Aerial view of Ha Long Bay with limestone karsts and cruise boats
Private group program · For our UK partners
Vietnam & Cambodia
16 days / 15 nights · Nature, Culture & History
Hanoi · Ha Long Bay · Hue · Hoi An · Ho Chi Minh City · Mekong Delta · Angkor
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The program at a glance
North to south through Vietnam, finishing at Angkor
16
days / 15 nights, Hanoi to Siem Reap
6
UNESCO World Heritage sites
2
countries: Vietnam & Cambodia
3
domestic flights save long road days
Full board throughout · private air-conditioned transport · local English-speaking guide in each region · one night aboard in Lan Ha Bay
Travel map of the 16-day route through Vietnam and Cambodia: Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha, Hue, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta and Siem Reap (Angkor)
Hanoi Days 1, 3
Ha Long Bay Days 2–3
Phong Nha Day 4
Dong Hoi
DMZ Day 5
Hue Day 6
Hoi An Days 7–10
My Son
Siem Reap Angkor · Days 13–16
Cu Chi
Ho Chi Minh City Days 11, 13
Mekong Delta Day 12
VIETNAM
CHINA
LAOS
THAILAND
CAMBODIA
Gulf of Thailand
By road & boat
Domestic flight
The route
Hanoi to Angkor
Days 1–3 · Northern Vietnam
Hanoi and an overnight cruise in Ha Long & Lan Ha Bay
Days 4–10 · Central Vietnam
Phong Nha, the DMZ, imperial Hue, Hoi An, My Son and Ba Na Hills
Days 11–13 · Southern Vietnam
Cu Chi Tunnels, the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City
Days 13–16 · Cambodia
Angkor's temples and the Tonle Sap floating village
Flights: Hanoi–Dong Hoi · Da Nang–Ho Chi Minh City · Ho Chi Minh City–Siem Reap
Itinerary
Day by day
Day
Route & highlights
Meals
1
Hanoi arrival · rickshaw · puppets
B/L/D
2
Hanoi – Lan Ha Bay overnight cruise
B/L/D
3
Back to Hanoi · Temple of Literature
B/Br/D
4
Fly to Dong Hoi · Phong Nha Cave
B/L/D
5
DMZ · Hien Luong Bridge · to Hue
B/L/D
6
Imperial Hue · Thien Mu · Minh Mang
B/L/D
7
Hai Van Pass · Hoi An Old Town
B/L/D
8
My Son Sanctuary · afternoon free
B/L/D
Day
Route & highlights
Meals
9
Ba Na Hills · Golden Bridge
B/L/D
10
Marble Mountains · afternoon free
B/L/D
11
Fly to HCMC · Cu Chi Tunnels
B/L/D
12
Mekong Delta day in Ben Tre
B/L/D
13
HCMC city tour · fly to Siem Reap
B/L/D
14
Angkor Thom · Ta Prohm · Angkor Wat
B/L/D
15
Grand Circuit · Banteay Srei
B/L/D
16
Tonle Sap floating village · depart
B/L
B = breakfast · L = lunch · Br = brunch · D = dinner · HCMC = Ho Chi Minh City
Motorbikes passing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on Ba Dinh Square, HanoiStreet vendor in a conical hat carrying sweet potatoes on a shoulder pole in Hanoi
Days 1 & 3 · Hanoi
Hanoi, the thousand-year-old capital
A gentle start: guaranteed early check-in with breakfast, then an afternoon on foot and by rickshaw.
  • Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (exterior), his former residence and the One Pillar Pagoda
  • One-hour rickshaw ride through the Old Quarter
  • Traditional water puppet show
  • Temple of Literature, founded 1070 as Vietnam's first university
Cruise boats among misty limestone islands in Ha Long BaySilhouetted rowing boats passing through a sea cave in Ha Long Bay
Days 2–3 · Ha Long & Lan Ha Bay
A night among the limestone karsts
Three hours through rice-field country to a New 7 Wonders of Nature site, then an overnight cruise.
  • Seafood lunch while sailing through the islands
  • Sampan ride to a traditional fishing village
  • Cooking class and sunset on the upper deck
  • Dawn Tai Chi, a cave visit and brunch sailing back
Cruise details confirmed at final booking; routing may change with weather, tides or authority rules.
