Intrepid Best of Vietnam & Cambodia

• Meals: 14 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners
• Transport
• Accommodation: hotel (15 nights), overnight boat (1 night) and overnight sleeper train (1 night)
• Included Activities

Halong Bay – Overnight boat cruise
Hue – Imperial Citadel
Hue – Perfume river cruise and Thien Mu Pagoda
Hue – Royal tomb
Hue – Motorbike trip including lunch
Hoi An – Ancient town walk and entrance ticket
Ho Chi Minh City – War Remnants Museum
Ho Chi Minh City – City tour
HCMC – Mekong Delta day trip including Coconut Candy Factory and Village Tuk Tuk tour
HCMC – KOTO dinner
Phnom Penh – Choeung Ek (Killing Fields)
Phnom Penh – Tuol Sleng Prison Museum (S21)
Siem Reap – Tonle Sap Lake boat trip
Santuk Silk Farm
Siem Reap – Three Day Angkor Pass
Siem Reap – Angkor Temples Guided Tour

Day 1: Hanoi

Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 6 pm.

Day 2: Halong Bay

Travel by private minibus to the spectacular World Heritage site of Halong Bay in the Gulf of Tonkin (approximately four hours).

Day 3: Hanoi – Overnight Train

Return by boat to Ha Long, and at approximately midday travel by bus back to Hanoi. Arrive late this afternoon, and use free time to shop, explore the sights or just relax. Later tonight board an overnight train to Hue.

Day 4: Hue

Once the imperial capital of Vietnam, Hue holds the treasures of the country’s royal past. You’ll have free time in the morning to rest or explore.

Day 5: Hue

Today, tour the sights of Hue on the back of a motorbike driven by a local guide. Enjoy a stop at Thanh Toan to see the 18th century covered bridge and villagers shopping at their local market. Visit the 17th-century active Buddhist monastery of Thien Mu Pagoda.

Day 6: Hoi An

This morning travel by bus through coastal rice paddies and the spectacular Hai Van Pass. After a brief visit to Lang Co Beach, arrive into Hoi An. On arrival your leader will take you on a sightseeing walk through the Old Town and visit a handful of the city’s major attractions.

Day 7: Hoi An

Today is a free day to explore Hoi An. Browse the town’s cobbled streets and art galleries, or hire a bike and cycle through rice paddies out to Cua Dai Beach.

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City

Today take a short early morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City has a fascinating history and is arguably Vietnam’s capital of commerce and culture. After landing, take a sightseeing bus tour around the city.

Day 9: Mekong Delta

This morning head out on a day trip to explore the Mekong Delta. Board a boat to Ben Tre to visit the coconut gardens, stopping at a local home to sample tropical fruits & coconut jams. Afterwards, paddle in sampans (small rowing boats) past water coconut trees along the Mekong.

Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City

Today you may be required to move to a different hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, for the next section of your trip. Your leader will let you know if this is the case, and will help with the transfer to the next hotel. You have a free day to consider many optional activities.

Day 11: Phnom Penh

Travel by public bus through rural Vietnam and Cambodia to Phnom Penh (approx. 10 hours including two border crossings and lunch). You will cross the border, exiting Vietnam at Moc Bai and entering Cambodia at Ba Vet.

Day 12: Phnom Penh

Confront Cambodia’s tragic past on a guided tour of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. You can learn about a brighter period in Cambodian history from an optional visit to the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda.  Wat Phnom, shrouded in myth, is equally worth a visit, as is the National Museum with its excellent Khmer collection.

Day 13: Battambang

Travel by private vehicle to Battambang (approximately 6 hours). Break up an otherwise long trip with a visit to Kampong Luong, a marvellously colourful village that floats on the water. Spend an hour traversing between houses and other boats alike before hitting the road once more.

Day 14: Siem Reap

Spend a bit of time riding around the countryside by bike, travelling out to local cottage industries to meet with on-site producers. Get a better insight into rural life in Cambodia, share a few snacks, then continue by private bus to Siem Reap (approximately 3 hours).

Day 15: Angkor Wat

Temple-hop with your local guide and make the most of your visit to the world-famous Angkor complex.

Day 16: Angkor Wat

Continue your explorations of the Angkor complex. You may like to spend just the morning making further discoveries here, and save your afternoon for an optional activity elsewhere.

Day 17: Bangkok

It’s a long drive by private bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok (approx. 10 hours including two border crossings and lunch).

Day 18: Bangkok

Your trip comes to an end after breakfast, with no further activities planned.

Please note, prices listed are guide prices only and are based on 2 people sharing and don’t include any additional supplements. Holiday prices are fluid and dynamic and may be changed at a moment’s notice, prior to booking, at which point they are confirmed. Please call the team free on 0800 707 6229 for more departure dates available and a quote.