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Round trip: Laos - Viet Nam panorama programme
Duratio: 21 Days - 20 Nights
Itinerary:

Day 1: WELCOME TO SAI GON, VIET NAM ( G )
Take a flight to Sai Gon, welcome at the airport and transfer to the hotel to check-in. Free evening in Sai Gon.
Overnight in Sai Gon.

Day 2: SAI GON ( B,L,G )
City tour in Sai Gon Colonial French quarter, the Reunification Palace, War Remnant Museum, Cho Lon market in China Town. Overnight in Sai Gon.

Day 3: SAI GON- CAI BE ( B,L,D,G )
After breakfast, transfer to Cai Be. Board a small motor boat in Cai Be for a river cruise though the winding canals, where you can get a close-up view of the colourful floating markets and daily life on the river. Cross the main branch of the Mekong Delta River for a stroll down the riverbanks, where you can stop at one of the many orchards and sample exotic fruits you picked yourself. We will stay overnight with a local family in Cai Be with cooking class in the evening. Overnight at homestay in Cai Be.

Day 4: CAI BE- VINH LONG- SAI GON- DA NANG- HOI AN ( B,G )
Take a boat trip along the Mekong Delta River to get off in Vinh Long in the morning. Pick up and transfer back to Sai Gon for your flight from Sai Gon to Da Nang. Welcome at Da Nang airport and transfer to Hoi An to check-in. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 5: HOI AN ( B,L,G )
Tour in Hoi An ancient town  which was an  international port city in 17th century and have a walking-tour to visit Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese houses, pagodas, assembly halls, Japanese bridge as well as traditional handicraft workshops. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 6: HOI AN ( B )
Free day in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 7: HOI AN- DA NANG- HUE ( B,L,D,G )
Leave Hoi An for Hue via the scenic Hai Van Pass with a stop to view the spectacular panorama of the central coastline.  Arrive in Hue at noon to check-in at the hotel. In the afternoon, have a boat trip along the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda and overland to visit the Citadel.
Overnight in Hue.

Day 8: HUE ( B,L,G )
Visit Minh Mang and Khai Dinh royal tomb in the morning. Have lunch then continue our visit to Thanh Toan covered bridge. Overnight in Hue.

Day 9: HUE- HA NOI ( B,G )
Take an afternoon flight to Ha Noi. Welcome at Ha Noi airport and transfer to the hotel to check-in.
Overnight in Ha Noi.

Day 10: HA NOI ( B,L,D,G )
Full day city tour in Ha Noi. Visit Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword). Ba Dinh Square, One-Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot, circa 1049), Ho Chi Minh house-on-Stilts. Afternoon, visit  the Temple of Literature and Ethnology Museum as well as Tran Quoc Pagoda. Enjoy 1 hour cyclo around 36 old-quarters of Ha Noi as well as water puppet show in the evening. Overnight in Ha Noi.

Day 11: Ha Noi- Ha Long Bay ( B,L,D,G )
Proceed to Ha Long City in early morning, stop-over on the way for beautiful scenery. Get on board sightseeing magical Ha Long Bay with its over 3,000 islands and islets dotting an emerald green sea. Full day visit Surprise Cave. Swimming & sunbathing at Titov beach and enjoy fresh sea-food lunch. Have fresh sea-food dinner on a wooden Junk. Overnight on a wooden Junk.

Day 12: Ha Long Bay- Ha Noi- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS ( B,L,D,G )
After breakfast, discover Ha Long Bay with a small boat. Swimming, visiting beach or a lagoon cave by kayaking. Continue cruising the spectacular of the Bay. Cruise back and brunch then check-out and disembark to transfer back to Ha Noi for your flight to Luang Prabang, Laos.
Overnight on train.

Day 13: LUANG PRABANG ( B,L,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, lecture on Laos history. Visit the National Museum, stupa of Wat Visoun, the shrines of Wat Aham and Wat Mai. Afternoon, have an elephant ride before taking a drive to Kuangsi Waterfalls. Return trip to Luang Prabang to climb up to the top of Mount Phousi, explore gilded stupa, view the whole view of Luang Prabang city. Free in the afternoon to explore Luang Prabang on your own.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 14: LUANG PRABANG ( B)
Free day in Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 15: LUANG PRABANG- XIENG KHUANG ( B,L,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, take a bus from Luang Prabang to Xieng Khuang (240 km-6 hours). Transfer to the hotel to check-in. Afternoon, take a tour to Site 1 of the Plain of Jars. Overnight in Xieng Khuang.

Day 16: XIENG KHUANG ( B,L,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, morning visit of local market then travel to Site 2 & 3 of  the Plain of Jars. Continue the road to Muong Khoune district – former provincial capital of Xieng Khuang which had been destroyed during Indochina War. Overnight in Xieng Khuang.

Day 17: XIENG KHUANG- VANG VIENG ( B,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to bus terminal to take a bus from Xieng Khuang to Vang Vieng (240 km-6 hours). Transfer to the hotel to check-in. Afternoon, take a 2 hrs tubing on Nam Song river.
Overnight in Vang Vieng.

Day 18: VANG VIENG ( B,L,G )
Full day rock climbing in Vang Vieng. Overnight in Vang Vieng.

Day 19: VANG VIENG ( B )
Free day in Vang Vieng. Overnight in Vang Vieng.

Day 20: VANG VIENG- VIENTIANE ( B,G )
Take a bus from Vang Vieng to Vientiane (140 km- 3 hours) in the morning. Welcome by our guide and transfer to the hotel to check-in. Visit : Wat Sisaket, Wat Prakeo, That Luang Stupa.
Overnight in Vientiane.

Day 21: WELCOME HOME ( B,G )
Free time until transfer to the airport for your flight home or next destination.
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