurant, the vehicle takes the group back to the hotel. You are free to stroll around and explore Phu Quoc at night.
DAY 5: EXPLORE PHU QUOC – THE PEARL ISLAND (B, L, D)
Morning: The group has breakfast. The vehicle takes you to visit Ham Ninh Fishing Village, an ancient village on the island that still exists today. You can buy and enjoy fresh seafood or shop for souvenirs and dried seafood (shopping costs are at your own expense).
Visit Suoi Da Pepper Farm to learn about traditional pepper cultivation methods that produce a specialty pepper of the island’s people. You can buy specialty pepper at the farm (shopping costs are at your own expense).
Visit a Traditional Fish Sauce Production House to learn about the traditional fish fermentation method of Phu Quoc people, which creates a famous delicious fish sauce. You can buy fish sauce at the workshop (shopping costs are at your own expense).
Visit a Sim Wine Production Facility to learn about the production process of Phu Quoc’s specialty sim wine, fermented from the precious sim fruit found only on Phu Quoc Island. You can enjoy free wine tasting or buy it as a gift for loved ones (shopping costs are at your own expense).
Dinh Cau: A cultural and spiritual symbol of Phu Quoc Island, a place to pray for luck and peace, and where local fishermen place their faith for a bountiful catch when they return from sea.
Lunch: The group has lunch at a restaurant.
Afternoon: The vehicle takes you back to the hotel to rest, have dinner, and enjoy free time to explore the streets at night.
Day 06: PHU QUOC – CHAU DOC – BA CHUA XU TEMPLE (B, L, D)
Morning: The group has breakfast, checks out, and departs for Chau Doc.
Lunch: Enjoy lunch at a restaurant and check in at the hotel to rest.
Afternoon: Visit Tay An Pagoda, where you can explore and admire one of the most famous pagodas in the Mekong Delta. With its unique Indian-Islamic architecture and scenery, you will surely be surprised and delighted. Visit Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb, a national historical relic, and hear the fascinating story of Thoai Ngoc Hau, a man of complete talent and virtue who made great contributions to the development of the Southern region. Not far away is Ba Chua XU Temple, which attracts millions of pilgrims and visitors annually. Here you will learn more about Ba Chua XU and have the opportunity to join the Ba Chua XU Festival, which is held solemnly and grandly. The group returns to the restaurant for dinner.
DAY 07: CHAU DOC – SIEM REAP (B, L, D)
Morning: The group has breakfast, checks out, and departs for Siem Reap.
Lunch: Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Siem Reap.
Afternoon: The group visits the Ancient Stone Bridge Spean Praptos, the oldest bridge in Southeast Asia…
Continue to Siem Reap, have dinner at a restaurant in Siem Reap. Return to the hotel to check in and rest, and freely explore the glamorous Siem Reap City at night with the Walking Street, Pub Street, night market shopping, outdoor dining areas, and traditional massage.
DAY 08: SIEM REAP – ANGKOR (B, L, D)
Morning: Enjoy buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Then the vehicle takes the group to visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom, a vast ancient temple with unique carvings and patterns on every square centimeter, tied to the cultural legends and development of the Khmer people.
Visit Bayon Temple with its 4 faces and mysterious smiles, the Terrace of the Elephants, and the King’s palace from the 12th century…
Afternoon: Continue to visit the majestic Angkor Wat temple, one of the wonders of the world.
Visit Ta Prohm, a ruin of an ancient Khmer capital with strangely shaped giant trees, where Hollywood chose as a filming location for the movie Tomb Raider, and several other temples in the area… Buy souvenirs bearing the distinctive Angkor mark.
Conquer the 65m-high Bakheng Hill to watch the sunset as the sun gradually disappears behind the great Angkor temple, an unforgettable memory for every traveler.
19:00: Dinner at Tonle Sap restaurant.
The vehicle takes you back to the hotel to rest.
DAY 09: SIEM REAP – PHNOM PENH (B, L, D)
Morning: Enjoy buffet breakfast at the hotel, then depart for Phnom Penh.
On the way, the group stops at the Insect Market to try fried, grilled, or wine-soaked spiders, scorpions, grasshoppers, etc.
