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Southern Vietnam Explorer Tour (14-days)
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The perfect introduction to the sights and
sounds of Vietnam & Cambodia
Please note that this itinerary is our
suggestion only- all our tours are custom made to your
requirements!
Ho-Chi-Minh City: Reunification Palace
Mekong Delta
Beach at Phan Thiet
Angkor Wat
Your quoted price will normally include:
International flights
Accommodation with breakfast daily.
Lunch and Dinner where shown in the programme.
Transfers, tours with English speaking guide.
All entrance fees and boat fees.
Service charges, rooms tax and handling fee.
Domestic flights.
Your tour price will not include:
Visa fees
Drinks with provided meals
Departure taxes
Tips, personal expenses and other services which are not mentioned
in the program.
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The Beautiful South of Vietnam plus 4 days in Cambodia
Day 1. Ho Chi Minh City
Arriving Ho Chi Minh City, our Vietnam representative will be at the airport to welcome you &
transfer you to your hotel. Afternoon city tour includes a tour of The Reunification Palace
former Presidential Palace), Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ben Thanh Market, Thien Hau pagoda,
China Town in Cholon & Binh Tay Market etc. Overnight in HCMC.
Day 2. Ho Chi Minh City - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi - Ho Chi Minh City
Enjoy a morning drive through typical southern Vietnamese countryside to Tay Ninh Province in the west of
Vietnam. At Tay Ninh visit the incredible Cao Dai Great Temple, with architecture that could have come
straight from a Walt Disney fantasy and where all the major faiths of the world blend together
in a unique religious cocktail. In the afternoon visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnel
network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence.
Return to HCMC & overnight.
Day 3. Ho Chi Minh City-My Tho-Can Tho
Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Depart for
My Tho (2 hours drive from Ho Chi Minh city) and visit
Vinh Trang pagoda. Take a boat trip to Thoi Son island,
visit fruit orchards and enjoy fresh fruit with traditional
music performance. Continue to visit a handicraft centre.
Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
Day 4: Can Tho-Phung Hiep-Soc Trang-Can Tho
Breakfast. Depart Can Tho to Phung Hiep (35 km) by car.
Upon arrival at Phung Hiep, take a boat trip to a floating
market. Lunch en route. Continue to Soc Trang to visit
Bat Pagoda and Khmer Museum, drive back to Can Tho.
Accommodation at hotel.
Day 5: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast. Depart Can tho to Ho Chi Minh (169km).
Lunch en route. Transfer to hotel. Free at leisure.
Accommodation at hotel
Day 6: Ho Chi Minh - Phan Thiet
Leave Ho Chi Minh City by road for Phan Thiet. The scenic
200km drive north on Highway One passes through the
bustling city of Bien Hoa before cutting through dense
rubber plantations. Nearer to Phan Thiet the terrain
changes to arid semi-desert with cactus plants and strange
looking dragon fruit trees. Arrive in Phan Thiet in
the late morning and check into resort. The rest of
day is free to relax by the pool or on the sandy beach.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 7-Day 9: Phan Thiet
Breakfast. Relax on the beach
Day 10: Phan Thiet - Ho Chi Minh - Siem Reap
Breakfast. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Transfer
to the airport for the short flight to Siem Reap. Accommdation
in Siem Reap.
Day 11: Siem Reap (Angkor Wat)
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit South Gate of Angkor Thom,
Bayon temple complex. Lunch at hotel restaurant. Visit
Angkor Wat temple complex and enjoy watching Sunset
on Phnom Bakheng.
Day 12: Siem Reap
Breakfast. Morning trip to Phnom Kulen where the river
of 1000 lingas features thousands of carvings engraved
into the sandstone rocks under the water. We also visit
the Rock temple with a large reclining Buddha. There
will be a picnic lunch by the waterfall. Afternoon trip
to see the oldest temple in Angkor, Banteay Srei. This
temple has the best engravings among all the ruins.
Day 13: Siem Reap - Phnom Penh
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for the short flight
to Phnom Penh. Sightseeing, get to know Phnom Penh.
Lunch at local restaurant. Visit Royal Place, Silver
Pagoda, Raung Damrei Museum and National Museum of Fine
Arts.
Day 14: Phnom Penh - Departure
Breakfast. Visit Toul Sleng Museum of Genocide and Killing
Field Museum. Lunch at city restaurant. Shopping at
Phnom Penh markets as time permits before transfer to
airport for departure.
Please note that, whilst every effort will
be made to carry out the programme shown above, small changes may sometimes be necessary.
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