15-Day Southeast Asia Classic Tour to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand

• Hanoi Pearl Hotel 4-Star
• None

Welcome to Vietnam. Meet your guide and driver at the exit of arrival at Hanoi International Airport. Transfer and kick back to your hotel. You can cope with jet lag and refresh after a long flight.

• Breakfast, Lunch

Explore the charming city of Hanoi with its Old Quarter and colonial architecture. Visit the historic Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (close on Monday & Friday）, you can enter the mausoleum to view his embalmed body on a glass guarded by soldiers.

Just behind the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a quaint, tranquil reconstructed Pagoda-One Pillar Pagoda, which also has a small temple behind it.

Next, visit the Temple of Literature, A precious historical relic to learn about the history and culture of Vietnam.

In the afternoon, visit the fascinating Museum of Ethnology (closed on Mondays) which houses an extensive collection of traditional costumes and artifacts. Drive back to central Hanoi for a 1-hour cyclo tour through the Old Quarter.

Watching traditional water puppet performances at the theater, which is uniquely northern Vietnamese art.

Trip note: The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed every Monday & Friday, all afternoons and from September until December.

• Bahaya Cruise
• Breakfast, Lunch

08:15 transfer from Hanoi to Halong Bay by shared transfer, and the cruise departs at 12:30 pm.

Bahaya Cruise is one of the largest cruise companies on Halong Bay. cruise to Trinh Nu Cave, swimming and kayaking on a private beach nestled behind the cave.

Engage in the “Happy Hour to taste the most exquisite drinks, or try out creating authentic Vietnamese dishes onboard. You can also join the squid-fishing onboard, and this is when the whole group can try out the technique like a local.

• Liberty Central Saigon 4-Star
• Breakfast

Refreshing your body and spirit with a Tai Chi lesson, Kayak in the scenic Halong Bay, and soak in the stunning views, especially in a private area with no interruption. Check out at 10:30 am, and take a private transfer to Hanoi.

Flight to Ho Chi Minh City from Hanoi, and pick up transfer from Ho Chi Minh Airport.

• Breakfast and Lunch

Take a glance at the highlights of Ho Chi Minh city by visiting the most historic landmarks the Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, and War Remnants Museum.

Experience famed street coffee culture while your guide provides a brief language lesson as well as insights into the daily life of locals.

The Discovery of the Cu Chi Tunnels, which you will have the opportunity to crawl through, gives an insight into the resourcefulness and resilience of the people.

• Breakfast, Lunch

Depart from Ho Chi Minh City for the 1.5 hrs drive to Ben Tre, situated in the Mekong River Delta.

Embark on a fascinating motorboat excursion past stilt houses, fish farms, and idyll countryside scene, with a visit to a family-run coconut candy workshop on the island.

Explore more of the Delta from a rowing sampan through a small canal.

• Tara Angkor Hotel, 4-Star
• Breakfast

Take your private transfer to Ho Chi Minh City Airport then board the onward flight to Siem Reap.

• Breakfast and Lunch

Discovery Angkor Wat is one of the most important archaeological sites in Cambodia. Your local tour guide to bring you around as he shares stories of the construction.

Strolling through one of the gates of "Angkor Thom", the capital city of the Angkorian Empire, you will amaze by the inner royal city with magnificent temples and architecture. Bayon Temple, at Angkor Thom, literally meaning the "Great City." walk around the Ta Prohm to see the famous tree enmeshing of roots in the opening scenes of Tomb Raider. The Preah Khan is worth seeing its impressive drawing and statues.

• Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast, you'll go to visit Banteay Srei, The Citadel of Women. Famed as the highest detailed carvings of an ancient temple. Next, you will visit the Land Mine Museum, a great place to learn about Cambodia's tragic recent history involving landmines.

Stop at a Dragon Fruit orchid for lunch.

After, you'll take an ox cart ride through the countryside for some beautiful scenery. Take a boat ride to Kampong Phlukk and enjoy a sunset cocktail on the lake.

• Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn Bangkok 4-Star
• Breakfast

Sawatdee ka! Welcome to Thailand. Meet your guide and driver at the exit of arrival at Bangkok International Airport, and transfer to your hotel.

• Breakfast and lunch

Ready to explore the bustling capital of Thailand? Firstly head to Wat Pho, famed as the oldest and largest temple complex in Bangkok, you can see many people come to pray. The huge lying Buddha is definitely worth a visit.

After that, you will take a tuk-tuk ride via Pak Klong Talad Flower Market towards the spectacular Grand Palace.

Take a visit to the Grand Palace, the architecture and detail which applies to every building leave you in awe. The Emerald Buddha is located inside the Palace.

Take a ride on a long-tail boat through the ancient canals of Thonburi to a royal temple Wat Arun.

Walk across the river and drive to Chinatown for a glance at old Bangkok.

Note: Women need to wear a full skirt, no sleeveless tops are allowed. Kids and Men - No shorts allowed. This is pretty much the same at Temples and Wats in Thailand.

• Phra Singh Village, Chiang Mai 4-Star
• Breakfast

Take your private transfer to Bangkok Airport then board the onward flight to Chiang Mai.

• Breakfast and lunch

Morning visit to a vibrant food and flower market where local Thais do their shopping.

Continue to Wat Suan Dok, many little chedis, and some of them contain the ashes of the former royal family of Chiang Mai.

Drive 30min to Doi Suthep Mountain, and walk up to the top there is a splendid temple with many Buddha statues and cravings. Walk around the top rewarded with a panoramic outlook of the city.

Return to Chiang Mai and enjoy a 20min rickshaw ride to discover the old town before returning to your hotel.

• Breakfast and lunch

You will be picked up from your hotel in Chiang Mai in the morning, and travel around1.5 hours from Chiang Mai to the Karen village and Sanctuary.

A full-day Elephant Jungle Sanctuary offers visitors the opportunity to get to know each of the remarkable elephants and gain a special understanding of their daily lives and behaviors and personal history of our elephants.

Throughout your visit to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, you will be feeding, bathing, and even playing with the elephants with the help of their keeper.

• Breakfast

Take a private transfer to Chiang Mai Airport and take your onward flights.