Illuminated cave chamber with a wooden walkway in Phong Nha–Ke Bang National ParkBlue wooden boat on the Son River at sunset, Phong Nha
Days 4–5 · Phong Nha & the DMZ
Caves, rivers and the former frontline
A morning flight to Dong Hoi opens up central Vietnam's karst national park, then the road south to Hue.
  • Boat ride up the Son River into Phong Nha Cave, with 1.5 km on foot inside
  • Ben Hai River and Hien Luong Bridge, the 1954 dividing line
  • Quang Tri Citadel, scene of the 81-day battle of 1972
Woman in a pink ao dai at a red-shuttered window framed by porcelain mosaics in HueStone mandarin statues and stele pavilion at a royal tomb in Hue
Day 6 · Hue
Hue, city of the Nguyen emperors
A full day in the UNESCO-listed Complex of Hue Monuments, seat of Vietnam's last dynasty.
  • The Imperial City: temples, pavilions, moats, gates and galleries
  • Thien Mu, the Celestial Lady Pagoda, above the Perfume River
  • Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang, laid out on feng shui principles
Silk lantern workshop in Hoi An hung with colourful lanterns
Cyclist passing painted boats on the Hoi An riversideGolden Bridge held by giant stone hands at Ba Na Hills
Days 7–10 · Hoi An & Da Nang
Four nights in lantern-lit Hoi An
Over the Hai Van Pass, one of Vietnam's great coast roads, to a UNESCO port town with free afternoons built in.
  • Old Town walk and a lantern-making workshop
  • My Son Sanctuary: Cham Hindu temples, 4th–14th century
  • Ba Na Hills by cable car: Golden Bridge, Linh Ung Pagoda
  • Marble Mountains caves and pagodas, lift both ways
Guide emerging from a hidden tunnel entrance at Cu ChiAircraft on display outside the War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City
Days 11–13 · The south
Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi & the Mekong
An early flight south to Vietnam's liveliest city, its wartime history and the delta's waterways.
  • Cu Chi Tunnels, the wartime underground network
  • Mekong day in Ben Tre: river cruise, coconut workshops, xe lam cart, sampan, fruit and a home-hosted lunch
  • War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and Reunification Hall
Buddhist monks in saffron robes on the steps in front of Angkor WatGiant silk-cotton tree growing over the ruins of Ta Prohm temple
Days 13–16 · Siem Reap, Cambodia
Angkor, heart of the Khmer Empire
Three full days among the temples of a UNESCO World Heritage site, ending on the Tonle Sap lake.
Day 14
Angkor Thom's Bayon, Ta Prohm's tree roots and Angkor Wat
Day 15
Grand Circuit temples, pink-sandstone Banteay Srei and a palm-sugar village
Day 16
Boat to Kampong Phluk floating village, then the flight home
Pace & practicalities
What your clients should know
Active sightseeing
Most touring days include 4–10 km on foot; Hue and Angkor are the longest walking days.
Two early starts
06:30 on Day 4 for the Dong Hoi flight and 05:00 on Day 11 for Ho Chi Minh City, with a breakfast box.
Time to breathe
Free afternoons in Hoi An on Days 8 and 10, plus market time in Siem Reap on Day 15.
Entry for UK passports
Vietnam: visa-free for British citizens up to 45 days. Cambodia: visa on arrival or e-visa.
The package
What's included
Included
  • Hotels on a twin-share basis, as selected or similar
  • Overnight cruise in Lan Ha Bay
  • Private air-conditioned vehicles throughout
  • Boat trips as described
  • Local English-speaking guide in each region
  • Meals as listed: breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • 2 bottles of water per person per day in the vehicle
Not included
  • International flights to Hanoi and from Siem Reap
  • Domestic flights: Hanoi–Dong Hoi, Da Nang–HCMC, HCMC–Siem Reap
  • Visa fees where applicable
  • Travel insurance
  • Drinks, spa on the cruise and personal expenses
  • Gratuities: guide & driver tips suggested at USD 2 per person per day
Subject to availability. Program may change with airline schedules; prices may be adjusted for fuel surcharges.
Cyclist passing painted boats on the Hoi An riverside
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