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12 Days Laos-Vietnam Highlights Tour from Luang Prabang to Ho Chi Minh City
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Explore the most highlights of two diverse Indochine countries, Laos and Vietnam, from the UNESCO-protected anicent town of Luang Prabang to the World Natural Wonder of Halong Bay, from the poetic coutryside of Hoi An to the rustic lifestyle of amiable locals in the mighty Mekong Delta. Within a short period of 12 days, you will not only partake in a ton of unique experiences but also get closer to the locals when visiting each spectacular landscape and captivating city. Do not miss the chance to feel the intact charm of Indochina.
Getting the most of highlighted spots in Laos and Vietnam on a 12-day holiday
Cruising upstream the Mekong River to visit the mysterious Pak Ou caves with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues
Soaking in the awe-inspiring natural beauty of Kuang Si waterfalls surrounded by jungle and gifted with azure blue pools
Playing with adorable elephants in Laos and learning everything about their daily life
Exploring the historical Hanoi capital through its ancient remnants (Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, literature temple) and a cyclo ride around Hanoi Old Quarter
Day by Day Itinerary
Arrive in LUANG PRABANG
Activities: Welcome to Luang Prabang, transfer to hotel to check in, enjoy a welcome dinner
Welcome to Luang Prabang – one of the most pleasant cities in South East Asia – a UNESCO World Heritage site. Located in northern Laos, at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, this sacred city boasts golden-roofed wats, saffron robed monks and remnants of French colonial architecture.
When arriving at Luang Prabang airport , you will be welcomed by our tour guide and driver. After transfering to the hotel, doing check-in and relaxing, you will be taken to a local restaurant for a tasty dinner. You can spend your free evening on joining the lively Night Market or relax at the hotel.
Overnight in Puang Prabang.
LUANG PRABANG
Activities: Visit Pak Ou caves by boat & relax at Kuang Si Waterfall
This morning transfer to the pier where you board a traditional long trail boat, for a relaxing cruise upstream on the mighty Mekong River. Enjoy stunning mountain scenery and witness the simple rural lifestyles.You will reach Pak Ou caves at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Ou Rivers. In these 2 caves are displayed hundreds of sacred centuries-old Buddha images which are the object of pilgrimages during the Lao New Year festivities around mid-April. Cruise back Luang Prabang. Stop and visit Ban Xangkhong, a weaving village, where you can jump into wooden looms with local expert for practical and experience.
This afternoon, driving through green rice paddies and farms. On your arrival at the Kuang Si waterfall, enjoy your short walking on trails of falls to visit the bear rescued centre. Enjoy spectacular views and surrounding of orchids inside the park and falls cascade over many calcified tiers and down several hundred feet into a series of cool, turquoise pools. Return to Luang Prabang.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
LUANG PRABANG, HANOI
Activities: Have great experiences with elephant in Elephant Village Luang Prabang. take a boat to Tad Sae waterfall for a swim. Fly from Luang Prabang to Hanoi.
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Pick up by our English speaking guide from your hotel lobby within Luang Prabang, Laos.
Arrival at the Elephant Village Camp: Welcome greeting by your guide and participate in a short briefing about elephants
Elephant Feeding: Get up close and personal with elephants
Explore Elephant Village: Visit our elephant hospital, museum, gallery and dung paper making facility!
Elephant Bathing: another level of excitement to your tour and get ready to get wet!
One on One Experience: Enjoy the impressive experience of being a Mahout! 1 person per elephant
Boat trip to the Tad Sae Waterfall: Ride in a traditional Lao long boat to the Tad Sae Waterfall and relax or swim in the clear water. Swimsuit recommended! (note: water levels will vary with seasonal conditions)
Lunch: Dine at our Elephant Camp restaurant. Your buffet lunch is served with coffee / tea and drinking water (vegetarian options are available)
1:00pm: Depart the camp. Transfer back to your Hotel in Luang Prabang.
At a scheduled time in the afternoon, you will be transferred to the airport to take the flight from Luang Prabang to Hanoi. Welcome to Hanoi, the heart of Vietnam which is considered as a blend between the traditional and the modern beauties.
At Noi Bai Airport, our guide and driver will welcome then take you to your hotel to do check-in. Free at your leisure.
Overnight in Hanoi.
HANOI
Activities: Join city tour: Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, Museum of Ethnology, Temple of Literature. Cyclo ride around the Old Quarter of Hanoi.
