Saigon – Siem Reap 7 Days

Welcome to Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City) – the most hectic and business city of Vietnam.
Upon arrival at the airport, our driver will welcome you and then transfer you to the city centre to the hotel.

Afternoon, we start the city tour at the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the palaces are the colonial-styled Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks.

Have a walking tour on Nguyen Hue street to take the photos of the Opera House and the Ho Chi Minh Committee (outside). From here, walking to Ben Thanh Market one of the most typical symbols of Saigon to experience the daily life of the locals and do some shopping where you can buy, the hand-made goods.

Overnight in Saigon.

Note: The normal check-in time is 14:00 pm. Early check-in depending on hotel availability.

After breakfast at the hotel. You will be picked by at hotel and drive heading to My Tho the homeland of coconut and family factories with local products like coconut candy, rice paper. 

Upon arrival, embark on the boat cruising on the mighty Mekong River viewing the life to the local people live along the banks. We stop at one of 4 islands in the area for sightseeing. Enjoy the fresh tropical fruits served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music at the plantation.

After that, you will embark on the small boats rowed the local people through the small channels with water coconut tree to visit the local factories.

There you will taste the honey tea and see the local people produce the coconut candy milk and of course you also can try it or stroll in the garden where the locals feed honeybee. After that enjoy the horse-cart trip through the tranquil road of the village. We continue getting on the big boat to visit the vast area. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant nearby Mekong River with the Elephant Ear fish.

Afternoon, drive back to Saigon with a stop to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pagoda in the area that its architecture is a mix of Chinese, Cambodian, and French culture.

Overnight at hotel in Saigon.

Morning visits Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lies 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflict.

At its peak, prior to theTet Offensive in 1968, the tunnel complex was base to almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war used to be. You even can try to crawl some dozens of m on the tunnel underground to have the real experience.

Return to Saigon.

Afternoon, your free time for shopping in the downtown where you can choose much lovely stuff at the very reasonable price.

A few places to be mentioned to visit during your shopping is Ben Thanh Market – the center and typical market of Saigon; Saigon Square where is a few minutes walking from Ben Thanh Market; An Dong Plaza and its nearby Market; or Diamond Plaza and Thuong Xa Tax if you are seeking the high qualified and brand name goods.

Overnight in Saigon.

Breakfast at the hotel, then taken by transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for a midday flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, welcome by our 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. Dinging with Apsara traditional performance most famous which all travellers have to try one time per their stay in Siem Reap.

Note: Transfer to apsara show by tuk-tuk.

Breakfast at the hotel, then taken by transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for a midday flight to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, welcome by our 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. Dinging with Apsara traditional performance most famous which all travellers have to try one time per 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 a 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 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.
Baking hill till sunset. Have funny time at bars and pubs at Angkor night market (at your own arrangement).

Overnight in Siem Reap.

This day is at your own leisure in Siem Reap. You could spend your time to discover Siem Reap yourself with some

Some suggested 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 the hotel, free to leisure on own arrangement until time transfer to airport for flight onwards!

Straight to Siemreap airport for your departure!