CONIFER TRAVEL - Indochina summer programme

Round trip: Indochina summer programme
Duration: 32 Days - 31 Nights
Itinerary:

Day 1: Bangkok- Siem Reap ( B,G )
08.00am, pick up from Hotel’s lobby for transfer to border. 11.00am, arrive at Poi Pet border (approximately). 13.00pm finish immigration, and transfer to Siem Reap 16.00pm arrive at Golden Orange Hotel to check-in. Evening free.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 2: Siem Reap ( B,L,D,G )
ANGKOR HISTORICAL PARK
Morning: visit the World Seventh Wonder of Angkor Wat and Taprom Temple (Jungle temple).
Afternoon: tour to Angkor Thom included Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King, Baphoun, Bayon then travel forward to South gate of Angkor Thom before going to view sunset at Phnom Bakheng Hill. Overnight Siem Reap.

Day 3: Siem Reap ( B,L,D,G )
Great lake TONLE SAP
Morning: visit Great lake Tonle Sap – Kompong Pluk area where you can see floating village and great lake Tonle Sap.
Afternoon: Visit Silk Village, local market and Artisan D’ Angkor.
Overnight Siem Reap.

Day 4: Siem Reap ( B,G )
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Morning: Travel by Tuk Tuk visit local school or street children organization and do some volunteer activities with children.
• Activities: clean school and around, teach children how to do some small toys by recycle material, fun games with children.
• Clients need to prepare:
  - Some gift for children: pen, books, toys etc.,
  - Fun game before meeting
  - Recycle material for making toys.
Afternoon: LEISURE
Overnight Siem Reap.    

Day 5: Siem Reap- Sihanouk Ville ( B,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, take Mekong Express Bus from Siem Reap to Sihanouk Ville ( 9 hours ) via Phnom Penh. Check-in at the hotel in Sihanouk Ville.
Overnight in Sihanouk Ville.

Day 6: Sihanouk Ville ( B )
Free time in Sihanouk Ville. Overnight in Sihanouk Ville.

Day 7: Sihanouk Ville ( B )
Free time in Sihanouk Ville. Overnight in Sihanouk Ville.

Day 8: Sihanouk Ville- Phnom Penh ( B,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, take a public bus from Sihanouk Ville to Phnom Penh. Welcome at the bus station of Phnom Penh and transfer to the hotel to check-in. Visit the Killing Fields in the afternoon. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 9: Phnom Penh ( B,L,D,G )
Visit the Silver pagoda, the National Museum, Royal Palace and the Toul Sleng Museum of genocide. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 10: Phnom Penh- Sai Gon ( B,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, take Sapaco Bus from Phnom Penh to Sai Gon departing at 8 AM in the morning ( 5 and a half hours ). Arrive at Sapaco Bus station in Sai Gon and transfer to the hotel to check-in. Free evening in Sai Gon.
Overnight in Sai Gon.

Day 11: Sai Gon ( B,L,D,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 12: Sai Gon- Cu Chi- Sai Gon- Nha Trang ( B,L,D,G )
Departure for Cu Chi tunnels, where you will visit the amazing tunnel network built by Vietnamese fighters during the Viet Nam war. Back to Sai Gon to have dinner before taking a night train from Nha Trang to Sai Gon. Overnight on train.

Day 13: Nha Trang ( B,G )
Arrive at Nha Trang railway station in early morning, welcome by our guide and transfer to the hotel to check-in. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 14: Nha Trang ( B )
Free day in Nha Trang. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 15: Nha Trang ( B )
Free day in Nha Trang. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 16: Nha Trang ( B )
Free day in Nha Trang. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 17: Nha Trang- Da Nang- Hoi An ( B,G )
Transfer to Nha Trang railway station in early monrning with breakfast boxes for your breakfast on the train departing for Da Nang. Arrive at Da Nang railway station in the afternoon and transfer to the hotel in Hoi An to check-in. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 18: Hoi An ( B,L,D,G )
After breakfast, have a walking-tour to visit Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese houses, pagodas, assembly halls, Japanese covered bridge as well as traditional handicraft workshop. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 19: Hoi An ( B )
Free day in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 20: 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. Stop on the way to visit Cham Museum. Arrive in Hue in the afternoon to check-in at the hotel. Visit Tu Duc royal tomb. Overnight in Hue.