08.00 AM: After breakfast at the hotel, our tour guide will come to the hotel and pick you up, then you will start the Hanoi city tour You will start with a visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex. Here you can visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the corpse of Uncle Ho kept there. Next you will visit the Presidential Palace – a nice French architecture in the garden and Ho Chi Minh House on stilt. Visiting the house you will see the simple life of Ho Chi Minh – the president in Vietnamese’s spirit forever. You will finish this area with One Pillar Pagoda – one of the most attractions in Hanoi you cannot miss with the special in architecture.
Having lunch and you will continue to the Temple of Literature – The first University of Vietnam. The next destination will be Museum of Ethnology to learn more about Vietnam Culture. Next you will explore Hanoi by traveling through the Old Quarter with 36 ancient streets in a traditional cyclo. This slow – speed tour will give your great chance to fully enjoy the classic and modern of the capital. The tour will end at about 04.00 PM then it is your free time to go shopping, relax in Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi.
HANOI, HALONG BAY
Activities: Transfer to Halong Bay, Explore the World Natural Heritage, Stay overnight on cruise
08.00 AM: The driver will pick you up at the hotel, departing 3.5 hours to Halong Bay – the World Natural Heritage recognized by UNESCO twice. Upon arrival, embark the cruise and enjoy welcome drink while having tour briefing. A sumptuous lunch will be served on board while the ship sailing further to the Bay, make your time to admire its dramatic limestone islands.
You can rest at your leisure on the sundeck or relax in your cabin. In the afternoon, you will have time to swim in the warm and calm water or get on kayaks of your choice. Kayaking is very easy for all levels and ages to do. Our expert and experienced guide surely instruct you basic paddling steps before leading you to explore the extraordinary beauty of Halong Bay. After 01 hour exploring the bay, you will get back to the cruise for relaxation before attending Cooking class in the late afternoon.
Enjoy the superb dinner and stay overnight on board.
HALONG BAY, HANOI, DANANG, HOI AN
Activities: Enjoy the sightseeing in Halong Bay, Fly from Hanoi to Danang, Transfer to Hoi An. Free time in Hoi An.
You will continue our journey on Halong Bay in the early morning. A Tai Chi Class on the sun deck is a must that you should not miss when on a cruise. Sitting on the upper deck; you can relax, sight-seeing while taking photos of the magnificent beauty of the rocky islands rising from the emerald water of the bay.
After breakfast, you will explore Sung Sot cave – one of the finest and widest grottoes of Halong Bay. Next, keep cruising and passing the fishing village with its unique way of life.
At 10.30 AM, our boat cruises back to the jetty, and you will enjoy the last moment in the bay before having a traditional Vietnamese lunch.
You leave the boat around 11:30 at noon, you go ashore and transfer back to Hanoi. About 04.30 PM, you will arrive at your hotel in the Old Quarter.
Our private car will wait for you at the hotel, transfer you directly to the airport for your flight to Danang. When arriving in Danang airport, you will be welcomed and transferred to the hotel in Hoi An by our tour guide and driver.
Stay overnight in Hoi An.
HOI AN
Activities: Cycle from Hoi An to Tra Que Herb Village, Van lang fisherman village and Bay Mau water coconut forest. Cooking class at a local house & have lunch. Basket boat ride along Bay Mau water coconut forest.
08h30am: Your guide will meet you in your hotel lobby, than you will cycle around Hoi An towards the Tra Que vegetable village – About 150 farmers and 400 owners live on there and cultivate about 20 types of vegetables and herbs such as mint, lettuce, basil, cilantro, broccoli and many more. From the more than 40 hectares of land 8 tons of Village Tra vegetables are sold every year. The vegetable growers do not use pesticides or GMOs, using natural fertilizers instead, including seaweed found in the river and harvested by gardeners every morning.
Walk in Tra Que vegetable village and meet local people working in the garden. During the walk, you will cross vast rice fields in the countryside and quiet road, far away from the tourist trails. You will see the activities of the inhabitants through the villages of Hoian.
The local farmer will teach you all about cultivation methods and how to protect developing vegetable from the insects as well as join the farmers in preparing gardening activities such as raking the ground, sowing, watering greens, transplanting and tending greens.
Continue riding through paddy field, Ba Le market, kindergarten … until reaching Van Lang fisherman village and Bay Mau coconut water forest – about 7 hectares, surrounded by mangrove forests, canals, houses covered by coconut water leaf . This place had ever been the refuge for people and local soldiers during the Vietnam War. Nowadays, it is famous for providing the most seafood products.
