Hanoi - Halong - Siem Reap 7 Days

Welcome to Hanoi – Vietnam! The tour guide & driver will be welcoming you at Noi Bai airport; it takes us 35 minutes driving to the centre of Hanoi then check-in at the hotel.

Our tour guide will pick you at your hotel in the Old Quarter and then we get a cyclo to Hoan Kiem lake, one of the major scenic spots in the city which serves as a focal point for its public life to visit Ngoc Son temple and the Huc bridge. And then we will stop at Hanoi opera house, erected by the French colonial administration between 1901 and 1911.

After that, on the way to water puppet show, we will see Sofitel legend metropole Hanoi hotel - a grand dame of southeast Asia that welcomes guests to experience her colonial grandeur and timeless elegance. Located steps from the opera house in Hanoï's French quarter, this legendary property brings guests into intimate contact with the opulence of another era.

A stage art invented by the Vietnamese peasants hundred years ago, with nearly 20 stories of Vietnam traditions and daily scenes will be the last activity.

Finally, we will take a walk on the streets of the old quarter and enjoy the Vietnamese traditional food: beef noodles.

Please note: standard check-in time is 14:00. Early check-in is subject to availability of the hotel night.

activities suggestion: enjoy a local beer at Ta Hien streets, experience the ambience of the sleepless street with live music, the young people of Hanoi and also foreign tourists. Hundred of bars and pubs in the Old Quarter are also at your disposal. Or just simply spend your time at shopping malls or various boutique shops.

From Hanoi, at 8 AM, head East for more than 3 hours to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994.

The road will pass by the Red River delta with green paddy fields and rural villages, where hard-working farmers are busy with their farming jobs, ploughing buffaloes or planting seedling.

Upon arrival in Halong, we’ll take a big boat to cruise the Bay to discover the magnificent beauty of this “Descending-dragon”, created by thousands of odd-shaped limestone rocks and karst grottoes. After a lunch of fresh seafood on board, we can visit the Surprising Grotto, stop for swimming or kayaking, passing floating villages and approach islets to enjoy their beauty in close distance.

Back to the boat for dinner late afternoon.

In the evening, attend activities on the boat or relax at your own leisure.

Overnight on the boat.

Please note: the program may be little varied upon the cruise you choose.

After breakfast, visit by boat to Luon Cave, a ring-shaped pool inside an island in Halong with absolutely tranquil landscape and emerald water.

Back to the Wharf of Halong passing the densest area with many islands like the Cock-Fighting Rock, Sail Island, Incense burner rock or Sea Dog Rock.

Arrive at Halong Wharf around 11.00.

Return to Hanoi around 4 PM.

Free at your own leisure.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at the hotel, you’ll transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for a midday flight to Siem Reap.

Upon arrival, be welcomed a by a driver in Siem Reap, transfer to hotel for checking-in, free at your own arrangement until evening time for Apsara traditional show including buffet dinner.

For a comparatively small town, Siem Reap offers an amazing range of dining venues and cuisines from Asia and the West.

The emphasis is, of course, on Khmer/Cambodian food with the classic Amok Cambodian curry and Khmer BBQ being some of the most popular dishes.

Dining with Apsara traditional performance most famous which all travellers have to try one time during their stay in Siem Reap.

Note: Transfer to apsara show by tuk-tuk.

In the morning, we start with going to Angkor Thom city, founded in 12th century by king Jayavarman VII and remained the capital until the 17th century.

At this city, you will visit the most well-preserved gate amongst all the fives, then continue to the peaceful smiling faced tower temple of Bayon where you can imagine how amazing would it be for the first explorer who was there when there was no one but trees with umbrella-like branches and other types of creeping vegetation.

Then it will be time for you to stroll around the tourist-wish-to-see jungle temple, so-called Ta Prohm, overgrown by huge tree monsters with snake-like roots, which is featured in Tomb Raider movie.

After having shot hundreds of photographs, we will head to the active pilgrimage site of Angkor Wat, the biggest Hindu temple in the world to enjoy with the longest lively carving wall of more than 2000 meters long by 2 meters high, excluding relief on the ceiling and on hundreds of roof supporting pillars.

After completing the tour around all the most visited temples in Angkor area, you still have time to admire the whole view of Angkorwat temple, rice paddy, northeast highland and active reservoir of West Baray and to get fresh air on the summit of Phnom Bakheng hill till sunset.

Have a fun time at bars and pubs at Angkor night market (at your own arrangement).

Overnight in Siem Reap.

This day is at your leisure in Siem Reap.

You could spend your time to discover Siem Reap yourself with some ideas of things to do: half day Floating Village Kampong Phhluk, Bird Sanctuary Preak Toal or dinner sunset cruise on Tonle Sap Lake.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Breakfast at hotel, free leisure on own arrangement until time transfer to airport for flight onwards!

Straight to Siemreap airport for your departure.