Adventure Tour in Vietnam and Cambodia

Adventure Tour in Vietnam and Cambodia   15 Days

This exceptional private tour is one of the most beautiful journeys I have experienced in Southeast Asia. It takes you through the most stunning regions of northern Vietnam, allowing you to discover numerous mountain ethnic groups, stay in very authentic local houses and in places of incredible beauty. The trip then ends with the discovery of Ha Long Bay and Angkor in Cambodia (two wonders of the world in a single program!). The entire tour is accompanied by a French-speaking guide specialized in history and ethnology, as well as several very competent local guides.

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Program

Day 1
  • Arrival in Hanoi – Pick-up at the airport at 6:30 AM (flights from France generally arrive early in the morning). Transfer to your hotel.
  • Visit of the Temple of Literature, the colonial prison Hoa Lo (the famous “Hanoi Hilton”), etc., with historical and cultural explanations.
  • Vietnamese lunch.
  • Visit of the magnificent Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (ethnological explanations).
  • Dinner featuring the “great cuisine” of Vietnam.
  • Overnight in Hanoi (3 or 4-star hotel).
Day 2
  • Breakfast.
  • Morning: walking visit of the old commercial quarter of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake, Saint Joseph Cathedral, street pagodas, etc., with historical and cultural explanations.
  • Afternoon: transfer to Sapa by limousine minibus.
  • Vietnamese dinner.
  • Overnight in Sapa (3 or 4-star hotel).
Day 3
  • Breakfast.
  • Departure for trekking at 9:00 AM – mountain walk through plantations and rice fields in an area mainly inhabited by the Black Hmong (many hamlets).
  • Lunch along the route.
  • Dinner and overnight in a homestay run by a Giay family.
Day 4
  • Breakfast at the homestay.
  • Trekking through plantations and rice fields (superb panoramas) in an area mainly inhabited by the Black Hmong.
  • Lunch during the trek.
  • Dinner and overnight in an authentic Red Dao house in the jungle (possibility to take a herbal bath, a specialty of the Red Dao people).
Day 5
  • Breakfast.
  • Transfer by vehicle to Bac Ha (about 2h30).
  • Visit of the famous Bac Ha Sunday market (or the Can Cau Saturday market), where all the ethnic groups of the region gather (Flower Hmong, Pula, Dao, etc.). It is famous throughout Vietnam.
  • Vietnamese lunch in Bac Ha.
  • Exploration of the surroundings and a 2h30 walk in Hmong country (superb landscapes).
  • Dinner and overnight in a Tay ethnic house.
Day 6
  • Breakfast.
  • Vietnamese lunch.
  • Transfer to Hoang Su Phi (about 4 hours), one of the least touristy regions of northern Vietnam (superb landscapes and terraced rice fields).
  • Dinner and overnight in a very authentic Black Dao house located in the middle of the rice fields near the Chinese border (magnificent panoramas).
Day 7
  • Breakfast.
  • Walk (2h30) through extraordinary terraced rice fields to discover the villages of the region’s ethnic groups (Black Dao, Red Dao, Pula).
  • Vietnamese lunch.
  • Transfer from Hoang Su Phi to Ha Giang (3h30), considered by many to be the most beautiful region of Vietnam.
  • Dinner and overnight in a Tay ethnic house.
Day 8
  • Breakfast.
  • Walk (2h30) in the superb Ha Giang region, its villages, wooden stilt houses, limestone formations and plantations.
  • Vietnamese lunch.
  • Transfer from Ha Giang to Lam Binh (2h30), a region still almost unknown to tourists located near the beautiful Na Hang Lake.
  • Dinner and overnight in a homestay run by a rare White-Pants Dao family.
Day 9
  • Breakfast.
  • Boat trip on Thac Ba Lake, one of the most beautiful lakes in Vietnam (thousands of vegetation-covered islets).
  • Transfer from Lam Binh to Hanoi (6 hours).
  • Vietnamese dinner and overnight in Hanoi (hotel).
  • Breakfast.
Day 10
  • Breakfast.
  • Transfer from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island (4 hours) where the pier is located.
  • Cruise on a traditional junk boat in Lan Ha Bay (the southern part of Ha Long Bay, much less touristy).
  • Possibility of sea kayaking and swimming in the South China Sea.
  • Lunch, dinner and overnight on the junk (private cabin) at the foot of the limestone cliffs.
Day 11
  • Breakfast.
  • Continuation of the cruise in Lan Ha Bay.
  • Bike ride or electric cart ride on Cat Ba Island to explore its interior valley where a village is located.
  • Return to the junk for lunch.
  • Transfer from Cat Ba to Hanoi in the afternoon (4 hours).
  • Free dinner and overnight in Hanoi (hotel).
Day 12
  • Breakfast.
  • Free morning and lunch in Hanoi (possibility for a walk).
  • Transfer to the airport and flight Hanoi – Siem Reap (3:15 PM).
  • Arrival in Siem Reap in the afternoon.
  • Khmer dinner in Siem Reap.
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in Siem Reap.
Day 13
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Visit of the extraordinary Ta Prohm Temple, invaded by vegetation (several famous films such as Tomb Raider were filmed here).
  • Visit to Angkor Thom, the Terrace of the Elephants, the Terrace of the Leper King, the temple-mountain Phimeanakas (“the celestial temple”), and the restored Baphuon.
  • Visit to the sublime Bayon, the temple of 54 stone faces.
  • Lunch during the day on site.
  • Visit of Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, then the South Gate (churning of the ocean of milk by the Devas and Asuras).
  • Khmer dinner in Siem Reap.
  • Overnight stay in a 4-star hotel in Siem Reap.
Day 14
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Visit of Banteay Srei, the only pink sandstone temple of Angkor (the famous temple where André Malraux was arrested in 1923), the pyramid temple Pre Rup, East Mebon, Preah Khan, and the spectacular East Gate of Angkor Thom.
  • Lunch during the day on site.
  • Open dinner in Siem Reap.
  • Overnight stay in 4 star hotel.
Day 15
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Transfer to Siem Reap airport. End of the tour.
  • Flight to the destination of your choice (Thailand, Vietnam or return to France).

Rates

The price of €2,290 per person includes:

  • - English-speaking guide + local guides
  • - all vehicles with driver and taxis;
  • - Boats (cruise in Ha Long Bay and on Na Hang Lake)
  • - All activities and excursions
  • – All breakfasts, lunches, and dinners (except the free lunch on Day 12 and the free dinners on Days 11 and 14).
  • – All hotel nights (hotels, homestays, and ethnic houses) ;
  • – The flight ticket from Hanoi to Siem Reap.

The price does not include :

- The Cambodia visa (40 USD); - Drinks; - The free lunch (Day 12) and the free dinners (Days 11 and 14); - The international flight ticket France–Vietnam–France and the return ticket Siem Reap–Hanoi or Bangkok; - Insurance; - Personal expenses.

 

Price : 84 600 THB

  • - Guests wishing to have a single room must inform us in advance and pay a supplement.
  • - To be able to attend the large Sunday ethnic market in Bac Ha or the Saturday ethnic market in Can Cau, it is preferable that the tour starts on a Wednesday or a Tuesday (Day 1).
  • - For 2 people: price to be determined depending on the season.

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