Day 1 Bangkok Arrival (No meal)
Upon arrival at Bangkok airport, our tour guide will welcome and transfer you to your hotel in Bangkok. The glorious history of the capital of Thailand, Bangkok is closely linked to the Chakri dynasty that still reigns but does rule in Thailand. Check in and enjoy your free time at the hotel or wander to explore the city.
Overnight in Bangkok.
Day 2: Bangkok City Tour (breakfast & lunch)
7:30-8:00 After breakfast, we visit the Grand Royal Palace dedicated to the ceremony of the royal family of Thailand. In the same compound is the magnificent Wat Phra Kaew which is known for the Statue of the Emerald Buddha. After visiting this complex, we continue to visit Wat Pho, a giant house of the lying Buddha. Then, we visit the Wat Traimit which is well known as the Golden Buddha.
Afternoon, boarding on a long tail boat for an excursion along the Chao Phraya River and many bustling interior canals that offer fantastic views of local life close by. Along the way, we stop at Wat Arun, the temple of the Aube.
Return to the hotel and free time for relaxation.
Overnight in Bangkok.
Day 3: Bangkok – Chiang Mai (breakfast)
Today, you are free at leisure until driver comes to pick you up to the airport for flight to Chiang Mai.
Upon arrival in Chiang Mai, you are picked up and transferred to hotel. After check-in then you are free to get around.
Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Day 4: Chiang Mai – Blue & White Temple – Long Neck Village (breakfast & lunch)
Depart from Chiang Mai Early in the morning, go along the road No.118. See the beautiful scenic of the rice fields beside the road and start the drive into the mountainous area. Before reaching Chiang Rai City make a stop at the hot spring, see the natural hot spring and stress your legs before continue the road again.
Soon before Chiang Rai City, stop at “Rong Khoon ” or “White Temple ” which stand glittering against the sun. You’ll amaze with the beautiful Thai and temporary art by Mr. Chalermchai Kositpipat, one of the greatest artist in Thailand who wanted to present the art which can relate to the Buddhist in his own idea. Not only the magnificent view from outside, but also inside the main building where you can see the beautiful painting on the walls which he wanted to present what he has seen in his lifetime which you’ll be amazed. Take a walk around the temple area for photos. If you wish to have a painting for a souvenir, Please contact at the souvenir of the temple. After that visit to “Blue temple” with the fuses modern art Buddhism.
Continue on the road again to the Golden Triangle where the three countries meet. See Thailand, Laos and Myanmar which divide by the two rivers: Ruak River ( For Thailand and Myanmar) and Mae Khong River in between Myanmar – Laos and Thailand – Laos. Lunch in the local restaurant then heading to the visit the hilltribe villages. On the way, we could see Khun Nam Nang Non or Doi Nang Non , the sleeping lady mountain where the big news of the survivors of the 13 boys from the Thai youth football team were rescued from the main street. Then visit the hilltribes people called “ Yao” who came from Yuan Nan from southern part of China with the nice decorated red scarves on the original costumes and the colorful embroidery pants. Visit to the “ Akha ” who came from Tibet and Myanmar with the silver hats on the ladies head. On the trip you are going to visit the Long Neck Tribe who immigrated from Khaya State of Myanmar with the brass rings decorated around the ladies’ neck as well as their legs to present as the most beautiful ladies in the village. Then heading back to Chiang Mai with safe and sound.
Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Day 5: Chiang Mai – Elephant Sanctuary (breakfast & lunch)
8:00 Pick up from your hotel and depart for Elephant Sanctuary
The driving is approximately 1.5 hours South of Chiang Mai through rolling hills, forest and local farming areas.
Arrive at the Sanctuary and take a short walk for 10-15 minutes through the Jungle to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Change into traditional Karen clothing. Enjoy an introductory lesson about elephant anatomy, history and behavior.
Meet the elephants. Feed, interact, and play with the elephants in a natural environment as you learn about their behavior and history. Take photos with the elephants.
12:00: Enjoy a lunch of traditional Thai food and fresh fruit.