Upon arrival, check in at the hotel, have lunch, and rest.
Afternoon: Visit the Royal Palace, the residence of the contemporary royal family, and the dazzling Gold and Silver Pagodas with the famous Emerald Buddha of Cambodia and Thailand.
Then visit the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument, take photos at Independence Square, and see the famous Four Rivers…
Have dinner at Henglay restaurant. Visit the Diamond Bridge and Diamond Island, famous as the venue for traditional Cambodian festivals.
The vehicle takes the group to visit and try their luck at the 5-star casino. Return to the hotel to rest or freely explore the capital Phnom Penh at night.
DAY 10: PHNOM PENH – SAIGON – HANOI (B, L,…)
Morning: Enjoy buffet breakfast at the hotel, check out, and depart for Ho Chi Minh City.
On the way, the group stops at the New Market to shop for Cambodian specialties and enjoy the famous traditional sweet soups of Cambodia.
Have lunch on the way back to the meeting point. At Moc Bai border gate, the guide will help you complete immigration procedures back to Vietnam.
Afternoon: Take you back to the original departure point. The guide will see the group off at Tan Son Nhat Airport for the flight back to Hanoi.
Say goodbye and hope to see you again..
Tour price includes
- Hotel: Standard 2-3 guests/room
- Hotel: 4***+ & 3*** stars in Vietnam
- Hotel 4**** & 3*** stars in Cambodia (2 guests/room)
- IMPIRE HOTEL, ANGKOR RIVER HOTEL, GRAGAND SREIY (in case of 3 guests/room due to gender reasons)
- TOW VIEW III, DIMOND, PACIFIC, RELAX, SAMNAN LO’A HOTEL
- Meals according to the program: breakfasts in Cambodia are buffet at the hotel, 1 main buffet meal
- Breakfast in Vietnam is served as a set menu.
- New 16, 29, 45-seat air-conditioned vehicles for transfers according to the program.
- Vietnamese-speaking guide serving throughout the program.
- Sightseeing fees according to the program.
- Boat tickets for tourist transfers according to the program within the tour.
- Drinking water + cold towels: 01 per guest per day.
- Travel insurance as regulated.
Tour price does not include
- Personal expenses such as meals and drinks outside the program, telephone, laundry…
- Cambodia visa for guests with foreign passports, including overseas Vietnamese, fee 40 USD/guest.
- Tips for the guide and local driver in Cambodia: 4 USD/guest/day
- Tips for the guide and driver in Vietnam are at your discretion
- Single room supplement: 438 USD/9 nights
Notes
TOUR PRICE: …VND/GUEST
(Tour price applies to groups of 10 guests or more)
TOUR REGISTRATION CONDITIONS:
- Passport must be valid for at least 6 months (as of the tour end date).
- Guests with foreign nationality must have a valid Vietnam entry visa as of the departure date.
- Guests eligible for Vietnam visa exemption must not exceed 90 days from the date of entry to the tour end date.
- Please provide complete and accurate personal information such as full name as shown on ID card or passport, phone number, contact address…
TOUR CANCELLATION POLICY:
- Cancellation 15 days before the departure date: deposit is non-refundable.
- Cancellation 10 days before the departure date: 50% penalty on the total tour price.
- Cancellation within 3 days before departure time: 100% penalty on the total tour price.
- Note: the above days are counted as working days only.
NOTES:
- Guests with Vietnamese, Singaporean, Philippine, Lao, or Malaysian nationality are exempt from Cambodia visa.
- If you are not permitted to exit or enter the country for personal reasons, the company will not be responsible and will not bear any incurred costs, nor refund the tour price (in case you cannot travel).
- The order of sightseeing points may change due to objective incidents such as weather, traffic… but will still ensure all points listed in the program are visited.
- In cases of force majeure such as terrorism, riots, natural disasters, changes in airline or train schedules… the company will proactively change the itinerary or cancel the tour for the convenience and safety of guests and will not be responsible for compensation of any incurred costs.
- Personal documents such as passport, money, valuables… should be kept by you; it is best to leave them at the hotel reception in case of risks. The company is not responsible for any loss of your documents or personal property.