You will be warmly welcomed at Mr. Han – a 3 generations family, taste of green tea and stroll through the village. You will row a basket boat within the hands of skillful locals and discover their techniques of traditional fishery in water coconut forest.
Back Mr. Han’ family for enjoy a foot bath with medicinal herbs, traditional therapeutic practice before getting ready to prepare lunch with a local family. Lunch will feature many local delicacies, such as Tam Huu spring rolls, BanhXeo local pancakes, grilled fish in banana leaf and others. Take a short rest before returning to your hotel about 15h30. Free time at your leisure.
Overnight in Hoi An.
HOI AN, HO CHI MINH
Activities: Fly from Danang to Ho Chi Minh City.
About 02 hours before your filght, the driver will come to the hotel and drive you to the airport for your 90 minute flight from Danang to Ho Chi Minh City.
Welcome to Ho Chi Minh city, the most bustle and hustle city in the south of Vietnam. This is one of the must-visit first cities attracting international tourists. At Tan Son Nhat Airport, the guide and driver will welcome then take you to your hotel to do check-in.
After relaxation, it is your free time to discover the city, walk around Ben Thanh market or taste very delicious local cuisine. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
HO CHI MINH
Activities: Visit Cu Chi Tunnels in the countryside and the highlights in the city centre
08.30 AM: After breakfast at hotel, your private guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. A one and half hour drive takes you to Cu Chi Tunnels where human knowledge has been enriched by experiencing an web-like tunnels system of more than 200km in length which used to be the shelters of guerrillas during the war against American troops.
After the lunch in the local restaurant, in the afternoon, you will have a city tour including the Reunification Hall, formerly known as the Presidential Palace. It was towards this modern building that Communist tanks rolled on the morning of April 30, 1975, as Saigon fell. This fascinating building is filled with history still fresh in the minds of many locals. The tour also includes the War Remnants Museum, the Old Post Office, Chinatown and Ben Thanh Market – the central market for the city and one of the liveliest areas.
About 04.30 PM, the tour finishes and you will be dropped off at your hotel and then you are free to relax.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
HO CHI MINH, MEKONG
Activities: Explore Cai Be floating market, Tan Phong Island. Learn about daily life. Rowing boat into the countryside on small canals. Overnight at homestay & enjoy traditional music.
7.30 AM: After breakfast, your guide will take you to the trip to Cai Be pier ( 86km ) from HCMC by car / van via Trung Luong Freeway.
The program will start with a visit of Cai Be floating market. Then, we’ll come to Tân Phong island for biking / walking on village paths to see the local daily life: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses and maybe the ancestral ways to pick up fruits in Mekong Delta… On the way, we can make some stops to see how they make rice-net for spring-rolls, sewing coconut-leaves for cottage roof and specially see how they wave the dried water-hyacynth to make many products: baskets, bags, hats, wallets, shoes…
Then, the rowboat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time. Lunch can be served at Ba Kiet / Muoi Huong
Back to our boat to go across one of the longests river in the world, Mekong River, to come to An Bình Island. Travel on Muong Lo handmade canal to check in at Út Trinh homestay
Have a fresh shower before cooking some special dishes with the members of local family. We’ll enjoy dinner & overnight at homestay.
If group of 1-9pax: enjoy traditional music before check-in
If group of 10pax&up: enjoy traditional music after dinner
MEKONG, HO CHI MINH
Activities: Walk along peaceful village & enjoy fresh air in the morning. Arrive local workshop to see how they make rice paper, coconut candy, pop- rice. Visit brick kilns & Vinh long market. Boat trip along floating village. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City
Have a breakfast and check-out for a walk along the village to enjoy the fresh air in the morning & arrive the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop- rice… Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea. Boat trip to visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay. Our boat will go along the floating village. We will see how to farm catfish on Mekong river. Also, we can visit Vinh Long market in the town. This is the best choice for you to take pictures of fish, shrimps, prawns, crabs, snakes, rice-field rats, tropical fruits, vegetables… The cruise will end at Vinh Long city around 10:00AM!
Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city. Lunch en-route at a local restaurant. Once in Ho Chi Minh city, do check-in and free time at your leisure.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Departure from HO CHI MINH
Activities: Tranfer to the airport for your next flight
Free time at your leisure, sightseeing, shopping, buy souvenirs, and take photos until be transferred to the airport for your onward flight (03 hours prior to your flight time). Thank you and see you again!
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