Learn how to make herbal medicine balls, feed the Elephants and then walk with the elephants to the river. Bathe and brush the elephants.
Join the elephants for a therapeutic mud spa. Swim in the river and take photos with the elephants.
Change clothes and say good bye to the elephants
Leave the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and drive approximately 1.5 hours to Chiang Mai.
17:00-17:30: Drop off back at your hotel.
Overnight in Chiang Mai.
Day 6: Chiang Mai – Hanoi (breakfast)
Today, you are free until we pick up you to transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi.
Upon arrival in Hanoi, our tour guide and driver pick you up and transfer to hotel. Free and stroll around.
Overnight in Hanoi
Day 7: Hanoi city tour ( Breakfast & lunch )
Option: You can choose the tour by scooter or by Jeep
8:00 – 8:30: Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel to start a tour to visit Hanoi city.
Firstly, you will go to a very famous coffee shop to enjoy Egg coffee that is founded in Hanoi, passed down through generations, is Café Giang (Giang Café).
Next, our drivers will take you to the Hanoi Opera House built in 1911 to take some photos together as a little memory of Hanoi.
After that we take you to local markets to see people selling everyday essentials.
Joining to Paloma Motorbike Tour, we will take you around the small alleys to visit the old houses and daily life of urban people that are very little known by tourists when visiting Hanoi.
Apart from the small alleys, we will take you through the most highlight places such as: Train Street, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Huu Tiep Lake (B52) where vestiges of war are left here.
A must-see place is the historic Long Bien bridge designed by Daydé & Pillé company (French company), the same one that also built the Effel tower in Paris. The bridge has witnessed two fierce resistance wars of the Vietnamese people. They are the war against the US and the French. Let take some more photos here for your memory. Tour ends at your hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi
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Day 8: Hanoi – ninh binh (Breakfast & lunch)
7:30- 8:00: Our guide and driver will meet you at your hotel start 110kms, your journey through verdant landscape of country side.
09:15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax
10:30: Visit Hoa Lư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty
11:45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, fried rice…. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch
13:00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as A World Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system so Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”. With 2 hours for the boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.
15:00: Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.
15:45: Get back to Limousine Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here
17:00: Get on the transfer back to Hanoi
19:30: Arrive at the hotel in Hanoi. Check-in and relax
Overnight in Hanoi
Day 9: Hanoi – Halong Bay ( Breakfast, lunch & dinner )
8:00-8:30: Our shuttle bus will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Halong Bay
11:30: Arrive at Halong, you are welcomed by our crew and boarding to check in and have lunch while cruising to see the beauty of Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay.
15:30: You will join cruise’s activities as kayaking and swimming…
17:30: Return to cruise. Enjoy sunset party on boat and it is an ideal time for photography enthusiasts to capture the stunning moment of sunset at Lan Ha Bay.
19:00: Enjoy a romantic dinner on cruise.
Overnight on the cruise
Day 10: Halong Bay – Hanoi ( Breakfast & lunch )
6:30 -7:30: Breakfast is served.
7:30: You will visit Dark and Light cave area, a famous beautiful area of Lan Ha Bay with the pristine natural scenery, charming emerald sea.
You will enjoy the beautiful scenery here on the bamboo boat (indigenous people rowing boat) to mingle with nature, get away from the hustle and bustle of urban life to feel the relaxed and most comfortable moments.
9:30: You return to the boat and check out cabin then having lunch.
11:30: Disembark and move back the port and get on shuttle bus to Hanoi
15:00. Arrive at in Hanoi. Check-in the hotel and free time.
Overnight in Hanoi
Day 11: Hanoi – Danang – Hoi an (breakfast)
Today, you are free until we pick up you to transfer to airport for flight to Danang.
Upon arrival in Danang airport, our tour guide and driver pick you up and transfer to hotel in Hoi An. Free and stroll around.
Overnight in Hoi An
Day 12: Hoi An Countryside Tour (4 hours) (Breakfast & lunch)
Option: You can choose the tour by scooter or by Jeep
Morning tour: 8:00 tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and begin your Hoi An Countryside Vespa Tour.