Day 21: Hue- Ha Noi ( B,L,D,G )
After breakfast, get on board to have a boat ride on the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu pagoda, the Citadel and Dong Ba Market. Transfer to Hue railway station to take an afternoon train from Hue to Ha Noi in the afternoon. Overnight on train.

Day 22: Ha Noi- Ha Long Bay ( B,L,D,G )
Arrive at Ha Noi railway station in early morning, have breakfast at a local restaurant in Ha Noi before leaving Ha Noi for Ha Long Bay (180km) where the wonderful Ha Long Bay is situated.
12:00: Arrive at Halong Bay Wharf, check-in and have lunch on board with welcome wine.
13:00: The cruise will take you by oxotic islet with Dog island. Sail island which are natural of formed by process of erosion between the sea and the mountain. Arrive at Surprise Cave to visit and Titov Island for swimming. Have sea-food dinner in the evening.
Overnight on board inside a wonderful tranquil atmosphere in Luon Cave area.  
Overnight on a wooden Junk.

Day 23: Ha Long Bay- Ha Noi ( B,L,G )
After breakfast, you will take a small sampan to venture into the sea level caves, and have lunch before check out and disembark at noon. Drive back to Hanoi  (180 km ) to check-in at the hotel in Ha Noi to visit the 36 old-quarter of Ha Noi and Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword). Overnight in Ha Noi.

Day 24: Ha Noi- Luang Prabang ( B,L,D,G )
In the morning, visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, One-Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot, circa 1049), Ho Chi Minh house-on-Stilts. Afternoon, visit  the Temple of Literature as well as Tran Quoc Pagoda. Depart Ha Noi for Luang Prabang. Welcome at Luang Prabang airport and transfer to the hotel to check-in. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 25: Luang Prabang ( B,L,D,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to elephant camp to have an elephant ride. Back to the town for city tour: visit the National Museum, Wat Xieng Thong, stupa of Wat Visoun and Wat Mai. Late afternoon, climb up to the top of Mount Phousi, explore gilded stupa, view the whole view of Luang Prabang city. Free in the evening to explore Luang Prabang on your own. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 26: Luang Prabang- Pak Ou Caves ( B,L,G )
An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning rituals of saffron-clad monks collecting offerings of Alms from the faithful residents. This tradition is very unique in Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving the procession. After breakfast, excursion by boat trip on the Mekong River to the famous caves of Pak Ou, full of Buddha images of all styles and sizes. Return to Luang Prabang by boat and proceed overland to  Kuangsi Waterfalls. Back in town then drive to visit traditional hand-weaving village of Phanom a cultural village of Muangkeo Village. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 27: Luang Prabang- Xieng Khuang ( Plain of Jars ) ( 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. Overnight in Xieng Khuang.

Day 28: Xieng Khuang ( B,L,D,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, morning visit of local market then travel to Site 1, 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 29: Xieng Khuang- Vang Vieng ( B,L,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 2-3 hrs tubing on Nam Song river with some stops at bars. Overnight in Vang Vieng.

Day 30: Vang Vieng ( B,L,G )
Full day rock climbing in Vang Vieng. Overnight in Vang Vieng.

Day 31: Vang Vieng- Vientiane ( B,G )
Take a bus from Vang Vieng to Vientiane (140 km- 3 hours) early morning. Welcome by our guide and transfer to the hotel to check-in. Visit Buddha Park in the afternoon. Overnight in Vientiane.

Day 32: Vientiane- Bangkok ( B,L,G )
After breakfast at the hotel, continue our trip to visit some attractive places for instance: Wat Sisaket, Wat Prakeo, That Luang Stupa and Patouxai then explore Central Markets of Talad Sao and Talad Konadin. At 17:00 take a train from Vientiane to Bangkok. Overnight on train.
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