Vietnam - Laos

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival - City Tour (L, D)

• Morning: Our guide will welcome you at Tan Son Nhat international airport and transfer you to hotel for check-in.
• Lunch at selected restaurant
• Afternoon: City tour: visit Re-unification Palace (former Presidential Palace), War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office, Phuong Nam Lacquerware Center and Ben Thanh central market.
• Dinner cruise on Saigon River and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Cu Chi Tunnels - City Tour (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• Morning: land trip to Cu Chi Tunnels – the underground hand-dug tunnels with over 200 km and served as shelters for Vietnamese guerillas during the Vietnam War.
• Lunch at selected restaurant
• Afternoon: visit Re-unification Palace (former Presidential Palace), War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office and go shopping at Phuong Nam Lacquerware Center and Ben Thanh central market.
• Dinner cruise on Saigon River and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 3: Mekong Delta Tour (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel.
• Depart for My Tho - the main town of Tien Giang Province on Mekong Delta area. Lunch at local restaurant in My Tho. Take a boat ride along Tien River to visit Thoi Son Islet. You can see a local fishing village with floating fish farm, houses-on-stilts and fruit orchards along the river bank. You can also visit tropical orchards, bee farms and taste natural honey, honey wine and tropical seasonal fruits while enjoying traditional local folk songs. If you wish, you can also try to row a boat along the creeks. Return to Ho Chi Minh City
• Dinner at selected restaurant and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 4: Hanoi Arrival - City Tour (L, D)

• Breakfast.
• Transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival in Hanoi, meet and transfer to hotel for check-in.
• Lunch at selected restaurant
• Afternoon: visit Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple and The Huc Bridge, and then visit and go shopping at the Old Quarters.
• Dinner at selected restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel
• Morning: visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum; One-pillar Pagoda and House-on-stilts. Then visit West Lake with Tran Quoc Pagoda and Dong Xuan market
• Lunch at restaurant.
• Depart for Ha Long Bay. Upon arrival in Ha Long, check-in hotel and at leisure.
• Dinner with fresh seafood at local restaurant and overnight in Ha Long.

Day 6: Ha Long Bay - Hanoi (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel.
• Enjoy a 4-hour boat cruise on Ha Long Bay to explore the picturesque grottoes such as Thien Cung and Dau Go cave.
• Lunch with seafood specialty on board.
• Return to Hanoi with stopover at Minh Anh Shopping Center.
• Upon arrival in Hanoi, enjoy a performance of the traditional Water Puppet.
• Dinner at selected restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 7: Hanoi - Vientiane (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel.
• Transfer to airport for flight to Vientiane. Upon arrival in Vientiane, meet and transfer to hotel for check-in. Lunch at selected local restaurant.
• Afternoon: visit to including the Wat Sisaket, the oldest temple with thousand of miniature Buddha statues and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo.Stop to visit to Lao’s national precious heritage, the famous and sacred structure of That Luang Stupa and Patuxay Monument, also known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.
• Dinner at restaurant and overnight in Vientiane

Day 8: Vientiane - Luang Prabang (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel.
• Transfer to airport for flight to Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage City. Meet and transfer to hotel. Lunch. Visit Royal Palace (National Museum); Wat Mai, Wat Sensoukarahm and Wat Xieng temple and Phou Si Mountain for watching the beautiful sunset view of the city and the Mekong River.
• Dinner at restaurant and overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 9: Luang Prabang - Pak Ou Cave - Luang Prabang (B, L, D)

• After breakfast, board a cruise upstream Mekong River and visit to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Stop at Ban Xanghai village and try the locally made of rice wine. Return to Luang Prabang by boat and visit Ban Xangkhong, Ban Xienglek village which are well known for silk weavings and Saa (jute) papermaking.
• Dinner at restaurant and overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 10: Luang Prabang - Departure (B)

Breakfast at hotel. At leisure for shopping until transfer for departure flight.