Visit a local farm, learn about rice, vegetable, and cereal crop cultivation, and experience the daily life of local farmers.
Discover traditional occupations in the countryside, such as weaving, rice-wine making, and woodcarving. Learn about newer industries like bird’s nest farming and aquaculture.
Lunch: Head to a local family’s home for a delicious home-cooked meal, providing you with a unique insight into the lives of middle-class Vietnamese people. Reflect on your experiences and the new friendships formed during your day in the countryside.
Say goodbye to your local hosts and return to the designated drop-off location by shuttle transfer, bringing with you the memories of an unforgettable journey through rural Hoi An.
Overnight in Hoi An
Day 13: Hoi An – Free day ( Breakfast )
Today is a free day to explore Hoi An. Maybe browse the cobbled streets and art galleries or hire a bike and cycle through rice paddies out to Cua Dai Beach. Maybe browse for paintings, ceramics and colourful cloth lanterns in the town’s markets and preserved Chinese shophouses. If you’re craving a new look, you could pay a visit to one of the hundreds of tailors and get something special made. Hoi An is also known for its delicious regional food, so be sure to enjoy a meal at a riverside restaurant or perhaps partake in a cooking class.
Overnight in Hoi An
Day 14: Hoi An – Siem Reap (breakfast)
Today, you are free at leisure until driver comes to pick you up to the airport for the flight to Siem Reap (Cambodia)
Upon arrival at the airport in Siem Reap, our staff welcomes and take you to the hotel for check-in. You are free at leisure after that.
Overnight in Siem Reap
Day 15: Siem Reap – Angkor Wat (Breakfast and Lunch)
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
8:00 We drive to Angkor Thom that was the masterpiece of King Jayavarman VII. Following the occupation of Angkor by the Chams from 1177 to 1181, the new king decided to build an impregnable fortress at the heart of his empire.
We begin to visit Bayon Temple. At the exact center of Angkor Thom, this is an eccentric expression of the creative genius and inflated ego of Cambodia’s most celebrated king.
We continue to visit Terrace of the Leper King. Along the Terrace of Elephants, originally used as a viewing gallery for the king to preside over parades, performances and traditional sports. At the southern end lies the Baphuon, once of the most beautiful temples at Angkor, dating from the reign of Uditayavarman 1 in the 11th century.
We journey out to the mother of all temples, Angkor Wat. Believed to be the world’s largest religious building, this temple is the perfect fusion of symbolism and symmetry and a source of pride and strength to all Khmers.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 16: Pink Temple & Life on Tonle Sap Lake (Breakfast & Lunch)
Beat the crowd early morning by 7 am; visit the picturesque Ta Prohm that had nearly disappeared into the jungle and remains overgrown, an oddly haunting and exotic scene. The magnificent roots of a tree, pushing between the huge stone blocks of the temple in a sort of embrace, evoke feelings that you may remember forever.
Drive to the rural outskirt 35km from Angkor area to visit the smallest, but magnificent, Banteay Srei built in the 10th Century and dedicated to Shiva. The temple was the birthplace of Khmer classical style architecture and the bas-relief work is the best example of Khmer classical art remaining. The pink sandstone structure bears a series of striking and beautiful sculptures, lintels, pediments and friezes. Khmers say the temple must have been carved by women for the details are too fine for the hands of a man. On the way back stop at Pradark Village, where you will see the villagers making palm sugar, handicraft for selling to tourist. It’s a nice chance for you to see the local people living at the country side with their struggling for daily life.
We will enjoy a boat ride on the Tonle Sap Lake. This is the largest permanent fresh-water lake in South East Asia and flows into Tonle Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh. We will see a fishermen’s “floating village” with floating schools, floating police station, etc. It is same as a big village floating on the lake, and the “village” move from place-to-place following water levels and current. And then ARTISAN D’ANGKOR has developed from the ambitious belief that it is possible to revive ancient Khmer Arts & Crafts while improving the lives of thousands of people living in rural areas.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 17: Siem Reap – Departure (Breakfast)
Today, you are free to relax until our driver comes and picks to the airport for the flight to your next destination.
